THE JPOP IDOL STALKER - Tomohiro Iwazaki

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Hey guys, I'm back with another true crime case! Today we will be covering the terrifying case of the JPOP stalker, Tomohiro Iwazaki. Tomohiro became obsessed with and eventually stabbed underground idol Mayu Tomita.
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[@ploopy678]

Let me know if there are any other cases you'd like me to cover!

[@soniadutt34]

Hey Ploopy678 can you please do another video on I auditioned for fake kpop companies ? PLEASE T.T

[@lili.musica]

Hey evangeline, a new name for the series could be “true crimes from asia”

[@soniadutt34]

Ploopy678 U can make a video about Josh , Nayeon's stalker. He is still active and i am afraid for Nayeon.

[@Choi_yerim]

@@soniadutt34 isnt that that one from germany?

[@perrytheplatypus699]

@@soniadutt34 seriously?? He still hasn’t given up? I can’t imagine how nayeon must feel…

[@HOLLYNOELLOBO]

So glad Mayu survived that. It’s such a shame how the police in Japan are towards stalking.

[@perrytheplatypus699]

Yes..Even after cases like junko furrata how they can afford to be so lenient is beyond me

[@aal1yah17]

Exaclty like the laws that the government made to protect victims from stalking weren't protecting them whatsoever and it's like these incidents only gain their attention when a victim is attacked so I hope that they will pay more attention to this crime because it would be an absolute issue if the police didn't resolve an escalated incident like this.

[@oliviascarchughtai]

@@perrytheplatypus699 junko furuta is one of the worst murder cases i've ever read, and the fact that her murderers got such light sentences is honestly disgusting

[@ongakira]

tbh the japanese law towards women is so weird and people who commit crimes towards women are unpunished. and no one talks about it.

[@thejulayaproject]

SA too. It’s horrible

[@karinarodriguez8095]

The basis of the problem here is misogyny in society, tomohiro is basically an incel, he doesn't love women, he blames them for his own incompetence, the police and society in general tend to minimize situations like stalking because of the misogyny that permeates them, and therefore the perpetrators feel morally correct.

[@e.k5855]

!!!!

[@ChomoBidensMules]

How about you just quit proving incels right?

[@Fizzyguy201Sonicguy6]

what does incel mean?

[@karinarodriguez8095]

@@Fizzyguy201Sonicguy6 Self-described incels are men who like to rant about women in internet groups, accusing them of only choosing one type of man, handsome and successful, leaving other men with no chance of having a relationship; they blame women for not being able to have sex, so they call themselves involuntary celibates. Some are even violent.

[@rolismous9783]

@@Fizzyguy201Sonicguy6 It's abbreviation of "involuntary celibate" meaning they want to get laid but can't because of society not handing women over to every man (the only solution according to them is r3pe). They are (usually) men who complain online that they cannot get any attention from women and blame it on anything you can imagine, like every woman being shallow/gold digger while they are poor, on their genetics (being short, ugly, etc.), on their race and skin color no matter what that is. On other men with "superior genetics" that "steal" the women from them. The real reason of course is them being hateful and delusional online and in real life like that guy on the video. They are also usually obsessed with purity (like that guy also) going as far as targeting minors since there's a higher chance for her to be still a virgin.

[@cailynvries1788]

Wow 61 stab wounds and she still lived! Now that is a miracle by God! I really hope she’s okay now!

[@ChomoBidensMules]

He should've used a bigger knife.

[@BratzMeOut]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@cindyversion1201]

🙏

[@sofie7546]

I hope so too!

[@Error-ko6pp]

But I wonder how could a man stab someone 61 times on plain daylight and no one could help

[@escritora84]

This is so horrifying, and I hope Mayu fully gets the justice she deserves. These poor idols are pressured into accepting these presents and favors from toxic fans and then nothing is done to protect them from entitled incels like him. The police are absolutely useless.

[@galaxy_kitten95]

The police are not only useless, they are also completely incompetent, as well as the overall Japanese justice system. 14 years is literally a slap on the wrist. 14 years for attempted murder to the first degree essentially. Mayu's concerns are of course more than valid. This man needs to have a 35+ year life sentence with no possibility of parole. There's no doubt in my mind that after his 14 years are up, he will repeat the same tendencies once again. This time acting in full retaliation towards Mayu to "finish the job" or even another idol. Its really disgusting how if a victim has been killed despite their efforts to get their stalkers reported prior, is when Japan starts to reconsider the laws and try to put them into effect. Put them into effect now so there won't be anymore innocent individuals to fall victims to these acts.

[@fth2780]

i'm just worried about Mayu in the future. What if that stalker came back and try to kill her again?

[@wendycarneiro3392]

@@galaxy_kitten95 a

[@oliveb.]

@@fth2780 Exactly whoever gave him that joke sentence obviously doesn't even care about that 😡

[@ChomoBidensMules]

Ten years from now you'll wonder why you're a single mother with multiple baby daddies.

[@MikaMoonlight]

I am definitely NOT surprised that the police dismissed a woman's pleads for help. This is exactly how every assault on females happens. I'm honestly glad Mayu's even alive, hope she can still enjoy music. She is a very strong person (and exactly my age, which makes everything a bit more terrifying and a bit more sad)

[@DieezahArts]

It's like this in other countries too... 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@denisedenise3602]

gotta keep these crimes statistics low!!!!

