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Post by Admin on Sept 21, 2023 6:28:13 GMT
``The 7th V6 reveals his face and confesses, ``I got out of bed in severe pain...'''' Weekly Bunshun, which has been reporting on the sexual assault issue at Johnny's Entertainment since the 1990s, reported on a new victim's accusation in its September 28 issue.
According to the article, Shinichi Kimura (46), a former member of Johnny's Jr., spoke in detail about the sexual abuse he suffered from Johnny in 1995, and that Johnny told him, ``Join V6.'' He also revealed that he was told the date and time of his debut press conference.
■Ex-Kisumai member Kyohei Iida
Regarding this issue, it was announced that Kyohei Iida (35), a former member of "Kis-My-Ft2" (Kis-My-Ft2), will join the "Association for Johnny's Sexual Abuse Issues", along with a photo of Mr. Iida's face. ``When I saw all of you speaking out in the media, the feelings I had been suppressing for so long overflowed. As a result of pretending not to notice when I knew it, there were people who were hurt by it.'' was published.
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Post by Admin on Sept 27, 2023 17:21:49 GMT
[AFP = Current Affairs] On the 27th, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) announced that it will suspend requests for new appearances for talent affiliated with Johnny and Associates, a major entertainment production company, for the time being.
[12 photos] Johnny's office admits sexual assault by late Mr. Kitagawa
This month, the agency admitted that its founder and former president Johnny Kitagawa had sexually assaulted young talent under his agency for decades.
NHK Chairman Nobuo Inaba said at a regular press conference regarding the appointment of talent affiliated with the agency, ``We are accepting new requests for appearances because we are steadily implementing measures to compensate victims and prevent recurrence. We will not do so for the time being until this is confirmed."
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Post by Admin on Sept 30, 2023 21:11:08 GMT
Johnny's Entertainment, which decided to change its name in response to sexual assault scandals involving its founder Johnny Kitagawa (who passed away in 2019), is moving to solicit ideas from fans for the name of the new company to which its talents and employees will belong. This was revealed on the 30th. The announcement is expected to be made at a press conference to announce the new structure on the 2nd, and the current office will continue to serve as a representative for compensation for victims.
At the press conference to be held on the 2nd, in addition to changing the name of the current agency that will be responsible for compensating victims and handling of shares held by Julie Keiko Fujishima (57), the name of the new company to which the talent and employees belong will be announced. It has been attracting a lot of attention, but according to people involved, they are moving forward with a plan to collect ideas from fans.
On September 29th, Junta Nakama (35) of Johnny's WEST appeared live on a TV program and said, ``Everyone in WEST is already planning to change their names. I have also talked to the agency.'' They announced their intention to change the group name. Also, Johnny's Jr. As the company has decided to no longer use the name ``, the name of the new company that will be the parent organization of the group and talent is attracting attention.
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Post by Admin on Oct 1, 2023 20:14:12 GMT
It was revealed on the 1st that ``Smile Up'' suddenly emerged as a candidate for a new company name for Johnny's Jimusho, which has been shaken by the sexual assault issue. The office provided supplies worth a total of 360 million yen to medical workers as part of the "Johnny'S Smile Up! Project," which contributes to society during the coronavirus pandemic. According to people involved, under the new company name, the company has parted ways with former president Johnny Kitagawa (who died in 2019), who committed sexual assault, and aims to rebuild the company. A press conference will be held in Tokyo at 2pm on the 2nd to announce the new system.
To make the whole country smile again. It appears that Johnny's has made a big decision as a step towards rebuilding.
This is the second press conference following on the 7th of last month. Like last time, Shonentai president Noriyuki Higashiyama (57), representative director Julie Keiko Fujishima (57), former V6 member and Jr. Yoshihiko Inohara (47), president of Johnny's Island, who is responsible for developing the program, is expected to attend, and the new system will be announced.
The press conference is expected to include the establishment of a new company to manage the talent affiliated with the company, the handling of Julie's 100% ownership of the company's shares, and specific measures to compensate for damages, but the biggest focus will be on the company's name change.
When Higashiyama expressed his intention to keep the company name at the previous press conference, sponsor companies repeatedly decided not to use the company in advertisements, saying the company's response was insufficient. Changes are inevitable in order to erase Mr. Johnny's image.
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Post by Admin on Oct 2, 2023 5:16:09 GMT
Johnny's office will hold its second press conference regarding the issue of sexual assault by the late Johnny Kitagawa.
At the previous press conference, the company admitted that the offense had been a fact and apologized, but because of the company's intention to continue with the company name Johnny's Jimusho, there was a growing shift away from Johnny's in the business world, with the company's talent not being featured in commercials.
On September 19th, Johnny's Jimusho, under the name of president Noriyuki Higashiyama, issued a statement stating, ``The future management of the company, including the handling of the shares held by former president Julie Keiko Fujishima, specific measures to compensate for damages, change of company name, and the future of affiliated talent and employees. ``We held discussions from all angles regarding the major direction of the project,'' and announced that they would report on the details on October 2nd.
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