Per the company’s press conference on October 2, Johnny & Associates has now retired the company’s name as of October 17.
The company that was Johnny & Associates, the management company, is now SMILE-UP., the victim compensation company. The talents of the company are now under a new management company which is currently awaiting a name courtesy of the company’s fan club members.
Until the management company’s new name is revealed, the company is using a temporary name: Family Club. The temporary rebranding is as follows:
Johnny’s net→FAMILY CLUB Official Site
Johnny’s Family Club→FAMILY CLUB
Johnny’s web→FAMILY CLUB web
Johnny’s net online→FAMILY CLUB online
The Johnny & Associates X (Twitter) account has also gone under temporary rebranding. The account administrator explained the current situation in English.
In accordance with our ongoing corporate and brand restructuring, this account's display name, @ handle, icon, and profile text will be updated as soon as the relevant details of our artists' new management entity are determined and made public.
While certain elements of our…
— New Name Coming Soon (@Temp_HelloWorld) October 16, 2023
In addition, Johnnys’ Jr. wil now simply be known as “Junior.” The Johnnys’ Jr. official site is now “Junior Official Website”, whileb the Johnnys’ Jr. YouTube channel is now “Junior CHANNEL.”