Former member Okunaka Makoto made a surprise appearance at Hacchaketai from Passpo☆‘s one-man live. This was the first time since her graduation from the idol group.
The live of Hacchaketai from Passpo☆, consisting of Mori Shiori, Anzai Naomi, Iwamura Natsumi and Fujimoto Yukimi, took place on September 17 at Shibuya Club Asia.
PASSPO☆ performs 69 songs at 6-hour New Year’s show!
Okunaka Makoto graduates in front of cheering crowd.
On January 1st, PASSPO☆ celebrated the apex of their six-month “PASSPO☆ 5th Anniversary Count-UP Tour” with their grand finale concert “It’s a New Year! Five years and a bit ~ Can we remember the moves for all of our songs?” at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL. Makoto Okunaka, who announced her graduation last year, went on her “last flight” in front of a captive New Years crowd of roughly 3,500, all eager to experience PASSPO☆’s last 9-member performance.
Okunaka Makoto announced her graduation from Passpo☆. She will leave the idol group after the final live performance of their concert tour on January 1, 2015.
Okunaka Makoto explained that she wanted to pursue her solo career as an actress.
Makocchan posted her graduation message on YouTube.
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.
Okunaka Makoto and Makita Sako (Passpo☆) held their coming-of-age ceremony (成人式, seijin shiki). The event took place on January 9 at Nogi Shrine in Tokyo.
The coming-of-age ceremony is reserved to those who reached 20 years old, which is the age of majority in Japan, over the past year.
Okunaka Makoto and Makita Sako celebrated their 20th birthday last November. The 2 members of Passpo☆ were wearing beautiful kimonos during this event.
Okunaka Makoto (Passpo☆) will release her 2nd photobook Kawaikute Makoto ni Suimasen! (かわいくてマコトにすいません！) on April 15.
The photobook features photos of Makocchan in swimsuit, but also wearing various sexy and original costumes.
A release event will be held on April 20 at Fukuya Shoten shop in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
Okunaka Makoto is also starring in the Kamen Rider Wizard (仮面ライダーウィザード) series.
Check out the preview pictures.