At a recent press conference,�AKB48's Komori Mika (16) gave a shout-out to former member,�Oku Manami (15). Oku recently announced her graduation from the group on February 21st.

At the press conference held on February 25th regarding the release of her first DVD, "Mikapon Ju~ru", the idol commented, "It's too bad [that Oku is leaving], because we had gotten so close."

Komori expressed her hopes for continued friendship: "Even though she's graduating, I still want to hang out together. I want her to always be the Oku-chan that we know and love."

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