Actually if they hadn't supported it it wouldn't have happened.
The photobook was decided upon by the agency and of course Mirei, and executed/contracted by Stardust I'm sure
Something like this she would have never been allowed to do on her own without the agency's consent

I think her blog entry was ironic so I doubt you can conclude anything from it :)


But back to serious matters.
I didn't think Stardust would go that far...
But as a disciplinary measure for her boozing Mirei was handed over to authorities and put in prison for the time being.
Ayaka was arrested as well as she had obviously been guilty of linking her up with that fella from "R no Housoku".
As for Pochan.... She thought everyone was playing hide-and-seek and ended up on the wrong side of the bars by mistake.
That will hopefully teach her a lesson to finally grow up....
The trial is scheduled for next week (to be broadcast on "Tasu Tasu" in real this time)

And then, after much persuasion from Kouchou, I attempted swimsuit!

Hmmm... :|

BTW, This is my new account (Nkgw_rino). I don't know everything about forum. So, I decided to make a new account :)

Huh? What? Who? When? How is this related?

Edit:
Just found out. She was Mirei's accomplice?
Well shit...

September 17
[Magazine] OVERTURE

More articles about Mirei's PB
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2078489/full/
http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160914/dyo/00m/200/016000c
http://news.biglobe.ne.jp/entertainment/0916/mod_160916_7614311843.html
http://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1614937
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2016/09/15/kiji/K20160915013359720.html
http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20160915/ido16091508000001-n1.html


Btw when will the full Shukan Bunshun article be released?
So far it's only been a preview/announcement if I understand correctly

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That's a relief. Either it's not important or they realised they fucked up and decided to feign ignorance.

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Correct me if I'm wrong but is that Hirono?
It would be funny if they made her rode a Suzuki bike.

September 2
EbiChu will appear on "R no Housoku".
Please fill in this survey.
https://www.nhk.or.jp/rhousoku/question/ebichu/index.html (linkrot / Sep 11)


September 17
We planned to appear on "R no Housoku", but the plan was cancelled.

Mattthecat said:

While the scandal (if it even becomes one) won't be of a real consequence to the group, it still is a fact of life
If she was a Western artist I'd agree with you.
But she is part of the Japanese entertainment industry. And you can lament about it as long as you want.
A single person's actions DOES reflect on the group as a whole.
I remember an incident when Natsumi Abe was involved in a plagiarism scandal and all Morning Musume members apologized publically on TV for that
The group means more than the single member

As someone in the entertainment industry you have a huge burden when it comes to morality as well. Especially in the public's perception
Take Atsuko Takahata apologizing for her son's alleged rape charges two weeks ago
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/26/national/japans-apology-culture-takahata-mother-says-sorry-adult-sons-alleged-sexual-assault/
Or the apologies by Mari Yaguchi or Becky for their extra-marital affairs

As someone living in the West this all appears strange and hypocrytical ("let him that is without sin cast the first stone")
I have a hard time accepting it as well but I have to accept the fact that this is how Japanese society and corporate identity is shaped.
If our Western egocentric thinking is always the best way to go through life could be a matter of discussion though

Two points:
1. It is hypocritical. I don't think that's debatable. I know enough Japanese people to be willing to bet that at least 75% of them have had a drink before the age of 20. So judging someone over something almost everybody does is ridiculous, and the definition of hypocrisy.
2. I think hypocrisy is a flaw, and viewed as a flaw, just as much in Japan as it is in the West.

So the only difference between cultures is the particulars: the American entertainment industry is hypocritical about slightly different things than the Japanese entertainment industry. But they're both hypocritical. (Just to give you an example, an underage entertainer would probably have a lot less trouble about getting caught smoking/drinking/doing drugs in the West...however, they would have a lot MORE trouble doing anything that can be even so much as perceived to be insulting to other races...for instance, MCZ's career would've been long over for some of the stuff they've done over the years, if they were an American pop act, precisely because the American entertainment industry is highly hypocritical).

Hypocrisy is not OK in any culture, and it should be pointed out and ridiculed, not accepted. I disagree with posters who say that celebrities should not be judged no matter what they do in their personal lives, but they should be judged fairly. Going after a girl for having a few drinks isn't fair. People in Japan wouldn't be OK with someone doing it to their children, and they shouldn't do it to this girl, just because she's famous. The article is fine (in that off-putting, exploitative, predatory kind of way that paparazzi journalism is a despicable thing we have to live with in a free society), but anyone who actually gets upset over her "breaking the law", and wants "consequences" and "punishment", is being a hypocrite. She doesn't deserve any kind of punishment.

Mattthecat said:

I can and will say so but I'm a far cry away from judging Japanese society for it or pointing my fingers at them

You don't have to judge Japanese society...just the people who are being hypocritical.

Mattthecat said:

The point is that Japanese artists live and work in Japan and have to accept Japanese mores.

And my point is that she didn't break with Japanese mores (I had to look that word up). If anything, NOT HAVING A DRINK before the age of 20 would've been breaking with Japanese mores.

That's my problem with this whole thing: she's being singled out for doing something everybody does.