Japan’s Fuji Media says ... 2018 Palme d’Or at Cannes. The Nakai scandal follows another huge reckoning in the industry, ...

The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the super popular male band SMAP and now a popular host at Fuji and other Japanese networks. Nakai has been linked by local media to an ...

The scandal stems from reports that ... a five-member singing and dancing male band, which debuted in 1988 and quickly surged to stardom in Japan and across Asia until it was disbanded in 2016.

Japanese actress-singer Ryoko Hirosue – once ... under intense media scrutiny – the former pop idol was embroiled in scandal in 2023 after admitting to having an extramarital affair.