Hiatus

Hiatus is a category of members who temporarily ceased their activities from the group due to academic problems, physical problems, contractual problems or personal reasons.

Members currently on Hiatus

Group	Member	Date	Notes
Sakurazaka46	Kobayashi Yui	2021.09.09
Hinatazaka46	Kosaka Nao	2021.06.26
SKE48	Fukai Negai	2021.04.28
DEL48	All members	2020.10.09	Indefinite suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic
SNH48	Xu JiaQi	2020.05.30	Due to participation as THE9 member
SNH48	Zhao Yue	2020.07.04	Due to participation as BonBon Girls 303 member
GNZ48	Lv ManFei	2021.09.02	Due to government new rule for all artists they must first have compulsory education

Notable Instances of Hiatus

Group	Member	Date	Notes
AKB48	Kashiwagi Yuki	2021.06.08 - 2021.07.15	Completed treatment and surgery for syringomyelia
HKT48	Miyawaki Sakura	2018.10.29 - 2021.04.29	IZONE member for 2 years and 6 months
HKT48	Yabuki Nako	2018.10.29 - 2021.04.29	IZONE member for 2 years and 6 months
AKB48	Honda Hitomi	2018.10.29 - 2021.04.29	IZONE member for 2 years and 6 months
SKE48	Matsui Jurina	2018.07.07 - 2018.09.06	Withdrew from Produce 48 and missed production of Sentimental Train
Hinatazaka46	Kageyama Yuuka	2018.06.01 - 2020.05.26	Went on hiatus prior to name change from Hiragana Keyaki
AKB48	Iriyama Anna	2018.04.01 - 2020	"Study abroad" in Mexico for the telenovela Like, la leyenda
HKT48	Kodama Haruka	2017.12.27 - 2019.06.09	In March 2021, Kodama revealed her hiatus was due to bipolar disorder