Misa 4,798 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Today, Johnny & Associates group TOKIO held a press conference regarding the future of the group, and bass player Tatsuya Yamaguchi. This is all in response to his “forced indecency†with a 16-year-old girl. TOKIO’s leader Shigeru Joshima was the first to speak at the conference. As expected, he repeatedly apologized to the victims family and the public for all the commotion this scandal has caused. Joshima then went into the talks the members had of what they should do regarding Yamaguchi. He quickly revealed what many were expecting, Yamaguchi officially handed in his resignation and will no longer be a member of the group. During the meeting with the other members he said “I will quit TOKIO. I’m responsible for hurting TOKIO†Yamaguchi stated that he would leave the group shortly after he held his own press conference. This meeting between all the members took place on April 30th. Before having this meeting, the remaining 4 TOKIO members spoke to the victim and her family, personally apologizing to them. Joshima then had a meeting with Johnny Kitagawa, and it was decided that the 4 members would have their own press conference. Each of the members had a chance to speak, and vocalist Tomoya Nagase had some sound advice for critics of the victim. After giving his own set of apologies, he pleaded with the public to not BLAME or try and identify the victim. Drummer Masahiro Matsuoka was instantly in tears during his portion of the press conference, stating that he really does not want TOKIO to end. When a member of the press insinuated that perhaps alcohol is the one that should take most of the blame in this situation, Matsuoka snapped back saying it’s not the alcohol’s fault. Calling Yamaguchi’s actions “sickâ€. While the press conference was taking place, Johnny & Associates updated their webpage for TOKIO removing every single trace of Yamaguchi. aramajapan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katsu curry chips 7,808 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 well that was expected sad for his group members, fans, the victim and her family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiirbii 4,760 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Each of the members had a chance to speak, and vocalist Tomoya Nagase had some sound advice for critics of the victim. After giving his own set of apologies, he pleaded with the public to not BLAME or try and identify the victim. Thank you. When a member of the press insinuated that perhaps alcohol is the one that should take most of the blame in this situation, Matsuoka snapped back saying it’s not the alcohol’s fault. Calling Yamaguchi’s actions “sickâ€. THANK YOU. I'm a super casual fan but I'm impressed by how they've handled this. I hope the four of them are able to move on from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--Mari-- 842 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 i expected this since even Johnny himself crawled out of his hole to comment on this. Hopefully Tokio can continue as 4 members and this won't affect the rest of the members careers. "When a member of the press insinuated that perhaps alcohol is the one that should take most of the blame in this situation, Matsuoka snapped back saying it’s not the alcohol’s fault. Calling Yamaguchi’s actions “sickâ€." What was that press member thinking , Matsuoka did well in shutting him up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea of Stars 604 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 The way Joshima and Matsuoka reacted towards his "problem" is telling that he may actually be a pedophile and this is probably not the first instance that he's done this. I wish the remaining four members all the best in continuing on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--Mari-- 842 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 The way Joshima and Matsuoka reacted towards his "problem" is telling that he may actually be a pedophile and this is probably not the first instance that he's done this. I wish the remaining four members all the best in continuing on. for all we know he might have been but if he was the members didn't know. But the members did know he was an alcoholic and they had told him repeatedly to get treatment and apparently he had gone to the hospital multiple times and each time the hospital told him he was fine and he believed that. Arama didn't translate everything some stuff are missing . Edit. This reminds me does anyone remember when his ex wife said that he cheated on her on their wedding night ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
industry's final boss 157 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 the way they handled it was really amazing, im glad theyre not excusing his acts or giving vague statements, they were very clear and honest and the only way to deal with HIM is being aggressive, i hope they can recover from this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
industry's final boss 157 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 the way they handled it was really amazing, im glad theyre not excusing his acts or giving vague statements, they were very clear and honest and the only way to deal with HIM is being aggressive, i hope they can recover from this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asryuki 996 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 They handled this well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takehiko Inoue 45 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 The way Joshima and Matsuoka reacted towards his "problem" is telling that he may actually be a pedophile and this is probably not the first instance that he's done this. I wish the remaining four members all the best in continuing on. The Me Too movement is still very fresh and if the other victims do decide to come forth it's going to be even worse for the group if they didn't make him leave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight~Circus 1,093 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I'm glad the members didn't hold back in their critique of Yamaguchi and his actions and the public for victim shaming the girl. I can't imagine how painful this must be for the remaining members and the victim and her family. I'm glad he's no longer a part of the group and to think he had the audacity to want to remain as part of TOKIO during his press conference is disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerick 668 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Each of the members had a chance to speak, and vocalist Tomoya Nagase had some sound advice for critics of the victim. After giving his own set of apologies, he pleaded with the public to not BLAME or try and identify the victim. When a member of the press insinuated that perhaps alcohol is the one that should take most of the blame in this situation, Matsuoka snapped back saying it’s not the alcohol’s fault. Calling Yamaguchi’s actions “sickâ€. I'm glad 👠they said this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
souffleg 5,552 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Each of the members had a chance to speak, and vocalist Tomoya Nagase had some sound advice for critics of the victim. After giving his own set of apologies, he pleaded with the public to not BLAME or try and identify the victim. Drummer Masahiro Matsuoka was instantly in tears during his portion of the press conference, stating that he really does not want TOKIO to end. When a member of the press insinuated that perhaps alcohol is the one that should take most of the blame in this situation, Matsuoka snapped back saying it’s not the alcohol’s fault. Calling Yamaguchi’s actions “sickâ€. While the press conference was taking place, Johnny & Associates updated their webpage for TOKIO removing every single trace of Yamaguchi. aramajapan Good job and it's kinda sad that i'm positevely surprised by them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayanee_fan 57 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Matsuoka and Nagase are honorable guys. Respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abra 40,910 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 The group has been cleansed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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