On December 11 the group released its 34th single, ``Suzukake no Ki no Michi de 'Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru' to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa D* Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Y* na Mono'', and on December 31 longtime member Yuko Oshima announced on Kohaku Uta Gassen that she was leaving the group.
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Yuko Oshima