Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

On the 14th, author Hirotada Ototake posted on X about the structure of online harassment, describing it as “a hell-like world where thousands, tens of thousands of people are rubbing their hands together, thinking, ‘Alright, who should we go after next?’” The remark was reported by Sports Nippon, and a thread went up on 5ch’s Entertainment/Sports News+ board. In the thread, some said “if you don’t want to get bashed, just quit social media,” while others pointed to his own past behavior, asking “didn’t he himself once try to turn a restaurant employee into an online target?” — opinions on the remark were split.

Hirotada Ototake on the “Hell-Like World”: “Tens of Thousands of People Thinking, ‘Alright, Who’s Next?’” – Sports Nippon

September 14, 2026, 20:48 — Sports Nippon Annex Reporting Team

Author Hirotada Ototake (50) updated his X (formerly Twitter) account on the 14th, addressing a “hell-like world.”

Source: sponichi.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Hirotada Ototake on the “Hell-Like World”: “Tens of Thousands of People Thinking, ‘Alright, Who’s Next?’”“.

Minoru Murota of the comedy duo “Gappori Kensetsu” made waves after quoting a news article on X about his newly appointed partner Yuki Kuroda’s current situation, sighing “not another debt problem.” According to the original article, Kuroda is living in an apartment with ¥50,000 monthly rent while carrying ¥3 million in debt and continuing to frequent girls’ bars (hostess-style bars where customers pay to chat and drink with young women). On the thread, alongside shock that Kuroda — once celebrated as a genius child actor — had fallen so far, many commenters cited overseas former child stars like Macaulay Culkin to discuss what they called “the curse of the child star breakout.”

Former child prodigy actor Yuki Kuroda: “¥50,000 rent, ¥3 million in debt, still hitting the girls’ bars” — shocking update leaves new comedy partner sighing, “Not another debt problem”

“I’d heard about the drinking. But my partner in debt again…?”

On September 13, Minoru Murota of the comedy duo “Gappori Kensetsu” posted an update on X. His quote-post of an article covering the current situation of Yuki Kuroda — who had recently been announced as his new partner, taking over from former partner Toshio Kobori — has been generating buzz.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

93AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:57

That made me laugh.

98AnonymousSep 15, 2026 00:05

Re: #93
No way lol.

It looks like they slapped a beard on a kid —
so uncanny.

*This article was compiled by excerpting and summarizing the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Former child prodigy actor Yuki Kuroda: “Rent ¥50,000, debt ¥3 million, still hitting the girls’ bars” — shocking update leaves new comedy partner sighing, “Not another debt problem”.”

The film “How to Commit the Perfect Crime in 5 Seconds,” starring WEST.’s Daiki Shigeoka, opened on September 11, but its opening-day box office reportedly came in at an estimated ¥16 million. Released across roughly 213 theaters, seating data posted on 5ch suggested the sales rate was under 10% of available seats. Shigeoka has recently been in the news over his marriage and the revelation of a previously undisclosed child, with some fans reportedly abandoning him as a result. Thread posters were split on how much of the poor showing was due to the marriage/secret-child fallout versus a simple lack of buzz or promotion for the film itself.

Daiki Shigeoka’s Starring Film Opens to “Estimated ¥16 Million” — Marriage Scandal Exposes Deep Fan Exodus

On September 11, the film “How to Commit the Perfect Crime in 5 Seconds,” starring idol group WEST.’s Daiki Shigeoka, hit theaters. But its start doesn’t seem to have been a strong one.

The film is a perfect-crime suspense story in which the protagonist uses generative AI to cover up a murder committed by his younger sister. Expectations were high for the lead’s terrified expression as he’s driven into a corner, and for his serious yet versatile performance as the older brother trying to talk his sister down — but the opening-day box office reportedly fell flat.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

30AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:26

213 theaters, so a mid-sized release I guess?
Seats: 91,753
Sold: 4,101
So roughly 4.4% occupancy?

31AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:28

¥16 million, that's like the price of three minivans lol, must be a massive loss

32AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:29

Saw '#Manhole' pop up on Amazon Prime and it looked like my kind of thing, so I watched it
Only at the ending credits did I go 'oh, I know that name' and realize it starred a Johnny's idol
Didn't bother me at all though, the acting was fine

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] WEST.’s Daiki Shigeoka — Starring Film Opens to “Estimated ¥16 Million,” Marriage Scandal Exposes Deep Fan Exodus.”