Starto Entertainment

um yeah I'm just like like We're going to talk about the...

You know what? You know what? There's been some issues that have been happening with Starto that we're going to talk about in the...

We're going to include those things in this episode.

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Nogizaka.

But we noticed something in that chart where I think the big, and this is the thing, going back to last week's episode, last time's episode, Music Awards Japan, everyone was really surprised that miss green apple won artist of the year because um everyone was thinking it was gonna be somebody else primarily milk because milk and soccer action were the big winners so like we said next year it could be milk's year and then so i want to introduce a concept so hannah who um our former co-host she appears every now and then maybe she has time she she was around around 15 years ago we had a concept called the warring states period it was for female idols and now we enter that time for male idols because basically someone posted this on japanese twitter about how like there was a tv show actually and someone posted the graphic of how just like it seems as if like in male idledom this is actually going back to the award trip remember when um When Tsurumasaki was asking Kinty about just like the concept of being an idol and how like the idol world is like growing and everything.

Do you remember when he asked him that at the show? Well, it seems as if like that actually is like really taking place because we have Starto.

Everyone knows Starto.

Acast.com.

On August 30, 2026, it was announced that Fuji Ryusei and Kotaki Nozomu would be leaving popular Japan's pop group West, while still remaining under Stato Entertainment.

Its spark made a shock among fans, but the suddenness of the announcement also sparked speculations, especially following the announcement that the upcoming Kamigata Expo Park Festival performance would not have all seven members, with refunds being given to fans.

It has also raised questions about the future activities of the remaining five members.