Kudo Yume’s Birthday Shows Sell Out Both Setagaya Egret Hall Performances — 5ch: “Juice=Juice’s Popularity Is Off the Charts”

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Hello! Project group Juice=Juice’s “Kudo Yume Birthday Event 2026” has sold out both the matinee and evening performances at Setagaya Egret Hall, and the fan club has announced there will be no second-round ticket applications. On 5ch’s Hello! Project thread, posters expressed surprise one after another — “Tako-chan’s (Kudo Yume’s nickname) popularity suddenly shot up” and “the venue’s popularity is even higher than when Ishiyama sold out Yurakucho Asahi Hall” — especially notable since the matinee show had noticeably empty seats last time. There are also anxious voices about the introduction of face-recognition e-tickets, with worries that upcoming Budokan and Pia Arena shows may see a rush of ticket-lottery losses too.

12Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:06:54.03
Venue popularity is even higher now than when Ishiyama sold out the evening show at Yurakucho Asahi Hall. Juice=Juice's popularity is just absurd.
18Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:22:29.95
And last year the matinee show was practically empty…
19Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:23:45.67
Guess new fans are finally catching on to Tako-chan's charm.
20Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:25:46.86
Nah, these aren't new fans — it's DDs (fans who follow multiple idols/groups at once) flooding in.
61Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:49:23.65
>>20
Yeah, that's probably it.
22Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:28:15.13
Tako-chan's cute, a great singer, and has a great personality — she's the best.
23Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:28:28.44
Hard to find a venue much bigger than Setagaya around here.
26Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:33:44.83
No second round has to mean they miscalculated the capacity.
28Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:36:39.65
Guess the "Hyoremi" effect kicked in.
30Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:37:32.81
>>28
Hey, still waiting on that apology?
29Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:37:29.05
The last Monday in September is an easy day to take off work, too.
31Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:38:04.83
Kudo topped the Harocolle (Hello! Project collection) poll and still lost the lottery for both shows — it's blowing up on X (Twitter) lol
32Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:38:19.48
Tako-chan suddenly blew up huge.
33Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:38:34.42
Thought Kudo's shows were a nightmare to get tickets for, but turns out it's a full-on lottery-loss festival. Next up is probably Irie.
34Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:39:13.65
This time of year, both she and her fans are usually swamped. This year, though, so many people lost the lottery that fans ended up with time on their hands.
35Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:39:42.51
She's clearly top-tier popularity within Hello! Project at this point.
36Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:39:42.54
Wait, is this an e-ticket?
38Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:40:26.94
>>36
> Note: Entry to this performance will be via e-ticket using facial recognition.
37Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:40:22.36
I always applied in the second round every year — guess there's none this time.
40Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:41:23.88
At this rate, Budokan and Pia Arena will probably be a lottery-loss festival too, even with e-tickets.
51Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:46:24.66
If Kudo alone can fill both Setagaya shows, then for Kawashima even a 1,500-capacity venue probably wouldn't be enough.
78Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:51:18.38
>>51
A lottery-loss festival would be rough. There are weekday events and tour dates too — I wonder if fans even have any paid leave left.
82Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:51:28.65
>>51
Tickets went unsold last time, so I doubt they'll bump the capacity up much. A lottery-loss festival is guaranteed.
52Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:46:43.02
Is this the Aarii effect? Maybe Aarii's going to show up.
59Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:49:03.27
Wow, incredible. Guess this is what it looks like when something actually sells.
69Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:50:17.03
It's kind of scary how it feels like even Arisawa or Irie might be able to draw a bigger crowd than Kawanishi at this rate.
74Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:50:43.92
Guess going forward, anything smaller than Zepp-class venues just won't cut it.
85Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:51:47.82
You can really tell Juice=Juice is blowing up huge among Hello! Project fans in general — the people coming aren't just Tako-chan's own fans. Now I'm getting nervous about my oshi's birthday event.
88Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:52:02.68
Anti-fan trolls ("ankasu") do nothing but boomerang their own insults back at themselves lol
89Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:52:04.14
They can fill a 1,200-capacity venue in Ise, so why is ANGERME doing so miserably?
112Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:54:28.81
Of course new fans go straight for Juice=Juice, and even among longtime Hello! Project fans they're the most popular group — they're the only group where you're guaranteed a quality live show.
122Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:55:42.89
>>112
That's a bit much. They're just bandwagon fans.
131Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 17:59:58.81
Wait, is Moara's show using facial recognition too?
139Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:02:07.95
>>131
> Note: Entry to this performance will be via e-ticket using facial recognition.
145Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:02:32.31
>>139
Ah I see, so it's the same as before.
152Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 18:02:57.58
>>139
So it does have facial recognition after all.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “[Both Setagaya Egret Hall Shows Sold Out] Notice: No Second-Round FC Applications for “Juice=Juice Kudo Yume Birthday Event 2026”.”

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