Former ANGERME member Mei Tamura (nickname “Meimei”) has revealed that ticket sales were sluggish for the launch performance of her newly founded theater troupe “Koume-chan,” prompting her to ask Hello! Project-affiliated radio shows for promotional help. With the production featuring well-known musical theater actors, 5ch users debated why the seats weren’t filling up, and questioned the wisdom of Tamura handling the script, direction, and starring role all by herself.
Just how badly is she struggling to sell tickets?
She mistook the drawing power of past productions
for drawing power of her own making.
for drawing power of her own making.
Why not combine the stage show (plays, musicals) with a live event (birthday events, talk shows, etc.)?
Merge the two together?
Do the acting, and also sing Hello! Project songs
That way you could pull in Hello! Project fans too, couldn't you?
What do you think, Mei Tamura?
Merge the two together?
Do the acting, and also sing Hello! Project songs
That way you could pull in Hello! Project fans too, couldn't you?
What do you think, Mei Tamura?
Only a handful of talents can draw a crowd on their own name
Fans are probably following the troupe, not her personally
Fans are probably following the troupe, not her personally
Handing your own fanbase over to theater people like that isn't going to work
Wake up — you're just being sweet-talked and used
Wake up — you're just being sweet-talked and used
If you're going to advertise to Hello! Project fans, you'd better offer them something they'd actually be happy about
A 400-seat capacity is pretty big, isn't it?
Space Zero, the venue Hello! Project often uses, seats about 400 too
Space Zero, the venue Hello! Project often uses, seats about 400 too
She probably should've built up more of a track record before going independent
Though honestly it also just feels like she simply misjudged the venue size
Though honestly it also just feels like she simply misjudged the venue size
Using every connection you've got takes some real nerve, gotta give her that
I'd just like to see her show up as a special guest at a Hello! Project concert or something too
I'd just like to see her show up as a special guest at a Hello! Project concert or something too
Starts her own theater troupe for her 10th anniversary as an actress and it's already in trouble lol
I'm not quite following
Is this her usual solo stage show, or did she actually go independent? Which is it?
Is this her usual solo stage show, or did she actually go independent? Which is it?
>>15
It's the launch performance for her new theater troupe
It's the launch performance for her new theater troupe
>>15
She always did it solo before, but this time she even hired other actors
She always did it solo before, but this time she even hired other actors
Don't you normally start out with something like 100-200 seats?
She apparently offered a role to Karin (Karin Miyamoto, former Hello! Project idol) but got a lukewarm response lol
Is this even a musical to begin with?
A play where she doesn't sing, when singing is supposed to be her strength?
A play where she doesn't sing, when singing is supposed to be her strength?
Production, script, music, starring: Mei Tamura(sic — her name's kanji is misspelled)
Who's actually going to go watch this?
Who's actually going to go watch this?
She had a flyer made and tried to post it, but it got flagged as adult content and she panicked
That part was funny
That part was funny
'Only Lonely Girl Girl Girl' — A Story Dedicated to Those of Us Who Never Became Normal —
Mei Tamura launches the theater unit 'Koume-chan,' handling planning, script, direction, and the starring role herself! The first production co-stars Maaya Harada and Kanoko Ito, running at I'M A SHOW in October 2026.
9,800 yen
Mei Tamura launches the theater unit 'Koume-chan,' handling planning, script, direction, and the starring role herself! The first production co-stars Maaya Harada and Kanoko Ito, running at I'M A SHOW in October 2026.
9,800 yen
>>24
Empty seats everywhere, that's sad
Empty seats everywhere, that's sad
And on top of that, with two well-known musical theater actors in the cast
>>25
Their fans should have shown up too, you'd think
Their fans should have shown up too, you'd think
Maybe the content just isn't grabbing theater fans either
>>28
The subject matter is just too dark
The subject matter is just too dark
>>1
Even Ishida, who had the lead role, couldn't fill a 150-seat venue
Even Ishida, who had the lead role, couldn't fill a 150-seat venue
>>48
If a free stream only pulls 100 viewers, a paid show would probably draw around 50
If a free stream only pulls 100 viewers, a paid show would probably draw around 50
Wasn't the 'Chairman' already deceased?
>>59
Oh, you mean the other 'Chairman' lol
Who was that again? Some old idol's manager, right?
Oh, you mean the other 'Chairman' lol
Who was that again? Some old idol's manager, right?
She doesn't have enough goodwill built up to have celebrities she can rely on
She got a pity slot on a Hello! Project radio show, and this is the result
She got a pity slot on a Hello! Project radio show, and this is the result
>>84
She should get Kanna Hashimoto on
They've worked together before, right?
She should get Kanna Hashimoto on
They've worked together before, right?
>>84
She's already relying on Miyamoto and Takeuchi
That's kind of pathetic…
She's already relying on Miyamoto and Takeuchi
That's kind of pathetic…
>>90
And apparently she hadn't even seen Miyamoto once since graduating lol
And apparently she hadn't even seen Miyamoto once since graduating lol
>>94
Wait… how did that even happen lol
Surprised Miyamoto agreed to it
Wait… how did that even happen lol
Surprised Miyamoto agreed to it
Back in their Hello! Project days, Miyamoto and Tamura were close
Though apparently it's the kind of relationship where they never meet once they've left the group
Though apparently it's the kind of relationship where they never meet once they've left the group
>>106
> though apparently it's the kind of relationship where they never meet once they've left the group
If they were really close, they'd make time in their schedules to see each other lol
> though apparently it's the kind of relationship where they never meet once they've left the group
If they were really close, they'd make time in their schedules to see each other lol
She's the lead in 'Orb' (a stage production), you know
What has your favorite done lately? lol
What has your favorite done lately? lol
>>116
All that did was give her some hollow prestige
All that did was give her some hollow prestige
If Meimei had famous otaku fans of her own to draw on, she'd have used them — but she doesn't, so there's nothing to be done
>>117
She doesn't have even one?
She doesn't have even one?
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Tamura Meimei: “The theater’s seats weren’t filling up as much as I expected, so I asked Radio Nippon to let me come promote it on 60TRY-bu and other talk radio shows”.”
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