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On October 8, Michieda Shunsuke of Naniwa Danshi, appearing at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea, found himself shouting “Clear the way!” amid a crush of fans — leaving his co-star in tears. He’s reportedly so popular in Korea that he’s earned the nickname “Michigetta Shunsuke.” On 5ch threads, reactions ranged from surprise at how popular STARTO (formerly Johnny’s) talent are overseas, to doubts about the local security setup, to complaints about fans’ overheated behavior — with opinions also split on what’s really behind his popularity.
2026.10.10 19:20
“Kyaaa!” “Michigetta Shunsuke!”
On October 8, swept up in a surging tide of female fans while flashing his silver hair, was Michieda Shunsuke of Naniwa Danshi. That day he was appearing at the “31st Busan International Film Festival,” held in South Korea. He’s explosively popular there too, affectionately known by the nickname “Michigetta Shunsuke” — combining his name with the Korean word “michigetta” (미치겠다), meaning something like “I’m going crazy” (over how good he looks).
Source: smart-flash.jp / Original article here
What people said
Nice one, Pun Master (sarcastic jab at a corny joke)
Johnny's fan culture is hopeless no matter what country you're in.
[DECLARATION OF WAR]
To all YouTubers:
Clear the way, ComDot is coming through.
We're taking over Japan.
Now THAT would be something, lol
I remember Johnny's Yamashita being huge in South Korea too — caused a big uproar at the airport.
Guess she's off his co-star list from now on.
always plays before you watch "Chiikawa,"
and there's a line — "Looking at you stirs up my desire" —
that people said was so creepy they didn't want to watch it.
Did he blow up protecting a girlfriend who was scared to tears?
No idea why, but Michieda's popular in Korea.
In China and Korea, Hanyu Yuzuru is popular with the otaku crowd too — androgynous-looking guys do strike a chord with some fans there.
Discharge, lol (likely a mistranslation of a word meaning "chaos"/"commotion" that came out reading like the military term for "discharge")
"Nowhere to put your feet" is usually what you say about a messy room anyway, so that's rough.
What is this guy even saying.
In the show she's actually called "Prince" — she plays a boyish, cool character.
Thought she was over 30 but she's only 24, nice
Keep glaring at people, go for it
Guess his true feelings slipped out — fans are just cash cows to him after all.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
This incident occurred on October 8, when Michieda Shunsuke, appearing at the Busan International Film Festival, shouted “Clear the way!” amid a crush of local fans, leaving his co-star in tears. There have been past reports of STARTO (formerly Johnny’s)-affiliated talent drawing fervent popularity in Korea, so this isn’t an unprecedented case. In the thread, opinions were split between those pointing to inadequate security and those blaming the fans’ own overheated behavior, with no consensus on which was the main cause. There was also a theory that “androgynous looks tend to be well-received in China and Korea,” but this is speculative and not something that can be stated as fact. Some posts speculated about a possible relationship, but this remains conjecture, not something confirmed by the article, and should be read with caution.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[STARTO] Naniwa Danshi’s Michieda Shunsuke shouts “Clear the way!” in anger, co-star bursts into tears… a “major incident” caused by some fans in Korea [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★].”
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