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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):

Announcement at AKB48-related concerts and events (Examples: Maeda Atsuko, Shinoda Mariko, Kawaei Rina, Takahashi Minami)
Announcement on television programs (Examples: Oshima Yuko, Itano Tomomi, Miyazawa Sae)
Announcement through a newspaper (Example: Kuramochi Asuka, Nakamura Mariko, Shiraishi Mai)
Announcement through radio shows (Example: Matsui Rena, Hashimoto Nanami)
Announcement through web shows (Example: Matsumura Sayuri)
Announcement through social networking sites (Examples: Akimoto Sayaka, Yagami Kumi)
Announcement through a YouTube video (Example: Nozawa Rena)
Announcement through SHOWROOM broadcast (Example: Tano Yuka)
Announcement through a music video (Example: Hori Miona)
Official announcement from management (Example: Sato Natsuki)
Announcement through a press conference (Example: Shimazaki Haruka)
Announcement from the official site (Example: Ashley Cloud Garcia, Hirate Yurina)
Announcement through a blog post (Example: Fukagawa Mai, Nishino Nanase)

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 or debut but leave the group anyway, such as Mitsumune Kaoru, Fujimoto Mitsuki, Maemura Himea, and Nakajima Hikari. However, the term can still be used as a neutral way to announce leaving the group, such as with Uemura Azusa and Hirate Yurina.

4. Dismissal (「解雇」・「契約解除」)

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:

Kikuchi Ayaka, originally an AKB48 3rd generation member, returned as an AKB48 7th generation member.
Muranaka Satomi, originally an AKB48 4th generation member, returned as an AKB48 8th generation member.
Fujimoto Sara, originally an AKB48 4th generation member, returned as an AKB48 9th generation member.
Deguchi Aki, originally an AKB48 4th generation member, returned as an SKE48 1st generation member.
Saeki Mika, originally an AKB48 4th generation member, returned as a Baito AKB member.
Suzuki Shihori, originally an AKB48 7th generation member, returned as an AKB48 11th generation member.
Nishikawa Nanami, originally an AKB48 8th generation member, returned as a Nogizaka46 2nd generation member.
Jo Eriko, originally an NMB48 2nd generation member, returned as an NMB48 4.5th generation member.
Tojima Hana and Komatani Hitomi, originally AKB48 1st generation members, returned as SDN48 3rd generation members.
Takano Yui and Miaki Riho, originally NMB48 members, returned as Yoshimotozaka46 1st generation members.
Wang RuiQi, originally an SHY48 2nd generation member, returned as an SHY48 4th generation member.
Lin Yu-hsin, originally an AKB48 Taiwan Audition Understudent, returned as a TPE48 1st generation member.
Kitagawa Yuri, originally an AKB48 3rd Draft generation member, returned as a Nogizaka46 4th generation member.
Chou Chia-an, originally an AKB48 Taiwan Audition Understudent, returned as an AKB48 Team TP 2nd generation member.
Han JiaLe, originally an SHY48 1st generation member, returned as an SNH48 Trainee.
Xu ShiQi, originally an SNH48 7th generation member, returned as an SNH48 Trainee.
Zuo JingYuan, originally an SNH48 6th generation member and a former GNZ48 Team NIII member, returned as an SNH48 Trainee.
Mariz Iyog, originally an MNL48 1st generation member, returned as an MNL48 3rd generation member.
Made Devi Ranita Ningtara, originally a JKT48 4th generation member, returned as a KLP48 1st generation member.

Graduated and Graduating Members in 2025

Many members have graduated from their respective groups since their formations. 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 2025 (some cases in 2024) specifically. Bolded names denote members who have yet to graduate since their announcement.

