after retiring, akamatsu injured his finger due to the circumstances at the time of withdrawal and an accident during press work in the family business (there was a story that he lost his finger, but as far as the video after that, his finger is normal). he will not appear at all on sporadic reunions on old-fashioned programs (akamatsu's vocal song is hideto maki, organ is represented by an external support member) and gs events, but on may 4, 1989 in addition to interviewing his wife on fuji tv's idol special feature on the day, he appeared on tbs's gs special feature on october 4, 2003, delighting fans with the same appearance as at that time.