Hello! Project’s Angerme is set to perform at Fukuoka Civic Hall’s Main Hall as part of their autumn hall tour, but 5ch lit up after it emerged that seats in row 19 on the first floor — a relatively front section — were still available for purchase this close to showtime. The thread compared this to fellow Hello! Project group Juice=Juice, which sold out its Zepp Fukuoka Alternative show instantly this spring, sparking debate over the gap in drawing power between groups, whether having a Kyushu-born member matters, and whether the venue capacity was set appropriately.
What people said
4AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:14
The International Conference Hall or a livehouse would've been plenty, no?
7AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:16
Even the International Conference Hall would have leftover tickets at this rate
8AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:17
You can still get pretty good seats, huh
Lucky you, Kyushu Motchi fans
10AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:18
Whatever happened to 'Motchi's triumphant homecoming sells out fast'?
11AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:18
They're doing okay considering there's not a single Kyushu member in the group
12AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:18
Meanwhile Juice=Juice sold out an 800-capacity venue…
13AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:19
It's really not selling at all
Not close enough to jump at, but not bad either — an oddly 'meh' seat
14AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:19
Should've swapped it — give Juice the Civic Hall and let Angerme do SAWARAPIA, no?
18AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:20
Well, keep cheering them on with that same energy you use to bash other groups
19AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:20
Juice=Juice sold out both the matinee and evening shows at Zepp Fukuoka (all-standing capacity 1,600) instantly on their spring tour, so of course they'd fill Fukuoka Civic Hall easily too
20AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:20
Kyushu folks, don't let Motchi be embarrassed
21AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:21
Full-on
reality-check mode in progress
32AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:23
Re: #21
The agency's probably scheming: livehouse reality check → mass fan exodus → trainee takeover
22AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:21
Sounds like we're about to witness something truly dangerous
24AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:22
Side seats from row 14 back might just be held for later release, so this could be pretty rough
26AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:22
Morning Musume might end up in a similar situation too, huh
27AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:22
It's really not selling
Wait, isn't this an e-ticket?
Does anyone have data from last time in Kyushu?
36AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:23
You can use the reconstruction discount (a disaster-recovery travel subsidy) starting in October — so why isn't this selling!?
41AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:25
Re: #36
For otaku,
whether they want to spend the money
or not
isn't even worth agonizing over
40AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:25
Looks like Kero's 'I want to do livehouse shows' comment might come true sooner than expected
44AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:26
Angerme loses more fans with every tour
The attendance numbers show the current lineup just isn't enough
45AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:26
They can't add any more groups, so a struggling group like Angerme might as well get taken over by the trainees
56AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:29
Re: #45
But once they get promoted into Angerme,
it's nothing but otaku bailing at full speed anyway
46AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:27
SAWARAPIA really would've been just right, no?
A venue that's slightly oversold is the proper capacity for them anyway
47AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:27
Not even shocking, just normal
Every venue's going to end up like this
48AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:27
This Hello! Project autumn really lays bare the sad reality of a crappy management office
49AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:27
Every group's supposed to be building hype toward the 30th anniversary right now
Don't go doing livehouse tours
51AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:27
The trainees they finally, deliberately splurged a big bonus on
turned out to be Goto and Nagano
59AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:29
Re: #51
If she'd joined Juice=Juice, she'd have already surpassed Sanfra — that's the level of talent we're talking about
60AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:30
Re: #51
Same goes for Hirayama
52AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:28
A venue with around 1,000 capacity was the right call to begin with — why end up here?
53AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:28
This year Angerme's venue-capacity choices are so reckless that if they announced doing Yokohama Arena for the final show of the autumn tour, I'd honestly just nod and accept it
57AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:29
Trainee otaku love hyping up how amazing the trainees are,
but Morning Musume's most popular newcomer is Yasuda, who isn't even a trainee
58AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:29
Hey Juice=Juice, picking a hall that regular fans can actually get into whenever they want to go — that's real kindness.
If you're satisfied just selling out on Pia (a major ticketing service), you're not exactly putting fans first
62AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:31
Re: #58
Juice=Juice should just expand capacity, no?
If a hall can't hold them, use an arena instead
61AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:31
Oda pushed her planned graduation from spring to autumn and got Yokohama Arena — but wasn't that arena really meant for Angerme?
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Angerme currently has no members from Kyushu, and its fixed fan base at regional shows is said to be thinner there than in areas tied to other members’ hometowns. Juice=Juice, meanwhile, sold out its Zepp Fukuoka Alternative show almost instantly this spring, and the thread framed this gap as a question of whether venue sizes had been set appropriately. That said, it’s worth noting that ticket sales continue right up until showtime, so the remaining-seat situation at the time of the thread doesn’t necessarily reflect the final attendance numbers. Also, the comments about trainee-turned members like Goto, Nagano, and Hirayama, read in context, aren’t criticism — they’re meant favorably, along the lines of “she’d be doing even better in another group,” which is easy to misread when taken out of context. Likewise, talk of a trainee “takeover” isn’t based on any actual agency personnel decision — it’s purely fan speculation and joking, and should be read as such.
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