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The dark side of J-pop: Former idol speaks out about music mogul Johnny Kitagawa • FRANCE 24
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2024
- Johnny Kitagawa, who died in 2019 at the age of 87, was the architect of Japan's vastly successful boyband empire and his company, Johnny and Associates, still dominates the lucrative J-pop market. Yet allegations of child abuse and sexual exploitation surrounded the music mogul for decades. Yuka Royer speaks to former idol Kauan Okamato, who says he was sexually abused as a teen.
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Kauan is a very brave young man. My prayers to him and the others who were hurt. Remember, while you are not responsible for the trauma you endured, you are responsible for your own healing. May the youth be protected.
7:20 you can tell from his body language how uncomfortable he felt. He knew what the question was. When he finished explaining, he looked sad and ashamed. Poor child. :( I hope he heals from this. He's so brave.
This man is so brave for speaking out. I hope for him to heal and find peace.
This young man managed to still speak with respect about his abuser and he probably didn’t even forced it it’s just the way they are educated. Extremely sad that his victims will not receive justice neither any compensation or even an official apology.
The company, Johnny's had a press conference on the 8th of September and admitted the crime, Johnny Kitagawa committed, also promised compensation to the victims.
@dellyspice There may be handful fans of Johanny's fans who blame on Kauan, but most of the Japanese people are quite sympathetic, supportive to Kauan. At the same time, so ashamed that it had to be exposed by Western media rather than themselves.
lol
Johnny definitely groomed these victims and with sexual abuse there's manipulation, gas lighting, etc. I hope Kauan receives support and appropriate treatment to heal from all this. Very brave to speak up.
It took a Brazilian to speak out!
Brave man!
Greetings from Brasil!
なんで日本では公共放送で2分しか放送されなかったのに。
In Japan, it was only broadcast for 2 minutes on public broadcasting NHK. Some TV stations still don't report it at all.
France has more extensive coverage. I am so ashamed of being Japanese.
I'm a fan of a J&A idol, but I'm on the victims side. J&A finally confirmed about this.
I am glad he come forward, so brave! This is one step on protecting kids, will def support him all the way
I am so sorry you and the others went through this. Wishing you the best recovery and strength from the US. Thank you to France 24 for reporting on this.
I can't imagine how difficult it must have been for him to expose it. I respect and support him.
From time to time, there have been former Johnny's celebrities who have accused Johnny Kitagawa of sexual assault. However, Japanese television never reported it. It is a mystery why a person named Johnny Kitagawa had such a strong power over Japanese television. It is thought that he had close ties with Dentsu, a company that manages Japanese TV commercials, and with politicians. Religious organizations may also be involved.
It's sad that Japan is such a polite place that even though people who out him still thank them so even loved him they think and they definitely fought for his love
Its not polite...thats what we call 'power of money'
Wtf is for power of mineh
I read about this back in 2000 and finally this became a global news, I hope this will bring down those predators
Thank you tremendously. This issue needs more coverage because Japanese media is so whipped by Johnnys Entertainment.
Man, he is so brave to come out about it, maybe this could be an opportunity for other victims to come out too... There is hope.
Thank you for speaking out! You are brave and we hear you
I started crying when he said that the boys would wear 2 pairs of jeans 😢😢 that’s so sad
I can tell by how he's speaking it's true, so sad
Mr. Okamoto is a brave man. Thank you.
What a brave, lovely young man. Victims must understand that they did nothing wrong, the fault for all of this lies with the abusers and facilitators. Children and young people are precious and must be protected above and beyond the feelings of any industry and country's public image.
That company should be closed
Totally support everyone who experienced such victimizations... shoutout to the ppl who spoke out. Although there isn't such thing called justice in this world with corrupted human nature, ppl should be respected and supported for doing the right thing and fight for themselves and the welfare of others. They're doing the right thing, I truly believe so.
Now this is a scandal, not idols dating each other.
Hope they achieve justice, it is brave for them to speak out. Japan should update their laws.
I'm from a third world country but our rape laws are updated accordingly.
It's been years since my last time listen any news about kauan.. I remember getting frustrated due to many of Johnny's junior quitting the agency without knowing what happened behind 😢
There is an article saying he injected his favorite little boys with estrogen.
That's horrible..
I think a just plain acknowledgment would mean a lot to his victims.
The only johnnys groups i ever really followed were SMAP and HeySayJump and now i feel sad because that stuff probably happened to them too. I hate that he died, he needs to be alive and suffer.
These victim need to unite and file criminal charges! I’m sure there are dozens if not hundreds of talent managers, company employees, and others who absolutely knew what was going on but continued to enable this behavior. It’s a travesty that he was never charged or imprisoned, and got to enjoy his life up until his 80s while his victims have had to suffer in silence! Complete and utter travesty and a systemic failure of Japanese society.
brave man. i wish him recover
Praying for Everyone in the Music Industry & Those who where victims.💜🙏
After hearing this i was thinking could it be happen at k-pop too...these idols wouldn't reveal easily for their career...how much they will suffer by themselves... it will be worst nightmare for them but I can't stop prasing them for how strong they are that they can go through all this things...besides they even faced all the criticism by crazy delulu fans and netizens...
STAY STRONG IDOLS WE LOVE YOU SHARE IT WITH US(FANS) AND LET'S FACE THEM TOGETHER FOR YOU AND FOR FUTURE IDOLS
The way to blame other countries and avoid responsibility when talking about Japan’s problems is the Ninja’s trickery and backstabbing.
