It’s been announced that former Juice=Juice member Kanon Miyamoto will appear at an event hosted by Findy, a media platform for engineers. Set for October 29 starting at 7:00 PM, the event includes a panel discussion with Keishi Ito, and this isn’t the first time she’s spoken publicly about AI. On the Hello! Project board of 5ch, reactions were largely positive — “she’s ahead of the curve,” “making more than she did as an idol” — though some jumped straight to hoping she’ll marry an IT executive, while others questioned whether she’s even cut out to be a panelist. The debate has mostly centered on whether the idol-to-AI-commentator pivot makes sense.
It's hard to keep following someone unless they're doing something easy to understand like that
36AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:21
Back in the day this would've been Haruko Momoi's spot (a singer known for bridging idol culture and otaku/tech circles)
40AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:21
She's ahead of the curve
No other idol can touch her on this
49AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:23
Can't see where this is headed
50AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:23
Kanon Miyamoto looks like the android ERICA (a well-known Japanese humanoid robot)
51AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:23
Kanon Miyamoto, familiar to everyone as a former Juice=Juice member
60AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:32
She's not exactly a huge name,
but as an ex-Hello! Project idol she's still got that clean, wholesome image.
Sounds like a win-win partnership with this company.
Still, impressive that she landed a sponsor purely on her own merits lol
62AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:33
Kawabe got that through his agency, what are you even talking about
63AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:34
< Can't be an idol forever, you know lol
64AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:36
It actually started with her getting interested in Playground's system,
and that's how her work in system development began.
Talking to that solopreneur guy came later
65AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:39
AI plus engineering is the hot topic right now, so it's not really "niche" in any social sense
66AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:41
Good thing she had that column in a Mac magazine
67AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:41
Talking about AI is mainstream now, but AI's also got plenty of haters
70AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:44
Re: #67
She's actually doing the work instead of just hyping it up, so no issue here (unlike the so-called "surprise grifters" who just gush over AI for clicks)
68AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:43
Glad she found a new path
A solo idol selling a "pure and wholesome" image only has so much runway age-wise anyway
69AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:44
Miyamoto's been popping up in news articles a lot lately
71AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:46
For people who show off amazing skills or spend ages crafting videos, AI's probably a massive headache — it either dulls people's amazement or gets everything written off as fake
72AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:52
Kanon-chan seems like the type who'd say "forget the raise, just let me do more live shows"
73AnonymousSep 14, 2026 12:55
It's a marriage hunt, right
Marrying an IT company president would be the perfect match for Kanon-chan's interest in the IT world too
74AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:04
A 16-year-old who looks like she'd fit right into S/mileage making fruit punch
https://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv351386397
76AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:10
It's probably a promo angle like "even an idol can master our AI dev tools — how about your company gives it a try too"
78AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:13
Selling ¥5,000 chocolates to butter up her otaku fanbase is ancient embarrassing history at this point
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Kanon Miyamoto, formerly of Juice=Juice and Hello! Project, has continued speaking publicly about AI and IT since leaving the group, and the phrase “yet again” in the thread title suggests she’s fielded similar speaking invitations before. The host, Findy, runs a recruiting and tech media platform for engineers, and panel-style events like this often double as corporate hiring and PR efforts. Reactions on the thread were mixed: some praised her as “ahead of the curve” and “earning more than she did as an idol,” while others treated the event as a potential matchmaking opportunity and even questioned her looks-based qualifications for it. Underlying the discussion is a common concern among former Hello! Project idols — how to sustain a career once a wholesome, girl-next-door idol image reaches its natural age limit. There were also comments referencing criticism of AI-hype “surprise grifters,” with some giving her credit for engaging with AI as an actual practitioner rather than just a hype-monger. Overall, the discussion centered less on the specifics of the event itself and more on how it fits into her second career as a former idol.
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