Announces graduation from Seventeen. Debuted as an exclusive model at age 12, longest record of 9 years. "Graduation Issue" is packed with projects and a long interview.

It was revealed on the 1st that model and actress Ririka Tanabe will be graduating from her position as an exclusive model for teen media outlet "Seventeen" (Shueisha) with the release of the autumn issue of the magazine "Seventeen" on September 16th. Photos from the issue have also been made public.

Tanabe is 21 years old, born on December 24, 2003. She became a Seventeen model at the age of 12 in 2016 and has been with the magazine for nine years. This is the longest record, surpassing the eight years of Otomo Karen, who graduated from Seventeen in 2021.

The autumn issue, which will be her graduation issue, is packed with projects such as the staff talking about incidents involving Tanabe on set, her fondly remembered "gourmet outfits," and the final test of the "stupid test" that has been said to be unrivaled. In the long interview, she looks back on her past and talks extensively about her feelings for the past nine years of "Seventeen."