While I was busy with other Japan-related news, it was announced by what was formerly Johnny & Associates that the talent agency would be renaming itself STARTO ENTERTAINMENT. In a …
Read More »Johnny & Associates to be renamed ‘Smile-Up’ to handle victim compensation, will create new fan-named company to manage artists + 478 victims come forward
At their last press conference about a month ago, Johnny & Associates announced that while they would be making changes in response to the report on founder Johnny Kitagawa’s sexual …
Read More »Johnny & Associates accepts report on founder’s sexual abuse as fact, President Julie Fujishima resigns & Higashiyama Noriyuki takes over
Following a report by a third-party investigation into sexual abuse claims against Johnny & Associates founder Johnny Kitagawa that found the accusations factual, current President of the company Julie Fujishima …
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