Masahiro Nakai, who was reported to be in trouble over a 90 million yen settlement… TBS took the “unusual” step of canceling the recording of a special program on “Kinsuma” (Money Smile).

One of Japan’s leading MCs is at a major crossroads.

Masahiro Nakai (52) was reported in the December 19 issue of “Josei Seven” to have paid a settlement of approximately 90 million yen for a man-woman problem. Furthermore, the December 26 issue of “Shukan Bunshun” reported the details of the trouble, and sports and other newspapers have begun to follow up on the report. A source at a key TV station in Tokyo said, “On December 25, a report was published in the ‘Sports News.

On December 25, “Sports Nippon” published an article stating that it had confirmed the fact with the company where the woman who was said to be in trouble was registered. According to the article, the two parties had already “resolved” the problem. The reason for this is that the trouble has already been “resolved” between the two parties, At first, it was thought that Nakai’s work would not be greatly affected.

However, the tide is now turning in the wake of a series of subsequent reports. Nakai, who has a strong pipeline to various stations, including the Fuji Television programming executive who is believed to have been involved in the current trouble, is a successful star with many regular programs. All of the stations are currently busy dealing with the situation.

On December 27, the talk variety show “Nakai no mado” (NTV), which ended its broadcast in 2007, will return with a special program. Nakai also has regular programs on other Tokyo key stations besides TV Tokyo, including “Gyoten News” (Nippon TV), “Dareka to Nakai” (Fuji TV), “THE MC3” (TBS), and “Nakai Masahiro no Sato-na Kai” (TV Asahi). In the midst of all this, some concrete talk has finally emerged.

No explanation from the TV station

A source at an advertising agency revealed, “That long-running regular program is now facing a ‘crisis.

It is ‘Masahiro Nakai’s Friday Smile Tatakas’ (TBS), which has continued to air regularly since 2001 while changing its name. The first broadcast next year was scheduled for January 10 from 8:55 pm to 10:54 pm as a “New Year SP. However, after the series of news reports came out, the recording with Nakai’s participation, which was scheduled to take place before the end of the year, was cancelled.

As for the reason, the program has only explained to the parties concerned, “Please understand,” but I think there is a high possibility that the program has been affected by the news reports. At the moment, we are working on a compilation version of the ’24 broadcast to get through it.

The impact may not be limited to that. The most recent broadcast on December 13 was sponsored by five major companies, including global manufacturers, beer, and confectionery. If the ripples continue to spread, there are concerns about the continued existence of the program itself.

The program itself may not survive if the ripples continue to spread. “Even though the matter has been resolved, Nakai’s image will be tarnished by the trouble. Considering the current trend of emphasizing compliance, it is easy to imagine that the sponsors will request Nakai to leave the program, as they do not want to see his image deteriorate. If that were to happen, the program itself could be terminated. Furthermore, if one program goes under, there is a strong possibility that others will start a chain reaction. There is no doubt that Nakai is on the brink.

Nakai’s disappearance from the TV set – it may not be far off. Nakai’s disappearance from the TV world may not be far off.

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