The surname of Masahiro Nakai from SMAP should have been "Nakai" (the term for a ryokan waitress).
The surname of Masahiro Nakai from SMAP should have been "Nakai" (the homophone that means "attendant"), or so it should have been. Also, a great many people remember that he suffered serious injuries in some kind of accident. As of 2025, Mr. Masahiro Nakai is being scooped and pursued by the weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun (a Japanese weekly known for exposés) over sexual-violence allegations connected to Fuji TV (a Japanese TV network), and suspicions such as illegal drug use have also surfaced.
This case is part of the Mandela Effect case database based on "The Window of Opportunity: A Guidepost to the Mandela Effect — The Ultra-Secret X-Files" by Aoyama Takuto.