A reader recently asked me about updates to the sexual assault allegations against comedian/host Matsumoto Hitoshi, and while it had slipped my mind, there has indeed been a lot of …
Read More »Taeil (ex-NCT) indicted on charges of aggravated quasi-rape, avoids arrest due to admitting to crime
About five months after it was reported that former NCT member Taeil was under investigation for “aggravated quasi-rape”, he has now been indicted by authorities for the crime, though he …
Read More »Burning Sun scandal: BBC doc tells story of reporters & victims, reveals Goo Hara’s key role
In a bit of a surprise, the BBC revealed today a documentary on the Burning Sun scandal called Burning Sun: Exposing The Secret K-Pop Chat Groups that mostly centers the …
Read More »Higashiyama Noriyuki’s interview with the BBC for their Johnny Kitagawa docu follow-up was a mess
Around a couple of weeks ago, the BBC previewed their follow-up documentary to their original that finally managed to topple at least the legacy of Johnny Kitagawa through shining a …
Read More »SMILE-UP’s Higashiyama Noriyuki says there were 2 abusers other than Johnny Kitagawa + follow-up documentary coming
BBC reporter Mobeen Azhar is doing a follow-up to his documentary on the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse case from last year, Predator: The Secret Scandal Of J-Pop. In an article …
Read More »Comedian Matsumoto Hitoshi to go on hiatus amid sexual assault allegations
Around couple of weeks ago, Shukan Bunshun printed a story in which two women accused comedian Matsumoto Hitoshi of rape/sexual assault. The comedian’s agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo, denied the claim and …
Read More »Comedian Matsumoto Hitoshi accused of sexual assault by 2 women, agency issues denial
Matsumoto Hitoshi, a member of the popular comedic duo Downtown that you’re most likely to recognize from Gaki No Tsukai, has been accused of sexual assault by two women* via …
Read More »Kris Wu’s appeal denied, will serve 13-year sentence for multiple rapes
Almost a year ago to the day, Kris Wu was sentenced to 13 years in prison for the rape of multiple women (as well as group licentiousness). He, of course, …
Read More »Johnny & Associates to be renamed ‘Smile-Up’ to handle victim compensation, will create new fan-named company to manage artists + 478 victims come forward
At their last press conference about a month ago, Johnny & Associates announced that while they would be making changes in response to the report on founder Johnny Kitagawa’s sexual …
Read More »Former boy group member sentenced to only probation despite years of sexual assault of a fellow member
Back in April of this year, it was revealed that a former member of a boy group had been charged with sexually assaulting (and raping) a fellow member while in …
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