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

[Starra]

It's still a longer time than this whole S/mileage ficaso .

At least Asuka got 3 singles with 2nd gen.

[22Tsuji22]

It's just hard when your favorite members are leaving/left. I don't care for the new girls, at first I thought it was cool then Saki left and made me sad. Hopefully they continue to release awesome songs though <3

[Sohee]

S/mileage could have been the new MM, I wouldn't have been upset with it, if it would have been done differently. Auditions after a year was okay. Saki leaving was okay. But to have 2 members leaving within the same year is just.. It's gonna hurt them, a lot. While it was both Saki and Yuuka's own decisions and all, and I think they should be allowed to do what they want it all just sucks. And tbh I don't think it's quite the same as it was with MM. Simply because, like Starra said, Asuka spent time with 2nd gen, and they didn't have another graduation until a few good singles (and Goto Maki) later.

[SweetBene]

This will take me a bit of getting used to.

Wow It looks so weird without Yuukarin.

[Amped]

Tower in Shibuya says they have a new idol corner on the second floor, and the H!P section is expanding. also in the Smileage area, you can write special messages for Smileage in this little notebook here :


http://twitpic.com/76eff0

[SweetBene]

Yuukarin
[youtube]4ZV-9YicyhI[/youtube]

Just one thing...
She uses the pattern "Sotsugyou koto ni narimashita".
But "koto ni narimashita" means something who was decided by an other person...

It doesn't change anything about her graduation but still

[Celedam]

Perhaps she wanted to keep working but with a reduced schedule, to allow for schoolwork, and the management refused.

[Sohee]

Nah, for official matters like this it'd make sense for her to use that, assuming she's been talking with managers and such and they both decided on that it'd be better for her to graduate.

[Pavlova]

Yeah, I don't think they'd force her to graduate because she wanted to attend university/focus on school, or something such. Momo is a (very popular) front girl and she's going to university so... plus, after Saki's departure, Yuuka being their most popular member as well.. I'm fairly sure they would have went to SOME lengths to keep her.

[Amped]

its been 1 year since Smileage had their last Mega Bank event vol.3

S/mileage Fanclub event "S/mileage Mega Bank vol.4" 12/31 New Years eve
http://www.up-fc.jp/helloproject/news_Info.php?id=2779

no Kouhaku. orz