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Hana Kimura’s death sent shockwaves across Japan.
Japanese Netflix reality show Balcony Home has cancelled its current season following the death of cast member and pro-wrestler Hana Kimura.
The 22- year-old had before her death released a series of social networks posts indicating she had actually been cyber-bullied.
News of her death sent shockwaves across Japan, lots of calling for stricter laws versus cyber-bullying.
Terrace Home, co-produced by Japan’s FujiTV and distributed by Netflix, is now in its fifth season.
” We would like to reveal our sincere condolences for the death of Hana Kimura,” the program said on its Twitter account. “We have actually chosen to cancel the production of Balcony Home Tokyo 2019-2020”
It is not yet clear if the show will be permanently cancelled, though Netflix verified to the BBC that there were “no present plans to remove the current season of this incredibly liked show”.
It included that its most current episodes featuring Kimura were available just on its Japan service, saying that it had held off the launch of brand-new episodes indefinitely.
The unscripted truth program follows six young people who live together in one home in Japan however generally go about their lives.
A group of panellists supply real-time commentary – analysing discussions and understanding their body language.
It has in recent years got a huge following for its authentic interactions between cast members and its relative lack of drama.
‘ I’m sorry’
Kimura who joined the show last September, was among 6 members on the show’s most current season, Tokyo 2019-2020
She is stated to have actually been the target of numerous mean tweets from fan