On January 22, 2020, both SixTONES and Snow Man debuted on the same day. Over the past four and a half years, the circumstances surrounding them have changed significantly.It has been over seven months since the shocking press conference on September 7 last year, where the former Johnny’s Entertainment acknowledged the sexual misconduct by the late Johnny Kitagawa. The agency’s name has changed, and compensation for the victims is reportedly progressing. As a result, a certain television station states that efforts to address the issues are steadily advancing, leading them to actively start using former Johnny’s talents again. The situation appears to be settling down. Have they really changed? When we talk about the old Johnny’s, they were known for being completely analog, not active on the internet at all. Their main platforms were TV and magazines. TV, a big part of their presence, says “they have changed.” But how about the magazine industry? We talked to editors and writers who have made many articles about old Johnny’s talents in the past, and still write about talents managed by STARTO ENTERTAINMENT (the new company managing old Johnny’s talents). Interestingly, we found three big changes in the way interviews are handled, which are unique to Johnny’s Entertainment.  Firstly, one major change is the disappearance of implicit rules regarding placement in magazines. “There used to be unspoken rules about featuring talents from Johnny’s in the same issue. For instance, you couldn’t place junior talents before senior talents or have more pages for juniors than seniors. It used to be quite strict. As a result, it was challenging to prominently feature junior talents in women’s magazines. Recently, these rules have relaxed somewhat.” (Freelance editor & writer)