In TOBE, Mr. Takizawa has been producing new groups one after another with his strong management skills. However, at the same time, concerns have arisen regarding his method of nurturing young talent. A group formed this year has disappeared from the official website. On November 19, it was announced that the three-member group Number_i, consisting of Shiyoh Hirano(27), Yuta Kishi (29), and Yuta Jinguji (27), will be performing at the 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen on New Year’s Eve. This marks the first time that an artist from Hideaki Takizawa’s entertainment agency, TOBE, will appear at the prestigious event. The agency’s artists continue to make headlines. “Former ‘Kis-My-Ft2’ member Hiromitsu Kitayama (39) appeared on the November 20 ‘TV Tokyo Music Festival Special 1964→2024 – 60 Years of Hit Songs! Best 100 ‘Shocking Singing Clips’ (TV Tokyo). ‘Number_i’ will also perform on the December 4 ‘2024 FNS Kayo-sai Night 1’ (Fuji TV), and the seven-member group ‘IMP.’ will perform on December 11 for the ‘2024 FNS Kayo-sai Night 2’ (same network). TOBE artists are lined up for major year-end music shows,” said a sports newspaper entertainment reporter. As ‘Takizawa’s children’ gain momentum, new groups are also being formed. “On November 11, the seven-member group ‘CLASS SEVEN’ was announced. The members, led by the eldest, former junior Tateki Daito (19), include Shu Yu Takano (15), Karen Takada (15), Hiromi Kondo (18), Taiga Yokota (14), Keine Hoshi (14), and Ren Nakazawa (15), all of whom are in their teens. At the time of the announcement, an official fan club was also launched,” said the reporter. There are high expectations for the fresh members’ future. However, amid the formation of new groups, a group quietly disappeared. “TOBE announced the formation of the six-member group ‘DeePals’ in June. The members were the six from ‘CLASS SEVEN,’ excluding Ohto. However, at the same time as the new group announcement, ‘DeePals’ was removed from the TOBE official website and essentially disbanded after just five months. Initially, ‘DeePals’ was labeled as ‘TRAINEE,’ but with the debut of the new group, this label disappeared, so it can be said that they made their debut. However, the previous group was not well-known and disappeared quietly,” said a TV station insider.