NGT48 Assault Case Summary for February 1, 2021

My translation of the summary from https://jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read.cgi/music/29852/1596542732/ for 2/1 (Monday).

• Riko’s tweets
  • https://i.imgur.com/1dHor1H.png
  • https://i.imgur.com/K2f7vzA.png
• Rena’s tweets and video
  • https://i.imgur.com/VL7A9f8.png
  • https://i.imgur.com/tCVXr64.png
  • “(It’s common knowledge) I’m surprised with a voice acting industry word quiz and give a lot of weird answers www”
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eNkCF-pNrI
• Official documents from Koshigaya City, Saitama (Part 8)
  • Meeting notes related to the “Building Koshigaya’s Future, Attractions Advertisement Ambassador Project” (March 26, 2020)
    • https://i.imgur.com/1DTNkDl.png
  • Regarding Ogino’s personal activities
    • Her NGT activities are continuing as normal.
    • She is also appearing individually on streaming programs, at TDC, etc.
  • (What are her plans for the future? Graduation from the group, etc.?)
    • Regarding her activities as the ambassador
      • The (annual) media and promotional project contract is not tenable.
      • In the event Ogino is given work during Reiwa 2 [fiscal year], she will be compensated.
    • Regarding specific activities
      • We are currently only receiving 2-3 online complaints per month about the incident. Things seem to have mostly settled down.
      • While your home prefecture of Niigata and the city of Niigata have not renewed your promotional activities it will be difficult for Koshigaya City to move forward with any PR activities for the City.
    • https://i.imgur.com/CSHsRgs.png
      • https://i.imgur.com/KajbEVG.jpg
  • (Koshigaya City) What is the current status of NGT’s management?
  • (HoriPro) There are plans for AKS to change its name and to establish new management companies [for each group] that will carry out operations, but it seems it is not yet decided what sort of structure that will take.
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  • (Koshigaya City) What about Ogino’s activities?
  • (HoriPro) They have pretty much returned to the level they were at before the Yamaguchi incident. Also we are not hearing any complaints about her activities coming to her clients.
  • (HoriPro) After the performances in their city of Niigata theater resumed, every show has been sold out.
  • (HoriPro) NGT is also planning to release another CD.
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  • (Koshigaya City) It is difficult for us to arrange for a contract for her ambassadorship, even in the Reiwa 2 fiscal year.
  • (Koshigaya City) However, we have secured a budget for one-off appearances at various events.
  • (Koshigaya City) While the Yamaguchi incident has been taken up across the country as a societal issue, we think it is a difficult moment to initiate any activities given a project of this nature that would use tax funds for the city’s PR.
  • (HoriPro) That is understood. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (there are 6 lines blacked-out)
  • https://i.imgur.com/ZGGU7vE.png
    • https://i.imgur.com/Pd88rzE.jpg
    • https://i.imgur.com/QSkiROt.jpg
  • https://i.imgur.com/wF3BeHQ.png
• Kato Minami will appear at the Weibo Account Festival
  • https://i.imgur.com/3qsADhF.png
    • https://i.imgur.com/6Fm0RFd.jpg
    • Translation from the Chinese: “Kato Minami arrives as promised — Meet her on February 4th”
      • https://i.imgur.com/hAb0CUj.png
  • Kato’s agency
    • https://i.imgur.com/0sSG1K6.png
    • https://www.standby3.net/
  • Explanation of the Weibo Account Festival
    • https://i.imgur.com/f60rswA.png
    • https://i.imgur.com/0y9Wbo8.png
  • Reaction on Weibo (Japanese translation)
    • https://i.imgur.com/oRXRJpw.jpg
    • https://weibo.com/6860374259/JFRff3rhf?type=comment#_rnd1612183433788

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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