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Nogizaka46 member Saito Asuka (24) updated her blog on November 4th and announced she was graduating from the group. She will be graduating with the release of the group’s 31st single (title TBA) which will be released on December 7th. Saito’s activities will end at Read More …
It was announced on the Nogizaka46 official website on Sept. 17th that Kiyomiya Rei will be suspending some activities due to poor health. According to the statement posted, “Rei Kiyomiya has been feeling unwell, and as a result of consulting with her, some group activities Read More …
During Nogizaka46’s live performance at Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium, member Kakehashi Sayaka fell off the stage and was injured. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital and was treated. On September 3rd, it was announced on the Nogizaka46 website that Kakehashi will be absent Read More …
During Nogizaka46’s live performance at Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium, member Kakehashi Sayaka fell off the stage and was injured. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital and was treated. According to audience members who witnessed the fall, Kakehashi seemed to have fallen before 9:00 Read More …
Nogizaka46 was appointed as LUX’s first treatment ambassador. The group’s LUX collaboration will be a “Toro Toro Treatment Series” which will be released on September 12th. The total beauty care brand “LUX” developed by Unilever Japan Customer Marketing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo, President: Joy Read More …
Nogizaka46 members Higuchi Hina (24) and Wada Maaya (24) will be graduating from the group. The announcement was made on each of their blogs and the official Nogizaka46 website. Both are first gen members who joined back in August 2011 and both will graduate after Read More …
Former Nogizaka46 member Ito Karin posted on Instagram on June 27th of the surgery she had to remove a plate when she had surgery for jaw deformity. Back in May 2021, Ito announced that she would undergo surgery for jaw deformity which had symptoms of Read More …
Former Nogizaka46 member Nakamoto Himeka (25) was an idol and it made her happy. As a first gen member known as “Himetan” who passed the audition back in August 2011 at the age of 15, she had a lot of fun. It was destiny for Read More …
Nogizaka46 member Yamazaki Rena (25) appeared on her TOKYO FM’s radio show “Yamazaki Rena no Dareka ni Hanashitakatta Koto.” (M-TH, 1:00 to 2:55) and announced that she is graduating from the group on July 17th. Yamazaki said her last live was their 10th anniversary live Read More …
Nogizaka46 gave their final performance of their 10th Year Birthday Live at Kanagawa Nissan Stadium on May 15th. 140,000 people attended the event in two days, the largest for the group. Yoda Yuuki, who had tested positive of COVID-19 back on May 8th, was able Read More …
On March 23rd, Nogizaka46’s 29th single “Actually…” will be released. But today, the jacket photos have been revealed to showcase nature becoming a metal world. The theme of the cover featuring Nogizaka46 in a metal world features two contradictions of transience and strength happening at Read More …
On the TV Tokyo Variety Show “Nogizaka Koji-chu” (Nogizaka Under Construction) which aired on February 20th, the members selected for the upcoming Nogizaka46 29th single took place and for the very first time, Shibata Yuna (18), a fourth gen member, was selected. Shibata who was Read More …
Former Nogizaka46 member Ikoma Rina (26) sent her congratulatory message to Hoshino Minami (24) who graduated from Nogizaka46 member and retired from the entertainment industry on February 12th. Ikoma wrote, “Congratulations on Minami-chan’s graduation !! Minami-chan is really cute! The cutest in the world! !! Read More …
Nogizaka46 veteran Hoshino Minami (24) performed her last concert as a member of the idol group. A first gen member, the graduation ceremony was held at Tokyo International Forum Hall A on February 12th and this ends the idol life in which Hoshino has been Read More …
On Nogizaka46’s second YouTube channel “Nogizaka Haishin-chu” (Nogizaka is being delivered), the channel introduced their 7th newest member of the 5th Generation, Nakanishi Aruno (18) from Chiba Prefecture. Since February 2nd, the channel has been introducing the newest members of the group which included Inoue Read More …