Yoshimoto Kogyo terminates contract with Plus/Minus Iwahashi Yoshimasa "Deems it difficult to maintain management contract''. It has been announced that Yoshimoto Kogyo has terminated its management contract with Yoshimasa Iwahashi (45) of the comedy duo " Plus Minus " as of February 22nd . It was announced on the official website on the same day.
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The company announced, "As of Thursday, February 22, 2024, we have terminated the management contract with Plus Minus Yoshimasa Iwahashi .'' Regarding Iwahashi, "Inappropriate posting and distribution that defamed the reputation of the people involved was observed on SNS such as "We had a meeting with Iwahashi on February 21st (Wednesday), but immediately after that, he made a post that goes against our warnings and requests. Therefore, we determined that it would be difficult to maintain the management contract any longer, and we had no choice but to notify the company of the termination of the contract."
He then apologized, saying, "We apologize for the great inconvenience caused to those whose names were unilaterally mentioned.'' "We would like to inform you again about the entertainment activities planned by Iwahashi and Plus Minus on the FANY ticket official website, etc.,'' and finally, "We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused to our fans and everyone involved." I sincerely apologize."
Plus Minus Iwahashi's accusation post becomes a hot topic
Iwahashi was born on August 12, 1978 in Osaka Prefecture. He entered NSC Osaka School in 2002 as a 25th generation student, and formed Plus Minus with Takashi Kanemitsu in 2003. In 2007, he won the "ABC Comedy Newcomer Grand Prix'' Outstanding Newcomer Award, the "NHK Kamigata Manzai Contest'' Grand Prize, and in 2012 the "Kamigata Manzai Award'' Newcomer Award. In 2023, he won the grand prize at the Kamigata Manzai Grand Prize.
Since the beginning of 2024, he has been making various accusations on X, and on February 21, he reported that he had discussions with Yoshimoto Kogyo. On top of that, he posted a series of posts saying things like, "I live freely, Kanemitsu is sorry, thank you,'' and "Yoshimoto is quitting his job as a comedian, thank you for all his hard work,'' and added the profile section to "For freelance work requests, please DM.'' The change to the description was also a hot topic.
