Yuuka Sugai: Her official final post as a Keya member....

 

  .... though of course this won't be her last post by a longshot! Am hoping to have 2-3 more posts for Yuuka before the year ends and wish it didn't take a graduation for these solo posts to take place. Yuuka will be turning 27 in two weeks so hopefully can put something together for that, she's also scheduled to be the cover girl for an upcoming magazine which may be her final spread. Plus last Sunday's 'Soko' show was for her graduation, once it gets subbed will do a recap of it. Next pic is a timeline from 2015 to the present, lot of changes in her appearance which should be expected.

 This year will go down as my absolute worst as far as graduations go! Other years have seen more Idols departing but why have all of my mega faves left at once? My top two SKE gals graduated this year along with my top two ever Nogi members, plus my all time fave left Keya and while Yuuka isn't a massive fave would place her about fifth on my top Keya member's list. So what a year it's been, won't put a jinx on anyone saying 2023 can't be worse for it somehow could happen!

 What cushions the blow a bit is that Keya's second generation is so strong, hope management doesn't mess with success so quickly and bring in a dozen third generation members next year. Yuuka's last post was done less than two weeks ago yet everything for today will be brand new pics. Including her final batch from Keya's 'Diary' blog, like a few other members she's fraternizing with the enemy....

 Yuuka shouldn't have any problems being successful in the future. She does have a college degree, is an ace equestrian and could continue on with being a stage actress, once her solo posts end will keep her fans updated with any news in Keya group posts. This batch of pics are from a new article with the Natalie site, lot of good info there and here's the link to it: Natalie site 

 Not going to discuss Yuuka's graduation concert all that much, am so tired of talking about them! Wish she had stayed on until Keya's two Christmas concerts but that wasn't to be. The final concert took place last Wednesday which was November 9th, it was the second of two shows at the Tokyo Dome. My all time fave Keya/Sakura tune is "Wareta Smartphone' which was a B-side to the fourth single, she was the last link to the song with the subgroup Aozora to MARRY. What I noticed in these grad concerts is that no departed members make an appearance, some pics from the final show.

 Two days after the graduation Yuuka had a memorial photobook come out but it seems to me to be more of a regular book. Five pics from it that hadn't been posted yet.

 Few other pics from the boom which have been in other posts, that bottom one is just one of the top photos of the year.... or any year!!!!

 Will end off with two Yuuka spreads promoting the photobook and they have more pics from it. First set is from the November 24th issue of Young Jump.

 Oooops, almost forgot to include these new promo pics for the 'Uni's on Air' web game. They could be Yuuka's final ones ever unless some come out for her November 29th birthday.

 Final set for today is this fabulous batch of pics from the November 14th issue of WPB. No video from Yuuka's grad concerts, perhaps because a DVD is in the works? That's okay for after the pics have the PV for my #1 Keya tune "Wareta Smartphone" which is now over five years old. I have an English subbed version but that's sadly been deleted off YT.