The voice actor for the role of Hikaru Tenma in “Enstars” will be changed, decided in response to reports of Junya Ikeda’s arrest…Sound will be muted for a while | ORICON NEWS

The popular game “Ensemble Stars! ! ‘ official website has been updated, and in response to a series of arrest reports of Junya Ikeda, who was the voice actor for the role of Hikaru Tenma, after confirming the facts and considering future actions, it has been announced that the voice actor in charge of the role will be changed. did. Future measures such as new voice actors are currently being considered, and the new cast will be announced at a later date. The website states, “Notice of change in the voice actor for the role of Tenma Hikaru,” and “In response to a series of arrest reports of Junya Ikeda, the voice actor for the role of Tenma Hikaru, after confirming the facts and considering future actions, we have decided to change the voice actor for the role of Tenma Hikaru. We have decided to change the voice actor.”

“In line with this, we will be gradually silencing Tenma Hikaru’s character voice in the Ensemble Stars!! Basic, Ensemble Stars!! Music, and Ensemble Training!! apps.” and informed them of future actions.

It has been announced that the company will proceed with the following policies regarding muting.

・We will gradually mute Tenma Hikaru’s character voice in the target app.
・Due to the data specifications, it is difficult to mute some of the songs in the target app, so after considering and verifying the songs, including making them private, we will gradually replace them as soon as the new voice actor version of the song is ready. I decided to
– The song will not be included in new tour event setlists, campaigns, etc. (Due to data specifications, the song may be included in released campaigns, etc.)
・MVs that have already been uploaded to YouTube, X, etc. will be treated as archives and will not be deleted or made private.
・Similarly, live videos that have been performed in the past will be treated as archives and will not be subject to suspension of sales.
・For various music distribution services, as soon as the new voice actor version of the song is ready, it will be replaced (or newly released after making the current version’s sound source private) according to the specifications of each distribution service. I will do it

Ikeda was arrested on the 30th of last month, when it was announced on the official website of his agency, Bar, that he had been arrested for taking part in a special fraud. The company explained that it canceled his contract on the 27th due to the “seriousness of the particular case of fraud.”