Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku (私立恵比寿中学), or Ebichu (エビ中) for short, is a Japanese pop idol girl group. The group was formed in 2009, and was advertised as being a group with very rough singing and dancing skills. The group is nicknamed King of Gakugeeeekai (King of 学芸会, King of School Play). The group's name is translates to "Ebisu Private Junior High School". As the name suggests, the group has a a junior high school theme, and are also called "Eien ni Chuugakusei" (エビ中の永遠に中学生, Middle School Students Forever). The members are introduced and identified by their student attendance number (出席番号, shusseki bangou) (i.e Student Number #03: Rika Mayama). Rina Matsuno passed away from an unspecified illness on February 8th, 2017. She was 18 years old. Members: 03: Mayama Rika (真山りか) 05: Yasumoto Ayaka (安本彩花) 07: Hoshina Mirei (星名美怜) 10: Kashiwagi Hinata (柏木ひなた) 11: Kobayashi Kaho (小林歌穂) 12: Nakayama Riko (中山莉子) Former Members 01: Kanon (奏音, left February 2010) 02: Uno Narumi (宇野愛海, left January 2011) 07: Yano Hinaki (矢野妃菜喜, left April 2011) 10: Koike Rio (小池梨緒, left June 2011) 02: Miyazaki Reina (宮崎れいな, left December 2011) 01: Mizuki (瑞季, graduated April 2014) 04: Anno Natsu (杏野なつ, graduated April 2014) 08: Suzuki Hirono (鈴木裕乃, graduated April 2014) 09: Matsuno Rina (松野莉奈, passed away in February 2017) 06: Hirota Aika (廣田あいか), graduated January 2018)