NGT48 Assault Case

Regardless of whether Aki-P has any ability to currently influence this situation, he remains the architect of the current cluster fuck.

He made the no-dating rule, while being careful to never explicitly put it in their contracts to protect from lawsuits.

He started the General Election system, paving the way for groups to take advantage of vulnerable girls desperate to get votes.

Maybe he really wouldn't have achieved anything if he had spoken out, but it sure would have been welcomed if he did.

 

My translation of the summary from https://jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read.cgi/music/29852/1553736787/ for 5/19 (Sunday).
Please let me know if there are any mistakes!

• Big reports from the sports newspapers
  • Sponichi
    • https://i.imgur.com/UNgFqWs.jpg
    • https://i.imgur.com/yzlMpOr.jpg
  • Daily Sports
    • https://i.imgur.com/s6vnw9u.jpg
  • Sankei Sports
    • https://i.imgur.com/XgxElGu.jpg
  • Sports Hochi
    • https://i.imgur.com/W0tOshb.jpg
  • Nikkan Sports
    • https://i.imgur.com/9NGPIee.jpg
    • https://i.imgur.com/jjkUfSd.jpg
    • https://i.imgur.com/Tv3hw3z.jpg
• Reports from fans watching from the [theater] lobby
  • https://i.imgur.com/3kIegsd.jpg
  • https://i.imgur.com/qzL2XgY.jpg
  • https://i.imgur.com/BsuF1px.png
• Fans' descriptions of the set list
  • https://i.imgur.com/IBmkYpT.png
• Nakamori Akio (writer, idol critic) "These three have rewritten the history of idols"
  • https://i.imgur.com/WZLkyHw.jpg
• Commentary on the acting in Yamaguchi's version of Kuroi Hitsuji
  • https://i.imgur.com/9ggomjh.jpg
• I heard from Naakochan, "Maho's performance of Kuroi Hitsuji yesterday became a topic of discussion among Keyaki members". (*Naako is Keyakizaka's Nagasawa Nanako. There was a special Kuroi Hitsuji event being held)
  • https://i.imgur.com/yIwrEkf.jpg
• The effect of Yamaguchi's graduation performance? "Kuroi Hitsuji reappears from outside of the iTunes Top 200 at #33. The rate of the increase in MV views doubles"
  • https://i.imgur.com/NLjNTyZ.jpg
• An episode from backstage at Yamaguchi Maho's handshake event
  • https://i.imgur.com/pSeJW57.jpg
• Full text of the trio's messages from Entame: "NGT48's Yamaguchi Maho's Graduation Performance "Recently I've shown a sad appearance, but next time I want to present a happy figure""
  • https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/article?a=20190519-00002297-entame-ent
• From Josei Jishin: "Two historic events for AKB at Yamaguchi Maho's graduation performance"
  • https://jisin.jp/entertainment/entertainment-news/1737298/
    [I believe they are quoting a reporter about this being the first time Aki-P wrote a graduation song for members who had not been in the AKB senbatsu, and the first use of a Sakamichi song in a 48G graduation performance]
• A management representative said, "Mr. Imamura did not accurately convey the details of the incident to the management side of the organization"
  • From Nikkan Sports: ""Unquestioned things" - They made the very worst moves / NGT coverage and analysis"
    • https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190519-05190046-nksports-ent
• Manager Hayakawa: "There were members other than those seven that wanted to appear", "if they called Yamaguchi directly", "[otherwise] I stopped those that wanted to come watch at the theater"
  • From Sports Hochi: "NGT manager Hayakawa Maiko reveals, "(in addition) there were kids saying they wanted to appear" ... Yamaguchi Maho's graduation performance"
    • https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190519-00000045-sph-ent
• Unverified leak: The three graduates are all changing agencies
  • https://i.imgur.com/oHzH0Ub.jpg
  • https://i.imgur.com/baz8X1j.jpg
• Coverage of the graduation performance from Akko ni omakase!, Newscaster, and NHK
  • Akko ni omakase!
    • https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1129944769776328705/pu/vid/400x240/mvOYTZz5FEEvixFN.mp4
    • https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1129945319989362688/pu/vid/400x240/AOcbCHJ1EjFgVQU4.mp4
  • Newscaster
    • https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1129738053633871873/pu/vid/1280x720/R2sRZllCYP-sHgi-.mp4
    • https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1129738942654427137/pu/vid/1280x720/8c1FVKwpBTepAxEG.mp4
  • NHK
    • https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1129886728653639680/pu/vid/1280x720/FoszQ8kxR7-ReLBb.mp4
    • Images from NHK
      • https://i.imgur.com/HVJDEux.jpg
      • https://i.imgur.com/Cn6Brzw.jpg
      • https://i.imgur.com/v9v8zwJ.jpg
• NGT-related articles　
  • From Sponich Annex: "For Yamaguchi Maho, ironic recital of Keyaki's Kuroi Hitsuji - "the Mahohon faction" the rushed 3-person graduation performance becomes eight"
    • https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190519-00000105-spnannex-ent
  • From Sponichi Annex: "For Yamaguchi Maho, none of the customary news coverage following the end of her graduation performance... I wanted an opportunity to ask her true intentions"
    • https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2019/05/19/kiji/20190518s00041000532000c.html
  • From Sponichi Annex: "No concrete plan for rebuilding NGT can be seen - without a CD release the loss of fans will accelerate"
    • https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190519-00000131-spnannex-ent
  • From Nikkan Sports: "The newsworthiness of Yamaguchi Maho's power to express herself - TV stations discuss offers"
    • https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190519-05181071-nksports-ent
  • From Sankei News: ""On your side forever" - NGT48's Yamaguchi Maho graduation performance - Full text of the fans' encore call"
    • https://www.sankei.com/entertainments/news/190518/ent1905180006-n1.html
• Hasegawa Rena tweets after finishing the graduation performance
  • https://i.imgur.com/2FU152u.jpg
• Re-posting of Sugahara Riko's mobame
  • https://i.imgur.com/8XoCvse.jpg
• Re-posting of Hasegawa Rena's mobame
  • https://i.imgur.com/kIJioyr.jpg
• More of Riko's mobame
  • https://i.imgur.com/6teNs6i.jpg
  • and her final post https://i.imgur.com/3Btng3J.jpg
• Yamaguchi Maho's final mobame
  • https://i.imgur.com/RYsPs5D.jpg
  • https://i.imgur.com/5mUZTC9.jpg

