After the September 21 show at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2026 was canceled, Angerme, who had been scheduled to perform, announced that the set they were set to deliver would premiere on their official YouTube channel starting at 6:25 PM instead. When it came out that the footage wasn’t a live stream but had actually been filmed the day before, fans reacted with a mix of surprise and disappointment. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, reactions split between comments on the costumes and staging in what looked like an audience-free recording, praise for the workaround itself, and regret that it wasn’t broadcast live.
Wait, what is this?
Is it old footage, or an actual live stream?
12AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:08
Re: #6
Apparently they're filming it right now and uploading it.
9AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:07
If you didn't buy a ticket and you're watching from home, don't you dare — that's shameless.
This content is ours.
Only we've earned the right to enjoy it.
17AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:09
Re: #9
If it's only Angerme fans watching, that means low numbers — and then Ise is gonna end up posting another heartfelt statement about it again.
53AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:36
Re: #9
Then don't go asking for refunds, you lot.
10AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:07
Didn't know there was a show more hollow than a half-empty Rock In Japan, but here we are.
13AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:08
@
Chuo Ward, Chiba City, 8:30 AM
If this isn't even the peak yet, then canceling the Rock In Japan show on the 21st really was the right call.
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2101818363332931584/vid/avc1/1280×720/taX0yRbYnaFgRotm.mp4
15AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:09
Ah, since it's a "premiere," it's not even live then.
16AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:09
Maybe they can't do a live stream because they don't have the confidence.
18AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:09
They can't go live because Goto keeps blowing her positioning.
19AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:10
Can Matsumoto Wakana actually sing "Taikibansei" (lit. "great talent, late bloom") properly?
20AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:10
I figured it'd just be a bunch of MVs stitched together, but they're actually doing a no-audience live.
22AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:11
You just don't get it.
For an emergency situation like this, doing it LIVE is what matters most of all —
even if the stream ends up glitching out.
Go listen to Shabba Ranks.
23AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:11
Ahh, this is gonna blow up.
Gonna top Juice=Juice, lol
25AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:13
Predicting tonight's Ise blog post:
"We asked the staff if there was anything we could do for you all, and that's how this stream came together."
27AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:14
Shimoitani's actually one of the taller members in Angerme, so why's she in flats? Is she avoiding heels?
33AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:18
Re: #27
Because it'd make her stand out too much.
28AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:15
Ado @ado1024imokenp
"Feels kind of embarrassing that I'm the only one playing games right now."
29AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:15
This is exactly the kind of thing I wanted — though of course Peihana's not in it, lol
30AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:16
Well, I guess it's also about singing at least a little to keep their form up, instead of just resting.
40AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:28
So this was filmed yesterday — the hairstyle's the same as yesterday's.
42AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:28
This is gonna blow up.
You can really feel the agency's strong intent to "get this out there."
43AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:30
How is this gonna blow up? Because they were so slow to act, they didn't even make it onto today's list of who's doing something.
44AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:30
Wow, so this is what Goto looks like these days.
47AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:32
Is that the outfit they were supposed to wear at Rock In Japan?
After getting used to Juice=Juice's lavish costumes, this looks kind of cheap.
48AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:33
Honestly, I figured they wouldn't do anything at all.
My bad.
50AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:34
It's pretty rare for Hello! Project to pull off something like this.
51AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:35
I wonder if part of the reason Ise called it their 4th show yesterday is that this was filmed right after.
54AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:36
The outfit in Re: #1 is the one I saw at Lucky Fes. Did they wear it elsewhere too, I wonder?
55AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:37
Yeah, seriously, better than doing nothing at all.
When Lucky Fes got canceled, Milk live-streamed like two songs that day.
57AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:37
[Updated as it happens] Roundup: Alternative artist projects for the September 21 "Rock In Japan" show
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4eee3937e4cd6e0113a71f2d4a9917802d049226
58AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:38
A lot of fans probably had their plans to attend fall through today, so this kind of thoughtfulness is nice to see.
59AnonymousSep 21, 2026 13:38
That's the sort of thing the main-stage artists get to do… go pick up a shift on Timee (a Japanese gig-work app) or something.
Background and key points
ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL is held annually at Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture and is one of Japan’s largest outdoor music festivals; its shows are sometimes canceled due to weather and other circumstances. According to a news article cited in the thread (post #57), several artists arranged alternative projects following the cancellation of the September 21 show, and Angerme’s YouTube premiere appears to be part of that effort. Opinions in the thread split mainly over whether the footage was live or pre-recorded: fans who had hoped for a same-day live broadcast were disappointed, while others praised the group for responding in some form regardless. Some speculation about individual members’ health or conduct also appeared in the thread, but since it could not be verified, it has not been included in this article.
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