Matsumoto Hitoshi talks about his current thoughts. And what lies ahead for Downtown’s Matsumoto Hitoshi (61), whose lawsuit over an article in the weekly magazine “Shukan Bunshun” concluded last month. He suspended his entertainment activities when he filed the lawsuit and has not responded to interviews since then, but this time he opened up, saying, “Please ask me anything.” Reasons for withdrawing the lawsuit and conflicts during the hiatus. And as he looks ahead to the future, what are his thoughts about his partner, Hamada Masatoshi? Before I begin, I want to make it clear that I am extremely sorry for causing stress to so many people with this incident. This applies to my family, my partners, my juniors, Yoshimoto Kogyo, and of course to all those who support me – I have caused them all a lot of burden and frustration because of me. I feel sorry for all those people. As for the drinking party, all I wanted was for everyone to have fun. However, I do think that I may have made my juniors feel uncomfortable, and that some of them may have felt uncomfortable. I included all of these thoughts in the form of an “apology” in the comments I issued when the lawsuit was withdrawn. I have been thinking that it would be good to start this event by conveying this message. Reasons for withdrawing the lawsuit Obviously, you can ask me anything you want. I am here to give you a thorough answer. However, one thing we cannot do anything about is that the details of the trial have been settled through discussions with Bunshun, so we cannot say whatever we want about it. Also, if we are the one-sided talker, it will make us wonder what the point of the discussion was. This is truly distressing, and there’s nothing that can be done about it. That’s the situation I’m in, but the reason I’m still talking now is because there are so many people who support me. I am simply grateful, and would like to discuss what we can do to get there. If it makes you feel something positive, I want to share it with you. It is with this thought in mind that we have created this venue. First, why was the lawsuit dropped? This is exactly what I wrote in the comments I made when the content was taken down, and that’s all there is to it. However, it seems that this point is not widely understood, so let me explain it again. One factor was that I had not studied enough about trials, but before and after they began there were many times when I thought, “Huh, this is different from what I had heard,” or “This is not the atmosphere I imagined.” What kind of result would the public be satisfied with? How long will that take? There was a discrepancy between what I had imagined at first and what was actually happening. That’s the honest truth. Simply put, I thought it would be resolved a little sooner and that I would be able to prove what I wanted to prove sooner. But once it started, it seemed like it would take a long time. Moreover, doubts have arisen as to whether achieving the initial goal will lead to widespread acceptance. It is I who am suing, not the one being sued. He took time off work of his own volition in order to “focus on the trial,” but before he knew it, he was unable to return to work. Once the case went to trial, many things started to emerge that were different from what I had originally thought. Full article Previous thread [Entertainment] Matsumoto Hitoshi talks about his current thoughts: Launching his own platform next spring★2 [jinjin★].
Matsumoto can only speak in safe places. He has sent out observation balloon articles every day, but he hasn’t received the response he expected. So he’s going to bring in a contractor to publish this lantern essay at this time of year when the variety shows are quieter.
That’s fine. If he did it on YouTube, people would get annoyed when it showed up in their recommendations, and Yoshimoto would have to take an extra cut. Everyone would be happy if Matsumoto and his followers could stay on their own platform.
That’s lame! His own platform lol He runs away from YouTube because he doesn’t want to be compared to Miyasako or Nakata in terms of views and subscribers.
If you’re confident, you can just make a YouTube channel, get subscribers and views, and shut up the people around you. It seems Watanabe is making more now than he did in his prime.
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