Janice & Associates announced on Jan. 16 that members of Janis Junio must end their activities at the age of 22. On March 31, the first time he turned 22, if Janis decided not to renew his contract, he would terminate all Janis Junior activities on the same day. The new rule will come into effect on March 31, 2023.
There are more than 200 Registered Juniors. This rule was set to improve the competitiveness within Junior, and then the line was drawn at the age of 22, which is the time of general college graduation, and it is also hoped that members will be given the opportunity to re-examine their lives.
Over the years, Junior has had a lot of problems. In September of the previous year, Junior's HihiJets's bed photo of Ryo Hashimoto and Ryuma's bed, in addition to The betrayal of Junior's Akiyama Okawa and actress Sayaka Kanda.
Last October, Ryota Yamamoto of Cosmic Six was reported to have been in and out of a black casino, and last summer there were people from the original Janis pretending to check the gas for robbery. The incident hit Vice President Hideaki Takizawa in particular, who was responsible for training Junior.
The new rules also want to turn away street performers who want to debut, although there are still many people who are reluctant to give up.
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