[CLSTR]
< Back to situation

[REVISION HISTORY]

Disbandment of Japanese idol group WEST

Updated 2 times since CLSTR started tracking revisions of this situation.

What changed

2026-09-30 00:15 UTC → 2026-09-30 04:12 UTC · added removed

The Japanese idol group WEST. is set to officially end concluded its activities on September 30, 2026, following a period marking the end of internal instability and member departures. its 12-year run. The group’s dissolution follows the August announcements followed a period of instability triggered by the marriages for of members Shigeoka Daiki and Hamada Takahiro. Reports indicate that Shigeoka’s decision to keep his marriage Takahiro, and the birth subsequent departures of his child private from management and fellow members caused friction, leading members Fujii Ryusei and Kotaki Nozomi in late August. During a live appearance on the program ‘DayDay.’, member Nakama Junta expressed gratitude to announce fans for their departure from support and apologized for the group on August 30. As “uncertainty and distress” caused to the group approaches its public and industry partners during the group’s final days, individual months. Nakama confirmed he will continue his career paths for as a solo entertainer, noting that the members are beginning to emerge. While Nakama Junta is expected group’s memories would “always connect our hearts.” Alongside the disbandment, the ‘WEST. Tamagotchi Project’—an initiative to continue work in variety and information programming, Akito Kiriyama produce an original Tamagotchi device—has been terminated. The project’s official social media account is anticipated scheduled to focus close on musical theater. Additionally, there are rumors regarding the potential formation of a new unit for the departing members, Fujii and Kotaki. October 1.

Versions

  1. 2026-09-30 04:12 UTC Disbandment of Japanese idol group WEST
  2. 2026-09-30 00:15 UTC Disbandment of Japanese idol group WEST
  3. 2026-09-28 03:22 UTC Disbandment of Japanese idol group WEST

Only revisions since CLSTR began indexing content versions appear here. Select a version to see what changed compared to the one before it.