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22/7's Nao Aikawa Goes on Hiatus to Focus on Studies
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The official website for the idol group 22/7 announced on Saturday that group member Nao Aikawa will take a hiatus from the group starting on January 19 so that she can focus on her studies. She will not attend the "52OSAKA ~Girls Castle~" event on February 19, but will attend the planned "Nana Niji Live 2023" events on January 16 and 18.
The website will announce at a later date her planned return time to the group.
Aikawa ed the group as part of eight new who ed the group in February 2022. The group now has a total of 14 .
Since December 2020, five have "graduated" from the group, including left in November 2021. All five of the ' respective characters have also graduated from the franchise.
The 22/7 Ongaku no Jikan (22/7 Music Time) rhythm mobile game launched in May 2020 for iOS and Android devices and ended service in December 2021.
The 22/7 anime Crunchyroll in February 2020.
Yasushi Akimoto is producing the titular "dimension-crossing" idol group. The group originally had eight anime idol characters, with their respective voice actresses performing as idols in the real world.
