Hikawa Ayame announced her graduation from NMB48. A graduation ceremony will be held on December 22.
She decided to leave the group due to a foot injury. She had stopped her activities on October 29 to follow a treatment, but she didn’t manage to recover completely.
Hikawa Ayame was a member of NMB48 Team M since January 2012.
NMB48 Kenkyuusei Azuma Yuki, Koyanagi Arisa, and Yamamoto Hitomi have been promoted to Team M.
They replace Jo Eriko, Fujita Runa, and Ota Riona who had left the group recently.
Ota Riona (Team M) announced that she quits NMB48.
She has decided to leave the group to focus on her studies. After moving to Osaka, she reported having trouble to manage both her school work and her career of idol.
Ota Riona had joined NMB48 as a Kenkyuusei in September 2010. She was part of Team M since January 2012.
Due to health problems, Fujita Runa announced her departure from NMB48.
Suffering from pain in the lower back and hip, she had to reduce her activites.
She joined NMB48 in April 2011 as a member of the 2nd generation. Then she joined the Team M in January 2012.