I had been following the thread on H!O for Shimamura Uta that was speculating on why she has not been showing up to events and there were many rumours circulating around but it had finally been said that she had left the group. I will definitely continue to be a fan of Country Girls as a member leaving groups has happened many times before. It is unfortunate though as she had seemed like such a promising new member of Hello!Project and I was excited to see her growth as an idol. As such, she will join the ranks of other idols who left their idol groups soon after.
I'll just share some other members of the like here~
Otsuka Aina from Juice=Juice
I may have missed some members and for that I apologize! I included members who left their group shortly before or after debut so I do not include Yuuka or Saki from S/mileage or members who may have graduated soon after like Kanna or Erika in C-ute. Graduations are always to be expected in idol groups but these members definitely all showed potential. Though their paths did not lead them to be Hello!Pro idols, they all did make a lasting impression, at least on me~!
