A New Success Story…Why the former Johnny’s office, which is now focusing on the acting business, is finding a way to use the Meguro Ren role model.

Half a year has passed since the Johnny’s office turmoil triggered by the sexual assault by the late Mr. Kitagawa Johnny’s. However, as usual, the talents who belonged to SMILE-UP. However, as usual, the talents who belonged to SMILE-UP. (former Johnny’s) have not disappeared from TV. The entertainment desk of a sports newspaper explains how the former Johnny’s will be reorganized this spring.

The sports newspaper’s entertainment desk explains, “A total of eight NHK TV and radio programs will end this spring, and the former Johnny’s will continue to appear on TV after April. Furthermore, there are no plans to revive programs related to the former Johnny’s after April, and there is no possibility of guest appearances. On the other hand, Fuji Television is terminating four of its programs, including those featuring KinKi Kids and SUPER EIGHT (former members of Kanjani Eight), but other stations have not made any major changes, so they are still forced to rely on the old Johnny’s.”

The sales of talent for drama productions is particularly noteworthy. Recently, “Tokyo Tower” (TV Asahi), the first drama starring Ren Nagase (25) of King & Prince, was announced. This line of business has been influenced by past successes. A source at a major advertising agency provides an actual example.

”This is the model case of Snow Man, Meguro Ren (27).” His big break came when he appeared in the hit TV drama “silent” (Fuji TV), which was broadcast in the October 2010 season and became a social phenomenon. His popularity has had a positive impact on the group, and Snow Man’s fan club has more than 1.3 million members, the largest of any group in the office. The group’s flagship program, “Let Snow Man Do It” (TBS), has been officially announced to continue airing, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are now the face of the office.

On March 7, Kirin HD announced the continuation of the commercials in which Meguro appears. The reason for this was that “we reaffirmed the affinity with our products and our company’s image,” the company wrote. Meguro’s popularity has overcome the headwinds to the firm and gives hope for a sign of image recovery.