[@littleravenniko]

What the hell dude, maybe you could look at Kim Jaejoong and see how he was stalked by his sasaengs for 12 years because the police didn't find women stalking men threatening.... His fans entered his apartment countless times just searche for it on the internet, and he reported them, once even for sexual harassment as they touched him while he was sleeping, but the police always told him that they were just curious fans and he should be more understanding, or that they did it because they loved him and he is petty for calling police on them!!! 🤯 Stalking is always difficult to prove, in all cases, man stalking women, man stalking man, but also woman stalking man and woman stalking woman. It's not like that men are always prioritized, it's just that there are a lot more cases with men stalking women so obviously there are more cases that ended up tragically too, but trust me, the police sucks in both protecting men and women, so yeah, I don't know in which country you're living in but just like she said, the world is no just black and white.

[@orbitsomnia3827]

@@littleravenniko your response to someone writing about their frustration with how the police handle women getting stalked, and how they wish the victim the best is "it happens to men too?" Really? Of course it does, but they never said that men get taken seriously in these cases and women don't.

[@Jenskieez]

@@DieezahArts duh, we know that??

[@skaisnotdead]

Name for the series "Not So Idol Crimes". On a side note, I'm familiar with the case and it's gross that there were no real consequences for a dangerous criminal. There were warning signs and nobody did anything. Mayu's life is forever changed. He left her with debilitating physical and mental injuries and is the reason her career ended and the reason she will never have a normal life.

[@VampwolfWarrior]

That's such a good name idea!!!

[@Colonialismwasbad]

Yes, these crimes aren’t swag

[@emelieblair8166]

*trigger warning: stalking, threats of violence* I was a victim of physical stalking in high school at the young age of 15. I broke up with a boy because he threatened to kill me more than once. He then spammed me with social media messages describing how he would murder me and how fun it would be. I told my mother and we went to the school with screenshots . Including ones where he threatened to follow me around school and push me down the stairs once we were alone in the stairwell! Appropriate action was taken. His reputation was ruined and he never bothered me again. My suffering is no where near the level of Mayu's and I realize I am lucky. I do share Mayu's concerns. I think it is very likely that with her attacker's history, he could come after her again or hurt someone else. I hope the Japanese government makes serious reforms to prevent cases like these.

[@KUREHA3D]

so glad you stood up for yourself and you had a guardian to protect you!! a lot of kids that age are afraid to speak up. i’m happy you were empowered to say something!!!

[@Vor567tez]

This is good to hear that actions were taken. Very brave of you.

[@xrrgr]

sorry you went through that

[@Allenluvable]

Sorry you had to go through that. I had an experience with a coworker, but I already posted about it above, so I won't again. I'm very glad you're safe.

[@ananasdiefrucht3878]

I am somewhere at the age you were victim of stalking...and the same happend to me. Not that bad, but it was enough to bring me down mentally. He followed me around our school and threatned me, assaulting me once. I went to our principal and it stopped now. Haven't trusted a guy ever since...it seriously damages your view of the world. Why are men like that....

[@NatWarrior1]

Not only does it seem like the police never learn from stalking incidents, but it seems like they just never believe women 💀 it's honestly sad that she had to go through this but I'm thankful that she survived.

[@jm8837]

They even blame them. I believe they're very misogynistic ofcourse this not all of them but majority of them with some minority being good on women. They just look down on women ever since. I wonder if those polices ever have a daughter of their own and if something like this happens to them, do they also dismmis them to follow the law or will only act if something bad finally happens, or completely act because it's someone dear to them. I hope this doesn't come to that point that I'm talking about for this to change. Obvioulsy people will only know what it's like if this happens to them.

[@danielcooper5821]

Poor Mayu! Girl did nothing wrong! I hope she eventually heals enough to play her music again. 14 years is NOTHING! he should get WAY LONGER!

[@spiritvanished]

And he only got that because he confessed.

[@ChristmasEve-hi4fl]

I JUST REALIZED, BUT IN 9 YEARS HES GONNA BE FREE 😰 I can’t even imagine how hard everything is/was for Mayu

[@fdscrl6016]

Someone who attempts to murder someone and shows so much hate should NEVER be able to leave prison. No empathy for this sick weirdo, wish him the worst and that Mayu at least is able to live without the fear of getting attacked again :(

[@forthewin4063]

It sucks that police didn't take this seriously. She could have died!

[@eveelee4152]

And what make me upset is that they could put social media stalking with email stalking this could been prevent smh I glad she ok and I hope she doing well

[@Shimo2130]

I am so annoyed like girl literally reported to the police that please help he might show up but they are so fucking dumb so they didn't do anything the police officer who spoke with mayu when she came to report the case should be fired like he might ignore many more victims of the same crime

[@sorry_im_an_anti-romantic]

Yeah! And it's annoying me even more cuz that guy had more reports before mayu, but the fucking police didn't do anything when she reported him, I thought only the police in my country are this carefree but apparently it's everywhere. You would think police would help you in such cases, but no, they don't, they fucking don't care at all :/

[@Shimo2130]

@@sorry_im_an_anti-romantic yeah

[@fdscrl6016]

Seriously! Maybe if incompetent police forces actually got punished, as all employers who do a bad job do, they would start actually helping people smh

[@jm8837]

If this happens to a women who's dear to their lives like a daughter then probably, they would learn it the hard way and I hope that never happens.

[@Kaitirich]

Wouldn’t be surprised at all if he’s spending the 14 years getting more angry and planning how he’s going to attempt to harm her again when he’s released.

