It’s finally here folks. Meetan’s solo single is released today in Japan which will determine whether she stays in AKB48 or not so go out and buy it from CD Japan or HMV Japan as they both count towards the Oricon Charts. Meetan unfortunately also has to humiliate herself by hugging 1,200 fans who buy her single. We all know about the meet and greet events in Japan where fans can shake hands with their idols but to hug them – well that’s a first isn’t it. I feel sorry for Meetan having to hug that many sweaty wotas but then again if I was in Japan right now I’d definitely buy her single in order for me to have a hug from her!! There’s apparently going to be 4 seperate hugging events taking place (300 fans each) in Akihabara. I hope she survives the experience!! Most of all I wish her the best of luck in selling 10,000 copies, I don’t want to see her leave the group. It’s gonna be a close call but I do think she’ll reach it.
EDIT: As if 4 hugging events wasn’t enough, Meetan also had to further humiliate herself thanks to the producers of the TV show AKBingo. Last night’s show (15/10/08) had Meetan being forced to peddle her CD around some shops with a cart I presume in Akihabara. Nothing wrong with doing that but it was the rather revealing lingerie dress she wore that made it worse. It made her look no more than a cheap prostitute going round with a sign saying GET IT HERE. It didn’t make her look good at all and you could see on her face she didn’t want to do it. I know the girl’s got a sexy image but that was a bit too much. I felt rather embarrased for her. I did find it funny though that in one shop she took Ayumi Hamasaki’s CD out of the way to make room for her own!!
Surprising news this morning was hearing about American model Leah Dizon’s shotgun wedding last Friday. The gravure idol and singer has also announced she’s 4 months pregnant and that the man she married was her stylist. She’s ceasing all activities immediately but she plans on coming back. I’m sorry Leah but I think this is it for you now. Whatever popularity you had before will not be the same when you come back. That virginal image you tried to portray is now gone, people will forget about you and move on to somebody else. Leah’s record company obviously will try to make some money from her absence by perhaps releasing a single or two just to milk the cow. Congratulations anyway, I hope she’ll be a good wife and mother.
EDIT: Leah and her new husband did a press conference yesterday to tell everybody about her marriage. Her husband is 29 years old and is called “Bun” (probably only a nickname). Well to pardon a pun – he’s got Leah a “bun” in the oven (sorry couldn’t resist that!). He looks like Johnny Depp apparently and has worked for artists such as BoA.
