A popular girl group member is going viral on Korean online forums for her scandalous past.
The idol in question is Nakanishi Aruno, a member of one of the leading Japanese girl groups, Nogizaka46. Aruno was always in line to be assigned the center position in the group, and on March 3, she was announced as one of the W-centers for the group’s 38th single, along with her fellow member Kazuma.
With this new position, much attention has been concentrated on the two members. Many of Aruno’s past scandals have resurfaced in the process, making their way to the Korean internet as well.
A viral post on Theqoo listed some of Aruno’s most notable scandals, the first being her presence on the infamous social media platform Papakatsu, a Japanese slang term referring to “sugar daddies.” The platform is known to facilitate “compensated dating,” which often involves older men paying younger women to date them.
Aruno allegedly posted sexually provocative images on the platform, some of them in her school uniform.
In addition to this, Aruno also allegedly used to sell her used underwear online, though some reports suggest that her account could have been hacked.
Aruno had also come under fire in the past for making ableist comments. She reportedly told a person in a vegetative state to “photosynthesize.”
She also reportedly posted rude things about her groupmates and was caught saying that she wanted to beat up Nonoka, a child who had become popular from a Japanese song contest.
Aruno’s long list of controversies has, in the past, resulted in the suspension of activities with the group. But now that she is the center, the criticism against her for her past scandals is potentially going to get revived.
The severity of her controversies has captured the attention of Korean netizens, though most seem to be mostly concerned with how lenient Japan is with its idols.
- “Sakura also posted on Twitter, quoting a post by another member, calling them a pig, and then lied that it was a Twitter glitch, lol.”
- “But in Japan, the role of idols is exactly what those types of girls do, so I don’t think it’ll cause much damage. Unlike in our country, if there’s any past scandal, it’s like they’re finished. But in Japan, it’s different. That’s also why underground idols can thrive.”
- “Isn’t it sponsorship? She did the Papa-katsu thing, and she’s only able to become a center under good management of her company. So it seems like she must’ve been sponsored by someone higher up.”
- “It’s more surprising that someone with that face is the center compared to the past.”
- “If this were Korea, she’d be retiring by now, but Japan seems to be more lenient when it comes to these things, for sure.”
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