I understand what you're saying, SunshineSlayer. I dun think fans will turn their back on her (except probly those hardcore boy-fans thinking aibon is an angel). We're just pointing out the fact about what aibon should had known about the consequences before she got caught on smoking. I know ayu smokes, and I know she was probly a bad girl when she was young (I think many fans know about that). When I knew ayu smokes, I had two worries: her health and the negative impact on youngsters. I only hate ayu smokes (the habit), but I dun hate her in person.
Therefore I know why you feel sad about this punishment.. but aibon is a different case. She's been set up as a innocent girl in the beginning by the management team. We know that "innocent girl doesn't smoke". This is the image of aibon. Being a funny girl, love teasing people, yet innocent. She could be forced to be like that, but it's the path she's chosen. If she breaks the image, she breaks the contract as well. Standing in the management's shoes you would suspend aibon as well. Let's think in this way... probly the suspension is just a way of the team to convert aibon from innocent image (which it's broken according to boy-fans) to something else. Probly it's good for her... so she can act more naturally later on.
It's just bad that aibon started with this image. Ayu didn't try to be innocent and cute in the beginning... Thus it may be easier for the public to accept her doing something not really good (e.g., drinks a lot and smokes...
) . Same goes to kumi. Some people may think she loves sex and probly loves doing all sorts of cool things, and I always thought she smokes and consumes alcohols... Then I just found out earlier that she doesn't smoke or drink
. So here you go, each image must have its own sacrifices.
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Nacchi -scandal? What happened there?
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she plagiarized someone's poem or writings and used on her photobook or something. People found out that in Dec 2004 (and her thing was released back in 2000 or sth..). She's been suspended by the management for like 2 to 3 months. Her popularity did decline quite a bit after this event..