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Fortune teller Hosoki goes ballistic over episode of Fuji TV's 'Top Anchor'
“How to apologize to the fortune teller has been a headache for executives of Fuji TV,” an employee of the network says.
He was referring to Kazuko Hosoki, the best known fortune teller in Japan and the “star” of one of Fuji's highest rated variety programs.
Hosoki has enormous influence over the media. On May 2, the “queen,” as she is known, made a phone call to the producer of her TV show. “What the hell is going on?” she demanded of him. The producer had no idea what she was referring to. Hosoki went on to explain that the object of her wrath was Fuji's latest hit, the popular drama “Top Anchor,” which earned a 23.1% rating for its first episode and good reviews for its star, Yuki Amami.
It was the third episode on May 1, however, that made Hosoki go ballistic. The episode centered on a fortune teller who told a client: “You are going to hell!” Hosoki's trademark line is “You’re gonna go to hell!” What's more, the hairstyle, the school of fortune-telling, the dialogue and the fortune teller's attitude didn't make it too difficult to see that the character wais modeled after Hosoki.
“The drama is set in a news department. Thus, including a Hosoki-like fortune teller in an episode does, to some extent, reflect the reality of Japan’s current society,” said a Fuji TV spokesperson. “In fact, some staff in the news department at Fuji think that it is wrong to let Hosoki do whatever she wants just because her show pulls in high ratings.”
Even worse for Hosoki, the fortune teller in the drama was exposed as a fraud at the end of the episode.
“Hosoki has been saying that she feels betrayed by Fuji even though Fuji owes her a lot,” said a member of the production staff. “The network did send an executive to apologize, but she was so furious that she turned him away at the door.”
Eventually, one of the producers of “Top Anchor” is said to have gotten down on his hands and knees to beg Hosoki's foregiveness and offer her a feature program.
Already, Hosoki makes 4 to 5 million yen per regular show, so it is anyone's guess how much she will be paid for the feature program.
Fuji's PR department has refused to confirm or deny the apology. Maybe they are afraid Hosoki will tell them: “You’re gonna go to hell without an appropriate apology.” (Translated by Masatoshi Kuwahara)
May 26, 2006
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sleidia   (May 27 2006 - 01:33) | Rate | Report |
| sleidia | |
| Unagi_Dawn (May 27 2006 - 05:10) | Rate | Report |
| Fortunetelling is a fraud? | |
| lummox (May 27 2006 - 08:48) | Rate | Report |
What's funny is that they sent people to apologise to her. She must actually believe her own bulldust.
| Fortune teller Hosoki goes ballistic over episode of Fuji TV's 'Top Anchor' | |
| Nessie (May 27 2006 - 11:59) | Rate | Report |
| Fortune teller Hosoki goes ballistic over episode of Fuji TV's 'Top Anchor' | |
| kimigano (May 28 2006 - 22:11) | Rate | Report |
And, she needs to get some perspective. Something like 99.5% of the world's population has no interest or knowledge of her whatsoever.
| hands and kness? | |
| forcefilm (May 29 2006 - 15:04) | Rate | Report |
She must think she is some kind of feudal lord.
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| tetsukon (May 29 2006 - 16:15) | Rate | Report |
!!!!!
If she does 40 shows a year that's well over $US1.5million, too many zeros to do that in yen.
I predict tomorrow will be Tuesday.
| Money no object | |
| sjg (May 30 2006 - 11:35) | Rate | Report |
Hit the "off" switch.
| "why didn't she see it coming???" | |
| pheasantplucker (May 30 2006 - 12:47) | Rate | Report |
| Fortune teller Hosoki goes ballistic over episode of Fuji TV's 'Top Anchor' | |
| DXJP (Jun 2 2006 - 10:00) | Rate | Report |
| Fortune teller Hosoki goes ballistic over episode of Fuji TV's 'Top Anchor' | |
| gogogo (Jun 5 2006 - 18:01) | Rate | Report |
| I'd like to see that episode | |
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