Ex-Johnny's group Tokio to disband after scandal revelation
File photo shows members of the Japanese pop group Tokio in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. (Tokio) © Kyodo
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese pop group Tokio, formerly part of Johnny & Associates Inc., said Wednesday it has decided to disband following member Taichi Kokubun's hiatus over a misconduct scandal, according to a statement on its official website.
The all-male group is widely known in Japan for its support for Fukushima Prefecture following the 2011 nuclear crisis. It debuted under the talent agency but later left after hundreds of sexual abuse allegations surfaced against the agency's late founder Johnny Kitagawa.
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