Tickets for idol group iLiFE!’s K-Arena show sold out instantly, and the free live stream on YouTube drew over 40,000 viewers. On the forum, opinions were split between praise for the live vocals and staging quality, comparisons to veteran group Hello! Project, and debate over whether the free-streaming strategy was the right call.
[iLiFE!] K-Arena show 'MEGALiFE!' [Live stream]
youtube.com/watch?v=JcJ1EFKpB_8
Over 40,000 people watching right now
youtube.com/watch?v=JcJ1EFKpB_8
Over 40,000 people watching right now
I wonder what Chinme Nodoka is up to these days
The live vocals are seriously solid, and both the songs and the staging are amazing
First time listening to them and the singing was so bad I burst out laughing
>>5
Live vocals, staging, production budget, entertainment value, individuality —
iLiFE! is leagues ahead of Hello! Project in every single one.
And they're pulling this kind of crowd and viewer count with almost zero TV/media exposure.
Hello! Project has nothing left to win at.
Live vocals, staging, production budget, entertainment value, individuality —
iLiFE! is leagues ahead of Hello! Project in every single one.
And they're pulling this kind of crowd and viewer count with almost zero TV/media exposure.
Hello! Project has nothing left to win at.
That's because they can pour serious money into it thanks to crowdfunding
Is it really okay that it's been nothing but killer tracks since the very start?
I think iLiFE! is headed for Tokyo Dome
Looks like it's got a ton of older male otaku fans ("oji-wota")
>>17
Heroines has a lot of young fans, but Hello! Project's fanbase aging is a serious problem
Heroines has a lot of young fans, but Hello! Project's fanbase aging is a serious problem
Never seen them on a music show — are they actually popular?
>>19
Even without getting on network TV or picked up by the media, they keep growing their audience and moving into bigger venues purely on the strength of their songs and performances — that's why people call them 'the real deal.'
If network TV ever catches on, a hollow facade like Kawara Lab will collapse overnight.
Even without getting on network TV or picked up by the media, they keep growing their audience and moving into bigger venues purely on the strength of their songs and performances — that's why people call them 'the real deal.'
If network TV ever catches on, a hollow facade like Kawara Lab will collapse overnight.
Why livestream it for free?
The people willing to spend money are probably already there in person
The people willing to spend money are probably already there in person
>>31
Isn't it because the big spenders are already there in person?
Isn't it because the big spenders are already there in person?
>>31
Wake up, this is actually a smart strategy nowadays
Wake up, this is actually a smart strategy nowadays
Even Hello! Project would rake it in if they crowdfunded
Tamura alone pulled in 28 million yen
Tamura alone pulled in 28 million yen
>>48
There's nobody like that in Hello! Project right now
There's nobody like that in Hello! Project right now
Are they even profitable doing this?
Feels like Up-Front (their management company) is the one making the money
Feels like Up-Front (their management company) is the one making the money
>>51
Hello! Project only worked because it had Hello! otaku doing free promotion for it
But all of those fans are old now
They're dying off one by one
Hello! Project only worked because it had Hello! otaku doing free promotion for it
But all of those fans are old now
They're dying off one by one
>>51
Looking at this, Hello! Project seems like it must be running at a loss — is it going to be okay?
Looking at this, Hello! Project seems like it must be running at a loss — is it going to be okay?
Hello! Project slaps a paywall on everything and stays closed off — that's exactly why it's a 'closed' fandom
Nobody in the Reiwa era has even heard of Hello! Project
Doing it this way — going free and opening up — means they're paying out of their own pocket to invest in the future
This management is incredibly capable
Nobody in the Reiwa era has even heard of Hello! Project
Doing it this way — going free and opening up — means they're paying out of their own pocket to invest in the future
This management is incredibly capable
>>52
Yeah, Hello! Project really does have a narrow entry point
Yeah, Hello! Project really does have a narrow entry point
>>52
The president and management genuinely believe in themselves
That they'll definitely become mainstream someday
People who believe are the ones who change the world
This management is incredibly capable
The president and management genuinely believe in themselves
That they'll definitely become mainstream someday
People who believe are the ones who change the world
This management is incredibly capable
Hello! Project does two hall shows and earns steadily, though
>>60
Isn't that basically exactly what underground idol groups do? Kind of embarrassing, no?
Isn't that basically exactly what underground idol groups do? Kind of embarrassing, no?
Heroines and Kawara Lab go for 'short and intense,' while Hello! Project goes for 'slow and steady'
>>68
Why am I the reference point? They're almost at their 30th anniversary
Why am I the reference point? They're almost at their 30th anniversary
>>73
Because everyone's the same age as you
It's been 30 years, so they're all 60 or 70 now
Because everyone's the same age as you
It's been 30 years, so they're all 60 or 70 now
It's giving 'OCHA NORMA, but can actually sing' vibes (OCHA NORMA is a Hello! Project subgroup)
>>90
Right, that 'riding on pure energy' vibe is similar
Good enunciation too — feels like the finished, polished version of OCHA NORMA
Right, that 'riding on pure energy' vibe is similar
Good enunciation too — feels like the finished, polished version of OCHA NORMA
Their live singing skill just floored me
There's no competing with this
There's no competing with this
>>106
That's because they perform live constantly
They're out there fighting on the battlefield nonstop
That's because they perform live constantly
They're out there fighting on the battlefield nonstop
>>107
Your voice actually develops from that
Same as practicing guitar every day makes you better — your voice keeps developing too
Your voice actually develops from that
Same as practicing guitar every day makes you better — your voice keeps developing too
>>109
Comedians use their voice every day, so their voices develop a ton — that's why comedians are all good singers
You have to actually work your voice or it won't develop
Hello! Project barely even sings
It's a completely different amount of stage experience
Comedians use their voice every day, so their voices develop a ton — that's why comedians are all good singers
You have to actually work your voice or it won't develop
Hello! Project barely even sings
It's a completely different amount of stage experience
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “iLiFE! Instantly Sells Out K-Arena, Currently Livestreaming on YouTube.”
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