Netizens Call Noguchi Iori Scandal Similar to Sashihara Rino

Good morning wota friends, this time we will discuss about the Noguchi Iori member =LOVE (Equal Love) scandal which is currently being discussed in various J-Pop forums, especially 2ch and 5ch.

Circulating photos and videos of a woman known to Iori Noguchi in a room with herself on the sofa with two men whose identities have not been identified until now.

From the photo, netizens joked that this case is very similar to the Sashihara Rino scandal a few years ago. It was so bad that Sasshi had to be willing to downgrade or at that time be transferred from AKB48 to HKT48 which was still relatively new.

We will summarize the Noguchi Iori scandal in brief information on J-Pop and K-Pop news in the last week in the rubric News Flash Showbiz:

1. Matsui Jurina commented on 48 Group’s new TV program with the theme “AKB48 vs Nogizaka46, Counterattack from AKB”, according to her that AKB48 is superior to Nogizaka in terms of achievements, struggles and group reputation, while Nogi only relies on the instant popularity of big-name producer Yasushi Akimoto.

2. AKB48 and Morning Musume are two legendary girl groups in Japan, the two idol groups will appear in collaboration on music shows “THE MUSIC DAY“, performed the songs Heavy Rotation, LOVE Machine, Koi no Dance Site, and Aitakatta.

3. Ota Nao had the opportunity to appear in the latest drama, which also stars former Nogizaka46 member, Shiraishi Mai. This play is entitled “Hyochakusha“, airing from July 23 at 23:15 JST on Asahi TV station.

4. Homma Hinata, Deguchi Yuina, Otani Emiri, Watanabe Miyuki, Murase Sae, Moe Aigasa, Kitagawa Ryoha, Hara Karen, Uemura Azusa and Furuhata Nao are ready to attend Ryouha’s radio broadcast program on Aichi FM “Flying Stars”, then they will be on the show Kansai Collection 2022 Autumn Winter to Yoshimoto Kogyo x Book Quality Writer Development Project.

5. AKB48’s variety show “Nogizaka ni Kosaremashita” will be led by Hiroyuki Nishimura as host/MC/Host for all episodes. The premiere edition announced the group’s 58th single senbatsu. This event tells the history & journey of AKB as the biggest idol group in the land of Sakura.

6. Honda Hitomi will appear on the variety show AKB48 Team 8 Kanto Hakusho Bacchikoi for the first time in more than 2 years, previously Hiichan no longer appeared because he was busy with IZ*ONE. The staff and members welcomed him happily.

7. BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Rose were caught on camera in Los Angeles, United States. The two are known to have visited the US because YG Entertainment as an agency has projects in the music field, working with Hollywood musicians there.

8. Actress Mori Kanna (Moriya Kanna, 33 years old) announced her marriage to professional basketball player Baba Yudai (25). Kanna Mori also decided to leave her agency Sony Music Artists. The couple has been dating since August 2022 after Mori was named the Brand Ambassador of the B-League All Stars.

9. With the release of Snow Man’s new song “YumYumYum ~SpicyGirl~”, the group recently uploaded a teaser video for a Mos Burger commercial starring their members Raul and Watanabe Shota. Their dance DVD is included in the Limited Edition B package of their fourth single “Hello Hello”.

10. Noguchi Iori admitted that the scandalous photo circulating was indeed him, but he denied that the man he was with was a girlfriend. On the other hand, Iori said the man was just a childhood friend who was stopping by.

11. Girl Crush is an idol group with 4 members: Yuka, Taeri, Bomi and Zia. Two of them, Taeri and Yuka, are big fans of the boyband BTS, even Taeri admitted to putting Jimin’s poster in his bathroom.

12. The most popular Korean dramas on TV during the first week of July 2022 are: 1) tvN ‘Hospital Playlist 2’. 2) SBS ‘Penthouse 3’. 3) tvN ‘Doom At Your Service’. 4) tvN’s ‘My Roommate is Gumiho’. 5) tvN ‘The Devil Judge’. 6) KBS ‘At A Distance, Spring is Green’. 7) JTBC ‘Nevertheless,’. 8) TV Chosun ‘Love (Ft. Marriage & Divorce) Season 2’. 9) SBS ‘Racket Boys’. 10) tvN ‘Voice 4’.

Back to the main topic. =LOVE’s management itself issued a statement that it is investigating the Noguchi Iori case and will take further action if a violation of regulations is found.

The Noguchi Iori scandal is the second for idol group =LOVE after another member Satake Nonno was involved in a “Papa-katsu” case, he played with men over 35 earlier this year.

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