Jan 23, 2025 · Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations.

Masahiro Nakai (中居 正広, Nakai Masahiro, born August 18, 1972) is a Japanese former television personality, actor, radio personality, and singer. He debuted as the leader of the boy band SMAP, [1] which had been the best-selling boy band in Asia. [2]

Jan 23, 2025 · TOKYO – One of Japan’s biggest pop stars and best-known television hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement on Jan 2 3 over sexual misconduct allegations, reports said, in the latest...

Jan 23, 2025 · Masahiro Nakai, a host on Fuji TV, allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at a dinner party in 2023. ... After SMAP disbanded in 2016, Nakai went on to become a television host as well as one of the ...

Jan 23, 2025 · TV personality Masahiro Nakai announced on Thursday that he would retire from the entertainment industry amid allegations of sexual misconduct. In a statement released on his website, the 52-year ...

Jan 27, 2025 · The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement with a woman over the alleged sex assault at a 2023 dinner party that ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Former star of J-pop band SMAP Masahiro Nakai resigned after several damning reports and suspicions that broadcasting giant Fuji TV covered up the assault case. The scandal is part of a wave...

Jan 23, 2025 · Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, says he has retired from show business following alleged sexual misconduct that led broadcasters to suspend programs featuring him.

Jan 27, 2025 · Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a 2023 dinner party allegedly organised by Fuji TV staff. ... Nakai, a former member of boy band SMAP and a household name who fronted ...

Jan 8, 2025 · TOKYO – Major TV networks have distanced themselves from one of Japan’s biggest 1990s boy band stars, after media reports said he paid a woman a large settlement related to alleged sexual...