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.
Maison Book Girl will release their new album Image on April 5.
This is their 2nd album but also their 1st one to be released on a major label.
The girls unveiled the MV for the new song faithlessness.
°C-ute will release their last single To Tomorrow / Final Squall / The Curtain Rises (To Tomorrow / ファイナルスコール / The Curtain Rises) on March 29.
This is the 31st single major of °C-ute and their 36th one overall. But it is also their last before their upcoming break-up and graduation in June.
The MVs of the 3 songs were unveiled.
Sakura Gakuin release their new album Sakura Gakuin 2016 Nendo ~Yakusoku~ (さくら学院 2016年度 ~約束~) on March 3.
This is the 7th album by the idol group.
%embers Kurashima Sara and Kurosawa Mirena make their last appearance in this album ; they perform in duet a song in the album. They will graduate from the Sakura Gakuin at the end of March.
The new single of Luce Twinkle Wink☆ was released on March 8.
It is entitled go to Romance>>>>>. This is the 3rd major single by Luce Twinkle Wink☆, an idol group from Arc Jewel.
The short versions of the MV (in several parts) have been unveiled.
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.
The former Hello! Project and Morning Musume idol, Ishikawa Rika, announced her marriage to a professional baseball player, Nogami Ryoma.
Her husband Nogami Ryoma plays on the Seibu Lions team as a pitcher.
The couple had already announced their intent to marriage since the beginning of the year and gets together since 2014. The papers for their marriage will be made official on March 13.
The new album of Band Ja Naimon! was released on March 8.
It is entitled Kanpeki Shugi no Sekai ni Fukanzen na Ongaku wo♡ (完ペキ主義なセカイにふかんぜんな音楽を♡).
This is the 2nd album of Band ja Naimon! but its is also their 1st major album.
The MV for Seishun Karada Da Dash! was unveiled.