With idol group Tsubaki Factory gearing up for a Nippon Budokan concert, a thread titled “Day-of ideas to pack Budokan for Tsubaki” popped up on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. Posters pointed out that even past graduation concerts held at the same venue failed to fill every seat, and fans piled in with idea after idea — from bringing in Juice=Juice as the opening act to inviting Asakura Kizuki and Ogata Risa as special guests. Serious proposals mixed with joke posts, and the thread took off.
What people said
1AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:11
[URGENT] Ideas Needed to Fill Budokan for Tsubaki Factory's Show
6AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:12
Get Juice=Juice to open for them
11AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:13
Just have Juice=Juice perform the whole thing
13AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:13
Still an easier ask than getting ANGERME (mockingly nicknamed "Ankasu" here) to sell out Pia Arena
14AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:13
If Asakura and Ogata actually fight, does that count as budō (martial arts) and get them a discount on the Budokan rental fee?
17AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:14
Special guests: Ogata Risa & Asakura Kizuki
21AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:15
Things they've done before (or this time)
Handing out flyers
Daily Instagram Live
Graduation concerts
All OGs reunited
New song reveal
Performing every single
Live band
22AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:15
For just that one day, the Juice=Juice members become Tsubaki Factory
28AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:17
Do the old "Just a Little Bit~" striptease-tease gag on a rotating stage
30AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:17
https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20140716/02/nets2007/6a/67/j/o0450030013004463288.jpg
Get the Hina-zu (fan nickname for a member called "Hina") into this outfit
31AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:18
Have Juice=Juice perform actual Juice=Juice songs
32AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:19
Use a disappearing-act magic trick to make Saniko vanish (a member's nickname)
Even if nobody shows up, I think Tsubaki's Budokan shows are actually pretty elaborate and fun
Kisora's graduation concert was great too — though the balloon segment was surprisingly serious
66AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:28
A sparring match between Asakura and Ogata between every song
67AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:28
Kisora's graduation and Yagi's graduation Budokan shows were both worth watching
76AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:32
There's no way to sell it out, but there is a way to avoid a half-empty house
Just cancel the show that day
77AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:33
When S/mileage did their first Budokan show, Morning Musume and ℃-ute were the guests
And they didn't even come on as the opener — they showed up in the middle of the show
93AnonymousSep 16, 2026 12:39
Re: #77
That works too
Have Juice=Juice guest in the middle of the show
Background and Talking Points
Nippon Budokan holds roughly 14,000 people, making it a venue that’s tough to sell out unless you’re one of Hello! Project’s top-tier acts. Tsubaki Factory has held member graduation concerts there before, and posters in the thread pointed out that even those past shows didn’t fill every seat. This thread wasn’t sparked by any official announcement — it was simply fans joking around about their ticket-sales anxiety and trading ideas, with posts competing more on creativity than realism, from suggestions to book other groups to proposals for guest appearances. Since the thread mixes genuine analysis with jokes, the posts shouldn’t be taken as statements of fact.
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