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Johnny & Associates announced the group's debut on September 15, 1999, through a press conference aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii. [12] Then-president Johnny Kitagawa chose five trainees from the Johnny's Jr. division of the agency to become the members of Arashi, the Japanese word for Storm, and to represent the agency's thrust of "creating a storm throughout the world".
Satoshi Ohno (大野 智, Ōno Satoshi, born November 26, 1980) is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, radio host, artist, dancer, and choreographer.He is the lead vocalist and leader of the boy band Arashi, hence his nickname Leader (リーダー, Rīdā).
Starto announced that it began full-fledged operations on April 10, 2024. [21] As of April, it had 295 performers under contract in 28 groups, and 185 staff members. Many of the staff had previously worked for Johnny & Associates and were not involved in sexual abuse. [7]
Johnny & Associates, Inc. [a] [1] [3] was a Japanese talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which managed groups of male idols known as Johnny's. [ b ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The company had a significant impact on pop culture with male idols and boy bands in Japan since the 1980s. [ 6 ]
Two days after Johnny & Associates released their statement, Okamoto and the former Johnny's Jr. Yasushi Hashida, along with Okamoto attended a parliamentary meeting at the National Diet organized by the Constitutional Democratic Party. [26] Hashida said that he was sexually abused around twice by Kitagawa when he was 13 years old. [27]
Aoyama Theatre", and at the end of the show, all of the past Johnny's performers who have been a part of the production for the past 30 years appeared in a video. In addition to the three members of Shonentai, Tokio , Satoshi Ohno of Arashi , Ryo Nishikido of Kanjani Eight and others appeared and sent their farewells to the Aoyama Theatre in ...
Himitsu no Arashi-chan (ひみつの嵐ちゃん!, Arashi's Secrets, English transcription: The Arashi Secret TV Show) was a Japanese variety show on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) starring Arashi and the members of Othello as their co-hosts. The show ran from April 10, 2008, to March 21, 2013, and aired from 10:00 to 10:54 p.m. (JST) every ...
"Ashita no Kioku" is a mid-tempo and dramatic number, with lyrics about an "indelible past" and a hope for a better future. [2] The full song was first heard on Ohno's radio program Arashi Discovery on May 1, 2009, and first shots of the promotional video premiered on NTV's news program Zoom-in Super! on May 13, 2009.