Hello! Project’s BEYOOOOONDS-starring stage play “TIME REPEAT” (Theatrical Girls’ Division) has sold out every performance, including the fan-club presale. Perhaps as a backlash to how highly acclaimed the previous production was, reports flooded the Hello! Project board on 5ch that even general-sale tickets vanished within minutes. Opinions in the thread were split over whether the fan-club presale lottery is really fair, and whether stage plays — a medium where reserved seating should in theory make it easier for new or female fans to get in — are in practice just being filled up by the same die-hard fanbase.
Kokumin Kyosai coop Hall / Space Zero Affiliated Performance — Theatrical Girls’ Division “TIME REPEAT”
The guy who said tickets would be "easy to get," lol
9AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:28
Well of course — this is BEYOOOOONDS, they were averaging over 800 people a week at Stellar Ball
12AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:31
Thought I could snipe just one ticket solo and whiffed.
Had no choice but to grab one through the cast presale instead.
21AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:40
I saw the last one so I was sure I'd go this time too, but I was way too naive.
Guess live-viewing screenings just aren't a thing for stage plays.
Maybe a stream, then?
24AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:41
Only got 2 out of 8 shows in the FC presale and wanted at least one more, but they vanished instantly.
Could they think about venue capacity a little more?
28AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:46
Juice=Juice's was incredible, I went twice — the content alone was just that good.
Everyone who saw the last one is applying again, plus all the BEYOOOOONDS fans are applying too, so of course you can't get in.
30AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:47
If you thought Juice=Juice's stage play was good, the others are even better (Angerme's aside).
31AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:48
I wonder if there'll be a stream once all the performances wrap.
Stage plays really do need to be seen live though.
32AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:48
A big part of why Juice=Juice's stage play was so good was Inaba.
33AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:48
For BEYOOOOONDS' spy play ("Beyo Spy"), there were zero same-day tickets for any Tokyo show.
37AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:49
That's because last time there were tons of leftover tickets for Ocha's (a cast member's nickname) shows.
39AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:49
There's a suspense angle and the culprit twist keeps flip-flopping.
Music's good too — though it'll probably be different this time around.
41AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:49
Well, honestly it's a rerun, though.
The only thing I care about is whether the ending changes.
Plus I've already got Sugiyama's big acting moments pretty much memorized.
42AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:50
Had a bad experience with the whole re-purchase mess during COVID and ended up quitting as an oshi.
43AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:50
With this cast and story, I've got a feeling this one could finally be a masterpiece on par with "Mori-Beyo."
No wonder people have their hopes up.
44AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:51
Forget the ending — even all the songs in the show are getting changed.
46AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:52
I couldn't get tickets to save my life, I'm about to go bald over this.
47AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:53
Last time I went, I spotted Tsubaki Factory members in the back row.
If it's sold out this time, other Hello! Project members won't even be able to come watch, huh?
I wonder if they'll release the industry seats or the tech-booth seats.
48AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:54
Apparently the director watched the last production and it was so good they cried.
Said it was the first time they'd ever cried watching their own work.
49AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:54
Applied for every performance through the FC and only won one.
Then through general sale I managed to buy two, including the final show.
The FC lottery odds make zero sense.
51AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:56
BEYOOOOONDS' regulars already pull in casual fans who otherwise never show up.
That alone makes it brutal competition, and if Mano/Yuna's new fans and stage-play lovers pile on too…
59AnonymousSep 26, 2026 11:02
Re: #51
Why would casual fans who never normally show up suddenly turn out just for a stage play?
52AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:57
Figured I could at least grab one ticket for a weekday show — nope, every performance sold out in 4 minutes.
53AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:57
The last production was the greatest Hello! Project stage play of all time.
55AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:58
Weekday shows come with stage greetings and send-offs, so I figured the odds would be brutal and avoided them.
56AnonymousSep 26, 2026 11:00
Watching the last one got me into reading time-slip novels.
57AnonymousSep 26, 2026 11:00
Honestly the two productions after "Mori-Beyo" were pretty mediocre, so this is probably partly a rebound from that.
60AnonymousSep 26, 2026 11:03
Everyone piles in because there's this sense of security that it's a sure bet.
61AnonymousSep 26, 2026 11:06
They've got Budokan in November, so I guess there won't be any extra performances added?
62AnonymousSep 26, 2026 11:07
Why aren't they doing it at Sunshine (theatre)?
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Theatrical Girls’ Division is a stage-production project that draws performers from multiple Hello! Project groups, with the lineup changing from show to show. This time, thanks to the strong reputation of the previous production, competition was already fierce at the fan-club presale stage, and reports poured into the thread that even general-sale tickets for every performance sold out within minutes. The point of contention was whether stage plays — a medium that, with reserved seating, should in theory be more accessible to casual fans and women — are in practice just being snapped up by the same existing hardcore fanbase. Frustration was also voiced over the opaque criteria for winning the fan-club presale lottery, and the practice of dropping after-talk sessions once a show sells out, though these remain individual fan accounts rather than officially explained selection criteria.
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