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On October 17, 2023, Johnny's Jimusho announced the new company name.

The earthquake caused a severe earthquake, and the event drew attention to future trends.

Currently, the situation has changed significantly,

"Have all of Johnny's talents transferred?"

「What kind of company is STARTO ENTERTAINMENT? ”

Some people may have doubts.🙃💡

In this article,We will explain the reasons for the name change and the differences between SMILE-UP. and STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, including their business content and executives.🔎👀

We also introduce the talent we belong to, from debut groups to juniors, so please check it out.💖

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Why did Johnny's change its name to SMILE-UP?

Johnny's Jimusho changed its company name to "SMILE-UP." on October 17, 2023 due to the sexual assault scandal caused by Johnny's founder and former president Johnny Kitagawa.” changed toI did.

The name "Johnny's" has disappeared from related sites and video distribution service accounts, and the group names of "Kanjani Eight" and "Johnny's WEST" have been changed after discussion among the members.

President Noriyuki Higashiyama once again apologized to the victims and

"We will dismantle Johnny's Agency ourselves and face the victims seriously."

“We will open up a future together with our fans.”

commented at a press conference.

The Victim Relief Committee has received claims for compensation from a total of 998 people, and as a result of hearings conducted by their representatives, we are currently taking action after determining whether or not compensation is possible (as of mid-September 2024).

What is the difference between SMILE-UP. and STARTO ENTERTAINMENT?

We will explain in detail the specific differences between SMILE-UP. and STARTO ENTERTAINMENT.💡😋

SMILE-UP. is scheduled to go out of business as soon as the response to the sexual assault issue is completed, and the business content of the former Johnny's isTransferred to STARTO ENTERTAINMENT🙌💓

STARTO ENTERTAINMENT seems to be aiming to launch their own music distribution service and expand globally, so I'd like to keep an eye on the future activities of their talent.😍💖

Explaining the difference between SMILE-UP. and STARTO ENTERTAINMENT!

There are the following five differences between SMILE-UP. and STARTO ENTERTAINMENT.💡🙄

STARTO ENTERTAINMENT is an agent company whose main business is talent management and development, and whose business has been transferred and continued from SMILE-UP.👀

Members who had business relationships with the former Johnny's,Not involved in the management of STARTO ENTERTAINMENT🙄

We have completely separated from former president Johnny Kitagawa and are focusing on creating new entertainment.🙌

Talents can choose between ``direct contract (exclusive contract)'' and ``agent contract (outsourcing contract)'' to support TV appearances, etc.💕

On the other hand, SMILE-UP. is scheduled to go out of business as soon as compensation for the sexual assault issue is completed.💦😣

What is SMILE-UP.'s business and who are its officers?

SMILE-UP.It is a company specialized in dealing with sexual assault issues run by the founder and former president of Johnny's Office, Johnny Kitagawa, and has no employees.👀💦

Representative Director and President	Noriyuki Higashiyama
Representative director	Jerry Keiko Fujishima

 

What are the business activities and officers of STARTO ENTERTAINMENT?

STARTO ENTERTAINMENT has transferred talent from the former Johnny's agency and reviewed its management structure.

"Creating the best entertainment ever"

The company was restarted with the corporate philosophy of✨🙄

The company name has the meaning of "STAR+" (heading towards the future).💕😋

Representative Director and CEO (Chief Executive Officer)	Jun Fukuda
Director COO (Chief Operating Officer)	Shinichiro Tsukuda
Director CMO (Chief Marketing Officer)	Yoshihiko Inohara
Director CFO (Chief Financial Officer)	Kazuhiro Tatsuyoshi
Director CCO (Chief Customer Officer)	Mika Wada
Outside director	Masao Takiyama
auditor	Yuichi Yoshimura

 

Introducing the talents belonging to STARTO ENTERTAINMENT!

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STARTO ENTERTAINMENT currently has 47 talent groups.Of these, 3 groups have group agent contracts and 9 groups are juniors.💡😋

This time, we are compiling debut songs and SNS information of groups and individuals, so please check it out.💕😍

Kinki Kids

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Takuya Kimura

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20th century

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Koichi Domoto

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NEWS

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Hirotaka Uchi

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SUPER EIGHT

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Yuma Nakayama

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KAT-TUN

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Jun Hasegawa

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Hey!Say!JUMP

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Keito Okamoto

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Kis-My-Ft2

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Kento Nakajima

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timelesz

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Ikuto Kawai

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A.B.C-Z

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Fouyu~

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WEST.

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Shota Hayashi

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SixTONES

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Ryuta Muro

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Snow Man

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Sho Takada

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naniwa boys

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Takuto Teranishi

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Travis Japan

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Yoshitaka Hara

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Aee!group

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Imae Daichi

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Kouhiro Matsumoto

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Kento Tomioka

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Yuki Nozawa

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Koji Utsumi

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Atsuhiro Sato

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TOKIO (Group agent contract)

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Arashi (group agent contract)

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King & Prince (group agent contract)

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HiHi Jets (Junior)

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Beautiful boy (junior)

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7 MEN Samurai (Junior)

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Boy Ninja (Junior)

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SpeciaL(Junior)

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Go!Go!kids(Junior)

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Lil Kansai (Junior)

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AmBitious(Junior)

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Boys be(junior)

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Summary

This time,We introduced the background behind Johnny's changing its name to "SMILE-UP." and the business details of STARTO ENTERTAINMENT.🎁😘

With the change in structure, information dissemination on SNS has become more active, and the range of activities of the talent under the company has expanded.✨🤗

We are looking forward to their future activities, including members who have made a new start, such as changing their group name or turning to solo activities.💡💓

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