NGT48 Assault Case Summary for July 28, 2020

My translation of the summary from https://jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read.cgi/music/29852/1553736787 for 7/28 (Tuesday).

• Riko’s tweet
  • https://i.imgur.com/wmZuJqU.png
    • https://i.imgur.com/VPAVhr9.png
    • https://i.imgur.com/oIgPt89.jpg
• NGT’s new single’s first week sales are “80,011”. Or according to Billboard 92,299.
  • https://i.imgur.com/igVEDOq.png
  • http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/90486/2
• Seiji Reina tests positive for coronavirus
  • https://i.imgur.com/5r1TCZU.png
  • From 48ers: “NGT48’s Seiji Reina and a staff member infected with the novel coronavirus? “Positive” antibody tests lead to PCR testing”
    • http://48ers.info/I0001105
  • From Nikkan Sports: “NGT’s Seiji Reina and staffer positive antibody tests lead to PCR testing”
    • https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/akb48/news/202007280000417.html
• An officer of SKE management company “Zest” was arrested for solicitation of a child (who is not a member) and charged with child prostitution.
  • From NHK: “SKE48 management company officer arrested — Suspected of child prostitution”
    • https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200728/k10012536601000.html?utm_int=news-new_contents_latest_004
    • https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/cm/main?d=20200728-00000025-asahi-soci
  • Keyholder and Zest released statements: “As the officer concerned was responsible for overseas operations, he had no contact with our talent”
    • https://i.imgur.com/N6ITbNy.jpg
    • https://i.imgur.com/NPFK1GX.jpg
  • From 48ers: “SKE48 management and Zest officer Ebine Kaguya arrested on suspicion of obscenities with young girls! Who are the victims? Keyholder’s stock plummets”
    • http://48ers.info/I0001104

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Note: I try to repeat the Japanese thread as closely as possible here. Where I do make some editorial additions I’ll put them in [ ], though I do occasionally soften the posters’ tone.

Why is this here? My original announcement