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AKB48 idol shaves head for dating scandal

February 2, 2013 by Yein Jee

Japanese pop group AKB48 member Minami Minegishi has taken the extreme to apologise for her dating scandal by shaving her head.

AKB48 Minami Minegishi head shaved

The 20-year-old was caught sleeping over at a man’s place by the paparazzi, which is strictly forbidden by the group’s management. As strange (and perhaps inhuman) as it sounds, the idol-no-dating rule is very common in East Asia, though there’s not many agencies that enforces the regulation as religiously as AKB48.

It’s said that she shaved her head on her own accord. Whether she’s told to do so or not it shows how much pressure she was in to try and get out of the trouble.

Although many people has said that the (self) punishment is too harsh, the act might actually save her AKB48 career as she was “merely” demoted to trainee status. There were others who were penalised heavier (expelled etc.) for lesser evidence.

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, East Asia, Japan blog, Japanese showbiz, Minami Minegishi, Unusual and weird

AKB48-YJ7 Weekly Young Jump Magazine

May 5, 2011 by Yein Jee

AKB48-YJ7, a sub-unit of Japanese girl group AKB48, is featured in recent issue of Weekly Young Jump [Jp]. The unit consists of seven of the group’s 48 members, i.e. Minami Minegishi, Rie Kitahara, Miori Ichikawa, Suzuran Yamauchi, Yui Yokoyama, Amina Sato and Aika Ota.

AKB48 YJ7 Japanese Weekly Young Jump Magazine

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Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: Aika Ota, AKB48 Japan, Amina Sato, Asian women, East Asia, Japan blog, Japanese showbiz, Japanese women, Magazine photos, Minami Minegishi, Miori Ichikawa, Rie Kitahara, Suzuran Yamauchi, Weekly Young Jump, Yui Yokoyama

Japanese pop idols’ high school graduation

March 1, 2011 by Yein Jee

Japan’s WPB Magazine [Jp] has released a special pullout with its 2011-vol.11 issue, featuring dozen of female idols who are graduating from high/middle school this March, i.e. Rika Adachi, Anna Ishibashi, Nanami Sakuraba, Yuuna Suzuki, Minami Minegishi, Yui Yokoyama, Risako Ito, Chiho Fujii and Ami Maeda etc.

Japanese school girls Weekly Playboy graduation

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Ami Maeda, Anna Ishibashi, Asian women, Chiho Fujii, Education culture, Japan blog, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, Japanese women, Magazine photos, Minami Minegishi, Nanami Sakuraba, Rika Adachi, Risako Ito, WPB Magazine, Yui Yokoyama, Yuuna Suzuki

No3b – Answer music video & pic

February 28, 2011 by Yein Jee

Japanese music video of Answer, the sixth single by no3b, a subunit of popular girl group AKB48. The single will be released on March 2…

No3b is a stylised term for No Sleeves. The members of the subunit are Minami Takahashi, Haruna Kojima and Minami Minegishi.

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Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Asian Music, East Asia, Haruna Kojima, Japan blog, Japanese Music, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, Minami Minegishi, Minami Takahashi, No3b Japanese Group

AKB48 – Sakura no Ki ni Narou music video

February 25, 2011 by Yein Jee

Japanese pop group AKB48 has released their 20th single, Sakura no Ki ni Narō (桜の木になろう, lit. becoming a cherry tree), on February 16. Its first day sales of 655,344 copies is a new Oricon chart record, and the single sold over 900,000 copies on its debut week. Check out the music video and album jackets…

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Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Asian Music, Asian pop culture, Atsuko Maeda, East Asia, Haruna Kojima, Japan blog, Japanese Music, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, Jurina Matsui, Mariko Shinoda, Mayu Watanabe, Minami Minegishi, Minami Takahashi, Rena Matsui, Rie Kitahara, Rino Sashihara, Sae Miyazawa, Tomomi Itano, Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Yuko Oshima

AKB48, BLT Magazine, kimono dress

December 29, 2010 by Yein Jee

Japanese pop group AKB48 are featured on B.L.T [Jp] Magazine in traditional kimono…

AKB48 members in kimono on BLT magazine

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Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Aki Takajo, Asian Fashion, Asian pop culture, Atsuko Maeda, BLT Magazine, East Asia, Haruna Kojima, Japanese fashion, Japanese Kimono, Japanese pop culture, Japanese Traditions, Japanese women, Magazine photos, Mariko Shinoda, Mayu Watanabe, Minami Minegishi, Minami Takahashi, Sae Miyazawa, Tomomi Itano, Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Yuko Oshima

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