@@User_37821they are not putting the blame on other countries nor "avoiding the responsability", they are just saying it may aswell happen with kpop idols.
He's really brave.
The fact that it always happens in entertainment industry makes me sad. Powerful people abuse and manipulate young artists.
That is their best playground to lure children and young people in. Monsters.
Its horrible that people r not giving a brat eyes at this horrible matter company is still earning equal amount of money . How people can ignore this it's so frustrating oo God plz save every individual from getting this kinda treatment
I hope nothing like this is happening now… this is awful
Sadly, this might be happening somewherre and to someone.
The successer of Johnny Kitagawa created new office TOBE. it's strange Japanese company doesn't deny anything to them. it's very very strange.😨just changing the name is really enough for victims??😢TOBE must explain what their governance differ from Kitagawa.
TOBE Takizawa was SVP of Johnny's ENTERTAINMENT WHEN Kitagawa still alive. Takizawa is the most closest person towards Johnny Kitagawa ever. at the same time, Higashiyama was just a talent supporing Jully. Takizawa must declare if he knew or not Kitagawa's child abuse!!
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What a beautiful man inside and out
CHANGE THE NAME🎉 of the company and have transparent safety measures to prevent abuse.
And some parents will watch this now and still allow their children to go into this industry.
Respect to this brave man.
I hope they get compensated, also hope other companies take them in.
What's surprising is the silence in Japanese media.
Why does she have to ask again after the poor guy had to repeat it.
非常に勇気のあるカウアン！
一人であの事務所を相手にした‼️
歌も素敵❗️
とても上手くてこれからも期待してます。
Dios que incomodo para este chico tener que relatar todos los abusos que paso por 4 años cuando aun era menor de edad, espero que japon este protegiendolo adecuadamente por todo este proceso va necesitar acompañamiento psicologico. porfavor basta al abuso infantil y explotacion sexual. :(
Happens in every entertainment. Kpop entertainment industry has become deathly as there’s a pattern in which kpop celebrities are dropping like flies…it all comes back to the management company neglecting to take care of their clients mental and psychological well ness
Lol please, don't even compare this to kpop. This Johnny kitawaga dude has been doing this disgusting acts well before the birth of kpop idol industry and finally its revealed. This is another level that is only possible in Japan a culture that is afraid if speaking out.
@@ericsohn5084 the time has nothing to do about it. It is pretty much the same if not worse. Kpop trainees were 'gifted' to 'sponsors' so that their companies can get funds. If they say no they are threatened their debut will be forfeited, sometimes, they get guilt trip that their whole group will not debut if they do not give in. Basically for a Johnny's Junior to debut, they got to go through Johnny. For kpop groups to debut, they have to basically be sold to several sponsors. Both very disgusting.
Source: I have been a Johnny's Ent./ Johnny's Junior fan since 07.
@@Schroberry Idk you are based off of assumption while Johnny incident is real and has been going on for decades despite people knowing about it. That's is a huge difference right there. If people learn about this in Korea, oh lord he/she will pay for the price. Korea's pretty serious about things like this. Even their presidents are no exceptions; most of them were jailed in fact lol
@@ericsohn5084 ...there are documentaries, law suits and CEOs in prison. Google is free.
@@ericsohn5084Are you naive? This stuff happens in kpop too. Several of those idols have been abused. Don't you read the news? Look up Ateen.
Sadly until the animal death , victims came out and most this scandal got spotlight revealing this h3//.
Not his fan yet I felt so horrified! Abuse has always been a total nightmare!
Oh God poor guy , he had to say all of this infront of millions of people, he must be very strong
Damn that old man jhonny kitagawa
Just a question: Is this still going on or it was just that man?
I think it was just that man and hes dead now
he's dead but investigations prove that male staff were also assaulting the kids in the company, and some former trainees under the company said that some talents have assaulted each other. very sad
Thanks 😢🙏
I feel all the fuss this year in Japan started from BBC 6 months ago. We need to mind ppl overseas since economy and internet are connected. I really appreciate BBC for changing Japan.
How about Kimura Takuya? Hideaki Takizawa? They are famous and never spoke up.
He resembles Vernon
That's not the point is it.
I can't help but feel uncomfortable with his obsession with bow ties.
In Japan, if the facts are accused as they are, there is a tremendous reaction such as like my cases, and false operations that mislead the impression manipulation that actively uses false names.
And fabricated facts as justice are going on.
Why are they so feminine looking?
shut up
More boyish than feminine but also so they look. You know non-threatening look like a fairy tale. Look pretty
@@booytoyy69 Look like anime characters irl
Thats their culture
@@deekay13 well sometimes you can’t tell if the anime characters is a boy or a girl too 😂 so I guess that is true. But anime is more androgynous than rl tho.
its a shame we are just finding out about this. im sure there are many more stories that should be told. im praying for all that have been affected. this story and this culture is eye opening.🥹
Japan has long had a problem with the exploitation of young people and children. Shops crammed with explicit child anime images, routine photoshoots of adults dressed as teenagers, Tokyo waitresses dressed up and acting like schoolgirls, serving old men bubble tea in every other cafe. People marrying barely legal-looking inflatible dolls. Just ridiculous.
The trouble with Japan is that its beautiful, historic, rural culture sits totally at odds with its wild, sexual deviance city culture. Many outsiders think they're going only to the former but find out the hard way just how weird it gets in the cities.