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Johnny & Associates, Inc. was a Japanese talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which managed groups of male idols known as Johnny's.

2023/10/2 -The name "Johnny's," as the agency is known, has been synonymous with male pop talent in Japan since Kitagawa founded the company in 1962. The ...

2023/12/8 -In changing its name to Starto Entertainment, the talent agency will scrub all references to its disgraced founder from its current structure.

2023/10/2 -Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, currently engulfed in a sexual abuse scandal, said it would change its name and split into two ...

In 1997, the agency started its own record label "Johnny's Entertainment". In 1999, the Japanese weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun ran a series of articles ...

2023/12/7 -Johnny & Associates, the Japanese talent agency that has been embroiled in a huge sexual abuse scandal, is rebranding itself as Starto ...

2023/10/2 -A new, yet-to-be-named company will take on the role of talent agency. “We will be disbanding Johnny & Associates and face the victims in a ...

2023/10/30 -How will fans' advocacy and commentary shape a reckoning about sexual assault and exploitation in the entertainment industry in Japan that has

2024/3/29 -New firm managing ex-Johnny's performers named Starto Entertainment · Johnny's successor starts compensating sexual abuse victims, 23 paid.

2023/9/12 -Several Japanese companies have decided to stop using stars who are represented by Johnny & Associates, an entertainment company at the center