NHK, which reported “NG list, toilet sex assault,” does not want to make the biggest fuss about its “director descends from Johnny’s” and its honeymoon structure.

The press conferences held by Johnny’s on October 2, 2011, in the wake of the sexual assault case against him, revealed the existence of an “NG list,” a list of reporters who are not allowed to be on the list, and the ripple effect is only getting wider.

The same foreign consulting firm was in charge of both the first and second press conferences, but it was obvious that a female staff member was carrying the NG list under her arm at the venue. Moreover, the list was leaked on the Internet, revealing a sloppiness that one would not expect from a crisis management consulting firm.

NHK was the first to report the existence of the NG list.

NHK was the first to report the existence of the NG list on April 4, and was applauded on the Internet, with comments such as “Well done” and “This is public broadcasting. In fact, commercial broadcasters and newspapers followed suit and reported the existence of the NG list at once.

In the press conference held on February 2, the company presented a plan for reform, including changing the name of “Johnny’s” and establishing a new company for management and training.

This was supposed to be the first step toward restoring trust in the company, but the revelation of the NG list has further undermined trust in Johnny’s.