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Ticket results have been announced for Tsubaki Factory member Izuha Ishii’s birthday event, scheduled for November 4, 2026 at the Sumida Ward Hikifune Culture Center Theater Hall. Many fans won tickets for the first session but lost out on the second, and some said it was the first time they’d ever been rejected for one of “Ressa’s” (her nickname, derived from “red panda”) birthday events. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, posts piled up griping about the venue size, guessing at the MC guest, and expressing shock at how many people got shut out — including comments like “Wait, is Ressa actually popular?” The day’s guest has so far only been revealed via silhouette, sparking a flurry of posts trying to guess who it is.
Tsubaki Factory: Izuha Ishii Birthday Event 2026
●Performer: Izuha Ishii (Tsubaki Factory)
●Venue: Sumida Hikifune Culture Center Theater Hall (Tokyo)
Source: upfc.jp / Original article here
What people said
09/30 (Wed) Saniko Fan Gathering at Osaka
10/03 (Sat) Fukuda Event at Saitama
10/04 (Sun) Festival at Ishikawa
10/05 (Mon) Fukuda Birthday Event at Arakawa Ward
10/06 (Tue) Akiyama & Yokaze & Doi Event at Osaka
10/07 (Wed) Akiyama Photobook Event at Osaka
10/09 (Fri) Nishimura Birthday Event at Ueno
10/26 (Mon) Akiyama Graduation Concert at Nippon Budokan
11/04 (Wed) Ishii Birthday Event at Sumida Ward👈
11/13 (Fri) Tanimoto Birthday Event at Yokohama
11/30 (Mon) Nakajima Takui Two-Man Show at Odaiba
12/03 (Thu) Christmas Event at Minato Ward
Guess that's all you get when you're relying on big-spending diehards
Of course — I'm on the Executive plan (a premium fan club membership tier)
These 'guess the guest' teasers make me sick
I couldn't stand it if that's the reason I got rejected
They should just bring King along
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/HS0s2_LboAAPp5u.jpg:orig#.jpg
Did they even have any connection?
Same Hello! Project member
How many years have you guys even been fans?
Actually, this is the first time I've ever been rejected for one of Ressa's birthday events
Next year she'll definitely be able to move up from Yurakucho Asahi Hall
Is Ressa actually popular or something?
@Rejected for Izuha-chan's birthday event 😭😭😭🐾
@Got rejected for Tsubaki Factory's Izuha-chan's birthday event… orz
@Only got in for the 1st session
Good thing for hardcore fans though, since they can apply for both sessions without a second thought
I'm a fan of another group who's never even been to a Tsubaki solo show
Last year's Maopin-hosted show was good
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
For Hello! Project birthday events, venue size is often watched closely as a rough gauge of a member’s popularity and drawing power. This time’s venue, the Hikifune Culture Center Theater Hall, has a relatively small seating capacity, which fueled complaints on the thread about the agency’s venue choice, alongside comments like “Ressa could easily fill a 1000-seat venue.” That said, ticket results can vary depending on the lottery system, how many tickets each person applies for, and recent attendance figures, so the mere fact that some fans were rejected doesn’t necessarily mean a sudden surge in popularity. There have been rejections at past birthday events too, so this occurrence may not be as unusual as it seems — though that’s hard to confirm from thread comments alone, it’s worth keeping in mind. Meanwhile, since the day’s guest was only teased via silhouette, the thread also lit up with fans trying to guess their identity.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[12:00] Tsubaki Factory Izuha Ishii Birthday Event 2026 Ticket Results Report Thread [Sumida Ward Hikifune Culture Center Theater Hall].”
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