AKB48’s Akimoto Sayaka caught in an alleged sex scandal

Weekly magazine “Shukan Bunshun” reported on October 14th that multi-creator Hiroi Ouji (56), visited the apartment of AKB48 member Akimoto Sayaka on the 9th, and stayed overnight.

According to the magazine, Hiroi visited her house 30 minutes after she came back home. After Sayaka’s roommate (another AKB48 member) left the house the next day, Sayaka and Hiroi were seen coming out of the apartment, albeit separately. “Shukan Bunshun” asserts that Hiroi visited Sayaka’s apartment on the 7th as well.

Known as the creator of the hit games, “Tengai Makyou” and “Sakura Taisen”, Hiroi Ouji also produced the musical “AKB Kagekidan”. The scandal lies in the fact that Sayaka starred in the AKB48 musical, leading many to speculate if she landed the part in an honest manner.

To tackle this report, Sayaka wrote in her blog, “I’m sorry to make all of you worried. Mr. Hiroi is like an acting teacher to me, and he is also a stage director who I respect.  Since he is even older than my father, I did not expect for this kind of thing would happen. I’m sorry.”  She also wrote that she will discuss the issue personally on radio show “AKB48 no all night Nippon”, scheduled for broadcast for the 15th.

Hiroi, on the other hand, responded through an interview with Sanspo. He admitted it was true that he stayed there overnight, but they were just watching a movie together. Hiroi asserted said their relationship does not extend past “teacher and pupil”, and there is no way it could ever be love.

Source: Sanspo + Akimoto Sayaka’s blog (shared with other 5 members)


discussion

  • http://youtube.com/user/wvrtv Neika

    WTH! Even if they did nothing..it’s kinda awkward to allow him to stay the night…

  • itskimbitches

    omg this is so wrong for real. antis r gonna get a kick after this, this will definentaly fuel their propaganda

  • YGcasey

    @1 ikr!
    “He admitted it was true that he stayed there overnight, but they were just watching a movie together”" errr ok why didn’t he leave after the movie ended? no matter what they say this whole situation is a lil off….

  • Estokur

    Hm…I have to admit that her excuses are very doubtful. I’m not against her, after all, its her life, but at least she could think about more realistic reasons. LoL: “Since he is even older than my father, I did not expect for this kind of thing would happen.” older than her father doesn’t mean dead as a man. ))) Anyway, even if he did nothing it’s kinda awkward.

  • NobuMomu

    omg Sayaka you’re my fave AKB member, I hope you really didn’t do anything bad D: But even if you did do something with that old guy… well, every idol group has a few scandals here and there.

    Whatever she decides to do that’s up to her. The reasons she and Hiroi have given sound a bit doubtful though… I mean, allowing a guy to stay overnight to watch a movie? When its just the two of you?Suspicious.

    True or not, gossip like this definitely fuels the haters. But whatever, haters are gonna talk even without scandals.

  • m&M

    lame excuse there fucking for sure i hope they don’t kick her out.

  • icehism

    I get it, girls can’t have a sleepover with a guy unless they plan to have sex.. Righhhttt

  • Marieila

    Since he IS older than her father I’m surprised she didn’t think to say something about how she’s knows it’s awkward that he’s that old and staying the night.

  • anglica

    B.S. Why would a grown man sleep over a young woman’s house? The entertainment industry is like a glorified brothel. I can’t understand why some parents let their children enter these groups? It’s been like this forever. First their were singing and dancing geishas, now there’s pop stars and idol groups.

  • kashiko

    so I’m a 20 year-old girl and I can’t let a 60-year-old uncle who is quite close to me overstay?

    Haters goona hate :h

  • MiyakoB

    weeeeeeeeeird.

  • SNSDism

    Really awkward. : /

  • YGcasey

    @ kashiko the thing is he’s not her uncle… not hating just being real.

  • xsayax

    Hmm….I really like Sayaka, and I don’t want to believe anything has happened between them, so I’ll believe their stories and hope they’re true!

  • Enjiko

    This is why I hate magazines. Sayaka is my favorite, too.
    Hopefully this is just another stupid rumor.

  • yassie

    of course it could be just nothing but considering how public their lives are they should at least be decent about it right? to avoid misunderstandings and scandals like this they should avoid putting themselves to such situations… like staying over night? or staying late with a younger girl’s apartment unchaperoned? it doesn’t matter even if there’s nothing going on if they continue to do things that could lead to sticky situations…why can’t they just meet outside? it won’t matter if everybody sees them as long as people can see for themselves how they are interacting with each other… you really can’t blame people you know? who would visit a girl in that situation and say there’s nothing going on….?

