On the 9th, WEST.’s Junta Nakama (38) addressed the departures of Ryusei Fujii (33) and Nozomu Kotaki (30), announced on August 30, during an appearance on Nippon TV’s “DayDay.”, apologizing for what he called “conduct unbecoming of an adult member of society.” The excerpt of the article doesn’t specify exactly what this “unbecoming conduct” refers to. On the 5ch Geinou/Sports News+ board, interpretations were split: some took it to mean the two departing members left work commitments unfulfilled, while others connected it to lingering questions about another member, Daiki Shigeoka, who reportedly kept his marriage and fatherhood secret for a long time.
WEST.’s Junta Nakama Apologizes Over Members’ Departure: “Conduct unbecoming of an adult… all we can do now is rebuild trust through our attitude”
WEST.’s Junta Nakama (38) appeared on Nippon TV’s “DayDay.” (weekdays 9:00 AM) on the 9th.
He commented on the August 30 announcement that Ryusei Fujii (33) and Nozomu Kotaki (30) would be leaving the group.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
Wait, from the members too?
That's not the issue
And he even used the chaos of another member's marriage announcement to slip his own news in at the same time
referring to the departure?
Or to an idol keeping it secret from the members that he was married and even already had a kid?
Way to make it sound like the two who left are the bad guys, lol
At a normal company nobody says 'I don't like that this guy got married, so I'm quitting'
Isn't it more like 'this affects us too, so just tell us properly'?
If you hide being married with kids from your coworkers and your boss, that IS a problem
That's true for a normal company, but
idols make their living off a pseudo-romance business — it's on a completely different level
Shigeoka's the one who committed 'conduct unbecoming of an adult' first
has to be Shigeoka
No — it's because he hid everything: dating, marriage, having a kid, all while they thought he was one of them
They've had a good long run, and age-wise this is as good a moment as any
A boss needs to know for HR reasons, like insurance and dependents,
but a coworker doesn't necessarily need to be told
Well, it's a job where it affects the group's popularity too
Even calling him 'unmarried' — he's already had a girlfriend exposed, so he's honestly in no position to talk
Bailing on a live show is going to leave bad blood
If they'd calmly finished it out first and then left, that would've been the mature way to handle it, perfectly
The agency approved the departure though, right? And it was the agency that decided they wouldn't appear at the event, right?
If they'd bailed on an appearance while still being asked to stay, sure, that would be 'conduct unbecoming of an adult' — but that's not what happened
It's normal for idols to hide relationships — who actually publicly announces 'I started dating so-and-so'?
That's not it
It's because he canceled already-scheduled work and then left
Oh, so this departure was his own choice?
I assumed the agency kicked him out of the group as a warning to others
Once you've left, you don't need to do that work anymore
The remaining members just handle it
Even five people can still get the job done
Yeah, probably
Getting married or leaving the group is fine, but bailing last-minute like that isn't
That's the only explanation that makes sense
Shigeoka was always secretive by nature, but I think he just never told the agency or the members about being married and having a kid — both taboo for an idol
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
The news behind this article reports on Nakama’s remarks following the August 30 departure announcement, but the excerpt alone doesn’t make clear who or what “conduct unbecoming of an adult” actually refers to. As a result, interpretations on the thread split roughly two ways. One reading takes it to mean that the two departing members left behind group commitments that had already been scheduled. The other reading connects the remark to frustration with another member, Daiki Shigeoka, who is said to have long kept his marriage and fatherhood hidden from both the members and the agency — and this second reading was more prominent by post volume. That said, some posts pointed out that the departure itself had been approved by the agency, so it isn’t clear from the public remarks alone whether the two departing members can fairly be said to have unilaterally abandoned their work. Which reading is closer to Nakama’s actual intent will have to wait for further reporting.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] WEST.’s Junta Nakama Apologizes Over Members Ryusei Fujii & Nozomu Kotaki’s Departure: “Conduct unbecoming of an adult… all we can do now is rebuild trust through our attitude”.”