HKT48

Ito Yueru (Team H) (Announced in 2024)
Kawahira Hijiri (Team H) (Announced in 2024)
Mogami Nanaka (Team H) (Announced in 2024)
Sakamoto Erena (Team KIV)

NGT48

Matsuzaka Saho (4th Generation Kenkyuusei)

STU48

Mineyoshi Arisa (1st Generation) (Announced in 2024)
Ide Kanau (3rd Generation)

Nogizaka46

Sakurazaka46

Uemura Rina (1st Generation) (Announced in 2024)
Koike Minami (1st Generation)
Saito Fuyuka (1st Generation) (Announced in 2024)

Hinatazaka46

Sasaki Kumi (1st Generation)
Sasaki Mirei (1st Generation)
Takase Mana (1st Generation)
Higashimura Mei (1st Generation) (Announced in 2024)
Tomita Suzuka (2nd Generation)
Nibu Akari (2nd Generation) (Announced in 2024)

JKT48

Reva Fidela (JKT48)

BNK48

Satchan (Team NV)

MNL48

AKB48 Team SH

AKB48 Team TP

CGM48

Fortune (Team C)

SNH48

GNZ48

BEJ48

CKG48

CGT48

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 occurred in several groups.
- SDN48: Currently the largest mass graduation. All (39) members graduated together on March 31, 2012, following the group's disbandment.
- MNL48: All 24 members that didn't ranked on the 2nd General Election were forced to graduate on May 1, 2019.
- 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.
- SHY48: 26 members left the group on January 19, 2019, following the group's disbandment.
- CKG48: 26 members left the group on January 19, 2019, following the group's disbandment.
- SNH48: 12 1st Generation members graduated on October 8, 2020, following contract expiration. These members were named Honorary Graduates.
- BNK48: 19 1st Generation members graduated from the group on December 18, 2022.
- BNK48: 14 2nd Generation members graduated from the group on April 30, 2024.
The year 2021 had the largest number of graduated and graduating members.
- 68 members from the Japanese 48 Group.
- 16 members from the Sakamichi Series.
- 90 from the overseas groups.
- 58 from the SNH48 Group.
- A total of 232 members from the combined numbers of AKB48 Group, Sakamichi Series, and SNH48 Group have either announced graduation or graduated.
Record graduation announcements per group:
- The year 2023 had the largest number of graduation announcements in AKB48 (41). This makes AKB48 also the group with the highest number of graduation announcements in a single year.
- The year 2019 had the largest number of graduation announcements in SKE48 (15).
- The year 2019 had the largest number of graduation announcements in NMB48 (17).
- The year 2022 had the largest number of graduation announcements in HKT48 (15).
- The year 2022 had the largest number of graduation announcements in NGT48 (10).
- The year 2024 had the largest number of graduation announcements in STU48 (13).
- The year 2019 had the largest number of graduation announcements in Nogizaka46 (9).
- The year 2020 had the largest number of graduation announcements in Keyakizaka46 (6).
- The year 2022 had the largest number of graduation announcements in Sakurazaka46 (5).
- The year 2024 had the largest number of graduation announcements in Hinatazaka46 (6).
- The year 2021 had the largest number of graduation announcements in Yoshimotozaka46 (15).
- The year 2021 had the largest number of graduation announcements in JKT48 (32).
- The year 2022 had the largest number of graduation announcements in BNK48 (21).
- The year 2019 had the largest number of graduation announcements in MNL48 (26).
- The year 2024 had the largest number of graduation announcements in AKB48 Team SH (7).
- The year 2023 had the largest number of graduation announcements in AKB48 Team TP (19).
- The year 2023 had the largest number of graduation announcements in CGM48 (3).
- The year 2020 had the largest number of graduation announcements in SNH48 (28).
- The years 2019 and 2024 had the largest number of graduation announcements in GNZ48 (11).
- The year 2020 had the largest number of graduation announcements in BEJ48 (18).
- The year 2021 had the largest number of graduation announcements in CKG48 (12).
- The year 2023 had the largest number of graduation announcements in CGT48 (2).
- The year 2022 had the largest number of graduation announcements in IDOLS Ft (5).

