NMB48’s Kadowaki Kanako has announced that she will be graduating.

It was announced on October 22 during NMB48 5th Anniversary LIVE in Osaka. Shortly after she also announced it on her Twitter account, alongside her goals for the future to be the best variety talent in Japan.

Again, it seems like the group is seeing quite a bit of activity since we last reported Riho Kotani would be leaving back in September. Thankfully it seems like she will be following her footsteps and is planning on becoming a talent.

Of course, fans are encouraged to attend her last performance which hasn’t been announced (might be immediate, but we don’t know since there aren’t that many details.

Either way, good luck Kadowaki Kanako!

MVs for tracks featured on NMB48’s new single Must Be Now have been released.

The short MVs were uploaded recently for all of the tracks of their upcoming release.

So far the main track is sounding quite solid with a K-pop inspired style and sound that fits the group perfectly. The rest of the single has a variety of sounds, from the J-pop upbeat feel in Katamoi Yori mo Omoide wo … to the hip 80’s styled Goodbye Guitar. Kufuku de Renai wo Suru na has more of a stronger pop feel with some electronic elements that many will love while Yume ni Iro ga Nai Riyuu has a more ballad sense to it.

Here are the covers:

It’s shaping up to be a quite solid release so I definitely encourage everyone to get a copy of the single they enjoy!

The single will be released on October 7.

Check out the MVs after the break!

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NMB48 Team N member Riho Kotani has announced her graduation from the group.

The announcement was made during her Osaka birthday celebration live. Kotani says she has been considering graduating from the group since last year. She wishes to remain in the entertainment industry.

It’s always sad to see a member announce their graduation from a group, and this is no exception. Hopefully we get to find out the date when she will leave so fans can go ahead and plan out their schedule accordingly.

The date for Riho Kotani’s graduation hasn’t been announced.

Source: JpopAsia