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

[marty518]

Originally Posted by nmskalmn

You can live without smoking. That law applies to every 18 yr old in Japan, not just Hello! Project members.

I unfortunately have to agree. It is a ridiculous rule, of course, but it is a rule that must be obeyed. While underage smoking is a problem everywhere, Ai also had to realize that smoking is against the rules of H!P. As we all know, they can't do lots of things. If they appear "tainted," then 50 year old men won't be as willing to pleasure themselves thinking about the girls. And that is the most important thing about H!P (for the people in charge at least).

As sad as it is, those girls sign away their souls when they join, and if they break a rule, punishment must be enforced.