Fans show anger towards management on social media that NGT48 member Yamaguchi Maho had to apologize on stage

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For the third anniversary of NGT48 held at NGT48 Theater in Niigata on January 10th, Yamaguchi Maho (23) appeared.

The singer who was assaulted by two male fans at her home and posted a tweet which inspired many people worldwide for her bravery of speaking out, after revealing that the men were released and member(s) may have leaked her private information apologized on stage.

Yamaguchi revealed she spoke to management and will continue to work hard as a NGT48 member.

NGT48 management presented their comments after the show confirming that Yamaguchi’s private details of when she went home were leaked and apologized for the inconvenience.  Also mentioning that the NGT48 theater manager Imamura cooperated with Niigata police as much as possible.  Three people were involved and they will no longer be able to participate in any performances or events.

AKS posted the following apology afteward:

Thank you for your constant support to NGT48

This time, we would like to offer our sincerest apologies for the series of disturbances concerning Yamaguchi Maho and causing everyone to worry.

First of all, we want to provide informations about the physical assault incident in which Yamaguchi Maho was harmed.

Last December, two men claiming themselves to be fans were arrested on charges of barging inside the main entrance of Yamaguchi Maho’s apartment, physically assaulting her by forcibly grabbing her face down with their hands. The Niigata Police Department has been investigating on this case, and additionally, for approximately one month, the manager of the NGT48 theater Imamura also collaborated as much as possible with the Police Department.

Furthermore, while not being a direct perpetrator, another fan who was involved in this crime was also identified by the management.

Moreover, regarding the involvement of members, one member has been identified as having been accosted by a man while on the street and, although she didn’t know where Yamaguchi Maho’s home was, she informed them of what time Yamaguchi would return back to her home, which would have allowed them to infer the location.

As the management, we ourselves will continue to investigate this case relentlessly.

Additionally, measures will be taken so that the three men will be forbidden from entering theater shows, handshake events and any other events ever again.

As it can be easily imagined, Yamaguchi Maho herself suffered a psychological trauma from being victim. The fact that, in today’s case, Yamaguchi Maho herself publicly revealed it in such a way is a result of our lack of proper response and explanation to her and her fans. To prevent more cases from developing this way, from here on, we will be strengthening our measures by providing personal alarms to all the members and making patrol visits of each of their homes, thus taking preventive measures to avoid the recurrence of such incidents. Along with that, the whole staff will work with all their strength, with the intention to build a relationship of mutual trust with the members, providing psychological care for all the members, beginning with Yamaguchi Maho.

To all fans and all the related personnel, we deeply apologize for the great discomfort and troubles caused to you with this.

AKS Co. Ltd.

But former NGT48 leader Kitahara Rie posted a message on Twitter voicing her anger that Yamaguchi had to apologize:

Kitahara wrote, “While I do not know everything in detail, you should not apologize!  Do not apologize!  Really, it is wrong to lower your head!  I am disappointed!  I don’t want you to apologize to the criminals!”.

Fans showed their anger towards NGT48 management on social media that Yamaguchi had to go on stage and apologize:

A petition has been created as fans want NGT48’s manager to step down:

 

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