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A release event for Mizuki Fukumura’s 2nd solo single was held on October 27 at the Fountain Square in Ikebukuro’s Sunshine City. On Hello! Project’s board on 5ch, real-time reports on the venue’s atmosphere piled up, and opinions split over how big the crowd actually was. Reports put the priority area at roughly 60–80 people and the free (no-ticket) zone at under 50, prompting pushback noting that advance slots for the paid individual photo (“cheki”) session had sold out — the thread went back and forth over how to weigh visible headcount against actual popularity. The setlist also included the first live performance of her new song “sexy_hotpink_high_beam.”
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Before Part 2 starts
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Rehearsal: "Moshimo"
・SEXY BOY ～Nestled in the Breeze～
・Moshimo
・Resonant Blue
・Non-Fiction
・sexy_hotpink_high_beam (first performance)
・I Don't Care Anymore
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next thing you know she's the strongest in a stacked M-line lineup
Did that day have two or more overlapping events, like bar events or whatever?
Damn it, that's annoying lol
she's probably touring multiple dates including tomorrow's.
Because priority tickets were way oversupplied — even advance-reservation slots were being handed out as walk-up tickets.
There's no way she beats Inaba in popularity, so don't even bother comparing.
there's like 5 times as many people as Kogata.
Could see Fuku-chan's bare legs from the free zone.
I think it's the smallest crowd I've ever seen at Sunshine City.
Priority area was just over 60 and the free zone maybe under 50 — is it really okay to be this embarrassing?
It's not every day you get to watch with zero people blocking your view, so that tells you something's off.
Nearly 200 priority tickets were issued, so you're lying.
pink-type idols just can't seem to draw a crowd.
The cult-fanbase vibe is off the charts lol
This is exactly what you'd call "empty" (garagara).
Which means tomorrow's basically guaranteed to be empty too, huh.
Probably counting some bald guy's shiny head reflection as two people.
otaku should enjoy it while they still can.
Nah, I bet she won't even be doing solo performances next year.
The fanbase is tiny and there's no way new fans are showing up, so the otaku numbers just keep shrinking every day.
Background and Key Points of the Debate
Mizuki Fukumura is a former member of Morning Musume, and as the thread itself notes with comments like “it’s been a while since she went solo,” she’s now active as a solo artist. This event was part of a nationwide tour marking the release of her 2nd single, with stops in Kobe, Ikebukuro, Miyagi, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Osaka — the Ikebukuro Sunshine City Fountain Square stop being one of them. A free performance at the Fountain Square and a paid, limited-capacity individual photo (“cheki”) session use completely different yardsticks for turnout, so a sold-out photo session doesn’t automatically mean a packed venue. The thread split between those judging the event as “quiet” based on the size of the priority area, and those judging it as “solid” based on how well the individual tickets sold — worth noting that both camps are only looking at one slice of the full picture. It’s also worth remembering that comparing crowd sizes from her group days to a solo event is inherently apples-to-oranges, since venue layout and ticket-issuing standards differ entirely between the two.
※This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[Sad News] The Turnout at Mizuki Fukumura’s Release Event at Ikebukuro Sunshine City Fountain Square wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”
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