Thank you very much for all your support towards Sayashi Riho and Hello！ Project.
Sayashi Riho was part of our office, but as of the end of November, her exclusive management contract with our firm has come to an end.
At the same time, she will also be graduating from Hello！ Project.
Sayashi joined Morning Musume。 in 2011 as a 9th generation member and was active until 2015.
Even after her graduation from Morning Musume。, we watched over her in her efforts,
But she wanted to bring things to an end and to take another step forward, for the sake of pushing forward towards her new goals.
We accepted her strong determination and have arrived at this conclusion.
Sayashi may be graduating from Hello！ Project,
But we will support her in the future as well, hoping that she grows and develops to new heights.
Thank you so very much for supporting Sayashi Riho.
We hope that you will continue to watch over her warmly as she takes on her new challenges.
7 December 2018
UP-FRONT PROMOTION Co., Ltd.

To all of the fans who have constantly supported me as well as to everyone whom I’ve worked with
How are all of you doing？
It’s been a while. This is Sayashi Riho.
I’m doing well！
In order to push forward towards my new goals,
I, Sayashi Riho, want to bring things to an end within myself, and this is due to my own selfish desires,
But the decision has been made, and I will be leaving UP-FRONT PROMOTION, who have been taking care of me since my debut.
This is the result of long consideration and discussions,
But the announcement has ended up being quite sudden. Please forgive me for that.
Ever since I joined Morning Musume。 when I was 12,
It was a headlong charge, and I got to have many wonderful experiences.
Those experiences made me want to see even more aspects of the world, and even after graduating from Morning Musume。,
I’ve been studying abroad, based in New York, learning language and dancing.
And now, this is what I think: I would like to absorb even more things.
So, I’ll become even more of a new me
And move on forward, in order to reunite with all of you once again.
The fans who support me, regardless of the fact that about 3 years have passed since I graduated
Have, truthfully, been a source of daily emotional support for me. Thank you so very much！
I still want to sing！ I still want to dance！ I still want to act！
If you could find it in you, please warmly watch over me, a person who harbours so many dreams.
To all of you who have supported me up until now as a member of Morning Musume。 and Hello！Project,
There may be discussions in the future, but I’m very much obliged to you.
From the bottom of my heart, I’m grateful.
From now on, I will continue to count on you.
Thank you very much！
7 December 2018
Sayashi Riho