Matsumoto Rina, SKE48 Team KII, will be graduating from the idol group because of her studies.
Matsumoto Rina announced her graduation herself on February 20 during Team KII’s stage Theater no Megami (シアターの女神) at SKE48 Theater in Aichi.
A new idol unit from Alice project, Game Girls (ゲームガールズ), was formed on February 20.
Game Girls is composed of the following members of Alice Project : Tachibana Anna (fighting games), Mori Kanon (sports games), Sakura Nodoka (RPG), Watanabe Maari (action games), Sakura Yuki (FPS), and Kubota Misa (other video games).
Negishi Ai (Passpo☆)) released her 2nd photobook Luv for All on February 14.
The location for the shoot was in Bali, Indonesia.
Like in her first photobook Nobody Knows here we can still see the sultry yet subtle captain that is Negishi Ai (根岸愛).
Check the preview photos below.
Okunaka Makoto (Passpo☆) released her 3rd photobook titled Good Bye my Life on February 14.
The location for the shoot was in Bali, Indonesia.
Unlike Mako-chan’s two previous photobooks, Run Run Makoto (Run Runまこと) and Kawaikute Makoto ni Suimasen! (かわいくてマコトにすいません！), in which she featured as a sweet teenybopper, Good Bye my Life features a more mature and stylish Okunaka Makoto (奥仲麻琴).
Check the preview photos below.
Sakura Gakuin 2013 Nendo ~Kizuna~ will be released on March 12.
This is the 4th album from Sakura Gakuin. The CD contains 12 songs including their latest singles Ganbare!! (顔笑れ!!) and Jump Up ~Chiisana Yuuki (～ちいさな勇気～).
Sakura Gakuin 2013 Nendo ~Kizuna~ also includes songs from the sub-units Cooking Club Mini-Patissier, Science Club Kagaku Kyuumei Kiko Logica?, Tennis Club Pastel Wind, and Go-Home Club Sleepiece.
Otome Shinto‘s new single Sakura Countdown (サクラカウントダウン) will be released on March 5.
This is the 4th single from Otome Shinto. 3 versions are available. It comes with a photo randomly selected from 6 kinds.
The MV has been released.
Cheeky Parade will hold a live performance in New York, USA, on October 11, 2014.
This concert in New York will take place in Broadway. It will be the final performance of Cheeky Parade Nine Lives Tour ~Road to NY~.
Mano Erina will hold concerts in Tokyo and Osaka in June 2014. The event is titled Again ~Live House de Moetsukiyou!~ (again～ライブハウスで燃え尽きよう！～).
It will be the first live performances of Mano Erina since her graduation from Hello! Project in February 2013.
There will be 2 shows on each concert date.
Former BiS member Terashima Yufu’s 1st single #Yuflight (#ゆーふらいと) will be released on February 26.
This is the solo debut single from Terashima Yufu.
The lyrics of #Yuflight were written by Dempagumi.inc’s Yumemi Nemu. The music was composed by Rionos.
The MV has been released.
