Japanese Idol Forced to Choose Between Fan Relationship & Career
A 20-year-old Japanese idol has issued a tearful public apology after admitting to privately communicating with a fan, revealing that her agency gave her an ultimatum: cut ties with the individual or abandon her idol career.
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