Yuuka Maeda is graduating S/mileage and Hello Project and retire from show business

So today, well it was announced today, I figured out that Yuuka Maeda is graduating S/mileage and Hello Project and is quitting show business. I actually figured it out on YouTube by a YouTube user who posted that Yuukarin is graduating but she wasn't sure I think. But I looked it up on the official Hello Project site and the news was just announced on Tokyograph so it's official. She seems to want to focus on her college exams which shouldn't be till next year. Yuukarin is still in 11th grade I believe so shes a 2nd year in High School in Japan. She still has time but I guess it's better to start early. What I thought of this whole thing is that it'll be another big loss for S/mileage. I always saw Yuuka as the face of the group. And 2011 is filled with idol groups members leaving, getting suspended and all that kinds of stuff. The first big loss for S/mileage was Saki Ogawa. I thought she was the vocal point of S/mileage. I'm actually glad that S/mileage added more members because if they didn't, it'll be left with only 2 members and I think 2 isn't enough to handle S/mileage. In Hello Project, there were times when groups were a duo like Coconuts Musume. There was only Ayaka and Mika till Mika left and Ayaka was the only remaining member till 2008 when she graduated. But I think it's a good thing Yuuka wants to focus on her education. I'm actually surprised she wants to go to university. Most HelloPro members seems to be not well educated. Like Tsuji, she seems to not know much Kanji. Also sometimes I wonder if any of those goes to school but after seeing paparazzi pics of them in their school uniforms, I'm glad they do. And Tsunku stated on the S/mileage audition that people who doesn't go to school or doesn't want to cannot be in S/mileage. Also he stated that the girls have to balance their education and their job. So it seems like education is important in Hello Project. But it seems like when Morning Musume was popular, Kago and Tsuji didn't have time to go to school so right now, neither of them cannot read and write well. Anyways, I hope Yuuka chan will get into a university and has a nice education!