Authentic AKB48 member was in Shibuya for e book launch occasion.
In 2005, Haruna Kojima grew to become one of many inaugural members of AKB48, the Akihabara-based multi-vocalist unit that will go on to dominate the Japanese idol singer scene for the subsequent a number of years. Whereas AKB48 operated beneath a coverage of recurrently biking out much less widespread performers and changing them with contemporary faces, Kojima remained a member for over a decade earlier than “graduating” from the group (to make use of the idol trade’s most well-liked parlance) in 2017.
Kojima might now not carry out on stage, however that doesn’t imply she’s utterly out of the highlight. Since leaving AKB48, the 36-year-old has labored as a style mannequin and began her personal style/life-style model, referred to as “Her lip to.” As proof of Kojima’s enduring reputation, on Friday her first photograph album in 9 years, titled Kamoshirenai, went on sale, and he or she attended a promotional launch occasion on the well-known Shibuya Tsutaya constructing in downtown Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood.
▼ Cowl of Kamoshirenai
こじはる写真集 タイトルは….
＼＼『かもしれない』に決定！／／
本日解禁されたばかりの表紙はこちら😼
“今のこじはる”の魅力がたっっっぷり詰まった一冊です♡ pic.twitter.com/5TaJCjaxoZ— 小嶋陽菜写真集【公式】 (@kojiharu_book) September 27, 2024
Nonetheless, what ought to have been a cheerful evening for Kojima took a daunting flip after the occasion’s scheduled program wrapped up. After leaving the constructing shortly after 9 p.m., Kojima was on the road, strolling towards a automobile that was ready to take her residence, when a person abruptly approached her and grabbed her from behind. Sustaining his grip on her, the person then compelled Kojima to the bottom earlier than occasion workers may restrain him and name the police, who arrived and arrested the person on the scene.
The person, who’s in his 40s, is a overseas nationwide, although it hasn’t been disclosed whether or not he’s a vacationer in Japan or a overseas resident of the nation. Investigators consider that he’s a fan who knew Kojima was attending an occasion within the constructing and was mendacity in look ahead to her to exit the venue. In his post-arrest assertion, he admitted “There is no such thing as a mistake that I grabbed her arm,” although it’s unclear whether or not or not he’s admitted to purposely forcing Kojima to the pavement, as he added “I held her, however I had no violent intentions.”
Nojima didn’t endure any accidents within the incident, and was remarkably chipper in a Twitter put up (seen instantly above) that she despatched later that evening saying:
“Right now was the occasion for my photograph e book. It was enjoyable seeing so many faces that that I haven’t seen for a very long time! I used to be shocked to see each veteran otaku and new followers cheering for me. Thanks for coming!”
Kojima’s unfazed cheerfulness however, it’d in all probability be a good suggestion for each her expertise company and Shibuya Tsutaya to revise their safety protocols.
Supply: Nitele Information by way of Jin, Jiji, TBS Information Dig, Nikkan Sports activities, YouTube/ANNnewsCH
Prime picture: Pakutaso
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