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.

[SweetBene]

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.