<figure id="attachment_408325" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-408325" style="width: 3280px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="1f0e0714"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/01/12bcd27e75821741a78b165843fbf770-rotated.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-408325" class="wp-caption-text">Masahiro Nakai, the former SMAP member who issued an apology: &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
<h2> &#8220;Don&#8217;t let a third party make more noise than necessary&#8221; (Japanese only)</h2>
<p> At 7 p.m. on January 9, TV personality Masahiro Nakai posted a document on his official website titled &#8220;Apology.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I would like to tell you as much as I can, as there have been many things that have caused me trouble in my own activities. It is true that there was some trouble.</span></p>
<p> He admitted for the first time that he had some kind of trouble with the other party, but denied any violence such as raising his hand.</p>
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<p> He also said the following about his future plans.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> He also commented, &#8220;Now that the settlement has been reached, I will be able to continue my future entertainment activities without any obstacles.</span></p>
<p> However, this sentence was met with a lot of criticism on social networking sites. However, this sentence has been met with a lot of backlash on SNS and other social networking sites.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Whether or not I can continue is a decision for the viewers and sponsors to make, not for the perpetrator to say himself.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> No matter how you think about it, this sentence makes a bad impression.</span></p>
<p> It seems that many people are caught up in this statement.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> It also says, &#8220;It is a fact that a settlement has been reached through the representatives of both parties and the matter has been resolved,&#8221; and since both parties have reached a mutually satisfactory settlement, I felt that the statement was meant as a warning to &#8220;third parties not to make more noise than necessary. I think they wanted to say that they would not take a hiatus because they have permission from the other party to continue their entertainment activities. However, with commercials and TV programs being cancelled one after another, many people seemed to feel uncomfortable.</span></p>
<p> That is not all. This comment itself may have pushed Nakai into a corner.</p>
<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" A strong statement of intent that &quot;I will not retire.&quot; ......"></div>
<h2>It is also a decisive factor in the &#8220;no return&#8221; decision.</h2>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> &#8220;Looking at the comments on the Internet and the opinions of intellectuals, this statement has created an atmosphere of &#8220;No comeback allowed! If there are so many voices of protest, it is as expected. If there is this much opposition, it is indeed difficult to use it on TV. This may have been the decisive factor in the &#8220;no return&#8221; decision.</span></p>
<p> &#8220;I will be able to continue my entertainment activities in the future without any problems&#8230;&#8221;</p>
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<p> This sentence may be an indication of Nakai&#8217;s strong will to &#8220;never retire. However, it seems as if his enthusiasm is &#8220;spinning out of control. &#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The &#8220;new&#8221; show is a great example of Nakai&#8217;s strong determination to &#8220;never retire. Perhaps they wanted to counteract such voices. In reality, however, it would be very difficult for him to continue appearing on TV. However, it is hard to imagine him appearing on stage as an actor or performing live as a musician. If that were the case, even if he did not retire, he could have announced an &#8220;endless activity hiatus&#8221; as a way of reflecting on his past, and returned to the stage after a certain period of inactivity.</span></p>
<p> (Sports newspaper reporter) &#8220;Downtown&#8221; Hitoshi Matsumoto, who had been on hiatus, announced that he would start a pay-per-view &#8220;Downtown Channel. Nakai, too, may continue to work in a similar fashion to Matsumoto, as it is now considered a hurdle for him to be active in the television arena.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> Nakai said, &#8220;These days, even if you are independent from an entertainment agency, there are more and more platforms where you can communicate as an individual. If the public says, &#8220;Don&#8217;t go out on the stage,&#8221; you can work only on a paid channel or online salon, where only those who support you can watch your work. Or you can use YouTube or TikTok. Many social networking services these days have specifications that allow for monetization,&#8221; said an IT journalist.</span></p>
<p> What kind of activities will Nakai engage in under these circumstances?</p>


 Shinji Hasuo

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Masahiro Nakai&#8217;s comment, &#8220;I can continue to work without any problems,&#8221; and his determination to &#8220;not retire,&#8221; became the decisive factor in his decision to &#8220;not return.

Masahiro Nakai’s comment, “I can continue to work without any problems,” and his determination to “not retire,” became the decisive factor in his decision to “not return.

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