NHK’s “The Boys’ Club” was canceled at the last minute! The program was cancelled due to the “sexual assault in the bathroom” issue.

This morning (October 12), we received a call from NHK’s affiliate saying that the recording on October 16 had been canceled. We were very surprised because it was a last-minute decision.

This was a surprise to us as well, since it happened so short notice,” said an official of the company contracted to produce NHK’s music program “The Shonen Club. The Shonen Club” is a music program in which young members of the Johnny’s s office appear. This year marks the 23rd year of the popular program, and the aforementioned source testified as follows: “We are an affiliate of NHK.

We are commissioned to produce the program by a company affiliated with NHK. Usually, the cast and the order in which they will appear in the program are sent to us a week or a few days in advance. The scheduled date for this recording was October 16. Travis Japan”, “HiHi Jets”, “Go!Go!kids”, “Fresh Jr. So we were going along with the idea that there would be a recording of course. …… The dates for the recording for the rest of this year were set, but I don’t know if the recording will take place as planned. I am told that no further plans have been made.”

The sudden decision to cancel the recording was a surprise to those involved. The reason for the cancellation of the recording is believed to be due to the allegations of sexual assault by Mr. Janney Kitagawa in NHK’s office, which were reported by NHK on October 2.

The story goes that in the fall of 2002, when the victim was a high school student, he attended a rehearsal at the NHK Broadcasting Center to perform in “The Boys’ Club” and was sexually assaulted by Mr. Kitagawa in the station’s restroom.

The “The Boys’ Club” began broadcasting in 2000, and most of the performers were Johnny’s Jr. There was a specialized studio in NHK, where the Jr. members practiced every week. The male victim was approached by Mr. Janney and forced to remove his underwear in a private men’s restroom, where he was sexually assaulted. When he refused, the office stopped inviting him to lessons.