This is truly...very shocking.
Although she remembered she had a Twitter account and started updating it again after a 5-year hiatus, Hatsune Minori's last work was "妻には口が裂けても言えません、义母さんを孕ませてしまったなんて" (I can't speak even when my wife is ripping, I can't help but wonder, given that her releases with WILL (Hokuto) Group are all scheduled until January 4th of next year, her lack of new work inevitably raises the question: "Is she quitting acting again?"
While she has a history of disappearing without a word, this time it seems different, because... On the MGStage platform, we saw this work:
It's a VR film from the SOD Group titled "Forced by my female boss at work... Weekday 2 PM, hotel room. Minori, 34 years old!"
Why am I so shocked? Because from her "AV Ramblings" photobooks until now, no matter which studio she's released with, Hatsune Minori has never left the WILL Group. And now she's using an alias to film a VR film for the SOD Group? Furthermore, a quick search on the MGStage platform reveals that SOD's VR films mostly credit the actresses, regardless of whether they are exclusive to the group or part-time project actresses. However, those without credits are definitely project actresses, so...
Hatsune Minori, who has been among the top-tier actresses since her debut, from the 2007 "Newcomer × Girigiri Mosaic AV Introduction" to now, is she finally becoming a project actress?
Since the release date for this work is still uncertain, and her agency is not responding to her situation, I'm quite hoping for some positive developments. However, if that happens, I'll have mixed feelings. Firstly, no matter how the production company changes, I always thought Hatsune Minori would never leave the WILL Group. It turns out she not only left but also seems to lack even the right to be insulted by the SOD Group under their exclusive label. How can this not be heartbreaking? Secondly, since her comeback, I've always believed that Hatsune Minori only sees AV as a part-time job—earning extra income when it's profitable, and diligently working at her sex shop when it's not. But if she really becomes a project-based actress, will she need to compete with other actresses for release opportunities? Will she still be able to work properly at the sex shop then (she has a shift on the 15th)?
It seems that either she's trying to diversify her business and earn money through prostitution, or the sex shop can no longer afford to provide for Hatsune Minori. In any case, seeing this news before 2021 is even over already foreshadows many unexpected situations in 2022, so please be prepared!
