LAPONE GIRLS announced on January 15 that they have found a violation of the company’s regulations regarding their artist, SHIZUKU, and have suspended her activities for the time being. Photo】SHIZUKU’s first appearance at the brand’s launch event in December last year! SHIZUKU appeared at the brand presentation for the first time. The company posted “Notice about SHIZUKU” on their official website, and announced, “We have found a matter that violates our regulations regarding SHIZUKU. We have taken this as a serious act that goes against the expectations of our fans, and we have decided that a period of intense reflection on the person in question and a period of rethinking about his/her behavior is necessary. We have decided to suspend our activities for the time being,” and apologized “to our fans who have always supported us, as well as to everyone involved who has given us their support, we sincerely apologize for this sudden notice. We also apologize again for any shortcomings in our management system and response. We will once again instruct and educate all of our artists to adhere to a code of conduct that meets the expectations of our fans. ME:I is an 11-member girl group selected from “PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS,” the first girls’ version of Japan’s largest survival audition program, and debuted in March 2024 with “Click. She was born on December 4, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. Thank you very much for your continued support of LAPONE GIRLS and our artists. We have recently uncovered an incident concerning SHIZUKU that is in violation of our company regulations. We have decided that a period of time is necessary to encourage him to reflect on his actions and to rethink his behavior. As a result, we have decided to suspend our activities for the time being, starting today. We deeply apologize to all of our fans who have always supported us and to all of our stakeholders for this sudden announcement. We would also like to apologize again for any shortcomings in our management system and response. We will once again thoroughly instruct and educate all artists to adhere to a code of conduct that meets the expectations of our fans.
