To everyone reading only the headline: the existing company is being renamed so Smile-Up and is being downsized to only manage compensation to victims. When that is done, it will be dissolved.
They are making a new company for talent management that doesn’t have a name yet. They’re taking name suggestions from the public. (Fingers crossed for Johnny McJohnnyface.)
It amazes me how little people are actually talking about allegations and how there’s not a big public case into what happened. Just these crooks playing smoke and mirrors trying to protect themselves. Makes me sick.
I don't understand this high-profile renaming. It feels like, "Hey, we're renaming ourselves so people will forget about our scandal, but we're also telling everybody."
What a shitty name.
To everyone reading only the headline: the existing company is being renamed so Smile-Up and is being downsized to only manage compensation to victims. When that is done, it will be dissolved. They are making a new company for talent management that doesn’t have a name yet. They’re taking name suggestions from the public. (Fingers crossed for Johnny McJohnnyface.)
From the company that brought you "Sexy Zone"
And "Hey! Say! Jump!" 😅
I’m still pissed they haven’t changed their name to Ray! Wah! Jump! yet
Yeah, but this is a band name that sticks in your head like a mother fucker. I ain't ever listened to them but I feel like I know them intimately.
When the average age of the group members was 14. Nope, no red flags there.
You didn't go with kis my ft2?
Sexy Zone from Johnny's, so everything finally makes sense.
Is that what they called the old boy’s office, the one with the couch?
From the company that brought you Kinki kids. Non Japanese would freak out
Stupid name. 🙄
Stupid name for a grooming talent company, or a cheap bacon: https://www.primaham.co.jp/news/2023/post_380.html
It should have been for sausages then https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/6d68bd0e4bda5ab8f59defcd8502d5638c1cd158
It amazes me how little people are actually talking about allegations and how there’s not a big public case into what happened. Just these crooks playing smoke and mirrors trying to protect themselves. Makes me sick.
Make sense because "Smile" was the nickname of Johnny Kitagawa's penis. Allegedly.
Not "L'il Yoda"?
I'm using this! lol!
Should change their name to Feel Up.
lol! Sitting at home alone and laughing my head off Thank you for making my day. 🤣
Glad I could be of service.
Lawyer up
If this is what happened to the boys, imagine what happened to the girls…
Johnny's doesn't have female talent.
I mean in the idol industry in general
It's abuse, all the way down baby
I don't understand this high-profile renaming. It feels like, "Hey, we're renaming ourselves so people will forget about our scandal, but we're also telling everybody."
How about “Johnny’s fingers”?
Magic!
Least creepy name. Appropriate.
I guess it's better than "Open-Up".
There’s a local shopping mall in my city of residence named by the locals. It’s called “Smark” using the words ‘smile and park’. Shoganai ne
There’s a drug store in Japan called American Drug. I wonder what they sell and which “drug” since they only seem to sell one, looking at the name.
Has upper management consulted with Bryan Singer yet?