Harue, however, is not the only thing to have vanished. Also missing are jewels
and other valuables worth 500 million yen that Harue had been minding for
Kyoko. They went missing the same time as Harue did, and it's hard even for
Kyoko and Mika not to put two and two together and come up with 500 million
reasons why Harue and the jewels faded away simultaneously.
Mika Kano.When the Kano Sisters started, there were originally three members --
Kyoko and Harue, who were real siblings, and Mika, a beauty queen. After a
while, though, Harue dropped out of the limelight, first moving to the Kansai
Region and then overseas.
Harue returned to live in Tokyo a few years back and became part of the Kano
Sisters' management entourage.
"Kyoko went out of her way to make a management job for Harue. The sisters
stressed that Harue was not a celebrity, but just an 'ordinary citizen,' as
they called her, but Harue lived a glamorous lifestyle unthinkable for the rest
of us 'ordinary citizens,'" a showbiz world insider tells Flash. "Of course,
Harue was grateful for all the kindness her sister showed, and I don't think
there was any great resentment there, but..."
Even if there was no ill-will, the fact remains that Harue can't be found.
There are whispers floating through the Japanese entertainment world that a
foreign lover's influence is at play. The man is believed to be a guy Harue
first met when she was living overseas and those close to the sisters suspect
the younger sibling may currently be with this man somewhere outside of Japan.
"Kyoko is more worried about Harue's safety than anything else. There have been
reports that Harue ran off with Kyoko's jewels and money, but Kyoko is more
worried that Harue may have been kidnapped or tricked into leaving Japan," the
showbiz insider tells Flash. "The guy is a European and Kyoko was so worried,
she was staking out all the flights from Europe for a while."
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