Kanako Muro Announces Graduation From NMB48 to Focus on Gravure Career

| 48 / 46 Group | Posted by Kai Okudara on May.12.2015

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NMB48 3rd generation member Kanako Muro announced her graduation from the group during Team N’s theater performance on May 8th. In a comment posted to NMB48 Theater manager Tsuyoshi’ Kaneko’s Google+ account, Muro explained that she had come to the decision to graduate because she wanted to seriously work on being a gravure idol without having to rely on the NMB48 name to help her. She had begun thinking about graduation more than a year before making her announcement as she didn’t want to be half-hearted in her decision. Muro closed by expressing regrets that she would be leaving her fellow group members and fans who has supported her for the past 3 years but asked them to support her on her new path.

A shorter version of Muro’s comments were posted on her Twitter account along with a picture from one of her previous photoshoots.

今日の公演で卒業発表をしました。前向きな卒業です！本気でグラビアで挑戦してみたいと思い一年以上悩んで出した決断です。これからは違う道にはなりますが精一杯頑張るので応援よろしくお願いします。昔のオフショット！ pic.twitter.com/SmimLwGNmf

— 室加奈子 (@murokana20) May 8, 2015

“During today’s theater performance I announced my graduation. It’s a forward-looking graduation! I wanted to seriously challenge being a gravure idol and after thinking about what to do for over a year, I finally made my decision. I will be stating down a different road from now on but I will be doing my best so, please support me. Here’s a picture from some time ago.”

Kanako Muro’s final performance/event as an NMB48 member has not yet been decided but will be announced as soon as details have been finalized by management.

NMB48 Official site: http://www.nmb48.com/