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Johnny’s’s” office is “effectively dismantled” and the “treatment of Jr. members” is left behind.

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The recurrence prevention team made tough recommendations to the Johnny’s’s office, including the resignation of President Keiko Fujishima Julie.

Toshio Ishikawa, entertainment reporter, reports on the entertainment industry at ……

The “Special Recurrence Prevention Team” has released an in-depth investigation report into the issue of sexual harassment of young people by the company’s founder, Mr. Janney Kitagawa. The report identified decades of sexual assault by Mr. Janney.

Mr. Janney’s abnormal sexual preferences. His sister, Mary, saw, heard, and knew about it, but tacitly approved of it. And the company-wide cover-up. All of this is the evil of a family-owned company.

They even demanded the resignation of Mary’s daughter, Keiko Fujishima, the current president and representative director of Johnny’s. This was the “virtual collapse” of the Johnny’s office, which had reigned over the entertainment industry for more than 60 years.

In May, I also reported the following.

In an article titled “Veteran Entertainment Reporter Speaks Out on Janney Kitagawa’s ‘Sexual Assault Report’… ‘Regret and Responsibility’.

In an article titled

I wrote, “If the media had come to light earlier, the number of victims would have been reduced.

I wrote that the media also had a big responsibility. The media also had a big responsibility.

When one of Johnny’s idols was arrested for a traffic violation, they were not referred to as “suspects,” but as “members. Even NHK used the term “member.

It was a surprise to everyone in the world. I recall that the media was so surprised at the way they handled the matter. It is a fact that the media has been in touch with Johnny’s, which has grown to a huge size.

This time, Johnny’s has been found to be sexually abusive and its family management has been denied. At the moment, the office is probably busy dealing with the future, but what will happen to the office?  What will happen to the office? What will happen to the talents who belong to it?

How will the idols and talents who have reigned as “Johnny’s” in the entertainment industry live when the big signboard of the Johnny’s office is removed? …… There is still a mountain of problems left to be solved.

Rumors are circulating that his successor after the president’s resignation will be a media mogul or a heavyweight at a record company, but will it work out as planned?

President Keiko Fujishima holds 100% of the shares of the company, and the copyrights to the CDs and DVDs are owned by Johnny’s. The amount of money involved, including the company’s own buildings, would be substantial. The amount of money would be quite large, including the company’s own buildings and other assets.

Naturally, there would also be the issue of compensation for sexual assault victims. Some sports papers reported 10 billion yen. They were calculating 1,000 people at 10 million yen each.

The Johnny’s’s office, which has become so sullied and even issued an investigative report, will probably be forced to dissolve. The talent belonging to the company came forward and said

“I will lead Johnny’s.”

I don’t think we will hear them say, “I’m going to lead Johnny’s.

Then there is the question of what to do with the talent who are still with the company.

Many successful talents have their own offices, partly for tax purposes. We can also see them going independent with a trusted manager they have worked with up to now.

And the existing major entertainment production companies will stand behind them and continue to protect their position in the entertainment industry. If he has a large number of regular TV shows, he will have no trouble earning money and remaining a star.

On the other hand, there are some “poor talents” who are often forgotten. These are the members of Johnny’s Jr.

They had been working hard day and night on their dancing and singing, but now they were to be thrown out of Johnny’s. The office that was actively helping them to sell their talents was the one that had been working with them. Is there any office that will actively help them sell out? …… It is hard to imagine under these circumstances.

If the Johnny’s’s office disbanded, the idol reserve army would not be able to eat. Not only compensation for the victims, but also the future of the Jr. members must be considered.

Johnny’s says it will hold a press conference on September 7, but what kind of press conference will it be? Will there be any elements left to make a fresh start? …… I would like to attend the press conference and ask them directly.

  • Text Toshio Ishikawa, entertainment reporter

    Born in Tokyo in 1946. He has a unique career path from Shochiku's Advertising Department to a reporter for women's magazines to an entertainment reporter. He has appeared on "The Wide" and "Information Live Miyaneya" (both on Nippon Television Network Corporation), and currently appears regularly on "Mentai Wide" (Fukuoka Broadcasting System), "Su Matan" (Yomiuri TV), and Rainbow Town FM.

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