Shokotan Apologizes For Statements About Aegis Destroyer Incident
Tokyograph has reported that the Shoko Nakagawa (Shokotan) has drawn criticism for remarks she made about the two men who were in a fishing boat sunk by an MSDF Aegis destroyer:
During a discussion on TBS’ live program “Sunday Japon,” Nakagawa lamented the loss of the two men, referring to them as if they were dead. However, she corrected herself at the end of the show, saying that she had gotten too emotional and that she hopes the men return alive. She later repeated her apology on her blog.
A Nikkan Sports article states that TBS staff spoke to Shokotan during a commercial break, pointing out that her comments could be seen as rude/insensitive, so she decided to apologize for the statements.
The video clip of her statements/apology I have embedded in this post is the most-viewed video on YouTube Japan today. Many of the most up-voted Japanese comments on the video seem to be supportive of Shokotan.
The two men who were on the fishing boat when it was sunk nearly a weak ago remain unaccounted for, and are almost certainly not alive.
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I don’t think that was necessary.
Not because she’s a cute girl as opposed to a hairy man, but what can it do at this point?
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I think the comment by kamomek4 sums up my thoughts:
やっぱり。。。
マスコミが騒ぎすぎ。
そんなに責められるような発言は梨。
大丈夫でしょ。
(Just as I thought, the media is making too big a deal out of this. There wasn’t anything in the statement that had to be criticized that much. It’s OK.)
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Yes, it was necessary.
But how come such situation can happen?
What was her manager doing?
Aren’t the manager supposed to filter questions and prepare the answers?
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But how come such situation can happen?
What was her manager doing?
Aren’t the manager supposed to filter questions and prepare the answers?
I wonder about this too…I also wondered about this when Koda Kumi made that infamous comment.
I don’t think Shokotan’s comment was meant to be offensive, however. She lost her father at a young age, and one of the victims was only a year younger than her, and so I could understand her feelings about this possible death. Unlike what I felt about KK’s comment, I don’t think it’s that big a deal and she did apologize both on the show and on her blog (and her apology was a lot better than KK’s IMO), and looking at the highly-ranked YouTube comments and the threads at the Shokotan mixi community about this incident, she still has a lot of loyal fans supporting her. I’m sure that she’ll be able to get through this and that she won’t have to be suspended for a while like KK.
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Argh…I meant that one of the victims was the same age as her…sorry about that ^^;;
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