Former Johnny's Jr. members testified about the damage caused. On the 29th, Youtube channel “TBS NEWS DIG Powered by
JNN” is a former Johnny’s Junior member, and Iida was a member at the time of the formation of “Kis-My-Ft2” (hereinafter referred to as “Kis-My-Ft2”).
A video of Kyohei's sexual assault testimony of founder Johnny Kitagawa (passed away in 2019) was posted. Mr. Iida, who was repeatedly attacked over a period of about five years, said, ``When I was sleeping, a mask came over me.''
"I started acting up from that point on," he said, stating that he was first victimized when he joined the agency at the age of 13. Until now, it was thought that he left Kisumai because of his studies.
Through the video, Iida revealed for the first time that the real reason was sexual assault, saying, ``Right before I turned 18, I was really worried about whether I wanted to stay in this world forever while suffering something like that (sexual harm).''
"Yes," he said. Regarding the reason why he decided to raise the voice of victims, Mr. Iida said, ``I feel very regretful in my heart that I may have created new victims by not speaking up and acquiescing.''
"The sins of founder Johnny Kitagawa will never go away," he said. Earlier, when the controversy surrounding the sexual exploitation of trainees by the late Johnny's Jimusho founder Johnny Kitagawa escalated, Johnny Kitagawa's niece
Julie Keiko Fujishima resigned from her position as CEO and held a press conference to acknowledge the issue as official and apologize. Since then, Johnny's has announced plans to compensate victims of sexual exploitation through their official website.
Efforts were made to provide relief by clarifying measures to prevent recurrence, but there was constant controversy over the fact that Julie Keiko Fujishima still held shares in the company, and in the aftermath, discussions on changing the company name were halted.
He made efforts to restore public opinion. In addition, companies such as Asahi Group and Japan Airlines (JAL) that used Johnny's artists as advertising models and the broadcasting industry are facing losses due to the sexual exploitation controversy surrounding their founder.
It continued. Under these circumstances, a video of the testimony of Mr. Kyohei Iida, who had to leave the facility to focus on his studies in order to hide the fact of his damage from his family, was released, and people were shocked at Johnny Kitagawa's horrific brutality.
They were once again in shock. There were also concerns that something like this might have happened to members who had decided to leave the group before their debut.
Johnny's office is preparing for an additional press conference on October 2nd. While all eyes are focused on what their new position and measures will be, things are happening in South Korea as well.
There is a growing interest in the development of the situation.
2023/09/30 17:55 KST
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