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HKT48 member Yuna Kure to leave group to focus on high school exams
HKT48 trainee Yuna Kure will leave the group on November 30 to focus on school.
Kure, 14, is a third-year junior high school student from Fukuoka, Japan.
She joined the group as a seventh-generation member in May 2024, when she was 12.
She said high school entrance exams and her future are her priority, after weighing the decision carefully.
Kure had recently limited some of her activities to focus on school.
The group says it is respecting her decision to concentrate on her studies.
HKT48 says it will give details later about rescheduling affected theater events.
Kure thanked fans and said she will remain with the group until her departure date.
HKT48 member Yuna Kure, 14, will leave the group on November 30 to focus on her high school entrance exams.
The group announced on October 19 that it would respect her wish to concentrate on her studies.
Kure said she had thought carefully about the decision and wanted to face her future while prioritizing the exams.
She joined HKT48 as a seventh-generation member in May 2024.
She had already limited some activities in June because of her studies.
- Who
- HKT48 trainee Yuna Kure, 14.
- What
- She will end her activities with the group.
- When
- November 30, 2026.
- Where
- HKT48, the Fukuoka idol group.
- Why
- Kure said she wants to prioritize her high school entrance exams and think carefully about her future.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Kure joined HKT48 as a seventh-generation member.
Kure limited some of her activities, citing a focus on her studies.
HKT48 and Kure announced that she would leave the group.
Kure is scheduled to end her activities with HKT48.
- Age
- 14
- Group
- HKT48
- Joined
- May 2024, as a seventh-generation member
- Announcement
- October 19, 2026
- Last day
- November 30, 2026
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I have decided to leave HKT48.
I want to prioritize my high school entrance exams and face my future properly.
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