[@tinyprettymoon]

I can understand why stalking or harassing someone online might not seem threatening, but what I don’t understand is why anyone would take the chance. Even if it doesn’t turn violent, someone is still being stalked and harassed which is terrifying for the victim to constantly be afraid of being online and being paranoid 24/7 that the stalker will come after them in person. That’s not something authorities should just brush under the rug. And I think social media should have been included with emails. Obviously email isn’t social media, but it’s an online way of communication, so it should have been lumped together from the beginning to prevent this from happening, but it, unfortunately, just goes to show how stalking isn’t taken as seriously as it should be

[@KUREHA3D]

has to be ego and thinking they can get away with it! idol stalking in general is not taken very seriously at all.

[@jm8837]

They just never believe women that this is really threatning for women, or never believe women at this point.

[@schokigirl1989]

I always thought that Detective Conan exaggerated the incompetence of the Tokyo Police. But seems like they are even worse. I hope Mayus dreams come true one day.

[@margaesperanza]

Japanese police is.... A whole other ball game. Their legal system boasts a high conviction rate only because they only tried cases that has a chance of winning. The initial stalking cases were let go because the police couldn't be bothered to investigate nor does it assure them a win. If your case isn't clear cut, like a literal attempt on your life, the courts and the police can't be bothered.

[@pinkflower7783]

Seriously you relied on a anime for that? 🙄

[@schokigirl1989]

@@pinkflower7783 For what? Making my mind up? Honestly how good the police is in a country on the other side of the world from me, was not a priority for me to find out. I just made a hopefully kinda funny remark. That's all. What was your problem with that?

[@nan_salt]

Tomohiro has stalked so many people, online harassed and attempted to murder someone but the police still put him in jail for only 14 years even though attempted murder is serious

[@harlowblackadder356]

I see why Japan's crime rate is so "low". It's easy when the police are encouraged to do less than the absolute minimum. God forbid there is crime in Japan.

[@nines8887]

I don't think how crime rate work

[@stay_in_paris5351]

so true...

[@nairagar7338]

true, not all crimes are reported, very sad but it's true, and criminals are let out or scot-free/ unpunished, criminals be walking around Japan and you would never know it cuz they would have their face/identification blurred out for their own "safety/privacy"

[@Halima-SadiaAdenAhmedGR]

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[@Halima-SadiaAdenAhmedGR]

​@@nines8887😊

[@Ax00xL]

The part about stalking laws made me so mad, why would they make them so specific and narrow, ugh. Like "until anything actually bad happens, we can't do anything, lol. Preventing crimes, what is even that?"

[@ursula0the0mocro]

I had a stalker last year, he was autistic and and pretty disturbing he followed me to my house 3 times, and now the police installed a camera facing my door, it's atleast something but I still sometimes see him a cross the street sometimes 😢

[@KUREHA3D]

what the hell!! no one should have to live in fear like that.

[@Allenluvable]

That's so scary. If you are able, leave that house.

[@ursula0the0mocro]

@@Allenluvable I wish I could get another home but the waiting list are pretty high because we have alot of refugees from Ukraine

[@Allenluvable]

@@ursula0the0mocro I'm so sorry. I hope you remain safe.

[@Fizzyguy201Sonicguy6]

I used to be a stalker I had stalked some girl I knew years on end on the Internet and when I turned 15 I became friends with her but I regret stalking her looking back.

[@LC-in2ft]

Why does Japan have such a shitty justice system? Especially when it comes to crimes against women?! It literally took murderers of innocent women for the government to expand guidelines on stalking. That is just so infuriating! And don't get me started on Junko Furuta's case. This girl was beaten, raped, burned, tortured and made to experience a living hell until her murder! And in the end the boys responsible only got ,I believe 5 to 8 years. The worst being a 20 year sentence! That shocked me! Hopefully Japan is doing something to change that.

[@pinkflower7783]

Because women unfortunately are still looked down upon in Japanese society.

[@hinatamercury]

Its a patriarchal society. Its one of the countries with the least protection for women worldwide, even worse than developing nations. It is also because they are too traditional to the point that they still have outdated laws and culture such as that wives belong in the house and are expected to resign from work. Perhaps this is one downside of an aging society Their rape law is also anti women. A woman is only considered to have been raped if she was unconscious and couldn't give consent. Struggling isn't enough. Lack of struggle is considered consent. Considering how they treated women during WWII, I'm not surprised at their treatment of rape victims but at the same time, considering its one of the richest and advance nations at present time, it is shocking

[@jm8837]

@@hinatamercury yes they can be so advance as a country yet so backward in their view and perceptions of women. It irritates me when they say that it's a safe country but obviously not for women, whether they'll be japanese or not. And you know it's common for women to get be sexually assualted in a public space like a train and yet this is just not taken seriously.

[@user-uo9ll9be2z]

@@hinatamercury Sex crimes are worse in Korea. Korea has the fourth highest rate ofrape in the world. It is by far the best in Asia． In fact, the culprit in this case is not a Japanese, but a Korean resident in Japan.

[@soomi]

Women and idols in general should be protected WAY more!!!

[@ananasdiefrucht3878]

Period.

[@SPDcru]

How is stalking and harassment towards women so rampant in japan and the police STILL don't believe women when they tell them they're in danger? Sorry but that's pathetic

[@jae6xr]

She's a survivor, she's so strong. She needs justice!!

