ARASHI’s Sakurai Sho was interviewed about the Johnny’s Jimusho press conference

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Arashi’s Sakurai Sho (41) appeared on Nippon Television’s “news zero” broadcast on the 7th (Monday to Thursday at 11:00, Friday at 11:30), and discussed the Johnny’s Jimusho interview held on the same day.

Sakurai said, “It’s been a long and tense story for me over the past few months, so I’m feeling a lot of tension. , I was watching the interview from the beginning. What I felt when I was watching from the beginning to the end was the determination to be reborn. I will face the victim by admitting to the harm. At the same time, I feel that this is the beginning”.

“To be honest, I have not fully grasped the actual situation. However, at the time, I was a child myself, and to be honest, I was half in doubt. On the other hand, I have talked to several people, including my friends who I have spent time together over the past few months, and several people, including former juniors. When I thought about it, some people heard the rumors, others didn’t, or because they were kids at the time, they did, but they didn’t understand what it meant. Then, when I reconsidered myself about what I could do, even in today’s press conference, there was an expression that it was “closed”, but Johnny’s Jr. is active. When doing so, there are adults who can be consulted, and there are adults who are in a position to supervise the activities. I think it’s indispensable”.

Regarding what he expects of the office from now on, he said, “We will face the victims and face them with sincerity. Thoroughly create an environment where no scandals will ever happen again. At the same time, as part of that, we will forcibly open the mouths of those who do not want to open their mouths anymore. From the point of view of a talent, I would say that if you act while feeling uneasy, or if you can’t deliver entertainment straight away. I think it would be great if we could deliver our expressions straight to the victims, and I would like to do what I can to the best of my ability”.

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