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 * [[Zuo JingYuan]], originally an [[SNH48]] 6th generation member and a former [[GNZ48]] [[GNZ48 Team NIII|Team NIII]] member, returned as an [[SNH48]] [[SNH48 Trainee|Trainee]].
 * [[Mariz Iyog]], originally an [[MNL48]] 1st generation member, returned as an [[MNL48]] 3rd generation member.
+* [[Made Devi Ranita Ningtara]], originally a [[JKT48]] 4th generation member, returned as a [[KLP48]] 1st generation member.
-==Graduated and Graduating Members in 2023==
+==Graduated and Graduating Members in 2025==
-Many members have graduated from the 48 Group since its formation. A full list of members who have graduated can be found [[:Category:Graduates|here]]<br/>
+Many members have graduated from their respective groups since their formations. A full list of members who have graduated can be found [[:Category:Graduates|here]]. Below is a list of members who graduated or announced their graduation in 2025 (some cases in 2024) specifically. '''Bolded''' names denote [[:Category:Announced_Graduation|members]] who have yet to graduate since their announcement.
-Below is a list of members who graduated or announced their graduation in 2023 (some cases in 2022) specifically.<br/>
-'''Bolded''' names denote [[:Category:Announced_Graduation|members]] who have yet to graduate since their announcement.
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 ===AKB48===
-* '''[[Kashiwagi Yuki]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
+* [[Murayama Yuiri]] ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* '''[[Shinozaki Ayana]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
+* [[Komiyama Haruka]] ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* '''[[Mogi Shinobu]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* [[Yumoto Ami]] ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* '''[[Shimoguchi Hinana]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* '''[[Okabe Rin]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* '''[[Oda Erina]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* '''[[Onishi Momoka]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* '''[[Honda Hitomi]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* '''[[Yamada Kyoka]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* [[Yamabe Ayu]] ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* '''[[Ma Chia-Ling]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* '''[[Asai Nanami]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* '''[[Otake Hitomi]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* [[Okada Rina]] ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* '''[[Saito Haruna]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* '''[[Yoshihashi Yuzuka]]''' ([[AKB48 Regular Members|Regular Members]])
-* [[Okada Nana]] ([[Team A]]) <small>(Announced in 2022)</small>
-* [[Shimizu Maria]] ([[Team A]])
-* [[Takahashi Sayaka]] ([[Team A]])
-* [[Nakanishi Chiyori]] ([[Team A]])
-* [[Michieda Saki]] ([[Team A]])
-* [[Ichikawa Manami]] ([[Team K]])
-* [[Uemi Sorano]] ([[Team K]])
-* [[Okuhara Hinako]] ([[Team K]])
-* [[Kobayashi Ran]] ([[Team K]])
-* [[Hattori Yuna]] ([[Team K]]) <small>(Announced in 2022)</small>
-* [[Muto Tomu]] ([[Team K]]) <small>(Announced in 2022)</small>
-* [[Ishiwata Sena]] ([[Team B]])
-* [[Kitazawa Saki]] ([[Team B]])
-* [[Sakaguchi Nagisa]] ([[Team B]])
-* [[Nagano Megumi]] ([[Team B]])
-* [[Hidaritomo Ayaka]] ([[Team B]])
-* [[Fujizono Rei]] ([[Team B]])
-* [[Utada Hatsuka]] ([[Team 4]])
