SDN48 member,�Fukuyama Sakura, has decided to leave the group and graduate from the entertainment business due to health concerns.

According to both her personal blog and the theater manager's blog, Fukuyama had a chronic disease from before she started working with SDN48.� The group's continuous activities have been hard on her, and have lead to a gradual decline in her health.

Fukuyama was one of the second generation members of SDN48, and she started working with the idol group this past spring.� She was popular, and was selected as one of the senbatsu members for the SDN48 major label debut single, coming in at rank twelve.

There are no confirmed details on her graduation yet.� The date and performance for her graduation will be announced on the official SDN48 site as soon as they are decided.

Source & Photo: natalie