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The story
FC presale registration for MORNING MUSUME。’26’s Oda Sakura graduation concert opened on September 24, and it’s been revealed that while the applicant must be an FC member, the companion they bring doesn’t have to be. On the thread, this drew comparisons to Juice=Juice, which sold out all 8,000 seats in FC first-round presale alone without any such companion allowance — some pointed to it as proof of a gap in drawing power between the groups, while others were simply glad they can now attend the graduation show with non-member parents or friends. At the same time, some questioned the setup, since under the same lottery system, it’s still possible for the member applicant themselves to lose out.
What people said
You'll need a smartphone that can use the 'MOALA Ticket' e-ticket service.
For this presale, applicants are required to link their MOALA account. Companions may apply even if they are not FC members.
Please follow the steps in the [Application Flow] section further down this page.
Non-members allowed???
Non-members allowed lmaooooooooooo
The agency went soft
●Lottery result check period: October 14 (Wed), 2026, 15:00 – October 20 (Tue), 23:00
●Payment deadline: October 20 (Tue), 2026 (postmark valid)
●Ticket issuance: Scheduled for November 30 (Mon), 2026
●Seat number display: Scheduled for December 11 (Fri), 2026, 12:00
Guess they figured seats wouldn't fill up otherwise
Ah, it's written with the kanji 秋桜 — also read 'cosmos' (lit. 'autumn sakura')
Give Juice=Juice a Yokohama Arena show too, this is lame
Pretty much a lock
I want them to keep doing it this way from now on
https://kizuna.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/morningcoffee/1790236991/
I usually go solo, but big venues are different
but members themselves still possibly losing the lottery is messed up
Guess I can't bring my non-member parent!! (not that I was planning to go with my parent anyway)
Because Juice=Juice sold out 8,000 seats at both Budokan and PIA Arena in FC round one alone
but Morning Musume, whatever shape it's in, will still sell out general seats in round one
non-members getting in while members can't is backwards
You should file a complaint with the agency about that
Yep
Lucky…
I'm an FC member myself and I wanted to go to Juice=Juice with a friend too
Simply put, capacity is short everywhere
It's rough that Juice=Juice alone is just too popular
Tsubaki's the victim here, but Juice=Juice still sold out round one regardless — the moment Morning Musume loosened the rules, they dropped below Juice=Juice
They probably planned to carry Akiyama's graduation setup through to Oda's this season, but Akiyama's sales were so disastrous they got spooked and redid whatever they could redo
Juice=Juice selling out is just a freak outlier
Poor Maopin (nickname for member Akiyama Maori)
They were going to go with Akiyama's setup but the agency got spooked
so they'll probably stick with the current application pattern from here on
Juice=Juice and BEYOOOOONDS ("Ju-Byo") proving that even without non-members, current members have plenty of fans
BEYOOOOONDS is still up for debate though
Background and Key Points of This Topic
The thread repeatedly pointed to Juice=Juice, which reportedly sold out all 8,000 seats at both Budokan and PIA Arena using FC first-round presale alone, all while keeping companions members-only. Compared to that, MORNING MUSUME。’26’s decision to allow non-member companions for this graduation show was read as a response to concerns about ticket sales, and it became a hot topic symbolizing the popularity gap between the groups. On the other hand, because it’s still a lottery system, there’s a chance a non-member companion gets in while the member who actually applied loses the drawing, which has sparked questions about how member privileges are being handled. At Hello! Project, companion conditions often change from one graduation concert to the next, so whether this approach spreads to future shows will largely depend on how ticket applications go for this concert.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Notice of FC Presale for ‘MORNING MUSUME。’26 Concert Tour Autumn “Chou Heartful 11 Cosmos” ～Oda Sakura FINAL～’.”
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