I, Hirajima Natsumi, will hereby resign from AKB48 and Watarirouka Hashiritai.
I'm sorry this announcement was so sudden.
I'm terribly sorry to have caused trouble for everyone.
To everyone who supported me, the members, the staff, and everyone involved with AKB48, I'm really sorry.
I'll separate myself from AKB48 and Watarirouka Hashiritai, but I hope you'll cheer me on so that I can meet all of you again as Hirajima Natsumi.
I'm terribly sorry.
Hirajima Natsumi
First thoughts:
- Woah, that happened fast.
- I'm sad to lose Nacchan. I'm not her biggest fan, but I know she has worked very hard throughout her time in AKB48. She's a first gen and has been a silent force in AKB48 for years.
- With Nacchan gone and Wasamin and Mayu going solo, the end of WH is coming closer and closer.
I can't be mad at Nacchan since all she did was make a silly mistake in allowing those photo's to be taken. She was just doing what we all do at her age. Giving in to her emotions a little and having fun. It's got to be almost impossible to completely avoid the opposite sex, even when you know your career rests upon it. It's just unfortunate that she got caught.
It's hard to guess what goes on in her head. Either she's gullible or incredibly stupid. It's more than a silly mistake. Not dating is one of THE rules for idols. Of course she's a normal healthy teenage girl, but it's part of her job to appear available to anyone.
The discussion about "are idols really pure" etc has been going on for ages, especially since some of the Onyanko Club members later stated they were dating while being the group, but it is part of what they do. We buy their stuff, we want to believe in their pure image.
I don't want to take things too seriously, but yeah. They should get fired for dating a guy. They agreed to those rules when they signed up for this.
Even so, I do feel sad for Nacchan. She seems like a really nice person and a great friend to Mayu and a lot of the others. I think she will take this a lot harder than Yonezawa. I hope her the other AKB48 girls can support her and get her through the initial shock. As for the future? I think Nacchan will fade into obscurity and will become a normal woman. She hasn't done any solo gravure, she's not the best singer, she doesn't stand out in variety all that much... Whatever she decides to do, I wish her all the best and I do hope to see her again in the future.