Johnny’s’s press conference “NG list” and others… “Turn it around! The “bizarre identity” of the reporter who did not raise his hand but only made “comments”.
Johnny’s is once again in a tight spot. At a press conference held on the 2nd of this month, there was a “Nomination NG List”.
Johnny’s changed its name to “SMILE-UP.” as of the 17th. The company will close its business as soon as the compensation for the sex victims of the late Mr. Janie Kitagawa is completed.
A new company will be set up to provide compensation to the talent of the company, and the name of the company is open to the public. Most of the talents will sign an agent contract with the company.
The content of the press conference on March 7 was a far cry from the press conference held last month. The public reaction after the press conference was not bad; rather, bashing was directed at Tokyo Shimbun reporter Kinoshiko Mochizuki and others who asked questions to Noriyuki Higashiyama and Yoshihiko Inohara on the stage without a microphone. This development must have been a boon for Johnny’s.
However. It was revealed at the press conference that the journalists had been color-coded into two groups, the “NG reporters” and the “OK reporters,” and the news was widely reported, starting with NHK, that a list of “NG reporters” was in existence.
The names of the aforementioned reporter Mochizuki, journalist Eito Suzuki, and others were listed as “NG reporters,” while the names of Johnny’s’s purported reporter Chikako Komai, who had asked a question earlier in the day, and others were listed as “OK reporters.
In response, the Johnny’s s office issued an emergency statement on its official website on August 5. To paraphrase,
(1) The NG list was prepared by a foreign consulting firm that organized the press conference on the day of the event.
(2) We were aware of the existence of the NG list, but declined the offer.
(3) We demanded an apology from the consulting firm.
(4) Johnny’s is partly to blame for hiring the consulting firm.
The following is a summary of the report.
