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(See Also [[Love Ban and rules#List of Members who were Punished for Violating Rules|List of Members who were Punished for Violating Rules]])
 
(See Also [[Love Ban and rules#List of Members who were Punished for Violating Rules|List of Members who were Punished for Violating Rules]])
  
This term is used for members who are forced to leave the group after breaking a group or contract rule. This rare occurrence has happened in 41 cases.
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This term is used for members who are forced to leave the group after breaking a group or contract rule.
* [[Kikuchi Ayaka]] ([[AKB48]] [[Team B]]) was dismissed from the group due to a scandal on August 14, 2008.
 
* [[Nishikawa Nanami]] ([[AKB48]] 8th Generation [[AKB48 Kenkyuusei|Kenkyuusei]]) was dismissed from the group on July 18, 2009.
 
* [[Yanase Aiko]] ([[SKE48]] 3rd Generation [[SKE48 Kenkyuusei|Kenkyuusei]]) had her contract terminated and was dismissed from the group on December 9, 2009.
 
* [[Cindy Gulla]] ([[JKT48]] [[Team J]]) was dismissed from the group on February 16, 2014.
 
* [[Yamato Rina]] ([[Nogizaka46]] [[Nogizaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]]) had her contract terminated and was dismissed from the group on December 15, 2014.
 
* [[Delima Rizky]] ([[JKT48]] [[Team J]]) was dismissed from the group due to a scandal on March 18, 2016.
 
* [[Cheng WenLu]] ([[SNH48]] [[Team XII]]) was dismissed from the group on May 16, 2016.
 
* [[Otoshima Risa]] ([[HKT48]] 4th Generation [[HKT48 Kenkyuusei|Kenkyuusei]]) was dismissed from the group on July 21, 2016.
 
* [[Liu LiWei]] ([[SNH48]] [[Team SII]]) was dismissed from the group on August 14, 2016.
 
* [[Shen YueJiao]] ([[SNH48]] [[Team SII]]) was dismissed from the group on August 14, 2016.
 
* [[Deng YanQiuFei]] ([[SNH48]] [[Team NII]]) was dismissed from the group on August 14, 2016.
 
* [[Qian Yi]] ([[SNH48]] [[Team NII]]) was dismissed from the group on August 14, 2016.
 
* [[Sendy Ariani]] ([[JKT48]] [[Team J]]) was dismissed from the group on December 1, 2016.
 
* [[He SuKun]] † ([[SNH48]] [[Team XII]]) was dismissed from the group on September 30, 2017.
 
* [[Zhao MengTing]] ([[SNH48]] [[Team HII]]) was dismissed from the group on September 30, 2017.
 
* [[Regina Angelina]] ([[JKT48]] [[Team T]]) was dismissed from the group on November 1, 2017.
 
* [[Shi Qin]] ([[CKG48]] [[CKG48 Team K|Team K]]) was dismissed from the group due to a scandal on March 7, 2018.
 
* [[Zheng YangYing]] ([[CKG48]] [[CKG48 Team K|Team K]]) was dismissed from the group due to a scandal on March 7, 2018.
 
* [[Zhao DiEr]] ([[BEJ48]] [[BEJ48 Team E|Team E]]) was dismissed from the group on March 11, 2018.
 
* [[Putri Cahyaning Anggraini]] ([[JKT48]] 6th Generation [[JKT48 Academy|Academy Class A]]) was dismissed from the group on November 1, 2018.
 
* [[Chen MeiJun]] ([[BEJ48]] [[BEJ48 Team B|Team B]]) was dismissed from the group on August 8, 2019.
 
* [[Sun Xin]] ([[GNZ48]] [[GNZ48 Team NIII|Team NIII]]) was dismissed from the group on October 16, 2019.
 
* [[Princess Labay]] ([[MNL48]] [[Team MII]]) was dismissed from the group on November 5, 2019.
 
* [[Daniella Mae Palmero]] ([[MNL48]] [[Team NIV]]) was dismissed from the group on January 13, 2020.
 
* [[Liu Jie-ming]] ([[AKB48 Team TP|AKB48]] [[Team TP]]) was dismissed from the group on February 8, 2020.
 
* [[Risa]] ([[AKB48 Team SH]] [[AKB48 Team SH 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]]) was dismissed from the group on April 2, 2020.
 
* [[Chen XinYu]] ([[GNZ48]] [[GNZ48 Team NIII|Team NIII]]) was dismissed from the group on April 25, 2020.
 
* [[Nguyễn Quế Minh Hân]] ([[SGO48]] 1st Generation [[SGO48 Trainee|Trainee]]) was dismissed from the group on May 26, 2020.
 
* [[Shalza Grasita]] ([[JKT48]] 6th Generation [[JKT48 Academy|Academy Class A]]) was dismissed from the group on September 22, 2020.
 
