Hirate Yurina Gives her Reason to Dance with Debut Single!

“Dance no Ryuu” Jacket Cover

Former center of Keyakizaka46, Yurina Hirate announced that she will be releasing her first single, “ダンスの理由” (“Dance no Ryuu”) December 25 across all digital music streaming platforms. Hirate made her debut as the center position with Keyakizaka46's 1st single "Silent Majority" in April 2016, and was active as a core member of the group until January 2020. "Dance no Ryuu" was unveiled on Fuji TV's "2020 FNS Kayosai" broadcast on December 9, and is also involved in the production of the single as well.

As we look forward to the upcoming debut be sure to check out her official website!

Keyakizaka46 Has Major Shakeup

It was revealed that there are big changes on the way for popular idol group Keyakizaka46. The long-time center and face of the group, Yurina Hirate, has officially resigned. It was revealed last year that Yurina would be serving as the center for their upcoming ninth single but now she will no longer be serving as the center for this song. This makes the new song the very first one since Keyakizaka46’s debut during which Yurina will not be serving as the center of the lead song on the single. With this it was also revealed that both Oda Nana and Suzumoto Miyu would be leaving the group as well. The upcoming ninth single has officially been postponed and it has yet to be revealed when it’ll be coming out. We wish everyone here the best in their future endeavors.

Hirate Yurina drops new song on YouTube

Keyakizaka46 leader Hirate Yurina revealed her next solo song “「角を曲がる」” (“Tsuno o magaru”). The song was used for Yurina’s first major motion picture Hibiki which came out last year. “Tsuno o magaru” was performed at their dome tour in Tokyo back on September 19 and 20. It has not been decided if “Tsuno o magaru” is going to be released with Keyakizaka46’s ninth single due out this winter, but you can check it out in the video below.