Two days have passed since Johnny Kitagawa passed away.
I'm not a Johnny's fan, and of course I haven't met him, but I feel lonely.
An era is over.
Frankly, I have such an impression.
At the same time, I was made to think about various things about Johnny Kitagawa's death and its existence, so I would like to start a blog and write an article.
- First of all, I would like to remember the deceased and honor his achievements
- He is also the person who made the Japanese media go crazy
- Johnny's scandal that has been hidden
- Power relationship with the media seen in the dissolution of SMAP
- I can't control the runaway of my sister and niece
- Johnny Kitagawa's scandal not reported by the media
- Too rotten media There is no fragment of his journalistic spirit
First, I want to remember the deceased and praise my achievements
The impact of Mr. Johnny on the Japanese entertainment world and show business is immeasurable. He discovered and produced Hiromi Go, Tanokin Trio, Shibugakitai, and Hikaru GENJI in the olden days, and eventually produced SMAP and Arashi.
There is no day when I don't watch Johnny's talent, and if I turn on the TV, Johnny's talent is mostly reflected. Even if it does not appear in the program, it appears in commercials, and it is currently expanding into news programs as well as variety shows and music programs, and it is said that television would not be possible without Johnny's office.
Single 1st place 47 pairs, 439 works
This is a great record and will be a feat that no one can beat in the future.
87 years old.
I would like to express my deepest condolences.
It's also the person who made the Japanese media go crazy
Let's get into the main subject.
The "degree of freedom of the media" in Japan is by far the lowest among the seven developed countries.
Of the 180 countries in the world, Japan is 67th and South Korea next door is 51st, so there is a considerable difference and the Japanese media is branded as inconvenient.
The influence on this ranking is actually due to the existence of the "Specific Secret Protection Law", but even without such a thing, no one thinks that the current Japanese media has freedom of the press. Will.
By the way, of course, the media does not publicize the fact that the freedom of the press in the Japanese media is low internationally.
In the first place, the media that participated in the "Great Headquarters Announcement" during World War II is still dominant in Japan, so there is no reason to be free to report, and it seems that journalism does not take root in Japan. But ...
Johnny's scandal that has been kept hidden
Let's get back to Johnny's.
The Johnny's office scandal is not reported on TV or in the media.
"It's like there wouldn't be a case unless the media reported it."
This is paradoxical, but I think it's correct.
We usually know the case through the media. If the media does not report, the case is almost nonexistent from the beginning.
So there is no scandal that seems to have been caused by Johnny's.
In reality, there are so many gossip that I don't really know which is true and which is false, but it is certain that quite a few scandals have been buried in the darkness.
I will not share this time because there are too many things of unknown authenticity, but it is said that the media fearing Johnny's office did not intentionally disseminate these, and behind that is Johnny Kitagawa's sister. There is also a story that Mary Kitagawa was moving.
Johnny Kitagawa excavates and produces, and Mary Kitagawa supplements other practical parts. Johnny's office was so big with these two tags.
Power relationship with the media seen in the dissolution of SMAP
It was the "break-up of SMAP" that had a big impact on Japan.
Three years after the turmoil, the matter is completely taboo, and the truth is as mysterious as Kennedy's assassination.
At the SMAP apology conference in "SMAP x SMAP", all over Japan came to think of "?".
After all, SMAP didn't even know who he apologized for.
The trigger was an article by Shukan Bunshun.
In the magazine, Mary Kitagawa told Mr. Iijima, who was the manager of SMAP, "Take SMAP out", and when Mr. Iijima actually tried to leave, Takuya Kimura decided to remain in the office. I think that SMAP was made to apologize to "Mary" using public radio waves. In fact, Takuya Kimura stood at the center of the apology video instead of the leader Masahiro Nakai.
The problem with this press conference is that Fuji TV couldn't go against Johnny's office.
Japanese TV stations are, so to speak, semi-public beings protected by the Broadcasting Act. TV stations are doing TV broadcasting exclusively, so to speak, with the right to use radio waves cheaper than in other countries, but the lesion of Japan is where such existence released such public power harassment. I think there is.
Such a broadcast should not be broadcast. What do you call it without calling it power harassment?
After that, SMAP was dissolved, two remained in the office, and three restarted with Mr. Iijima as a new map.
However, the three have finished regular terrestrial broadcasting one after another and have not appeared on terrestrial broadcasting for a while. The few exceptions are "the best restaurant of my life" in which Shingo Katori appeared, but this was provided by one company of "Suntory", and considering that Shingo Katori appeared in Suntory's commercial at that time, it was pushed by sponsor pressure. That would be the case.
However, there are almost no appearances other than this.
Is it pressure from Johnny's office, TV station side, or both?
I can no longer control the runaway of my sister and niece
Looking at the flow of Johnny's office, it seems that we are looking at the history of China. In a situation where the emperor Johnny Kitagawa could not control his surroundings, excellent subordinates separated one after another and the influence of Honmaru declined.
I wrote this article a while ago
Ota, who has a laughter problem, met Johnny Kitagawa and said that he would like to thank the three former SMAPs.
Johnny Kitagawa himself seemed to have a love for SMAP, and it still seems to be the same. I'm sure it is.