* [[Chen ZhangYuan]] ([[AKB48 Team SH]] [[AKB48 Team SH 3rd Generation|3rd Generation]]) was dismissed from the group on October 5, 2020.
 
* [[Gabryela Marcelina]] ([[JKT48]] [[Team KIII]]) was dismissed from the group due to a scandal on November 16, 2020.
 
* [[Erica Maria Macabutas]] ([[MNL48]] [[Team MII]]) was terminated from the group due to violations on December 31, 2020.
 
* [[Shaira Duran]] ([[MNL48]] [[Team MII]]) was terminated from the group due to violations on December 31, 2020.
 
* [[Shaina Duran]] ([[MNL48]] [[Team L]]) was terminated from the group due to violations on December 31, 2020.
 
* [[Liu YiFei]] ([[BEJ48]] [[BEJ48.|BEJ48]]) was terminated from the group on March 5, 2021.
 
* [[Sumitta Duangkaew (Faii)]] ([[BNK48]] [[Team BIII]]) was terminated from the group on March 19, 2021.
 
* [[Natkritta Sangdamhru (Jeje)]] ([[BNK48]] 3rd Generation [[BNK48 Trainee|Trainee]]) was terminated from the group on March 19, 2021.
 
* [[Hasegawa Momoka]] ([[AKB48]] [[Team 8]]) had her contract terminated and was dismissed from the group on March 26, 2021.
 
* [[Wang MengZhu]] ([[CKG48]] [[CKG48.|CKG48]]) was dismissed from the group on March 26, 2021.
 
* [[Zahra Nur]] ([[JKT48]] [[JKT48.|JKT48]]) was dismissed from the group on August 26, 2021.
 
* [[Zheng YiWen]] ([[GNZ48]] 9th Generation [[GNZ48 Trainee|Trainee]]) was dismissed from the group on September 26, 2021.
 
  
 
==Return==
 
==Return==
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===AKB48===
 
===AKB48===
* '''[[Kato Rena]]''' ([[Team A]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
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* '''[[Iriyama Anna]]''' ([[Team A]])
* '''[[Miyazaki Miho]]''' ([[Team A]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
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* '''[[Miyazaki Miho]]''' ([[Team K]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
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* '''[[Kato Rena]]''' ([[Team B]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
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* '''[[Nishikawa Rei]]''' ([[Team B]])
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* '''[[Takita Kayoko]]''' ([[Team 4]])
  
 
===SKE48===
 
===SKE48===
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===NMB48===
 
===NMB48===
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* '''[[Sugiura Kotone]]''' ([[Team N]])
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* '''[[Umeyama Cocona]]''' ([[Team M]])
 
* '''[[Yamasaki Amiru]]''' ([[Team M]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
 
* '''[[Yamasaki Amiru]]''' ([[Team M]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
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* '''[[Orisaka Koharu]]''' ([[Team BII]] [[NMB48 Kenkyuusei|Kenkyuusei]])
  
 
===HKT48===
 
===HKT48===
 
* '''[[Ueno Haruka]]''' ([[Team H]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
 
* '''[[Ueno Haruka]]''' ([[Team H]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
* '''[[Kamijima Kaede]]''' ([[Team H]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
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* [[Kamijima Kaede]] ([[Team H]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
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* '''[[Tashima Meru]]''' ([[Team H]])
  
 
===NGT48===
 
===NGT48===
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* '''[[Kado Yuria]]''' ([[NGT48 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
 
* '''[[Yamada Noe]]''' ([[NGT48 1st Generation|1st Generation]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
 
* '''[[Yamada Noe]]''' ([[NGT48 1st Generation|1st Generation]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
  
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===SNH48===
 
===SNH48===
 
* '''[[Jiang Yun]]''' ([[Team SII]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
 
* '''[[Jiang Yun]]''' ([[Team SII]]) <small>(Announced in 2021)</small>
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===GNZ48===
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* [[Wang JiongYi]] ([[GNZ48 Team Z|Team Z]])
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===BEJ48===
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* '''[[Fan LuYuan]]''' ([[BEJ48.|BEJ48]])
 
|}
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
* The first member to graduate from the AKB48 group is [[Team A]]'s [[Usami Yuki]] who graduated on March 31, 2006.
 
* The first member to graduate from the AKB48 group is [[Team A]]'s [[Usami Yuki]] who graduated on March 31, 2006.
* The biggest mass graduation was by [[SDN48]], where all members from the group graduated together on March 31, 2012.
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* In addition, mass graduations have occured in several groups.
* The year 2021 had the largest number of graduating and graduated members.
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** [[SDN48]]: Currently the largest mass graduation. All (39) members graduated together on March 31, 2012, following the group's disbandment.
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** [[DEL48]]: All (22) members graduated on October 9, 2020, following the group's indefinite hiatus.
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** [[JKT48]]: 30 members left the group from March 11 to 14 2021, following the disbandment of all teams and [[JKT48 Academy]].
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** [[SGO48]]: All (19) members graduated together on December 22, 2021, following the group's disbandment.
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* The year 2021 had the largest number of graduated and graduating members.
 
