We've recently seen two similar incidents among Japanese celebrities. One is about an actress, Erika Sawajiri. The other is about Daiki Kameda, a teenager boxer.
Those 2 youngsters were talented, but far more outstanding because of their arrogant attitudes to the press. It is true that it was uncomfortable to see, but it's also true not too small part of the society was enjoying watching them behaving like that. Especially the media loved them. When Sawajiri or Kameda were just mocking them, they loved even that.
And then the 2 made a mistake almost at the same time, but in their respective field.
Sawajiri appeared for the premiere of her new movie just in a bad mood and only said "Well, whatever" to the questions from the interviewer. Kameda had a boxing match to challenge the champion, and lost. When he realised he was losing, he went panicked. He attacked the champion in an unadmitted, dangerous way and finally held the champion's body to throw him out of the ring. Some media reported desperate Kameda had tried to stick the champion in his eyes.
I found Kameda's case quite amusing, but the public turned to their enemy the next morning. Regarding Sawajiri, the media said she had betrayed the audience who came to the premiere and hurt co-stars' feelings as well. Since Kameda had declared he would commit Harakiri when he loses the match, people called for his commitment to be fulfilled. Japan Boxing Committee decided to suspend Daiki from any match for 12 months. Sawajiri didn't get any punishment officially, but has been almost ignored since then.
Naturally I like polite people better and Sawajiri and Kameda didn't come into my taste from the beginning, but I must say I feel more disgusted at the people who changed the attitude just overnight. They as adult praised and lured those kids to the ladder of fame, and one day, all of sudden, take the ladder away. It's a shameless thing isn't it?
TV talk shows are dealing with their cases from every different view only to lead to the same conclusion, which makes me sick. If you can't stand their rudeness, say so regardless of their success. If you don't dare do so, just shut up until the end. What is really annoying is not arrogant, simple-minded people like Sawajiri and Kameda, but those who are humble, weak, innocent and clever enough to wait for the right moment.
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