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P€|\||§_|\/|ast@
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Hey thanks Jariten for the clarification.
I want to suggest that such judgemental statements when you are not involved in the case can sometimes be foolhardy. I'm not saying I support the AV Chairman, but in the likelihood that a new piece of evidence is uncovered that provides irrefutable evidence that he is innocent (even though pleading guilty and the current evidence proves him so), it would make such statements make yourself look bad. All things are possible, that's why in a case such as this where the plaintiff fits the description of someone who might commit such an act, I don't automatically say "oh that sicko" or "lock the scumbag up." Things like that are best just kept to yourself. |
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dormcat
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He resigned.
When I read the announcement I wondered, "he didn't at the moment he pleaded guilty but wait until formally prosecuted?!" Asami Imai quit the company the next day Matsuda was arrested (April 5th). While I applaud for Ochiai for her courage to choose the difficult yet correct path, I feel sorry for Horie and other tokutaisei. Even if they have nothing to do with the scandal, their reputations are forever tarnished. 
An additional information: Hocchan replaced Yurisii for the role of Yukiho Hagiwara in the TV anime version of iDOLM@STER. See also how Yurisii was poorly treated by the company. |
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dormcat
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It seems that I'm the only one remaining who's monitoring the follow-ups: about a dozen seiyuu fans gathered in front of ArtsVision building and held a "strike."
http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3185268/ http://blog.livedoor.jp/dqnplus/archives/983537.html 
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CCSYueh
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Well, it is big news in Japan & it affects fans here, but we are pretty blase about stuff. THe hollywood casting couch is such a stereotype, it can be referred to with a minimal amount of words. Many here are probably in the "Huh, one got caught. You know there's more" The entertainment execs that DON'T do stuff like this are considered the exception by many Americans. "Slept her way to the top" is a common slur, isn't it?
We do appreciate your info, tho. Thanks. It's always interesting to see how different things go down--like that Richard Gere thing we're all "what the?" about the reaction. We think the world is connected thanks to the internet & how peopl are all the same, but there are differences. |
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enurtsol
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Heh, it's not that she slept her way to the top but more that he slept his way to her bottom....
One's probably OK, and the other isn't? |
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omnistry
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It sucks that this guy would take advantage of someone hoping to get into the business. I have no respect for people like that. I just feel bad for some of the artists that this company represents. Megumi, Yui, many of them are my favorites. I just hope that this event won't affect any of their careers.
Anyone else think that the Canned Dogs pic of Yui was just a clever freeze-frame? |
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Splitter
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So it looks like Hocchan has spoken out on this now and denied that these events never happened... I won't rule this out, but I think this could also be influenced by Arts Vision in order to calm down panicking fans.
I'd really like to believe this was just a ruse, but somehow I doubt it. |
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Pado
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That is plain photoshopping. Here's the original: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/Pado/hocchanoriginal.jpg |
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mokitty
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It read to me not like Yui was denying it ever happened... just that it ever happened to her... which makes sense for her to do, given the implications for her career.
A lot of people are probably wondering: "did she sleep her way to the top?" Since she became the top star so quickly. It is sad that the mere implication, whether it happened or not, could tarnish her reputation so much as to severely damage or completely destroy her career. In any case, I'm sure that she must be just about sick to her stomach about the way this will affect her. Naturally, she would want to make it clear for her own sake (whether truthfully or not, we will never know) that she became the top star on TALENT, not through scandalous means. edit: Underlined portion has been modified for clarity's sake, since I get the feeling people keep misinterpreting what I said as a direct accusation on my part. Last edited by mokitty on Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:34 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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omnistry
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Some people rise higher in popularity quicker than others. Do you think Aya Hirano slept her way to the top? Of course not! Both her, Yui, Megumi, and others just found the right roles to portray. |
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Dargonxtc
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Well the best way to do that, besides statements* that people will construe to mean whatever they want them to mean, is to go back to work ASAP. (*which now should be kept to a minimum) Even if (and I am not saying she did) she did sleep her way to the top. No one would have known that, obviously. Which means they loved her for her talent to begin with. So hopping back on the saddle(even if it has to be with a different company) so to speak, is the best way to keep her career on track. IMO. |
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samuraiuni
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This almost sounds too strange to be real.
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mokitty
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Not sure if that was directed at me, or at those who would assume she must have got there by "scandalous means" as I said. But just in case, I want to make clear I was not indicating my own belief but responding to Splitter, who said "Hocchan has spoken out on this now and denied these events" and seemed to suggest that her statement might have been coerced by ArtsVision.... ArtsVision may be pleased with her statement, or they may not, but I believe that she would have made this denial that she was sexually assaulted by the boss for the sake of her own career rather than the sake of the agency. As for whether or not Hocchan was actually involved or assaulted in any way, I can see how people might contend she was, given dormcat's blog entry on the subject. It seems like the agency took jobs away from their other actresses to give to her. I do not know the truth or circumstance of that, since I can't read Japanese, but if it is true that she was being given parts that were already cast or recorded by other girls, there is bound to be some bad blood and people wondering why. This is why people might suggest that she "slept her way to the top," since it would appear she was getting special treatment in being so aggressively promoted by the agency. Of course, it is entirely likely that the extra effort they made for her was only on account of her talent. I don't have a firm conviction one way or the other, since of the only two people who would know for certain, one is denying it and the other is now a convict. All I believe for sure is that I hope for her sake it was solely her strong talent that got her the jobs, because molestation is a terrible thing to have to live with. edit: I also wanted to say DargonXTC, that I agree with you that working more as soon as possible is probably the best way for her to carry on. However, (and I'm not too sure of whether this is true or not in the seiyuu industry) we know from entertainment industries here in North America that the mere suggestion of impropriety or scandal can sometimes be enough to prevent a person from getting jobs. Look at Mel Gibson and Michael Richards. Sadly, I fear that if enough people feel cynical or suspicious about Yui's career up to this point, her popularity might be low so that she may not be able to get much work. 
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animelov3r
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I'm very confused by ths.. Isn't kind of apparent that it didn't involve her since the victim was 16. I mean she's not THAT young. Or is she just commenting on how THAT has NEVER happened to her.
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mokitty
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I was confused a bit at first too but after reading everything through twice I'm pretty sure she's just saying that it never happened to her. |
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