SKE48's Nakanishi Yuka & Sato Mieko announce their graduation from the group- http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/12/ske48s-nakanishi-yuka-sato-mieko-announce-their-graduation-from-the-group (http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/12/ske48s-nakanishi-yuka-sato-mieko-announce-their-graduation-from-the-group)
December 24, 2014
SKE48's first generation members, Nakanishi Yuka (25) and Sato Mieko (28) will be graduating from the group at the end of March 2015.
They made the announcement during the team S performance held at SKE48 Theater on December 24.
Nakanishi originally passed AKB48's "the First Kenkyuusei Audition" held in May 2007, and joined the group as a 4th generation AKB Kenkyuusei. She was then transferred to SKE48 in August 2008.
Nakanishi has been the leader of Team S, as well as the captain of the whole SKE since April of 2013.
On the other hand, Sato who is the oldest member of the whole 48 group, passed the "SKE48 Opening Member Audition" in July 2008. She was once demoted as a Kenkyuusei in February 2009, but returned as a regular member in May of the same year. She is currently serving as the sub-leader of Team S.
Sato revealed that she would belong to a new agency, and continue talento activities and music activities in the Tokai region.
With the girls' graduation, there will only be 3 first generation members (Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Oya Masana) remaining in SKE48.
Source: Oricon (http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2046400/full/)
Former SKE48's Sato Mieko to release her 1st album- http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/08/former-ske48s-sato-mieko-to-release-her-1st-album
August 17, 2015
Former SKE48 member Sato Mieko will release her first album "Yakusoku" on October 17th.
The album will feature a total of 9 songs including her digital single "Your Color", which was released on July 1st. The first press edition will enclose a photo with a message from the singer. The jacket cover illustration was done by Furukawa Airi who also graduated from SKE48 around the same time.
To commemorate the album's release, Sato will hold a one man live called "Sato Mieko 2nd One Man Yakusoku Recohatsu LIVE" on October 17th at Nagoya CLUB QUATTRO. Ticket pre-sales will be available through her official fan club "miep's" until August 24th at 6:00 pm.
[Yakusoku]
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01. Koi ni Ochite
02. Canvas
03. Moshimo Mahou ga Tsukaetara
04. Answer?
05. Kimi wo Matteiru
06. Your Color
07. Ima Demo
08. Yakusoku
09. Message
Source & Image(s): natalie (http://natalie.mu/music/news/157232)