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Actor Jiro Sato (57) updated his X account on September 15, admitting to a change in his physique with the words “Right now, I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been in my life.” While the post rallied himself with “I’ve got to work hard on my diet,” it also doubled as a plug for his appearance on NHK’s “Rekishi Tantei” (History Detectives), airing the next day, the 16th. On 5ch, the post drew mixed reactions: some took it as simple weight-gain banter, while others, recalling past reports of social-media controversies involving him, questioned the timing of his return to activity and the real motive behind the show plug.
Tue, 9/15, 1:56 PM
Actor Jiro Sato (57) updated his X account on the 15th with a report on his physical condition.
Sato confessed, “Right now, I’m the biggest I’ve ever been. In other words, I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been in my life.” While psyching himself up with “I’ve got to work hard on my diet,” he added, “Not that anyone cares about that personal update, but tomorrow’s Rekishi Tantei is ‘Tokyo: The Phantom World Heritage Site, the Tokugawa Family Mausoleum.’ We dig into a lost national treasure. Airs tomorrow, the 16th (Wednesday), at 10pm.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
It's not actually a new job
He's unpleasant, just fire him — Hideki Takahashi, Yutaka Matsushige, or Kuniyoshi Matsumura would make a better host
I want him dropped in next month's programming shakeup
Replace him with Yo Oizumi
What about promoting Bayside Shakedown ("Odoru")?
Oh wait, he's got a script, so I guess he's technically playing the 'chief' role lol
Maybe it's the stress-eating type of thing
Ugh, gotta hold back, hold back (not holding back at all)
This old man's attention-seeking is genuinely scary
His agency and probably everyone around him have told him this, but he won't listen — that's how this guy ended up like this lol
Has some real presence
'Ugh, gotta hold back' → not holding back at all
This is a lie too lol
Better massage that jaw good
Right?
Show promotion should just be handled by the show's official account
He shouldn't be drawing attention to himself
Nobody could dare cast a guy this scary lol
Is he just back like nothing happened?
'This will be my last post' probably just meant he'd stop posting about the whole mess with Fuji TV, right?
Background and key points of this topic
This year, Jiro Sato has repeatedly drawn attention for his social-media remarks amid reports of harassment toward a co-star and reports that Ai Hashimoto refused to work with him again. He’s also known for a past statement declaring a certain post would be his “last one,” so without that context it’s hard to see why this lighthearted mix of a diet confession and show plug drew so much reaction. Opinions in the thread split two ways: those who took it as simple weight-gain banter, and those who criticized the resumption of his social-media activity itself as “saying one thing and doing another” or as being purely for show promotion. It should be noted, for clarity beyond what the article itself states, that the only things Sato explicitly states in the post are his weight gain, his resolve to diet, and the announcement of his appearance on “Rekishi Tantei” airing the next day, the 16th — he does not directly address the past harassment allegations himself.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Actor Jiro Sato suddenly confesses: ‘Right now, I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been in my life… I’ve got to work hard on my diet’ — also announces TV appearance.”
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