It's been reported that Idoling!!! member Nomoto Manami (#24) will be graduating from the group at the end of the month.

Regarding her graduation, Nomoto explained, "Due to personal and family reasons, I hesitated and worried about a lot of things. But at this time, I have decided to return to my parent's home in Osaka. I talked about it a lot and spent a lot of time thinking about it."

Idoling!!! producer Kadosawa Seita revealed that Nomoto's graduation was decided in a hurry. "It's truly unfortunate, but after discussions of both parties, we weren't able to provide a program, live, and so forth as a place of farewell. Once more, please accept our apology," he commented.

At this time, it hasn't been revealed whether she will be withdrawing from the entertainment business altogether.

Nomoto became Idoling!!!'s 4th generation member back in April of 2010. Aside her activities with Idoling!!!, she has appeared solo on�NHK E-Tele's 'R no Housoku'.

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