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Okada Nana Leaves AKB48 Over “Nonexistent” Dating Ban Rule
AKB48 star Okada Nana has left the group over a relationship ban that the group’s management swears up and down does not exist.
December 3, 2022
AKB48 star Okada Nana has left the group over a relationship ban that the group’s management swears up and down does not exist.
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