In an announcement posted today on the group’s official blog, it was revealed that AKB48 will not hold their annual Senbatsu Election in 2019. Thank you for supporting the AKB48 …
Read More »Imamura Etsuro (ex-NGT48 manager involved in Yamaguchi Maho scandal) & AKB48 manager fired by AKS after controversial tweet
Though the tangible Yamaguchi Maho updates have been few and far between, there’s been some good news to emerge recently. Imamura Etsuro — the former NGT48 theater manager involved in …
Read More »Investigation team for NGT48’s Yamaguchi Maho’s assault scandal formed + she sorta communicates with fans
Meaty updates on the Yamaguchi Maho situation with NGT48 have been few and far between of late, likely by design as AKS is seemingly trying to weather the storm before …
Read More »Yamaguchi Maho story goes mainstream, NGT48 loses sponsors over response, others continue to speak out
While I took a brief break from updates as I was working on the year-end list, the news unfortunately didn’t stop coming. One of those stories was that of NGT48 …
Read More »Sashihara Rino uses TV appearance to rip management, who don’t plan on explaining Yamaguchi Maho/NGT48 mess further
HKT48 member Sashihara Rino was the most prominent and one of the most outspoken in her support for NGT48 member Yamaguchi Maho as the story of her assault unfolded in …
Read More »Yamaguchi Maho & Tano Ayaka will miss upcoming NGT48 event … sooo yeah
Ever since Yamaguchi Maho came forward to tell her story of being assaulted by two men and that a fellow NGT48 member was involved, speculation has run wild online about …
Read More »NGT48 release statement on Yamaguchi Maho assault incident, former & current 48 Group members react
After Yamaguchi Maho revealed that she had been assaulted outside her home by two men and that NGT48 group member(s) were allegedly connected to it, she was made to issue …
Read More »Yamaguchi Maho apologizes at NGT48 anniversary stage for ‘causing trouble’ by coming forward about being assaulted
After it was revealed yesterday that Yamaguchi Maho was assaulted by two men and that the crime was allegedly connected to a fellow group member, many were waiting somebody in …
Read More »NGT48’s Yamaguchi Maho assaulted by 2 men, fellow group member(s) allegedly provided her info & told them to visit her house
NGT48 member Yamaguchi Maho used a Showroom broadcast to come forward earlier today regarding an incident in which she was assaulted, explaining on social media that she was stalked and …
Read More »AKB48 producer Akimoto Yasushi wrote lyrics to “Bird” for BTS, draws ire of Korean fans
AKS President Akimoto Yasushi, who recently participated in a collab with Mnet for ‘Produce 48‘, has been revealed as writer for “Bird“, a BTS song to be released in Japan. …
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