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22/7 Idol Group Adds 8 New
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the project announced on Sunday that eight new have ed the project. The new include Nao Aikawa, Mao Asaoka, Oto Amaya, Mina Kiyoi, Satsuki Shiina, Runa Shijō, Ema Tsukishiro, and Rino Mochizuki. The group now has a total of 14 .
The new will begin their activity in the idol group with the "22/7 Live Tour 2022 '14'" concert on March 10.
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 project announced in September 2021 that the idol group was auditioning for new . The audition marked the project's second audition in five years since the initial recruitment in October 2016.
The 22/7 Ongaku no Jikan (22/7 Music Time) rhythm mobile game ended service on December 22. The game launched in May 2020 for iOS and Android devices.
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.
Sources: 22/7 project's website, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
