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The story
On October 10, former BEYOOOOONDS member Reina Ichioka announced a “Secret Fan Meet Part 1.5” event to be held on October 18. With a tight application deadline of 6 p.m. on October 14, 5ch users uncovered a schedule showing paid fan meets and dinner shows running three to four times a month from October 4 through November 28, each priced between 15,000 and 20,000 yen. The abrupt announcement fueled speculation about cash-flow trouble — including rumors of debts to a host club — with some commenters drawing parallels to former idols whose careers had declined, while opinions split over whether this is simply a viable business model.
What people said
10/18 I'll be holding Secret Fan Meet Part 1.5!
It's coming up soon, so applications close 10/14 at 18:00 🙇♀ Thanks for understanding~ 🫡
And is she actually paying taxes on it properly?
If it's about money, seems like she'd want to open up more slots
There's probably people who'd just go out of curiosity too
Probably just takes cheki photos and signs autographs for 5 people and wraps up in 30 minutes
And pockets 100,000 yen for it
She's announcing it the same way as her other fan meets, isn't she?
The content is the secret part
10/4 Fan meet ¥15,000
10/18 Secret fan meet ¥20,000 ←NEW
10/24 Secret fan meet ¥20,000
11/7 Fan meet ¥15,000
11/14 Dinner show with Akari Matsuwaki ¥20,000
11/28 Secret fan meet ¥20,000
Occupation: fan-meet organizer
Monthly income: ¥400,000
If 20,000 yen gets you a cheki photo, an autograph, and up-close conversation, that's actually cheap by Hello! Project standards
because otherwise she can't keep funding her host
Right now she still has a handful of fans willing to pay up, but eventually even they'll be gone.
That's when it'll really be over.
I bet she's also hinting to fans like "I kinda want ⚪⚪~" and getting gifts out of them
Do the fans actually try to collect them all?
Combined with the fan meets, that's a pretty hefty monthly total
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Reina Ichioka is a former idol who left Hello! Project’s BEYOOOOONDS, and since departing she appears to be earning income through individual paid fan meets and cheki (instant-photo) sessions. According to the schedule laid out in the thread, events priced at 15,000–20,000 yen are running three to four times a month from October through November, and it’s this frequency — combined with the undisclosed, “secret” format — that has fueled speculation about cash-flow troubles. That said, theories about debts to a host club remain speculation on 5ch, with no confirmation from Ichioka herself or her agency. Running paid fan meets is itself a fairly common way for idols to earn income after leaving or graduating from a group, so it’s worth noting that frequency and pricing alone don’t prove anything about the underlying business situation.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “[Urgent] Former BEYOOOOONDS member Reina Ichioka suddenly holding a secret fan meet on 10/18 for unknown reasons.”
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