In the latest example of how the “sex ban” on AKB-affiliated idol groups does not work in practice (er, these are young women with legions of male admirers) and is just a ruse to appease certain otaku, images have leaked showing Keyakizaka46’s Mayu Harada apparently kissing a man.
The much older male is shown kissing Mayu Harada on the lips and groping her breasts in what appears to be Puri Kura photo-booth images.
The 17-year-old Mayu may be in a relationship with the older man, who some suspect is her former junior high teacher. If true, a physical courtship between the two would be technically illegal, since Mayu is underage. Perhaps the man should be more worried about the cops, rather than the otaku.
Keyakizaka46 was only formed in August this year as a sister group spin-off from Nogizaka46. Already it has its first sex scandal. However, insiders say that so far the group’s impact is minimal and such a scandal may help it increase its visibility among the sea of AKB copycat groups out there today.
