Jo Eriko will be graduating..

NMB48 Team M's ace Jo Eriko will be graduating. Her reason for graduating is that she will be entering Junior high next year and she can not properly focus on her studies and she has been worried about this for quite a while.

Her graduation performance will be September 28th.

Google+ post:

Today I announced my graduation at the theater. I'm sorry I couldn't live up to everyone's expectation. I'm graduating but I won't give up my dreams. After this, please keep on supporting NMB48 and me as well. Truly, thank you very much.

I am really sad this is happening. She joined NMB48 because she really idolized Acchan. Her studies are really more important for her to focus on although I also think with Acchan graduating it effected Eriko a lot more then her studies..