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Akanishi Jin's Return Theory, Nagase Tomoya's Prize

4月28日10
Daily Gendai
　
News about marriage has surfaced about the "Big Couple" Nagase Tomoya and Hamasaki Ayumi. The official announcement of the marriage is planned to occur in October. As such, the two's schedules must be adjusted to fit this plan. The family register will then be submitted in December. Already, Johnny's Entertainment and Avex, [accidentally?] leaked this information to mass media. (According to credible sources.)

Nagase's and Hamasaki's relationship came to light six years ago. Since then, many rumors have arisen regarding their marriage, however, this time, in a big way, the circumstances are different.

It is believed that KAT-TUN's Akanishi Jin's return might be somehow related to Nagase's impending marriage, or so says insider sources. [Translator note: Akanishi Jin is one of the most popular members of KAT-TUN. He was on a hiatus of over six months to study abroad, and has -just- returned to restart his work with Johnny's.]

Insiders allege that Nagase's marriage is the "prize*" he obtained by [helping with] Akanishi's comeback plan. The bifurcated general opinion in Johnny's in regards to Akanishi's easy comeback created a dispute. There was a great argument/debate that resulted because of it. Associated talent voiced their doubts about Akanishi's return. Members said, "The quick/simple comeback was approved too fast for this person who had taken a selfish hiatus/holiday." Nagase patiently persuaded this opposition factor until finally, Akanishi's comeback was supported.

At this time, according to Johnny's executive leader, Higashiyama Noriyuki, the comeback is necessary to put on a good face. [The next bit is a little too difficult for me to translate, but it deals more with Jin] - Higashiyama has said that due to the state of affairs, Nagase's stock/worth immediately was driven up.

Now, there are murmurings going on in the background about Nagase's and Hamasaki's wedding approval. Due to the fact that Johnny's hasn't had great success in making movies, they have decided to create a joint venture with Avex to establish a common enterprise. It might be said that admission of the marriage between Nagase and Hamasaki might have brought in some capital for the project.

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Translation note:
*Prize = I'm not sure if they mean a literal prize or a prize as a result of karma for doing a good thing.

In relation to Jin:

Akanishi Jin (22) returned to his group KAT-TUN after taking a break from showbusiness. During the press conference, all the members welcomed him back and appealed to the audience to continue their support of KAT-TUN, as every newspaper has published. At KAT-TUN's Sendai concert, Akanishi passionately sang two songs, and it looks as though his return went smoothly in every aspect, but in reality, it wasn't such a clean comeback.

"There is no doubt that directly before the rumours about his retirement, Akanishi had a big argument with Johnny's Jimuho. It's also been said that there have been arguments inside Johnny's about his salary and his treatment. To have him return like this and announce that everything went like it was planned is just a method of Johnny's not to lose face.", says one reporter. "When we did research about his return, we found that there were plans to make him go solo, because it was expected that his return to the group would only cause trouble. In the end, Akanishi, the Jimusho and the other members had long talks and it was decided that he would return to the group. But there are members (is a member) who don't (doesn't) agree with his return."

Thinking about KAT-TUN's future, the members must have agreed to his return. It is certainly true that Akanishi's power is important for KAT-TUN.

Credit: Hakada

**I think this should be news.**