Johnny Kitagawa

Japanese talent manager and sex offender (1931–2019)

John Hiromu Kitagawa (Japanese name Hiromu Kitagawa; October 23, 1931 – July 9, 2019), known professionally as Johnny Kitagawa, was a Japanese business magnate, promoter, and record producer. He was best known as the founder of Johnny & Associates, a talent agency for numerous popular boy bands in Japan. In 2023, after his death, a BBC documentary, Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop, reignited discussion of allegations that he had taken advantage of his position to engage in improper sexual relationships with boys under contract to his talent agency.

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