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The story
Independent-league Kyushu Asia League team the Hinokuni (“Fire Country”) Salamanders announced on September 24 that they had terminated the contracts of MIRAI and HARUKA, two members of the club’s official dance unit “Sallys,” citing “a confirmed contract violation related to their activities.” The club apologized, saying “we sincerely apologize.” The specific nature of the violation was not disclosed. On 5channel’s Entertainment/Sports News+ board, speculation over the withheld details ran wild, while some questioned whether the termination was even fair given how little independent-league teams typically pay their staff, with comments like “They’re not idols — do they really have a no-dating rule?” and “If the pay’s that low, can you really blame them?”
Full-Count, 9/24
The Hinokuni Salamanders’ official dance unit “Sallys”
The Hinokuni Salamanders of the independent Kyushu Asia League announced on the 24th that they had decided to terminate the contracts of MIRAI and HARUKA of the official dance unit “Sallys,” stating: “We confirmed a contract violation related to their activities and have decided to terminate their contracts.”
Source: full-count.jp / Original article here
What people said
Isn't it more likely they just went and showed up at some other event without permission?
If it's an outside gig, I'd think minor stuff normally wouldn't be an issue though.
Wait, is this baseball? Soccer? Basketball? Volleyball?
Sounds like one of those underground idol groups nobody knows about until a scandal bumps up their name recognition, lol
Apparently in this minor-league world, they're actually a storied powerhouse, lol
The Hinokuni Salamanders have been crowned national champions twice (2022 and 2023) at the 'Japan Independent League Grand Championship,' which decides the No. 1 team among the independent leagues.
Background and key points of this story
The Kyushu Asia League that the Hinokuni Salamanders play in is an independent league where neither players nor staff are necessarily full-time professionals, and pay across the league is far from generous. Since the club didn’t disclose specifics of the violation behind this contract termination, the thread filled up with speculative, gossipy reactions — but there were also comments grounded in the harsh realities of independent-league pay, questioning the fairness of the decision itself, such as “They’re not idols — do they really have a no-dating rule?” and “If the pay’s that low, isn’t a side job unavoidable?” That some questioned the validity of the termination itself from a labor-conditions angle makes this more than just a tabloid-style story. It’s also worth noting — since it’s not widely known — that the Hinokuni Salamanders are far from an obscure team: they’re a genuine powerhouse, having won back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023 at the Grand Championship that crowns the independent leagues’ national champion.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Team’s two cheerleaders have contracts ‘terminated’ — violation confirmed… Independent-league Hinokuni apologizes, ‘We sincerely apologize’.”
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