-* [[Omori Miyuu]] ([[Team 4]])
-* [[Kawahara Misaki]] ([[Team 4]])
-* [[Sato Kiara]] ([[Team 4]])
-* [[Takaoka Kaoru]] ([[Team 4]])
-* [[Tada Kyoka]] ([[Team 4]])
-* [[Yoshikawa Nanase]] ([[Team 4]])
-* [[Yoshida Karen]] ([[Team 4]])
-* [[Hama Sayuna]] ([[Team 8]]/[[Team K]])
-* [[Hirano Hikaru]] ([[Team 8]]/[[Team B]])
 ===SKE48===
-* [[Ishizuka Mizuki]] ([[Team S]])
+* [[Kito Mikuru]] ([[Team S]])
-* '''[[Otani Yuki]]''' ([[Team S]])
+* '''[[Kamimura Ayuka]]''' ([[Team S]])
-* [[Sugiyama Anan]] ([[Team S]])
+* [[Arai Yuki]] ([[Team KII]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* [[Tsuzuki Rika]] ([[Team S]]) <small>(Announced in 2022)</small>
+* [[Okamoto Ayaka]] ([[Team KII]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* [[Hirano Momona]] ([[Team S]])
+* [[Suzuki Sara]] ([[Team KII]])
-* '''[[Ego Yuna]]''' ([[Team KII]])
+* '''[[Sawada Kanon]]''' ([[Team E]])
-* [[Hidaka Yuzuki]] ([[Team KII]])
+* [[Suenaga Oka]] ([[Team E]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* [[Tanabe Mizuki]] ([[Team E]])
+* '''[[Sugawara Maya]]''' ([[Team E]])
+* '''[[Kakimoto Rena]]''' ([[SKE48 Kenkyuusei|Kenkyuusei]])
 ===NMB48===
-* [[Okamoto Rena]] ([[Team N]]) <small>(Announced in 2022)</small>
+* [[Kameno Zion]] ([[Team N]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* [[Kato Yuuka]] ([[Team N]])
+* [[Jonishi Rei]] ([[Team M]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* [[Kuroda Fuuwa]] ([[Team N]])
+* [[Sumino Wakana]] ([[Team M]])
-* '''[[Shibuya Nagisa]]''' ([[Team N]])
+* [[Matsuno Mio]] ([[Team M]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* [[Lee Siyeon]] ([[Team M]])
+* '''[[Manabe Anju]]''' ([[Team M]])
-* '''[[Sadano Haruka]]''' ([[Team M]])
+* '''[[Yamamoto Mikana]]''' ([[Team M]])
-* [[Nakano Mirai]] ([[Team M]])
+* [[Deguchi Yuina]] ([[Team BII]])
-* [[Hongo Yuzuha]] ([[Team M]])
+* [[Iwanami Yuuka]] ([[NMB48 Kenkyuusei|Kenkyuusei]])
-* [[Hori Shion]] ([[Team M]])
-* '''[[Asao Momoka]]''' ([[Team BII]])
 ===HKT48===
-* [[Unjo Hirona]] ([[Team H]])
+* [[Ito Yueru]] ([[Team H]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* [[Oda Ayaka]] ([[Team H]])
+* [[Kawahira Hijiri]] ([[Team H]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* [[Yabuki Nako]] ([[Team H]]) <small>(Announced in 2022)</small>
+* [[Mogami Nanaka]] ([[Team H]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* [[Watanabe Akari]] ([[Team H]])
+* [[Sakamoto Erena]] ([[Team KIV]])
-* [[Goto Hinano]] ([[Team KIV]])
-* [[Takeda Tomoka]] ([[Team KIV]])
-* '''[[Tanaka Miku]]''' ([[Team KIV]])
-* [[Nagano Miyabi]] ([[Team KIV]])
-* [[Baba Sayaka]] ([[Team KIV]])
-* [[Murakami Wakana]] ([[Team KIV]])
-* [[Motomura Aoi]] ([[Team KIV]]) <small>(Announced in 2022)</small>
-* [[Kawashima Yuna]] ([[HKT48 Kenkyuusei|Kenkyuusei]])
 ===NGT48===
-* [[Nakai Rika]] ([[NGT48 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
+* [[Matsuzaka Saho]] ([[NGT48 4th Generation|4th Generation Kenkyuusei]])
-* '''[[Homma Hinata]]''' ([[NGT48 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
-* [[Ando Chikana]] ([[NGT48 3rd Draft|3rd Draft]])
-* '''[[Furusawa Mana]]''' ([[NGT48 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
-* [[Furutate Aoi]] ([[NGT48 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
-* [[Shibano Yuki]] ([[NGT48 Kenkyuusei|Kenkyuusei]])
 ===STU48===
-* '''[[Takino Yumiko]]''' ([[STU48 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
