Smileage Maeda Yuuka graduated at end of year 12/31/2011

[Moh]

Maybe this will open the door for the fifth girl to make it into S/Mileage after she gets well

I'd like to see how people react to this, tbh.

[Amped]

official statement from Yuuka and Tsunku
http://s-mileage.jp/info/3298

barks.jp
http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000074319

[Mirai]

Nooooooooooo

[DARC1993]

This is unbelievable . This was supposed to be H!Ps best year ever when H!P was going to be reborn into a totally new company with Ais leaving and Risa leadership and all the new members but now it just looks like a bad year. 4 graduations more than 2010

The SU in Mobekimasu is slowly dying ... I mean not to be mean but like I rather have no one leave instead of the new members in S/mileage. But all we can do is accept it and expect the best from both Yuuka and S/mileage.
Damn only Kanon and Ayaka... What's the point of going to Kouhaku if the 4 aren't going together </3

Two girls leaving within months for the same reason (retiring from showbiz) makes me wonder if the S/mileage girls are being pushed way too hard over their limit

[sb]

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Murphy's law.

Maybe this will open the door for the fifth girl to make it into S/Mileage after she gets well and spends a short amount of time as an egg?

So, what's the rumor mill/2ch saying about the "real" reason for her departure?

My guess is gonna be hated the new girls. That theory followed by missing Saki and the old S/mileage, followed bunions, and wanting to become a model. Crack theory being she was afraid being attacked at night by fellow H!P'ers wanting to steal her voice.

Two girls leaving within months for the same reason (retiring from showbiz) makes me wonder if the S/mileage girls are being pushed way too hard over their limit

I am sure it is related to new members.

[resop2]

Maybe there will be pictures in Friday of Yuuka and Saki in the same modeling class?

[DARC1993]

I know if it's because of the new members we would never know other than speculation but if it really is because of that I would lose all respect for Saki and Yuuka cuz that's a slap in the face to Kanon and Ayaka and the whole S/mileage group and all the hard work they put into this.

[Celedam]

Two girls leaving within months for the same reason (retiring from showbiz) makes me wonder if the S/mileage girls are being pushed way too hard over their limit

Y'know, it is possible that she's simply grown up and her priorities have changed. There's no particular reason why a little girl's fantasy of being an idol should survive her teenage years. She's reached that age when she's more aware of the idol/wota relationship, and she has to do decide what to do with the rest of her life after school, so…

[danzarely]

apparently its fake.

according to my friend the newspaper articles say that shes graduating in "2010" not "2011".


wheres sohee we need her now

It doesn't say anything about 2010 - it's a legit article. Now, without UFA announcement who knows - but the article is real and was really printed. It just talks about leaving to focus on school and the history of s/mileage being formed by tsunku.