[@julianlastname6948]

so many governments don’t take staking seriously. it’s so frustrating, but i’m glad mayu survived to advocate for better laws

[@shayluvtop]

We need more videos like this. Cause I don’t hear enough about the dark side of Jpop

[@elly.a4153]

Just search for Idol news from Shukan Bunshun. It's tabloid but they always turns out to be right.

[@ironheart5830]

Every entertainment industries have Dark side.

[@pinkflower7783]

Kpop industry is worse

[@MaGpeS]

@@pinkflower7783 I don't think so? I mean, J-pop have existed more time than K-pop (about 80's, or even earlier). Look at all that history and you can find cases like the idol who committed suicide and caused and "epidemy" of suicides in Japan (the "Yukiko Syndrome"). The case of Yamaguchi maho, who was assaulted by two men because some members of her group leaked her personal information, and her agency made her apology for "causing troubles and worries" I remember people believed one of Produce 48's Japanese participants was involved?. Prostitution? Check. P*dophilia? Check. Other cases of physical attacks and murder attempts? Check. Sexual harassment? Of course... K-pop is worldwide known, so people think that it's "dirtier" than other industries. But I believed Japanese industry is darker; a monster in pastel colors and "kawaii" costumes. But, yeah, Hollywood is worst.

[@upendo.3570]

​@JeeHyun nope jpop is Way worse thank kpop. Remember a japanese fan poisoned tvxq yunho

[@ArtOfLiz]

I was a victim of stalking. I was friends with this girl in high school. She was the quiet kid and I'm very bubbly and hate seeing people alone, so I wanted to befriend her. We began hanging out at school and would interact for about 6 months before I felt something was off. It seemed like everywhere I went there she was. I didn't think anything of it because we were always in school and she was my friend. But it got to the point where I'd see her in the bathroom two seconds after I got in, and would leave after I was done. When I hung out with my other friends she tried to get me away from them. This was my first experience with this so I didn't know what to do. My mom was also in Ghana at the time so I wasn't sure if this was a serious enough issue to call her over. The breaking point was when I begun seeing her on the same walking path I'd usually take to school when I never saw her there before. I got creeped out and my friends warned me to tell a teacher. So I did. It did not end well. My mom had just come back so she came to the school to support me. The principal, school guidance counselor, school liaison, my mom, her mom, her and me all went into the office. The second they started discussing what the meeting was for she started flipping out, trying to attack the liaison and me for "breaking up with her". That was a level of fear I hadn't felt before then. She was hysterical. That day my mom transferred me out of that school and threatened a restraining order against her. Haven't seen her since.

[@ao1162]

omg that’s terrible

[@morphogenetic_]

I got happy as you told about Mayu's career, it was inspiring to hear about her pushing for her dreams, but then I remembered the topic of this video :(

[@ticoangelo]

i'm from brazil, i don't listen to k-pop, but i love your content! lol (i started with the true crime ones and graduated to the k-pop ones). i like the way you tell the stories (and the fact that i live in such an amazingly different culture here in south america makes the cases you report much more compelling!) my english is kinda rubbish, but i wanted to say this ^^ cheers!

[@_..jolene.._]

I highly recommend checking out K-Pop! It’s so good. (Your English was perfect btw!)

[@ticoangelo]

@@_..jolene.._ I will give it a shot! And thanks for the compliment. 🙂

[@e.k5855]

I find these cases very interesting to hear about as well. Idol culture is very fascinating to me, as it doesn’t exist in my country.

[@piratetoyhouse611]

@@e.k5855 What's your country?

[@matthewssilva4781]

Opa

[@miapark9748]

Wow the police really did nothing, they really were like "your on your own kid" unbelievable

[@clarimm6675]

It's devastating how this seems to be a wide spread problem...I'm from Germany and 2 years ago, I tried reporting a guy hanging around our apartment most Friday nights to watch me through the blinds but the police didn't take me seriously and even threatened me saying I could be held accountable for defamation. We knew who it was ever since about a year before that during winter, we saw footsteps in the snow in front of our bedroom and found a phone lying there. The guy had to pick it up here himself, and earlier on we haf transferred some pictures of him to our phones in case we needed it and once we realised that there was someone snooping around, we put up security cams and lo and behold, it was the same guy. This creep would put coins into the blinds to keep the slits open to watch me and we only found out after finding these coins in front of the windows and in the blinds (I had felt watched and uneasy for a while which was blamed on me watching true crime 🙄) Nothing was done by police even though we collected the coins, the footage, the vodka bottles he emptied

[@lovelyA933]

It's heartbreaking how she can't continue to pursue her lifelong dream all because of the actions of a delusional loser. I hope she is doing better now and lives a very happy, healthy and safe life!

[@oliviascarchughtai]

when i was a freshman in high school, there was a creepy guy who would follow me all around the school. eventually it started really freaking me out, and i got worried he would follow me to my bus and be able to figure out where i live. thankfully he stopped after i told my counselor about it, but i can't imagine being in the situation where your concerns are not taken seriously. in my opinion, there needs to be harsher sentences for this type of crime because more often than not, these people will be released from jail and do the same things they did before, because as you said, jail time won't get rid of someone's obsessive personality; if i was mayu, i would be terrified of what he might do when he's released. in the end, though, jail time won't reverse the permanent physical and mental damage he caused mayu. i can't imagine how that feels for her.

[@jellifygirl]

I really believe in the idea of a stalker registry. If peeing in public can get you registered, harassing and stalking people should. That's a serious threat, one where knowing if someone like that is near you...actually helps.

