Japan's MeToo moment after J-pop abuse scandal - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service
Last year a documentary aired by the BBC shed new light on allegations of abuse in the Japanese music industry, but has much changed in the time since?
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Mobeen Azhar, who made that documentary, joins Katya Adler and BBC presenter Mariko Oi on The Global Story to discuss what has changed in Japan and how the J-pop industry has responded to the allegations.
00:07 Introduction
01:15 How big is J-pop?
01:48 The industry of J-pop
02:19 J-pop vs K-pop
02:58 Johnny Kitagawa scandal
03:37 An "open secret"
04:26 Independent inquiry
04:39 Impact on Johnny & Associates
05:02 Compensation concerns
05:48 Public reaction in Japan
06:49 Are things changing?
08:41 Lack of cultural baggage helps investigation
10:13 Will it change the media landscape in Japan?
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Another story of a predator with power and a whole country full of enablers, and looking the other way. His influence in Japanese pop culture is everywhere, and impossible to avoid. It is truly sad that so many boys were not only abused but actively told by all those around them to just accept the abuse for fame. 😢
Thank you for this channel It’s a big a crime of Johnny Kitagawa in Japan and getting increase Me Too here It’s not easy solve this incident still in Japan Thank you for your cooperation
The last part where the reporters talk about the cultural aspect that allowed the victims to speak to him was interesting. I remember working in Japan and being surprised that colleagues and friends were seeking me out to talk about mental health issues. Despite the language barrier, they said it was easier speaking to me instead of a Japanese person because they didn't speak about these things in Japan.
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Great job Mobeen!!
Thank you for reporting on this!
Diddy's, Epstein's everywhere 😢😿😢😿
It's true that the market for Japanese music is large, but that doesn't mean there's a lot of interest in music culture in general; most of those sales come from boy groups and female idols. Even though I live here, I think it's a very strange country.
Japanese pop is more than idols Kenshi Yonezu is like the biggest star.
As a jpop fan I can agree that this case is indeed an open secret that even fans outside Japan knows. In the entertainment industry, offending Johnny K. can have a massive impact on a person or a company. Johnny and Associates' talents have massive following that if a variety show has them on their lineup, that show's rating is secure for that day. Merchandise will be soldout the next day if one of the talents were to be caught by news outlets using or wearing them. Magazines will be out of shelves just a few hours after its release just by having their talents on their covers. Movies and drama, no matter how bland the story will be a massive hit if they have Johnny and Associates' talent as a main lead. If one of their talents has a scandal, news outlets will turn their eyes away as they don't want Johnny's to pull out their talents from their other shows. And if one of their talents disobeyed the management, the will never find work as entertainers in Japan again.
the johnny's has been this monster agency on the j-pop scene for years rounding up boys for boyfriend then leaks their nude photos when they dare to leave like the infamous big matinee idol TAKARA TOSHIHIKO case and to think some japanese moms actually put their 12 years old son into johnny's hand so they can get their concert tickets pirorities i guess this is KARMA FINALLY COMES ! ........sigh
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All cities in Japan have there on age of consent.
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what's jpop...
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Jpop is more than idols.
People asking what is J-pop... it's like K-pop... but bigger. Now, why is K-pop more popular and talked about? Because Korea does not have a big enough economy to survive without exports and imports (of products and culture). Therefore Korea is much more Westernized. So their music is more palatable and advertised to oversea audiences as well. J-pop is much more unique. Personally, I'm not a big fan of either though haha.
Jpop is more than idols and Japan loves rock.
Kenshi Yonezu
It feels good to be on the right path