<figure id="attachment_408730" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-408730" style="width: 1417px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="906b2332"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/01/a7d8d15cefd0a742d25e273050abff9e.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-408730" class="wp-caption-text">In an apology uploaded to the company&#8217;s website, he acknowledged his troubles with women, but said that he would be able to continue his entertainment activities &#8220;without hindrance.</figcaption></figure>
<h2> A strange incident two weeks before the &#8220;Nakai scandal</h2>
<p> The &#8220;90 million yen woman scandal&#8221; involving former &#8220;SMAP&#8221; star Masahiro Nakai (52) rocked the entertainment world during the year-end and New Year holidays. Since the beginning of the year, the super idol who had taken the world by storm disappeared from TV, radio, and commercials.</p>
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<p> On January 7, the last regular terrestrial broadcast, &#8220;The! The World Ohten News 4-hour SP&#8221; (NTV) on January 7, his last regular terrestrial broadcast, cut all of Nakai&#8217;s scenes, despite the fact that he and Shofukutei Tsurube (73) were the double MCs. The editing was so outrageous that only Tsurube was shown alone. &#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The editing was unusual in that it showed more of the dancers than the MCs. There was a VTR without any wipes, so they must have added more VTRs in a hurry in response to the Nakai scandal. Although there was a sense of discomfort, I was impressed by the editing skills that made the program work as a prime-time show on Nippon TV,&#8221; said a producer from a key station.</span></p>
<p> The decision to drop the program was made in response to the news of Nakai&#8217;s &#8220;90 million yen trouble with a woman,&#8221; but other stations are also busy dealing with the situation. AP, a production company, was silent.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> At TBS, projects that were once adopted but put on hold due to &#8220;production difficulties&#8221; are being resurrected one after another. The project I had submitted for the year-end and New Year&#8217;s holidays was suddenly decided to be aired in March. When I asked him about it, he said, &#8220;There is an opening in the Friday slot, and there is nothing to air until March. The slot was not filled. It was about two weeks before the &#8220;Nakai scandal&#8221; broke out that the special program began to be resurrected.</span></p>
<p> This suggests that TBS had decided at an early stage to suspend the broadcast of &#8220;Masahiro Nakai&#8217;s Friday Smile Tatakas&#8221;. The show will be on the air until March, which may mean that the slot will be filled with a special program and another regular program will be made available after the spring reorganization.</p>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" A photo of a kiss was leaked."></div>
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<h2> A photo of them kissing was leaked.</h2>
<p> Meanwhile, Mr. A, a Fuji programming executive who is said to have matched Nakai with the female victim, said <span class="strongInContent">, &#8220;He was a celebrity in the TV industry, so there was no end to the conversation.</span></p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> The day after the Nakai scandal broke, Mr. A was the talk of the town. I also heard a leading broadcaster say, &#8216;I heard that Mr. A has been suspended from work. However, it is common for female TV announcers and female employees to be summoned to VIP entertainment. It was just a bad habit in the TV industry that finally came out into the open, and no one seemed particularly surprised.</span></p>
<p> According to this broadcaster, even after the &#8220;Nakai scandal&#8221; was reported, Mr. A continued to appear at dinners and meetings with related parties. A Fuji employee continued.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> When we were arguing with a major entertainment agency about rates for online distribution, I was impressed that Mr. A was always on the other side&#8217;s shoulders. In the best sense of the word, he is a talent first. I heard that some kissing and bed photos were circulating, but he was also someone who had no shortage of women-related rumors.&#8221;</span></p>
<p> Nakai was the MC of many programs, and the station employees who rose to the top and the production companies that had been enriched by his patronage are now in a state of fear and anxiety.</p>
<p> The power structure of the TV industry may change drastically.</p>
<figure id="attachment_408709" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-408709" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="684057a6"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/01/1bba0aa1e9bcd813c57642744fff920b.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-408709" class="wp-caption-text"> When the Kumamoto earthquake struck, he showed his manly spirit by visiting an elementary school where the victims had evacuated and serving food on the sly.</figcaption></figure>
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 Keisuke Nishi

 Masahiro Nakai, who had a number of regular prime-time programs, was hit by a "90 million yen woman scandal. He has disappeared from TV and radio, and TV crews are busy dealing with the aftermath.

The drama of the &#8220;New Year&#8217;s Eve and New Year&#8217;s Day specials are back one after another&#8221; due to Masahiro Nakai&#8217;s &#8220;trouble with a woman&#8221;.

The drama of the “New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day specials are back one after another” due to Masahiro Nakai’s “trouble with a woman”.

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