Friday 25 January 2013

Johnnys Kitagawa NEWS !!!!!!!

On January 23rd, it was reported that Johnny & Associates president Johnny Kitagawa will be making his TV debut on NHK World through a special program titled ‘JOHNNY’S World: Top of the J-Pops‘.

The program will introduce backstage footage of the stage performance, ‘JOHNNY’s World‘, as well as an interview with Kitagawa himself. The interview was conducted over-the-shoulder and will not show his face.

NHK explained that while Kitagawa has kept himself unexposed from the visual media, he understood the importance of his appearance in this program. “He has strong thoughts about spreading Japanese entertainment overseas.”

via TokyoHive

Johnny Kitagawa has been producing the most famous idols in Japan for over 50 years, he also achieved his 3rd Guinness World Records last year for “Most Number of Singers who have achieved the No. 1 position Produced by an Individual“.

The program covered the commemoration of Guinness World certification last November during one of the show dates of “JOHNNY’s World” at Imperial Theater. The program also covered some backstage footage and interviews with Kitagawa, who works as the director and producer, in a play involving 180 talents including Hey!Say!JUMP, A.B.C.-Z. and Johnny’s Jr. Kitagawa said that he has a strong desire to bring Japanese entertainment overseas. In one of the interviews, people can see the cast of “JOHNNY’S World” having practice sessions.

via aramatheydidnt | Livejournal


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This international broadcast will be available for viewing via PC and mobile phones. It will air on January 26th (23:10 UTC) and the 27th (3:10/ 7:10/ 11:10/ 15:10/ 19:10 UTC).



to watch it live later night,
visit: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/




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