Miyasako Hiroyuki apologizes on Twitter, he and Tamura Ryo will conduct an apology press conference at 3:00 p.m.

Yoshimoto Kogyo, Co. has canceled its contract with comedian Miyasaki Hiroyuki.

Miyasako took to Twitter to post an apology but to let everyone know at 3:00 p.m., he will be holding a press conference.

Miyasako wrote, “I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused and for keeping you waiting. An apology conference will be held today from 3:00 p.m. with me  London Boots Ichi-go Ni-Go’s Tamura Ryo. Although it will be through the media, I want to talk about this situation in my own words and apologize to all of you.

このたびは、多大なるご迷惑をおかけし、大変お待たせしてしまい、本当に申し訳ございませんでした。亮と2人で本日午後3時から謝罪会見を開きます。各メディアを通じてにはなってしまいますが、皆様の前で、自分の言葉で事実をお伝えし、謝罪をさせてください。

— 宮迫 (@motohage) July 20, 2019

Many fans of Miyasako Hiroyuki feel that it was wrong for Yoshimoto Kogyo to cancel his contract and are hoping he doesn’t retire.

私、ロンドンブーツ1号2号田村亮は、雨上がり決死隊宮迫博之と、本日午後3時から謝罪会見を開きます。これまで長い間、会見を開くことができずに、本当に申し訳ございませんでした。

— 田村亮 (@ryolondonboots) July 20, 2019

What happened to Miyasako?

For over a month, the big entertainment news has been about the comedians who are part of the agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo, Co. (the largest comedy agency in Japan) being suspended or released by appearing at parties hosted by an antisocial organization.

One comedian, Irie Shinya of the comedy duo Karateka, has been released by Yoshimoto Kogyo, Co., for arranging the appearances that the parties without going through the agency.

Eleven celebrities have been suspended: Miyasako Hiroyuki, Tamura Ryo, Razor Ramon HG, Fukushima Yoshinari, Kumada Masashi, Hamasaki Punch, Kimura Takuhiro, Katsuyama Moody, Yasoshima Hiroyuki, Tsunemichi Hiroshi and Diego.

Many of the comedians admitted they attended but Miyasako and others denied that they knew the party was for an antisocial group and that they never received any payment for their appearance. Which proved to be false after an in-house probe, in which Miyasako and others admitted to it.

For Miyasako, the final straw for the company was a recent photo from the tabloid of Miyasako having a drink with Noguchi Kazuki, the person who was one of the alleged mastermind of a gold heist in Fukuoka’s Hakata ward back in 2016.  A group of three men dressed in police uniforms and snatched gold bars worth roughly 760 million yen.  Noguchi and his brother are well-known underworld figures in Nagoya and leaders of the hangure gang.