King of Arama has left Johnny's

[umbrellaphone]

Akanishi Jin's (29) contract with Johnny's Jimusho has expired at the end of February, and both parties agreed to not renew it.The Jimusho has currently given out no further details. However, according to an official, Jin's intentions had conflicted with the Jimusho's. Rather than the mainstream idol music from his KAT-TUN period, he has strong

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[ocha_suki]

i saw his fb fan page having update on its cover photo.
all the good luck to you jin!
finally you've got a courage to stand on your own feet to face the world, following kouki's path not to cling onto J&A any longer ;)
pls being follback with kouki on twitter and keep tweeting each other! XDD

[delikizzz]

who is kouki? im seriously curious.

[umbrellaphone]

Former KAT-TUN member Kouki Tanaka.

[hinata1]

um that would be KOKI not Kouki...

[genie17]

OP, maybe you can add this too?
http://majide2ch.blogspot.com/2014/03/jin-akanishi-leaves-johnnys-jimusho.html#more

"Johnny's said that they cannot comment on the reason as to why his contract was not renewed. One of the possible reasons is the conflicting interests between both parties. Akanishi will still pursue a career in showbiz even after leaving the agency."

[nozo_rin]

Well, the King is even more irrelevant than ever before.

[umbrellaphone]

Sure, I can add that to the post.

[tsu_]

colour me surprised

not.

[astraltea]

Omggg who couldn't see this coming

Best wishes to his music career

[nuuuf]

Damn... I don't know if I think that's a smart move or just the stupidest shit ever. I'm kind of scared for the quality of possible future releases... Please spare us from the auto-tune everywhere. Please.
Did the Warner issue any comment ?

[ocha_suki]

dunno if Warner issued any comment or yet, but on his fb info, he no longer has any Record Label since it's written "independent" now

[nozo_rin]

he is so #screwed

[nuuuf]

Oh Gods.
Well... I guess it's gonna be hard for him to successfully go global if he has no major company supporting him or what. Don't know what he has in mind, hope for him he's got a back-up plan. Good luck in his projects...