Mei Nagano: "I was just shocked and started crying, just like a normal physiological reaction" - referring to Egashira's "wild commotion"

"When he approached me the second time, I was completely caught off guard. I didn't expect him to come to me. I was just really surprised, so much so that a few tears came out. That ended up making people worry about me. It was just a normal physical reaction, like when you yawn and tears come out, I was just surprised and tears came out," she explained in a cheerful tone. Afterward, she watched Egashira's challenge and genuinely cheered for him, emphasizing, "But really, it was simply surprise." "It was an accident that happened because it was a live broadcast. That’s all it was. I didn’t want to make a big deal out of this story, and I don’t want more unpleasant things to be said, so I decided to talk about it myself," she explained the reason she addressed the controversy in this broadcast.

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Source: Girls Channel

Comments: 

1. Egashira's followers are so creepy. (+340, -572)

2. Got it! (+1492, -33)

3. I guess it was surprising because she's not from that generation, but I understand the biological reaction. (+3073, -72)

4. The person said it themselves, so it's fine. I don't want this to get weirdly blown up anymore. (+2782, -35)

5. Neither Egashira nor Nagano Mei did anything wrong. (+2460, -153)

6. Egashira fans, please stop attacking Nagano Mei. (+1459, -234)

7. I feel like the issue is getting bigger because they cut it all out. (+1294, -32)

8. A mature response. It's crazy that there are people who are attacking this girl. (+1421, -175)

9. How can they say it was entertainment, but slurping noodles is called sexual harassment? (+261, -42)

10. If an older man came chasing after me with that intensity, I'd be surprised too. (+1273, -34)

11. She knew about Egashira's gag, and she was confident she could escape, so I guess the tears were just a biological reaction, like when you're on a rollercoaster. (+502, -34)

12. Well then, shouldn't we all just stop saying anything more about it? (+772, -21)

13. There are people who probably want to make a big deal out of this. (+297, -14)

14. Lol (+17, -27)

15. Why does the one who cried have to say anything? Egashira fans are creepy. (+386, -272)

16. Neither Egashira nor Nagano Mei did anything wrong, it's TBS's fault. (+623, -45)

17. I feel uncomfortable with how some people in the early comments are blindly defending Egashira. (+73, -72)

18. The person who's at fault is the Egashira fan who caused the uproar. (+94, -118)

19. So, we're not going to say anything more, right? She even said she didn't want to make it bigger. (+459, -30)

20. Egashira should be banned from TV! (+41, -92)

21. It would have been better if the camera hadn't zoomed in so much. (+184, -7)

22. Even if you know it's a joke, you'd still be surprised if it happened to you. (+687, -20)

23. If you're reading Nagano Mei's comment and saying that, you're an idiot. (+71, -72)

24. If I were chased by Egashira, I'd laugh rather than cry. She's such a crybaby. (+10, -59)

25. If a power-type developmental disorder person focused on me and came at me like that, I'd be scared too. Tears come out of fear, it's instinct. (+352, -67)

26. She was completely unprepared, that's Egashira for you. (+13, -21)

27. No, Egashira is at fault. He said there was no script, and he can't even control his audience. (+177, -173)

28. Viewers would be shocked, so it would be better if he did this on YouTube. (+58, -17)

29. Even if she was crying, if she had shown it, Egashira would have come off as the bad guy, so maybe she hid her face on purpose. If so, she's really a good person. (+270, -65)