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The story
On November 14, Juice=Juice’s Mikaze Kawashima (18) appeared as a presenter at the 1st Annual Billboard JAPAN BOOK Charts awards ceremony, held at Hosho Noh Theater in Tokyo. She took part in presenting awards to Ryo Asai’s “In the Megachurch,” which won the triple crown (Overall, Literary, and Reiwa-era charts), and Asako Yuzuki’s “Butter,” the No. 1 pick on the Heisei-era chart. On the thread, posters pointed out that Kawashima had also crossed paths with the two authors at a June movie event and a November lottery-prize product announcement, sparking comments like “They just picked a Hello! Project member to present to these Hello!-fan authors” and “This feels too convenient to be a coincidence.”
What people said
Wait, what even is this?
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Yuzuki-san, Asai-san
please go write an asadora (morning drama) script where Omifu (Kawashima's nickname) gets the lead role
She kind of looks like Rio Rio
this is basically their go-to Hello! Project booking as always
■Public Appearance Work
06/05 (Fri) "Michael" IMAX Advance Screening Commemorative Event at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku (Matsunaga, Arisawa, Kawashima)
11/03 (Tue) Happy Lottery "DISNEY Christmas Ornament Lottery 2026" Product Announcement Event at Sunny Side Up Inc. (Danbara, Kawashima)
11/14 (Sat) Billboard JAPAN BOOK Charts 1st Annual Chart Awards Ceremony at Hosho Noh Theater (Kawashima) ※Presenter👈
that's really all there is to it lol
but I did buy the conversation book and I'm working through it slowly, so go easy on me
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At the Budokan Returns (concert)
The #BillboardJapan annual book chart awards ceremony was held tonight📚
#RyoAsai's '#InTheMegachurch' won the triple crown — Overall, Literary, and Reiwa-era charts‼ On the Heisei-era chart, #AsakoYuzuki's '#BUTTER' took the #1 spot‼
The two authors' conversation was a huge hit too🎙 Congratulations‼
#TakashiFujii #MikazeKawashima
#ThatBookIHaveRead
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Background and Talking Points
Mikaze Kawashima, chosen as presenter this time, had also appeared alongside author Ryo Asai and author Asako Yuzuki at a movie event in June and at a lottery-prize product announcement event in November, and this overlap is what sparked discussion on the thread. Both Asai and Yuzuki are known as authors who have openly described themselves as Hello! Project fans. Since “Billboard JAPAN BOOK Charts” is itself a brand-new ranking (this was its first installment), tracking book sales and other metrics, no details about the ceremony’s organizing process or how the presenter was chosen have been made public. The thread’s “too convenient” comments are speculation that a well-known author’s personal preference may have influenced the casting — it’s worth noting there has been no official explanation from any talent agency or organizer.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Juice=Juice’s Mikaze Kawashima appeared as a presenter at the 1st Annual “Billboard JAPAN BOOK Charts” awards ceremony on the 14th at Tokyo’s Hosho Noh Theater.”
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