Nogizaka46 member Okamoto Hina apologized on her official blog

Fifth gen Nogizaka46 member Okamoto Hina was to begin her activities in March but violated the group’s rule of conduct which postponed her debut with Nogizaka46.

Okamoto posted for the first time since then on the Nogizaka46 blog writing, “As a member of Nogizaka46, I am very sorry for causing trouble to many people for my inappropriate behavior. I think there are many people who are very uncomfortable when they see the leaked images. At that time, I was not very good at using SNS, and I was totally aware that this might happen. I didn’t even imagine it. I’m very sorry to all the fans, senior members, and 5th generation members for the leaked images. I’m full of regrets. Thank you very much for the warm applause from many people at the fan meeting the other day. I can’t tell how much the warm applause helped me. At the meeting, I couldn’t stop crying because I received words of support from people, people who brought towels, and many people that came. That’s why I have more regrets. The scenery. I can’t forget it even now. I feel like I can overcome it if I remember that wonderful scenery no matter how difficult it may be. Thank you very much. I don’t know how to thank the members who kindly reached out to me, the members who stayed with me all the uneasy nights, and the members who hugged me when they saw my face. I love everyone who is warm, energetic, and cute, I want to do my best with everyone again. I deeply regret what I did. I will do my best from now on. I am very sorry”.

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