GG Aibon :(
*warning* fanboy otaku post:


"To Whom it may be Concerned

Regarding the magazine article released on March 26th about Kago Ai, we have talked to Kago and unfortunately have verified it as true.

The incident regarding smoking that happened one year ago happened at a time when Kago was 17 and we still saw potential in her. We decided thus to have her go back to live with her parents for an unspecified length of time. After one year of reflecting over what had happened, we talked with her again and decided to give her a chance to come back. From January 23rd she returned to Tokyo and was doing office related work at the agency. She showed a strong work ethic over two months but now a second incident has occured and we have thus decided to give up on her comeback. Because she is still a minor we have talked with her family and decided it would be best to dissolve her contract.

We are very sorry that this incident has occured and must take responsibility as management.

From now on, especially with regard to celebrities who are minors, we must have a higher sense of responsibility and reinforce educational measures."

2007/3/26
Up Front Agency
Kawaguchi Yuukichi, Representative Director

Credit:yuji@mm-bbs

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Kinda sad for most of us H!P fans...I for one was looking forward to her comeback, annnnnnd now shes done.

In memory of her H!P career, here is a youtube vid of "I Wish" from her and Tsujis graduation concert.