[@Mikoeditsfr]

This case could've been easily prevented, this is so dumb

[@Fizzyguy201Sonicguy6]

it could've been prevented if she had a bodyguard most musicians should bring one.

[@cherrysjinz]

@@Fizzyguy201Sonicguy6 she was an underground singer tho was she not ? i don't think they'd usually have bodyguards

[@_..jolene.._]

This video brought tears to my eyes. And to know that he’s going to be out so soon is sickening. If he was pissed that she returned gifts and didn’t return SOME of them, just imagine how mad he’s gonna be when he’s out. Once a psycho always a psycho. I’m just worried about whoever he’s gonna take that out on. Whether it’s Mayu or another idol.

[@michime7860]

The law and the police failed her :( Seriously though, why do stalkers exist?! I wish they would understand how shitty it feels

[@jeanneann3545]

I was a stalker once I guess, although, by today standard, its probably considered normal. I just keep some of my crush pics and find excuse to message her. She's a wary person naturally I guess, all her social medias are private. We never chat until we got into the same college accidentally. So naturally I find an excuse to chat with her, saying 'I have leftover textbooks, would you like to have it for free?' which she thanked me and told me she already had all her textbooks, and asked where I get her number. It kinda make me feel so ashamed I deleted all her pics and stop contacting her all together. I just wished we can be friends, but if she's wary, then hell yeah Im keeping my distance eventhough it hurts like hell cuz it's what she want. it sucks she was my first girl crush too... But while my stalkerish actions came from 'love' which turns into a little too much obsessions... The different between me and this guy is that I respect her as human being. She is a very private person, no doubt having an ex classmate who never talk to her suddenly messaged her make her wary. So I cut all contact and didn't pursue further. He didn't respect Mayu, never did.

[@michime7860]

@@jeanneann3545 Yup. Respecting the privacy of the person you like is very important. Thankyou for sharing.

[@queenofcats9240]

A similar situation happened to me, but reversed. When I was in middle school, there was this one boy, who I will call Eddie, that claimed that I was stalking him. I did know who he was because he was popular, but we weren’t friends, we just had some classes together. One of his friends came up to me one day and told me that I should stop stalking him or else they’ll tell the principal. That friend of his was a bully to me so I disregarded it as a cruel joke, but day by day, more of his friends came up to me and started threatening me with violence to stop stalking Eddie. Eventually I started telling them that I wasn’t stalking him and I even said I wanted to talk to Eddie himself to set the record straight but they refused to let me go near him. Eventually though I had the chance to talk to him without his friends around and I told him that I wasn’t stalking him. Then he said something like “You follow me home every single day! Don’t think I don’t see you! I’ve seen you at the grocery store sometimes too and I’ve even seen you at restaurants! You’re everywhere that I go!” I told him that I only go where my parents go because I wasn’t allowed to be left alone and I told him that I never followed him home once. Eddie and his friends continued to harass me and at one point they began to lock me in the bathroom stalls in between classes so I wouldn’t “follow” Eddie to his next class. I was the one who went to the principal in the end and I told him what I was being accused of. My parents and Eddie’s parents met with the principal, and it turned out that Eddie and I lived in the same neighborhood, and our parents shopped at the same grocery stores and went to the same restaurants because they were near our houses. Eddie kept claiming that I was obsessed with him and that he wanted me removed from the school. Later on I found out that he had some kind of mental illness where he believed that every girl that he had interacted with had a crush on him or was obsessed with him (If someone knows the name of it please let me know) I figured he most likely thought that was the case with me since he saw me basically everywhere. But the situation really had an effect on me because even though I knew I wasn’t stalking him, I felt like everyone else would start to think I was disgusting and bully me even more for it

[@diona6401]

Am feel so sorry that you had to go through it. Did your friends know about it?

[@queenofcats9240]

@@diona6401 Yeah they did. Although at that time, we were all pretty scared to stand up for ourselves so they didn’t really stand up for me back then. I don’t blame them now though because my middle school classmates were violent if you tried to tell them they were wrong

[@tigerofvirgo9]

I think Erotomania is the word you’re looking for.

[@queenofcats9240]

@@tigerofvirgo9 Yeah thank you

[@haylenq]

@@queenofcats9240 that's sickening, Your violent friends were toxic, definitely gd that u aren't associated with them. Most ppl are evil, so just be aware of ppl ard u, even most civil servants or government can't be trusted, that's the lesson ive learnt, we r all in survival mode. We can try to protect ourselves, the best we could. Stay safe guys!

[@debbie4life401]

i was actually stalked by this classmate from my science class that really liked me.He would always try to "accompany "me home after tuition.He would also come to my house without my acknowledgement and would try to touch me in a "friendly"way.Ive told my parents about this and we have moved to another estate while i quit that tuition.Sadly,the police did almost nothing to help me solve this situation.I just hope for the best that he wouldn't find out where im located and possibly stalk me again.

[@JusH25]

Get some weapons like mace for example and some kind of fast alert device

[@_StrayKidsForever_]

Get some pepper spray.

[@Mashka14]

Fascinating informative video on the dark and dangerous side of the J-Pop music industry and something was seriously wrong with that guy’s mentality and unfortunately it affect the life of a talented sweet young woman. The police and the authorities should have taken what was Mayu going through with the Stalking a little more seriously

[@IsabellaLomax]

Not you watching a p**** for research and screenshots. 😂😂😂 Ploopy is too good to us y’all.