+* [[Mineyoshi Arisa]] ([[STU48 1st Generation|1st Generation]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* [[Kawamata Anna]] ([[STU48 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
+* [[Ide Kanau]] ([[STU48 3rd Generation|3rd Generation]])
-* [[Tanaka Miho]] ([[STU48 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
-* [[Yoshizaki Rinko]] ([[STU48 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
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 ===Nogizaka46===
-* [[Akimoto Manatsu]] ([[Nogizaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
+* [[Sato Kaede]] ([[Nogizaka46 3rd Generation|3rd Generation]])
-* [[Saito Asuka]] ([[Nogizaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]]) <small>(Graduation concert only)</small>
+* '''[[Nakamura Reno]]''' ([[Nogizaka46 3rd Generation|3rd Generation]])
-* [[Suzuki Ayane]] ([[Nogizaka46 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
+* [[Yoda Yuuki]] ([[Nogizaka46 3rd Generation|3rd Generation]])
-* [[Kitagawa Yuri]] ([[Nogizaka46 4th Generation|4th Generation]])
-* [[Hayakawa Seira]] ([[Nogizaka46 4th Generation|4th Generation]])
 ===Sakurazaka46===
-* '''[[Kobayashi Yui]]''' ([[Sakurazaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
+* [[Uemura Rina]] ([[Sakurazaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
-* [[Habu Mizuho]] ([[Sakurazaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
+* [[Koike Minami]] ([[Sakurazaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
-* [[Seki Yumiko]] ([[Sakurazaka46 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]]) <small>(Announced in 2022)</small>
+* [[Saito Fuyuka]] ([[Sakurazaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
 ===Hinatazaka46===
-* [[Kageyama Yuka]] ([[Hinatazaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
+* [[Sasaki Kumi]] ([[Hinatazaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
+* [[Sasaki Mirei]] ([[Hinatazaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
+* [[Takase Mana]] ([[Hinatazaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
+* [[Higashimura Mei]] ([[Hinatazaka46 1st Generation|1st Generation]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
+* '''[[Tomita Suzuka]]'''  ([[Hinatazaka46 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
+* [[Nibu Akari]]  ([[Hinatazaka46 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]]) <small>(Announced in 2024)</small>
 | valign="top" |
 ===JKT48===
-* '''[[Adzana Shaliha]]''' ([[JKT48 Promoted Members|JKT48]])
+* '''[[Reva Fidela]]''' ([[JKT48 Promoted Members|JKT48]])
-* [[Dhea Angelia]] ([[JKT48 Promoted Members|JKT48]]) <small>(Announced in 2022)</small>
-* [[Fransisca Saraswati Puspa Dewi]] ([[JKT48 Promoted Members|JKT48]])
-* [[Jesslyn Callista]] ([[JKT48 Promoted Members|JKT48]])
-* [[Jinan Safa Safira]] ([[JKT48 Promoted Members|JKT48]]) <small>(Announced in 2022)</small>
-* '''[[Shani Indira Natio]]''' ([[JKT48 Promoted Members|JKT48]])
-* '''[[Yessica Tamara]]''' ([[JKT48 Promoted Members|JKT48]])
-* [[Alia Giselle]] ([[JKT48 Trainee|Trainee]])
-* [[Aulia Asyira]] ([[JKT48 Trainee|Trainee]])
 ===BNK48===
-* [[Cherprang Areekul|Cherprang]] ([[Team BIII]])
+* '''[[Sawitchaya Kajonrungsilp (Satchan)|Satchan]]''' ([[Team NV]])
-* [[Miori Ohkubo|Miori]] ([[Team BIII]])
-* [[Sarisa Worasunthorn (Pampam)|Pampam]] ([[Team NV]])
-* [[Nicharee Wachiralapphaithoon (Pim)|Pim]] ([[BNK48 Trainee|Trainee]])
 ===MNL48===
-* [[Abelaine Trinidad|Abby]] ([[MNL48 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
-* [[Sandee Garcia|Andi]] ([[MNL48 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
