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Choreographer and TV personality Papaya Suzuki (60) has announced he will skip his scheduled live appearance at Kanda Myojin Hall in Tokyo on September 27 due to poor health. He has reportedly been recuperating since mid-September, and doctors have determined he needs a bit more time to recover. On the same day, September 25, it was also announced that Unagi Kazuhiro of comedy duo Ginjishari would be unable to perform in his solo live show on the 26th due to illness, so the event will instead go ahead as a solo talk show by his partner, Hashimoto Nao. This month has also seen reports of health issues affecting Snow Man’s Iwamoto Sho, Dennis Ueno, and Yutaka Mizutani, among others, sparking discussion on 5channel split between those pointing to industry factors like aging performers and the spread of event-cancellation insurance, and those linking the cause to vaccines.
Choreographer and TV personality Papaya Suzuki (60) has announced he will not appear at “Funky Diamond 18: Wack Wack TV Live Special,” scheduled for the 27th at Kanda Myojin Hall in Tokyo, due to poor health. The event’s official account made the announcement on the 25th. Reports of health issues among entertainers have been piling up this month.
According to the announcement, Papaya Suzuki’s health declined starting in mid-September, and he is currently recuperating. Staff have been in careful, ongoing discussions with him while monitoring his condition, and under a doctor’s diagnosis it was determined that “a bit more time will be needed before recovery.” He reportedly strongly wished to perform, saying he wanted to “stand on stage as much as possible,” but out of caution has decided to sit this one out.
That same day, comedy duo Ginjishari announced via their official X account that member Unagi Kazuhiro would be unable to appear in the solo live show scheduled for the 26th due to poor health. As a result, the show will proceed as planned but will instead be a solo talk performance by his partner, Hashimoto Nao.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Wonder what they'll do.
Will they bring in a stand-in?
Yeah, he's been out and about — even did a Suzuki (car maker) commercial
Hope it's nothing serious
I've always enjoyed watching him, he's funny
Yeah it is
High fever, and fatigue that drags on for days
You could drop dead tomorrow and it wouldn't be strange.
Better to be brave and take the time off.
People used to say life expectancy was 50.
Now everyone's living past 70.
Even regular people went to work while sick
Even more than back when he talked about dieting, he looks gaunt and worn out now
There's no way none of them ever get sick or die
Now even a slight fever gets you side-eyed — catching a cold is basically treated like a crime
Between the disaster typhoons hitting Kanto and all these celebrities falling ill…
could this be the curse of Taira no Masakado? (a historical figure whose grave is said to bring misfortune)
The flu going around isn't a coincidence either.
Some people arranged time off work, paid real money for travel and hotels to be there
Stuff like that happens in every industry
And if tickets aren't selling well, canceling is actually less of a loss than pushing through with a weak show
Background and Talking Points
The health issues reported together this time involve celebrities of different generations and different affiliations — Papaya Suzuki (60), Snow Man’s Iwamoto Sho, Dennis Ueno, and Yutaka Mizutani — and no shared diagnosis or cause has been made public for any of them. It is true that since the COVID-19 pandemic, “event-cancellation insurance” has become more widespread, reducing the financial loss from canceling a show and making it easier for performers to simply rest rather than push through illness. It’s also worth noting that many veteran entertainers are in their 50s to 70s, an age bracket where health issues naturally tend to cluster. That said, the thread was full of posts blaming “vaccine side effects” — this is speculation without any medical evidence, and unrelated to the actual cause of each individual’s condition. The easy misunderstanding for readers is assuming that because several people’s health issues were reported around the same time, there must be one shared cause — but at this point it’s more likely that each case is an unrelated coincidence.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou Sports Express+) thread “Wave of Health Issues Hits Entertainment World This Month — Papaya Suzuki, Snow Man’s Iwamoto Sho, Dennis Ueno, Yutaka Mizutani, and Others.”
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