This might come as a surprise to many Hello! Project fans out there, and since Kamei Eri has been my favorite idol for many years now, I understand your feelings, but do I feel the same?
For those who don’t know who these people are, they’re part of an idol agency called the Up-Front Group. The idols on this agency are put under a family name called Hello! Project, and the mothership of H!P is Morning Musume, a group that was once super famous but has lost most of its significance as of today. Morning Musume has been active since 1997 and a total of 25 girls have been part of it. The word “graduation” in this context refers to one or more members leaving the group. A graduation of a girl can be caused by several things, for example, a member can graduate for getting too old (this is usually their own decision), wanting to move on to do other things (such as modeling) or breaking their contracts by having boyfriends or smoking.
As a big fan of Kamei, this is a somewhat surprising turn of events, as Kamei was not expected to be the next one to graduate. [click to continue…]
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