[News] Umeda Erika graduating from H!P 10/25

[Ayabie]

いつも『ハロー！プロジェクト』を応援していただきありがとうございます。


℃-ute 梅田えりかは、今月15日から始まる℃-uteコンサートツアーの最終日、10月25日のNHK大阪ホールでの公演をもって、℃-ute、そしてハロー！プロジェクトを卒業する事を皆様にご報告致します。
卒業後はファッションモデルを目指し、勉強していきます。
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応援よろしくお願いします。

http://www.helloproject.com/news/0908012000_cute.html

Apparently she's aiming for a modeling career.

Edit:
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/flash/KFullFlash20090801120.html

[shirenuファクトリー]

Lol I'm copying from gossip thread:

Wowowowowo

C-ute will be this chibidibidii unit

"It's so small"

But they don't need new members, Kanna and Umeda barely had lines in singles.. If they added new members it would just be "yay more backdancers"...

Sadly I doubt I will notice Umeda Erika missing except for the group size becoming much smaller in only one year D:

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Good luck with her new career. She seems to have a decent figure for modeling, lean and kinda tall for a Japanese girl. Tho I don't think there's a good reason why she couldn't have done modeling while in H!P, so my guess is that she has a boyfriend. :OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[sousora]

My only hope is that they keep C-ute as a five-person group after this. That's all I want...

I'll miss Erika in MCs

[Wonderboy]

 

She was my least favorite of °Cute but contributed to a lot of genkiness in the live...

Well, first Kanna and now Erika...

I hope that the bleeding will be stopped now.

I think it will be difficult to add an Egg to the band right now... but it will be soooo empty in concert now... 

[inechan]

fashion model is great I think^^ maybe better then idol for her
in c-ute she was alays in the background
I think that sucks
c-ute with 5 members...
I think UFA can´t put a new member in c-ute after the kanna mobbing from the wotas
so if c-ute disbands it´s the fault of the wotas ♥

I think they should make a new group with a new concept
the maimi-airi-background cutie concept sucks

I wish erika happiness ♥

[Trunks_01]

I was sadder when Kanna gratuated, but at least Erika will probably get a graduation ceremony...


But the backup dancer of C-ute might get more line...

[Jeani]

I think at concert tours from C-ute...Erika was a important part...she was always so funny and her tenshio agenko part was great...I will miss that...
-.-
I wonder what happen with C-ute now O.o ....

[CrypticShadow8]

Well Erika was definitely one of the people I liked the most from c-ute so this is kinda sad.

At the same time I think she'll make a very good model and hopefully can get more recognition than she did in C-ute. As the oldest of all the H!P kids I always felt that they shoulda appreciated her more.

[inechan]

>I was sadder when Kanna gratuated, but at least Erika will probably get a graduation ceremony...
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>But the backup dancer of C-ute might get more line...

kannas last concert was the elder club mega graduation
I think she has a graduation concert

maybe she´s really ill so she can´t get a graduation
nobody knows if the "insider information" is true

[hiyokokun]

I think they should make a new group with a new concept
the maimi-airi-background cutie concept sucks

Looks like not only me thinking the same thing, the first time is saw c-ute, i thought Maimi and Airi is the main vocal...
I also hope for Umeda happiness and i hope they add someone new after Kanna and Umeda left... 

[SomethingWild]

And another interesting H!P girl gone  I wish Erika the best of luck in her future plans.

[shadowstar]

As much as I absolutely adore Erika, it was only a matter of time.

H!P is losing a great member. She had so much potential, but I guess officials either didn't see it or didn't care. She's always wanted to do modeling, so good for her. I wish her all the luck in the world too <3

[genericpaperdoll]

I wish her all the luck in the world, she'd totally make a great model
But since she's by far my favorite kid, I'm really sad to see her go ;_;

[楊枝君]

At least she'll get a proper graduation as opposed to a sudden announcement. I'll really miss Erika, she had a charming personality. Also since she's not leaving on bad terms, I hope the members of °C-ute will be allowed to mention her every once in a while.

Anyway, wishing her all the best.

[mini*wheat]

Oh wow, I was a little more upset about this until I read she wanted to go do modeling. I think that's good for her! So good luck, Erika!

Granted, I'll miss her in C-ute, of course. She was definitely one of my favorite kids.

[Sev]

She's a pretty girl. But I wont miss her in C-ute. Better off modeling, as long as it's bikini or underwear stuff.

[adventwriter]

What the.... I go to sleep and then this happens?! Oh well - it is her choice and I wish her all the best in a modeling career. Ganbatte C-ute's Umeda Erika.

[mode107]

And she never even got a PB within the H!P....what a shame

[Slack]

WHAAAT?
TEAMS ARE UNBALANCED
(auto team balance next round?)

Maybe she's another victim of the global recession, hah.  I can imagine her being scouted then given some modeling contract offer or something. Still, sounds kind of fishy to me:  "pursue her studies in this field"?  Maybe they should have given her a photobook?

Oh well, at least now each group will look more distinctive size-wise.  Let's hope this doesn't continue until it's just Airi and Maimi left.  Still, if you were to ask me who seems most likely to be cut from C-ute, I'd probably have said Kanna and Erika.  First, no more Tension Sagekko, now no more Tension Agekko.

[shurastriker]

She's a pretty girl. But I wont miss her in C-ute. Better off modeling, as long as it's bikini or underwear stuff.

word dude, i concur.

ok this sucks, at this rate they are gonna end the group... i dunno but if any other member leave the group then better call it a day and disband, i seriously mean it because i don't want any other girls joining and because the "putting on hiatus" thing is just soopid.