Aiki, a 25-year-old actress from Japan's Takarazuka Opera Troupe's Cosmos, fell to her death at her home in September last year. Her mother accused her daughter of being bullied by senior members of the troupe before her death, and even had her forehead burned with electric batons. There are also overtime work, etc., and the theater company once fully denied bullying.
On March 28, the troupe held a press conference in Osaka and admitted to 14 acts of bullying.
Japanese media reported that a total of 10 people were involved in collective bullying, including 4 senior cadres of the Cosmos group, 3 senior students, 2 producers and 1 director. Six of them have submitted personal letters of apology.
It is reported that in addition to being bullied by a group, You Aiqi also endured long-term overtime work during her lifetime. As the person in charge of junior students, she had a lot of coordinating work to perform. Her work schedule one month before her death showed that she worked from 9 o'clock to 12 o'clock in the evening or 4 o'clock in the morning the next day; she even worked 20 hours one day. Only 4 hours of rest time. In addition to practicing with the troupe, she also has paperwork to deal with when she returns home, and she is also contacting people related to the performance during her vacation.
You Aiqi’s mother spoke through her lawyer, “I really want to see my daughter, I really want to hug her... My daughter is definitely not a fragile person, and she is definitely not intolerable, even in this cruel working environment, cruel Despite the bullying, I still stood on the stage with a smile. I am proud of my daughter."
(according to Red Star News)
