On TBS Radio’s “Bakushou Mondai Car Boy,” comedian Hikari Ota revealed that during a production meeting for NHK E-tele’s “#Buzz English – See the World Through SNS,” actor Jiro Sato suddenly showed up and apologized for a past incident between them. The 5channel thread reacting to this story saw a mix of takes — some calling an unannounced dressing-room visit normal industry etiquette, others saying it could come across as harassment depending on who’s on the receiving end — with plenty of comments also tying it back to Sato’s past behavior.
Comedy duo Bakushou Mondai’s Hikari Ota revealed on the late-night broadcast of TBS Radio’s “JUNK Bakushou Mondai Car Boy” on the 15th that he was greeted backstage by actor Jiro Sato.
[Photo] Jiro Sato back when he was slim
Ota, who appears on NHK E-tele’s “#Buzz English – See the World Through SNS,” said Sato suddenly turned up the other day while he was at NHK for a production meeting.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
it's just a backstage greeting
if he hadn't, people would've said
"guess he didn't come because of that whole incident"
It literally says he showed up suddenly
Not many guys do whatever they want at work and still make it work this well
kind of wish they'd swapped him out honestly
everyone's got their own way of doing things, can't exactly tell someone "do it like this"
What, is he supposed to book an appointment for what time he's stopping by? It's not your house, lol
They were literally in the middle of a meeting though
meanwhile posting a string of "please everyone worry about me"-type updates
That's exactly the kind of thing that gets him hated
@actor_satojiro
That's Ota-san for you. This is exactly why I respect the guy.
Also — damn it, I couldn't help laughing at the punchline. Idiot.
Hmm
yeah, this is exactly why whenever I see a post like this
I just think "oh, Jiro, lol"
Making the guy himself laugh too — that's Ota for you
but it's being treated like he barged into someone's private space
If we're on the same show, sure, I'd go say hi. Otherwise I wouldn't bother going out of my way
well, I've been watching "I'm Okamoto, Just an Ordinary Salaryman Who's Kind of Into History" on YouTube instead anyway
who actually benefits from painting Jiro Sato as the type who innocently barges into dressing rooms without meaning any harm?
They debated this on Ametalk once too — Miyasako made a big show of manliness saying "you don't have to come see me," but guys like Miyasako are exactly the type who'd end up grumbling about it forever if you actually didn't show up
If he only felt weird about it specifically when Sato showed up, that itself would be the odd part
What makes you think he didn't knock first?
Do you just fling doors open without warning?
He poked his head in shouting "Ota-san!" in the middle of a meeting — you really think he knocked first?
Background and Talking Points
The original article doesn’t spell out exactly what the “incident” Jiro Sato reportedly apologized for actually was, but the thread’s reactions suggest there was a past episode where an unannounced dressing-room visit became a problem. This time, Ota seems to have taken a similarly sudden visit in good humor, and that contrast is what sparked the debate over whether how such a visit lands depends on who’s doing the visiting. Many posters pointed out that greeting people backstage beforehand is itself a long-standing entertainment-industry custom, with whether you go or not depending on things like whether you’re appearing on the same show or the seniority relationship involved — suggesting this isn’t simply a matter of manners. The fact that Matsuko and Ariyoshi reportedly scrapped the greeting custom altogether was also brought up, showing practices vary even within the industry.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geino/Sports News+) thread “Hikari Ota Gets an Apology from Jiro Sato Over Old Incident: ‘Guess People Really Do Just Show Up in Your Dressing Room’.”
