‘Shukan Shincho’ digs up alleged dirty money used to build AKB48, office48 threatens tabloid with lawsuit

On September 13th, the weekly tabloid ‘Shukan Shincho‘ released its latest issue with the big controversial headline “The puppeteer’s alchemy. A study of this generation’s favorite child Akimoto Yasushi“. It seems like they hit upon some dirt, as this is only the first part of a serial story.

The first part is titled “The bank transfer scam money that built AKB48!” …