Johnny’s remains or goes independent…Takuya Kimura, soon to be 51, “takes a deeply troubling walk with his sad dog” shocking photo.

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Takuya Kimura (50) was still following his daily routine even at the critical time when the signboard of “Johnny’s” (now “SMILE-UP.”), which had been in existence for 61 years, was finally going to come down. He walked his dogs, Australian Labradoodles, which have appeared many times in this magazine and have become well-known on social networking sites.

Why are you changing the name of the company? The Weekly Bunshun reported (and Johnny’s denied) that Kimutaku was planning to become independent, while Josei Seven reported the opposite, saying that Kimutaku had quickly decided to remain with the company. While the media battle over his departure was heating up, the man himself was fiddling with his phone on a Tokyo main street with a lead in one hand and no disguise on his face.

He was wearing a “Supreme” cap, a flannel shirt, and embroidered jeans in an American casual fashion that suited him, but as expected, he was in low spirits. There was a sense of melancholy in the air. ……” (a passing resident)

As the symbol of “Johnny’s,” he sang and had a string of million-seller hits. As an actor, he has been at the forefront of trendy dramas such as Fuji’s “Geki 9.

He married Shizuka Kudo (53), whom FRIDAY scooped in 1999 for living together, in 2000, taking the lead among the “SMAP” members. He paved the way for idols at the height of their popularity to become husbands and fathers. When the “SMAP” breakup furore broke out, he was the one who bowed his head in the middle of the members.