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Revision as of 23:17, 31 March 2021
Graduation (卒業 Sotsugyou) is a term used to refer to a member of AKB48, Nogizaka46, SNH48 and its respective national and international sister and rival groups, that leaves their respective group. The term is used for 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 date.
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)
- Announcement through radio shows (Example: Matsui Rena)
- Announcement through social networking sites (Examples: Akimoto Sayaka, Yagami Kumi)
- Announcement through a YouTube video (Example: Nozawa Rena)
- Announcement through a music video (Example: Hori Miona)
- Official announcement from management (Example: Sato Natsuki)
- Announcement on press conference (Example: Shimazaki Haruka)
- Announcement from the official site (Example: Ashley Cloud Garcia, Hirate Yurina)
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 of members usually consists of a final theater performance, after which 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 the 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.
3. Withdraw (「辞退」・「活動辞退」)
This term cam be used for members who chose to leave the group after a scandal involving them surfaces, such as Yonezawa Rumi, Hirajima Natsumi, Masuda Yuka, Harada Mayu and Tsuji Nozomi. It can also be used for kenkyuusei scheduled for promotion who want to leave the group anyway, such as Mitsumune Kaoru and Fujimoto Mitsuki. Lastly, the term is used for members who wish leave the group without having a final graduation ceremony.
4. Dismiss (「解雇」・「契約解除」)
This term is used for members who are forced to leave the group after breaking a rule. This rare occurrence has happened for 37 cases.
- Kikuchi Ayaka (AKB48 Team B) was dismissed from the group due to a scandal on August 14, 2008.
- Nishikawa Nanami (AKB48 8th Generation Kenkyuusei) was dismissed from the group on July 18, 2009.
- Yanase Aiko (SKE48 3rd Generation 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 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 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 Team K) was dismissed from the group due to a scandal on March 7, 2018.
- Zheng YangYing (CKG48 Team K) was dismissed from the group due to a scandal on March 7, 2018.
- Putri Cahyaning Anggraini (JKT48 6th Generation Academy Class A) was dismissed from the group on November 1, 2018.
- Chen MeiJun (BEJ48 Team B) was dismissed from the group on August 8, 2019.
- Sun Xin (GNZ48 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) was dismissed from the group on February 8, 2020.
- Risa (AKB48 Team SH 2nd Generation Trainee) was dismissed from the group on April 2, 2020.
- Chen XinYu (GNZ48 Team NIII) was dismissed from the group on April 25, 2020.
- Nguyễn Quế Minh Hân (SGO48 1st Generation Trainee) was dismissed from the group on May 26, 2020.
- Shalza Grasita (JKT48 6th Generation Academy Class A) was dismissed from the group on September 22, 2020.
- Chen ZhangYuan (AKB48 Team SH 3rd Generation Trainee) 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) 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 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.
Return
A graduated member can return to the group she graduated 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 after their graduation:
- Kikuchi Ayaka, originally a AKB48's 3rd generation member, returned on AKB48's 7th generation
- Muranaka Satomi, originally a AKB48's 4th generation member, returned on AKB48's 8th generation
- Fujimoto Sara, originally a AKB48's 4th generation member, returned on AKB48's 9th generation
- Deguchi Aki, originally a AKB48's 4th generation member, returned on SKE48's 1st generation
- Saeki Mika, originally a AKB48's 4th generation member, returned as a Baito AKB member
- Suzuki Shihori, originally a AKB48's 7th generation member, returned on AKB48's 11th generation
- Nishikawa Nanami, originally a AKB48's 8th generation member, returned on Nogizaka46's 2nd generation
- Jo Eriko, originally a NMB48's 2nd generation member, returned on NMB48's 4.5 generation
- Tojima Hana and Komatani Hitomi, originally AKB48's 1st generation members, returned on SDN48's 3rd generation
- Takano Yui and Miaki Riho, originally NMB48 members, returned on Yoshimotozaka46's 1st generation
- Wang RuiQi, originally a SHY48's 2nd generation member, returned on SHY48's 4th generation
- Lin Yu-hsin, originally a AKB48 Taiwan Audition Understudent, returned on TPE48's 1st generation.
- Kitagawa Yuri, originally a AKB48's 3rd Draft generation member, returned on Nogizaka46's 4th generation
- Chou Chia-an, originally a AKB48 Taiwan Audition Understudent, returned on AKB48 Team TP's 2nd generation.
Graduated members can also return sporadically to perform on concerts or special theater shows.
Graduated and Graduating Members in 2021
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 2021 (some cases in 2019 and 2020) specifically.
Bolded names denote members who have yet to graduate since their announcement.
Trivia
- 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.
- The year 2020 had the largest number of graduating and graduated members.
- 49 members from the Japanese AKB48 group.
- 14 members from the Sakamichi group.
- 85 from the overseas groups.
- 64 from the SNH48 Group (excluding JNR48).
- A total of 212 members from the combined numbers of AKB48 Group, Sakamichi Series, and SNH48 Group have either announced graduation or graduated.
