Four Corners: April 10

Monday’s Four Corners is a BBC report on Japan’s secret sex scandal.

Johnny Kitagawa is considered the Godfather of Japanese pop culture.

It’s believed he produced more number-one artists, more number-one singles and more concerts than almost any other music executive in the world.

But for over 50 years, Japan has kept Kitagawa’s dark secret – a long history of allegations of sexual abuse, made by boys in his talent agency.

Even after the music mogul’s death in 2019 the Japanese media remained largely silent about what went on behind closed doors.

BBC Journalist Mobeen Azhar explores the suffocating reality of being a J-pop idol, the influence that Kitagawa had on the media and the brutal consequences of turning a blind eye.

This documentary investigates how the Japanese enabled the horrific abuse and over decades helped cover it up.

Monday April 10th at 8.30pm on ABC.