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#259: The “Godfather Of J-Pop” Assaulted Male Trainees In Exchange For Making Them Stars (Johnny Kitagawa)

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The Life and Times of Koji Koji

The next book to come out was written by Aryo Nattakani, one of the original members of the very first band. He said some of their middle school baseball teammates were as young as 11 years old when the assault started. After Koji, many more boys become Johnny's prey. But then you can't stay in the limelight because Japanese entertainment is predominantly run by a couple of agencies.

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