Kurumi Takase Announces Her First Solo Live — Live Band to Cover Hello! Project Songs

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The story

Idol Kurumi Takase has announced her first-ever solo live concert. Backed by a live band, the show will reportedly center on covers of Hello! Project songs. The news was announced via her own X post and reporting from her talent agency. On 5channel’s Hello! Project board, reactions spread around the venue capacity, the fan-club presale system, and how unusual it is to have a live band lineup, with questions and speculation also arising over the complexity of her affiliation setup.

Kurumi Takase@kurumi_takase

[Big Announcement]

Kurumi Takase is doing a solo live‼

Source: upfc.jp / Original article here

What people said

2AnonymousSep 27, 2026 22:57
Feels a bit off for someone at Takase's level to be doing this.
6AnonymousSep 27, 2026 22:59
So Tsubaki Factory got used as a stepping stone again? (Tsubaki Factory, a Hello! Project group)
8AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:00
How many people does the venue hold?
17AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:02
Re: #8
If it's the same as Reina Tanaka's seated show at ReNY, that's 277 seats.
9AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:00
Shouldn't she join M-line Club before the FC presale?
11AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:00
Re: #9
Because Hello! Project is running reception at the same time too.
14AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:01
Why is Takase getting special treatment?
15AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:01
Same as Mikitty (aka Fujimoto Miki) —
not in the FC, but the FC still handles her reception.
22AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:02
Did M-line's 5 members ever even sell out ReNY?
26AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:03
Re: #22
You don't get to stand on the same stage until you've done 20+ shows on one tour.
27AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:03
It's all reserved seating, so 300 seats.
36AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:05
Re: #27
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HSFepWga8AENgxP.jpg?name=orig
46AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:06
Never seen a solo show with a live band before.
49AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:07
Re: #46
It's pretty common for OGs (group alumnae), isn't it.
52AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:07
Wait, who are her parents again?
60AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:09
Re: #52
Her mother is Miki Takase (née Saito).
65AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:10
Re: #52
Miki Saito ("Mikichin"), a talent and radio personality active in Tochigi Prefecture.
62AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:10
Hey, why can you apply through the Hello! Project fan club when she's with Just Pro??
Somebody explain.
70AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:11
Re: #62
Adult circumstances, that's why! (i.e., some behind-the-scenes business arrangement)
84AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:14
Re: #62
She's not in M-line Club, so you can also apply through the Hello! Project FC.
If she were an M-line Club member, the Hello! Project FC would only let you apply from the NEXT presale onward (which runs alongside the FC's second-round reception).
88AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:15
Posted this over in the Miyamoto thread.
93AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:16
Re: #88
It was already posted there by 19:20.
101AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:18
Re: #93

929 Anonymous Wanted… [] Sun 2026/09/27 23:15:04.15 0

Kurumi Takase's solo live confirmed!!!!!!!! Live band! All-Hello!-Project cover set!
https://kizuna.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/morningcoffee/1790517384/
122AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:22
I got to appear as a guest on Kurumi Takase-chan's online event 👯‍♀✨
We talked about all kinds of things and it was honestly so much fun 🥰
Once again, welcome to Just Pro, Takase-chan!!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HTOWdhqbMAECr8I.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HTOWdhtbUAAqBfY.jpg
125AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:23
Why are the Karin fans going off? (fans of a different idol named Karin)
She's on a Zepp tour, isn't she?
129AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:24
Re: #125
Does she get a band too?
133AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:24
Re: #129
She had one for her solo lives back when she was in Juice=Juice.
Dancers too.
135AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:25
Re: #129
I don't get why people are losing it just because there's a band.
127AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:23
Wait, is JP Room actually at the bottom of the pecking order?
No way.
134AnonymousSep 27, 2026 23:25
Re: #127
Huh, you're just noticing that now? lolololololol

Background and Key Points of This Topic

Despite being signed to Just Pro, Kurumi Takase belongs to Hello! Project’s “JP Room” category rather than M-line Club, which regular Hello! Project members join — which is why she can apply for tickets directly through the official Hello! Project fan club. According to explanations in the thread, M-line Club members can only apply starting from the FC’s second-round reception onward, but since she falls outside that category, her application window is wider. On the other hand, claims floated in the thread — such as her having “connections” or “using X’s boost feature” — are unsubstantiated speculation with no confirmed factual basis. This mix of legitimate questions stemming from differences in affiliation and reception systems, alongside baseless, disparaging assumptions, is a pattern often seen in these kinds of announcement threads on the Hello! Project board.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Hello! Project) thread “Kurumi Takase’s Solo Live Confirmed!!!!!!!! Live Band! All-Hello!-Project Cover Set!.”

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