Juice=Juice’s Audience Is Changing — “Stylish Young Fans” Spark Buzz

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The story

On November 7, 2026, at a Juice=Juice concert — “Room Tour 2026: 5ROOMS -SUITE-” — held at Nippon Budokan, 5ch users reported an unusually large turnout of “stylish 20-somethings” of both genders, a demographic rarely seen at Hello! Project (the idol agency/franchise umbrella that includes Juice=Juice) shows. The thread mixed skepticism over whether these new fans will stick around with optimism that, having joined the fan club to score tickets, they’ll likely stay for at least a while. Some posters also compared it to the audience shift ANGERME (Juice=Juice’s sister group within Hello! Project) went through in the past, sparking debate about what it all means for the group’s future.

What people said

Background and Key Points

Hello! Project has long faced criticism that its core fanbase is aging, and Juice=Juice is no exception. Many posters in the thread framed the changed atmosphere — especially the lack of vocal chanting — as a genuine surprise. Opinions split between doubt that these new fans will stick around and the view that, since they’re attending a Budokan show (notoriously hard to get tickets to) via the fan club, they’re likely locked in for at least a year. Some drew a parallel to the audience shift ANGERME went through previously, but that comparison is just one poster’s impression — it isn’t backed by actual attendance or sales figures. How much this visible shift in crowd demographics reflects the group’s real popularity can’t be determined from this thread alone.

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “[Sad News] Juice=Juice shows: stylish young people are becoming the mainstream crowd…”

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