Kamen Joshi kenkyuusei unit Slime Girls member Kawahara Yui has announced that she is expecting a baby. As a result, she will be retiring from showbiz.�

Kawahara made the double announcement via her official blog. She commented on when she first found out about the pregnancy, "I didn't know what to do. I ran away and averted my eyes from not only the stage, but also from reality. I secluded myself." She added, "When I finally decided to have the baby, I had already entered an unstable period, and I couldn't return to the stage."��

Kawahara was born in 1995 in Chiba Prefecture. She joined Alice Project at 17 years old, and has been active as an idol since.

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