Noriyuki Higashiyama’s former manager was quietly forced to resign from Johnny’s.

I think it is the work of a devil.”

At a press conference on September 7, Noriyuki Higashiyama, the new president of Johnny’s, condemned the sexual assaults of the company’s founder and former president, Johnny Kitagawa.

The number of victims of Janie’s sexual assaults of underage boys is said to number in the hundreds. However, the company did not change its name, and former president Keiko Fujishima, Janney’s niece, continues to hold 100% of the company’s shares, which is far from a “restructuring” of the company, and the “dominoes” of sponsors dropping their commercial boards have not stopped. In fact, even the TV stations have begun to “shift away from Johnny’s.”

Johnny’s is planning to hold another press conference on October 2, perhaps in an effort to break the deadlock. However, the “backpedaling” is said to be the most chaotic situation in the office since its founding.

In the midst of this chaos, a “certain personnel change” has become the talk of the town in the industry.

In fact, Mr. A, a well-known manager at Johnny’s, quietly left the office in mid-September.

A TV station insider told us this.

In the past, he was the manager of “Match” Masahiko Kondo, Noriyuki Higashiyama, who became the new president of the company, and V6, which used to belong to Akihiko Inohara, and he was a very capable person. However, he did not have the “I’ll take care of it, I’ll take care of it! I’m the one!” type of person. which is common in this industry, but he is a person with a good personality.

He had a somewhat “neutral” look to him, and sometimes made “hurtful” comments that he couldn’t read the situation, so I would “tease” him about that. So I was called by a nickname like “tease” because of that. However, I don’t think many people have a bad impression of him.

At the end of August, Hiromitsu Kitayama of “Kis-My-Ft2” went independent, and on September 17, he joined “TO BE” founded by Hideaki Takizawa, who also left Johnny’s. The talents are also becoming more active.

Naturally, it is highly expected that not only the talents but also the managers and other staff members will become fed up with the current turmoil and leave the company. ……

In fact, it seems that one of the reasons for Mr. A’s resignation was because he was suspected of harassment. So I heard that he was given an admonition to resign. After all, the issue of Mr. Janney’s sexual assault came to light and compliance within the company became stricter. ……

In June, Shukan Bunshun reported that a manager other than Mr. A had sexually assaulted the talents. If there was an atmosphere of acceptance of harassment not only by Mr. Janney Kitagawa but also by the entire office, it would be a serious situation.

We tried several times to call Mr. A himself on his cell phone, but were unable to reach him. So, we sent a letter of inquiry to the Johnny’s s office as well,

We will refrain from giving individual answers on matters pertaining to the honor and privacy of our employees in general. We will refrain from giving individual answers on matters pertaining to the honor and privacy of our employees.

The company responded in writing.

Johnny’s admitted for the first time at a press conference in September that Mr. Johnny had sexually abused the company. This should be a good opportunity for the company to thoroughly review its internal structure.