Two Saisons, Two Saisons.
Season of two people Season of two people
I'm leaving in autumn and winter.
Fall and winter turn away
The first time I felt it, I felt it.
The first throbbing
My memories are calendars.
Memories leave only the calendar
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On January 7, 2016, Mai Fukagawa announced her graduation on her blog, and on the 1st of the following month, Nogizaka 46 announced the selection list of the 14th single on the variety show "Nogisaka Fortifications", Fukagawa made her first solo as a group single, and "When spring aster bloomed" became her last single in Nogisaka 46.
On June 16, 2016, Nogisaka 46 held the "Nogisaka 46 Midsummer National Tour 2016 Fukagawa Mai Graduation Concert" at Ecopa ARENA In Shizuoka, which is also the hometown of Fukagawa, and after this concert, Fukagawa Mai officially graduated from Nogisaka 46.
On October 17, 2016, Nogisaka 46 announced on the variety show "Nogisaka Works" that Hashimoto Nana was not the center of the 16th single "The Meaning of Goodbye", and three days later, Hashimoto announced on the Japan Broadcasting Program that he would graduate from Nogisaka 46.
From February 20 to 22, 2017, Nogizaka 46 held a 5th anniversary concert at the Saitama Super Arena, including the graduation concert of Nana Hashimoto on the 20th. It is worth remembering that it was also Hashimoto's 24th birthday, and after the concert, Hashimoto Nana did not officially graduate from Nogizaka 46.
On October 2, 2017, Ito Wanlihua announced on her official blog that she will graduate from Nogizaka 46 this year and realize her personal dream and hold a solo exhibition of the "Ito Wanlihua Brain Expo".
On December 23, 2017, Ito Wanlihua completed his last handshake meeting in Sendai and officially withdrew from Nogizaka 46.
On January 30, 2018, Ryina Ikoma said in an interview with Nikkan Sports that she would graduate from Nogizaka 46, and announced on her blog the next day that she would graduate after the group's 20th single "Synchronous Coincidence". On April 22, Ikoma held a solo graduation concert at the Budokan in Japan.
On May 6, 2018, Nogizaka 46 held a commemorative national handshake party for the release of the 20th single in Makuhari, which was also the last handshake meeting of Ikoma Rena, with as many as 35,000 fans attending, and Ikoma officially graduated from Nogizaka 46 after this handshake meeting.
On August 7, 2018, Imazumi announced on his official blog that he would retire from Misaka 46 after the release of the group's seventh single, "Ambivalence".
On November 4, Imazumi completed his last handshake in Kyoto and officially graduated from Uizaka 46.
On September 20, 2018, Nishino Nanase announced on his official blog that he would graduate within the year, and on November 14, Nogizaka 46 released his 22nd single "Want to Take a Long Way Home", Nishino served as the single Center for the 7th time, becoming the most numerous members of the group as a single, and the song "Want to Take a Long Detour Home" also appeared in the 69th NHK Red and White Song Festival. After the concert, nishino ended all the group's activities except for the graduation concert held the following year.
On February 24, 2019, Nogizaka 46 held a concert to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the group formation and Nishino Nanase's graduation concert at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka. About 150,000 fans witnessed this touching historical moment through live broadcasts or theatrical broadcasts, following which Nishino Nanase officially graduated from Nogizaka.
On March 7, 2019, "Sleep" Nagahama announced on his official blog that he would withdraw from Uzaka 46 after the release of the group's eighth single, "Black Sheep".
On July 30, 2019, Nagahama officially graduated from Uzusaka 46 after hosting all Night Nippon, a late-night live broadcast of Nippon Television.
On July 8, 2019, the first captain of Nogizaka 46, Reika Sakurai, announced on her official blog that she was about to graduate from Nogizaka 46.
On September 1, Nogizaka 46 held the "2019 Nogisaka 46 True Summer National Tour" at the Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium, where Reika Sakurai ended her eight-year idol career and officially graduated from Nogizaka 46.
Did you cry that day?
(First published on the WeChat public account Japan Idol Fun News Agency)