Yokono Sumire (Suuchan) / 6th Generation

The DVD associated with her PB is scheduled for release in less than a fortnight on 4/16:
https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/YRBS-90040

Three days before that the Ray Idol Makeup Book NMB48 edition is due for release, she's one of four members featured in that:
https://rayweb.shopselect.net/items/41466188

As with the edition of FLASH mentioned by @Merlin54 it'll be interesting to see if they go ahead.

 

And how Flash treat it. Celebrity gossip is something that Flash covers too lol.

 

She'll be guest starring in kubo shiori's drama.

https://jshowbiz.com/english/news/item/12016-yokono-sumire-kuroshinri.html

Certainly filmed before scandal broke and sumire would normally be tweeting happily about it.

 

Suuchan is on the cover of FLASH on sale 13 April!



'' [Advance release]
The cover of FLASH released on April 13 + the first 9 pages is #Nanbattle winner # NMB48 #Sumire Yokono ''

https://mobile.twitter.com/weeklyflash/status/1381564345285443590

 

I've just stumbled across this promotional video with Suuchan for fashion brand Valmuer which was released on 4/1:


if the video does not show watch the video here

 

From Dwango News - (but nothing from NMB or Suuchan's own Twitter)

(Google translate)
''NMB48 Sumire Yokono finally realized, the dream "leopard print Su-chan"



"I was surprised because all the rivals around me were amazing and I didn't expect to win."

NMB48 Yokono Sumire who won the W championship with Rei Jonishi in the 1st FLASH cover competition gravure "Nan Battle". The dream gravure "Leopard print Su-chan" has come true.
"Our group was named LeopAje (a coined word that combines" Leopard "meaning leopard and" Jewel "meaning jewel), so I wanted to create a strong and cool image of gravure. When I announced that I wanted to shoot in a patterned swimsuit, I received a lot of voices from fans saying, "I want you to add ears and a tail," so I hope you'll be happy. "

Yokono will be on the cover of this magazine for the second time. "The first gravure at the age of 20. I hope you will enjoy the place where you have grown up a little more than last time and have grown up!"

https://news.dwango.jp/gravure/60594-2104

 

I suppose it's no surprise...

'' #Weekly FLASH disappeared from convenience store in Roppongi
#Sold out on the first day ''

https://mobile.twitter.com/mcman_burlesque/status/1381880344299724802

 

'' This is a video of Sumire Yokono of NMB48, who won the gravure NamBattle for the cover, which is on the front cover of the weekly FLASH on sale. Please see the magazine for the swimsuit transformed into a leopard at the request of Su-chan! ''

Video
https://mobile.twitter.com/weeklyflash/status/1382909916671746051

 

It sold out in the home of hostess bars, love hotels and soaplands? I am shocke!

 

This guy works with burlesque, he is implying that the magazine sold out because it had 3 burlesque girls there, not because of suuchan

 

Not really a surprise, no. Her Bluray is doing quite well too, though it'd be nice if it were available from more storefronts.
https://books.rakuten.co.jp/ranking/weekly/003215010/#!/1/

 

It was #1 in the Oricon daily BD chart on 4/15, strange though that the cover image isn't shown:
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/bd/d/2021-04-15/

 

According to matome, her mobile mail is suspended.

 

I checked, she was in it and it's sold out.

I wonder what her future is in NMB48. It's almost as though, to use modern parlance, she's been 'cancelled'.
She's been the gravure queen, along with Rei-chan but suddenly there's a new kid on the block in the shape of Hongo Yuzuha.
I wish something, anything would be said regarding her future.

 

Welp, finally using poor physical condition card.

 

Just announced on the NMB Official Blog - Suuchan has requested to withdraw from activities and will leave the group with immediate effect:
https://ameblo.jp/nmb48/entry-12676234678.html

Deepl translation:

 

Sad but not surprising. I think she was rather naive to think she could get away with what she was doing and a publication like Bunshun wouldn't notice.
Still, it was fun while she was with NMB and I wish her all the best for the future.

 

Quelle Surprise

 

Hara Karen responded to this,

https://twitter.com/karen_hara315/status/1396437199319494657

with a wilted flower emoji which says a lot.

They get along very well and they could have been a good duo.

 

I wish her all the best in her future.