Ebisu?Muscats member Nagase Aya has announced that she is 5 months pregnant and will be going on maternity leave. 

On March 16, during the group's regular program "Muscat Night", Nagase announced, "There's a baby in my belly." While fellow members were shocked to hear the news, Nagase explained that she will be taking a maternity leave rather than graduating. During this program, it was also announced that Ebisu?Muscats would release their second single "Sexy Beach Honeymoon" and hold a nationwide tour called "Zenkoku Bousou Tour 2016". 

Ebisu?Muscats formed in September of last year with 33 members. On February 4, Okita Anri graduated in order to expand her activities overseas, and on March 2, Sakura Yura put a halt to her activities to study abroad. 

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