The November 24 release reflects her ideas for clothing and shoot concepts, with a separate publisher-shop package adding an A1 poster and signed-copy lottery.
Pale green ruffles and pink-and-white flowers frame Mao Asaoka on the newly revealed cover of Niji no Mukou. Shinko Music Entertainment unveiled the artwork on October 23, ahead of the 22/7 member’s graduation memorial photobook arriving on November 24, 2026.
Photographed by Risa Kozai, the full-color A4 book runs to 136 pages, with a standard price of ¥3,520 including tax.
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The publisher credits Asaoka with contributing ideas across the clothing, hair and makeup, concepts and shooting situations. In her comment accompanying the announcement, she says she wanted to create another work before graduating and was pleased to realize ideas she had long hoped to try.
She describes the book as bringing together her own sense of what is cute, with the production team giving room to her wishes and proposals.
The cover keeps that approach light and floral: a close portrait in an off-shoulder ruffled dress, surrounded by green stems and soft-colored flowers. The accompanying promotional photograph changes the setting to a warmly lit room, where Asaoka stands beside wooden chairs in a textured white dress and light-colored ankle boots. That photograph carries a large SAMPLE watermark and is separate from the finished cover artwork.
The announcement also opens preorders for Maosuke SPECIAL, a separate ¥6,200 tax-inclusive package from the publisher’s shop. It combines the photobook with an A1 poster measuring 594 × 841 mm.
The poster belongs to this package; it is not announced as an extra included with every standard copy.
Fifty purchasers will be selected by lottery to receive a photobook bearing Asaoka’s handwritten signature. A signature is therefore not guaranteed with a package purchase. Consult the official Maosuke SPECIAL listing for ordering conditions and subsequent updates.
The seller announces sequential dispatch beginning November 24, with the book and poster shipped separately. This is a dispatch schedule rather than a guaranteed arrival date.
Photography: Risa Kozai / Shinko Music Entertainment. Finished cover artwork and promotional photograph supplied via PR TIMES; the promotional image’s SAMPLE marking is retained.
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