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The story
Suzuran Ise, who serves as leader of the Hello! Project idol group ANGERME, called on fans to attend the remaining two Osaka shows in a post on her own blog, writing that she’d “be happy if a few more different people came” and that she “just really wants people to come, no matter what.” The plea hints that ticket sales have been sluggish, and opinion split on 5ch’s Hello! Project board over how she framed the request. Some criticized it as counterproductive to just tell fans to come without giving them any reason to be excited, while others defended her by pointing to blog posts from other members showing similar resolve. The discussion also broadened into a structural critique about a mismatch between venue capacity and the group’s actual drawing power.
For the remaining 2 dates in Osaka,
I’d be happy if a few more different people could come…
I really want you all to see us, but how do I get people to come see us~~! 🥲 I just really, really want you to come. ○
Source: ameblo.jp / Original post here
What people said
>Nishizaki Miku
"And I also felt like, if there's even something small I could contribute to OCHA NORMA, I wanted to do it. That feeling helped me firm up my resolve!
So if there's anyone out there who feels the same way I did,
I'd want you to think at least, 'If there's a chance, I'm going to grab it!!' 'It's important to listen to others too, but first I'm going to do what I want to do!'"
Okay, that actually makes me want to go
https://kizuna.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/morningcoffee/1789912913/
Kinda thought the same. I get what she's trying to say, but Ise is way too blunt/impulsive about it
https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20260821/22/ocha-norma/d3/58/j/o1080081015814513850.jpg?caw=800
https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20260914/21/angerme-new/37/51/j/o1080144015822073480.jpg
She's already confirmed to be quitting, isn't she
Yeah, that's the thing — there isn't one
– Just play the 'Vanilla' MV no matter what
– Just comment on the MV no matter what
– Just come to the concert no matter what ←New!
The fact that there's zero payoff for doing it is kind of heartbreaking
Guess all that's left now are otaku whose whole goal is just going to the venue itself
Tamenaga would tell everyone to invite their friends and start saying 'buy 5 to 10 tickets each,'
and then you guys would snap 'Like we even have friends, idiot!' — that was always the whole set
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
In the idol world, a mismatch between venue capacity and actual drawing power is a common structural problem, and the thread itself had comments like “it’s not that the ANGERME members are bad, the capacity just doesn’t match up.” What sparked debate this time was the substance of Ise’s appeal — the fact that she kept repeating “just please come” without giving any concrete highlight or reason, which drew comparisons to blog posts from other members who had expressed their resolve around past shows, and opinion split. One thing readers can easily misread is treating this as purely a matter of Ise’s personal character, when it’s really also a snapshot of a broader issue that’s been raised across Hello! Project as a whole — dependence on a fixed base of repeat fans (so-called “omaitsu”) and stalled growth among new fans. Some posters in the thread brought up similar appeals from other members in the past, suggesting this isn’t a phenomenon unique to this one case.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[Good News] ANGERME Leader Suzuran Ise Issues Heartfelt Statement as Osaka Show Tickets Just Won’t Sell.”
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