Johnny & Associates founder Johnny Kitagawa is dead at 87 after suffering a stroke. This comes following a widely-reported hospital stay about three weeks ago that indicated his health was …
Read More »NMB48 reportedly under ‘slave contract’, company doesn’t bother denying it
A former NMB48 member leaked a copy of their contract to Shukan Bunshun in order to expose the existence of a clause that allegedly makes it a so-called ‘slave contract’. …
Read More »NMB48’s Sutou Ririka is actually getting married for real, will graduate from group
After Sutou Ririka dropped the surprise announcement at AKB48‘s election that she was getting married, there were understandably some who thought that maybe it was a joke or a publicity …
Read More »Inagaki Kurumi (6) had a 17-hour work day for WOWOW drama, leads to policy changes
About a month ago, Shukan Bunshun published an expose on WOWOW that alleged the labor laws regarding minors were violated on the set of the drama “Tokyo Sumikko Gohan“. Notably …
Read More »Matsumoto Jun reportedly caught cheating on Inoue Mao with AV star Tsukasa Aoi
Matsumoto Jun of Arashi has been seeing porn star Tsukasa Aoi on and off for the last four years, according to a report by Shukan Bunshun. Shukan Bunshun has reported …
Read More »Narimiya Hiroki’s “friend” starts Twitter & will create blog, reports say he’s an ex-lover
Narimiya Hiroki‘s “friend”, the one who talked to FRIDAY about his alleged drug use and other stuff, has now created a Twitter account. Thus far, he’s only provided evidence that …
Read More »Inoo Kei, previously on vacation with AV star, now has 2 announcers visiting his home
Inoo Kei of Hey! Say! JUMP was previously caught up in controversy when he was spotted with AV star Asuka Kirara while on vacation totally by coincidence or something, and …
Read More »LDH reportedly caught handing out bribes (~$1 million) for Japan Record Awards wins
Since 2008, LDH has won the top prize at the Japan Record Awards in six years thanks to the dominance of EXILE and Sandaime J Soul Brothers, the latter of …
Read More »NMB48’s Kinoshita Haruna (17) reportedly in affair with husband of ex-member’s sister
17-year-old NMB48 member Kinoshita Haruna is having an affair with a 28-year-old married CEO named Akita Shintaro, according to a report from Shukan Bunshun. But that’s maybe not even the …
Read More »AKB48’s Takahashi Minami & Minegishi Minami “caught” partying and being awesome
AKB48 members Takahashi Minami and Minegishi Minami are currently caught up in a scandal of sorts as old pictures of them partying and celebrating Takashi Minami’s 20th birthday were released …
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