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Zone Band Member Miyu Dropped by Agency
posted on by Joanne Mertz
Runtime Music Entertainment terminated the contract of Miyu Nagase of the all-girl band Zone. The company made the announcement on Wednesday, citing "considerable misconduct as well as repeated work negligence" as its reasons for cancelling the contract. The company explained that it "attempted to provide Miyu Nagase with guidance and persuade her to change, but there was no improvement in her actions."
Miyu debuted in 2001 as a member of Zone under a Sony contract with three other girls. The band became known for the song "secret base ~Kimi ga Astro Boy series, as well as "Shiroi Hana," the theme song for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. After the band broke up in 2005, Miyu continued her music career as a solo artist.
Miyu ed a 10th anniversary reunion with former band Tomoka Nishimura and Maiko Sakae, Kimi to Boku no kiseki~" in 2012, was the first to be released by the band in seven years.
