Johnny Kitagawa, the founder of a Japanese boy band talent agency who died in 2019, has been accused of sexually assaulting teenagers for decades. Johnny & Associates chief executive Julie Keiko ...

There's a new boy band in town. Friday (Aug. 16) marks the official debut of the newly formed Japanese act ONE OR EIGHT. The eight-member group - composed of Mizuki, Neo, Reia, Ryota, Souma ...

TOKYO — The Japanese boys-band production company at the center of an unfolding sexual abuse scandal, Johnny & Associates, chose three former judges Wednesday to head its effort to compensate ...

TOKYO – A group of men who say they were sexually abused by a Japanese boy band producer have expressed hope the company will provide financial compensation and introduce measures to prevent a ...

According to an investigation team, Johnny Kitagawa, the late founder of a talent agency for boy bands, sexually assaulted ... and Human Rights urged the Japanese government to take action.

Taichi Kokubun, 50, was removed from The Tetsuwan Dash variety programme. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

serves as an introduction to the eight-piece band, which consists of Mizuki, Neo, Reia, Ryota, Souma, Takeru, Tsubasa and Yuga. One or Eight’s name is inspired by a Japanese phrase that means ...