Thread by @76do__

Bought the digital edition of the latest Bunshun because I wanted to read about what they found on Aruno. I haven't read the version released online earlier because I had wanted to read the "full" article. Thread starts here.

First of all, this "scoop" is on page 124, which is 80% into the magazine. It's not a spread like the Matsumura one from 2014, and there are no photos of anything, just a screenshot of her reveal vid from the official N46 YouTube channel.

The article covers about 90% of the page, and is mixed in with other gossip articles as opposed to a stand-alone one

Article starts with the quote from the N46 official website's statement on fraudulent social media posts and abusive language against new members.

First paragraph
- 5th gen announced in Feb
- Aruno appointed center for 29th

Second paragraph
- becomes center 50 days after joining, fastest in idol history
- short black hair brings back memories of Techi

Third paragraph
- MV was shot at the end of January
- "next center" was written next to her name on the casting sheet
- "TV stations are getting ready to push her" - a source from a TV station

4th paragraph
- mentions that she's from Chiba
- went to school locally, from elementary to high school
- interviewed a friend from elementary school

5th paragraph
- "she treated everyone the same way"
- "joined a crafting club, was a librarian"
- "won the haiku division of a city literature contest"
- "had good grades"

6th paragraph, just one line
"But some kind of suspicion crept up on her"

(original tweet for 7th paragraph was deleted because i realized i translated a term wrong, hold on)

7th
Sports paper journalist
"A twitter account using her name was found, with posts that spawned rumors that she was a "被写体モデル". There are photos of her on a bed, or in revealing outfits, which didn't sit well with nogizaka fans that looked for purity"

Note
The term 被写体モデル apparently refers to models that are just there for the sake of being in the photo. Usually they are requested when an amateur photographer wants to practice, or when they get new gear and want to try it out on someone/anyone.

8th
Explanation of 被写体モデル, and that they are paid models.

9th
In addition, this account that allegedly belongs to her also had photos of used underwear with the caption, "does anyone want these". Posts like "looking for a sugar daddy" "if you give me pocket money I might sleep with you" were also "dug up".

Note
"Dug up" is in quotes in the original article. Combined with their usage of "an account calling herself Nakanishi Aruno" and "the account that allegedly belonged to her" I'm inclined to believe that maybe Bunshun is not 100% convinced that this is actually her account.

10th
"In our investigation, we did find the account, but we could not ascertain if it really belonged to her."

11th
"On the other hand, we did talk to a photographer that actually asked her to be a 被写体モデル. He tweeted photos that he took of her with the intention of congratulating her after it was revealed that she joined the group."

Cont'd
"She represented herself at first, then joined a model agency. I took those photos of her in the studio, and it bothers me that they say the photos were taken in a hotel."

Cont'd
"During the shoot, we joked about taking photos in Nogizaka uniformed, then she actually went ahead and joined the group."

12th
With regards to sugar daddies ("papakatsu"), "she said that she joined an agency to avoid dangerous situations and papakatsu." Said the photographer

13th
We asked the company that runs Nogizaka, but we did not get an answer in time for the issue to be published.

14th
"Members have been graduating, so the group needs new blood. We also have a policy of not questioning what they did before joining." - source from within the company

Final paragraph
"Nakanishi is a first-year university student. Can she make her presence known with the wind against her? She had just joined, but her fight has already started."