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Ken Miyake revealed on the 12th broadcast of Fuji TV’s “Mikity Dining” that one member left the group’s LINE chat before anyone else, the very morning after V6 disbanded. The show paired this with Miyake’s comment, “After 20-some years together, what a cold guy,” noting that the person was “the last one you’d expect to do that.” On 5channel, opinions split between those who felt leaving was only natural once the group had disbanded, and those uneasy about airing this kind of story on TV in the first place — with plenty of speculation flying about which former member it actually was.
Ken Miyake: The Member Who Left the Group LINE the Morning After V6 Disbanded — “After 20-Some Years, What a Cold Guy” — That Person Was “the Last One You’d Expect…”
Singer Ken Miyake appeared on the Fuji TV program “Mikity Dining,” aired on the 12th, where he revealed the truth about which member left the group’s LINE chat first, the morning after V6 disbanded.
The segment was billed as one of the “Ken Miyake Legends,” introduced with: “Apparently there’s a cold-hearted member who left the group right after its final live show.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Nobody even betrayed anyone in the end
Yeah, I'd want out too
It's precisely because they're close that he can talk about it on TV
If you're going to whine about that, then just don't disband
You should've just turned down rejoining then
I doubt it
He probably realized later it looked bad and came up with an excuse
It was the next day, so maybe he hadn't touched the app in ages and just fumbled the controls
But I have no clue what it's like for a unit thrown together at an idol agency with guys of different ages
His eyes say it all
V6 should get back together too
Their songs were great
But all of Kamisen (the junior trio) has left the agency
They could still appear together though, couldn't they?
Though whether just appearing on 'Ad-Machi' counts as success for Inohara is debatable
Once you hit 40, going solo is about the right move
Yeah, that's true for Kamisen
But guys like Yamapi and Ninomiya who've left the agency still work in the industry, so it's doable if they wanted to
and he's said himself that Morita was the one who treated him kindly from the very start
Well, debuting together even though they're not "anabukyoudai" (crude slang, roughly "guys who share a woman," used loosely here for a tight-knit bond)
does make you want to say something about it
Sticking around is actually the annoying part
Someone wouldn't leave, so we just made a whole new group instead
Background and Key Points of This Topic
V6 disbanded in November 2021, partly due to the internal restructuring at Johnny & Associates (as it was known at the time). The anecdote about a former member leaving the group LINE the day after disbandment was revealed by Ken Miyake himself on a variety show. Worth noting: the segment was framed by the show with the provocative hook “apparently there’s a cold-hearted member,” so the original source material itself leans toward sensationalism. The thread split into two main camps: those who felt leaving was only natural once the group disbanded — and that staying dutifully would actually be the odd choice — versus those uneasy with Miyake choosing to reveal this on television in the first place, seeing it as tasteless. It should be noted that the article itself never states who actually left, so most of the thread’s reactions are based on speculation. Since leaving a group LINE chat after a job transfer or resignation is common behavior, quite a few commenters also questioned the very premise that “leaving = being cold-hearted.”
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Ken Miyake: The Member Who Left the Group LINE the Morning After V6 Disbanded — “After 20-Some Years, What a Cold Guy”“
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