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Inoue Rina Interview in B.L.T December 2025

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  Q You have announced your graduation from the group, but it doesn’t feel real yet… right? Inoue: That’s right, I still haven’t gotten the chance to speak directly with my fans yet (in Meet & Greet), and I think that it will feel more real as I hear many words. Q It might just be a coincidence, but apparently a lot of people graduate from their groups when they are 24 years old. Inoue-san herself is also 24 years old, right? Inoue: Yes. But it’s not like I particularly had it in mind as a time limit, that's just how it naturally ended up for me. But it could be that there’s a part of me that started thinking about this because I’m on the verge of turning 25 years old, since that’s kind of a milestone… I’m saying this as if it’s not me we’re talking about (laughs). Q Right, when someone reaches 25 years old, society generally has the perception that they are a full-fledged adult. Taking that into consideration, I’d like to ask you to talk about your decision to graduate, at lea...