
151: Haruki Murakami’s new novel. Plus, allegations resurface in J-pop.
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
The Future of Johnny's
Johnny's doesn't have the stranglehold they used to, but that said, Johnny's is still super popular. So I do think there's still that remnants of fear, if you will, from Kita Gala's time where the companies themselves believe, well, we shouldn't rock this boat. But as a result of that, these allegations also kind of just get mixed up in there. It'll always be in the air, but also it might not be as central anymore, just as everything becomes more fragmented. Everyone, everywhere criticizing everything all at once. The 21st century.
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