On September 4, NMB48 member Lori Ota announced her graduation and talked about her future plans, saying that she would continue to stay in the show business.
Lori Ota announced her graduation during the performance
Sina Entertainment News According to Japanese media Modelpress, on September 4, NMB48's all-Japan tour "NMB48 LIVE TOUR 2019" held its first day of performance at the NHK HALL in Tokyo, and member Lori Ota announced her graduation, and also talked about her future plans, saying that she would continue to stay in the show business circle.
Lori Ota sang "The Best, the Best!" at the end. After announcing her graduation to the fans present, she said: "I joined NMB48 when I was 12 years old, and spent about seven and a half years here, I have grown a lot in these seven and a half years, NMB48 is the first time in my life that I have seriously done it, and I am really lucky to meet NMB48." Initially the combination was a place that stimulated me, and then it became a place where the members I liked and made me feel at ease, but I couldn't stop here, as a person I wanted to become stronger, so I decided to graduate. ”
Lori Ota joined NMB48 as a third-term student through the draft in December 2011, and her first single was "Don't Look Back!" released in March 2015. From January to March last year, she suspended her activities and recuperated due to physical discomfort, and was selected for the first time in AKB48's 51st single "Jyabajya" last March, and released a photo album in March this year, starring in the Japanese drama "Emperor of the South", debuting as an actress. Regarding the arrangement after graduation, Lori Ota said: "After graduation, I will continue to grow, so I will not quit the show business circle, and I will be very happy if everyone can continue to support me." "The specific graduation time will be announced at a later date.
This year marks the ninth anniversary of NMB48's debut, with the All Japan tour held at four venues in Tokyo, Hyogo, Miyagi and Aichi, and the NMB48 9th Anniversary LIVE on October 5.