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It’s been announced that four members of the performance girl group 9nine — Uki Satake, Hirona Murata, Kanae Yoshii, and Ayaka Nishiwaki — will appear together at the “Okinawa Animation Festival 2027,” held in Naha, Okinawa from January 29, 2027, marking the first time all four have stood on stage together since the group went on hiatus in April 2019. The thread lit up with excitement over the reunion, along with posts recapping married members’ current lives and the group’s lineup changes over the years — though some commenters mixed the group up with another unit active around the same time.
9nine reunites as a foursome for the first time in about 7 years and 9 months, to perform at an Okinawa anime festival: “It’s almost miraculous that we get to stand on stage together as four again”
The four members of performance girl group 9nine — Uki Satake, Hirona Murata, Kanae Yoshii, and Ayaka Nishiwaki — who announced their hiatus in April 2019, are reuniting. It has been decided that they will appear at the anime festival “Okinawa Animation Festival 2027,” held in Naha, Okinawa starting January 29 next year, marking their first live performance as a foursome since the hiatus began.
[Photos] They look like they’re having a blast! Lots of photos of 9nine’s reunion
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Then some album called 'Magic Play Land' was so bad I quit being a fan.
You telling me you've never listened to 'Shoujo Traveler'?
Isn't he Iida-san's husband?
Ayaka Nishiwaki is also known as the younger sister of Perfume's A~chan — real name also "Ayaka Nishiwaki," just written with different kanji.
but by that point they'd already started sliding downhill musically.
Oh wait, that was
bump.y
the group built around Nanami Sakuraba
This one's the Umini Kawashima group.
Wait, Umini left partway through?
Wasn't the group basically made for you?
Reuniting even though they never even made it big lol
I've seen her name in the programming guide tons of times
but never actually listened to it.
Umini joined partway through too.
Huh!
Didn't know that.
Huh!
Didn't know that.
That's bump.y you're thinking of.
They're sisters, but they really do look alike
I was getting them mixed up
my bad lol
Surprisingly little turnover
Satake and Nishiwaki are original members
Yoshii, Murata, Kawashima, and Shimogaki all joined later.
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It just goes to show, even if a member becomes a famous actress, it doesn't necessarily lift the whole group up.
Same with Aya Ueto's Z-1.
Being the little sister of Perfume's A-chan doesn't automatically make you a hit either.
I wonder if Ukki called Opayo "Uncho" too.
Ah, the Actors School Hiroshima connection.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
9nine’s name comes from the fact that it originally started as a nine-member group, and the thread had several posts touching on that original headcount. Of the four members reuniting, three are married, and it’s noted that Yoshii has two children — a sign of just how much their personal lives have changed over roughly 7 years and 9 months of hiatus. Ayaka Nishiwaki is also known as the younger sister of Perfume’s Ayaka Nishiwaki (A~chan), sparking discussion that tied the entertainment world to family connections. Within the thread, there was also confusion with similarly-styled groups active around the same era (such as bump.y, centered on Nanami Sakuraba), suggesting that idol group history has gotten harder to keep straight as the years pass. The original article doesn’t touch on the circumstances behind the reunion or whether activities will continue after the Okinawa Anime Fest appearance, so it remains unclear whether this is a one-off performance or a sign of things to come.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “9nine Reunites After 7 Years.”
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