[@BrendaMartinez-lk6yr]

Truly committed to the research

[@sushangchicken]

PLEASE DO MORE JPOP ONES THEY ARE SO INTERESTING

[@KUREHA3D]

but get this, i was followed home from work one day and i was too afraid to say anything. i never saw the man again, thankfully. i can’t imagine how horribly that situation could have gone had i not been near a bunch of apartment buildings. it’s terrifying feeling helpless like that. i hope mayu has recovered well!!!

[@ematodayo6457]

I remember watching Secret Girls when I was little and loving that show. And when the news came out about her case when I was a middle schooler, I remember tearing up from it. I hope we can live in a world where nothing like this ever happens to anyone :(

[@dallunatic]

I have been stalked by a still unknown man when I was around twelve-thirteen years old. It's the scariest thing I've ever lived, especially when you are so young and you can't really do anything about that. The stalker had actually talked to me and a friend I was going to school with at that time one morning, saying stuff like "you girls should be more careful, I could have kidnapped both of you if I wanted to". Following that, we went to the police which gave us a personal number to call if we ever saw him again. I never got any answers from those calls. A year later, the school I was going to issued a statement saying to all young girls of the school to be very careful around morning and noon time because a man was following them to their houses. My mom was so scared for me that she almost didn't want me to go to school at that time. I've never had any news after that, I assume he either stopped or was arrested, but the fact that we were multiple underaged girls saying this, I wish the police would have taken us seriously as well.

[@sarang326]

I also have been a victim of stalking by a man who used to come to my uncles workshop. This man literally watched me grow up. At the time we lived in a family yard. We ended up moving when I was in high school and it wasn’t until I was in college I met this man again. Long story short he’d follow me daily and it got to a point where he’d wait at a corner in his car and follow me. I remember getting off the bus one evening since I had late classes on one specific day and seeing his vehicle. I ignored thinking I was overreacting until I reached my lane. This set me on edge and I told my mom. She ended up telling my uncle and grandma and I guess my uncle might have had an altercation with him because the next time I saw him in the road it was as if I didn’t even exist and ever since then never saw him again

[@siifaahseohyun4366]

I am LOVING these frequent uploads

[@littleravenniko]

If there is a person I know of that really got someone serious problems with stalking, it's Kim Jaejoong. He even ended up reporting some of them for sexual harassment and as you have seen in this video, the police didn't do any better in his case either. He was a guy, they were women, so what's threatening about some random woman entering your apartment, right? Luckily, except for the trauma he received after going through this for many years, nothing else happened. Not even to mention that him and TVXQ in general is more popular in Japan than anywhere else… this is giving me chills… 😣 He talked about some of the things on Naver NOW’s “Nighttime Workshop", here is what he said: "I would receive these photo messages. They would be pictures of my living room, bedroom, and kitchen spaces. But what’s worse is that I would be photographed in those pictures! Get it? These overly… obsessive and passionate ‘fans’ would enter my house, tiptoe around to take pictures of me, and leave. Then they would send the pictures to me. Who knows how they figured out my phone number? It used to give me chills. So I always had to change the key and door lock and everything. I moved into this one apartment building. They moved into another one right across the street. I’m serious! They got a unit that is directly across and on the same floor level as mine! And from there, they would stare at me all day. I don’t know if they leased the place or what, but yeah. They kept watching and watching. And I had originally picked that unit because of the nice terrace. I ended up not being able to use it once because anytime I would be on the terrace, I would be stared down." "It was really late at night. I had all the lights off so I could sleep. Then, all of a sudden, I hear my doorbell. Ding-dong. And I wondered who it could be, because it was so late. I checked the door cam to see who’s there. But no one was there. I went back to my room, only to hear the bell again. I checked the cam to see no one there. This repeated a couple times. So eventually I decided to open the door. It was weird because I could only open my door partially. That’s when I saw someone’s leg. I got so frightened that I slammed the door. When I opened it again, no one was there. I looked around the area, including down the emergency staircase. I heard people running down. So I sprinted and chased them down. When I caught them, I recognized them as some of my most notorious stalkers. I decided this went way over the line so I called the police to report them. But… the police at the time told me they’re my fans and so I should forgive them. He told me I’m ‘petty for calling the cops on them when they’re just curious fans.’ Yeah. A couple of days after getting the police involved, I had the same thing happen again. So I figured it’s the same sasaengs who have returned. But this time, they began getting aggressive with my door knob. They started rattling it as if trying to enter. I was horrified. That’s right around when the movie Hide And Seek came out. I watched that, and for the first time since I debuted, I was paralyzed in my sleep. This might sound like I’m paranoid but I used to have a lot of vehicles too and that was because of all the stalking. Every time I got a car, the sasaengs would find out and follow. So I tried to switch it up to confuse them. It never really worked. So I started moving every two years. New cars and new homes didn’t help cut out the stalking though. Once, I ordered food at home. The delivery person showed up, but with a baseball cap pushed down so far down the face I could barely see the eyes. When I tried to pay though, the person glared at me underneath the cap. Then this person asked, ‘Do you recognize me?’ And so I asked if I should and the person kept asking like, ‘Are you sure you don’t know who I am?’ So I said I didn’t know and the person went, ‘Oh. Is that so?’ Then the delivery person got on the elevator… and as I yelled, ‘What’s your problem?’ the person smirked at me. Isn’t that the creepiest thing?! So I felt threatened. This person knows where I live now! Right? I called the restaurant and explained what happened. I asked to get some information about the delivery person who just dropped off the food for me. Guess what the restaurant told me? They said the person had just quit and left. So the delivery to my house was the last one. Oh my goodness, I was so scared. What if the person comes back to my place?! I honestly thought to myself, ‘This kind of stuff only happens in movies.’ It took 12 years, but it did end. I no longer have to move. I also sold all my cars. I’m finally free and I’m really glad that it’s all over. I can walk around my neighborhood and everything. So happy." I'm happy for you too Jaejoong, even though I sometimes feel like punching you in the face for what you've done to Yunho and Changmin, but no one shout go through this, I hope that the police would start taking both physical and SNS stalking more seriously!!!

