Yamada Akari resigned from the idol group Yumemiru Adolescence.
An unexpected news made on March 31 last on the idol group’s website.
According to an official statement, Akari voluntarily refrained from any activity with Yumemiru Adolescence since January 7, following serious contract violations.
The disbandment of PiiiiiiiN was announced.
The news was made by the members on social networks and at their recent concert in Tokyo on March 15 (see photo). This sudden announcement took place after a period of silence of PiiiiiiiN. The idol group had just celebrated its 3rd anniversary last December.
The vice-captain of Team A, Nakamura Mariko (中村麻里子), announced her graduation from AKB48.
This announcement was made on March 15 during a concert of the AKB48 at the group’s theater.
The reason she decided to leave the group is due to her desire to be a TV newscaster and to be a personality loved by the people of her area. As a result, she will join Sun Television in Hyogo from April to become an TV announcer.
Maia (麻衣愛), leader of Chu-Z, left the group at the beginning of the year.
Her last concert with the idol group and graduation ceremony took place on last January 20 at Tsutaya O-West in Tokyo.
The 28-year-old woman decided to leave the group, due to her age and to pursue her own way, but remaining in the show business. She also thought to start solo projects, the coming years.
Two days after celebrating the birthdays of members Terada Juno and Shirogane Rin, Hauptharmonie made several announcements via their official blog on March 14th.
O-ant, the producer of the group began by mentioning the contract cancellation of member Chigasaki Riko (one of the Miss iD 2017 finalists), due to her health issues and non-compliance with the rules.
He also said that Hauptharmonie will disband next summer because the painful experiences over the last three years have pushed the staff of the idol group to no longer want to keep them active.
Rev. from DVL announced its disbandment in March.
A rather unexpected news.
The main reason is that the members decided to continue their own way in other areas. They also said they want to think of their future, like job researching, focusing on school exams, going to university, etc.
To the surprise of the fans, Especia announced that it will disband.
A news announcement at the end of last January via a message from the group on the official website.
The members discussed with their agency about their separation. The reasons remain rather blurred but it’s said that structural problems with their agency would have led the group to dissolve. This information remains to be confirmed.
Ayaka, Ami and Mei announced their graduation from Lyrical School in February 2017.
This announcement was made on December 21st.
The date of the graduation ceremony and the last concert of these members will be revealed later.
The members decided to leave the group because of their age (26 and 25), and to rejuvenate the idol group by giving way to younger members in the future.
Nagasawa Marina announced she will withdraw from Houkago Princess.
She will also leave the group’s agency. The date of her departure is December 31.
This announcement was made on December 14 on the official website of the group.
Owada Nana recently announced her graduation from AKB48.
This announcement was made by herself at the end of the Boku no Taiyou stage performance at their theater on November 29th.
The date of her graduation ceremony and her last concert with the idol group hasn’t been determined yet.
The reasons why she wants to leave the group wasn’t revealed. However, Nana apologized via a tweet for this sudden announcement and asked for fans to support her until her departure and her withdrawal as an idol.