Nanami Nishikawa (16), a member of AKB48’s “kenkyuusei” (“research students”), has just been dismissed by her agency, AKS. As a result, her departure from the idol group was announced through a post on the AKB48 blog.
Nishikawa’s management explained that she had done something careless, due to her “lack of self-awareness” as an AKB48 research student. Although the exact reason was not mentioned, other sources indicate that Nishikawa had taken a purikura photo with some male fans that was later spread online.
Source:
Oricon
