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...

In 2023, it was revealed that Johnny Kitagawa (1931–2019), the founder of the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, had committed sexual abuse from...

Johnny & Associates, Inc. was a Japanese talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which managed groups of male idols known as Johnny's. Until 2019...

sexual abuse involving Japanese record producer Johnny Kitagawa, the founder of the talent company Johnny & Associates and an influential figure in the...

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...

direction, comedy, and improvisation. Written, composed, and directed by Johnny Kitagawa; from 2019, Koichi Domoto will direct the show, which will also depict...

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...

football player Johnny Kemp (1959–2015), Bahamian musician Johnny Kitagawa (1931–2019), Japanese-American businessman and talent manager Johnny Knoxville (born...

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...

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...

Ichitarō Kitagawa, famous woodblock artist and painter who later changed his name to Yusuke and Utamaro Issei Kitagawa, politician Johnny (Hiromu) Kitagawa (1931–2019)...

by Johnnys' Island Company, a division of Tokyo-based talent agency Johnny & Associates. They were created on February 26, 2018, by Johnny Kitagawa, and...

and his family, Johnny Kitagawa, and the cast of Shōten at the time. Members of the Shonentai were also scheduled to travel with Kitagawa, but ultimately...

sexual harassment allegations against Johnny & Associates founder Johnny Kitagawa, along with claims that Kitagawa had allegedly forced boys to drink alcohol...

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...

business model from the Japanese idol industry that was founded by Johnny Kitagawa; Hundreds of candidates each day attend the global auditions held by...

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...

Hikaru Genji and Shonentai, and was introduced to Johnny Kitagawa on the spot, so he joined Johnny & Associates in February 2012 without auditioning....

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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the chief executive of Johnny & Associates following the sexual abuse scandal involving late company founder Johnny Kitagawa. Higashiyama performed for...

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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NTV's Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou in 2012. His acting was praised by Johnny Kitagawa and he later landed a main role in TBS' golden hour drama Kuro no Onna...

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...

also in charge of the planning, music, story, and production under Johnny Kitagawa’s direction. SHOCK was originally based on the musical "PLAYZONE '91...

to the scandal involving J-pop giant Johnny Kitagawa, who was accused of sexually abusing his artists. The Kitagawa scandal only received extensive media...

the removal of Morimoto's profile from the official Johnny & Associates website, Johnny Kitagawa stated that Morimoto had ambitions to focus on studying...

return his number plate to a man who happened to be Johnny Kitagawa himself. After he was made a Johnny's Jr. member in 2000, Akanishi was part of a number...

a sudden announcement that the four members got the approval from Johnny Kitagawa, the president of the agency, and decided to announce 30 minutes before...