[4] She entered a private middle school, where in her third year a ballet friend of hers lent her a video of a performance by the Moon Troupe of Takarazuka Revue.
Three months after her retirement from Takarazuka, it was revealed that she had signed with one of Japan's biggest talent agencies, Ken-On, and was opening a fan-club.
[5] In January and February 2021, Asumi Rio reprised her role as Edgar Portsnell in a new staging of The Poe Clan.
It was also announced that she would play Sarah Brown in the Toho production of the hit musical Guys & Dolls from June to July 2022.
[6] She also began a renewed season of her Hulu original show Asumi Rio's Atelier in November 2022, for 8 episodes.