Former HKT48 Miyawaki Sakura's management contract with her agency "Vernalossom" expires
It was announced on the official website of Vernalossom that Miyawaki Sakura (23), who graduated from the idol group HKT48 in June, had reached the end of her contract with the company.
On the company's website, the company said, " We would like to inform you that the management contract between Miyawaki Sakura and Vernalossom Inc. has expired," and added, " We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the fans who have always supported us and we would like to ask for your continued support for Miyawaki Sakura"
Miyawaki joined HKT48 in 2011 as a first generation member, and in 2014 she became a member of AKB48 Team A as well, and became the center of AKB48's 38th single "Kibouteki Refrain" with Watanabe Mayu and became sole center of AKB48's 10th anniversary single "Kimi wa Melody".
From 2019, she has been a member of the Japanese-Korean 12-member girl group IZ*ONE. she ended her activities with the group in April 2021, and also graduated from HKT48 in June.
Vernalossom was established in 2006 as an operation management company for AKB48, and changed its name from AKS Inc. in 2020. The company's main business is overseas, and its artists include former IZ*ONE members Yabuki Nako (HKT48) and Honda Hitomi (AKB48).
Original post: Yahoo! Japan News
[+6,377, -2,037] There were rumors that she was going to keep her office in Japan, but I guess she's going to move to HYBE label completely. I think this is really great, but I think she's going to be in a very tough world
[+5,143, -1,527] Both Nogizaka and Sakurazaka are going downhill. Perhaps it's the end of the line for big-name idols
[+1,827, -531] I wonder if it had something to do with the fact that she was still under contract until October.
she's starting from scratch
[+1,014, -308] This is good because the demand in Japan is not very high
[+713, -227] The dance vocal group market is saturated with so-called "boom" groups.
There are many cases where people know the name of the group but not the individual members.
In Japan, audition programs have started, but the timing is a couple of years too late and they are following K-POP too closely.
I think they will sell well for a while after their debut due to the push from TV stations, but it is becoming difficult to differentiate groups from other groups.
[+548, -185] There's going to be a company information session for HYBE on November 4th, and I'm sure they'll announce something about Sakura and Chaewon then
[+365, -127] I thought the contract with the office was still there, but I guess it's over.
That's how determined she is...
Good luck.
[+364, -134] Complete transfer.
I guess it means that if she have any activities in Japan, it will be through HYBE affiliate or something.
I'm hoping they'll make some kind of announcement on their activity schedule and SNS again soon
[+246, -36] China, her biggest money source , is starting to restrict the activities of idol "oshing".If she don't hurry, she won't get much money.
[+219, -118] Miyawaki Sakura has a good track record, name recognition, and popularity in Korea, and can be counted on to play an active role in the world from Korea rather than in Japan, so I think it would be good for her to go down the path she wants to take while she is still young.
I'm looking forward to her future activities