Yamamoto Sayaka (Sayaka) / 1st Generation

too much iodine can also cause thyroid problems, though. iodine occurs naturally in high amounts in seafood, and especially seaweed. seaweed sold where i am even comes with such warnings on it. apart from the possibility of thyroid being "simply" hypo or hyper-active, there are things like grave's and hashimoto's diseases. pretty sure i remember hearing at least one 48 member having to retire because of grave's.

 

June 18 has already past, so has there been any further updates? Any good news or are we still waiting, hoping for the best in her recovery?

 

I found this summary from a Sayanee fan on twitter

https://twitter.com/sayakafiles/status/1538230202404417536

Her future is still undecided, she's still not great, but she'd like to return eventually little by little and hopes fans will be waiting for her

 

Found this while trawling through YouTube.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=evjw-W_xIfE

 

Nice to see she's slowly getting better. She was so eager to tour again after covid but then this happened. Poor thing hit by the old one-two.

 

She tweeted today
https://twitter.com/SayakaNeon/status/1547235813968478208
In short, she says that she is slowly coming back and she will have a live on 08/15

btw she deleted everything on her instagram

 

Happy Birthday Sayaka
So happy she's back.

 

Translation of her tweet: https://twitter.com/sayakafiles/status/1547281695157547009

 

Live streaming, 8pm JST

if the video does not show watch the video here

 

I also tuned in too late but it's been uploaded to BiliBili (credit to uploader):




The live starts at 13:15 in the video. (N.B. content seems to be getting deleted more often these days from BiliBili so catch it while you can.)

 

Sayanee has posted on Instagram that during her hiatus with poor health she regularly visited an animal shelter and delivered supplies to the dogs and cats there:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch4eZy0PilQ/ (10 photos)

 

To support these animals is so kind.

 

Sayaka is returning on stage, she will have 2 live by the end of the year:

• 22/12/27 at EX Theater ropongi, Tokyo
• 22/12/29 at Zepp Namba, Osaka

https://twitter.com/SY_official_/status/1594621330787557377

 

SMART magazine has tweeted that Sayanee will be appearing in the next edition which will be on sale on 12/23:
https://twitter.com/smart_twjp/status/1603680252818968576

 

Sayanee is leaving Showtitle at the end of the year
https://yamamotosayaka.jp/news/?id=379

The Translation (Translated by DeepL)

Spoiler

Notice about Sayaka Yamamoto
Thank you for your continued support of Sayaka Yamamoto.
We are pleased to inform you that Sayaka Yamamoto, a member of our company, will terminate her management contract with us on December 31, 2022 by mutual consent and leave the company.

We respect Sayaka Yamamoto's wish to move on to a new stage of her career, and we have decided to terminate the management contract by mutual consent.
From now on, Sayaka Yamamoto will set up her own private office and work with us in the form of a business alliance.

The fan clubs "SYC" and "SYC Mobile" will remain unchanged.

We will continue to support Sayaka Yamamoto in her new environment.
We would like to ask for the continued support of her fans and all parties concerned.


From Sayaka Yamamoto
I, Sayaka Yamamoto, would like to announce that my management contract with Showtitle, Inc. will end on December 31, 2022, and I will be leaving the company.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the fans and people involved who have warmly watched over me and supported me, as well as to the people at the office who have given me various experiences and have stood by me and supported me at all times.
Although I am still a novice, I will continue to devote myself with a renewed spirit and hope that you will continue to support me in the future as well.
As for the new office, we will be establishing it in the near future, and we will report to you again.

December 29, 2022
Sayaka Yamamoto

 

Sayanee performed 'Kaze no Hi' tonight on CDTV (credit to uploader):




Backstage photo from the show's official Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TBSCDTV/status/1609245751862870021