Represent Chikyuu cancels Met Life Dome performance

Represent Chikyuu has announced that they are canceling their Met Life Dome performance scheduled for September 7th and 8th.  Ticket refunds will be announced later.

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メットライフドーム公演中止のお知らせ pic.twitter.com/H2wWNZMrCo

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A video was released today on YouTube:

Despite the band’s popularity, Represent Chikyuu is trying to keep low after last week’s failed PR stunt which backfired on the band.

Back in April DJ Shacho of Represent Chikyuu did an apology that he was stepping back due to power/sexual harassment. A few days ago, a singer named Jasmine started posting that she was being sexually harassed and power harassed by DJ Shacho and posted telephone screen captures which was followed by a retweet by retweeted by Maximum the Hormone.

Needless to say, when Represent Chikyuu’s video went up on YouTube, it featured DJ Shacho with a shaved head and then a video going back to a video he posted on April. It then cut to a music video featuring them, Maximum the Hormone and Jasmine (the person who alleged the power/sexual harassment). And after the music video, DJ Shacho announced that the Represent Chikyuu were back.

And tweets from Jasmine promoting her music video and revealing the strategy that it was planned back in April.

So, the concern that people had towards Jasmine about her being sexually harassed and receiving power harassment from DJ Shacho was false. It was part of the music video (and the song) and it revealed it was all a PR stunt to promote a music video collaboration among the three and for Jasmine to promote her music career and music video.

While Represent Chikyuu fanatics supported the group and thought it was funny, there was a wave of displeasure towards the band, Jasmine and Maximum the Hormone, to the point that MAXIMUM THE HORMONE fans were upset at Represent Chikyuu for getting their band pulled into this flame war.  This led to Represent Chikyuu deleting the video and apologizing.

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