Former BOYS II PLANET and Nizi Project 2 contestant Taichi, also known for his participation in His Man 4, has addressed his sexuality in a YouTube Q&A, confirming that he is gay and revealing that he is currently in a relationship.
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My thoughts on this messy situation
With the limited information that we got, here's every scenario that I can think of
● Case A: Evil DH vs Innocent Mei
DH explicitly pressures or strongly encourages her to shave her head. Mei believes she can save her AKB career through a public act of remorse and genuinely feels guilty, especially after previously mentioning the Minegishi situation
Thoughts:
This would imply that DH is one of the most braindead idol managements imaginable. Why would you voluntarily recreate one of the most infamous scandals in AKB history while the group is finally regaining momentum
● Case B: Grey Area DH vs Innocent Mei
DH never directly says "shave your head"
Management repeatedly talks about responsibility, consequences, and sincerity while referencing Minegishi
Mei interprets the message as:
"This is what I need to do"
Thoughts:
This is the scenario where both sides may genuinely believe they're telling the truth
● Case C: Grey Area DH vs Naive Mei
During discussions, someone casually mentions Minegishi. Maybe not as advice, but just as historical context
It gives Mei an idea
She shaves her head
DH immediately realizes what the fuck is going on and goes into PR damage control mode
Thoughts:
This is probably the biggest misunderstanding scenario. Nobody intended for it to happen, but once it happened, both sides were forced to deal with the fallout
● Case D: Innocent DH vs Evil Mei
DH catches her violating the rules with fans
They don't want NGT cases happened again
DH gave her a harsh penalty
Mei realizes she's done for
She shaves her head and shifts the public narrative toward alleged management pressure
DH is completely blindsided and responds with:
"What the fuck? We never told you to do that"
Thoughts:
This could completely backfire for Mei if the evidence emerged proving otherwise
● Case Z: Evil DH vs Evil Mei
DH catches her interacting heavily with fans and tells her to shave her head if she wants to show remorse
Mei thinks DH has completely lost their mind and decides she's not taking the fall alone
Lawyers get involved
DH wants control
Mei wants leverage
The shaved head then becomes a weapon rather than an apology
"If I go down, you're going down with me" those kind of things
Thoughts:
This is the most extreme scenario and requires assumptions about motives that we simply cannot verify with the information currently available
Someone get this girl help. She is obviously not in her right mind, and AKB member or not, scandal or not, she should still get the help she needs. I worry she might do something even worse after she realises what this will do for her career and future
Hanada Mei shares statement of her termination from AKB48. She appears to have shaved her head.
• Hanada Mei apologised for privately meeting a specific fan and holding hands with him in public, calling it a careless action unbecoming of an idol.
• She said she had become caught up in a “hide-and-seek” style interaction with fans after posting clues about her whereabouts on Weverse.
• According to Mei, a photo of her holding hands with the fan was submitted to management, leading to discussions about how to handle the situation.
• During meetings with management, she claims she was accused of dating the fan, asked sexual questions, and not believed when she denied the allegations.
• Mei alleges that management brought up the case of Minegishi Minami and suggested that if she wanted to continue in AKB48, she should shave her head to demonstrate remorse.
• Unable to decide immediately, she instead requested a three-week hiatus, but says it was later changed to an indefinite suspension.
• Feeling that she could not continue in AKB48 unless she shaved her head, Mei eventually made the decision to do so despite how painful it was for her.
• After informing management that she had shaved her head, she says they responded that they had never instructed or required her to do so.
• Mei claims she was questioned for hours and repeatedly heard the word “shaved head” during discussions, despite management later denying they requested it.
• She states that no senior staff member formally apologised to her or expressed concern after she shaved her head.
• Through a lawyer, Mei repeatedly attempted to communicate her feelings and concerns to management, but says most responses simply urged her to meet in person and maintained that she had never been told to shave her head.
• Mei says the situation severely affected her mental health, leaving her unable to leave home and experiencing thoughts of wanting to die.
• After reaching her limit, she decided to publicly explain what had happened if management’s next response did not address her concerns.
• Mei says she was warned that revealing her shaved head could result in contract termination and possible claims for damages.
• She revealed the situation anyway because she did not want future AKB48 members to feel pressured into shaving their heads as she felt she had been.
• Mei expressed her love for AKB48, saying she never wanted to leave the group and still wished to continue performing alongside the members.
• She said she had hoped to participate in upcoming concerts, theatre performances, handshake events and future AKB48 activities.
• Mei concluded by apologising to fans who had been waiting for her return and thanked them for supporting her throughout her time in AKB48.
I think what happened is management asked her to apologize sincerely (mentioning Miichan as an example) and she had a mental break and decided to copycat that situation. (1/?)
ORICON reports AKB48 Hanada Mei to be terminated following multiple incidents over the past year. This marks the first contract termination in AKB48's history, rather than a graduation, resignation, dismissal or other form of departure from the group.
• Since December 2025, Hanada Mei repeatedly arrived late while citing poor health as the reason. Management stated that this was the reason she was later placed on hiatus.
• During that period, management discovered that she had been in contact with a specific fan. While Hanada explained that she had only met the fan twice by chance, interviews conducted by management reportedly indicated that she had met the fan on multiple occasions. Maintaining private relationships with specific fans is prohibited, as it compromises member safety, fairness among members, and fans' trust in the group.
• When Hanada Mei expressed a desire to return to AKB48, management says it respected her wishes and repeatedly sought discussions regarding her reinstatement. However, she allegedly refused to participate in those discussions.
• Hanada Mei claimed that management had forced her to shave her head. AKB48 denied the allegation, stating that after confirming with the staff involved, "We would never give such an instruction."
• Hanada Mei requested disciplinary action against members who she claimed had spoken badly about her, as well as the removal of the ban imposed on the fan she had been in contact with. Management stated that no agreement could be be reached regarding these requests.
• Throughout this process, Hanada Mei reportedly communicated with management through her attorney, rather than engaging in direct discussions with the company.
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