Kiki Asakura announces hiatus from activities with Tsubaki Factory!

After taking number four in the Oricon Charts with their latest single “Oh No Ono”, five-member idol group Tsubaki Factory’s Kiki Asakura announced that she will be taking a break from activities—starting immediately. Asakura stated that she was diagnosed with lumbar disk herniation—which, in layman’s terms, means a spinal injury—and was told to take a hiatus from her work as an idol as soon as possible. 

This news broke just in the middle of Tsubaki Factory’s live tour which Asakura will unfortunately not continue with. She said that she feels bad disappointing her fellow group members but will do her best in her rehabilitation and “will be back better then ever”!

We at Ongaku To You wish Asakura a speedy recovery and hope to see her back onstage soon.