The late founder of one of Japan’s most powerful talent agencies assaulted and abused hundreds boys as far back as the 1950s and up through the 2010s, according to the findings of a new internal investigation.
Johnny Kitagawa, who died in 2019, was the founder and president of Johnny & Associates, a prominent agency that managed and assembled an array of popular boy bands in Japan. While sexual assault accusations against Kitagawa had been floating around for years, Johnny & Associates was compelled to launch its own investigation after a new...
Johnny Kitagawa, who died in 2019, was the founder and president of Johnny & Associates, a prominent agency that managed and assembled an array of popular boy bands in Japan. While sexual assault accusations against Kitagawa had been floating around for years, Johnny & Associates was compelled to launch its own investigation after a new...
- 8/30/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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