Hello! Project’s ROSY CHRONICLE announced on its official site that members Reina Uemura and Yume Soma, who sought medical treatment for fevers, have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The two will sit out the opening act for BEYOOOOONDS’ Budokan concert on the 11th. Another member, Karin Onoda, had already been absent for several days due to illness, and the thread buzzed with comments pointing out “it’s spreading between the members,” worries about who would fill in, and personal anecdotes about how severe COVID symptoms can really be.
ROSY CHRONICLE: Notice Regarding Absence from Performance
Thank you as always for your support of ROSY CHRONICLE.
Members Reina Uemura and Yume Soma experienced fever symptoms, sought medical treatment, and have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
ROSY CHRONICLE: Notice Regarding Karin Onoda's Absence from Performance
https://helloproject.com/news/21253/
4AnonymousNov 10, 2026 21:59
Whoa, it's going around between the members
10AnonymousNov 10, 2026 21:59
Well yeah, they all went to the Kagoshima release event, of course it's spreading
13AnonymousNov 10, 2026 21:59
The people in the front rows at the Kagoshima and Shinjuku shows recently are probably in trouble too
15AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:00
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
16AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:00
Isn't Tsubaki Factory free to fill in? (Tsubaki Factory is another Hello! Project group)
I'll buy the sword merch anyway though
18AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:00
I mean, it's 'daikyo' — worst possible luck (the opposite of a lucky fortune-slip draw)
20AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:00
Re: #18
Part of the promotion, maybe?
31AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:03
It's not an absence, it's a cancellation
Get your headline right
32AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:03
There's no way they're singing 'Hei Irasshai' (a cheery novelty song title)
33AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:03
If both the vocal ace and the visual ace are out, it's basically over
34AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:03
Did they just flee from an empty Budokan?
37AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:03
Will Daka-rin (Onoda's nickname) be back by 11/14?
38AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:04
This is basically a repeat of the 'Tsubaki Factory without Rittokyame and Hinazukingu' situation (nicknames from a past incident where key members were out)
39AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:05
I was right up front at Sunday's Shinjuku show… I might be in trouble
40AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:05
Rosy's been on such a good run lately though
43AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:06
Can Onoda come back once the other two swap back in?
45AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:07
Is tomorrow's BEYOOOOONDS Budokan show just cursed?
ROSY CHRONICLE — opening act cancelled
ANGERME — Hokkaido concert
Juice=Juice — Best Hit Kayousai
47AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:07
A replacement opening act… yeah, that's not happening on this short notice
50AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:08
Come on, agency
Hurry up and line up a different group
51AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:09
The moment Daka-rin's COVID announcement dropped I figured more members would catch it too, and sure enough
Wouldn't be surprised if even more turn up positive
52AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:09
Given there's still a chance more cases show up before tomorrow
53AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:09
I'd heard Onoda was out, but it was COVID huh
54AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:09
Day one is counted from the day after the fever starts, so it's a 5-day rest
These days COVID barely causes any real symptoms
I only had a slight fever myself, got tested just to be safe, and it came back positive — but the symptoms were like a mild cold at most
If I hadn't gotten tested I never would've guessed it was COVID
My throat never hurt at all, and the fever only hit 38°C (100.4°F) on day one
63AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:11
Re: #54
Not everyone's going to have the same symptoms though lol
56AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:10
Ocha (likely a member's nickname) will probably come watch anyway, so they might as well sing one song
58AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:10
These are the three who did the radio show together this week
62AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:11
How long are we even calling it 'novel' coronavirus?
Did an even newer strain show up or something?
74AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:14
Re: #62
To answer seriously: regular coronavirus really is just a common cold virus
COVID is sort of the upgraded version of that
Well, now that it's been downgraded to Category 5 (Japan's lowest disease-risk tier, same as seasonal flu), you could say COVID's basically just a cold too these days
80AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:15
If it were just a cold, Shimura wouldn't have died (referring to comedian Ken Shimura, who died of COVID)
90AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:19
Hope Onoda doesn't feel responsible for this
93AnonymousNov 10, 2026 22:20
Don't underestimate how much contact Daka-rin has had with people
Background and Key Points of This Story
ROSY CHRONICLE had been set to serve as the opening act for BEYOOOOONDS’ Budokan concert scheduled for the 11th. Ahead of today’s announcement about Reina Uemura and Yume Soma, fellow member Karin Onoda had already been absent for several days with a fever, and posters in the thread speculated that contact at a recent release event may have driven the spread. The 11th also happened to see ANGERME holding a Hokkaido concert and Juice=Juice appearing on the Best Hit Kayousai, meaning the announcement landed at a time when Hello! Project’s schedule across groups was already packed. Opinions on how serious COVID can be were split between posters recounting mild symptoms and others citing severe cases or deaths as a caution against downplaying it — though both sides were drawing on personal experience rather than medical fact. The official announcement does not specify the route of transmission or the testing status of other members.
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