It's been announced that Nogizaka46 member Hayashi Runa will be taking a break from her activities. 

Hayashi, who has been feeling unwell for some time, will be suspending all of her activities for the time being in order to focus on her studies. As such, she and fellow member Okamoto Hina, who is also on hiatus, will be absent from the group's tour 'Nogizaka46 Manatsu no Zenkoku Tour 2023' to be held from July to August.

Hayashi started her activities as a Sakamichi Kenshusei from September of 2019 and has been a member of Team 4 since February of 2020. From this month, she has been starring in BS TV Tokyo's 'Tokyo PC Club' as a regular member.