Controversy
In a 2008 interview in the Japan Times, Tsuchiya explained: "It is cool being wild and broken-down, but drinking at nighttime is enough for me. I believe when you make rock music, it might not be cool if you behave not so cleverly. Actually, I've been rather earnest. When I drink a bit, I can get crazy, but not too much. The happiest thing for me is my family."
She has frequently said things ignoring political correctness especially on the J-Wave radio shows and midnight television programs, resulting in losing numerous endorsement contracts. Notable incidents on radio include her remarks on the Ijuin show about the band TVXQ, she described the band as "ano Chugoku ka dokka no bussa na kama yoningumi" (roughly meaning "that four ugly faggots from China or somewhere") when the band actually consisted of five members from South Korea. Her remarks about the movie High School Musical was also noted, as she introduced it and its actors in an extremely rude way, especially Zac Efron. On television, her most infamous comments were on the NTV show Gourmet Chicken Race: Gochi! where she made comments about the guest celebrities – with the only exception of Nozomi Sasaki, a model known as Emi Suzuki's protégé.
Tsuchiya often describes herself as a nasty person. On the other hand, she has been referred to as a very good-hearted and open-minded person even in reference to larger women.
Eriko Sato, a glamour model who was once in a bloody brawl with Tsuchiya involving folding chairs which caused the latter to fracture her orbital bone in early 2000s, has also admitted that Tsuchiya no longer seems violent and seems like a different person.
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