However, for the reasons described below, Mr. Johnny seems to have lost his head to his sister, and may have lost control of his daughter Julie Fujishima.
And sadly, Julie doesn't seem to have much management ability.
TOKIO is a Yamaguchi member problem, NEWS is a problem of repeated drinking and minors, KAT-TUN is halved, Matsushima in the sexy zone is sick, and the number of Heisei jumps has decreased. The only storm that seemed to be intact is actually the most tattered, and it has been decided to dissolve in 2020 next year.
This is probably the reason why Mr. Mary wanted to get rid of Mr. Iijima. If there is a battle for successors, the people in the office will follow Iijima. In fact, it seems that some people have left Johnny's office with Mr. Iijima.
But if you watch "72 Hours TV", you can see why. Karen Co., Ltd. (a company created by Mr. Iijima) is always trying new things.
But it's very sad to think that SMAP was disbanded for that reason.
Johnny Kitagawa's scandal not reported by the media
The BBC's coverage is currently in the spotlight.
The BBC is a well-known British news agency and one of the largest media outlets in the world, along with the New York Times.
The BBC article touches on the merits and demerits of Mr. Johnny.
On the other hand, he was also a controversial person. None were proven, but power harassment and sexual abuse charges were repeated.
Johnny &Associates was so overwhelming in the industry that it was almost impossible to criticize Johnny Kitagawa. No one in the major Japanese media tried to threaten the mighty Johnny's office.
This is a quote from a BBC article, but it's a short but accurate statement of the Japanese media.
The story when I was a college student.
There was an article that was suspicious of the Japanese media. It was a "Newsweek" article that I had subscribed to at the time, and that Johnny Kitagawa lost the trial. And it was written that the Japanese media would not report it at all, and I was really shocked when I was about 20 years old.
In fact, I have never seen such a report in Japan.
Which one can be trusted, the Japanese media or Newsweek magazine?
I remember this suspicion as it was one of the reasons I ended up throwing away my new graduate card and aroused deep suspicion about the country.
It's been over 10 years ago, so I don't have the original article, but wikipedia has the same content, so I'd like to quote it.
In 1999 (Heisei 11), "Weekly Bunshun" published a special article about Johnny's office, and Kitagawa reported that he had homosexuality with his talent, and that the office smoked underage talent. .. In response, Johnny filed a civil lawsuit demanding Bunshun for damages of about 100 million yen, saying that the article was defamation.
In a first-instance judgment on March 27, 2002, the Tokyo District Court ordered Bunshun to compensate for damages of 8.8 million yen. The Bunshun side appealed this to the Tokyo High Court. In the second-instance judgment on July 15, 2003, Janny's talent was found to be homosexual (Judge Shuichi Yazaki). For this reason, the winning case of the homosexual part was canceled and the amount of damages was reduced to 1.2 million yen. The Janny side appealed to the Supreme Court dissatisfied with the amount of damages, but it was rejected on February 24, 2004 (Judge Tokiyasu Fujita), and damages of 1.2 million yen and recognition of homosexual acts were confirmed. did.
In addition, it was taken up by media around the world such as "New York Times" and "Observer", and pointed out the attitude of Japanese mass media that does not report on this issue by looking at it as a taboo [16] ..
Source:Johnny Kitagawa --Wikipedia
She is looking for the source of this case, but she can't find it at all. It was taken up only in foreign media, not in Japanese media at all.
Then, as I mentioned earlier, I run into the problem that "it does not exist unless the media reports it."
According to one theory, Mr. Mary worked on each company to keep this matter out of the open, and Johnny Kitagawa hasn't been able to raise her head to her sister ever since.
Even that, the truth remains wrapped in darkness.
Former Four Leaves Koji Kita has published an exposure book that hints at Johnny Kitagawa's sexual abuse. I don't know if the content is true.
No pieces of the spirit of her journalism too rotten
There is a game called Persona 5.
Don't despise it as a game. The content still digs out the problems that modern Japan has.
The most terrifying thing is that the "media" completely turns into an enemy.
In a sense, it is more scary for the "media" to turn to the enemy than for the "judicial power" to turn to the enemy.
Ariyoshi, who is active now, said that he could not work part-time because his face was known even if he lost his job, but if the media feels like it, he can virtually eliminate that person from this country. It is possible.
Yes, it is an "impression operation".
There are many criminal records in the Japanese media.
As I mentioned earlier, the newspaper company that made the "Large Headquarters Announcement" still dominates the media in this country.
Therefore, the truth of Mr. Johnny Kitagawa is unknown.
The television praises Mr. Johnny Kitagawa for his achievements every day, and he is crying out in his memory.
That's good. Originally, there is no culture in Japan that makes the deceased bad.
But remember the time of Michael Jackson.
Didn't the stations praise Michael's greatness and report on his sexual abuse?
If so, shouldn't it be the same for Mr. Johnny Kitagawa?
What is journalism?
Wasn't journalism revealing the hidden truth?
What is the significance of the existence of the Japanese media?
Is it to hang out with a few privileged people and hang out there?
Journalism is dead. It was killed by the media.