The announcement was “Kuruma’s arbitrary decision”… “Behind the scenes of voluntary restraint” and “future development” of the illegal online casino racket by Yoshimoto’s comedians.

Behind the Scenes of the “Suspension

A senior executive of an entertainment company reveals the reality of the situation.

Yoshimoto has been worrying about how to deal with comedians who have been interviewed voluntarily. Many of them have already passed the statute of limitations and are only being interviewed on a voluntary basis. Normally, there is no need for them to refrain from performing.

In particular, Mr. Takahira has been singled out as a culprit, as some have said that he was the least involved as a result of the internal interviews. Yoshimoto’s decision was also attracting a lot of attention as a means of putting a stop to the recent trend of punishing anything and everything that looks suspicious.

On the 19th, Kuruma updated his SNS. Admitting the fact that he had used an online casino, he announced, “In order to take this matter seriously and make it an opportunity for self-discipline, I have decided to refrain from entertainment activities for the time being, starting today.

However, many people involved in the situation were perplexed by the abrupt announcement. What in the world led to the decision to refrain from performing? A Yoshimoto official revealed, “The company has decided to ask him to refrain from his activities.

I heard that the company has never urged Tang to refrain from his activities. The fact that there is no notice in the official release about the self-restraint is an honest reflection of the fact that he announced the self-restraint on SNS without waiting for the company’s decision. I suspect that upper management believes that Kuruma’s self-restraint has made it difficult to decide what to do with the other comedians.

Among the experts, there was a consensus that there was no need for the comedians to refrain from performing. However, there has been a series of cancellations of appearances and replacements of broadcasts, and depending on how the situation is handled in the future, there is a possibility that the severe punishment will be accelerated even further.

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