2023-11-06 04:00:00
Weekly Bunshun first reported on Johnny Kitagawa’s sexual assault of young boys in 1999. A quarter century has passed since then. It took 24 years for the issue to become a major social issue, with the BBC covering it and Japanese media outlets finally reporting on it. A former reporter from Weekly Bunshun, who has been fighting a lonely battle with Johnny’s, releases a long memo about his 24-year struggle against Johnny’s enormous pressure.
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Reporters gather at the press conference hall. The major media speaks of “remorse,” but they still don’t understand how difficult it is to fight Johnny’s. (=Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, October 2, 2023)
I think “reflection” is just a word of mouth.
The issue of Johnny’s sexual assault is finally being discussed throughout Japanese society. As an alumnus of Weekly Bunshun, which has been criticizing Johnny’s for many years, I am overwhelmed with emotion. However, when I sent a long memo to the major media outlets that have recently been flooded with requests for comment, they either ignored me completely or quoted only a portion.
In order for those who are now crying out for “reflection” and all those who are interested in this issue to understand the true state of Johnny’s coverage and interference with it, I will publish all of the long memos here. . The major media still has no idea how difficult it is to fight against Johnny’s, and I can only think of what they are currently spreading as “remorse”. Because that’s my feeling.
Around that time, as deputy editor-in-chief of Weekly Bunshun, I received an accusation from Mr. T, a former idol and Johnny Kitagawa’s attendant. The story was that Johnny Kitagawa himself had subjected him to “homosexual harassment,” to use the term at the time. Since Mr. T was actually a manager, he shared various memories about Johnny Kitagawa and the reality of Johnny’s Office.
Johnny Kitagawa is good at finding stars among the many submitted photos. There are stories of how when he saw a photo of a child who became a big star, he jumped up and thought, “It’s cute!” and immediately went to scout, and how the sexual abuse of idols within the agency and the stress that came with it caused the boy to become a big star. There is also a shocking reality that is making us all crazy. Mr. T said that boys who have been sexually abused often suddenly start acting like men, so it is easy to tell. Even when they go to golf practice together, he seems to become bossy and give instructions to staff like Mr. T. This is how sexual abuse can distort a young boy while he is on the verge of becoming a star.
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