Kenshi Okada, who requested to terminate the contract with his firm
According to Japanese media reports on the 17th, the popular new generation actor Kenshi Okada (22 years old) is in a lawsuit with the "sweet power" of the firm in order to retire from the office. According to the Knowledgei investigation, Okada has submitted an application to the court to terminate the contract, and a conclusion is expected within this month. A trial had already been held at the end of April. In this wave of artist independence, it is rare to get to the point of court.
The innocence of the 19-year-old Okada in his actor debut in 2018 and TBS TV's "Junior High School Holy Diary" immediately captured the hearts of female fans, although it grew smoothly into the backbone of the new generation of actors. Only 3 years after his debut, he is now participating in the NHK Ōkawa TV series "Rushing to the Sky", but Okada chose to make such a big decision at this time, and people related to the TV series and movies are shocked, "As a highly anticipated new star, the firm should treat him very favorably." ”
▲ Poster of "The Diary of a Middle School Saint"
According to a report on okada's retirement from the office on the 17th in the electronic version of "Women Themselves", Okada chose to retire because of distrust of the female president of the firm and dissatisfaction with the firm's choice of starring works. This distrust is mainly due to "too frequent changes of company employees", and this spring's "Wenchun Weekly" reported on the president's sexual harassment of artists and mental bullying of employees. A relevant person at the firm said, "Women's own reports that 'more than 10 people resigned at the company last year alone' are wrong. He also said, "It would be a great pity if we were distrustful because of these reports that were very different from the facts." Whether it is a dislike or rejection of the company's choice of starring works, it can only be said that there have been some differences between the two sides since the beginning. ”
According to this newspaper's investigation, Okada expressed his intention to leave the office at the end of March and then moved out of the company dormitory. He then met with the president of the firm accompanied by a lawyer, and his 5-year contract is still 2 years left, but Okada and the president who wanted to keep him still could not reach an agreement.
▲ "Rush to the Blue Sky" poster
Okada is now in addition to "Rushing to the Blue Sky", and the TV Asahi TV series "Sakura No Ta" in which he participated is also a hit. Although he was in the process of filming "Sakura Tower", he still refused to be picked up by the firm and appeared in the crew alone. Some people related to the TV series also said, "Probably because he is away from his agent now, this year he began to give his opinion on the shooting scene, and sometimes asked for a pause in filming, and some people around him were very surprised by his completely different appearance than before." Everyone is worried about what this rough stone, which could have shone even more, will become in the future. ”
Looking back at the many cases in the past when artists quit the firm, the same is that Yasuda Misako (39) filed a lawsuit last year to separate from the 18-year-old firm. The firm also filed counterclaims by filing proceedings on other issues. Artists such as Namie Amuro (43) and Sinai Maria (27) did not go to the point of litigation, but both appointed agents to negotiate independence for them. Sweet Power's Company's Masaki Horikita (32) retired from the firm at 17 years and quit show business at the same time. Masaru Takasugi (24) retired from independence last month.
▲Namie Amuro, Sinai Maria
▼ Mr. Yasaburo Takahara According to the content of the contract signed between the artist and the firm, the issue of how much the artist's dissatisfaction with the firm and the work has affected the artist's life is the focus of this debate. Although this time it was an application for temporary punishment, it was actually a consideration to solve the problem quickly. Generally, it takes 2 or 3 months to draw conclusions. However, even if the provisional disposition court determines that the contract is terminated, if the firm still has a dispute and goes to a formal trial, it may eventually overturn this conclusion. However, there are also examples where the parties reached a settlement through a lawsuit of provisional disposition and the issue was resolved.
◆Kenshi Okada (OKADA· KENSHI was born on May 12, 1999 (Heisei 11) at the age of 22 in Fukuoka Prefecture. After graduating from high school, he joined Sweet Power. In 2019, he starred in the Fukuoka area tv series "Don't Girls in Hakata Dialect Think Cute?" for the first time. 》。 In 20 years, he starred in the TBS TV series "MIU404". For his three films, including the movie "Hope", he won the Newcomer Actor Award at the 44th Japan Film Awards this year. 1 m 80, blood type O.