Tamura Meimi's graduation announcement

Yesterday at Angerme's Christmas event it was announced that Tamura Meimi will leave the group and Hello Project in Spring next year to become a Musical actress.

WHAAAAAT??????

OMG..

But seriously, what's with all the graduation announcements lately?

Tamura Meimi is a second generation member of Angerme (S/mileage). She has been the youngest member for a long time and is still only 17. At first I only considered her to be an annoying little kid, but I really learned to love her over time. She grew up and now actually seems to be more mature than most older people. One of the best things about her is her voice. Meimi definitely has the best voice in Angerme and is a pretty darn awesome performer. She's also very good at acting, so I would say she's an all round talent. And that's actually why, even though this announcement made me cry and is really sad, I can understand why she wants to graduate. Meimi is simply too good to be an Idol. Or rather, being an Idol doesn't help her with what she wants in her future anymore. It's probably stopping her a bit, so she needs to change her environment. 

Still, I'm shocked to see one of H!P's best voices and most interesting members to leave. Let's hope we will still see a lot of her after her graduation. But until then I hope she enjoys her last few months in the group. :)

石ころなんかじゃない。全石だ。人間みんな。

Not small stones. Gems. That's what all human are.