SKE48/AKB48 Member and AKB48 53rd Single World Elected Center Jurina Matsui will be halting all her entertainment activities immediately, citing poor health as the reason. During the hiatus, she will also not be updating her social media and responding to fan mail as she concentrates on her medical treatments and recovering her health.

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The management and staff of SKE48 thanked the fans in advance for their understanding, and promise to announce her return as soon as they can. Jurina Matsui was slated to be the center for the upcoming AKB48 53rd single out 19th September 2018, and is also one of the front-runners of Korean-Japanese reality talent show Produce48.