Nogizaka 46 members Miri Watanabe and Junna Ito announced their graduation

Source: People's Daily News

Juna Ito and Miri Watanabe

People's Daily Tokyo, May 21 ,2019 -- On May 16, Nogizaka 46 members Miri Watanabe and Junna Ito announced on their official blogs that they would graduate from the group.

Miri Watanabe will graduate after the release of the group's 27th single

Miri Watanabe announced that she will graduate after the release of her 27th single "Sorry Fingerrs Crossed" on June 9 and Nogisaka 46. The specific graduation schedule will be announced as soon as possible after it is determined.

She said she had been fretting about the timing of graduation: "I started struggling with it about a year and a half ago, and finally negotiated with the company before making a decision. Talking about the reason for deciding to leave the group, she said: "I wanted to see more of the diversity of the outside world and challenge the peaks that were not easy to climb, so I made a very positive decision!" ”

Looking back on her journey so far, she said, "The 8 years of team activities have been a very valuable experience since joining the group at the age of 13 and becoming a member of Nogizaka 46. ”

Nogizaka 46 will host "under Live" on May 26, which will be the last concert for Miri Watanabe and Juna Ito, who announced her graduation at the same time. Miri Watanabe said enthusiastically: "I want to devote myself to this concert, and it will be a little regrettable that there is no audience, but there will be more people watching online, so I will definitely try!" ”

Junnai Ito's activities within the group will continue until the end of August

Junna Ito, who also graduated after releasing her 27th single, also said: "As other members around me graduated, I gradually began to think about the future. After a long period of thinking and entanglement, I finally felt that I should leave Nogizaka and move towards the unknown path, so I decided to graduate. ”

She also said that she had a very fulfilling life, "I have encountered various things in the past 8 years, and I have dedicated all my youth to Nogizaka! Because I like Nogizaka so much, I am able to stick with it until now. ”

Junna Ito's activities within the group are expected to continue until the end of August. "With about 3 months left, please continue to support Junna Ito of Nogizaka 46," she said. (Editor: Sun Mingling Proofreader: Chen Jianjun) (Source: Modelpress)

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