Global boy group JO1’s Shosei Ohira and girl group ME:I’s SHIZUKU simultaneously announced their suspensions on the 15th, causing a stir on social networking sites. Photo] Shosei Ohira & SHIZUKU are also in the same boat… JO1 & ME:I Ohira and SHIZUKU were announced on the official websites of LAPONE ENTERTAINMENT and LAPONE GIRLS, respectively. The main reason given for the announcement was that “a matter in violation of our company’s regulations has been discovered,” without mentioning the specifics of the matter. This announcement was met with a number of comments from their respective fans, such as “I can’t believe that two of my favorites are going on hiatus at the same time…”, “I can’t keep up with the fans”, “What do you mean they’re going on hiatus? I’m worried about both of them. JO1 is an 11-member group born from “PRODUCE 101 JAPAN,” a survival audition program in which members are chosen by viewer votes. In April 25, the group held its first solo concert at Tokyo Dome. Ohira was born on April 13, 2000 in Kyoto Prefecture. 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. Tokyo.
