On the 26th, businessman Hiroyuki Nishimura (48) updated his x (formerly Twitter) account. On this day, singer Gen Hoshino (43) expressed his opinion in response to the sudden change in the song he had planned to perform at the New Year’s Eve “75th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen” (7:20 p.m.). On this day, NHK announced that the song that Hoshino Gen had planned to perform at the Kohaku Uta Gassen, “Jigoku de Naze Warui,” would be changed to “Barabara.” “Hell…” was the theme song for the film of the same name released in 2013, and so questions had been raised in light of past reports about director Sono Sion. Hoshino said about the song through his official website, “I collapsed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2012, and wrote the lyrics for this song in the hospital during my battle with the illness. The lyrics were written based on Hoshino’s personal experiences and thoughts. This is not a musical expression of the story of the film, which will be described later. “This is a song that was born from Hoshino Gen, and it is a song by Hoshino Gen,” they said, but then decided to change the song, stating, “Regarding the some who have pointed out that singing this song on the stage of the Kohaku Uta Gassen could be considered secondary victimization, we cannot completely deny that possibility.” In response to this announcement, Hiroyuki said, “If it was a problem that occurred in the film industry, and the director caused the problem, then I could understand them saying, ‘NHK will not air that distribution company’s works.'” However, he added, “However, it was Hoshino Gen, who is in the music industry and only provided the music, who was penalized personally, but the film industry was not punished.” Followers responded with a variety of comments, such as, “That’s a reason that doesn’t make sense,” “You’re right,” “If you think about it calmly, Hiroyuki is right, but it seems like a lot of companies, not just on TV, tend to just apologize and back off when a controversy ensues,” “It’s like this is spreading in a weird way…including the judgment and explanation,” and “It’s a strange story.”
He has to introduce the song as the theme song for the movie XX, and in this age of compliance, it’s best to refrain from playing it in public. I’d be happy if he played it as much as he wanted at his concerts, which only fans can attend voluntarily. Hoshino also understood his intentions and agreed to it.
It’s NHK’s fault for requesting this song, but I can understand the backlash. It’s possible to turn them down, but if you’re writing a song for a woman, it’s only natural to be considerate.
Even if it’s unreasonable, there have been protests, so there’s nothing we can do about it. Hiroyuki has money, so he can just hire private soldiers and purge the people who gave the lecture, and that will solve the problem. It’s all about fear and violence. Then everyone will obey Hiroyuki.
Even an idiot would know that Hoshino is a main cast member if they looked into it. It’s unlucky, but he’s in a movie with the same title, so it’s tough.
I don’t like how Hiroyuki fled the country to France yet still talks like he’s high and mighty. If he has something to say, he should come back to Japan and settle there permanently first. What do you guys think?
It’s a story about which is better: singing a song about a beautiful world, like “The One and Only Flower in the World,” while secretly acting like a villain and being evil, or singing a song about an unbeautiful world, like “Hell is evil,” while secretly acting like a good person.
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