Flaming mentalist DaiGo apologizes in live stream, "This is the worst thing I have ever done", All profits from video ads to be donated

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Flaming mentalist DaiGo apologizes in live stream, "I did the worst thing I've ever done", All profits from video ads to be donated

On the 13th, mentalist DaiGo made a live broadcast on his official YouTube channel, apologizing for the comments he made in the video he delivered on the 7th, in which he disrespected the lives of homeless people and welfare recipients.

The live broadcast was announced in advance, and the video had over 8,000 "dislikes" before the broadcast started.

On the 7th, DaiGo said on YouTube, "If you have money to feed people on welfare, please go and save some cats." ( and "A life that is not needed by me is less important to me". Many opposing opinions flooded in, causing a big firestorm with criticism.
(*he mentioned that cats living on the streets are at least cute while if a homeless man is sleeping on a cardboard box he wonders why he is acting like he owns the place. That's why he don't care for them and thinks it's better if they don't exist)

In response to this situation, DaiGo said in a video released from the night of the 12th to the early morning of the 13th, "If you can only save either your family or the homeless, you'll save your family's life. Life is supposed to be equal, but there is superiority and inferiority, he explained. In response to his criticism, he said, "Unfortunately, I protect them more than the people who drag me.What's more, I'm paying a lot of taxes." "I'm helping homeless people more than people who advocate for their human rights. In that sense, it's like, 'I am disappointed!".

After apologizing, DaiGo said, "As I expected, the way I talked was not good. I know there are people who want to work but can't, and I was bullied, so I know how it feels to be shattered," he said in remorse. "I guess I'm ignorant, too, but I wondered why those who became homeless made such a choice, and there are quite a few difficulties when trying to get welfare. I wonder what made them choose to go on welfare. It is very difficult to even choose to be homeless. It was wrong of me to criticize them without knowing what they were struggling with and why they had to make that choice. It was a fault of not understanding," 

As for the future, he said, "I could do something like 'I'm going to refrain from activities,' but I'm going to study properly. I'm going to ask professional people what homeless people and people on welfare are thinking, how they are suffering, and why they can't get out. He revealed that he decided to contact Tomoshi Okuda, who runs a certified NPO called "Hoboku" in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, and asked him to provide some guidance

"I think it's not good to just apologize and call it a day, that's why I decided to do that. I want to actually go to the scene and see what's going on with homeless people and people on welfare, and I want to ask former homeless people why they became homeless and how they got out of it,". "If I do that, there won't be anything like my rant. No one knows what kind of life the people in need are living," he said, repeatedly denouncing his own ignorance. He then said, "I have escalated the situation. I said things that I shouldn't have said" further expressing his regret

"The live stream of the day also had YouTube ads, but I made it clear that all the revenue from the ads will be donated to charity. No revenue will be generated from this video," he stated. He also said that he had experienced many incidents in the past, and that he regretted what he had done, saying, "This is the worst thing I have ever done. I think it is important to deepen our understanding, not to get involved or not. I am sorry that I spoke out of turn in a state of ignorance." "I really regret this time. . It wasn't good and it wasn't like me to criticize something I didn't know about, and I feel sorry for that.

(Yorozu~News Editor)


Orignal Post: Yahoo! Japan News


[+75,213, -9,794]  It's a deliberate attempt to provoke people into going to YouTube.
I guess a lot of people got went to it as intended, and they couldn't stop laughing while he was apologizing.
The best thing to do is to ignore him and hope the media doesn't cover this, but I guess the media doesn't stop lurking on social networking sites because they put their own interests first.
Anyway, the best thing to do is not to watch.


[+50,746, -5,406] "I didn't learn enough. I want to study this matter thoroughly.
He said that with a smile on his face.
I thought it would be better to improve your ability to imagine what others might think before


[+43,336, -7,575] Even if he apologizes now, I don't think he can take back the words because they came out because he thinks that way on a regular basis, and it's too late when he poured oil on the fire with his comments of rejection, provocation, and condescension before apologizing.
This isn't the first time he's said something condescending to the victims, and he and Furuuchi also said something similar during the Oyamada scandal, so apologizing for one problematic comment won't change the nature of this man.
It's time to think about permanently revoking the YouTube accounts of people like this. I hope he doesn't embarrass Japan any further before the Paralympics


[+27,346, -3,550] I'm sure that the people around you, your siblings, and your friends and family told you to apologize, but...
deep down inside of you, you still have these horrible ideas and ways of thinking.
He thinks like killer who murdered 19 people at the orphanage.
I can only feel fear and discomfort.
"I don't care about the lives of the homeless, I don't care about them"
The underlying thinking is that it is okay.
Even if you apologize, I think the end of the situation will remain the same.
In short, this is the kind of person he is...


[+20,774, -2,489] It's all part of the plan, isn't it?
After stirring up the public and causing a lot of dragging.
The apology video was made in order to secure public support.
But this choice was a huge mistake, right?
It's the same tactics used by the rest of the annoying YouTubers.
And above all, he crossed the line.
I know it's just a little bit of personal bad luck, but you can't take this back.
I'm sure you can't take it all back. I'm sure you can't live like this anymore.