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A sellout chart for the second round of individual handshake events tied to the 4th single from new Hello! Project group Rosy Chronicle has revealed a massive gap between members: Uemura Rena sold out 16 of 18 venues, far outpacing everyone else. The same chart also showed that lower-ranked members struggled across the board to sell out their slots. On 5ch, opinions split over why Yoshida — who supposedly scores well in fan voting — is struggling in individual sales, and whether the driving factor behind popularity is looks or something else entirely.
What people said
Individual Handshake Event (2nd Round) Sellout Chart
Uemura: 16/18
Really? That's just a noisy minority
Who are you calling a cheap cabaret-girl type?! (slang insult implying flashy-but-shallow charm)
Nobody said that… since day one everyone's openly called Danson and Yoshida the group's two problem children
What would even happen with two Naganos?
Go to one of her handshake events — you'll get it once you're there
They get to read books or nap — honestly, that's just unfair
Might just be the group's current ceiling — no matter how you slice it, there's still no shortage of 'DD' fans (fans who casually follow lots of idols) who only track as far as Moaji at best
It shows on her face when she's dealing with fans she's not into — which is most fans, lol
Background and Key Points of Discussion
The individual handshake event sellout chart indicates whether the tickets allotted to each venue sold out, not the actual number of tickets sold. Some in the thread interpreted this as Uemura “selling 16 times more,” but since sellout counts don’t directly correspond to sales volume ratios, reading them straight as a sales gap can be misleading. It’s also a recurring topic in Hello! Project fandom that popularity on social media or in mobile voting often doesn’t match actual sales at individual handshake events. In this thread as well, opinions were split between fans who prioritize looks and fans who prioritize fan interaction and skill, regarding the phenomenon of a member who ranks high in voting struggling at individual sales while popularity concentrates heavily on one particular member.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “🌹 Kamimura Rena-chan Is Overwhelmingly #1, FYI 💛ｪｲｯ.”
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