Umehara Mako announced her graduation from NMB48.
Umehara Mako explained that she had decided to leave the idol group in order to focus on her studies.
Her graduation ceremony will be held on February 21. She will continue her activities with the unit until March 2.
Umehara Mako joined NMB48 as a 3rd generation member in 2012. She is part of Team BII since October 2012.
Tokyo Performance Doll announced the resignation of Minami Sana from the idol group.
Minami Sana hadn’t participated in the live performances Play×Live『1×0』 since last December due to poor physical health.
Rev. from DVL announced the graduation of Narunaru and Kanae.
Both members will hold their graduation ceremony during Rev. from DVL’s live performance on February 8 in Fukuoka. Narunaru and Kanae thanked fans for their support.
Sato Seira and Mukaida Manatsu announced their graduation from SKE48.
The announcement was made on January 17 during SKE48 Team S live performance.
The details on their graduation ceremonies haven’t been revealed yet.
Maeshima Nako announced her graduation from Telepathy.
Maeshima Nako will participate in her last live performance with the air guitar idol group on February 11 at Tokyo Glad.
Maeshima Nako explained that she decided to stop her activities with Telepathy because she wants to focus on her studies. She dreams to become a model or an actress in the future.
Koyanagi Arisa announced her graduation from NMB48.
She told that she wanted to pursue her career in the field of fashion and clothing.
The date of her graduation ceremony hasn’t been determined yet.
Yamashita Honoka is going to withdraw from Candy Kiss. She will leave the idol group in late March 2014.
Yamashita Honoka decided to leave Candy Kiss in order to focus on studies and dance.
Oshima Yuko announced her graduation from AKB48. She will continue her solo activities.
It was a surprise for everyone as she hadn’t told anything about it to other members of AKB48.
The announcement was made at the 64th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen 2013 (第６4回ＮＨＫ紅白歌合戦) on December 31.
Details on her graduation ceremony haven’t been revealed yet.
Mizuki, Anno Natsu, and Suzuki Hirono announced their graduation from Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku (Ebichu).
The 3 members will leave Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku next Spring after the concert of the idol group scheduled on April 15, 2014 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
The announcement was made on December 26 during the event Ebichu TV broadcast on Ustream.
Super☆Girls announced the graduation of Yasaka Saori and the recruitment of 2 new members Asakawa Nana and Uchimura Risa.
Yasaka Saori is the leader of Super☆Girls. She will leave the idol group on February 23 during Super☆Girls Live 2014 ~Chouzetsu Kakumei~ (～超絶革命～) which will be held at Pacifico Yokohama.
In addition, 2 new members, Asakawa Nana and Uchimura Risa, are going to join Super☆Girls on the same day. They are currently part of iDOL Street Street-sei.