First of all, I hate this picture. They make it like it's a dispute between SMAP & Arashi. Arashi is innocent. They don't know anything, SMAP's battle with the agency has been going on since before Arashi members were born! Lol, okay, that's an exaggeration, since before Arashi made their debut might be correct^^
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About KAT-TUN, I've been their fan since 2005 and particularly Jin's fan. I'm not really sure about it but maybe the reason that Julie took KAT-TUN back to her is because Akanishi Jin left the group in 2010, after they made an appearance on SMAPxSMAP new year special. Julie really adores Kame, while she really hates Jin (he is a rebel and will not obey rules). So Jin's out of the group may be that reason.
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Also... during Nobuta wo Produce, I heard Yamapi and Kame were Johnny's most favorites that time. So I'm still wondering why Yamapi was suddenly thrown into Iijima's golden trash bin when he decided to leave NEWS XD
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I'm not sure about it but Akanishi troop was very famous and infamous, I think you also knew about it. The Akanishi troop had 3 Johnny's boys: Jin, YamaP, and Ryo. But usually Ryo is always the one that has least mention in any articles about this troop, the prominent ones are Jin and YamaP. Somehow Jin influences his attitude (rebel, disobey rules) to his friends, and JE feel it no good. And I read a rumour before that Jin really hates Tegoshi of NEWS, and whenever the article about this issue was brought up, it also included Akanishi troop, so implied that YamaP had something odd with Tegoshi despite being in the same group. Most fans read such articles, they only focus on Jin and neglect the fact that YamaP is also a part of this issue. Besides, Tegoshi is also another Julie's favorite boy. So, you may have gist of why YamaP was treated like now.
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I heard Johnny really liked Yamapi, but I guess Johnny's opinion doesn't count for Mary.
So after Jin decided to separate himself from KT, there was a period of time when he stayed in the Jimusho, before he finally leave in the end right? And he was managed by Julie in that period of time, no? I'm surprised he wasn't thrown away to Iijima's trash bin immediately.
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Anyway, there is something I keep wondering about. The formation that Kisumai and Sexy Zone have now (Kisumai divided into 3/4 and SZ into 3/2), does this thing have any relation to Ijima? Fans keep saying that Ijima is the one who messes up these groups. But after reading your entry, I am not sure about it anymore.
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If Nakai-san and Ijima's relationship is still on good terms, then I think what Nakai-san did for Busaiku is meaningful now.
Actually, when I read your translation of Mary's interview, I was quite impressed by her. She is indeed a strong-willed woman, that's why she was able to manage JE for a long time. I also remember a JE fan wrote a masterpost about JE and she wrote that while Johnny-san is in charge of finding out the new boys and producing them, Mary is in charge of management/PR. However, after reading the full interview translation, I felt that she did not make sense at all when talking about her daughter. The more she revealed, the more I feel that Julie is incompetent in managing the JE. In addition to it, she insulted Ijima and Smap right in front of the reporters. I felt really upset about it.
I really had fun talking to you about JE and their mess within the company. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
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I can't tell whether it's better change or worse. Long time fans feel the songs are too pop-oriented nowadays, but on the other hand pop style will be catchy and more easily be accepted by general public. But K8 still keep their unique style - Kansai style so it's not totally changed. I think at this moment from Julie's faction, K8 is the second best selling group after Arashi.
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