[@lucerolucero12]

as someone who had a stalker. even when they don’t do anything, knowing that they follow you and know your daily routes makes you vulnerable if one day they decide to snap. it’s a constant uneasiness and paranoia that i don’t think people realize the psychological trauma of it all. like mayu, when i said something about it they didn’t take me seriously. my heart goes out to mayu

[@vlogsbyindiana]

Feel so bad for Mayu, she didn’t deserve that (and I also think you should call the playlist ‘Idol true crimes’ or something along the lines of that)

[@cherrycorn666]

I was once an influencer in China with a million followers and I’ve had many weird stalking experiences. There was one follower who magically found my house address and rang the doorbell several times. Another follower tried to give a usb with photoshopped nudes of me to a shop I casually went to but luckily the employees did not accept it. They end up posting the pictures allover social media and I was soooo embarrassed... so I quit social media now and my life is great lol.

[@cherrycorn666]

No need to mention all those malicious imaginations haters and stalkers have, and how they post them like they were real😩sometimes I don’t even know how to stand up for myself.

[@bellairawan3592]

I live in Japan and I was stalked by a man living in the same apartment building as me. Reported to the police a couple of times but they said that they couldn't do anything about it since I and/or the property wasn't harmed by him... Did I need to die first so that the police could take action?? It was infuriating because they actually caught the person, questioned him for a bit and just sent him back to his room... I couldn't take it anymore bcs I was literally afraid to go out even in broad daylight because he would be just there waiting for me in the elevator or in the hallway, so I ended up moving out. I was fortunate enough because I had extra savings (moving in Japan is frickin expensive), I just can't imagine what other people have to go through if they don't have the same choice as I did...

[@kiaa1229]

61 stab and still alive? such a strong girl...

[@romaniakovets7094]

How crazy is it that you legitimately had to watch an adult video for research purposes, haha. But seriously, this story is horrific.

[@sourcitrineee]

my friend recommended me that video and i watched some parts of it before i even knew he was a stalker lmfao this is very absurd for me

[@theancientone2269]

13:48 how can someone who didn't finish high school and works in part time jobs get the money for all of those gifts?

[@cabbageman2184]

that's what I thought as well

[@debadritachanda4863]

Girl these stalking laws in Japan were a joke wth??

[@tailofone6663]

I’m so early yay hehe. But anyways wow the police really wait for a situation to go wrong until they make it into their laws/policy/guidelines. Aren’t they suppose to be helping to prevent situations like these happening before it turns to the worst. Ugh frustrating 😩

[@sorry_im_an_anti-romantic]

Right? They fucking wait for something to happen before they make it a law when instead they should prevent them from happening, the fact that they had two similar cases happening before mayu case, but they still didn't learned from it and didn't believe her when she showed the messages it's so freaking dumb, ugh I hate police so much 😩😩

[@meimei]

i remember when the news came out on it, and knowing a similar thing happened, and the akb saw assault happened, it's getting scary with stalkers, and should be taken serious! As Japans law don't atm do much around these things (and cyber stalking even less), they have improved the security on their personal data for restraining order (tho that is written in blood, sadly). Stalkers in the East Asia seems to be let go rather mild, which can create more murders or abuse

[@jeanneann3545]

Let's be real, even when Mayu returned ALL things she received from him, god knows if she still keep the probably rotting flowers (except if its plastics) in her house etc etc. He would then double down and call her ungrateful and egoistic. His demand for her to return his stuffs is just an excuse for him to have more contact with her. He keep using his stuffs given to her as a blackmail, and when she returned some of them (which she still keep, who tf keep rotting flowers? If Im Mayu I already throw away the magazines, its clear that she keep all gifts she is able to keep.), He is pissed. Damned if she do, damned if she don't. He's just unhinged.

[@alyakra]

I was so relieved when you said she survived. I hate how the police handled this.

[@GuranPurin]

I sincerely hope Mayu moves somewhere that Tomohiro will never be able to find. It's a shame that she will probably never be able to experience her musical dreams as long as this man is alive and able to attend events where she is.

[@variance470]

Sometime I wish these stalkers never exist

[@mariasiddika]

I love your content, especially these crime case videos

[@pv2639]

It's good that you upload longer content.

[@owen823]

Incredibly sad story, but interesting. Thanks for sharing

[@warpony1333]

Learning alot from you, keep up the good work!

[@rosiemochi7230]

I was stalked 6 years ago by a classmate and it is such a terrifying and unsettling feeling. He knew literally everything about me and everywhere I went every single day. Its so scary like everywhere you go you have no idea whether or not you're being watched. Luckily though, I had a good support system and a lot of connections to law enforcement so I knew I was safe. I can't imagine how poor Mayu must have felt.

