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The story
At a Gunma-chan idol festival show, audience members engaged in moshing and other dangerous behavior, forcing the song to stop mid-performance and the show to be halted. The performing group’s official account commented that the stoppage was “the organizers’ decision,” and reportedly also said they intend to put on a “real festival unbound by regulations.” On 5ch, opinions split between those backing the organizers for prioritizing safety and those criticizing the lack of clear rule announcements and inconsistent handling by staff, with many also questioning the whole point of moshing at an idol show in the first place.
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Audience moshes during performance → music suddenly stops mid-song
Show halted at Gunma-chan idol festival — group’s official statement: “This was the organizers’ decision”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Lame.
Whose bit was that again?
It's "Monsieur Muramura"
It's Gun Rock's catchphrase from Space Ninja Gomes (a tokusatsu show)
Dacho Club (the comedy trio)
It's like, "I can't just stand there watching the singing and dancing, so we'll hype it up ourselves"
They lip-sync, so singing without the track playing isn't an option
They kept singing even after the music stopped, though
If this were THE iDOLM@STER, the audience would've sung along with the cast
Also, they should clearly spell out exactly which actions count as "dangerous," and rather than cancelling outright, wouldn't a staged approach — one warning, resume, then cancel only if nothing improves — have been better?
Still, for the otaku crowd it's basically just "serves you right" lol
If someone gets injured it's game over for them, so of course they'd shut it down
I read an article about this
Rules banning moshing and other dangerous acts were announced ahead of time
But on the day, moshing broke out in several spots and got overlooked
Yet this particular group got cut off mid-song and had their set cancelled outright, so some people feel that's unfair
Maybe because it's otaku doing it?
It's like "oshikura manju" (a kids' pushing-huddle game)
It started in hardcore and punk scenes — a big group circling around in the middle of the floor
It's dangerous because people shove each other and it can turn into a pile-up
Guess you just go find somewhere you're allowed to do it
Feels more dangerous than circle pits
Amateur Walls of Death like this are dangerous because if it turns into a pile-up, nobody picks anyone back up
And people who get dragged in without knowing what's happening can't brace themselves for the fall
Sounds like a Bon Festival dance lol
Well, it's basically a fast, full-contact version of Bon dancing
Background and Key Points of This Debate
Moshing originated as an audience-participation style from overseas punk and hardcore scenes, and in recent years it’s crept into some idol venues as well. This particular event appears to have had a public, local-government connection, and there are claims that rules banning dangerous behavior were announced beforehand. What split the thread was, first, how to judge the organizers’ response — should the show have been stopped the instant dangerous behavior appeared, or would a staged response with a warning first have been better — and second, how to read the group’s comment about wanting to “put on a real festival unbound by regulations.” Those defending the organizers argue it’s too late once someone’s hurt, while skeptics point to the unfairness of moshing being overlooked in multiple spots that day while only this one group’s show got cancelled. Understanding of what moshing actually is also varies a lot between posters, suggesting the term itself has spread faster than any real grasp of what it involves.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisoku+) thread “[Idol Fest] Music stops mid-song over audience’s dangerous behavior — group statement: “Organizers’ decision,” “planning a real festival unbound by regulations”.”
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