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A vlog-style video posted by former AKB48 member Tomomi Itano, filmed on location at a hotel, is causing controversy after it turned out to include a scene apparently shot inside a changing room. The video carried a caption stating, “We filmed this with special permission from the hotel,” but when contacted, the hotel denied ever authorizing filming inside the changing room. On 5ch, opinions split over whether permission to film on the premises can be equated with permission to film in a semi-private space like a changing room, with the discrepancy between the two accounts becoming the focus of debate.
“We apologize for the misleading impression this may have given. This particular scene was filmed with special permission from the hotel. We’d also like to note that the Ritz-Carlton kindly cooperated with the filming of this video overall.”
[Photo] The changing-room scene in question, which she claims had “special filming permission”
Tomomi Itano’s vlog sparks major backlash
Source: news.livedoor.com / Original article here
What people said
I'm not lyyying~
We had permission to film throughout the whole building, so I just filmed~
It's a misunderstanding~
Just a difference in perspective between us~
They never got permission from the other guests though — she's cooked
Guess she's got no choice but to bulldoze through with this excuse
The hotel probably never dreamed anyone would film in the changing room, so I guess it's no surprise Itano doesn't have much common sense either
Same with that game company Square Enix — they just casually threaten people through regular DMs too
It's wild these days, shady companies straight out of a sci-fi dystopia are everywhere
The whole "sparkling career woman who has it all" image — female CEO, athlete's wife, and doting mom to her only daughter
It's like someone saying "My stomach really hurts, please let me poop at your place!!" and you go "well, guess it can't be helped…" and let them in — and then they poop on your bed instead
It's a "wait, isn't that obviously not okay??" situation, they just didn't think it through
Oh sure, so you're supposed to anticipate they'll break the law and secretly film you, is that it, sure, sure
Feels like they're just saying "you should've figured that out yourself, are you dumb?"
They probably said something like "just don't get other guests in the shot," but Itano's side probably figured "no one's around, so it's fine"
No, that (no filming) is posted in every changing room, everywhere
If other guests end up in the shot, it becomes a trust issue
A guest staying there might even be telling their family they're "on a business trip" today
They'd give permission just fine normally…
it's just assumed they'd naturally know the line between what's okay and not okay to film
Wow, you know everything, don't you
That's just the hellscape we live in now — the social media era
If you're gonna make money off social media, you'd better have that much awareness at least
Her whole business runs on her image, so she really needs to watch out for stuff like this
They often blur the other customers' junk, but I bet they properly get everyone's permission
With TV, they properly get permission from everyone who appears on camera
Isn't it announced beforehand that a film crew is coming?
And some customers do get their faces blurred out
Background and Key Points of the Controversy
When a hotel grants filming permission, it’s generally on the condition that “no other guests appear in the shot,” and semi-private spaces like changing rooms are typically considered off-limits. Even in TV location shoots, it’s standard practice to get individual consent from any guests who appear on camera and to blur out those who can’t be filmed — and on the thread, many voices compared this industry norm to Itano’s explanation and questioned it. On the other hand, exactly what the hotel actually conveyed verbally remains unclear for now, with both sides’ accounts still conflicting and no way for a third party to verify. The ambiguous line between “permission to film on the premises” and “permission to film in the changing room” is at the heart of this controversy.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Bad News] Tomomi Itano Is Cooked… Hotel Says “We Never Gave Permission to Film in the Changing Room”“.
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