Hello! Project’s Rosy Chronicle has announced details for its free live event “4th Single Free Live Circuit,” to be held on September 23, 2026 at Seibuen Cycle Theater. The mini-live will be split into three parts starting at 12:30, 15:00, and 17:30, each paired with a “send-off” style meet-and-greet session. On 5ch reaction threads, speculation quickly piled up: “Maybe it’s split to fit in breaks,” “Maybe it’s meant to ease the members’ workload.” Meanwhile, some pointed out that the mini-live sets seem to be getting shorter than last time, and others questioned how ticket exchanges would work for fans holding multiple participation tickets — with the operational format itself becoming the main focus of discussion.
Announcement: Rosy Chronicle 4th Single Free Live Circuit ～Because the Future’s Totally the Strongest☆☆☆～ (9/23 at Seibuen Cycle Theater)
・Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (national holiday)
Isn't this just splitting up the send-off time into pieces?
3AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:20
How many times are they gonna make this loop?
4AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:20
Feels like it's just the usual send-off event with a little break tacked on
60AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:48
Re: #4
That just abruptly kills the flow lol
7AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:22
People watching from home wouldn't know how many minutes the send-off actually takes anyway
12AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:25
Is this related to that whole thing about how Oricon counts event numbers?
13AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:26
If anything, the send-off time is probably going to get shorter
14AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:26
They're probably splitting it just to squeeze in a break
19AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:29
Is there even a point in fighting for "lock-in" (kagijime, being last in line) at the odd-numbered parts' send-off now?
21AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:31
Splitting it in two dilutes the meaning of being last in line, so it's actually a minus for sales.
Just part of the "work-style reform" to ease the members' burden.
24AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:33
Can't sell tickets, so their solution is just cranking up the number of events lol
25AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:33
Yoshida's cute though, come on
52AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:43
Re: #25
Being tipped as "the next Kaga" means cute alone isn't enough 😡
28AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:33
Caught it live the other day and it's seriously a crap song.
Please, put some effort into the songs.
36AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:36
Re: #28
They're probably cheaping out on the composer's fee.
Pay too little and you don't get handed a hit song.
29AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:33
Rosy Chronicle has no choice but to bring back individual handshake events
45AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:38
Re: #29
Once the junior groups start doing it, the senior ones get forced to follow suit.
That's just going to increase the number of members who burn out.
30AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:34
If you want to catch mini-live Part 3 and head straight home, but end up with a Part 6 ticket, do you have to trade with someone who got Part 5, or just wait 30 minutes?
・Those who receive a "priority area entry ticket" for mini-live Part 3 will be given a "send-off meet-and-greet participation ticket" for either Part 5 or Part 6.
32AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:35
Work-style reform, brought to you by Rosy Chronicle
33AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:35
You want to leave early but you're stuck buying a Part 6 ticket?
Well, I guess Part 5 tickets might just be sold out.
35AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:36
If it's not a system where you choose, does that mean if sales are weak there might not even be a Part 6?
37AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:37
Can you actually choose which part you get?
48AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:42
Re: #37
Doesn't look like it
38AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:37
Is this just a Rosy Chronicle thing? Will other groups end up doing this too?
39AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:37
Is Seibuen Cycle Theater the kind of venue where you can't just watch for free without buying a ticket?
40AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:37
They'll probably change the ticket color for each part so people don't get mixed up, so I don't think it's random
42AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:37
Someone probably died, so they split it up to add a break
51AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:42
Last time the live set was 40 minutes, and now it's down to 25?
[Going Solo] Rosy Chronicle 3rd Single Release Commemoration Event (releasing 3/18) [3/8 Hakata, 3/14 Osaka, 3/18 Ikebukuro] Part 7
https://kizuna.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/morningcoffee/1772827248/
58AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:46
Re: #51
Yeah, figures.
Guess the mini-live is confirmed to be under 30 minutes now.
54AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:43
Stop wasting Kamirena, put her in another group
61AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:49
If everyone bought Part 6, Part 5 would be sitting there with time to kill, so that's probably why you can't choose.
Probably.
64AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:49
Watched an underground idol (menchika) release event from a distance the other day — because there were so few people, they were doing two-shot photos instead of send-off lines.
We haven't fallen that far yet, so it's not underground-idol level.
72AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:57
This is the kind of thing that's gonna produce dropouts by next year
75AnonymousSep 8, 2026 18:58
Re: #72
Members? Or fans?
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
At Hello! Project release events, it’s standard practice to follow a short mini-live with a meet-and-greet session called a “send-off” (o-miokuri). Splitting a single day into multiple parts is often done out of consideration for venue capacity and the physical toll on performing members. While some in the thread took it positively, calling it a “work-style reform,” others worried the mini-live sets themselves might be shrinking — opinions were split. The relationship between the “priority area entry ticket” and the “participation ticket,” along with how ticket types are handled across the different parts, may be confusing for readers unfamiliar with Hello! Project’s event formats — worth noting that the thread’s focus centers less on simple popularity debate and more on curiosity about the mechanics of the meet-and-greet system itself.
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