Sato Masaki to graduate from Morning Musume.'21 and Hello! Project on December 13 at Nippon Budokan. This is due to the medical issues she has been suffering from the last few months.She plans to continue as a solo artist after her graduation. There will be one last Morning Musume.'21 single release that includes Sato Masaki before the end of the year. Sato Masaki's graduation concert at Nippon Budokan is titled 'Teenage Solution'.http://helloproject.com/news/13590/https://twitter.com/hipnewsservice
In summary: Thanks for coming to our event! Did you have fun today? I certainly did!! I've been surrounded by beautiful flowers one after the other since joining MM (meaning the members). I met Tanaka Reina-san, who loves deeply and is super hard working (/1)Michishige Sayumi-san, who is full of love for MM. Both of them started new paths, which brought forth both happiness+sadness in me. It was also during this time my idea of MM started to change. I met a lot of juniors since, and MM has taught me different types/ways of love. (/2)But 3 months from now, I'll be leaving these flowers behind, and MM's Sato Masaki won't be there anymore. Here, I want the fans to promise me 1 thing. Please stay away from me for a while & support the current MM (I'm a little worried abt Ayumin) (/3)This is my wish! Sorry for being selfish. I want to start anew, and this might be very different from MM's Masaki. I also don't know if it'll go well or not... So I won't say "please follow/support me!"Although it's rather selfish of me, I decided on my graduation to properly separate myself from Tsunku+MM. I want the remaining 3 months to be of no regrets - with the members & with Tsunku's songs. (/5)I wanted to say goodbye to MM in Budokan - the stage where I debut and really love. I will do my best with the remaining time! I'm really thankful to have met you all today. Thanks for coming.https://twitter.com/ChantingLee/status/1443928630803918851?s=20
Morning Musume Infos (@InfosMusume) Tweeted:Masaki photobook "prism" is now on sale!This is a compilation of Masaki's work.This photobook consists of two parts: Side "M" which is mainly loungewear and dresses, and Side "S" which is mainly dresses and costumes.It will be released on January 22nd. The pre-orders will start tomorrow on elineup at midnight. https://twitter.com/InfosMusume/status/1469259062911148033?s=20