[@huhyep5604]

Your new mic makes your audio sound really amazing!!

[@mrishuh]

I just realized that I wasn't subscribed! I found your channel a few days ago and can't stop binge watching your videos! I'm definitely subscribed now lol

[@puffhopem591]

Finally I’ve been waiting for u

[@ploopy678]

Thanks!

[@winterdreambell]

The fact that this happened so recently is so scary

[@GlitchM0de]

JPOP REPRESENTATION THANK YOUUUU

[@imbabey]

Note to self: never accept any gifts from weird guys😬

[@khouloudaithsain9215]

Litteraly !!!

[@nateterpening35]

Thank you for sharing this sad and brutal story.

[@nateterpening35]

Oh I’m so glad to hear that she lived

[@LabzAli]

Great video , your a good story teller. Thumbs up

[@emelielyndra6812]

i love how much u tell of us the victims, its so interesting ! i feel so bad for mayu and hope shes okay after having experienced all this trauma ):

[@ADarkAndSpookyNight]

I normally have a really hard time conceptualizing this like this. They just seem unreal. But when you dropped the number 61 my heart stopped. I had to pause the video and count all the way to 61. I can't even put into words how glad I am that she survived and I'm so proud that she had the strength to fight for justice.

[@deluxe6655]

As a Japanese-American, the police and government really disappointed me. Their anti-stalking laws should’ve been revised to include email and social media sooner. It’s also really miraculous that Mayu didn’t die from that attack. The only thing that died was her dreams of becoming a singer. All because of Tomohiro. She deserves so much better.

[@kugigranmalaysia5812]

great content!

[@KUREHA3D]

EVERYONE WAKE UP!! PLOOPY HAS POSTED!!

[@ericariot4863]

Girl! You are such a queen! I’m loving these videos😭🤣🤗💃🏼

[@forthewin4063]

I'm so glad she is doing well, but still... I hope she won the lawsuit

[@carrieheartsmusic6797]

Yay another true crime case!!!

[@FrontGunner31-uq8sm]

This is a good video. Just some years ago a female friend was stalked (in Germany) and the police said they are unable to step in because they depend on the exact wording of the stalker used in WhatsApp messages. It's an absolute embarrassment because the officer even said this is how stalkers get away with it.

[@tkp97]

This story is so creepy.. Reminds me of a scene in aggretsuko

[@ayliny8056]

Nightshift Video!!! Yeeey happy you uploaded today 😊

[@kpopluver0494]

True that jpop has many crazy stories!

[@yvaincallipso84]

The stalking statistics in Japan are really horrifying, and it's honestly tragic to see how the police actually play a role in them

[@philipenos2930]

Thanks!

[@Sunyyy-]

YASS im so exicted to see this video 🤩🤩

[@shannonkrisher302]

This is was makes me fear for Nayeon after watching your interview with her stalker and then coming back to this video

[@arrowmagnet]

You should start a podcast. Your story telling and research is next level.

[@Loo_wan]

Its 2:30 am in here and good thing you uploaded I LOVE WATCHING LATE AT NIGHT

[@brittanyrichards7045]

Why do people have to die or come close to dying for authorities to realize that a change needs to be made.. its so sad and honestly sickening.

[@shellyb3127]

How terrifying!

[@yves9194]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR CONTENT, WOULD YOU EVER CONSIDER MAKING A PODCAST? I like listening to podcasts during work ❣️

[@_AstroCat_]

Mayu is honestly the bravest person I have ever heard of. I hope she is doing a lot better now. I personally never been stalked, but an ex-friend of mine told another old friend (who I talk to sometimes. I just don't consider them a friend) that she'd start stalking me. I was honestly so terrified that I thought she was serious. I mean, who in their right mind would "joke" about a serious crime like stalking? My old friend actually told me about this which made me aware of it. I already had trouble going to school due to mental health problems but that was just thr icing on the cake for me. I was so paranoid that my ex-friend would actually begin stalking me that when I did have the courage to go to school, I'd be looking at the hallway whenever the next period began. (I wasn't going to classes, I was in a part of the school where I didn't have to go to lessons. The school just wanted me in, and they'd do anything to get me into school). Anyway, it turns out she was just "joking" about stalking me. Honestly, I never even saw the red flags while being friends with her, now I see them even when I just hear her name. Hearing this story just reminded me of my "experience"

[@somethingsomeone9498]

What a sick joke

[@stevenkunkel7283]

cyberstalking is scary and real as I took it by experience with some individuals who got obsessed over me and wanted to be my friend and unfortunately, with Mayu's experience people didn't recommend me to contact with the police in these troubled individuals but thankfully, a lot of them were gone and one probably went to a mental facility and I am watching this video to learn more of the psychology of those individuals. Everyone deserves the right to be treated with respect and those who have stalkerish symptoms need real help and I like the idea of a "stalker registry" and stalker reform that could be done for people like those individuals. Strength and prayers for Mayu Tomita in all of this.

[@mohameddiallo6108]

He looks like the lunatic guy in the movie Perfect Blue that I recently watched.

[@aal1yah17]

Detective Ploopy knows what's up

[@taistelubanaani420]

i hope you will be making more jpop/jrock videos too! i love j-music very much and its much more refreshing, because kpop covers well much of these happenings so no one will never hear about them, and theres only few major ones, and ngl everybody knows them (atleast when youve been into kpop since 2012 haha). but j-indrusty is much more "open" with these cases. (more like not enough money but yk) i really loved this video!! great content as always