Leader Ichioka Reina has graduated from BEYOOOOONDS and Hello! Project on 3/1

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Ichioka Reina's profile has been moved to OG section and staying under Upfront Promotion.
http://www.helloproject.com/og/
http://www.up-front-promotion.co.jp/artist/

As of April 1st, Ichioka Reina's contract has officially ended with Upfront Promotion. Her profile has been removed from both sites.

Upfront statement
Notice regarding Ichioka Reina
Ichioka, a member of our company, has ended her exclusive management contract as of the end of March.

We have come to this decision after receiving a request from Ichioka Reina herself that she would like to leave the company due to concerns about whether or not she will be able to continue her new activities after graduating from BEYOOOOONDS.

She joined the Hello Pro Kenshuusei in 2012,
She has been a founding member of BEYOOOOONDS since 2018.
We would like to support her in her new start.

Thank you very much for your support of Ichioka Reina.


Ichioka Reina's statement
To all of you who have always supported me

I, Ichioka Reina, have resigned from Upfront Promotion as of the end of March.

When I thought about my future after graduating from BEYOOOOONDS,
I have decided to concentrate on my medical treatment, as I was still having trouble keeping up with the changes in my health condition at times.

With the memories of Hello! Project BEYOOOOONDS in my heart, I would like to embark on my next path after my recovery.

I cannot thank my fans enough for supporting and nurturing me to this point, my staff, and all the people I have had the pleasure of working with.
Thank you for the many encounters and experiences.

Please continue to support Hello! Project in the future.
Thank you so much for all the love you have given me!


http://www.up-front-promotion.co.jp/inf ... tail/17186

[Shabranikuduu]

I really hoped she'd be able to make a comeback, maybe after a year or two. But her health is most important. I hope she is able to recover and live her life to the fullest! Thanks for everything, Icchan!

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Former BEYOOOOONDS member Ichioka Reina resumes her activities, and revealed as the first member for the new idol group called "Reve Pocket". The rest of the members will be unveiled at the TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION Autumn / Winter 2024 Fashion show event @ Saitama Super Arena as the opening act performers on September 7th. It will be streamed on Abema.


https://tgc.girlswalker.com/24aw/artist/

Reve Pocket official account, Ichioka Reina first member revealed, born in Tokyo. Not much else info about this mysterious group or what agency she is in, until they reveal it.
https://www.instagram.com/reve_pocket

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Her own account, her member color is Light Blue.

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I'm pleased to announce that I'm resuming my activities as a member of a new idol group, Reve Pocket! I'm Ichioka Reina!
And I also opened X! Please give me your best regards!

The debut unveiling will be held on 9/7 at Mynavi TGC 2024 A/W” in Saitama Super Arena on September 7! There will also be a free streaming on abema!
Please look forward to it!

Her own Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_iBdBpvHmR/

https://natalie.mu/music/news/589775

Very similar to the way Ichioka Reina was revealed as the first member of BEYOOOOONDS.

Reve means Dream in French

[aerosuffly]

I kind of wish that she would just be coming back to BEYOOOOONDS and Hello! Project, but maybe this will be less straining to her help. All the best for her.

[DJChisato1]

Isn't the cooldown period 1 year?

[boinsie]

Wow, new Ichioka Factory is wild news! Re-debuting in a new idol group 6 months after her silent graduation wasn't on anyone's bingo card.

I wonder if they'll have a less demanding schedule or something.

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The 2nd member of Reve Project is Matsuwaki Akari, also 25 years old like Reina. A former member of many idol groups : iDOL Street, Ange☆Reve, and recently graduated from momograci on July 15th, 2024. She is a fan of Hello! Project

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Someone is gathering former idols. It might be one of those people who want to get into the "I want to produce an idol group" trend. Maybe this group is just a bunch of friends who want to make idol group together.

Her member color is Pink
https://twitter.com/akari_matsuwaki/sta ... 4170219574

[boinsie]

This explains Ichioka not going back to H!P/Up Front though. I hadn't considered her age--at 25 she would only have 2 years left in BEYOOO anyway, and maybe she doesn't want to be an M-Line soloist.

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The third member of Reve Pocket is Yamagishi Marina, a 27 year old actress. Former member of Nagoya idol group "CLEAR'S", Her member color is purple
https://twitter.com/marina_gishi/status ... 5713061015

I have no idea if she related to Yamagishi Riko, Ichioka Reina's friend.

4th member : Sakuma Hazuki, light green, member of idol group "Main Title" (メインタイトル), the group will be disbanding, and her contract will end on September 16th, 2024
https://twitter.com/hazuki_sakuma_/stat ... 3905699896
https://twitter.com/Maintitle_/status/1 ... 3876668885

5th member : Mashiro Yuzu, member color is White
https://twitter.com/yuzu_mashiro_/statu ... 4235141440

They are just unknown low tier C-list idols. Not sure why Ichioka Reina wants to be a part of this and perform in the basement of some random venue. Probably her older sister Ichioka Anna influenced her.

[p0p0lim]

Do we know if Icchan might be the leader of this new group? How come she’s the only one not dressed in all white for the reveal photos?