It's been revealed that Sashihara Rino's first performance as a member of HKT48 will be on July 5th. She will be making an appearance on Team H's show, 'Te wo Tsunaginagara', at HKT48 Theater in Hakata, Fukuoka.

Sashihara will also be participating in HKT48's preliminary tournament to join the 'AKB48 29th Single Senbatsu Janken Tournament', which will be held on September 18th at Nippon Budokan.

Akimoto Yasushi transferred Sashihara from AKB48 to HKT48 after tabloid magazine 'Shukan Bunshun' reported on her relationship with one of her fans. Her final performance as an AKB48 member will be held sometime in July.

Source & Image: Oricon