Management company explains slow response, maintains no members of NGT48 illegally supplied attackers with victim’s home address.
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”You didn’t do anything wrong!” shout fans as management confirms attackers were helped by information provided by another idol.
After men are released and management fails to address problem to her satisfaction, she says “I don’t want anyone else to have to go through this.”
A five-piece girl group like the Spice Girls, only larger and with nicknames like “Fried Chicken” and “Ham and Sausages”.
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Kanna Hashimoto is called the “once in a millennium” idol, but her manager is one in a million too.
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AKB48 couldn’t give her spot to another idol, so they found a way to put her in the video even if she wasn’t physically present.
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