Graduation announcements thread

But, evicting everyone over 20 years old won't freshen this group up either. Better get the new executive producer/creative director.
I don't think you looking at this from a "marketing perspective", just an ageist perspective.

 

Yeah sure, whatever.

 

NMB48 Hayakawa Yuna announced her graduation.
Her last activities will be on mid-June.
https://twitter.com/yunanan0919/status/1774426004020445207

 

NMB48 Yamamoto Hikaru announced graduation during SHOWROOM

https://x.com/pika_23_48/status/1771860000928944387?s=20

she will leave in April

 

Was she ever there?
Feels like someone canceling their gym membership when they never went anyway

 

Ikr i had to double check my verbiage because i initially was going to post “withdrawal” for a research student but she was promoted to BII

 

Matsuoka Hana of HKT48 has just announced graduation at today's Spring Concert. She'll leave in the autumn.

Official notice:
http://www.hkt48.jp/news/2024/04/9644

 

Due to her announcement I decided to make some small stat about non-AKB Senbatsu members still active in their groups, who were selected as AKB48's Senbatsu members in years 2018 - 2020

51st - Jabaja: Matsuoka Hana [HKT48]
52nd - Teacher, Teacher: Matsuoka Hana [HKT48]
53rd - Sentimental Train [members selected in the last held elections]: Homma Hinata [NGT48]*
54th - NO WAY MAN: Sugawara Maya [SKE48]
55th - Jiwaru DAYS: Sugawara Maya [SKE48], Matsuoka Hana [HKT48]
56th - Sustainable: Ishida Chiho [STU48]
57th - Shitsuren Arigatou: Homma Hinata [NGT48] *

Announced graduation
* - Homma Hinata graduation concert will be held at 13th April.

 

Kawashima Miharu of SKE48 Team KII has just announced graduation:
https://ske48.co.jp/news/detail/49761

She'll leave at the end of June and if I've understood her message correctly she intends to "make her dreams come true through playing mahjong".