Less than a week after an investigation concluded that late Japanese boy band producer Johnny Kitagawa had sexually assaulted and abused boys for decades, a group of now-grown accusers are hoping to receive an apology and compensation from his company. Background: Kitagawa, a U.S.-born Japanese talent manager, targeted at least several hundred people from the 1950s to the 2010s, the investigation said. What the accusers are saying: A group of nine male accusers are demanding an apology and compensation from Johnny & Associates.