BREAKING: Johnny & Associates president Julie Fujishima resigns and finally accepts Johnny Kitagawa's Sexual Abuse

Wow, so they finally admitted it huh? Took how long, but they finally admitted what we all already knew. All it took was Johnny dying and a BBC documentary.

I'm happy to hear that they will make "amends" with the victims. I'm wondering how they plan to do that. There are probably hundreds of them, and Johnny violated them. That's a hard hill to climb.

It would be nice if they changed the agency name. That monster does not deserve to have a legacy, and they should cleanse as much of it as they can. But, honestly, I don't have hope. Some of them still won't admit that they knew what was going on, and the fact they want to keep the name and also are still trying to pressure TV stations to defer to them makes me not trust anything they say.

I'm so happy that the growth of other BGs like Exile Tribe, Da-Ice, etc., and KPOP groups has wrangled some of that control away from Johnny's.

Johnny is one of the main reasons I never got into Japanese boy bands. The only really popular groups were from his agency, and I couldn't look at those groups without thinking about that fucking pervert.

I hope this is the beginning of better times.

Quote from byakuyav

Julie will definitely not give up her position of power. She owns 100% of the shares. She definitely knew what his uncle had done, but she lied about not knowing and she did not resign until the statements of the United Nations team and the Japanese team of former prosecutors. That's why their current behavior doesn't seem sincere at all.

If there are senior talents who silence the juniors who come to them, they are just as guilty as Johnny. Still, we shouldn't put talents and Johnny in one basket. There may be some among them who are victims but continue to do this job because they/their family need it. That's why I try not to be prejudiced against talents.

Yeah, I wouldn't be prejudiced against talents.

But, unfortunately, I don't feel comfortable supporting their groups. Especially during the time Johnny was alive. Knowing that by supporting the groups, you're also supporting the company is a "no" for me personally.