Graduation announcements thread

Cherprang has announced that she'll graduate as a member of BNK48 in October but she'll continue to work with the group as a manager:
https://twitter.com/bnk48official/status/1645058825819652096

 

Nakai Rika of NGT48 has just announced graduation:
https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/akb48/news/202304120000975.html

EDIT: Official notice with her comment:
https://ngt48.jp/news/detail/100006000

She'll leave in the summer.

 

NGT48 terminated their contract with Shibano Yuki.
Reason: She did something that caused grief to her fans. The announcement didn't specific what she did exactly.
https://ngt48.jp/news/detail/100006013

 

Oh so NOW NGT is willing to fire members who are causing issues…

 

which hopefully doesn't mean she's another victim.

 

I'm seeing a lot of those kind of comments on Japanese side of twitter as well... a lot of them are adding that they assume this actually means an inconvenience to management...

 

She is the most famous girl of the 3rd gen, so getting rid of her is a hard choice for the management. At least they quickly do something this time.

 

Sad, would like to see more of Yuki.
Reminded me of when AKB also swiftly terminated Hasegawa Momoka's contract due to possible issue with breaking law.
(In Hasemomo's interview later it was said that it had been a misunderstanding).
Maybe she got something like that? Even if you get bunshun-ed you don't usually get this treatment.

 

*side-eyes Nishigata...."

 

Ishiwata Sena (Team B) announced her graduation.

 

Baba Sayaka of HKT48 Team KIV has announced graduation:
http://www.hkt48.jp/news/2023/04/8838

Her last day will be on 6/26.

 

Ito Yueru left as the last 3rd draftee T_T

 

NMB48's Kato Yuuka announced her graduation at todays NMB48LIVE2023 ~Todoroke mikkusu!~.

 

Kobayashi Ran announced her graduation, grad performance on 21th of May

 

The non-eligible ones...

 

IMO she's the most talented of the group's younger members and I was expecting a really great future for her. To be leaving that soon she must have something else lined up. She's in my schedule to be the first person I'll be meeting at Saturday's talk event in Yokohama and I've words prepared to say to her to support her and to encourage her. Now I guess I'll be saying 'Sotsugyou Omedetou' to her...

EDIT: comment from her (via DeepL Translate):
https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12801370886.html

Additionally it says that she'll continue to take part in all offline and online talks as scheduled until 7/30.

 

Another diamond who leaves the boat because of lack of promotion and opportunities, the older gens need more attention. What the management did with the 17ki was really good promotion work, do some with 16ki and d3

 

I'm so sad... Describing Ranchan as a diamond is right. I did think there was something weird about her now being selected for OO48, but I didn't want to think about this... She's graduating this month already, too. It's way too soon. I wonder if she'll leave the entertainment industry or not? I would love to still be able to support her after she leaves. Anyway, I really wasn't ready for this. Ranchan deserved so much better.