Fuji TV is likely to “get away with it” due to Masahiro Nakai’s “no third-party involvement” and “rapid improvement in stock price”; voices of relief from within the station.

Regular programs and commercials have been suspended or canceled.

Fuji Television Network is under scrutiny for ex-SMAP member Masahiro Nakai’s troubles with women.

In June of the year before last, Nakai had a serious problem with Xko, a woman in the entertainment industry, and paid her approximately 90 million yen as a settlement. When this became public, Nakai was forced to suspend or cancel six regular TV and radio programs as well as two commercials.

On the evening of January 9, Nakai issued a statement titled “Apology” on his company’s website.

It is also true that a settlement has been reached through representatives of both parties and the matter has been resolved.

　There is absolutely no force involved in this trouble, such as raising one’s hand, as some media reports have suggested. With the settlement reached, I will be able to continue my future entertainment activities without hindrance.

He emphasized, “The big thing was the broadcast on January 7.

The big one was the January 7 broadcast of Nippon TV’s “The! Sekai Ohten News 4-hour SP” broadcast on January 7. All of Mr. Nakai’s scenes were cut. This is the same as saying, ‘Mr. Nakai is a person who should not be on TV. He must be shocked.

Fuji Television Network is facing the same criticism as Nakai. It was reported by some that Mr. A, a senior programming executive at Fuji Television, arranged the drinking session between Nakai and the woman.

At the time, Xko thought it was a drinking party with several people, but when she went to Nakai’s apartment, she found that she was the only participant. At that moment, she had a gut feeling that she was being set up, but it was too late. Thereafter, he allegedly got into sexual trouble.

The composition of the story has caused some to question Fuji’s “payment system” on the Internet, but Fuji itself has stated on its own website that

The content of the article contains untruths, and the employee in question was not involved in any way, including the setting up of the dinner meeting mentioned in the article. He was not even aware of the existence of the meeting, nor was he suddenly absent on the day of the meeting.

Nakai completely denies this.

Nakai’s side emphasizes that “no third party was involved.

If the above-mentioned system is true, as rumored on the Internet, clients are expected to withdraw all at once, and the company will not be able to stand still. Fuji is trying to put out the fire, and they are strictly protesting against the media that definitively reported Mr. A’s involvement” (reporter in charge of entertainment at a sports newspaper).

Adding to the suspicion, the company’s stock price has plummeted since December 26. Starting at 1,838 yen on the same day, it closed at 1,767.5 yen, down 91.5 yen (-4.9%) from the previous day. The downward trend continued after the new year, hitting a temporary low of 1,573.5 yen on January 9. However, stock prices rebounded sharply on January 10 before the holidays. While the Nikkei Stock Average ended the day 414.69 yen lower than the previous day, it rose 2.47% to close at 1638.5 yen. A market source said.

Of course, stock prices are a combination of several factors. However, the fact that Mr. Nakai’s statement on the evening of the 9th clearly stated, “There is no evidence of involvement of anyone other than the parties involved in this trouble,” is thought to have contributed to improving investor sentiment.

For some time, Nakai had stated that “there is no involvement of a third party” with Mr. A’s existence in mind.

A source at the TV station mentioned above said, “Mr. Nakai’s side said, ‘There is no involvement of a third party.

As long as Mr. Nakai has clearly stated that ‘no third party is involved,’ Fuji will keep its strong response, no matter how suspicious it may be. I can hear voices of relief within the station.

The same is true of Fuji.

There have also been questions about Fuji’s “initial response” after receiving the damage report from Ms. X, but Fuji Television Network has not responded to these questions, saying, “The company has taken appropriate action.

Fuji TV is expected to repeat, “As a company, we took appropriate action.

Fuji TV is expected to repeat, “The company took appropriate action.

Fuji TV is expected to repeat that “the company took appropriate action.” “Even if we ask for specific details, we cannot say much for privacy reasons. The media is also reluctant to comment due to the nature of the problem. If the basic premise is that there is no third-party involvement, it can be handled as a problem between individuals. If we had to say something, we would ask whether or not they immediately asked Nakai-san about the situation after the trouble broke out.

The Internet is increasingly pursuing Fuji Television, but unless new witnesses emerge, it seems likely that the company will “get away with it.