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<h2> The main character was Roy.</h2>
<p> A month has passed since the five new members of the &#8220;timelesz project,&#8221; or &#8220;Taipro,&#8221; were chosen, and the new &#8220;timelesz,&#8221; now with eight members, has been featured in many variety shows and music programs.</p>
<p> On the other hand, comments about the &#8220;unsuccessful group&#8221; are still making the rounds of social networking sites.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> In fact, even though they have not commented publicly, the unsuccessful candidates seem to receive scouts from entertainment production companies in their Instagram DMs. On February 26, actor Shohei Miura (36) confessed on his radio program &#8220;Shohei Miura: It&#8217;s Sho Time&#8221; (FM NACK5) that Yamane Natsumi (23) was his &#8220;guess&#8221; and said, &#8220;If you haven&#8217;t decided on a production company, I&#8217;d like to work with you, or something. I don&#8217;t know if I can act or not, but it made me think that I want to work somewhere. Thus, the &#8220;professionals&#8221; are looking at the unsuccessful candidates with great interest,&#8221; said an entertainment reporter.</span></p>
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<p> The most talked-about contestant was 19-year-old Michimi Hamakawa, nicknamed &#8220;Roy,&#8221; who was eliminated in the final round. On February 15, the day after the results were announced, Roy updated his Instagram page and uploaded a handwritten letter,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I will continue to move forward as the new Michimi Hamakawa!</span></p>
<p> He vowed, &#8220;I will continue to move forward as the new Michimi Hamakawa! In response, the Internet was filled with comments such as, &#8220;I had been pushing for Roy alone,&#8221; and &#8220;Roy was definitely the main character.</p>
<p> Many viewers seemed to have no doubt that Roy would make it into &#8220;timelesz&#8221; because he had passed the 5th round of judging just before the finals and came in first. Furthermore, Katsutoshi Sato (28) of &#8220;timelesz&#8221; was on the show,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I would be happy to produce Roy&#8217;s show someday, or if Roy wants to stand in it, I would be happy to have that meeting again. I hope he will surpass us.</span></p>
<p> His words also attracted a lot of attention.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Roy&#8217;s Instagram is still flooded with comments from fans, and X is full of posts predicting &#8220;Roy&#8217;s future&#8221; and &#8220;joining the agency. In February, a reorganization of the junior groups took place, which is still making fans anguished. If Roy joins any group or goes solo, it will surely be a big topic of conversation and will be a catalyst for STARTO.</span></p>
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<h2>The movement to acquire Roy for STARTO Inc. can be found at &#8230;&#8230;</h2>
<p> In January, President Jun Fukuda, 59, described STARTO&#8217;s move in an interview with the online media &#8220;Recruit Works Research Institute,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I think it is important to make the selection and evaluation process transparent.</span></p>
<p> In an interview with the online media &#8220;Recruit Works Research Institute,&#8221; Jun Fukuda, 59, president of Taipro, stated, &#8220;We believe it is important to make the selection and evaluation process transparent.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> It is not certain whether the members selected for Taipro were chosen according to those evaluation criteria, but it is clear from Roy&#8217;s qualities that he meets the standards.&#8221; In any case, his path will become clear in the near future.</span></p>
<p> We contacted STARTO about the possibility of acquiring Roy, but received no response by the deadline.</p>
<p> With the success of &#8220;Taipro,&#8221; STARTO and the talent it represents are experiencing a new and different style. Will there really be a move to acquire Roy?</p>
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 The "timelesz project," or "Taipro," has been the talk of the town. Among them, 19-year-old Michimi Hamakawa, aka Roy, is extremely popular, and some say they are still not convinced that he was not selected. In the midst of all this, there is a rumor.

The popularity of Michimi Hamakawa (Roy), 19 years old, who was eliminated from &#8220;Taipro,&#8221; is tremendous. Fans expecting his debut are whispering rumors.

The popularity of Michimi Hamakawa (Roy), 19 years old, who was eliminated from “Taipro,” is tremendous. Fans expecting his debut are whispering rumors.

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