1st generation member Takayama Kazumi graduated from the group at the end of Day 2 of the Summer Nationwide Tour Final at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 21, 2021.
Shinuchi Mai announces her graduation
2nd generation member Shinuchi Mai announced that she will graduate from the group.
She will leave around the end of January 2022.
Maichun, as she was known, has been the oldest member since Fukagawa Mai graduated in June 2016. Her first senbatsu was the 12th single “Taiyo Knock” and she was senbatsu 15 times, all in the 3rd row. She continues a streak of 14 consecutive senbatsu (including “Route 246”).
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Ikuta Erika announces her graduation
1st generation member Ikuta Erika announced that she will graduate from the group on Dec. 31, 2021.
Terada Ranze announces her graduation
2nd generation member Terada Ranze said that she will graduate from Nogizaka46.
Details such as the graduation date have not yet been decided.
Ito Junna, Watanabe Miria and Ozono Momoko graduate
Ito Junna, Watanabe Miria and Ozono Momoko graduated from Nogizaka46 on Aug. 29, Aug. 31 and Sept. 4, 2021, respectively.
Their statuses were updated from “current” to “graduated” in the database.
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Takayama Kazumi announces her graduation
1st generation member Takayama Kazumi said that she will graduate from the group following the release of the 28th single.
Known as “Kazumin”, Takayama has been senbatsu in every single from the debut single to the latest 27th single.
Since Matsumura Sayuri’s graduation, Takayama was the only current member to have been senbatsu in all 27 singles. As she will be senbatsu in the next single without doubt, she will become the only member to have been sentabsu in all 28 singles from the debut.
Ozono Momoko announces her graduation
3rd generation member Ozono Momoko said that she will graduate from the group and quit the entertainment business.
She wrote in her blog that her last day will be Sept. 4, which is the 5th anniversary of the 3rd generation members joining the group.
She is the first to graduate of the 12 members of her generation.
Hori Miona graduates
2nd Generation member Hori Miona graduated from Nogizaka46 on March 28, 2021, at the online concert by 2nd Generation members as part of the 9th Year Birthday Live.
Hori was thrust into the center position for the 7th single back when 2nd Gen members were new and not yet full members. Through the 26th single, she was senbatsu 19 times and the 2 times that she did not make senbatsu she was the under center.
She sings a solo song “Tsumetai mizu no naka” as a coupling song for the 26th single.