-* [[Dian Marie Mercado|Dian]] ([[MNL48 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
-* [[Guinevere Faith Muse|Gia]] ([[MNL48 1st Generation|1st Generation]])
-* [[Dana Yzabel Divinagracia|Yzabel]] ([[MNL48 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
 ===AKB48 Team SH===
-* [[Hu XinYin]] ([[AKB48 Team SH 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
-* [[Pan QiuYi]] ([[AKB48 Team SH 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
-* [[Wang YuRan]] ([[AKB48 Team SH 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
-* '''[[Zeng SiChun]]''' ([[AKB48 Team SH 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
-* '''[[Zou RuoNan]]''' ([[AKB48 Team SH 2nd Generation|2nd Generation]])
 ===AKB48 Team TP===
-* [[Chang Fa-fa]] ([[TIC TAC TOE]])
-* [[Fujii Mayu]] ([[TIC TAC TOE]])
-* [[Gao Yun-jue]] ([[TIC TAC TOE]])
-* [[Lin Chieh]] ([[TIC TAC TOE]])
-* [[Lin Chieh-hsin]] ([[TIC TAC TOE]])
-* [[Liu Yu-ching]] ([[TIC TAC TOE]])
-* [[Lo Jui-ting]] ([[TIC TAC TOE]])
-* [[Oyama Mirei]] ([[TIC TAC TOE]])
-* [[Po Ling]] ([[TIC TAC TOE]])
-* [[Zhou Jia-yu]] ([[TIC TAC TOE]])
-* [[Cheng Chia-yu]] ([[Peek A Boo]])
-* [[Chiu Pin-han]] ([[Peek A Boo]])
-* [[Kao Yen-chen]] ([[Peek A Boo]])
-* [[Lee Meng-chun]] ([[Peek A Boo]])
-* [[Li Cai-jie]] ([[Peek A Boo]])
-* [[Sin Tik-kei]] ([[Peek A Boo]])
-* [[Wang Yi-chia]] ([[Peek A Boo]])
-* [[Chia I-chen]] ([[Peek A Boo|Peek A Boo Trainee]])
-* [[Lin Jia-ni]] ([[Peek A Boo|Peek A Boo Trainee]])
 ===CGM48===
-* [[Ravinda Alan (Jayda)|Jayda]] ([[CGM48 Trainee|Trainee]])
+* '''[[Pundita Koontawee (Fortune)|Fortune]]''' ([[Team C]])
-* [[Chutipapha Rattanakornyannawut (Parima)|Parima]] ([[CGM48 Trainee|Trainee]])
-* [[Pitchaporn Whathanathongtin (Twobam)|Twobam]] ([[CGM48 Trainee|Trainee]])
 | valign="top" |
 ===SNH48===
-* [[Bei ChuHan]] ([[Team SII]])
+* '''[[Liu ShuXian]]''' ([[Team NII]])
-* [[Wang QiuRu]] ([[Team SII]])
+* '''[[Yuan YiQi]]''' ([[Team HII]])
-* [[Zhao JiaRui]] ([[Team NII]])
+* '''[[Zuo JingYuan]]''' ([[Team X]])
-* [[Zhang Xi]] ([[Team NII]])
-* [[Li YuLongRuo]] ([[Team HII]])
-* [[Shen MengYao]] ([[Team HII]])
-* [[Sun ZhenNi]] ([[Team HII]])
-* [[Liu ShengNan]] ([[Team X]])
-* [[Lyu Yi]] ([[Team X]])
-* [[Ran Wei]] ([[Team X]])
-* [[Wang FeiYan]] ([[Team X]])
-* [[Wang XiaoJia]] ([[Team X]])
-* [[Shi WeiXi]] ([[SNH48 Trainee|Trainee]])
-* [[Zhan Di]] ([[SNH48 Trainee|Trainee]])
-* [[Zhang WenTing]] ([[SNH48 Trainee|Trainee]])
 ===GNZ48===
-* [[Chen GuiJun]] ([[GNZ48 Team Z|Team Z]])
+* '''[[Yang RuoXi]]''' ([[GNZ48 Team G|Team G]])
-* [[Gao WeiRan]] ([[GNZ48 Team Z|Team Z]])
+* '''[[Lu Jing]]''' ([[GNZ48 Team NIII|Team NIII]])
-* [[Liang WanLin]] ([[GNZ48 Team Z|Team Z]])
+* '''[[Liu QianQian]]''' ([[GNZ48 Team NIII|Team NIII]])
-* [[Wang SiYue]] ([[GNZ48 Team Z|Team Z]])
+* '''[[Chen Ke]]''' ([[GNZ48 Team Z|Team Z]])
-* [[Zhou PeiXi]] ([[GNZ48 Team Z|Team Z]])
-* [[Chen HongYu]] ([[GNZ48 Trainee|Trainee]])
-* [[Hui YuXuan]] ([[GNZ48 Trainee|Trainee]])
-* [[Jiang YuHang]] ([[GNZ48 Trainee|Trainee]])
-* [[Lei ShuYi]] ([[GNZ48 Trainee|Trainee]])
-* [[Rong ZiTong]] ([[GNZ48 Trainee|Trainee]])
-* [[Tao Hui]] ([[GNZ48 Trainee|Trainee]])
 ===BEJ48===
-* [[Gao ZiMeng]] ([[BEJ48 Promoted Members|BEJ48]])
-* [[Han Xue]] ([[BEJ48 Promoted Members|BEJ48]])
-* [[Li SiAo]] ([[BEJ48 Promoted Members|BEJ48]])
-* [[Tang ChenWei]] ([[BEJ48 Promoted Members|BEJ48]])
-* [[Wang RuoShiLan]] ([[BEJ48 Promoted Members|BEJ48]])
-* [[Zhang ZhiJie]] ([[BEJ48 Promoted Members|BEJ48]])
 ===CKG48===
-* [[Chen YingLin]] ([[CKG48 Promoted Members|CKG48]])
