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Idol group Juice=Juice member Risa Irie posted on her blog on September 25, 2026, writing, “Today we all did our best to get up early.” Her morning activity — coming in the middle of a packed schedule with a live show in Kyoto the day before and one in Fukuoka the next day — became a hot topic on 5ch, sparking a wave of salary speculation such as “She’s probably making seven figures a month (in yen)” and “On top of a base salary, there’s a bonus too.” Rumors even surfaced that bonuses are handed out in cash-stuffed envelopes, and the thread stayed lively with the truth left unconfirmed.
A Fulfilling Day — Risa Irie
2026-09-25 20:07:58
Today we all did our best to get up early 🐢
Source: ameblo.jp / Original post here
What people said
Maybe when they show up at the dressing room in the morning, there's a fat envelope stuffed with cash just sitting there waiting for everyone?
Hello! Project idols aren't in it for the money
Probably just a bit more than what a regular office worker makes
It's been confirmed they're on a base-salary system plus bonuses, so with as much work as Juice=Juice puts in, they're definitely pulling a solid bonus
Right — "Offshore = Company," matching the X=X format of their own name, if you catch my drift (a joking dig implying the agency's money disappears offshore)
Maybe she was doing an on-location shoot in Kyoto?
Beyond that she's picked up more terrestrial TV spots, magazine covers, and radio work, but how much would that really add to her commission-based pay?
I'd guess Reirei, who landed the seasonal model gig for earth music&ecology, is probably earning the most out of all of them.
I'm genuinely worried about Juice=Juice being overworked. Could they hand off some of the workload to Tsubaki Factory?
https://kizuna.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/morningcoffee/1790336719/
Supposedly, whenever they land a hit song or sell out a big venue, the chairman hands out brown envelopes stuffed with cash to staff and talent alike, beaming with pride as he thanks and cheers them on.
Not sure why, but that sounds like a scary world lol
For Hello! Project, people say "agency," not "management" — it's not like the AKB48 Group
Risachi, it kills me.
Background and Discussion Points on This Topic
Idol salary structures aren’t disclosed by talent agencies, so the thread’s talk of “seven figures a month” or “cash bonus envelopes” doesn’t go beyond hearsay and speculation sourced from things like anonymous job-review sites. The group’s side has explained in the past that the contract combines a base salary with commission-based bonuses, but the actual breakdown of amounts has never been revealed. The heavy workload that became a topic this time reflects a packed travel schedule — a Kyoto show, morning activity in Tokyo, and a Fukuoka show the day after — which isn’t an unusual way of working for a group idol act. What readers should be careful not to misread is that the salary figures and comparisons with other groups floating around in the thread are all unverified rumor, not facts stated by the agency or the members themselves.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “[Breaking] Juice=Juice members at it again — working from the morning, all of them wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”
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