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Ida Torres on Apr 25 2013
Seems like some
AKB48 members can't catch a break. Scandal and controversy has been hounding some members and it's
Tomomi Kasai's turn in the spotlight.
Again. Weekly tabloid Shukan Bunshun has published photos of the 21 year old "rendezvousing" with the president of their management agency, AKS.
It seems like J-pop netizens aren't all that forgiving when it comes to sex scandals and shaving heads after all.
AKB48 member
Minami Minegishi, who figured in a controversial "walk of shame" incident last January appears on the cover of women’s magazine Fujin Koron and gives an honest interview. But netizens aren't having any of it and blasted her for doing so.
Whether you view it as a publicity stunt or a failed attempt at a cover-up, the scandal involving
AKB48 member
Minami Minegishi definitely got people talking and debating about Japanese celebrity culture again. And this time, her first appearance as a 'trainee' might spark another round of debate.
In its latest issue, tabloid
Shukan Bunshun reported that
AKB48 member Minami Minegishi spent a night at the home of pop-group Generations member Alan Shirahama and posted a photo of her leaving his house on the morning of January 17th. The 20-year old pop star was seen wearing a white breathing mask, a cap, and an oversized jacket, as she strolled on the sidewalk outside Shirahama’s apartment building in Setagaya Ward. The scandal caused AKB48’s management to demote her to
kenkyuusei (“trainee level") beginning February 1, as stated in the band’s official blog.
