Matsumoto Hitoshi’s appearance on “Crazy Journey” causes controversy… He won’t return even for TBS’s New Year’s Day special. TV world: “The headwinds are bigger than we expected.” On the other hand, the hurdles for appearing on terrestrial TV programs seem quite high. After the news of the lawsuit being dropped, the hashtag “#Don’t put Matsumoto Hitoshi on TV” became a trending topic on x. The hashtag was posted more than 100,000 times in about half a day…” (production company source)
On November 11th, three days after the lawsuit was dropped, the travel variety show “Crazy Journey” (TBS), in which Matsumoto is a regular, was broadcast, and past footage of Matsumoto was aired, resulting in a flood of positive and negative reactions. This day’s special was a two-hour program, starting at 8:55 p.m. instead of the usual 10 p.m. Monday start time. At the beginning of the program, a video clip from the first episode on January 1, 2015 was played, and MC Matsumoto, Bananaman’s Shitara Osamu (51), and Koike Eiko (43) all appeared wearing white shirts. The narrator then began, “This time it’s been 10 years since then…” ■ Past footage from “Crazy Journey” receives mixed reviews…more headwinds than expected for return The direction of “Crazy Journey” made me think, “Is he returning already?!” While there were positive comments such as “I want to see Matsumoto Hitoshi on TV” and “I was happy to see Matsumoto-chan in the old footage that opened today’s Crazy Journey”, there were also many harsh opinions such as “I turned off the TV as soon as Matsumoto Hitoshi started appearing on Crazy Journey” and “TBS, stop showing sneak peeks of past episodes where Matsumoto Hitoshi appeared just to see the public’s reaction”. “Crazy Journey has used Matsumoto’s past footage before, but the timing was such that it sparked a lot of controversy. Even so, the headwinds facing Matsumoto, especially on social media, are greater than he could have imagined. A lot of TV people agree with that. Some reports have suggested that the production team of “Crazy Journey” aired the old footage as a kind of “observation balloon,” but the reason behind this is that TBS is seen as being proactive about Matsumoto’s return.” (The aforementioned production company source) ■ No appearance of Matsumoto Hitoshi in “New Year’s Day Comedy Special” The aforementioned production company source continues. “Many of the Mizudou staff members said they would like to work with Matsumoto again. On TBS, Matsumoto was absent from the large-scale special program “Owarai no Hi 2024” that aired on October 12th, and from the “King of Conte 2024” that took place within it. However, there were reports in advance that a surprise settlement between Matsumoto and Bunshun was possible, and there was a possibility that the trial would be quickly settled and Matsumoto would be able to return. Apparently TBS was seriously preparing for Matsumoto Hitoshi’s return to the show, and had been doing groundwork with sponsors. However, at that time the trial was not resolved and he was unable to return. However, past footage of “Crazy Journey” that was aired after the trial was settled has also been met with a flood of harsh criticism. There are strong voices on social media that are “absolutely opposed” not just to this show, but to Matsumoto’s return to terrestrial TV in general. It is believed that the series of “headwinds” on social media also played a role, but it is said that he will not be returning to TBS programs anytime soon. With the situation looking bleak this year, it seems he will not be appearing on New Year’s Day’s show “The Kings of Comedy Gather! Dream East-West Comedy Battle” (TBS) either.” (Excerpt)
>>3 Since many of the New Year’s shows are live, they were probably hoping to get the audience drunk and throw in the punch. But it didn’t seem like the right atmosphere, so they probably realized that it would be bad if they made a bad move.
I guess public opinion can really change things. I had the impression that TV stations would never change their ways, no matter how much public criticism they received.
It’s fine. It has nothing to do with you, so why are you worried? And you’re just tapping away on your computer or smartphone, and you’re a bad person too.
No matter how you look at it, it was obvious that it would be difficult for her to come back. Do people in the TV industry not understand the timeline and ethics of things?
Appealing that I turned off the TV because XX was on lol A life where the only way to satisfy the need for approval is by gaining sympathy in ways like this.
Of course. If that article is true, he is definitely a sexual assaulter. And the fact that the lawsuit was dropped means Matsumoto was not without basis. How can he come out with that attitude?
I saw a recent photo of Matsumoto the other day and he’s gotten so ugly. It’s not because of his facial structure or how old he’s gotten, but his true character is showing through. It’s a face I don’t want to see starting from the New Year.
The stupid media gets scared even though only a noisy minority is shouting loudly, and the stupid general public who have no will of their own are easily influenced. It’s the same as some gubernatorial election. It will be washed away immediately.
>>39 That’s the internet society. Even if everyone knows that you shouldn’t eat poop and one person posts it once, if one person posts “Poop is something you can eat! Poop is delicious!” multiple times, it will be viewed as a competing opinion by the viewers.
All they have to do is hold a press conference and state their views, like they’ve done from the beginning. If there is something to apologize for, then they should do so, and if voluntary suspension is necessary, then they should be suspended. …I don’t think they’ll say that their pretrial detention and suspension have already ended lol.
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