10:15 pm - 01/31/2013
On the latest issue of “Shukan Bunshun” (BUNGEISHUNJU Ltd.) that was published on January 31st (JST), it was reported that AKB48’s Minegishi Minami spent the night at Shirahama Alan’s place on the 17th of this month.
Shirahama is a popular member of GENERATIONS that made a major debut last year as EXILE’s “little brother” group. He has appeared on some dramas like “GTO” and “Rokudenashi BLUES” last year, and he also starred in late-night drama “Sugarless.”
Minegishi and Shirahama co-starred together in a reading drama “Moshimo Kimi ga.” back in 2011.
I’m Minegishi Minami from Umeda team B of AKB48.
I’m very sorry to have caused enormous worry to members, fans, staffs, my families and a lot of other people with the article in the weekly magaizne that is published today.
(Deep Bow)
As the 1st generation member of AKB48, the group that has formed in 2005, it’s my responsibility to always behave as a good role model to juniors. I deeply regret what I did this time. It was a thoughtless deed and I was completely lacking self-awareness as a senior member.
My brain blanked out and I’m still unable to figure out what to do, what I can do. But after I saw the magazine a little ago, I couldn’t help but doing something. And I decided to shave my head without consulting any member or staff at my agency.
Although I don’t think I would be forgiven by doing this, the first thing that I went through my head was that “I don’t want to leave AKB48.”
This is a place where my dear members, who I spent my blossom of youth together, are. And it’s unimaginable to even think about leaving the group where I’m with so many wonderful and sweet fans.
I understand it’s wishful thinking, but if it’s possible, I would like to still be AKB48′s Minegishi Minami.
This is all my fault.
I’m truly sorry.
I will leave my hereafter to the hands of Akimoto-sensei and management.
Though I haven’t been able to tidy my mind up, but I just wanted to tell my current feeling to you.
Thank you so much for listening to me.
(Deep Bow)
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JAPANESE POP STAR SHAVES HAIR AND CRIES AS AN APOLOGY FOR HAVING SEX
On the latest issue of “Shukan Bunshun” (BUNGEISHUNJU Ltd.) that was published on January 31st (JST), it was reported that AKB48’s Minegishi Minami spent the night at Shirahama Alan’s place on the 17th of this month.
Shirahama is a popular member of GENERATIONS that made a major debut last year as EXILE’s “little brother” group. He has appeared on some dramas like “GTO” and “Rokudenashi BLUES” last year, and he also starred in late-night drama “Sugarless.”
Minegishi and Shirahama co-starred together in a reading drama “Moshimo Kimi ga.” back in 2011.
I’m Minegishi Minami from Umeda team B of AKB48.
I’m very sorry to have caused enormous worry to members, fans, staffs, my families and a lot of other people with the article in the weekly magaizne that is published today.
(Deep Bow)
As the 1st generation member of AKB48, the group that has formed in 2005, it’s my responsibility to always behave as a good role model to juniors. I deeply regret what I did this time. It was a thoughtless deed and I was completely lacking self-awareness as a senior member.
My brain blanked out and I’m still unable to figure out what to do, what I can do. But after I saw the magazine a little ago, I couldn’t help but doing something. And I decided to shave my head without consulting any member or staff at my agency.
Although I don’t think I would be forgiven by doing this, the first thing that I went through my head was that “I don’t want to leave AKB48.”
This is a place where my dear members, who I spent my blossom of youth together, are. And it’s unimaginable to even think about leaving the group where I’m with so many wonderful and sweet fans.
I understand it’s wishful thinking, but if it’s possible, I would like to still be AKB48′s Minegishi Minami.
This is all my fault.
I’m truly sorry.
I will leave my hereafter to the hands of Akimoto-sensei and management.
Though I haven’t been able to tidy my mind up, but I just wanted to tell my current feeling to you.
Thank you so much for listening to me.
(Deep Bow)
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source 2
I was kinda, sorta, a little bit glad to see his ass get kicked out though because he was a really vile being and he didn't deserve that trip as much as the other american girl who applied for the same spot. he was one of those weebs that goes to japan to find a waifu or w/e. fat and pimply and smelled really bad and said to me, once, in class, "if I were a girl I would keep a razor with me AT ALL TIMES to keep my body hairless ALWAYS. I'd shave before school and after school and at night, EVERYWHERE." I came from a natural hippie household and had just moved from another city where I had a bunch of natural hippie friends and was absolutely mortified lol
WOW THIS TURNED INTO AN ESSAY. bringing it home: I don't know much about idols despite having lived in japan for a year but I totally believe she's facing/has faced a shitstorm for this :(
clearly he has no idea how leg and armpit hair works, I'm hairy as shit and even my hair doesn't grow fast enough to shave 3x a day. not that there's anything wrong with not shaving, just that this kid is extra ridiculous lololol
money
acclaim
fan adoration
but the downsides are SO HIGH for women. I still think of one of Kago from W who, after being caught smoking two separate times & socializing with an older man (who MIGHT have been a creeper anyway) that the unit was disbanded permanently -
http://www.generasia.com/wiki/W
I don't follow AKB48 but OMG, poor thing!
Maybe she can take some time off, rebound and become as fierce as Iconiq -
Still, idol life is SO MUCH pressure. Had she been caught pregnant, then she'd have to marry this guy ASAP and a lot of the idols do date in secret (often with other idols) but to have it come to this is horrific.
I used to be in different anime fandoms for years, but this is shit be cray, people are clearly in their own world
oop, not to your comment apparently, but those responses make zero sense anyway so I got confused
Edited at 2013-01-31 11:43 pm (UTC)
how dare U