Sales updates for the individual talk sessions and photo (“cheki”) events tied to Morning Musume。’26’s 77th single have been making the rounds on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. But the real talking point wasn’t which slots sold out — it’s that the talk tickets shipped out this time now print not just the participating member’s name but the buyer’s home address. Previously, tickets listed only a name, making same-day ticket swaps easy; with an address now printed on them, showing up under someone else’s name becomes much harder, prompting comments on the board like “isn’t this a Consumer Affairs Agency matter?” The thread also saw debate over the fairness of a system that makes it impossible to trade randomly-assigned tickets, plus chatter about the wide sales gap between members.
Cheki (Polaroid) Sessions
10/03 Shibuya, Part 1 → Oda, Nonaka, Okamura, Yamazaki, Sakurai, Yumigeta, Suzuki [SOLD OUT]
Sounds like something the Consumer Affairs Agency should look into
If Homare sells out her 11/7 slot, that's a full sellout for her
Over on Ookami (the "Wolf" fan board) people noticed this from day one — are people on X only kicking up a fuss about it now?
Making it impossible to swap seems like it crosses a line
A random-assignment system that bans swapping is exactly the kind of thing the Consumer Affairs Agency would flag
Re: #19
This has already been an issue in other fandoms
It doesn't actually say swapping is banned, does it?
True, there's no mention of ID verification for the talk sessions
They love complaining
So middle-aged male fans don't have the guts to say anything directly, just grumble behind everyone's back and rely on others to speak up — yet still love bashing female fans?
"We might do ID verification"
After release:
"We printed your address"
Of course people are going to kick up a fuss
This happened once before, either with Morning Musume。or C-ute, if I remember right
Getter (nickname) still has a ways to go on other metrics, so she might be the type who builds popularity through individual sessions first, like Sakurai did
It says Rosie's sessions won't require ID verification
I don't think there's much difference among the 18th gen besides Suzuki
Pretty much neck and neck
For Nonaka's sessions, it'd be nice if swapping could go back to being as easy as before
Their only option is to become "thank you" machines (repeating thanks to fans on loop)
Yasuda told fans she loves them on Limi Sta, and the easy marks will fall for it
Besides, the fact that Sakurai is the most popular in Musume right now proves it's more about attention than actual skill
Seriously?
Sounds like that agency is really coming for Musume now
It's either because of the graduation, or because scalping got reported last time
Beyooooonds (Biyoo) had scalping too, so we'll see how it plays out there
Yep, random
And this time your name and address are printed on the ticket too, so you can't swap it
So for sessions listed like "Oda 15/15," does that mean you can choose the member?
For individual talk sessions, the member is decided randomly when tickets ship, and you can only talk to that person in that time slot
Before, there was no name or address printed, so swapping was easy — this time it's a lot more complicated
Is it that they don't want scalping, or do they want to push graduated-member fans to switch allegiance to other members?
Ever since around Fukumura's graduation, Oda's tickets have seen crazy high-priced scalping
They probably want to put a stop to that too
Doesn't look like many Nonaka or Yumigeta tickets are even circulating
Well, that's on their fans for not buying as desperately as Oda's fans do
Individual Talk Sessions
80/80 A: Oda Sakura, Inoue Haruka, Yasuda Miyu [6th round complete]
18/80 B: Nonaka Miki, Ishikawa Kano
07/80 E: Yumigeta Akane, Sugihara Akisa
I keep seeing Nonaka fans absolutely furious at Ishikawa, both before and after buying
Guess Nonaka and Ishikawa are the type of members whose fanbases just don't overlap at all
Background and Key Points
Tickets for individual talk sessions and cheki events are usually assigned to a random member, and it has become an almost standard practice among fans to swap a ticket for someone other than their favorite on the day of the event. What’s causing a stir this time is that the ticket now prints a home address in addition to the name that used to be the only information listed, raising the psychological barrier for anyone other than the named buyer to line up. Some in the thread see this as an attempt to curb high-priced scalping, while others are concerned that organizers haven’t clearly explained the pros and cons of leaving personal information like an address on a physical ticket. There are reportedly past cases within the same family of groups where printing addresses became a talking point, and fans are watching closely to see whether this is a one-off measure or here to stay.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Morning Musume。’26 77th Single ‘Lonely…But not Alone / Yes ka No ka Watashi ka’ Individual Sessions 7th-Round Results.”
