“It’s too cruel，” “Doesn’t he have a heart？” Entertainment reporter Chika Komai comes under fire for her questions regarding Koichi Domoto’s “family death．”
2024/9/30 On September 28th, the musical “Endless Shock,” written, composed, directed and starring Koichi Domoto of Kinki Kids, celebrated its 2,100th performance at the Hakataza Theater in Fukuoka Prefecture, and a “1st place solo leading role record 2,100th performance commemorative curtain call” was held. “Since the evening performance was coming up, Koichi quickly responded to the press interview, but the questions posed by entertainment reporter Chika Komai were so harsh that they caused a firestorm,” said a sports newspaper reporter. He explained his situation on social media, but his account was deleted and made private. Since Komai’s rude behavior was shown in front of the audience who had been watching the afternoon performance, it quickly spread on social media. “No media outlets have reported on the exchange in question, but it appears that he was asking about the death of his beloved dog, Pan-chan, who passed away during the performance. Even though Koichi said, “Don’t touch me, it will reopen my heart,” Komai responded, “Please let me hear it again sometime,” which caused booing from the audience and fans who saw the exchange on social media.” (Idol magazine editor) On social media, many fans were angry at the insensitivity of Komai Chikako to casually ask about the death of her beloved dog, who was like a family member, saying, “Ask a question that will reopen the heartache Koichi is enduring. It’s too cruel.” “To Koichi, Pan-chan is like family, so does Komai Chikako have no heart?” On September 13th, the day after Pan-chan passed away, Koichi posted a photo of Pan-chan on his Instagram along with a lengthy message announcing her passing. The organizers wanted to hear from her…
“My beloved Princess Pan has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. I was contacted on the morning of the 10th, and the performance was scheduled for 3pm. The next day was a day off, so she hurried back to Tokyo. She was intubated at the hospital, and her small body was still fighting to live. Apparently the tubes were removed once after I returned to Hakata, but during the performance on the 12th, just as they were singing the ending song “Continue” of SHOCK, the pain recurred. I performed CPR on her, and she waited for me until the end of the show.” Because she was loved by fans as “Princess Pan,” people flooded Komai’s SNS with complaints directly. Initially, Komai explained, “The organizers asked me to do so, but I should have declined,” but later deleted her Instagram account. x is currently locked and can only be seen by followers. “In many press conferences, only designated entertainment reporters are allowed to ask questions, and it is true that sometimes the organizers ask specific questions. However, most of the questions designated by the organizers are related to promoting the works and other things. “I can’t imagine that the organizers would ask him to talk about the death of his beloved dog, which is a sensitive topic,” (TV variety show staff member) As a famous entertainment reporter who often appears on TV, it would be nice to hear from him about the intention behind the question…
Your pet dog? Well, pet dogs are like family. Well, it’s a sensitive question, but it’s not news of your father or mother’s death, so don’t make a big fuss about it.
I looked into it and found out that Komai-san was one of the candidates chosen for nomination at the Johnny’s press conference. So he was on Johnny’s side, but they lost an ally in an internal dispute.
Recently, I’ve been seeing media people getting criticized like this, but regardless of the value of the question, reporters don’t ask questions because they don’t want the other person to notice, and that’s not how they do their job. It’s a very immature way of criticizing.
To sum it up, Domoto Koichi’s dog had just died, so when he asked about it, his fans got mad. Is it okay to ask? When a parent or sibling dies in a way that isn’t suicide, an accident, or a crime, it’s the duty of the chief mourner or bereaved family to talk about the deceased.
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