A brand new idol group called aficionado has started their activities. 

The group's official Twitter account has revealed two of the seven members in the group. They are Okawa Rio, who graduated from AKB48 in 2018, and Yamamoto Mao who graduated from HKT48 in 2018. Details on the other members will be revealed from time to time. 

aficionado will officially be introduced at the live event '8th Anniversary ~Idol Koshien in USEN STUDIO COAST~ Part1' on August 19 at Tokyo's USEN STUDIO COAST.