It has been revealed that Koji Utsumi, Hiroyuki Sato, and Junichi Yamamoto will be appearing in the fourth episode (broadcast and streamed on April 6th) of the WOWOW program "7 STARS - 7 Answers - Atsushi Sato Connects the Present of Hikaru Genji," in which Atsushi Sato, the youngest member of the national idol group Hikaru Genji that debuted in 1987 and took the world by storm, visits other members.
Hikaru Genji is a seven-member group consisting of "Hikaru" (light) consisting of Koji Utsumi and Itsuki Osawa, and "Genji" (genji) consisting of Kazumi Morohoshi, Hiroyuki Sato, Junichi Yamamoto, Akira Akasaka, and Atsushi Sato. They debuted in 1987 with "STAR LIGHT" and won The Japan Record Awards the following year with "Paradise Galaxy". They continued to have hits such as "Taiyo ga Ippai" and "Lila no Saku Koro Barcelona e" but disbanded in 1995.
Thirty years after Hikaru Genji broke up, this documentary series sees Sato Atsushi, who was 13 when the group debuted, visiting former members with one strong desire in mind. In the second episode, he visits Miyakojima to meet Akasaka, and in the third episode he visits Osawa, who left the group the year before the group disbanded. In the fourth episode, the oldest member Utsumi appears, as well as Sato Hiroyuki and Yamamoto Junichi, who had previously expressed an intention to decline appearing on the show. Why did the two men feel distrustful, and what are their respective feelings now?
Episode 4 will be broadcast live on WOWOW from 7pm on April 6th. It will also be streamed on WOWOW On Demand (archived streaming available after the broadcast/streaming ends). Episodes 1-3 are also currently available on WOWOW On Demand.
