Masahiro Nakai's move comes after now-defunct boy band empire Johnny & Associates admitted in 2023 that its late founder Johnny Kitagawa for decades sexually assaulted teenage boys and young men.

One of Japan’s biggest boy band stars and best-known television ... to confirm the announcement with Nakai’s agency, and the star’s website was overwhelmed with visitors.

An curved arrow pointing right. Are flesh and bone necessary for one to become a pop icon? Hatsune Miku proves not. The famous J-pop singer is an animated character associated with Vocaloid, a ...

TV host and former J-pop star Masahiro Nakai (pic), 52 ... a member of the 1990s boy band sensation SMAP, met the woman in 2023. United States fund Dalton Investments’ affiliate Rising Sun ...