Kobayashi: Is producer Tsunku a genius?
Takahashi (Ai): Yes.
Kobayashi: What impresses you about him?
Takahashi: He has all these groups, not just Morning Musume, and makes so many songs. The melody is different each time. It thought it was amazing how he got the idea for Kimagure Princess by looking at his daughter's butt.
Full interview translation here
Latest shocking news we received from Japan. Tsunku was arrested this morning by the Japanese Police. The arrest was related to the Takahashi Ai's interview in Nack5 Fanky Friday radio on last Friday. The arrest was made after the Japanese Police had been pressured by outraged parents and NGOs all over Japan.
It seems that the statement of Tsunku's ideas of Kimagure Princess by looking at his daughter's backside caused dissatisfaction from parents. This also made the Association of Anti-Hello! Project (AAHP) filed a petition that lead to the arrest. The association spokesperson said that Tsunku's action of looking at his daughter's backside was "sickening".
"We do not like a child to be exploited like that. We simply does not want more parents to stare at their daughter's butt for ideas for their work. This is a very unhealthy and unproductive state of action shown by a famous person."
A statistic showed an increase of parents looking at their child's backside for ideas. Most of them work as artists, author, politicians or any other work that requires idea-generation. Before the interview, only 25-50 cases of parents watching the backside but after the interview, the number increases to 150-500 cases per day.
Up-Front Agency made a statement in the evening that the company will probably hire new composers and lyricists for the upcoming singles of all of the groups and singers managed by the company. But some said the statement was to calm down fans as words of disbanding the groups such as Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou and C-ute was spread all over the internet.
We will still wait for more news of Tsunku's arrestment. Media journalist were called once again for a news conference at UFA's headquarter. It is said that it is related of sudden retirement of Takashi Ai from Hello! Project.
Hit the jump for amateur pictures of today's incident.





