Cornelius' Keigo Oyamada has resigned from his position at The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as a composer for the opening ceremonies, after old interviews, where he admitted to bullying classmates in school, including persons with disabilities, resurfaced. Oyamada released a statement on Twitter today, writing, "I have become painfully aware that accepting the offer of my musical participation in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics lacked consideration to a lot of people," and that he had "offered (his) resignation to the organizing committee."
On Friday (7/16), Keigo released a statement (translated by Arama Japan), saying "I sincerely apologize to my classmates and their parents who have been hurt by my words and actions, and I feel deep regret and responsibility for not being a good friend in school life, which is supposed to make good memories, but being in a position to hurt them.” The Tokyo Olympics organizers had decided to let him stay, taking his apology into account, but Kyodo News reports that today they released a statement saying it was the "wrong judgment" and decided to accept Oyamada's resignation.