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NEXT STAGE Finds Miku Oshima Between an Idol Farewell and What Comes Next

Her Weekly Playboy No. 38 return precedes a September 21 departure from BOCCHI。, with gravure and daily livestreaming still in her plans.

Miku Oshima (大嶋みく) in Weekly Playboy No. 38
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Miku Oshima returned to Weekly Playboy after two years with a shoot that arrives just before a major change: on September 21, 2026, she will graduate from BOCCHI。, the group she joined as a founding member in December 2020.

For the No. 38 feature, released September 7, Oshima was photographed at a resort hotel in Chiba Prefecture. Her favorite setup was a navy one-piece swimsuit on a balcony overlooking the sea. She described the overall mood as more grown-up than her previous appearance and said she wanted to make gravure that women as well as men could enjoy.

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Miku Oshima (大嶋みく) in Weekly Playboy No. 38
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Oshima entered idol work with no prior experience, during the pandemic period of audience-free performances and cheki events divided by acrylic screens. She said the group’s members have had input into costumes, set lists and even lighting cues. Her strongest stage memory is BOCCHI。’s first performance at Zepp Shinjuku in 2024. As the final show approaches, she is trying to save her tears until she has finished singing.

After graduation, Oshima intends to continue gravure and the daily TikTok livestreams she has already established. Her longer-term ambition is to create a company that helps make work more accessible for women. She also named Switzerland as the place she would most like to visit once her schedule opens up.

Oshima was born July 19, 2000, in Chiba Prefecture. She is 145 cm tall and competed at national level in cheer dance while at school. Styling for the feature was by Kanshi Sasatani, with hair and makeup by Haruna Tamori of JULLY.

Digital photobook details
Title: Miku Oshima Digital Photobook NEXT STAGE
Photography: Gota Suzuki
Price: ¥1,320 including tax
Contents: Previously unpublished photographs from the magazine shoot

Source: Weekly Playboy News / Shueisha

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