However, because of his work as the special newscaster for the Olympics news coverage on NTV, Sakurai could not attend the live music show as he had to go to Vancouver for the opening ceremony.
Namun, karena pekerjaannya sebagai pembawa berita spesial untuk berita Olimpiade di NTV, Sakurai tidak bisa hadir dalam penampilan langsung acara musik karena ia harus hadir di upacara pembukaan olimpiade musim dingin 2010.