-* [[Peng HanLing]] ([[CKG48 Promoted Members|CKG48]])
-* [[Pan Ying]] ([[CKG48 Promoted Members|CKG48]])
-* [[Wu XueYu]] ([[CKG48 Promoted Members|CKG48]])
-* [[Zhang Fan]] ([[CKG48 Promoted Members|CKG48]])
 ===CGT48===
-* [[Huang YiXuan]] ([[CGT48 Team CII|Team CII]])
-* [[Zhong JieWen]] ([[CGT48 Trainee|Trainee]])
-===IDOLS Ft===
-* [[Jiang YuHang]]
-* [[Xiong XinYao]]
-* [[Zhang KaiQi]]
-* [[Zhao YiMin]]
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 ** [[CKG48]]: 26 members left the group on January 19, 2019, following the group's disbandment.
 ** [[SNH48]]: 12 1st Generation members graduated on October 8, 2020, following contract expiration. These members were named [[Honorary Graduates]].
-** [[BNK48]]: 19 1st Generation members left the group on December 18, 2022.
+** [[BNK48]]: 19 1st Generation members graduated from the group on December 18, 2022.
+** [[BNK48]]: 14 2nd Generation members graduated from the group on April 30, 2024.
 * The year 2021 had the largest number of graduated and graduating members.
-** 68 members from the Japanese AKB48 group.
+** 68 members from the Japanese 48 Group.
 ** 16 members from the Sakamichi Series.
 ** 90 from the overseas groups.
 ** 58 from the SNH48 Group.
 ** A total of 232 members from the combined numbers of AKB48 Group, Sakamichi Series, and SNH48 Group have either announced graduation or graduated.
+* Record graduation announcements per group:
+** The year 2023 had the largest number of graduation announcements in AKB48 (41). This makes AKB48 also the group with the highest number of graduation announcements in a single year.
+** The year 2019 had the largest number of graduation announcements in SKE48 (15).
+** The year 2019 had the largest number of graduation announcements in NMB48 (17).
+** The year 2022 had the largest number of graduation announcements in HKT48 (15).
+** The year 2022 had the largest number of graduation announcements in NGT48 (10).
+** The year 2024 had the largest number of graduation announcements in STU48 (13).
+** The year 2019 had the largest number of graduation announcements in Nogizaka46 (9).
+** The year 2020 had the largest number of graduation announcements in Keyakizaka46 (6).
+** The year 2022 had the largest number of graduation announcements in Sakurazaka46 (5).
+** The year 2024 had the largest number of graduation announcements in Hinatazaka46 (6).
+** The year 2021 had the largest number of graduation announcements in Yoshimotozaka46 (15).
+** The year 2021 had the largest number of graduation announcements in JKT48 (32).
+** The year 2022 had the largest number of graduation announcements in BNK48 (21).
+** The year 2019 had the largest number of graduation announcements in MNL48 (26).
+** The year 2024 had the largest number of graduation announcements in AKB48 Team SH (7).
+** The year 2023 had the largest number of graduation announcements in AKB48 Team TP (19).
+** The year 2023 had the largest number of graduation announcements in CGM48 (3).
+** The year 2020 had the largest number of graduation announcements in SNH48 (28).
+** The years 2019 and 2024 had the largest number of graduation announcements in GNZ48 (11).
+** The year 2020 had the largest number of graduation announcements in BEJ48 (18).
+** The year 2021 had the largest number of graduation announcements in CKG48 (12).
+** The year 2023 had the largest number of graduation announcements in CGT48 (2).
+** The year 2022 had the largest number of graduation announcements in IDOLS Ft (5).