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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
If it's the same as Reina Tanaka's seated show at ReNY, that's 277 seats.
Because Hello! Project is running reception at the same time too.
not in the FC, but the FC still handles her reception.
You don't get to stand on the same stage until you've done 20+ shows on one tour.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HSFepWga8AENgxP.jpg?name=orig
It's pretty common for OGs (group alumnae), isn't it.
Her mother is Miki Takase (née Saito).
Miki Saito ("Mikichin"), a talent and radio personality active in Tochigi Prefecture.
Somebody explain.
Adult circumstances, that's why! (i.e., some behind-the-scenes business arrangement)
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).
It was already posted there by 19:20.
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/
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
She's on a Zepp tour, isn't she?
Does she get a band too?
She had one for her solo lives back when she was in Juice=Juice.
Dancers too.
I don't get why people are losing it just because there's a band.
No way.
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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