TV TOKYO ban,” a separate fan club, and the departure of a popular TV personality… STARTO’s “causes for concern.
It has been almost a year since the launch of STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, the new agency to which many of the former Johnny’s talents transferred. There were concerns about whether the “sexual assault” of the late Mr. Janney Kitagawa would affect their work, but it seems that these fears were unfounded.
The “Snow Man,” “SixTONES,” “SUPER EIGHT,” and “Travis Japan” groups were already popular when they were under the old agency, but their popularity has increased even more since the transfer.
In addition, on October 3, TV Tokyo announced its policy of resuming the use of new talent from the same agency. The group as well as solo talents appear to be doing well themselves.
Giving up the enormous revenues of their fan clubs.
On the other hand, there are industry insiders who are feeling a bit uneasy.
The fan club business, which brings in a large amount of money every year, is very important. However, “STARTO” did not take over the fan club, and as announced on October 2 of this year, it became a separate company, “FAMILY CLUB Co. FAMILY CLUB, Inc.” and is no longer related to “STARTO,” Inc.
Junior members are different, but as for most talents, the annual membership fee is 4,000 yen. Some places wrote that there are 13 million members, but I think the actual number is a little less because the membership numbers of those who have resigned their memberships are still missing. Still, even if the number is halved, the annual revenue was close to 30 billion yen, so if that amount is not coming in, it must be painful.
But that is the old Johnny’s talent. Their popularity is unwavering, and their live shows are always packed. Their merchandise also sells like hotcakes. Even without the fan club’s income, “STARTO’s” earnings must be substantial,
“I can’t say that’s the case,” said a reporter in charge of entertainment at a sports newspaper.
A reporter in charge of entertainment at a sports newspaper said, “It is not so.
