Johnny Kitagawa: Japanese boy band mogul dies at 87

SMAP was one of the boy bands Johnny Kitagawa (not pictured) achieved huge success with Johnny Kitagawa, one of the most influential figures in Japan's entertainment industry, has died at the age of 87. For more than 50 years the agency he founded, Johnny & Associates, turned multiple bands into household names, including SMAP, Arashi and KAT-TUN.

[life_meister]

国内だとこういう報道の仕方されないんだよなあ。

[nessko]

10 July 2019 "But he was also a controversial figure. There were repeated allegations of power harassment and sexual abuse though none were ever proven."

[macgyer]

“In 1999, Japanese magazine the Shukan Bunshun published a series of articles accusing him of sexually abusing several boys at his agency.“ ”A kingpin of Japan's entertainment industry”

[differential]

SMAPの写真使うあたり

[masayuki5160]

おお、国内よりBBCの方がいい記事だ

[Wafer]

こちらもマイケルジャクソンと比べたい

[ank0u]

“In 1999, Japanese magazine the Shukan Bunshun published a series of articles accusing him of sexually abusing several boys at his agency. Kitagawa denied all the charges and launched a libel suit against the magazine which he won, though that judgement was later partially overturned. ”

[kaos2009]

“There were repeated allegations of power harassment and sexual abuse though none were ever proven.”　ジャニー喜多川

[tanakara_botamochi]

“boy band”男性アイドル https://www.bbc.com/japanese/48932441