▲Teruyuki Kagawa
Teruyuki Kagawa, 56, apologized for molesting women in an Aug. 26 news story, THE TIME(TBS TV). At present, Kagawa has many advertising contracts in addition to regular programs, but he has not announced his resignation, etc., and the storm is expanding.
"Kagawa has been used as an advertising spokesperson by at least six large companies. After the incident was reported, Toyota replied in an interview with the entertainment newspaper that it would pay close attention to future developments. Alinamin Pharma and Suntory also said they were 'under discussion' and did not announce that they would take him down. About Kagawa's regular appearance of "Kagawa Teruyuki's Insects Are Really Powerful!" NHK also said that there was "no change". What kind of situation he will be in the future has attracted much attention. (Sports Daily reporter)
▲Teruyuki Kagawa
According to The Daily Trend, in July 2019, Kagawa forcibly kissed the waitress and touched her breasts at a high-end club in Ginza. The woman victim filed a lawsuit in May 2020 against the club's mom, Sang, but dropped the lawsuit last year. On the other hand, there are also reports that the women who suffer from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) have also been reported.
Kagawa's office commented on the 25th: "It is a fact that due to Kagawa's own mistakes, it is a fact that the unpleasant experience brought to the women involved. Regarding the women who were victimized, the firm also said: "Kagawa himself has expressed deep reflection and apologies to the other party, and has been understood and forgiven. ”
However, on the Internet, there are many bad comments about Kagawa's behavior, "Kagawa Teruyuki's obscene behavior is too much, leaving people speechless", "more than I thought, there is nothing to say."
In the complaint that was made public in the report, Kagawa recorded that he took off the bra of the waitress and directly touched the hostess's breast. Because of his high level of favorability, many people feel 'unbelievable'. (Artists)
▲ On December 3, 2020, when the press conference began, Watanabe bowed his head deeply.
Although the image plummeted, Kagawa's current situation was "not being held accountable." In this case, some people online compared Kagawa to someone. That is Watanabe Ken (49 years old), a funny group that was reported to have cheated on him in June 2020.
"I think he's worse than Watanabe."
"Teruyuki Kagawa was much worse than Watanabe, but I felt that it would not work out."
"The Watanabe guy was banned so badly, and although Kagawa apologized, the advertisement is still playing, which is really uncomfortable." Is this kind of behavior allowed by the world? ”
At the time, Watanabe was reported to have had sex with multiple women in places such as multi-purpose toilets, and he subsequently issued a statement that he had stopped the activities. After that, he quit nearly 10 regular shows and multiple commercials in succession. According to some media reports, Watanabe needs to pay a penalty of up to 100 million yen.
▲In December 2020, Watanabe took a dog for a walk
▲In August 2020, Sasaki and Watanabe shopped at the 100 yen store
During Watanabe's closed-door reflections, there were several reports of his imminent return to television, but none of them materialized. Whether to use Watanabe, whose image has fallen to the bottom, the sales department and sponsors of the TV station are embarrassed. Since then, artists who have caused female problems, such as Toyo Setshita (43), who was reported as a guinea pig who cheated in March this year, have been compared to Watanabe. ”
▲ On his birthday in September 2020, Watanabe did not go to a high-end store, but took his son to play with him.
■ Half a year after returning to TV... Transform into a teased character
Some people believe that Watanabe is a "benchmark" for women's issues in show business. Due to the derailment, he stopped being active for 1 year and 8 months and made a comeback in February this year. Now, he and his partner Kazuya Kojima (50) star in the only regular show is Black and White Unjash (Chiba TV).
"Before the derailment, Kojima gave the impression of being a 'bullied character' in the group. Watanabe returns to the first episode of the show, and like 'Vigil Night', the atmosphere is very dull. However, from the second issue, Watanabe began to be 'bullied' by the guests.
▲ Watanabe answered questions from female journalists at a press conference in December 2020
Generally speaking, artists who stop their activities due to scandals often continue to hype scandal content after their comeback. However, Watanabe's disgraceful behavior in a public facility made his entertainer friends very upset.
Nevertheless, some results have been achieved through the efforts of artists who have crossed the boundaries of the firm, such as Shoichi Mimura (55 years old), Ichigo Ichigo Yoshinori (45 years old), and Junior Chihara (48 years old). His comeback variety show has not received much criticism. Watanabe himself came to the recording of the show with a sense of introspection. (TV station related personnel)
Since his return half a year ago, Watanabe seems to have not abandoned such "role changes" and is working seriously.