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The story
Angerme’s new song “RED LINE,” supposedly a hit on social media, became a topic on 5ch after users noticed its live video view counts weren’t growing to match. The thread cited the initial MV view counts of fellow Hello! Project songs “SEXY BOY” and “Hai to Diamond” for comparison, showing RED LINE’s numbers falling far short. Opinions split between those blaming overwrought vocals or a weak song, and those suspecting the buzz itself had been artificially manufactured.
What people said
"RED LINE" isn't my thing, so I'm sabotaging it.
The lyrics, I mean.
Anyone who doesn't know Angerme is just an idiot.
It might even be wrecking the original song.
I don't get why they're pushing this one.
I get "Morete Mi," "Kurakura," and "Hai" (short for "Hai to Diamond"), but not this.
Actually I really like "Red Line," but I've never cared much for Angerme's singing style.
The vocal parts aren't handed to the right members.
There's no member who stands out in a good way.
It's not just about singing skill — what makes it good is how mellow and soulful their delivery is.
SEXY BOY: 29,585
Hai to Diamond: 26,265
RED LINE: 3,584
People call it "buzzing," but we're talking a whole different order of magnitude here.
Angerme fans really are few and far between~
What kind of joke is this, lol
Because it's not a "big buzz."
So it IS a "medium buzz" then.
That's only within Hello! Project — it's not buzzing with the general public.
Yeah, I genuinely believe that too.
Even on Ookami it's just one guy spamming sockpuppet posts — the fanbase was tiny to begin with, lol
Everyone else either watches once and moves on, or doesn't watch at all.
If people had actually watched it even once, the view count would be way too low for that — I think most haven't watched it at all.
That reminds me — on the current tour, hearing "Kimi Dake ja Nai sa… Friends" totally killed my vibe.
Was "Kimi-Fure" really that bad?
Hayashi's block was so boring I don't even remember it.
Just going to an Angerme tour at all is admirable — sounds like you can get tickets for 2,000 yen.
He was hard at work copy-pasting the same post over and over in another thread, all by himself — poor guy, go cheer him on.
The thumbnail matters for people who don't know Angerme.
Hello! Project fans will watch no matter what the thumbnail looks like, as long as they're interested.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
The thread kicked off with the observation that despite RED LINE supposedly “buzzing” on social media, its live video view counts weren’t climbing to match. Commenters pointed to the initial MV view counts of fellow Hello! Project songs “SEXY BOY” and “Hai to Diamond” as benchmarks, showing RED LINE’s numbers were off by a whole order of magnitude. Opinions split over whether the low view count reflected a weak song or overwrought vocals, or whether the “buzz” itself had been artificially manufactured. It’s worth noting — and easy to miss — that the view counts being compared are limited strictly to within Hello! Project, using a very different yardstick than what counts as “buzz” among the general public.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “What’s Behind Angerme’s All-Out Effort RED LINE Failing to Gain Traction in Its Live Video.”
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