Talent Yuji will appear on the variety show "Failure Teacher: Don't Be Like Me!! Year-End Special Lesson" (TV Asahi network, excluding some areas), which will be broadcast from 11:40 PM to 12:40 AM on December 30th, and will confess for the first time on TV about his past as a delinquent and the fierce feud he had with his mother.
The show features "Failure Teachers," who have made big mistakes in the past, revealing their experiences and imparting life lessons. Yuji took to the stage and immediately revealed, "The truth is, I've made some spectacular mistakes that will probably shock everyone," revealing his shocking past: "I was expelled in my second year of junior high school due to repeated delinquency and fighting," and "My mother held a knife to me and said, 'I'll kill you and then I'll kill myself,' and I was banned from seeing her for two years." The contrast with his past caused an uproar in the classroom, with the class reacting with, "What!?"
What caused such a situation? She confesses that at the root of it all was the mistaken thinking that she had assumed her mother did not shower her with love, and that "if that's the case, I'll just live my life the way I want!" She begins the lesson with a determined look on her face, saying, "The story about my mother was pretty intense, and to be honest, I've never talked about it on TV before... But this time, I'd like to confess with no restrictions!"
Yuji was born in Miami, Florida to Hollywood actor Michael Gordon and a Japanese model mother, and as a child he was part of a celebrity family that rented out the 43rd floor of a luxury hotel as their home.
However, when he was five years old, his parents divorced, and he ended up living in extreme poverty with his mother in Higashimurayama, Tokyo. He was severely bullied in elementary school, but he couldn't bring himself to tell his mother, who worked herself to the bone, so he endured it. Then he met some kind-hearted "big brothers" from a biker gang, which he admired, and he entered the world of delinquents when he entered junior high school. He continued to get into trouble for bad behavior, and was expelled in his second year of junior high school.
He talks about a shocking incident that occurred between a mother who was driven to the brink of delinquency by her son. He also talks about the surprising events that led him to rehabilitate himself. Finally, he sends a message to those who are struggling with parent-child relationships.
After the terrestrial broadcast ends, it will also be available for free on "TVer" and "ABEMA" for one week.
