<figure id="attachment_336635" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-336635" style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="87a3bafc"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/10/c83f55994da95653caa48d7f3c53278b.jpeg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-336635" class="wp-caption-text">Ikuto Kawai of &#8220;A.B.C-Z&#8221; is the host of &#8220;The Boys Club</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong> This morning (October 12), we received a call from NHK&#8217;s affiliate saying that the recording on October 16 had been canceled. We were very surprised because it was a last-minute decision.</strong></p>
<p> This was a surprise to us as well, since it happened so short notice,&#8221; said an official of the company contracted to produce NHK&#8217;s music program &#8220;The Shonen Club. The Shonen Club&#8221; is a music program in which young members of the Johnny&#8217;s s office appear. This year marks the 23rd year of the popular program, and the aforementioned source testified as follows: &#8220;We are an affiliate of NHK.</p>
<p><strong> 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.</strong><strong> The scheduled date for this recording was October 16. Travis Japan&#8221;, &#8220;HiHi Jets&#8221;, &#8220;Go!Go!kids&#8221;, &#8220;Fresh Jr. So we were going along with the idea that there would be a recording of course. &#8230;&#8230; The dates for the recording for the rest of this year were set, but I don&#8217;t know if the recording will take place as planned. I am told that no further plans have been made.&#8221;</strong></p>
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<p> 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&#8217;s office, which were reported by NHK on October 2.</p>
<p> 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 &#8220;The Boys&#8217; Club&#8221; and was sexually assaulted by Mr. Kitagawa in the station&#8217;s restroom.</p>
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<p><strong> The &#8220;The Boys&#8217; Club&#8221; began broadcasting in 2000, and most of the performers were Johnny&#8217;s Jr. There was a specialized studio in NHK, where the Jr. members practiced every week.</strong><strong> The male victim was approached by Mr. Janney and forced to remove his underwear in a private men&#8217;s restroom, where he was sexually assaulted. When he refused, the office stopped inviting him to lessons.</strong></p>
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<p>This time, NHK aired the testimony of the male victim and stated <strong>, &#8220;We take very seriously the testimony of the man who says he was seriously sexually harmed inside the broadcast center. As NHK is responsible for the production of the program, this is a problem that we cannot overlook</strong>.</p>
<p> The news report led to calls within the station that &#8220;The Boys&#8217; Club&#8221; had to be canceled. An NHK insider revealed, &#8220;Even within the station, there were calls for the program to be cancelled.</p>
<p><strong> Even within the station, there is talk that &#8216;there is no way the program can continue under these circumstances. It is only natural that the recording would be cancelled, and there is no doubt that they are considering discontinuing the program.</strong></p>
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<p> FRIDAY Digital has just contacted NHK for an interview,</p>
<p><strong> When FRIDAY Digital contacted NHK for an interview, they said, &#8220;We are considering a drastic review of &#8216;The Boys Club,&#8217; including changing the program&#8217;s content and title.</strong><strong> We are considering a drastic review of &#8216;The Boys&#8217; Club,&#8217; including changing the program&#8217;s content and title.</strong></p>
<p> The answer was, &#8220;We are considering a drastic review of &#8216;The Boys&#8217; Club,&#8217; including changing the content and title.</p>
<p> The famous music program that has continued for more than 20 years is about to fall apart without a hitch.</p>
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 Shu Nishihara

 The report of sexual assault by Mr. Janie Kitagawa in NHK. The male victim was a member of the music program "The Boys Club". In response to this, NHK notified all parties concerned that the program would be canceled on the 16th. The cancellation of the program became definitive.

NHK&#8217;s &#8220;The Boys&#8217; Club&#8221; was canceled at the last minute! The program was cancelled due to the &#8220;sexual assault in the bathroom&#8221; issue.

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

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