Takuya Kimura’s statement denying the “Bunshun Gun” (a Japanese term for a gun that is used in the spring of 1945), timed to coincide with his explanation of the “Johnny’s NG list,” is a “strange” feeling.
The confusion at Johnny’s shows no sign of abating.
At a press conference held on October 2, he clearly stated that the Johnny’s office would be closed down in the future, a change from his press conference last month. The last press conference was followed by a domino effect of “contract review” by disappointed clients, but this time, NHK appears to be taking a wait-and-see approach.
On the other hand, NHK reported on the existence of a “list of “no-nominees” at the press conference on April 4. It is now possible that it was not “mere coincidence” that the reporters in the front rows raised their hands but were not nominated at all.
The Johnny’s s office updated its official website on May 5, denying all involvement in the series of allegations. It claims that the “NG list” was created at the sole discretion of the foreign consulting company that organized the press conference.
On the same day, a statement refuting some media reports about Takuya Kimura was also posted.
The issue was triggered by an article in the “Shukan Bunshun” (weekly magazine) released on the 5th. Even after it was decided to change the company name from Johnny’s to “SMILE-UP. and that Kimura’s motivation was declining as one of the reasons for the postponement of the shooting of the special drama series “Kyobo” (Fuji TV) in which he starred. In response, the company said
A recent article in a weekly magazine reported that Takuya Kimura, a TV personality belonging to the company, had resisted the decision to change the company’s name, saying, “Why are you changing it? and that he is not satisfied with the decision to change the company name, and that he has stopped the filming of a TV drama because he is not motivated, saying that now is not the right time for it.
He mentioned that there were reports such as, “I am not convinced that he is resisting,
He denied all such reports.
He completely denied the allegations. On top of that, he said of Kimura
He was always close to the hearts of the victims and anxious artists and talents, such as actively consulting with his juniors and taking the initiative in urging our company to change its name in consideration of the feelings of those who had suffered.
He also stated, “We have always been close to the hearts of the affected people and anxious talents and artists,
We are extremely distressed that such an article has appeared in the midst of our plan to conclude an agent contract with a newly established company as soon as it is ready, in anticipation of a drastic reform of our company in the future.
The company reported, “We are very sorry to hear about this.