 

Yamaguchi Maho-san is brave. She fought untill the last day as part of 48 Groups and she shared to us, her feelings and suffering with Kuroi Hitsuji and she also shared her hopes and love.

I feel very bad and sad for her and the terrible experience she had thanks to criminals who sadly exists in our society. I wish the best life for her and happiness. She (as every good people in the planet) deserves health and peace.

Me, as Keyakizaka and Hinatazaka fan, consider an honor that she has chosen Kuroi Hitsuji as the song to express herself.

I sincerely hope that all this bad experience will not be repeated in the Idol world in general. And to the fans in general, let protect our beloved idols.

Thank you for the space.

 

idk about ya'll but I lost it at kuroi hitsuji. Pretty much from there I'm a mess. The setlist really is great. The songs flow wonderfully and its never dull or like you're not interested in watching the performances. Riko shined in her solo. She has a good voice and with training I think she can be quite a nice singer. Maho's performance in Kuroi was powerful. The song choice in itself was brilliant. Rena was good in her solo, but idk her well enough to comment about her skills or how she usually performs, but it was fine. Their new song is nice too. @rka it's essentially what you're thinking. Like putting sadness behind you and starting fresh. It's a rather typical grad song tbh.

I guess since now they're gone the case is closed and things will go back to "normal", I assume NGT will announce a new single since they have nothing planned. There's a lot of free time now that SSK is cancelled. It's a shame this is how it all ends. We've been at this since January. Even in Maho's speech she seemed like she just wants to move on. u can't be sad forever it'll consume you. Still very brave of Maho, Riko, and Rena, to have stand their ground even if they "lost". They have my support for their future endeavors. I would love to see Riko in another idol group. H!P is always looking for girls maybe she can get a shot there (she's only 18 so she's fine age-wise). And they're a good company. Rena's voice acting will be interesting. I hope I'll like the work she does. Maho didn't really give a lot of insight into her future, but that's ok. She might go off the grid entertainment-wise and that is understandable. Hope Maho has a good life. we're close in age Maho and I and the 20s is a weird age group. IDK what the fuck I'm doing in my life and I'm sure she might feel the same. But whatever she does, i'll support it.


P.S

I'm a mess and Riko really looks good with her hair like that. Like damn sis spill the tea who cut it lol.

 

Has this been posted yet? Hayakawa manager stated there's no plans to reopen NGT theater, and they (AKS) needs to decide the future of the group.

https://twitter.com/JPopProjectNews/status/1130186405437693953

 

But that's... not what it says? I mean, the tweet is already in English, come on.

 

wow.

'want to change the channel for this is disrupting me doing the nails'

https://www.j-cast.com/2019/05/20357891.html?photo=2&in=news.yahoo.co.jp

 

I wonder is she was listening to that song while having her nails done.

if the video does not show watch the video here

And let's hope she breaks them.

 

Nasty b***h!

 

I am so angry with myself for having supported her for so long, but I'm simultaneously glad I was able to drop her easily once she became a suspected member so that I can look at this now without feeling regret for having believed in her the past few months. That is Team NIII's captain after all and she's supposed to lead the other girls and set good examples for them. Absolutely outrageous.

 

got her public and private Insta mixed up I guess

 

Phew - for a moment there I thought I'd actually said that!

 

I've just posted this on Ogiyuka's thread, it's an English-language report posted about an hour ago on Kyodo News about someone being arrested on suspicion of sending her death threats:

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...ning-to-kill-akb48-spin-off-group-member.html

 

Doesn't it feel very good when trash takes out itself?

 

https://www.ohbsn.com/news/detail/kennai20190520_11646099.php

24 Year old man arrested for allegedly faxing death threats against Ogino Yuka to NGT Government offices and various media outlets.

And thus it begins, the consequences nobody wanted to see. More crazy bullshit.

Edit, beaten to the punch.

 

Katomina was smart about staying quiet and not doing anything abrupt and then she does this. If it was meant for her private account then she's dumb as hell, if it wasn't, the nerve of this girl... Either way, she pretty much canceled herself with this tweet. lmao idiot.

 

This proves that:

1. Katomina has a private insta account

2. That insta account is followed by members who are the troublemakers of the group

3. If she initially wanted to post that to her private account, this just shows that she & the troublemakers aren't repentant & are still trash, despite all the bullshit management & the 3rd party has given out.

 

in before "oops, my account was hacked."