  • Eternal Lover

    Woah o_o
    well i think the mag is lieing :l

  • atarashi26michi

    i dont think this is true
    i mean rele?
    yeah, i dont believe it.
    like i think its awkward
    but i mean, my family friend who is like 50 stayed over at my cousin, who is like 25’s house.
    he’s double her age, but he’s a close family friends, so it was normal

  • mode107

    I feel like “sex” is a little too strong for this article title, lol, but then again, I’m not sure how the actual Japanese news/gossip sites wrote theirs. I did read article over at Kotaku and author wrote “sleepover.”

  • Xenosaga

    (O_O) *shock*….(V~v)/ *killing mode*….absolutely unforgiven and kill able….let me get my hand on that Ouji san and crush his head and his testicle like a nut…\(v~V) *super killing mode*..what on earth is he thinking about stayed in some younger girls apartment without their chaperoned??? even when they said nothing is going on..there always something going on if there is a man and a girl/woman living alone without supervision…what?? (V~v)..he couldn’t watch the movie with his wife or daughter is that it??? beside sayaka..god knows how many AKB member has he watch movie alone with him…what?? (v~V)..he want to be the romeo or that guy from Desperado movie??—Go get a life!!! And dun crush other peoples dream not because you are their boss.. If your married act like one and if your single find someone who understand you so that you wouldn’t be lonely or someone that you dun hate to see everyday in your marriage life…(V~v) *super angry*

  • Dark-Rider

    it’s just a trick to get more public’s attention of AKB’s manager, that “scandal” will be shrink very soon.

    anyway, this is AKB, not UFA, so there will have no girl get out because scandal.

  • mode107

    @ Dark-Rider. There’s been about two AKB scandals in the past. Not as big as this oen though. They dealt with Purikura pics. Two of the girls ended up leaving becuase of it. I think one came back through, but she was “down-graded”

  • shiroi97

    Busted D=

  • Dark-Rider

    @mode107: these two girls already were “low-grade” from start, lost two back-up dancers is nothing for AKB, they can add the others ASAP.
    But if these are two of AKB’s most popular members, will they get out? noway, they are Aki P’s tools to to squeeze money from the fans, he can’t let them go (but he will when these tools are expired).

  • joe.oppa

    that guys hideous

  • supersoft

    I feel so sad, she’s one of my favorites. I don’t want her to see leave AKB.

    Congrats tokyohive. This time you were faster than Japanzone(who doesnt catch up until now, weird ) and Tokyograph!.

  • Nonna

    yup thats how things work in japanese girl groupe like AKB48 !! i dont rlly like them !! like really ? r u srs girl? hes 56 !!! almost 60 !! i garee with comment 3. and anyways thats how business works
    and if u think other than that…then im sorry ur soooo naive,& was it a movie watching only? yeah….yeah

  • http://www.noneofyobusiness.com marmar

    I hope it’s not true because Sayaka is my fave.
    What’s up with all the comments? Calling ppl naive..STFU!?! I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt.

  • kitmiaoww

    He stayed over night to watch a movie? Must have been a long movie…really awkward….

  • supershininghottestgeneration

    Although it is likely that they really didn’t do anything scandal-worthy, it was really careless of them not to think of what the press and the public will think of an old man sleeping over a young lady’s apartment.

    I believe in Sayaka, and I do hope that this scandal will not harm her or her career in anyway, but next time, hopefully she’ll be careful. We no longer live in a time where an uncle-like figure can hang-out with a young lady without people having malicious thoughts about it.

  • anglica

    Why do you think most of their fans are men older than 30s? Looks like she was getting “sponsored” to me. Hope she at least got the lead role after her casting couch audition.

  • jkc

    probably because that other AKB48 member debuted as av idol ppl are concluding soo fast without any proof that shes doing something involving sex…but yeah they were probably just making tunes and hes probably helping on her acting skills or soemthing

  • stepdaughter

    He admitted it was true that he stayed there overnight, but they were just watching a movie together.

  • Anonymous

    a perverted otaku and akimoto = not gonna happen…. hiroi is an honest, naive old man who happens to teach akimoto with acting….