Retired

The Retired category is to denote any member who is, or has been at one time, formally "retired" from the entertainment industry. In the case of some members, this does not account for future work in other businesses, such as fashion and choreography.

Members who are currently retired include:

• Shinoda Miho (since October 2000)
• Saito Hitomi (since March 3, 2010)
• Maeda Yuuka (since December 31, 2011)
• Maeda Yuki (since June 22, 2012)
• Iwashima Manami (since February 26, 2013)
• Suzuki Kanon (since May 31, 2016)
• Hagiwara Mai (since June 12, 2017)
• Tsugunaga Momoko (since June 30, 2017)
• Sato Ayano (since September 16, 2017)
• Otsuka Aina (since April 3, 2018)
• Ogata Haruna (since June 20, 2018)
• Yoshizawa Hitomi (since September 28, 2018)
• Mitsui Aika (since November 3, 2018)
• Yanagawa Nanami (since March 12, 2019)
• Nakanishi Kana (since December 10, 2019)
• Yamaki Risa (since December 26, 2019)
• Maeda Irori (since Decemebr 28, 2019)
• Wada Sakurako (since March 30, 2020)
• Okai Chisato (since May 1, 2020)
• Mori Saki (since January 1, 2021)
• Nakayama Nana (since March 31, 2021)
• Heike Michiyo (since July 2021)
• Shimizu Saki (since November 30, 2021)
• Arai Manami (since December 31, 2021)
• Kanazawa Tomoko (since May 31, 2022)
• Nomura Minami (since December 31, 2022)
• Otani Masae (since fall 2023)
• Niinuma Kisora (since June 10, 2024)
• Kawamura Ayano (since November 28, 2024)
• Ishiguri Kanami (since March 21, 2025)
• Asakura Kiki (since March 31, 2025)

Members who were at one time retired include:

• Ichii Sayaka (from November 2003 to August 24, 2009)
• Murata Megumi (from March 31, 2011 to 2016)
• Ogawa Makoto (from March 31, 2015 to April 2016)
• Inaba Atsuko (from 2009 to 2014)
• Aikawa Maho (from December 31, 2017 to September 2, 2020)