Another one bites the dust.
Mayu Harada has announced she is officially leaving Keyakizaka46.
Of course, we are sure this has nothing to do with the fact that the 17-year-old was featured in leaked photos showing her kissing and embracing an older man.
It is rumored that the man was her junior high school teacher. The school where he works in Ota ward, Tokyo, has apparently been flooded with phone calls from angry parents. After all, who is next on his hit list of underage kids?
The idol industry’s response? Nothing to see here, keep moving along, nothing to see here…
Yasushi Akimoto’s Keyakizaka46, originally called Toriizaka46, was formed as a Nogizaka46 earlier this year out of 22 girls, selected from 22,509 applicants. One of the idols has already quit.
