Recently, "Weekly Bunchun" exploded, 35-year-old Japanese actor Tomohisa Yamashita quit the company and left the old owner "Janis Office" who had worked together for 24 years.
Many people speculate that the trigger for the withdrawal came from the incident that broke out in August this year of drinking with underage female models and coexisting in hotels. Afterwards, although he explained that he did not know the age of the other party, he was still severely punished by the Janis firm and suspended all his acting activities. Kameari, who participated in the drinking together, was also severely warned and held a press conference to apologize to the public.
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When Tomohisa Yamashita apologized, he also expressed "please wait for me" to fans. Unexpectedly, the last thing fans waited for was the news of the withdrawal.
At the beginning of the year, he and Kazukazu Kameari were reported to have made their first tour of the two domes in Japan under the name "亀と山 P" and released their first original album, SI. In the current situation, both touring and album releases are far away.
In 1996, 11-year-old Tomohisa Yamashita signed up for Janis for worshipping Hideaki Takizawa and successfully joined as a member of the NEWS group. After that, he successively cooperated with the current first-line actresses to appear in Japanese dramas such as "Wild Boar Transformation", "Marriage Proposal", "Deception Hunter", "Nine to Five", etc., laying the foundation for its popular idol status.
Tomohisa Yamashita has also been selected for many times in the List of Handsome Men of Japan's National Treasures, and won the first place in the list of "Most Want to Be a Male Star of Lovers" published in Japan. Both at home and abroad, there are huge fan groups. After the incident was exposed, girlfriend fans expressed their heartbreak.
But in fact, the hotel's meeting with minors and the suspension of performing arts activities may not be the reason for his withdrawal from the society. According to the Weekly Bunkharu, In June this year, Tomohisa Yamashita conveyed to the firm his intention to withdraw from the company at the end of December at the end of the year, and the two sides decided to postpone it until March 2021 after deliberation.
At the same time, during the suspension of the acting activities, Tomohisa Yamashita received an invitation to appear in a Hollywood movie. Unable to participate in the filming during the "punishment" period, he could neither break the rules nor give up the opportunity, so he applied to the firm again at the end of October to withdraw from the company. He then flew to Canada to participate in filming, and will focus on overseas activities in the future. Subsequently, Yamashita Tomohisa posted a thank you to fans: "I quit the club early, I have been deliberate for three months. Janis & Associates was my starting point and where I grew up. I learned a lot from all the people who supported me there, including all of you. Now, it's time to take a new step toward my childhood dream. ”
Finally, i came with a photo of myself at the airport. Then, Janis officially announced that Tomohisa Yamashita had retired from the society. The article pointed out that Yamashita tomohisa wanted to officially develop overseas, and now there are invitations for foreign works, so the two sides agreed to end the cooperation early before the expiration of the contract.
In fact, Tomohisa Yamashita has long had plans to develop an overseas business map. Back in 2019, he signed a contract with Westbrook Entertainment, an agency opened by Hollywood superstar Will Smith in the United States. Janis has said that Tomohisa Yamashita has signed a double contract, and in the future, the company will plan Tomohisa Yamashita's acting career in the United States and Canada, and the company and the United States will cooperate in the form of business commissions. In this way, President Hideaki Takizawa is also an adult beauty.
In Yamashita's previous activities, it is not difficult to see that he has long since stopped limiting his vision to Japan. In 2018, Tomohisa Yamashita made his first overseas venture overseas with his chinese film Decoding Game. Last year, he went to Spain and Iceland to participate in the HBO film and television drama "Polar Assassination The Head" co-produced by Japan and Europe, and Douban received a rating of 8.5. After leaving Janis, I wonder if he can successfully go international and bring us more excellent works?
The departure of good artists from Janis is no longer unique. Ryo Nishikido, a former 35-year-old former Janis studio talent, also quit the firm last September.
"Sweetheart Flight Attendant" with Ueto Sai, "The Last Friend" with Masami Nagasawa, "Meteor Trip" with Kazuya Ninomiya, "Want to Hug You" with Keiko Kitagawa... Ryo Nishikido has created countless film and television images, gained excellent word of mouth, and the sudden withdrawal has shocked countless fans.
Throughout the past few years, the artists of The Janis Firm have withdrawn one after another, although the resources and activities in entertainment have not been as good as before, but relatively speaking, their lives will be more free, and perhaps they all have better plans for the future.
Founded in 1962, Janis & Associates is known as the "Monopoly of Japanese Boy Bands", and has created a series of epoch-making outstanding artists and boy bands, with star-making capabilities for all to see. However, with more and more well-known Janis mainstays choosing to withdraw from the society, coupled with the fact that after the end of this year, Arashi will also enter the activity to rest, so whether it is passers-by or the media, there is always a voice of "Janis is going to finish". If you think about it, Janis is also a company that has been around for 60 years. Now Janis, frankly speaking, is indeed not as good as the peak, the idols who debuted in the golden age either leave or transform, and the company's influence is not as good as it was at the beginning, but it is undeniable that Janis has become a cultural symbol, perhaps not as strong as in the past, but the foundation of this company is too difficult to shake. Although the backbone of generations has withdrawn one after another, it is undeniable that the entertainment circle is never short of newcomers. I look forward to Jenis also bringing us more high-quality idols in the new era!
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