A promo posted by the official X account of TBS’s “Hamada Kayosai” (Hamada Music Festival) just before airtime set off a wave of reactions on 5ch’s Hello!Project board. The show featured Juice=Juice’s Reon Inoue appearing alongside members of SixTONES, and her constantly cheerful expression became the talk of the thread. While some posters gushed, “Never seen Reirei look this happy before,” others reacted with surprise — and half-joking concern — at seeing Inoue, who’s usually surrounded by her groupmates and Hello!Project fans, sharing such close quarters with members of a hugely popular Johnny’s-affiliated group.
Hamada Kayosai ★ Ookami Shounen (“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” segment)
I mean, coming from a scene reeking of stinky, stinky middle-aged guys
straight into flashy A-list showbiz —
of course she's having a blast.
It's the reward for enduring all that hardship until now.
7AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:30
Kunio: "I keep saying this — this vibe Juice=Juice has going is great, it's exciting, it's the best, I get it, but there's one thing we absolutely can't ignore: scandal risk. Just how much slack there is on that front is the real thing to watch — though calling it 'something to watch' feels totally wrong. UP-FRONT [the agency] really needs to protect Inoue, all hands on deck. I won't spell out what I mean — Reon Inoue. Please, just protect her completely."
https://www.youtube.com/live/8R7tk8BLVjE?t=11775s
9AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:32
Rurun's [Dambara Ruru] always been all 'Stones-san, Stones-san' too, so no surprise here (Stones = SixTONES).
10AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:33
Hamada's as stylish as ever.
18AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:35
Re: #10
He wears it so casually, but that's some seriously insane denim,
huh.
16AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:34
This kind of reward is exactly why they put up with you guys.
17AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:35
No idea about Johnny's talents' reputation with the general public, but they actually mix it up a lot with idols from other agencies, guys and girls alike.
19AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:35
From Hamaura's perspective, she's gone somewhere she'll never reach now.
64AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:12
Re: #19
This too is thanks to Hama-chan for deciding to disband it.
22AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:35
Feels like Hello!Project members are probably flooding Reirei with requests to hook them up with Johnny's talents.
25AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:37
Never seen Reirei look this happy before.
26AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:37
Is Reirei about to get kicked by Hamada after this?
32AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:42
Re: #26
Same, lol
27AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:37
Getting a photo op in front of guys this good-looking would be a disaster waiting to happen.
28AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:38
My oshi never leaves the village, so she's always been safe and sound.
29AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:38
Is there even choreography Jesse and Reirei could both dance to?
30AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:38
Jesse's genuinely handsome, so it can't be helped.
34AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:43
If Juice members rank 100 in showbiz status,
Hamaura doesn't even hit 1.
35AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:44
Guessing it's the scene where Reirei just bursts out dancing on her own
and Hamada unleashes one of his signature kick-tsukkomis (comedic kick-retort).
36AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:45
No, Reirei, don't
I don't want to see this
Reirei 😭
39AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:46
Outside the village there are plenty of handsome celebrities.
Inside the village there's nothing but old Hello!Project-otaku grandpas — which is exactly why it's safe.
Yeah, this is a different story from Dambara just getting carried away.
51AnonymousSep 4, 2026 14:57
With seiyuu-idol types, Hamada went in pretty hard on Ai Furihata, but didn't go nearly as hard on Arisa Komiya (a beauty).
Guess he adjusts depending on who he's dealing with.
67AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:14
Looks like she and Hama-chan are starting their own comedy duo over here — the 'Smackdown Factory' (a nod to the playful-smacking style common in Japanese comedy duos).
69AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:20
I saw Jesse in person once, and even as a guy I about melted, so yeah, no wonder.
Background and Key Points
“Hamada Kayosai” is a TBS music variety show hosted by Masatoshi Hamada, and one of the few programs where young talent from multiple entertainment agencies appear together. Hello!Project, the agency behind Juice=Juice, has historically placed fairly strict limits on members’ outside activities and social media use — likely the backdrop behind thread comments urging fans to “protect” Reon Inoue. Meanwhile, some unconfirmed rumors about other members’ relationships also showed up in the thread; since these were never verified on the show and remain pure speculation, this article doesn’t address them. Collaborations with Johnny’s (Starto Entertainment) groups aren’t unusual in themselves, but the fact that this pairing involved someone Hello!Project fans rarely see interacting with such talent appears to be what drove the strong reaction.
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