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The story
It came to light on September 30 via a Daily Shincho report that fitness personality Nakayama Kinnikun has been sued by people connected to actor Kane Kosugi, demanding he “pay back the money.” The defendants are Kinnikun himself, his personal agency “Company 333,” and former manager Yuichi Iio, who has already been arrested on suspicion of fraud. The plaintiffs are jointly demanding a total of ¥162 million, of which ¥70 million is claimed from the individual plaintiff alone. Opinions on 5ch were split — some argued it’s unreasonable to hold Kinnikun liable after the fact when lending the money was the plaintiff’s own decision, while others raised the question of the talent’s duty of oversight, such as how the agency’s official seal was managed.
9/30 (Wed) 12:31
Daily Shincho
“Kane Furious, Feels ‘Betrayed’ by Kinnikun”
Source: topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp / Original article here
What people said
Corporate data breaches pull the same move, don't they
"We suffered unauthorized access" and leaked your info
So it's damages, random attacker, Shane (a disjointed word-association riff — exact meaning unclear, possibly a meme chain)
POWER! ("Power!" is Kinnikun's own catchphrase)
Yoshimoto would probably just front that kind of cash for him.
Kinnikun could pay it back easily anyway.
Lending the money was his own call —
it's not like Kinnikun was standing there telling him to hand it over.
And yet they're pinning the outcome all on him? That's just idiotic.
Kinnikun's name value is insane.
This Iio guy just used his name without permission to run the scam, right?
And he's already been arrested for it.
Just make him pay it back.
He doesn't have the means to repay it, so they're suing jointly (the scammer, Kinnikun, and Kinnikun's company — three parties).
If Kinnikun had left management of the company seal or his own personal seal in the scammer's hands, joint liability can sometimes be established (since it's normal to trust a contract that's been properly stamped).
But if it was just a verbal arrangement (some made-up line like "I've been put in charge of producing Kinnikun's health food line"), that alone probably wouldn't hold up.
Sounds more like whoever was handling Kane's side of things just got caught up in the fraud…
It's an ugly fight between two guys both trying to cash in on someone else's name.
Maybe he'll at least get some token amount back.
I'd have assumed it was the manager's job to keep the talent in line.
If he'd been at a big agency that employed the manager directly, would he have been in the clear?
Well, that probably happens to everyone, but for Kinnikun it's a serious blow to his image.
Nakayama sure racks up the money troubles.
The Ohtani of the muscle world.
Guess Ohtani (Shohei Ohtani, MLB star) counts as part of the muscle world too, lol
Cutting off contact outright is just dumb.
He's built his whole image on being a good guy — he should've handled this carefully to avoid a lawsuit.
I get that Kinnikun was scared of saying anything careless,
but not even managing "I'll consult a lawyer and get back to you" is the real problem.
They should be suing the lender first.
They are suing him.
The defendants are Kinnikun, his personal agency "Company 333" (read "Sasami" — a pun on 3-3-3 that also means chicken breast, a nod to bodybuilding), and former manager Yuichi Iio (52). The defendants are being asked to jointly pay a total of ¥162 million, of which ¥70 million is being claimed by Mr. A.
Hire decent people for once.
I think they were called "Perfect Powers."
Nah, it's right there in Re: #1.
Background and Key Points of This Story
Nakayama Kinnikun previously left the major talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo and has been operating under his own independent agency, “Company 333” — the backstory behind thread comments like “maybe he should go back to Yoshimoto.” The lawsuit stems from the arrest of former manager Yuichi Iio on suspicion of fraud, with the plaintiff seeking joint payment from both Kinnikun himself and his agency. The central question is how far a talent’s personal liability extends for money trouble caused by their manager — as comment 59 points out, whether joint liability sticks depends on how much Kinnikun actually entrusted the manager with handling contracts and the company or personal seal. The framing behind the headline — that “‘I’m a victim’ won’t fly” — reflects reports that Kinnikun’s side cut off contact without fulfilling any duty to explain, which is why the reporting suggests this can’t simply be written off as him being a victim.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuho+) thread “Nakayama Kinnikun sued by parties connected to “Kane Kosugi” demanding “pay back the money”! Claim amount ¥160 million — “‘I’m a victim’ won’t fly”.”
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