[news] Ai Kago suspended indefinitely from H!P for smoking

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

I'm just dissatisfied with the whole idol making machine. I love a lot of the music in H!P and I think the girls are great. What I don't like however is that they are not allowed to do anything even remotely wrong which is an essential part of growing up. And, you know, unless someone commits a serious crime, they should be able to do that without losing their careers. ^_^ I really don't think that is asking too much. Otherwise they will just grow up to be very emotionally stunted adults and I certainly don't want another situation like what happened with Okada Yukiko to arise.

she didn't do something wrong, she broke a law. that is far beyond wrong. If they decided to enforce the rules on her but doesn't do it in other japanese people, then the problem is not in this particular case but in many others. The Hello! project company hires underaged girls so I'm sure they pretty much set strict rules in orders fopr them not to be sued. If one of their members broke a law they can't just go hands open and embrace their crime.
If people killed each other in streets and the police didn't do anyrthing and one day an artist killed someone and the artist goes under arrest, would it be harsh for the artist? obviously not. We can't distort facts just because wrong things indeed do happen.
And doing wrong things is not exactly a part of growing up. I grew up without doing them

As for the AIDORU industry, they exist because there are people willing to working for them. Are they cruel? well I think children amnd teens should be studying and not doing business. If they decide to go so young into the dubious and cruel world of fame, that's their own risk. We can't feel sorry for them. The consequences are pretty much well known (fast rises, quicker falls)