What's happened to NMB48 since the member scandal was exposed?
A strange phenomenon is happening at NMB48. Aura, the situation and condition of the idol group from Namba, Osaka, is not as usual. Wota friends may notice this especially if you are an NMB48 fan or have oshi there.
Since one by one the member scandals were revealed to the public, as if they were no longer cheerful. Flashback when the Yokono Sumire case was exposed in the media, it was reported that many NMB48 members who were involved in the scandal would be exposed.
As soon as rumors circulated of a follow-up scandal, the members were called panicked. As a result, there were many graduation announcements, from juniors namely Namba Hinata to their seniors such as Shiroma Miru to Yamamoto Mikana.
The member that fans have been waiting for the most, Yokono Sumire, has also not appeared for more than a month. Even fans who subscribed to Mobame were disappointed, so the management decided to give fans the option to switch to other NMB48 personnel.
Not like the NMB48 we know before. It’s as if something is wrong in the internal camp, is it a certain conflict that makes the situation hot? Unfortunately, it is still not certain until now.
Members of the 48 Group that we know, if there is a friend who has a birthday, it will be excited. Whether on social networks or in the real world, all of that was no longer visible when Hinacho celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday.
This unusual incident does not necessarily make fans ignore it. They immediately made wild speculations and personal assumptions based on cases, stories, and records of events that were recently carried out & experienced by NMB48.
The first theory says that information about the existence of NMB48 members dating and having scandals with two different men at the same time was obtained from NMB insiders, whether it’s staff or other personnel.
Because they don’t want to be blamed and in order to maintain their good name, a number of members choose to graduate and are said to have immediately distanced themselves from the entertainment world. Mikanyan, for example, announced that he would be on a temporary hiatus and that his social media accounts would not be managed first.
Long before the announcement was made, or when the scandals between NMB48 members and other idol groups were revealed, Mikana Yamamoto had rarely uploaded photos. Even though he is known to be the most diligent in status updates / giving news to his loyal fans on Twitter.
Although it is not certain what actually happened, fans can already feel the internal irregularities of NMB48. Online Talk events and several events that did not involve certain members seemed to strengthen their speculation. (iot/ff)
