A quick search for Minegeshi revealed no results on here.
Here is the news article.
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/music/debate-flares-over-japan-girl-band/story-e6frexl9-1226571220092
The synopsis is that a member of a phenomenally popular Japanese girl-band broke their no-dating rule, and was seen leaving a man's apartment. The no-dating rule is to preserve their image of availability to male fans.
As punishment - supposedly her own idea but I think you would be very naive to think management haven't pressured her to do it - she has shaved her head. She has also been demoted from the frontline band members
Discussing it with female acquaintances here, absolutely none of them seem bothered. When I said how shocking I found it, particularly the pressure on her to shave off her hair, it was implied that I just didn't understand Japanese culture. I have told them I thought women in my country would be outraged. Then it occurred to me that I could ask some women on here.
Any thoughts? What would you say to women who thought there was nothing too bad about it?
To their credit, some of the Japanese fans of both sexes have expressed outrage.
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What do you think of this? Female idol forced to shave head for having boyfriend
BadLad · 06/02/2013 09:38
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