Regarding the idea of withdrawing from the company, Zhongju Zhengguang said that he had also discussed it with the firm around May to June last year. Looking back at the situation of SMAP disbanding, he said: "When it was disbanding, it was not just me, but other members also had a transition period. Because after all, it has been nearly 30 years, it cannot be said that all enthusiasm has been consumed... But what should we do next? Everyone is not very clear. I thought that after a long time, the ship will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge, but it seems that it is not the case. It is almost time to consider my future path. One of the main reasons for quitting the club: I have to change the current environment!"
On the day before the press conference, I also informed Takuya Kimura and Goro Inagaki, Shingo Kasuga, Takura Kazutao, and others who have already quit the club, and told them about their plans to quit the club. Everyone’s reply situation is different. Of course, there are people who have not yet responded, and there are also very casual replies and various reactions. Cao Jian just replied to about 1 line of words - what is this? … I felt that I didn’t seem so cold before, but there were also times when I didn’t contact her for a long time. In short, half and half. ”