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[chocolatmenthe]

Full face of make up while in the bath uh?

[Greyface]

^

Sure, you wear makeup to your photoshoot, even if the venue is a bathtub. 

 

[chocolatmenthe]

^ Was it for a photoshoot? My bad, I thought it was her taking random pics in her bath.

[Greyface]

^
Oh, I didn’t mean official photoshoot... I don’t KNOW but I just assumed that she planned to send some bath pics to her former group members, out on makeup and took some bath selfies...

Like, I don’t think it was spur of the moment, while in the bath, thinking, “y’know, while I’m here, why don’t I...”

[kaiguy]

https://www.youtube....h?v=Zk16XT8Y40c

[ulises]

^ That last Maro homemade video is a godddamn piece of art.  

[mie-chan]

Poor Maro, ZOC has gone out of business. 

 

https://livedoor.blo.../3/d36c2c75.jpg

 

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[rurupedia]

damn that was fast. rip

[Lurkette]

No, they haven't, they announced a hiatus, and those images are of the statements made announcing Kanano's graduation, not the hiatus. The grad announcement was very poorly received by fans (there's drama) and so they're pausing activities so that they can determine how to move forward.

[mie-chan]

Berryz is still on "hiatus"

[rurupedia]

ohhhh that makes more sense, thanks for the clarification ^^ still super messy though, i hope they can resolve things without ultimately disbanding (especially since maro literally just got there lmao)

[Lurkette]

Berryz is still on "hiatus"

Berryz explicitly stated from the get-go the hiatus was indefinite, and it was clear that that was just a nice way of saying disbandment. This is not the same scenario.

And yes, it is very, very messy. I think I've caught up with the timeline of events but yeah, it's chaos.

[ulises]

Things are more complicated..

 

Kanano say she was fired and she was accused of taking drugs

 

https://twitter.com/...088273712320515

 

and ZOC left Ekoms Production (maybe kicked out?  ) and they are now without agency.

 

https://twitter.com/...417438558789634

 

 

Maro brings trouble wherever she goes. 

[Lurkette]

^ It's a lot more complicated than even that, trust. 

[ulises]

^ Tell me, pliz, i love gossip.  

[Lurkette]

Here is the timeline, as best I am able to follow it. Most of the items in reference have been deleted, but Twitter is full of screenshots so I will provide them where I am able.

 

-Kanano goes on the variety show Out Deluxe on a solo appearance as a member of zoc. When asked to introduce the other members, she describes Seiko as the "mental health queen," with seemingly little ill intent.

 

-Seiko loses it on her blog and posts a long rant about how much she has going on and how outraged she is that someone would make fun of her and her mental health. 

 

-Kanano's immediate graduation and withdrawal from their agency is announced.

 

-Seiko goes on Instagram and posts a video of the remaining zoc members singing. At some point, Seiko chants the names of all zoc members, including graduated members, which now also includes Kanano.

 

-This is brought to Kanano's attention, who describes the move as: "Masturbatory. Even though I was driven out, my name is still being used by them to present this rosy view of things. What a bankruptcy of character, they're messed up."

 

-Nishii then subtweets: "Forced out?!!?!, Are you okay? I guess you're still at it, since you can't even uphold the law"

 

-Kanano responds with photos of clean drug tests: "I even got tested and they were all clear but rumors are still being spread about me, this sucks"

She follows up with: "It's not about what to believe or something bad, I didn't want to quit zoc, my drug tests were negative and I have the paperwork to prove it, and that's just reality at this point."

 

-Kanano goes on Korekore's twicast and says she was told by a producer (unnamed, possibly Seiko) that she had to take drug tests weekly in order to stay in the group.

 

-Maro tweets: "Don't make a mistake in what you believe... Please let me happily be an idol"

Seiko's husband also makes some cryptic tweets along the lines of: "The truth holds the cards here."

 

-Seiko deletes her socials.

 

-A woman identified as Yurinya goes on Korekore's twicast, allegedly as a friend of Kanano's, to say that Nishii is having an affair with popular YouTuber Shibayuu (married and expecting his second child with his wife). She names specific items that he has given her, allegedly, that fans found documentation of Nishii using.

 

-Screenshots are leaked where there is presumed illicit material (drugs) in the vicinity of Kanano and her belongings (her wallet is seen in some of the shots, which she neither confirms nor denies is hers). 

 

-Kanano explains that these were found on Google, but then changes her story to say that a friend posted them on a private Instagram, and that the only people who would have seen it were the other zoc members and that Seiko and Nishii are the ones spreading these rumors. 

 

-Due to fan uproar about the way Kanano left the group, the insistence of the other members to get involved, the confusion surrounding whether Kanano has used drugs or associates with people who use drugs or not, and whatever the hell else is going on behind the scenes, zoc announces a suspension of activities and that they are no longer with their agency. 

 

I think that's everything. Maybe. It's a lot.

[rurupedia]

lmaoooo wtf this is an absolute mess. it's like the more i read the more absurd it got. but anyway i hope things don't escalate further (especially considering how closely tied seiko and maro are to h!p), though considering how ridiculous the situation already is i doubt it'll calm down in any way

[Kurolivier]

Well, you also have to keep i' mind that basically ZoC is a gathering of a bunch of delinquent, in the litteral sense of the word.

[mie-chan]

She won't stay away for long, I expect something announced soon.

[mizukingdom1]

OMG poor Maro she just wants to be an idol...