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The Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) announced on September 19 that it is cancelling the final day of Tokyo Game Show 2026, scheduled for September 21, due to the approach of Typhoon No. 25. Wind and rain are expected to intensify across the Kanto region from the afternoon of the 21st onward. Following the announcement, 5ch’s Hello! Project board began buzzing about whether ANGERME’s appearance at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL — set for the same day in the Chiba area — might also be scrapped. Word also spread that a final call on the group’s appearance would come by 1pm the day before, prompting a mix of reactions: some worried about the health of the group’s already overworked members, others questioning whether holding an outdoor event at all was wise given the weather.
The Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) has announced the cancellation of September 21, the final day of the currently ongoing Tokyo Game Show 2026.
The decision follows discussions weighing the approach of Typhoon No. 25, the latest weather data, the impact on transportation, and the need to secure venue safety.
Typhoon No. 25 is expected to approach the Kanto region from around the morning of the 21st, with wind and rain forecast to intensify from the afternoon onward.
Source: 4gamer.net / Original article here
What people said
The typhoon's slowed down a lot, so it might actually still happen
Wait, does that mean ANGERME's ROCK IN JAPAN slot is still on?
https://kizuna.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/morningcoffee/1789802201/
ANGERME's the try-hard, always-dedicated type ("ishiki-takai," a mocking term for people who act overly earnest about self-improvement), so they'll take the stage even if literally nobody shows up
If the Keiyo Line and other trains announce planned service suspensions, cancellation's basically locked in
they got dragged down by ANGERME's bad-luck aura
but the typhoon's moving slower than expected and losing strength
Apparently the real call on ANGERME's ROCK IN JAPAN slot won't come until 1pm tomorrow
Guess the 'unlucky god' has moved on from Juice=Juice to ANGERME this time (a running 5ch joke about bad luck following idol groups)
https://kizuna.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/morningcoffee/1789627005/3
3 Anonymous Recruiting… 2026/09/17 (Thu) 15:37:52.61 0
Honestly, ANGERME's true calling is to hold it right up to the wire as planned and burn that insane scene into everyone's retinas
Every event out there is probably getting cancelled
Let's all just rest up
the members probably do want to play it
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
The TGS cancellation is a confirmed fact based on CESA’s official announcement, but ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL — where ANGERME was scheduled to perform — is a separate event with a different organizer and venue from TGS, and as of this writing its cancellation had not been confirmed. The claim circulating in the thread that “the go/no-go call would come by 1pm the day before” was itself just hearsay passed around on 5ch, with no primary source cited. Against the backdrop of Hello! Project groups’ notoriously overloaded schedules, reactions split between welcoming a possible cancellation as a chance to rest and worrying about the safety of holding an outdoor event — a mixed response that doesn’t reduce to simple approval or disapproval.
*This article was compiled by excerpting and summarizing the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “]’[”ÜçA‰““¡Ê‰Á—¢‚ªo‰‰‚·‚é—\’肾‚Á‚½9ŒŽ21“ú‚Ì“Œ‹žƒQ[ƒ€ƒVƒ‡ƒE2026‚ª‘ä•—Ú‹ß‚É‚æ‚èŠJÃ’†Ž~‚ð”•\.”
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