Oh my god I just read like four pages' worth of posts and I'm losing my mind. This whole thread (and that guy's life) is a mess :laugh

MARO went to ayu's MADE IN JAPAN concert

I'm glad he finally made up his mind

what a surprise

since we had a reminder about his existence I went to maro's twitter to see what's he is doing now

except posting unbelievable amount of selfies

Didn't find anything interesting ) He is a DJ and kids dance teacher. Still married

I'm glad he is ok not doing strange things.

stay off the grass, Maroka. You can do it.

Ah, reagrding that "grass-eating"...
I've just recently learned in university , that grass-eating is a Japanese term to describe a certain type of men in Japanese society.
So whoever translated Maro's interview most definitely didn't know that.
He didn't want to say anything bad about his situation or Ayu with that.
Classic example of a cultural misunderstanding.

You can all stop now with the jokes about it. :laugh

^ Wow!!! Mindblowing hahaha
Thanks for the explanation!
That makes more sense now...

Wow, I would never have guessed that! :laugh Thanks for sharing the explanation with us :)

Sure, I mean, I didn't know it before as well! :)

So, when he said he had a "phase of eating grass", when he left Ayu's troupe after she broke up with him, he basically only meant he was turning away from being a "macho" or away from that traditional image of a Japanese man.
Never read one of his interviews myself, he apparently said and did some horribe things, but that one wasn't one of those.
And maybe this was even a good thing and that may be the reason his marriage and family seem to work after all?

Yeah! I remember the translation came out on Arama so I'm sure it had a little nasty touch to it.

And that explains why he went to MADE IN JAPAN Tour!

Honestly I have always questioned this story. It just seemed too weird and silly to be true.:laugh
I'm glad to get more clarity now. But I don't think the grass eating jokes will stop. I think he will always be seen negatively. Which I don't think Maro is really that bad.

Welllllllll... I don't see my Artist Bashing/Flaming mark from April 2015 coming down anytime soon. It says "Expires: Never". So... :rolleyes