Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

It was revealed via JASRAC (Japan’s music rights organization) credits that the composer and lyricist behind BEYOOOOONDS’ new song “Shoshi Sengan” is Asahi Tazaki (nicknamed “Hoshibe”), a former member of Bitter & Sweet — sparking discussion on the Hello! Project board of 5ch.

Beyond dissatisfaction with the song itself, the thread’s discussion expanded to questions like why this direction was chosen for the group’s first release after adding new members, as well as the imbalance in how often Hoshibe gets tapped to write songs and differences in treatment between groups.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[Shocking] BEYOOOOONDS’ Latest Song “Shoshi Sengan” Turns Out to Be Written by Former Bitter & Sweet Member Asahi Tazaki lolololololololololol.”

CD sales were suspended at CUTIE STREET’s Nippon Budokan concerts after a string of illegally dumped CDs was discovered, before sales resumed on the afternoon of the 25th switched entirely to a reservation-only system. On 5ch, criticism piled up against the “multiple-purchase” business model itself, in which fans are pushed to buy many copies of the same CD for the bonus items, while some also questioned Oricon’s chart methodology for continuing to use CD sales as its key metric.

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The official X account of idol group CUTIE STREET announced on the 26th that CD sales at their ongoing Tokyo Nippon Budokan concerts (running from the 25th) would resume via reservation sales. In a post that morning, the group had warned: “Yesterday, multiple instances of illegally dumped CDs were confirmed at Nippon Budokan and nearby facilities, so we will be suspending CD sales for the time being. Please absolutely refrain from illegal dumping.”

Just after 1 p.m., a follow-up post on X read: “Starting at 13:30, we will resume the CD sales and lottery event that had been temporarily paused. Please note that from the resumption of sales onward, all CDs will be sold strictly through reservation. Participation-prize postcards and scratch tickets will be handed out at the sales counter.”

Source: sanspo.com / Original article here

*This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Geisports Sokuho+) thread “CUTIE STREET Resumes CD Sales, Suspended Over Illegal Dumping Near Budokan: “All Sales Will Now Be Reservation-Only”.”

Daisuke Hori, a “short sleeper” YouTuber with 70,000 subscribers, has made the bulk of his stream archive private and announced he’ll respond to unauthorized reposting and slander with legal action if necessary. On 5ch’s Geinou/Sports News+ board, posters piled on with skepticism about his sleep claims themselves and questions about why he chose this moment to lock down his archive.

Between August 25 and 26, “Daisuke Hori” (70,000 subscribers) updated his YouTube community posts. Posting under the name of the General Incorporated Association Japan Short Sleeper Development Association, which he heads, he reported that he had made most of his livestream archive private, and laid out a policy of responding to unauthorized reposting and slander with measures including legal action.

Public video count drops from 1,680 to 702

In a notice titled “Notice Regarding the Privatization of Livestream Archives” posted on the 25th, he first explained the situation: “We have confirmed instances of unauthorized reposting and copyright infringement involving footage and images from this channel (including membership-exclusive content) on external social media.” He then reported: “In order to prevent further damage and to consider our response going forward, we have made the bulk of the livestream archive from before August 24 private, with the exception of some streams.”

Source: yutura.net / original article here

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Short-Sleeper YouTuber Daisuke Hori Vows Legal Action Over Unauthorized Reposts and Slander, Makes Most of His Stream Archive Private.”

It’s been revealed that Nagano Mei’s close friend Imada Mio will not be co-starring in the DMM TV drama “Himachi no Joou” (a pun blending “hostess” and “queen”), where Nagano serves as both lead actress and, for the first time, producer. Ito Kentaro has been cast as her co-star instead.

On 5channel, users made sarcastic jabs tying the news to Ito’s past traffic accident and Nagano’s reported romance, while others pointed to scheduling issues on Imada’s side.

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“When I was asked, ‘Why not try being a producer?’, I felt both surprise and a growing excitement for a new challenge — getting to be involved in making the show from a different position than before.”

On August 17th, it was announced that Nagano Mei would star in the DMM TV drama “Himachi no Joou,” streaming this winter, while also taking on producing duties for the first time. She shared these comments about her excitement for the new challenge.

Source: jprime.jp / Original article here

57AnonymousAug 26, 2026 16:34

Ito: 'If you'll sleep with me, I guess I'll do the drama.'

Nagano: '(without missing a beat) Sure.'

58AnonymousAug 26, 2026 16:34

Of course she'd refuse —
it's such an obvious 'drag someone down with you' move.

86AnonymousAug 26, 2026 16:39

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5channel (Entertainment & Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Best friend Imada Mio turns down co-starring role in Nagano Mei’s starring & producing DMM TV drama “Himachi no Joou” — Ito Kentaro cast as co-star in his comeback project [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★].”