Graduation announcements thread

The last 1st generation member from HKT48, Motomura Aoi aniunced her graduation today.
The last days are for next summer.
https://sp.hkt48.jp/qnews_detail?news_id=8477

 

Shit, I'm sorry, I just had to say (post) it

 

Says she's staying till summer. I wonder if Chori will graduate in the meantime or if she'll actually be the last 1st gen

 

Current amount of 48G members:

AKB: 82 (including 3 pending grads)
SKE: 59 (including 1 pending grad)
NMB: 45
HKT: 53 (including 6 pending grads)
NGT: 28 (including 1 pending grad)
STU: 36

Total: 303 members

Upcoming graduations:

Dec 05: HKT Rikopi
Dec 10: HKT Shinamon
Dec 17: HKT Hazuki
Dec 26: HKT Sono
Dec 31: NGT Tsugumin

Dec: AKB Kaori
Mar: SKE Rika

Date unknown: AKB Naachan, AKB Tomu, HKT Aoi, HKT Nako

Groups getting a new gen:

AKB 18th, NMB 9th, STU 3rd

it's been a long time but I finally did an update for this list ^^
I once called the current STU KKS as 3rd gen but they're just called KKS / New Wave Project...
Now STU is doing auditions for a 3rd generation, and this time they actually call them 3rd gen.

 

As expected, Mitomo Mashiro (Team 8) announced graduation on SHOWROOM.

12/24 is her last talk session and she wants to get a job.

 

Sakurazaka46 2nd Gen member Seki Yumiko has announced graduation:
https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202212130001085.html

She'll leave after the 5th single.

 

Team N Okamoto Rena announced her graduation today.
See in her thread.

It's been a long time since NMB48 last saw such announce.

 

Hattori Yuna (AKB48 Team 8) announced her graduation during today’s Team K performance
https://www.akb48team8.jp/news/chubu/20221228-847527277299154.php

She plans to stay till May 2023 (her graduation performance probably in that month too)

 

Nogizaka46's last 1st Gen member Akimoto Manatsu has just announced graduation in her blog:
https://www.nogizaka46.com/s/n46/diary/detail/101041?ima=1606

Her final activity will be a gradcon in Yokohama Arena on 2/26.

 

End of a generation.
11 years seems to be the normal limit of a 48/46G career. Anyone who stays longer is an anomaly.

 

I hope she get at least a grad song but with her graduation date very near it seems unlikely

 

I thought she would go at the end of this year like Ikuta and Asuka. I wish her good luck on her future endeavors. She always took being the butt of jokes like a true champ.

 

STU48 2nd generation member, Miho Tanaka anounced her graduation today.

 

NGT48 D3 member Ando Chikana has just announced her graduation:
https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/akb48/news/202301120001035.html

She will leave at the end of February and she wants to work in stage and voice acting.

 

Watanabe Akari, from HKT48 Team H, announced her graduation.

Her graduation performance takes place on March 17.

Chiho is the only Twintail front member left.

 

O no I hope there's not another mass graduation year for hkt

 

2023 season is definetly launched.
Team E Tanabe Mizuki to leave SKE48

 

NMB48 member graduation announcement today - Nakano Mirai from Team M:
https://ameblo.jp/nmb48/entry-12784780110.html

Her final date is yet to be announced but she'll leave the entertainment industry.

 

Another HKT member has just announced graduation - Murakami Wakana from Team H:
http://www.hkt48.jp/news/2023/01/8619

Her last activity is scheduled for 3/24.