A man in his 50s appeared in a recent BBC program that opened the floodgates of sexual abuse allegations against Johnny Kitagawa, founder of the Johnny & Associates Inc. talent agency.
The dark side of the J-pop world has been revealed once again after the most powerful pop-talent agency in Japan, Johnny and Associates, apologised over allegations of sexual assault. Several artists allege that the firm’s founder Johnny Kitagawa abused them over the years, prompting fans to ask for a more detailed investigation