Asakura Kiki to graduate Tsubaki Factory and Hello! Project Spring 2023

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Asakura Kiki to graduate Tsubaki Factory and Hello! Project Spring 2023

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Announced during her birthday event in person first, and then through the H!P website.
She wants to study animals, not exactly as veterinarian but more like a counsellor or sorts.

Since she's gonna start her studies in April and doesn't want to hold the group back she decided to graduate.
She will continue solo though and tries to juggle both career and school.

/EDIT: Added a statement on H!S:
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Finally, a graduation from a group I was expecting a graduation from.
I was wonder when someone from Tsubaki would finally go after the new girls joined.

I'm not even surprised that it's Kiki either. (I was actually expecting Yumeno but was secretly hoping I was wrong and glad that I am.)
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I don't know what they've been doing since 2016 but it's funny the one girl I did like is the one to leave haha.
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What's going to be interesting is that Tsubaki is now losing their second face. The group changed its style after Risamaru's departure, I wonder what they're going to do now. Though to be fair, the last single already wasn't much Kiki. They probably knew that Kiki would try to get into her school.
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Tsubaki has such a strong new gen that I don’t think they’ll have a problem getting new faces to showcase. I can’t say I dislike any of the new girls at all.

The only thing that holds me back is that they need a banger of a song to really pull them out into the open.
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I haven't paid too much to Tsubaki Factory since all the new members joined. I do have some concerns that they're losing on of their strongest vocals, but I don't know too much about the new gens so there might be someone members who can sing among them.
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I'm away for one day and BAM!, lol. I talked about how TF's image had shifted from being centered around Kiki to being centered around Kishimon during their last single, so this isn't such a surprise. I wonder if her decision to leave was decided a while ago, and was the impetus for the change in direction? She was the face of TF, and as of now, they don't really have one. I also wonder if this will prompt other departures next year.
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I've always considered Yumeno to be the face of Tsubaki.
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Wow I can't believe Kiki would have such an impact on Lizzie.

Personally I'd say Yumeno has always been their best performer, but the group never really focused on her. Kind of like MM doesn't fokus on Sakura either despite her being the best singer. Or rather Ayaka in Kobushi.
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DonJuan wrote: Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:39 am Personally I'd say Yumeno has always been their best performer, but the group never really focused on her. Kind of like MM doesn't fokus on Sakura either despite her being the best singer. Or rather Ayaka in Kobushi.
Sakura is a great analog. Kiki has been the main center while Kishimon has been the main singer. Wasn't the fact that Kiki just waltzed back into the main center role after her hiatus one of the things that pissed Risamaru off so bad?
Elpis wrote: Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:03 pm I haven't paid too much to Tsubaki Factory since all the new members joined. I do have some concerns that they're losing on of their strongest vocals, but I don't know too much about the new gens so there might be someone members who can sing among them.
All four of the newer girls are relatively strong vocalists, so I don't see that as much of an issue. If anything, I'd say the addition of the 2nd gen placed Kiki right in the middle of the pack.
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JPope wrote: Thu Sep 08, 2022 2:59 pmWasn't the fact that Kiki just waltzed back into the main center role after her hiatus one of the things that pissed Risamaru off so bad?
Yeah, and the fact that they basically went on hiatus with her. Management would not have done the same for Kishimon.
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===Setlist for Tsubaki Factory Premium ~Asakura Kiki Graduation Special===

1. Seishun Beat wa 16 / KSS
2. Onna de Chikyuu wa Mawatteru / KSS Unit '23
3. Yoridori ME DREAM / OCHA NORMA
4. Uchira no Jimoto wa Chikyuu jan! / OCHA NORMA
5. Motomeyo...Unmei no Tabibitozan / BEYOOOOONDS
6. Yume Sae Egakenai Yozora ni wa / BEYOOOOONDS
7. Kono Sekai wa Suteta Mon ja nai / Juice=Juice
8. GIRLS BE AMBITIOUS / Juice=Juice
9. Bukkowashitai / ANGERME
10. Aisubekibeki Human Life / ANGERME
11. Happy birthday to Me! / MM'23
12. What is LOVE? / MM'23
MC
13. Hatsukoi Sunrise (the rest of the concert is Tsubaki Factory only)
14. 17sai
15. Seishun Manmannaka!
MC
16. Waratte
17. Shunrenka
18. Watashi ga Obasan ni Nattemo
19. Ai wa Ima, Ai wa Motometeru
MC
20. Ima Nanji?
21. Ishiki Takai Otome no Dilemma
22. Yowasa ja nai yo, Koi wa
23. Teion Yakedo
MC
24. Garakuta DIAMOND
25. Machigai ja nai Naitari Shitai
26. Adrenaline Dame
27. Konya Dake Ukaretakatta
28. Kimi to Boku no Kizuna feat. KIKI
ENCORE
29. You're My Friend feat. KIKI / Kiki and then Tsubaki Factory joins in (released digitally)
- GRADUATION CEREMONY
30. Happy Cracker
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Kiki really went for maximum emotional impact with her solo.



From intro to encore, this was one of the best grad concerts in a while.
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