Even after the sexual assault issue came to light, Sho Sakurai has been criticized for comments that have been called “bureaucratic-like.”
Yumiko Udo, who was the main caster of the news program “News Zero” (Nippon TV), will leave the program in March 2024. On December 14th, she made the announcement herself during the broadcast of the same program. Her successor will be announcer Takahiko Fujii of the same station.
“In order to firmly pass the baton to announcer Fujii, I will do my best to complete the remaining time with the staff and performers.”
An active announcer who said so on the program. There were many voices of praise on the internet, but…
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“It was thought that Sho Sakurai, who is the Monday caster, would be leaving ‘zero,’ so there have been renewed doubts about Sakurai’s continued role as the caster on the internet.In early October, Sakurai-san’s There were reports that he would be leaving the show, but the station denied it.Currently, it seems that his departure is under consideration.
Mr. Yudo was a “comrade” who supported Mr. Sakurai even during the sexual assault scandal at the former Johnny’s agency, so this announcement must have a great meaning for his fans as well.” (Entertainment reporter)
When the sexual assault issue was first reported, Sakurai, who appeared on “News Zero” while other stations covered it on their news programs, was “framed out” from the screen. It was announcer Yumiko Udo who opened her mouth instead. While she was criticized for being “disqualified as a caster,” Sakurai stubbornly continued to ignore the topic, and it was almost a month later that she finally mentioned it.
Speaking of Sakurai, it has been reported that the “130 million people SHOW channel” of the same station where he serves as MC will end at the end of March 2024. It started as a replacement for “Arashi Nishiyagare,” which ended when Arashi went on hiatus, but it ended after just three years.
“Despite receiving a lot of criticism, Nippon TV announced that Mr. Sakurai will continue as a caster. Although the “SHOW Channel” has ended, the year-end music special program “Best Artist 2023” will continue in 2022. Mr. Sakurai served as the general host.It can’t be helped if it is pointed out that the “deep-fried” relationship between Nippon TV and Mr. Sakurai has not changed.” (Entertainment reporter mentioned above)
Even when it was announced that “SHOW Channel” would end, there were a number of voices that felt uncomfortable about Sakurai continuing as a caster.
《Zero Caster should quit too. Johnny Kitagawa has avoided commenting on him, and the commercial sponsors are in the mood to exclude him, so it’s natural that he won’t continue. 》
《That way? In fact, even though she works under the title of caster, isn’t she more or less ignoring herself? 》
It looks like Sakurai’s path will be difficult in 2024 as well.
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