Hello! Project’s official fan club, J.P ROOM, has announced that its “J.P ROOM Fan Festival ’26,” set for October 10, 2026 at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA, will once again feature a shuffle unit lottery, continuing last year’s tradition. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, threads filled up with speculation over who might be paired with whom and remarks about how songs from the now-disbanded Country Musume. get handled, alongside jaded comments like “No matter who ends up in a unit, it won’t be exciting” and “They’ve basically already done all of this at M-Spe” — a mix of anticipation and resignation.
What people said
1AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:01
[J.P ROOM Fan Festival '26] Shuffle Unit Lottery Draw!
3AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:02
#JPROOMFanFestival
Continuing from last year! The shuffle units for "J.P ROOM Fan Festival '26," happening 2026.10.10 at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA, have been decided!
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[J.P ROOM Fan Festival '26] Second-round registration closes today at 17:00!
19AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:19
Re: #3
Deadline's tomorrow
They messed up the description box
8AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:07
This is a thread for people who couldn't care less and won't even show up, just here to bitch and moan.
9AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:07
A unit with Takeuchi, Sasaki, and Ishida — who don't appear at M-Spe — would be a rare jackpot pairing
10AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:09
Come on, quit it with the Chii duet lol
14AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:12
Re: #10
If it's the type that gets carried by energy and call-and-response chants, it'll actually be fine and get hype
11AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:09
What's with the A and B thing? I just want to see the Rikachii one
13AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:11
Re: #11
Both should happen in both sessions
16AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:16
No matter who ends up in a unit, it won't be exciting
28AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:26
Re: #16
Because they've basically already done most of it at M-Spe
17AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:17
Because Kaga isn't in it
58AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:06
Re: #17
Would it actually be exciting if she were?
18AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:18
Ma-chan's become the editing team's plaything lol
20AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:21
Don't need a shuffle, just do Country Musume already
21AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:22
If Sasaki's her partner, Morito might actually get song choices that show her off well
but who knows
25AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:25
Re: #21
It'll probably just be a Berryz Koubou song anyway
22AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:22
The ghost of Country Musume is getting a little tiresome
23AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:24
24AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:24
Writing yourself on the far right when there are people ranked below you comes off kind of tacky
34AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:34
Why don't they just have everyone draw together?
35AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:34
Ma-chan's A is the Inaba/Sato/Ishida/Koseki quartet
B is the Fukumura/Sato duet
36AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:34
Weren't they just doing solo merch photoshoots one at a time?
38AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:37
Just go with 3, 2, 1 BREAKIN'OUT
40AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:38
So it's photoshoot then lottery — guess everyone just wants to get it over with and go home
41AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:38
Ishida's mom-like vibe is oddly comforting
44AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:43
That's the outfit where Ayumin's T-shirt logo is completely covered up
48AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:53
Ma-chan's got an FC event next month, you know?
Plus her solo tour next year is already confirmed
52AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:57
Re: #48
It says registration is the last one
57AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:01
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YHwgo7RvRWM/default.jpg
66AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:37
67AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:38
74AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:46
Is Ma-chan's outfit the one from the Famitsu shoot?
76AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:49
Re: #74
Not sure, but for Famitsu she wore a Famitsu T-shirt with a mini skirt underneath
86AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:38
Welcome back, Princess Asakura Juju-chan — it's the Fan Festival
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HRCNU3VbYAAlGT5.jpg:orig#.jpg
91AnonymousAug 31, 2026 19:49
7/28
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HOTQsAOb0AAfLao.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HOTQsASbUAAOQOm.jpg
They might be splitting into two groups for photos, like a calendar shoot
Fukumura and Sato are probably on this day
Background and Points of Discussion
J.P ROOM is Hello! Project’s official fan club, and the Fan Festival is an annual event for members. The shuffle unit is a recurring feature that pairs members into ad hoc units across group lines, and unexpected combinations tend to draw fan interest. Country Musume., mentioned repeatedly in the thread, is a group that has already disbanded, and the underlying context is how current members carry on singing its songs. The thread’s mixed reactions came from a gap in temperature between excitement over the lottery format itself and a sense of déjà vu, as in comments like “they’ve basically already done this at M-Spe (Hello! Project’s regular live show).” Note that posts speculating about members’ future activity schedules go beyond what’s been confirmed in official announcements, so this article does not cover them.
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