Inohara Yoshihiko and Higashiyama Noriyuki Navigate Tokuso 9 as They Embody the Supervisory Image Demanded by the Times in New Series

“At the age of 12, Inohara joined the former Johnny’s office. After joining, although there were seniors as talents affiliated with the office, there were no superiors. Perhaps due to such an environment, in the comments he made upon the announcement of this work, he mentioned his ideal boss as, ‘Simply, I think it would be great if both the seniors and the juniors could work together towards our goals.’ It seems like a statement that naturally emerged from his current position.” (Entertainment reporter)

On November 1, 2022, following the announcement of the resignation of Takizawa Hideaki (41), who currently leads the entertainment agency TOBE, from his position as president of Johnny’s Island (now Annex), Inohara assumed the presidency of the same company.

The former Johnny’s office, to which he has been affiliated since his debut, changed its name to SMILE-UP. on October 17 of last year, due to the impact of the sexual harassment issues involving its founder, the late Johnny Kitagawa. Inohara’s senior from the former agency, Noriyuki Higashiyama (57) of Shonentai, assumed the presidency of the new company. Inohara, on the other hand, became the vice president and attended two press conferences held before the name change. With his calm demeanor and ability to pacify the turbulent press, he raised the company’s profile through numerous fine plays.

Then, on December 8 of last year, with the establishment of STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, which took over the management business from the former Johnny’s, Inohara resigned as vice president of SMILE and was announced to assume the position of COO (Chief Operating Officer) of the same company.