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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 Shukan Banchan Is a Highly Regarded Source for Investigative Journalism

A local newspaper called the Shukan Banchan published a few allegations against J&A. The paper found 12 boys who gave victim statements, one of them was only 12 years old. Bunchun basically alleged the top entertainment conglomerate of being rotten and being led by a pedophile. Keith Gao won't read the article, so did everyone else at J&A; this could bring down their entire company.

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