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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