By Francis Tang and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top talent agency Johnny & Associates said on Monday it would split into two entities -.
By Francis Tang and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top talent agency Johnny & Associates said on Monday it would split into two entities -.
TOKYO: Japan's top boyband agency said on Monday (Oct 2) it will rebrand, erasing vestiges of its late founder who was accused of sexually abusing recruits over decades, by launching a new firm to manage its stars.
Johnny & Associates Inc., a leading Japanese talent agency embattled over a sex abuse scandal involving its late founder, is considering launching a new firm to manage its performers in a bid to mitigate the reputational fallout from the revelations, sources close to the matter say.