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Post by Admin on May 23, 2020 21:10:09 GMT
 Professional wrestler Hana Kimura has died at 22, Japanese professional wrestling organization Stardom said Saturday. Although her cause of death has not been made public, the athlete reportedly posted a series of troubling images and messages about being the victim of cyberbullying to her social media accounts on Friday. http://instagram.com/p/CAiWLOFHJew Kimura began her career in professional wrestling in 2016. She was the recipient of Stardom's 2019 Fighting Spirit Award and had recently appeared as a contestant on the Netflix reality show Terrace House. The international pro wrestling community mourned her death on social media Saturday, with many posting messages about the impact of online abuse. "There are no messages that can heal this wound," WWE star Ronda Rousey wrote on Instagram. "Cyber Bullying [sic] is a very real and growing threat to us all as a society." |
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Post by Admin on May 24, 2020 20:18:46 GMT
The death of professional Japanese wrestler and Netflix star Kimura Hana has sent shockwaves around the world. Kimura was cast member on the latest series of the realty show "Terrace House". She died in Tokyo on Saturday at the age of 22. The cause of her death was not immediately clear. Kimura's wrestling organization says she was the target of cyber-bulling on social media. The show has been available in about 190 countries and territories. The news of Kimura's death has been covered by major media outlets inside and outside of Japan.  The BBC reported that "Kimura is said to have been the target of mean tweets", and "fans and industry figures spoke out against cyber-bullying and its impact on mental health." The Washington Post quoted a tweet from a World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler, saying that the public needs to wake up and know that cast members are real people, not just characters on a show.  The paper mentioned two young South Korean K-pop singers who apparently committed suicide after suffering online attacks. It said their deaths highlighted the intense pressure on young women in the entertainment industry. |
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Post by Admin on May 25, 2020 0:53:51 GMT
Messages from Netflix reality show cast members suggest bullying contributed to the young pro-wrestler’s death.  People in Japan have been shocked by the news that Hana Kimura, a pro-wrestler and one of the current members of Netflix’s Terrace House reality show, has died at the age of 22. World Wonder Wing Stardom, the female wrestling league in Japan which Kimura belonged to, made the announcement on 23 May on both their English and Japanese-language Twitter accounts. http://instagram.com/p/CAf_XFcJ8jQ While the cause of Kimura’s death is yet to be officially announced, fans believe cyberbullying is largely to blame, as the TV star’s social media accounts had attracted a noticeable number of hateful comments, particularly after “The Costume Incident” recently aired on the show. During the incident, Kimura was seen losing her temper at fellow housemate Kai, who had shrunk her cherished, expensive wrestling costume after failing to check the washing machine before doing a load of his own. While many fans felt the outburst was warranted, especially as tensions had been simmering between the housemates over Kai’s failure to contribute to chores and payments for recent outings, a number of online haters saw it as an opportunity to heap hate comments on Kimura. With the cast currently out of the house and in their own homes due to coronavirus countermeasures, Kimura’s exposure to hurtful online comments had increased, and fans expressed concern after Kimura posted a series of troubling posts on 23 May. Her last post on Instagram shows a photo of herself with her cat, posted with no message but with text over the photo that says, “I love you, live a long and happy life. I’m sorry.” |
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Post by Admin on May 25, 2020 20:53:45 GMT
Following the untimely death of 22-year-old pro wrestler and reality TV star Hana Kimura, upcoming "Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020" episodes will not be aired.
Kimura suffered cardiopulmonary arrest and was raced to the hospital in the early hours of May 23 but did not survive.
Fuji Television Network Inc., a Tokyo-based TV station that produces the hit show, decided not to air an episode scheduled for broadcast on the night of May 25.
“We are at a loss for words upon learning of the loss of Hana Kimura and extend our condolence to her family,” Fuji Television Network said in a statement on May 23.
Netflix, which has streamed the show worldwide since May 2019, will also not release episodes scheduled to be made available on May 26 and June 2.
Kimura was one of the stars of the Japanese reality TV series Terrace House, which places six strangers, men and women, in a house together and follows their daily lives and romances.
Kimura had become a target of on-line bullying as the series developed, and her social media accounts have been flooded with defamatory comments.
Shortly before she died, Kimura posted a picture of herself with eyes closed on her Instagram account with the comment: “I love you. Please live long. I am sorry.”
Kimura was affiliated with Stardom, a professional wrestling organization.
“We are very sorry that the sudden (death of Kimura) has made fans and other people sad and caused great worry,” the organization said in a statement posted on its website.
“We have not learned all the details of (her death), but we will continue to cooperate with the investigation by others,” it said.
The show has been streamed through Netflix in about 190 countries and areas. Fans around the world have expressed sorrow for Kimura's death on Twitter.
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Post by Admin on May 26, 2020 7:57:37 GMT
This weekend, Terrace House star and professional wrestler Hana Kimura died at the age of 22 years old. Fans around the world were saddened to hear of her sudden passing.
Note: If you are ever considering taking your own life, please know that there are people who will listen and can help.
Hailing from a wrestling family, Hana made her debut in 2016, and one of the reasons why she wanted to join the popular Terrace House series was to get people interested in wrestling. Stardom, the wrestling organization to which Kimura belonged, issued a statement about her passing and while the cause of death hasn’t yet been officially announced, as of writing, it’s believed she died by suicide.
As the current Terrace House season aired, Kimura experienced online harassment, which is thought to have contributed to her death. As Deadspin points out, this has brought new attention to cyberbullying. According to Asahi News, former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama tweeted that Japan should consider punishment for targeted, severe online bullying.
Kimura appeared on the latest season of Terrace House, which is set in Tokyo. Production was halted in April due to the novel coronavirus virus and has once again been suspended after Kimura’s death. According to the show’s official Japanese Twitter, episodes 43 and 44 were slated for Japanese TV on May 25 and 26 but won’t be aired. These episodes were also scheduled for Netflix, but according to the Netflix Japan account, the streaming of future episodes will be suspended. The US-based Netflix Twitter has yet to make a statement on the status of Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020.
Sponichi Annex quotes one Japanese TV insider as saying that considering the circumstances it will be “difficult” for the show to continue airing even on Japanese TV, something another TV insider also pointed out.
Terrace House cast members have written lengthy, emotional messages to Kimura on their social network accounts. Reina Triendl, one of the show’s hosts, wrote the following message in both Japanese and English:
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