<p>A press conference is scheduled for October 2 at the Johnny&#8217;s s office.</p>
<p> On the same day, on the official homepage of the agency, a report was posted under the name of Noriyuki Higashiyama, stating that a press conference would be held and that the agency had confirmed its policies regarding the handling of shares, compensation for damages, and a change in the company name. The company also reported in writing that it had confirmed its policy regarding the handling of shares, compensation for damage, and a change in the company name.</p>
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<p> There was an opinion from the beginning that the name of the company should be changed to that of the former president, whose sexual assaults of the company&#8217;s talent had become a major problem.</p>
<p><strong> Of course, it is unlikely that we will use the name &#8220;Janey&#8221; as it is, but we have often used the letter &#8220;J&#8221; as a symbol of the name, and so we will try to start anew while preserving the traditions of the past. In an effort to retain the traditions of the past while starting anew, we have decided to use &#8220;J-XXX&#8221; and &#8220;△△△△△J&#8221;.</strong><strong> There may have been a possibility that some people would have suggested &#8220;J-XXX&#8221; or &#8220;△△△△△J&#8221; in order to retain the tradition and make a new start.</strong></p>
<p> says an entertainment writer.</p>
<figure id="attachment_334135" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-334135" style="width: 4766px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="c59248a3"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/09/a4dcd0b910a40dfb8da9cc37641049a4.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-334135" class="wp-caption-text"> Until now, &#8220;J&#8221; has often been used as a symbol of the name&#8230; (PHOTO: AFLO)</figcaption></figure>
<p> In fact, the record company &#8220;J Storm,&#8221; to which Arashi, KAT-TUN, Hey! Say! JUMP, and Naniwa Boys belong, as well as the labels to which Sexy Zone, King &amp; Prince, and Travis Japan belong, have all been named &#8220;UJ&#8221; (U.S.A.). UJ&#8221; (the three groups have their own labels with &#8220;Johnnys&#8221; and &#8220;J&#8221; in their name), and &#8220;Champion&#8221;, which was established by the three units that belonged to the group at the time of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. J-FRIENDS&#8221;, a charity activity launched by three of the groups after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, &#8220;Marching J&#8221;, a project to support the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, NEWS and Kanjani Eight, which used to exist, and KAT-TUN, which was established by the three groups, The &#8220;J&#8221; in &#8220;J-FRIENDS&#8221; is a charity activity, &#8220;Marching J&#8221; is a project to support the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, and &#8220;YOU &amp; J&#8221; is a joint fan club of NEWS, Kanjani Eight, and KAT-TUN, which used to exist in the past.</p>
<p> There may have been an argument to protect the brand image as much as possible in this way.</p>
<p> However, the argument could have been made that the brand image should be preserved as much as possible in such a way. <strong> </strong></p>
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<p><strong> However, &#8220;That is a choice that should never be made. What is required is the complete elimination of the image of the founder, the former president. It is unacceptable to think of preserving traditions and achievements.</strong></p>
<p> Not only the letter &#8220;J,&#8221; but also &#8221; <wbr></wbr>YOU,&#8221; which seems to be a habit of Mr. Kitagawa. Conversely, if these names were named with the former president&#8217;s image in mind, there is a possibility that the current names, such as J Storm, will also be changed in conjunction with the company name change.</p>
<p> Even more significant than the label and project names are the group names &#8220;Kanjani Eight&#8221; and &#8220;Johnny&#8217;s WEST&#8221;. The new company name may be devised with these names in mind, or it may be a shocking renewal of the group name &#8220;Seki XX∞&#8221;.</p>
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<p>There is also the matter of the start of &#8220;Ultra Music Power,&#8221; the debut song of Hey! In this song, &#8220;JUMP&#8221; stands for &#8220;Johnnys Ultra Music Power,&#8221; and the very beginning of the song is sung in a high pitch, &#8220;J Johnnys&#8217;.</p>
<p><strong> There are other songs with lyrics that sound like &#8220;johnny&#8221; or &#8220;journey&#8221; in the lyrics,</strong><strong> JUMP&#8217;s case, it is an important debut song.</strong><strong> JUMP&#8217;s case, it is an important debut song. The beginning of the song, &#8220;</strong><strong> Johnnys&#8217; </strong><strong> JUMP&#8217;s debut song, it&#8217;s very important. I&#8217;m wondering if it would be better to use &#8220;Japan,&#8221; &#8220;Joy,&#8221; &#8220;Justice,&#8221; &#8220;January,&#8221; or some other lyrics, or to cut this part and treat it as an intro. I am curious to know.</strong></p>
<p> In addition, it is conceivable that the names and, moreover, the content of the regular stage productions such as &#8220;JOHNNYS&#8217; ISLAND,&#8221; &#8220;JOHNNYS&#8217; World,&#8221; and &#8220;Johnny&#8217;s Ginza&#8221; will undergo a major overhaul.</p>
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<p> It is not all about the company name and the former president&#8217;s name. Johnny&#8217;s&#8217;s stage productions are not only named after the show, but also reflect the tastes of Mr. Johnny, and sometimes have characters that are reminiscent of Mr. Johnny. There may even be performances that cannot be performed again. What if viewers could associate these programs with the sexual assaults of &#8220;Naked Boy&#8221; (TV Asahi) and &#8220;The Boys&#8217; Club&#8221; (NHK BS)? Both programs have announced that they are considering changing the content at this time, but if it is determined that there is a possibility of associating them with these programs, it is conceivable that the program names could be changed and renewed even if they continue to be broadcast.</p>
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<p> This is a bit off topic, but the fact that interesting episodes about the former president and the circumstances surrounding his debut and joining the company, which have been the standard material on talk shows in the past, will probably be treated as sealed material in the future, which will be painful in the long run.</p>
<p> What will happen to these delusions depends on what will be announced at the press conference on October 2. However, there is a strong possibility that it will be more orthodox than the surprise elements that have been the company&#8217;s forte in the past. If they show such &#8220;sexiness&#8221; as a surprise element, however, we can expect to see a further abyss.</p>
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 A press conference scheduled for October 2 at Johnny's, following a board meeting held on September 19, at which the company reported in writing that it would hold a press conference and that it had confirmed its policies regarding handling of shares, compensation for damage, and changing the company name.

Are there any surprises&#8230;Johnny&#8217;s &#8220;company name change&#8221; issue of concern. What will happen to the group name, lyrics, and existing shows?

Are there any surprises…Johnny’s “company name change” issue of concern. What will happen to the group name, lyrics, and existing shows?

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