** 68 members from the Japanese AKB48 group.
 
** 68 members from the Japanese AKB48 group.
 
** 16 members from the Sakamichi Series.
 
** 16 members from the Sakamichi Series.
** 87 from the overseas groups.
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** 88 from the overseas groups.
** 56 from the SNH48 Group.
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** 57 from the SNH48 Group.
** A total of 227 members from the combined numbers of AKB48 Group, Sakamichi Series, and SNH48 Group have either announced graduation or graduated.
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** A total of 229 members from the combined numbers of AKB48 Group, Sakamichi Series, and SNH48 Group have either announced graduation or graduated.

Revision as of 04:42, 16 January 2022

Graduation (卒業 Sotsugyou) is a term used to refer to when a member of AKB48, Sakamichi Series, SNH48 and their respective national and international sister groups leaves their respective group. The term is not exclusive to these groups, and is used by other idol groups as well.

Graduation Process

1. Announcement

Members usually announce their graduation from the group as a surprise announcement at the end of theater performances. The date of the member's final performance is usually decided by management at a later time.

Other methods of graduation announcement include (but are not limited to):

Reasons for graduation can vary. Common reasons include:

  • Choosing to focus on studies
  • Poor health
  • Pursuing a career in show-business outside the AKB48 Group
  • Personal reasons
2. The Ceremony

The graduation ceremony for a graduating member of AKB48, SNH48, and their respective sister groups, usually consists of a final theater performance. After this performance the member takes down her picture from the portrait wall of the theater. Senbatsu members often get segments of concerts dedicated to their graduation in addition to a theater ceremony. In rare cases, a full concert can be dedicated to and named after the graduating member/s if the member is highly significant to the group.
(See: List of Graduation Concerts)

In some cases, graduated members are still obligated to attend handshake events after their final performance at the theater. This most often occurs when the tickets were sold before the member announced her graduation.

Graduated members can sometimes be invited to perform in commemorative concerts or special theater shows, even after their graduation.

3. Withdrawal (「辞退」・「活動辞退」)

This term can be used for members who chose to leave the group without a graduation ceremony. This most often occurs when a scandal involving the member surfaces, such as in the cases of Yonezawa Rumi, Hirajima Natsumi, Masuda Yuka, Harada Mayu, Tsuji Nozomi, and Yokono Sumire. It can also be used for kenkyuusei scheduled for promotion but want to leave the group anyway, such as Mitsumune Kaoru and Fujimoto Mitsuki. However, the term can still be used as a neutral way to announce leaving the group, such as with Hirate Yurina.

4. Dismissal (「解雇」・「契約解除」)

(See Also List of Members who were Punished for Violating Rules)

This term is used for members who are forced to leave the group after breaking a group or contract rule.

Return

A graduated member can return to the group she graduated from or to a sister or rival group. However, this is usually limited due to the age limit of auditions. Currently, a total of 16 members returned to AKB48 Group or Sakamichi Series after their graduation:

Graduated and Graduating Members in 2022

Many members have graduated from the 48 Group since its formation. A full list of members who have graduated can be found here
Below is a list of members who graduated or announced their graduation in 2022 (some cases in 2021) specifically.
Bolded names denote members who have yet to graduate since their announcement.

AKB48

SKE48

NMB48

HKT48

NGT48

STU48

Nogizaka46

JKT48

SNH48

GNZ48

BEJ48

Trivia

  • The first member to graduate from the AKB48 group is Team A's Usami Yuki who graduated on March 31, 2006.
  • In addition, mass graduations have occured in several groups.
    • SDN48: Currently the largest mass graduation. All (39) members graduated together on March 31, 2012, following the group's disbandment.
    • DEL48: All (22) members graduated on October 9, 2020, following the group's indefinite hiatus.
    • JKT48: 30 members left the group from March 11 to 14 2021, following the disbandment of all teams and JKT48 Academy.
    • SGO48: All (19) members graduated together on December 22, 2021, following the group's disbandment.
  • The year 2021 had the largest number of graduated and graduating members.
    • 68 members from the Japanese AKB48 group.
    • 16 members from the Sakamichi Series.
    • 88 from the overseas groups.
    • 57 from the SNH48 Group.
    • A total of 229 members from the combined numbers of AKB48 Group, Sakamichi Series, and SNH48 Group have either announced graduation or graduated.