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A video posted by YouTuber Kunio, suggesting that the deletion of lyricist Dandahara’s blog may be linked to Akina Nakamori’s camp and Juice=Juice’s camp negotiating a collaborative appearance, became a hot topic on 5ch’s “Hello! Project” board. Kunio also claimed that final details like the announcement method and appearance terms haven’t been settled yet, and that NHK has instructed everyone involved not to leak information — details that evoke a possible joint appearance on NHK’s Kohaku Uta Gassen (Year-End Song Festival). On the thread, opinions split between those willing to trust Kunio’s track record of past predictions and those skeptical of what they see as a vague, unsubstantiated rumor, with further disagreement over whether Akina’s side would even gain anything from such a collab.
・ Akina Nakamori’s camp and Juice=Juice’s camp are negotiating a collaborative appearance.
・ However, final details such as the announcement method and appearance terms haven’t been settled yet.
・ They’ve been instructed by NHK not to leak any information.
Source: youtube.com / Original video here
What people said
He's just joking, right?
Stop making up excuses every time new info drops.
He doesn't pay for NHK, Hulu, or SKY PerfecTV either
Behold, the freeloading "Kunio" (a pun on his name written as "man of the nation" vs. living off free stuff)
Akina looks plenty striking on her own, and there are other songs she should be singing besides "Mia Amore" anyway.
Not confirmed, but I caught wind of it through a certain channel.
Well, don't expect too much, but figure it's maybe a 20% chance.
And there it is, the "certain channel" line lol
NHK is the one bowing and begging her to perform, and now they're supposedly proposing a collab to her? lol
Yeah, it makes zero sense.
If they just wanted backup dancers, the regular cast would be plenty.
"Mia Amore" is literally just the name of a carnation variety, so there's nothing to "copy" there.
Wait, is Tak Matsumoto even a Juice=Juice fan?
That's genuinely blowing up right now.
NHK isn't going to just rip off a bit from a commercial network like that.
Juice=Juice fans really have a low bar for what counts as "blowing up"
Nobody's even heard of that.
Wait, is Kunio even a Juice=Juice fan?
Meanwhile the official "Moremi" video sits at 44 million, which is still impressive on its own.
For a music clip, hitting numbers like that is probably only a handful of times a year.
An illegal clip video like that gets lumped in with "Inmu King" content (a notorious meme-clip genre on Japanese video sites).
But if you're wrong, you'd better delete your whole YouTube channel.
Do that and the Juice=Juice family would be heartbroken.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
NHK’s Kohaku Uta Gassen lineup announcement typically comes out between late November and December, and every year around this time, online commentators claiming insider predictions or information generate buzz. Kunio’s claim here is likewise just a “possibility” floated ahead of any official announcement, and several commenters in the thread pointed out how thin the evidence is behind lines like “I heard it through a certain channel.” Opinions split mainly over two points: how much credence to give Kunio’s own track record of past predictions (he’s said to have repeatedly forecast Kohaku lineups before), and whether Akina Nakamori’s side stands to gain anything real from collaborating with Juice=Juice. One thing readers should be careful not to misread is that the phrase “may be negotiating” itself never rises above unconfirmed speculation—it is not an official statement from NHK or either artist’s camp. The entire negotiation theory is built on a single event, the deletion of Dandahara’s blog, which amounts to nothing more than circumstantial evidence.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Kunio: ‘The deletion of Dandahara’s blog may mean Akina Nakamori’s side and Juice=Juice’s side are negotiating a collaborative appearance’.”
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