• Hiromu Kitagawa (Japanese name Hiromu Kitagawa (喜多川 擴, Kitagawa Hiromu); October 23, 1931 – July 9, 2019), known professionally as Johnny Kitagawa (ジャニー喜多川...
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    In 2023, it was revealed that Johnny Kitagawa (1931–2019), the founder of the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, had committed repeated acts...
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    Johnny & Associates, Inc. was a Japanese talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which managed groups of male idols known as Johnny's. The company...
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  • sexual abuse involving Japanese record producer Johnny Kitagawa, the founder of the talent company Johnny & Associates and an influential figure in the...
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    This style of recruiting and training was pioneered by Johnny Kitagawa, the founder of Johnny & Associates, and has since been used in other pop idol...
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  • Noriyuki Higashiyama (category Johnny & Associates)
    following the sexual abuse scandal involving late company founder Johnny Kitagawa. According to his book Kawasaki Kid, Higashiyama's paternal great-grandfather...
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  • football player Johnny Kemp (1959–2015), Bahamian musician Johnny Kitagawa (1931–2019), Japanese-American businessman and talent manager Johnny Knoxville (born...
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    Johnnys (ジャニーズ, Janīzu) were a Japanese boy band created by Johnny Kitagawa before the formation of the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The...
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    Japan undergo curettage". In July 2023, Sukarno defended the late Johnny Kitagawa from child sexual abuse allegations on Twitter, tweeting that he "loved...
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  • 7 Men Samurai (category Johnny & Associates)
    by Johnnys' Island Company, a division of Tokyo-based talent agency Johnny & Associates. They were created on February 26, 2018, by Johnny Kitagawa, and...
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  • sexual harassment allegations against Johnny & Associates founder Johnny Kitagawa, along with claims that Kitagawa had allegedly forced boys to drink alcohol...
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    Weinstein sexual abuse cases Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal Sean Combs sexual misconduct allegations "R. Kelly...
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  • Secret Scandal of J-Pop, centered on the sexual abuse claims against Johnny Kitagawa, which helped posthumously expose his crimes. Azhar was born and raised...
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  • Ichitarō Kitagawa, famous woodblock artist and painter who later changed his name to Yusuke and Utamaro Issei Kitagawa, politician Johnny (Hiromu) Kitagawa (1931–2019)...
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    his family, Johnny Kitagawa, and the cast of Shōten at the time. Some members of the Shonentai were also scheduled to travel with Kitagawa, but they ultimately...
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    business model from the Japanese idol industry that was founded by Johnny Kitagawa; Hundreds of candidates each day attend the global auditions held by...
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  • Jameel, President and Vice Chairman of Abdul Latif Jameel Johnny Kitagawa, founder and CEO of Johnny & Associates Shawn Layden, President & CEO of Sony Interactive...
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    trainee groups Snow Man and SixTones. After the death of Johnny Kitagawa (the founder of Johnny & Associates) on July 9, 2019, he became the executive vice...
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  • the removal of Morimoto's profile from the official Johnny & Associates website, Johnny Kitagawa stated that Morimoto had ambitions to focus on studying...
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    Music subsidiary The Orchard in the United States. In the wake of the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal, it was announced in October 2023 that J Storm...
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  • NEWS (band) (category Johnny & Associates)
    Masuda and Shigeaki Kato. Formed in 2003 by Johnny Kitagawa as a nine-member group under the label Johnny's Entertainment, NEWS released a promotional...
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  • his coverage of the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal, where GaaSyy was described by the sexual abuse victim and former Johnny's Jr. member Kauan Okamoto...
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  • Tackey & Tsubasa (category Johnny & Associates)
    were the top "Juniors" in the Johnny & Associates, a company which specializes in male teen idols led by Johnny Kitagawa. They started out as backdancers...
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    SixTones (category Johnny & Associates)
    2020. They sold 6.24 million physical copies in Japan. Johnny Kitagawa, the late leader of Johnny & Associates had named the group "SixTones"; the name...
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  • Starto Entertainment (category Johnny & Associates)
    name “Johnny” was erased from the company name because of Fujishima's desire to "erase all traces of Johnny Kitagawa from this world". Johnny & Associates...
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  • Kanjani Eight (category Johnny & Associates)
    taken at the agency to eliminate "Johnny" from everything related to the group in the wake of the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal. Kanjani Eight...
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    Hikaru Genji and Shonentai, and was introduced to Johnny Kitagawa on the spot, so he joined Johnny & Associates in February 2012 without auditioning....
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    Jesse (Japanese singer) (category Johnny & Associates)
    such as Beetlejuice. In 2023, after the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal, activities of artists of Johnny & Associates, including SixTones, were taken...
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  • Osaka, and found part-time jobs to supplement their salaries. In 2002, Johnny Kitagawa had the Kansai Jrs put on an old play previously performed by their...
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    company was hired by Johnny & Associates to manage a press conference addressing sexual abuse by its late founder Johnny Kitagawa. The Japanese public...
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