Akipoyo, also known as Akiko Ishikawa, a exclusive model for the magazine "Ranzuki," graduated from the magazine with the release of its March issue on January 23rd.
The current issue features a three-page graduation special, looking back at the five-year history and numerous "Akipoyo legends." In the future, she expressed her enthusiasm for acting and said, "I plan to challenge various things centering on acting!" She also stated, "I hope to appear in Ranzuki as a famous talent, Akiko Ishikawa (laughs)."
In the February 2010 issue, Akipoyo made her debut as an exclusive model at the age of 15 and became the "Beauty Banchou" who reached the pinnacle of her career and livened up the magazine. On the other hand, she experienced many "smoldering periods" where she had little opportunity to appear in shoots due to school schedules, even though she was an exclusive model. Despite the successive rise of her junior models, she continued to work on herself with the support of her fans and achieved her long-cherished solo cover on the April 2013 issue. She also expanded her potential by debuting as a member of the idol unit Pimm's and extending her activities beyond modeling.
In her blog, she announced her graduation and reported, "Ranzuki was my youth," and confessed her positive mindset, saying, "As someone who will soon turn 21, I think this is a step up, and I have many feelings of both loneliness and excitement... ♪ So I'm still planning to keep running!!" She also revealed her inner ambition, saying, "I have a lot of dreams, and they are all very big dreams that may or may not come true (laughs)," and said, "I can still do my best, and this year, I hope to show everyone a slightly different side of myself than before, and make them happy."
Fans are flooding her with words of encouragement, such as "I think you had many struggles and hardships, but thank you for your hard work for the past five years," "I'm still expecting and supporting you, Aki-chan," and "Please continue to deliver your cuteness to everyone in the future!"