<figure id="attachment_461480" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-461480" style="width: 844px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="a9a628ba"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/03/f4a476f10a75c4abbe8bc2b8da4a6c6c.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-461480" class="wp-caption-text">King &amp; Prince&#8221; will have a two-member lineup from May 2011. Ren Nagase is on the left and Kaito Takahashi is on the right.</figcaption></figure>
<h2> Premature Graduation</h2>
<p> It has been announced that &#8220;King &amp; Prince&#8221; (a.k.a. &#8220;Kimpuri&#8221;) will graduate from their regular roles as of the May issue of &#8220;Myojo&#8221; (published by Shueisha), which will go on sale on March 21. At the same time, Ren Nagase&#8217;s (27) solo serial &#8220;Nichinichi Koi Ren&#8221; will also reach its final installment. The recent string of regular appearances on TV and in magazines has caused some fans to feel uneasy.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Since the days of the old Johnny&#8217;s, the agency&#8217;s talents have appeared in &#8220;Myojo&#8221; and other idol magazines such as &#8220;Popolo&#8221; (ceased publication with the September 2012 issue, published by Azabudai Publishing Co. (Home Publishing Co., Ltd., ceased publication with the December 2013 issue). However, it has become a standard practice for these magazines to &#8220;graduate when one of the members turns 30,&#8221; and numerous groups have actually left the nest so far. Although there are opportunities for one-off interviews with a few members of groups that have graduated, most of the interviews each month are with young debutantes and junior members.</span></p>
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<p> In the case of KIMPURI, however, Nagase is 27 and Takahashi Kaito is 26, so both are still in their 20s. That&#8217;s why their fans are so excited about the announcement,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I thought idol magazines graduated at around 30, so I thought Renkai-chan (Nagase and Takahashi) had a long way to go. &#8230;&#8230;</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Dramaworld, Kimpuri is graduating from &#8220;Myojo&#8221; too soon. I guess they don&#8217;t graduate after their 10th anniversary or something.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I hate Kimpuri&#8217;s graduation from &#8220;Myojo&#8221; because they haven&#8217;t turned 30 yet. &#8230;&#8230;</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Neither of them is 30 yet, so why are they graduating?</span></p>
<p> The major idol magazines are saying, &#8220;POTS is not yet 30 years old. The major idol magazines &#8220;POTATO&#8221; (One Publishing) and &#8220;WiNK UP&#8221; (Wani Books) have already ceased publication, so it is likely that they are feeling sad that they will no longer be able to see Kimpuri regularly in &#8220;Myojo,&#8221; the only remaining idol magazine.</p>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" Increasingly Less Exposure"></div>
<h2>Fans are both happy and sad at the change</h2>
<p> Speaking of Kimpuri, the group&#8217;s regular program &#8220;Kintore&#8221; (Nippon Television Network Corporation) will also end at the end of March this year. In addition, Nagase&#8217;s first regular MC program, &#8220;Music Capsule: Life&#8217;s Favorite Songs&#8221; (TV Tokyo), which started in October 2013, will end on March 26 this year.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The group is still under a group agent contract with STARTO ENTERTAINMENT (formerly Johnny&#8217;s). In response to the current situation of Kimpuri, some fans said, &#8220;I had a feeling that the regulars of idol magazines might be about to be in order, but I want to believe that &#8230;&#8230; radio will not be affected if even the serialization is terminated,&#8221; and &#8220;It has been almost two years since the group agent contract. I&#8217;m too anxious about the &#8220;garden radio&#8221;.　I&#8217;m too anxious about the &#8216;garden radio. It seems that they are wondering whether Nagase&#8217;s solo radio &#8220;King &amp; Prince Nagase Ren&#8217;s Radio GARDEN&#8221; (Bunka Hoso), which is called &#8220;Niwa-radi,&#8221; will be able to continue.</span></p>
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<p> Incidentally, Nagase opened his personal fan club &#8220;NAGASE REN OFFICIAL FAN CLUB&#8221; in February this year. The group&#8217;s fan club announced that &#8220;Nagase&#8217;s personal activities after February 14 will be announced in her personal fan club,&#8221; and some people said they were &#8220;sad&#8221; and &#8220;bothered.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> On the other hand, I heard that Nagase&#8217;s fan club not only provides information about his magazine articles, but also about his work as a group. After the launch, there were many comments on SNS, such as &#8220;It&#8217;s been two weeks since Ren&#8217;s personal fan club was opened, and I&#8217;m getting happiness from the detailed announcements and its generosity,&#8221; &#8220;Ren&#8217;s personal fan club, I&#8217;m so impressed by the unprecedented detail! Ren&#8217;s personal fan club is too ″shigodeki″ and has received high praise.</span></p>
<p> Originally, Kimpuri made their CD debut in May 2006 as a six-member group, but after a member left the group, they became the current two-member group. He revealed that he was ready to continue to sing the songs from the original six members and the five members&#8217; era.</p>
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<p> Fans who continue to support the two Kimpli members are in a state of shock to learn that they will no longer have their own TV shows and regular magazine appearances. We hope to see more media exposure for the two together in a new form.</p>


 Kazuhiko Nakamura (Ren Nagase) Yuri Adachi (Kaito Takahashi)

 The May issue of "Myojo" (Shueisha), on sale on March 21, will mark the graduation of "King & Prince" from regular magazine appearances, and their successive decrease in media exposure has some fans feeling uneasy.

Fans are “too anxious” over the end of “King & Prince” program and graduation from regular magazine appearances.

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