According to Japanese media reports on June 30, Japanese artist Keisuke Oide wants to start acting activities again after 2 years, and the high-profile American musical "The Little Goblin of Pea Town" starring him has been postponed due to the impact of the new coronavirus, which has also delayed the comeback plan of Keisuke Koide.
As the scope of the epidemic continues to expand, the official Broadway website has announced that it will postpone the resumption of the show until January 3, 2021. Theater Street, which was originally scheduled to open on September 6, has now been decided to remain closed until January 3 next year, and all stage performances will continue to stop. Meanwhile, "Leprechauns in pea town," which was scheduled to be staged on the smaller Off Broadway on Sept. 14, has also been postponed beyond next year.
The work is adapted from the picture book "Poper of Chimney City" by Japanese funny artist Ryohiro Nishino, and the whole play is performed in English. Koide was auditioned for the role of the protagonist, Garbage Man Puppel. The musical was originally scheduled to be performed in New York in September, and will be performed in Boston, Washington, D.C., and a tour of Asia, including Japan, is planned.
Now because of Broadway's adjustment strategy to deal with the new crown epidemic, the performance plan has to be postponed, and it is expected that it will not continue until next year, and it seems that Keisuke Koide's comeback plan can only be postponed accordingly, and it is said that he himself understands and accepts this matter, and the temporary return to China within the original scheduled year will also be reconsidered.
Keisuke Oide, born in 1984 in Tokyo, Japan, grew up in a wealthy family, participated in the magazine draft in college and entered the show business circle, and has starred in many influential film and television dramas such as "For N", "Extreme Road Fresh Master", "Symphonic Lover's Dream", "Ren Doctor" and so on.
In June 2017, he was exposed by the Japanese magazine Friday to have drunk and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old female high school student, and then was sent to the police for prosecution for violating the "Juvenile Sound Parenting Ordinance". According to reports, in May 2017, after the filming of the TV series in Osaka, Keisuke Oide called a high school girl to a bar, forced her to drink and had a physical relationship. Amuse, the firm to which it belongs, had to pay huge settlements and compensation and apologize to the public. Koide himself issued an apology: "I am speechless about the people around me, the staff who have worked together in various works, and the fans who have always supported me." I cannot argue about this matter, it is entirely due to my shallow understanding of my public figure and my lack of self-discipline. "
The scandal of Keisuke Oide caused a huge sensation at the time, and all the film and television works he participated in were banned, all the advertisements endorsed were stopped, and the advertising company sued him for breach of contract. Keisuke Oide's firm had to bear a huge amount of compensation as a result, and soon Keisuke Oide was stopped by the firm from all performances, and in 2018 announced the expiration of its contract with Keisuke Oide.
After that, Keisuke Oide began to live alone in New York from October 2018, and with zero knowledge of English, he decided to start from the most elementary level of language school, and began to study at acting school last January, until last fall, a Japanese producer living in New York noticed him and invited him to audition for "The Little Goblin of Pea Town". At that time, Keisuke Oide told the Japanese media interviewed through a lawyer representing him: "I want to get back on my feet in a place where no one can help me, and as an actor, train myself from scratch." "
Originally, his career was very good, but he personally ruined the future. Now that I want to make a comeback, I don't know how much chance I can make a comeback. It looks like we'll have to wait at least half a year before we can prove ourselves again with a musical.
Author/Man Jiang Hong