Motoya explained in a TV program that he was being separated from her because he was being engaged in art rituals called Bekka (separate cooking fire in order to purify himself) in order to accomplish shingan joju (heartfelt wishes).
元彌は11月1日のテレビ番組で、心眼成就の為の別火（けがれを忌んで炊事の火を別にすること）で、芸事の上の儀式で別居していると弁明した。