A photo of the barbecue meat served at an ANGERME fan bus tour was posted on a 5ch board dedicated to Hello! Project topics, drawing a flood of reactions. Commenters piled on about how fatty and thin the meat looked, with opinions split between “that’s just how samgyeopsal (Korean-style grilled pork belly) is” and “with vegetables so expensive right now, having plenty of them is actually healthy.” Some also questioned why the meat was grilled sitting on top of the vegetables and poked fun at the bare-bones setup using a portable gas stove. In the end, the discussion centered less on the meat itself and more on the meal quality and how the tour was run.
What people said
2AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:29
Eat more meat already
4AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:30
It's nothing but fat
5AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:30
That's just how samgyeopsal (Korean-style grilled pork belly) looks
6AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:30
Pork again
I keep telling you, keep it away from the vegetables for hygiene's sake
30AnonymousSep 19, 2026 12:01
Re: #6
Staff: Don't eat it if you don't like it
7AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:32
Is that the pork belly they use for Osaka-style okonomiyaki?
8AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:33
Lots of vegetables, pretty healthy
9AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:33
Looks like the meat from Stamina Taro (a budget Japanese yakiniku buffet chain)
10AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:33
It's not thick, so it should be fine as long as you grill it properly
12AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:35
Way healthier than what Juice=Juice (another Hello! Project group) got
and that's with vegetable prices being so high
15AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:37
Looks like ingredients for yakisoba
16AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:40
What did you guys have for lunch?
18AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:45
What's the point of laying it on top of the vegetables?
23AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:49
Re: #18
There are instructions
They say to put the meat on the vegetables because grilling it directly makes it splatter
42AnonymousSep 19, 2026 12:37
Re: #23
If it's pork, undercooked is dangerous
19AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:45
Before you knew it, the ANGERME leader had turned into meat
24AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:49
Re: #19
The meat served at the ANGERME bus tour lolololololol
22AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:49
Wish I could bring eggs and flour and turn this into okonomiyaki
28AnonymousSep 19, 2026 11:55
Once it cools down it's probably just going to be a greasy white lump
34AnonymousSep 19, 2026 12:20
Is this pork belly? Doesn't look like beef to me
35AnonymousSep 19, 2026 12:22
If an acquaintance served me meat like this at their house, I'd start questioning the relationship
36AnonymousSep 19, 2026 12:23
Padding it out with a mountain of bean sprouts is kinda lame (lol)
40AnonymousSep 19, 2026 12:30
It's supposed to be a barbecue but they're using a portable gas stove — that's just sad
41AnonymousSep 19, 2026 12:35
Looks like that old trick of using carbon monoxide to make the meat look red
44AnonymousSep 19, 2026 12:38
This right here is A5 marbled wagyu, A5 marbled wagyu… (mumbling)
51AnonymousSep 19, 2026 12:51
My dinner last night looked tastier than this…
52AnonymousSep 19, 2026 12:57
Are you gonna get blasted as 'a failure as a human being' if you eat more than two pieces?
54AnonymousSep 19, 2026 13:00
Honestly, this is pretty normal for meat
56AnonymousSep 19, 2026 13:03
The reason a thread pops up every single time about bus tour food all traces back to the Iida bus tour (a past incident that started this trend)
57AnonymousSep 19, 2026 13:03
It's pork belly, so it'd be great in a stir-fry, but still…
58AnonymousSep 19, 2026 13:17
Can't blame him — this 60-year-old grandpa's clock stopped 20 years ago
Background and Discussion Points
Hello! Project’s fan bus tours are a regular event in which fans chosen by lottery spend a day sightseeing and dining with group members, and the food served along the way has become a near-constant topic on social media and 5ch. This BBQ was no exception: reactions to the fattiness and thinness of the meat in the photos split between those who shrugged it off as “that’s just how samgyeopsal is” and those who took a more favorable view, saying things like “lots of vegetables, that’s healthy” or “the portion is normal.” Some pointed out that placing the meat on top of the vegetables while grilling followed the instructions meant to prevent splattering, while others worried about whether the pork was properly cooked through. Beyond simple differences in taste, the thread reflected real interest in the bus tour’s operations themselves — namely, how much satisfaction can be delivered within a limited budget and basic outdoor equipment.
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