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. She is a former member of the

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SKE48 SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae, Nagoya, Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshi ...

and was a member of Teams E and S. She is currently affiliated with Deep Skill.

Career

Azuma passe
Team Crerekko
s (a Hokkaido-based idol group) 4th generation auditions in October 2012, but resigned in December 2012. She later applied for

's 6th generation auditions in January 2013 and passed. Her debut was on February 28, 2013. Her debut stage performance was on March 26, 2013, at SKE48's Kenkyuusei Stage. On April 13, 2013, she was promoted to Team E. This made Azuma the member who spent the shortest period, 18 days, as a trainee member. In February 2014, during the AKB48 Group Shuffle, it was announced she would be transferred to Team S. She first entered SKE48's Senbatsu for the single Mirai to wa?. Her lightstick colours were pink, black and white. She graduated from SKE48 on March 31, 2017. She then ended her idol activities, moved back to her hometown of Sapporo and became a local tarento there. On June 1, 2018, Azuma became affiliated with the Sapporo-based entertainment company CREATIVE OFFICE CUE. She left the agency on September 30, 2022. The day after, she expanded her range of operations to Tokyo. On February 9, 2023, Azuma announced her move to the Tokyo-based entertainment company Deep Skill. On August 9 of the same year, she announced her marriage to the Hokkaido-born influencer Hiyo.

Discography

SKE48 singles

AKB48 singles

Appearances

Stage units

;''SKE48 Kenkyuusei Stage '' # "" # "" # "" # "" ;''SKE48 Team E 3rd Stage '' # ;''SKE48 Team S 3rd Stage (Revival)'' # #

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Azuma, Rion 1996 births Living people Japanese idols Japanese women pop singers Singers from Sapporo SKE48 members 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers