AKB48 is the most popular group in Japan. It's made up of 90 girls who are all in their teens and 20s, with the most popular girls making up a sub-set which is able to be the face of the whole group. Minami Minegishi is one of the original members (since 2005), and one of the main ones as well. She is 20 years old - thus she was 13 years old (or even 12) when she was selected to be eye candy for rabid fans who like to imagine themselves being the first ones to break her hymen. The rules that every AKB48 member must follow is "no boyfriends"..."no love"...as long as you're with the group. Thus, from age 13 to 20, she has been an innocent fruit ripe for the picking. No longer. Recently, she was caught coming out of a boy's house. Because of that, she risked being fired from the group. Otaku don't like it if they have to imagine getting sloppy seconds. Minami promptly shaved her head and sorrowfully apologized on YouTube. Her video was