Johnny’s “Takuya Kimura” is given “special treatment” by the Johnny’s office…Thoroughly defended from the flames of the “weekly magazine report” and “KY instagram”.

Takuya Kimura, the only one of the five members of SMAP to remain a member of Johnny’s, has been the focus of much attention as the group enters a new phase of its history.

The other day, Johnny’s refuted a weekly magazine report on Kimura, saying that the report had “no basis in fact.” According to an entertainment writer, this was a clear example of the “special treatment” the agency is giving Kimura.

On September 7, the Johnny’s office held its first press conference in response to the sexual assault case involving the company’s founder, Janie Kitagawa. At that press conference, Keiko Fujishima Julie Fujishima, then president of the company, admitted that her uncle had sexually assaulted her, and apologized for it. She herself resigned and Noriyuki Higashiyama became the new president.

At a press conference held on October 2, he announced that the current Johnny’s’s office would change its name to “SMILE-UP.” as of October 17, and that it would deal only with compensation for the victims. A new agent company will be established and contracts will be made with each talent individually.

After both press conferences, Kimura’s Instagram postings were questioned.

After the first press conference, Kimura posted a photo of himself in a salute pose and sent out the message, “show must go on! The message was criticized as “not reading the atmosphere” and “not taking the victims into consideration,” since the words were meant to imply that “the show must go on,” which is known as Mr. Janney’s motto. As a result, Kimura deleted the post.

After the press conference in October, Kimura continued to post messages with a video of his dog walking and the message, “One step at a time, forward!　PEACE!　STAYSAFE! Takuya,

But, Kimura-kun, that’s just a little too much.
I don’t think we’re at the stage of moving forward one step at a time, and I don’t think ‘PEACE’ is a good idea either.

I don’t think ‘PEACE’ is a good idea, either.