Nogizaka46 has announced that members Saito Chiharu and Sagara Iori will be graduating from the group.�

Both Saito and Sagara will graduate after participating in all events related to the group's 20th single "Synchronicity." Their last work will be a handshake event on July 16 at Makuhari Messe.�

Saito is a first generation member who first made the senbatsu in the group's 10th single "Nandome no Aozora ka?" (October 2014 release). Meanwhile, Sagara is a second generation member who passed the audition in 2013. However, she didn't join the group until a year later as she wanted to focus on her studies first.�

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