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Graduation of Sayashi Riho from Morning Musume ’15

Sayashi Riho (Morning Musume '15)Sayashi Riho announced her graduation from Morning Musume ’15.

She will leave the idol group on December 31 after a last live performance at Hello!Project Countdown Party 2015 ~ Good Bye & Hello ! ~ at Nakano Sun Plaza.

Sayashi Riho posted an article on the 9th generation members’ blog. She explained that she wants to study abroad in order to learn English and dance.

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Angerme – Desugita Kui wa Utarenai / Dondengaeshi / Watashi

Angerme - Desugita Kui wa Utarenai / Dondengaeshi / WatashiThe new of single of Angerme Desugita Kui wa Utarenai / Dondengaeshi / Watashi (出すぎた杭は打たれない/ドンデンガエシ/わたし) will be released on next November 11.

This is the 20th single of Angerme, previously known as S/mileage.

It contains a triple A-side.

The MV has been unveiled.

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Matsui Jurina left AKB48

Matsui Jurina (SKE48)The idol Matsui Jurina decided to leave AKB48.

This annoucement was made by herself on last October 22 during the radio program “All Night Nippon“.

Howerver, she precised that she will stay member of SKE48 and will focus on her activities with this idol group.

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Vanilla Beans – Onna wa Sore wo Gaman Shinai / Be-nius / lonesome X

Vanilla Beans (バニラビーンズ)Vanilla Beans‘ new single Onna wa Sore wo Gaman Shinai / Be-nius / lonesome X (女はそれを我慢しない / ビーニアス / lonesome X) will be released on November 18.

Their new profile picture has been unveiled. Rena and Risa are wearing sexy costumes that emphasize big breasts.

The MV for Onna wa Sore wo Gaman Shinai has been published.

If more that 15000 copies of this CD are sold, a new album will be released in 2016, else the unit will disband and stop its activities.

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FES☆TIVE – Kingyo no Kin-chan

FES☆TIVEFES☆TIVE‘s new single Kingyo no Kin-chan (金魚のきんちゃん) will be on sale on November 25.

The theme is “Goldfish scooping” (金魚すくい; kingyo sukui), a traditional Japanese game whose concept is to catch a goldfish with a special scooper. It is a common activity that can be played at summer festival stalls in Japan.

A video message by the members of the idol group has been published.

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Otome Shinto – Tsuchinoko tte Iru to Omou…?

Tsuchinoko tte Iru to Omou...? (ツチノコっていると思う...?♡)Otome Shinto‘s 7th single Tsuchinoko tte Iru to Omou…? (ツチノコっていると思う…?♡) will be released on November 18.

The members of the idol group turned into cute Tsuchinoko, a mythical snake-like creature from Japan whose name’s literal translation is “child of hammer”.

Check out the MV and the dance lecture.

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NMB48 – Must be now

NMB48 - Must be nowThe new single of NMB48 Must be now is on sale since October 7.

This is the 13th single of the idol group.

The center member is Yamamoto Sayaka.

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Godo Saki to graduate from SKE48

Godo Saki (SKE48)Godo Saki announced her graduation from SKE48.

She explained that she had decided to leave the idol group to concentrate on studies in order to realize her dream in the future. She was thinking about it for a few months.

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Goto Maki announced her pregnancy

Goto Maki (後藤真希)The ex-idol of the popular group Morning Musume et du Hello! Project, Goto Maki (後藤真希), announced on her official blog to be pregnant of her first child since mid-2015.

Goto Maki had previously announced on her blog her marriage in July 2014.

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