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I think the costs of producing music nowadays are lower, too. Might be wrong though.

I've got the same impression about song production nowadays too tbh. And it definitely helps that Akimoto writes pretty much all of the stuff, so that probably cuts the cost down too lol.

He does write the lyrics but all the music is composed by other people.

Morikawa Ayaka announced her Graduation yesterday (Feb 3). She wants to pursue her dream of becoming a model.
http://tokyogirlsupdate.com/ayaka-morik ... 36365.html

Is she already working at a magazine like Mariko did or is it that she hopes to start working for one now?

Hatanaka Seira of Nogizaka46 will be graduating soon. No date confirmed as of yet.
http://www.nogizaka46.com/news/2015/02/post-12245.php

A bunch of SKE graduations this year:

Oh my, they're dropping like flies. O.O

Cool. Nakky's outlasting Bizarro Nakky.

Suzuki Shihori will be graduating from AKB48 and retiring from the entertainment industry. She wants to go to school and learn business administration.