Earlier this year, music group TUYU member and leader Pusu was arrested for the attempted murder of a teenage girl on May 31st 2024. He was arrested after stabbing her and admitted to the police that he had intended to commit suicide after the murder. As a result of his arrest, the group disbanded, and has remained as such. The police has dropped all charges for undisclosed reasons. Ever since the May incident, various affiliated organizations, such as the game Project Sekai, have slowly begun to delete any works that were affiliated with the artist.
Pusu, born Yano Asaya and formerly known as Zips, has attempted to come back to entertainment and media in various ways. Firstly, his public twitter account posted a bizarre letter written to him by what apparently seems to be his victim-girlfriend, a fan translation of which can be read here.
On the 20th, the group posted that their final song would be titled Under Last Dive. Then, on the 25th, the primary TUYU account posted the following:
In it, the group stated that they had no intentions to come back as a unit, but instead intended to keep up all their music and work, stating that the songs “are not inherently sinful”.
The public received this statement with mixed results, and the backlash proved too much. The next day, the TUYU account posted this statement
The group has announced that they would be deleting any and all works that were either created in whole or part by PUSU, with the final date listed as December 31st, 2024.
What are your thoughts about this situation?
