On September 18th, Morning Musume leader,�Takahashi Ai (25)�held a release event for her last photobook as a Morning Musume member. �The photobook is called 'Ai Ai Ai' and was released on September 14th. �Takahashi will be graduating from the group�on September 30th�at the Morning Musume concert at Nippon Budokan.

She said about the photobook, "I showed myself �life-sized and all natural as a member of Morning Musume." �About her activities after graduation, she revealed she would like to become an actress.

She also showed concern toward former Morning Musume member, Kago Ai who was recently discharged from the hospital, "We haven't contacted each other recently, so I saw it on the news and I'm worrying about her. �I hope she would get better soon."

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