2023-07-11 10:39:00
Mixed martial artist / YouTuber ・Mirai AsakuraOn July 10, BreakingDown Co., Ltd., the president of which is Mr. Yugo Itagaki (YUGO) has announced that he has retired from the board.
According to the announcement, Yugo Itagaki has already left the company, has no involvement in management or business, and has no capital ties.
YUGO who also participated as a “BreakingDown” player
Speaking of Yugo Itagaki, he was the representative of BreakingDown Co., Ltd. In November 2022, he participated in the mixed martial arts event “BreakingDown6” as YUGO.
“you can do itwith the phrase,Van NakamuraHe was the person who was approached by Mr., and the flow until the match decision attracted attention. Mr. Ban Nakamura won the match.
In addition, during the CEO era, he was also in charge of the radio personality of Nippon Broadcasting System “BreakingDown RADIO”, but retired in February 2023.
Mikuru Asakura, the founder and producer of the event, was appointed as the new president, and Yugo Itagaki was appointed as CBO (Chief Branding Officer) and overseas business representative.
This time, the reason for his resignation and leaving the company has not been clarified, but “Weekly Women’s PRIME” reported in February that another company run by Yugo Itagaki had multiple lawsuits.External link）。
Martial arts event “BreakingDown” produced by Mirai Asakura
“BreakingDown” is a martial arts program and event featuring fighters with various backgrounds such as boxing, karate, kudo, judo, Japanese martial arts, sumo, and systema.
Mirai Asakura, a martial artist who has 3.22 million subscribers and is also a YouTuber, is the producer.
The name has the meaning of “continuing to break down” the common image of martial arts and fighters.
Under the special rule of one round per minute, not only fighters but also non-professional fighters such as rappers, hosts, talents and YouTubers will participate. Unpredictable auditions and match developments are gaining popularity.
“BreakingDown 8.5”, which was broadcast live on YouTube on July 1, recorded 370,000 simultaneous viewers. In August,BreakingDown9” will also be held.
An anti-social organization was established, and some players were arrested
“Super BREAKING DOWN Breaking Down Official BOOK” released in May
Regarding “BreakingDown”, on July 7, the participating playerssoy sauce nikiRyosuke Iemura was arrested by the Kyoto Prefectural Police on suspicion of causing injury. In response, the management side has issued an indefinite suspension (External link）。
Also, another popular player, Satoru Kubota, was arrested in March 2023 on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend (Kubota injured another contestant by throwing a chair at him, and was allowed to participate indefinitely before his arrest. has been suspended).
Perhaps because of the nature of the event, which aims to break down the conventional image of martial arts, there are many contestants who have no experience in martial arts aiming for upstarts.
People from different fields meet at the audition, and the development of the fate that was born there is appealing in the one-minute main battle.
On the other hand, it has been pointed out that there are problems such as the fact that participants are arrested one following another because they do not ask regarding their backgrounds when participating, and in May, an anti-social countermeasures organization consisting of 14 people, including former police officers, was established. rice field.
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