Talk:Tsuji Nozomi/@comment-191.113.238.52-20170206151526/@comment-131168-20170206193650

I'm guessing the end of Minimoni factored into things, and wanting to have something else for the two of them to transition into right away. In early 2004 it ended up being like


 * March: Announce W.
 * April: Final Minimoni single releases.
 * Early May: Final Minimoni concert performance.
 * Late May: First W single releases.

Graduations have probably started from lots of different reasons, though by the time we hear about it it's treated like a mutual decision. The one that seems most obviously like pushing people out to me is having Junjun and Linlin graduate the same day shortly before 9th gen joined.