
#259: The “Godfather Of J-Pop” Assaulted Male Trainees In Exchange For Making Them Stars (Johnny Kitagawa)
Rotten Mango
00:00
The Lack of Conversation About Johnny Kitagawa's Death
Every major news outlet covered Kitagawa's death, but almost none of them talked about his allegations. I think the media hid behind that excuse, that cultural taboo because it was uncomfortable in many ways. No one wants to take down J&A and then the idols are left with nothing," says Fujishima. "I don't even think they want a J&A to go down when Johnny wears around"
Play episode from 01:17:46
Transcript


