SKE48 member Takayanagi Akane has announced her graduation from the group. On October 4, during the midnight show of 'Gekijou Debut 11 Shunen Tokubetsu Event Zenyasai' at SKE48 Theater, Takayanagi announced, "I, Takayanagi Akane, have decided to graduate from SKE48. I'm sorry for the sudden announcement." She revealed, "Everyone had been doing their best to make this show a success, so I kept it a secret from everyone and made the announcement t

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On July 17, former SKE48 member Kato Rumi updated her official blog announcing her marriage to a non-celebrity man.Kato wrote, "It's a personal matter, but I, Kato Rumi, registered my marriage with someone I had been dating for some time on July 7." On her husband, she said, "He is a non-celebrity. He is someone I respect who is reliable and thoughtful." At the end, she expressed, "Right now, I am truly happy," and continued, "To everyone who al

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On July 2, SKE48 member Kitagawa Ryoha announced her graduation from the group during Team S's performance at SKE48 Theater. Her last day of activities will be September 30. Towards the end of the show, Kitagawa announced, "I, Kitagawa Ryoha, will graduate from SKE48." While the crowd was in shock, she continued to explain, "Since I am 20 years old, I wanted to live a life without regrets."  On her plans after graduation, she said, "It

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The title of SKE48's new single to be released on July 24 has been decided to be "FRUSTRATION."  As previously reported, Furuhata Nao will claim the center position for the first time with this single. In addition, it was revealed that the group will collaborate with apparel company Baroque Japan Limited.'s fashion brand 'LAGUA GEM' for this single's outfit. You will be able to see the girls wearing clothing from 'LAGUA GEM' in the single's mus

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SKE48 will release their 25th single (currently untitled) on July 24. In addition, they will be resuming their 47-Prefecture tour in September. These announcements were made on May 27 during SHOWROOM's 'SKE48 Kara Sonna ni Juudaijanai Happyou wo Ikutsuka Suru no de Minakutemo Daijoubu desu SP.' The center for the title track will be Furuhata Nao, and Inoue Ruka, Nojima Kano, Matsumoto Chikako, and Asai Yuka will be in the senbatsu for the fi

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On April 1, SKE48 member Shirayuki Kohaku announced her graduation during Team E's 'SKE Festival' at SKE48 Theater. Her last day of activities will be April 30. Shirayuki joined SKE48 as an eighth generation member in 2016. She was promoted to Team E in April of last year. Last week, Okada Miyu, Uchiyama Mikoto, and Takagi Yumana announced their graduations making Shirayuki the fourth member to announce their graduation in just six days

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Apparel brand 'Pompette,' designed and produced by former SKE48 member Hiramatsu Kanako, will be debuting in May. The concept of the brand is "tipsy." Whether it's having a drink with your close friends or getting a little tipsy in front of someone you like. The brand aims to create clothing that will make one feel good regardless of gender.  Hiramatsu also successfully produced apparel brand 'Honey Cinnamon', which has released m

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On March 29, SKE48 second generation members Takayanagi Akane, Saito Makiko, and Uchiyama Mikoto held their 10th anniversary live at SKE48 Theater. During this concert, Uchiyama announced her graduation from the group. The second generation members were announced on this same day ten years ago. The three members kicked off the live with "10nen Zakura." Then during their solo parts, Saito did a dance medley, Uchiyama performed "Tobenai Agehac

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On March 12, SKE48's Oba Mina made a surprise appearance at a program on 'KZOO HAWAII' at a radio station located inside of the Ala Moana Shopping Center in Hawaii. She revealed that she was visiting photoshoots for her first photo book. Oba, who appeared on the program right after her shoot, showed confidence in her first book saying, "I think it will turn out to be a photo book that everyone will be satisfied with."   After the

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SKE48 Team KII member Obata Yuna has announced her graduation from the group.  Obata made the big announcement on February 12 during Team KII's performance. Her last day of activities will be March 31, and her last handshake event will be on April 6 for their latest single "Stand by you" at MetLife Dome in Saitama. On her Twitter account, she stated, "I will enjoy my last days as an idol! Please continue to support idol Obata Yuna until the

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