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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past misconduct
A member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio has been removed from a popular TV program due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions, a TV network said Friday. Taichi Kokubun, 50, was removed from "The Tetsuwan Dash," a variety program aired by Nippon Television Network Corp. and fronted by the members of Tokio. Neither Kokubun, his company nor the TV network has elaborated on what the breaches entailed, but accordin…
Nippon Television announced that TOKIO member Taichi Kokubun will be removed from the show "The! Tetsuwan! DASH!!". The decision was made after it was confirmed that he had engaged in multiple compliance-related issues in the past, and based on the results of an investigation by a third-party lawyer...
On June 20th, TOKIO's Kokubun Taichi announced that he would be taking an indefinite hiatus. On the same day, STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, with whom TOKIO has an agency contract, and TOKIO Co., Ltd. published a statement on their official website. In the statement, STARTO ENTERTAINMENT reported that "Starting today, STARTO ENTERTAINMENT has requested that the group take an indefinite hiatus from activities." They also wrote to fans and related parties,…
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