Society | Jul 23

Tomoya Nagase to leave all-male pop group Tokio next March

Tomoya Nagase, a member of the Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, will leave the group next March, its talent agency said Wednesday, marking the departure of yet another member from the original group of five.

The 41-year-old is leaving to "work behind-the-scenes to create a new type of job from scratch," Johnny & Associates Inc. said in a statement.

Tokio made its music debut in 1994 as a five-member group, but the number dropped to four after the company terminated the contract of Tatsuya Yamaguchi, 48, for forcibly kissing a female high school student at his home in 2018.

Source: ANNnewsCH


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