Shunji Igarashi to retire from showbiz by the end of the month

1： 三毛猫φ ★ 2013/11/04(月) 20:37:42.87 ID:???0

Shunji Igarashi (27) has decided to pull down the curtains on his showbiz career at the end of the month. Igarashi is a member of the D-Boys and D☆DATE who are composed of 5 young actors and became popular when he was in the drama ROOKIES. 

He announced his retirement during the encore of D☆DATE's show on the 4th at Zepp DiverCity. This was his personal decision, as he will be fulfilling his contract until the end of the month and return to being a member of the general public.

Igarashi posted his message on D-BOYS' official website, and it went: "I've started to become interested in other kinds of jobs outside of entertainment, and my feelings to start from scratch and face this new challenge became stronger in me with each passing day. I thought about this a lot and discussed it with my agency. They respected my wishes and so I will be retiring from the entertainment industry. I will definitely live my life without any regrets. Everyone who has kept on supporting me, and everyone who helped me at work and took care of me, I thank you."

Igarashi will once again announce this to the fans during the final leg of D☆DATE's tour at the Tokyo Dome City Hall on the 17th.

Source: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/entertainment/2030482/full/
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