News Johnny founder of JPN agency has been pronounced dead! (1 Viewer)

[SeulPika]

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JUL 9, 2019
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Johnny Kitagawa, president and founder of Johnny & Associates, a top Japanese talent agency that produced a number of popular male idol groups over several decades, died of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm on Tuesday afternoon at a Tokyo hospital. He was 87. His real name was Hiromu Kitagawa.

Numerous idol groups were launched through his agency, including SMAP, Arashi, Tokio, Kinki Kids, Shonentai and King & Prince, among others.

Kitagawa reportedly collapsed on June 18 and was rushed to a hospital. The incident was kept secret but a number of entertainers reportedly visited the hospital to see the so-called godfather of Japanese show business.

Facing reporters on July 1, the five members of pop group Arashi for the first time revealed Kitagawa was hospitalized.

“When we have time, we go to the hospital as often as we can. We wish he would get better as soon as possible,” Arashi member Jun Matusmoto said.

Source: Japan Times

 

[mysteric]

Damn

Spoiler

I hope this doesn’t come off as insensitive, but I thoughts for a second that the title meant NCT’s Johnny

 

[Yseki]

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JUL 9, 2019
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Johnny Kitagawa, president and founder of Johnny & Associates, a top Japanese talent agency that produced a number of popular male idol groups over several decades, died of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm on Tuesday afternoon at a Tokyo hospital. He was 87. His real name was Hiromu Kitagawa.

Numerous idol groups were launched through his agency, including SMAP, Arashi, Tokio, Kinki Kids, Shonentai and King & Prince, among others.

Kitagawa reportedly collapsed on June 18 and was rushed to a hospital. The incident was kept secret but a number of entertainers reportedly visited the hospital to see the so-called godfather of Japanese show business.

Facing reporters on July 1, the five members of pop group Arashi for the first time revealed Kitagawa was hospitalized.

“When we have time, we go to the hospital as often as we can. We wish he would get better as soon as possible,” Arashi member Jun Matusmoto said.

Source: Japan Times

I don't mean to be rude to the dead, but now that he is dead I guess there is a good chance the top boy groups in Japan will get youtube channels and release stuff online now. Since Kitagawa was very anti-internet.