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[zam（仮）]

Just found out about the news.
I thought renaming/rebranding The Possible was to avoid this kind of issues.
I hope we can still see Akiyama from time to time and not just disappear altogether.

[Mizura]

The fact that they changed the name to avoid the problem and she announced her graduation and left right away makes me wonder if something more serioius had happened.

[hpnewb]

How does renaming a group stop someone from deciding it's time to go?

[zam（仮）]

How does renaming a group stop someone from deciding it's time to go?

What they said during an interview was that the renaming was a restart, a renewal of sorts for the group.
Its just, this is not one expects after a restart/renewal.

Including Akiyama's blog post translated in English by Up-Front Link.

From UP Front Link's official facebook page:

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[EN] Important announcement concerning Yurika Akiyama from Ciao Bella Cinquetti
August 10, 2015 at 8:41pm

Thank you so much for your support towards to the artists which belong to our company.
At this occasion, the member of Ciao Bella Cinquetti, Yurika Akiyama graduates on the 10th August 2015.

There had been many many discussions with the staff and the members,

but it came to the following result.

"Regarding the future activities, I do not want to go towards with a half-hearted feeling. Please let me graduate now, during this most important moment."

We will respect what she tought about seriously, and even if this regrettable, it reached this conclusion.
To all the fans and to the staff, we really apologize about this sudden announcement.

Ciao Bella Cinquetti will continue as a 4 members group.
It will probably not be a flat road but those 4 women will continue to progress, with all their energy and with the support of the staff altogether.
Please kindly continue to support those women in the future.

UP-FRONT CREATE





Everyone, here is a sudden announcement.
I, Yurika Akiyama, will graduate from Ciao Bella Cinquetti today, 10th August 2015. I am sorry for this abrupt news.
I thought about it many, many times and came to this conclusion.

Inside me, after those 9 years of activities, I had a uncomfortable feeling at the end of the Nakano Sun Plaza's live last year.
I began to think about my own life and I thought about several possibilities about my life.

Meanwhile, the circumstances change, the activities speed raised up, and little by little, I began to feel a difference of enthusiasm with the 4 other members.
From now, the group Ciao Bella Cinquetti will get bigger and bigger.
And I wondered if it was my concern...
I have being troubled like this for 6 months.
Even working with this, I don't know if I can't face this suffering. I do not forgive myself being like this.

It is impossible for me to impose those troubles to everyone. I am so sorry to all the fans.

Everyone is serious so I had to think seriously as well.

This group has been created 9 years ago.
I am in this industry for 11 years.

To say it frankly, 80% of the activities were painful, while 20% were fun... But because those 20% were fun and "special", I tried my best for this and cut down with the majority of the pain.

Concerning my life, music is essential, there is a deep meaning in every single sound and word, and singing helped me about the fact I dislike not being able to express my feelings with my poor talk.
With the songs, I can deliver my feelings.

This carrier has ups and downs.
Sometimes, it is painful like when the oxygen disappears, and I had times when I wanted to throw out everything. However, being able to reach go this far was thanks to my family who supported me whatever happened. It is also thanks to the staff who even reduced their sleeping time in order to continue to go on. Of course there also Tsunku♂ who watched me warmly and welcomed me in this industry. And there are those members, who were like my family and with who I lived my youth, during acid but also sweet moments.
And there is the love of the fans, which really support the group, myself, with this straight devotion.

Because there had been many people involved, I did not give up.

It took 8 years but we have been able to tour nation-wide, we stood up in Nakano Sun Plaza. The single which has been released this year reached the 3rd place of the Top Oricon.

With my character which gets tiresome easily, I continued the musical activities.
And with the 9th anniversary live celebration...
It was a huge satisfaction inside me.It was a pure moment of happiness.

I took the resolution of taking from now a new road.

To not loose to the 4 remaining members, I will fully go to my next goal.

I am sorry for talking selfishly.

I would like to thank so much all the fans who support me until the end.
I am full of gratitude.

Please continue to support Ciao Bella Cinquetti (previously The Possible) in the future.

Yurika Akiyama



PS: the translation may not be perfect/accurate, thank you for your understanding.

I think The Possible should have followed Berryz's path and retired instead of renaming their group.

[RenaiDestiny。]

But obviously the other four really enjoy being in the group and are ready for the renewal. As far as we know, only Yurika wanted out. Probably a good amount of the members of Berryz wanted out of the idol world, which is why they would've just disbanded altogether.

[Greyface]

On the bright side, now that they're a four member group, the weirdness with Cinquetti not meaning quintet goes away, and now it's just a random Italian sounding set of letters, instead of a translation failure.   

[Neru Pyon Aishi]

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[Akkyan-CBC]

I miss her so very much *can't stop crying* and nothing is like before now! Her Twitteraccount is still open - but with no new posts.
And the other 4 Girls play "The show must go on!" I HATE the new Header picture  
Look at them, their faces (esp. Hashimon) It's all 'grey' and the happiness is gone...

I can't understand this all ... She was always smiling, but she's right - she really has changed since May/June ..... 

It's so hard to know, that I will never listen to her wonderful voice again, at new songs.
I'm done with CBC ... Sorry, but without my sunshine, this all has no future ...

[Akkyan-CBC]

Dear beloved Akkyan, now it's a year ago ...

but it makes me happy getting always new photo from her mothers social media accounts ^ ^ She's so funny and nice.
I LOVE the CUTE sleeping Akkyan photo which Rie-san posted today.
This gave me back a little hope for this day. 

Yurika, please never forget how much we love you and never stop smiling! Because your smile is like a sunbeam into the heart!

[Akkyan-CBC]

NO JOKE!!!

Yurika got married on 27. May at Hotel >New Otani Hakata< in Fukuoka. *Her mother gave me the photos*
She looks sooo beautiful at her dresses. She wore a white wedding dress and later a white-yellow dress.

[prescy12]

Omg !!!! 

I'm shocked but so happy for her ! I was hoping so much to hear from her !!

 

I would have liked to see these pictures T^T

[Akkyan-CBC]

If you give me the promise for not showing the photos to other - write me a PM I got the permission, but I can't show you all of this photos.
Only the two in her dresses, sorry. But better this, as nothing.
Send me a PM - I write back, when I'm back here.

[Kurolivier]

Oh, congratulations to her 

That might be one of the reasons she left the group.

[Akkyan-CBC]

No, this wasn't the reason! There are 3 reasons and one of them has to do with a CBC member - but I can't tell so open what really happend, sorry.
I saw you wrote me and I had answer now to your PM's.

This is a new photo of her, with the puppy "Coco" which belongs to her Mama Rie

[Kurolivier]

Yes i saw tour reply, thanks.

 

Nice picture. I still don't like those kinds of small dogs But she has her great bright smile as usual.

Still the prettiest member of The Possible imho.

[Akkyan-CBC]

Oh YES, She is the most beautiful of them!!! Her smile is like a sunbeam

[Akkyan-CBC]

SECOND NO JOKE!!!

On 7/14 at 10:56 am (JST) a healthy boy was born! Yurika has given birth to her first child!!! And YES I have photo's

[Alison1318]

Wow is she really married and has kids now? Im not sure how you know that it seems like youre saying you are a friend of hers or something.

[Akkyan-CBC]

look at my Homepage (News) https://www.ciao-bella-cinquetti.de

 

 

Ah and btw. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AKKYAN *send you thousend kisses* 

This photo is brandnew from today morning

[Satur]

 Congratulations for her birthday and for the baby.