Label The Garden Wiki/News/2020

July 31, 2020 - Hayama Yuzu & Nishioka Reina to Graduate Fragrant Drive / New System
On July 31, it was announced that members Hayama Yuzu & Nishioka Rena would graduate from Fragrant Drive and Label The Garden. They are set to graduate from the group on September 30th.
Both Hayama and Nishioka joined Label The Garden on June 30, 2018 as members of seeDream. They later joined the major label group Fragrant Drive when seeDream and Clef Leaf merged into one group.
It was also announced that Fragrant Drive will move to a new office on October 1. It will also continue it's activities after transitioning into a new system.
*Soucre: Fragrant Drive HP, Fragrant Drive Twitter*

July 31, 2020 - charm\*charm to Disband
On July 31, it was announced that charm\*charm would disband on August 16. Their last concert charm\*charm Thumva Showcase ~Final Movement~ is set for the same date.
The members ended up deciding it was hard to realize the direction and activities to take due to the recent global pandemic. The group is compromised of three sisters who were all members of the third major label group of Label The Garden, that disbanded last year.
*Source: charm\*charm HP, charm\*charm Twitter*

March 26, 2020 - Concert & Events Cancelled Due to Coronavirus
On March 26, it was announced through Fragrant Drive's website and official Twitter and charm\*charm's official Twitter and website, that due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Metropolitan Governor requested no one to go out during the weekend.
The cancelled concerts and events include: Fragrant Drive 2nd One Man Live ~Still Growing Up~, Cafe&Bar Furadora Vol.2 ~One Man Uchiage SP~, and charm\*charm perforimg at the March 29 Tokyo Idol Gekijou.
**March 29 Update:** On March 29, it was announced through Fragrant Drive's Twitter that Itabashi Kana and Ihara Kanami would hold a Insta Live during the time that would have been the Cafe&Bar Furadora Vol.2 ~One Man Uchiage SP~ event.
**March 30 Update:** On March 30, it was announced that Tachibana Nao's birthday concert, Seven Charms Vol.6 ~Tachibana Nao Birthday Party~, was cancelled.
**April 4 Update:** On April 4, it was announced that Nishioka Rena's birthday concert, Seven Seeds Vol.84 ~Nishioka Rena Birthday Party~, and charm\*charm's first one man live concert, Charm\*charm 1st One Man Live ~fancy you⇒Hoshikuzu Spectrum~, was cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus.
**April 14 Update:** On April 14, it was announced that Katoh Marin's graduation concert, Seven Seeds ~Katoh Marin Farewell Party~, which was set to take place on May 2 was cancelled due to Japan declaring a national emergency because of the spread of the coronavirus. It was also announced that they would try to figure a way out to broadcast the concert.
*Source: Fragrant Drive: (2nd One Man Live, Cafe&Bar, Insta Live, Nishioka Rena Birthday Party, Katoh Marin Farewell Party) charm\*charm: (Twitter, Tachibana Nao Birthday Party, charm\*charm One Man Live)*

February 29, 2020 - Katoh Marin Graduation Announcement
On February 29, it was announced during the Fragrant Drive regular Seven Seeds performance, Seven Seeds Vol.83, that Katoh Marin would be graduating from Fragrant Drive and Label The Garden on May 2, 2020. She will have a graduation concert on that day titled Seven Seeds ~Katoh Marin Farewell Party~.
Katoh Marin joined Label The Garden on September 15, 2017 as a member of seeDream. She stated in her blog her reasons for graduating, as feeling like she can't keep up with the other members due to her poor physical condition.
**April 27 Update:** On April 27, it was announced that Katoh Marin's graduation concert was going to be broadcast live without an audience due to the spread of the coronavirus. The new concert was going to be titled Still Growing Up ~Katoh Marin Farewell Party~ with the other concert being cancelled earlier.
*Source: Katoh Marin Blog, Fragrant Drive Twitter (April 27)*