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Rio Kitagawa |
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Homare Okamura |
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Mei Yamazaki |
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I luv them all |
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Maeda Yuuka graduates from S/mileage and Hello! Project |
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Written by Sferris, Yasser96
, updated: 19:33, 1-Jan 2012
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Yesterday, we saw the graduation of S/mileage founding member Maeda Yuuka. She graduated to pursue her dream of entering University.
The announcement of Yuuka's graduation was just over 2 months ago and Yuuka told us how she wanted to attend university and has been struggling to cope with both school and S/mileage, so the only option she could see was to graduate.
Thank you for always supporting me.
I, Maeda Yuuka, as of 2011/12/31, will be graduating from Smileage and Hello! Project.
Just the other day at our event, the 4 sub members became official members which made me really happy, but at the same time made me realize that it was this timing that I had to use to tell you all something very important.
Since becoming a high school student, I have been unable to keep up with my Smileage work and school at the same time and it has bothered me a great deal. I started to think about my future and realized that my desire to attend a university had grown a lot over time. I was wondering if, at this rate, if I would be able to handle both school work and Smileage, I was really only able to give a half-hearted effort on both things… and was always getting help from other people, and I really disliked that part about me. I thought to myself “Things aren’t going to work out if it keeps going like this”.
I need to work a lot harder if I want to attend a university. But that had always been just talk, up til now nothing had really changed…
If I let these feelings continue, it would not be fair to the other members, nor to all the fans that support me.
I thought a lot about it. I may not be very bright but I put all my energy into thinking about this… and came up with this as the only possible option.
As of now with the four new members joining, it has been a joy to spend every day with the members. To the original members, to the new members, and to all of you who have always supported me, I am very very grateful.
Although it may be sad, we have a new single featuring the 7 of us coming out on 12/28, and I will be working my hardest ever to make this the best one yet!
I am very grateful to so many people, and hope to really enjoy these remaining 2 months, and finish with a smile in the Smileage way!
Please continue to support Smileage from here on after.
2011-10-25 Smileage Maeda Yuuka
Although Yuuka was only in S/mileage for 2 years, she spent almost 5 years being a Hello! Pro Egg. In October 2005, Maeda became one of the founding members of Hello! Pro Egg group Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai. They debuted at Morning Musume’s enviromental Culture Festival 2005. In July their first song was announced, Minna no Ki.
In 2008, Yuuka recieved her first proper Hello! Project role when she was selected to become part of the new unit, High-King, alongside important Hello! Project singers such as Morning Musume's Takahashi Ai and Tanaka Reina. The group was created to promote Morning Musume's upcoming rendition of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, titled Cinderella the Musical. The group's debut single, "C\C (Cinderella\Complex)" was released on June 11, 2008.
In the same year, Yuuka was selected to be one of the four members for a new Hello! Pro Egg unit alongside Wada Ayaka, Fukuda Kanon and Saho Akari. The group was called Shugo Chara Egg! and was formed to record the opening songs for the anime that Buono! sings for, Shugo Chara!
On April 4th, 2009 Tsunku announced on his blog that a new group was in the works. The members listed were Maeda Yuuka, Fukuda Kanon, Ogawa Saki, and Wada Ayaka. He stated the lineup was subject to change, and that it would be their "major debut". On May 5th, 2009 Tsunku revealed the name of the new group to be "S/mileage" on his blog, that means the age of smiles.
Yuuka along with the original S/mileage, released 4 indies singles, before their major debut which was "Yume Miru 15". But only 2 years later, Yuuka decided to graduate from S/mileage and Hello! Project to begin her entry for univerisity. Yuuka concluded her S/mileage and Hello! Project activites with her last single "Please Mini Skirt Post Woman!" and her graduation took place on December 31, 2011. at their fan club event, “Mega Bank Vol.4“.
As of January 1, 2012, S/mileage will greet the year 2012 as a 6-nin group and Yuuka will start her life as a normal girl working towards becoming the best she can be. S/mileage willl continue their activities with their first single without Yuuka "Chotto Matte Kudasai!"
From Yuuka's graduation, here is what Yuuka said;
“It doesn’t seem real that I’m graduating. All kinds of things happened, but I can’t believe that today is the end,” she expressed.
At the end of the event, Maeda broke out into tears as fans called out, “Thank you“, “Do your best,” and “Yuuka!“.
From Yuuka's graduation, final message from Ayaka;
“From 2012, S/mileage will be a 6-person group, but we want to do our best so that many people will support us. When we’re able to hold a big concert, we want to do our best so that Yuuka-chan will come to watch us.”
Everyone, please continue to support the new S/mileage and please support them by buying their new single "Chotto Matte Kudasai!"
Translation by Sferris of Takamaruyo.net |
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