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During Nippon TV’s “24-Hour Television 49” charity broadcast (aired August 29-30), charity partner and actress Kyoko Yoshine (29) revealed that back in her second year of middle school, she was diagnosed with a rare disease said to affect only 1-2 people per 100,000 each year. The revelation reportedly came during a VTR segment covering a girl battling childhood cancer and her family. On 5channel, the thread sprawled in several directions — reactions to the confession itself, speculation over what disease she actually had, her career as an actress, and comparisons with actresses of her generation.
Kyoko Yoshine reveals she developed a rare disease in her second year of middle school — a condition affecting just 1-2 people per 100,000 annually
On Nippon TV’s “24-Hour Television 49 – Love Saves the Earth -” (airing 6:30 PM on the 29th through 8:54 PM on the 30th), charity partner Kyoko Yoshine (29) revealed her past battle with a disease that affects only 1-2 people per 100,000 each year.
In the VTR segment “Kyoko Yoshine & a Girl Fighting Cancer Depict Their Family’s Story in Sand Art,” Yoshine covered the story of a girl who developed childhood cancer at age 3 and is still dealing with the aftereffects, along with the family supporting her.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
I was bullied
Keep harping on it and you'll ruin your own marriage prospects
She's being made to say that
Same here… I really wish she'd steer clear of shady shows like that…
She's a good kid and a solid pinch-hitter, but she's the classic case of a talented, jack-of-all-trades beauty with no signature role
Wasn't that Taisho-era romance drama she did recently good enough for that?
Could she become the second Haruna Kawaguchi?
Doesn't Princess Jellyfish count as her signature role?
Yoshine broke out early, but before you knew it her peers Mio Imada and Fuka Koshiba had passed her by
I was watching the Omagari fireworks festival broadcast and Fuka Koshiba showed up — guess even she does the small-town circuit
Wait, seriously?!
It's a disease that gets really brutal when it turns severe, so not qualifying for rare-disease designation even in bad cases must be rough…
For me it's Tao Tsuchiya butting in
Isn't that actually Manami Higa?
"Damn you… you planned this all along!" (the famous Gihren Zabi line from Gundam)
Can't help but be insanely jealous
Pretty girls get their shoe lockers stuffed with love letters, right?
I think it's basically curable
But while you have it you're bedridden and can't even go shopping — sounds brutal
My impression is it's usually temporary
Even Campylobacter, thought to be the single biggest trigger for Guillain-Barré syndrome, only causes it in about 1 out of every 1,000 Campylobacter infections
Not totally sure on the specifics, but I'd guess if you get it later in life like Reiko Ohara or Rikiya Yasuoka did (older Japanese celebrities), the prognosis is bad, whereas it's treatable if you catch it young?
The basic criteria for a "designated rare disease" is that there's no established cure and it doesn't get better
So even though it's awful when it turns severe, maybe it got delisted once treatment methods improved enough
That show also set a new ratings low for its Friday 10pm timeslot back then
Seriously, same
Glad you pulled through, Kyoko Yoshine
It's a miracle
Hana Sugisaki was in a movie recently
Fighting spirit! Fighting spirit! Fighting spirit! (a famous catchphrase from past 24-Hour TV appearances)
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
Given the nature of “24-Hour Television,” illness confessions on the show tend to draw criticism for “commodifying emotion,” and this time was no exception, with some posters voicing skepticism toward the charity program itself. The most-discussed topic in the thread was pinning down exactly what disease she had — many guessed Guillain-Barré syndrome, but it’s worth noting this is speculation from commenters, not something confirmed by the show or the article itself. The thread also touched on Japan’s “designated intractable disease” system, under which the main criterion is the lack of an established cure — meaning some conditions can be delisted depending on how mild or severe cases tend to run. Again, this is general chatter from the thread rather than an official statement from any medical authority. Kyoko Yoshine, an actress who has previously starred in an NHK morning drama, used this appearance as an opportunity to speak publicly about her own experience with illness.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5channel (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Kyoko Yoshine reveals she developed a rare disease in her second year of middle school — a condition affecting 1-2 people per 100,000 annually.”
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