Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

After the September 21 show at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2026 was canceled, Angerme, who had been scheduled to perform, announced that the set they were set to deliver would premiere on their official YouTube channel starting at 6:25 PM instead. When it came out that the footage wasn’t a live stream but had actually been filmed the day before, fans reacted with a mix of surprise and disappointment. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, reactions split between comments on the costumes and staging in what looked like an audience-free recording, praise for the workaround itself, and regret that it wasn’t broadcast live.

Angerme

@angerme_upfront

＼\❤‍🔥Premiering today at 18:25! ❤‍🔥/／

Source: x.com / Original post here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “‘The performance scheduled for ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2026 will premiere on Angerme’s official YouTube channel’.”

Hello! Project members took part in a TV segment where they named their “idol senpai,” and Juice=Juice’s Ria Matsunaga named Ayumi Matsuura. Other members also named senpai symbolic of their own generation — Ruru Danbara picked Riho Sayashi, Haruka Inoue picked ℃-ute, and Miu Kudo picked Philosophy no Dance, among others. On 5ch, discussion centered on the fact that only Matsunaga and Ebata explained their reasons, as well as the gap in how well-known each named senpai actually is to the general public.

That’s Mitorizu! (the comedy duo hosting the segment)

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Source: tver.jp / original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Juice=Juice’s Ria Matsunaga’s idol senpai turned out to be “Ayumi Matsuura”!.”

While filming for the info show “Mitorizu,” Juice=Juice’s Endo Erika asked Sexy Zone’s Kikuchi Fuma what ice cream he likes. Kikuchi answered, “Papico. Want to split one?” and Endo deflected with, “I’m more the type who wants to eat a lot on my own.” On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, many praised the reply as a “perfect 100-point idol answer,” while others teased him over a past partner he supposedly shared ice cream with, and traded comments on how each cast member handled themselves — sparking a mix of reactions to the on-air exchange.

It’s Mitorizu

#TVer

Source: tver.jp / Original article here

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Juice=Juice’s Endo Erika: ‘Fuma, what ice cream do you like?’ Kikuchi Fuma: ‘Papico. Want to split one?’ Endo: ‘I’m more the type who wants to eat a lot on my own…’“

Juice=Juice appeared on TV Asahi’s ‘Mitorizu Janai,’ and since Morning Musume itself wasn’t around that day, members ended up explaining the group’s current state and its generation numbering (i.e., who’s from which ‘ki’). On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, opinions split — some asked why Juice=Juice is the one talking about Morning Musume, while others countered that they were just answering a question, or thanked them for explaining on Musume’s behalf. The thread went on to cover members’ past audition rejections and their ties to non-Hello! Project groups like Dream5.

No Morning Musume in sight

It’s Mitorizu Janai

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Source: tver.jp / Original article here

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “I was watching Juice=Juice on ‘Mitorizu Janai’ (TV Asahi), and they ended up explaining Morning Musume’s current state (like the generation numbers).”

Juice=Juice member Sakura Ishiyama appeared on “Pekomogu Kitchen,” a cooking show streaming on TVer. Her comment on the show — “I started cooking back in high school. Since my grandmother lives alone, I used to make bento for her and my mom” — became a hot topic on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. Fans zeroed in on the facts that she’s living away from home despite being from Tokyo, and that her grandmother lives alone, and speculation about her family situation took off from there. At the same time, plenty of comments simply praised her as “such a good kid.”

Pekomogu Kitchen

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Source: tver.jp / Original article here

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Juice=Juice’s Sakura Ishiyama: ‘I started cooking in high school. Since my grandmother lives alone, I used to make bento for her and my mom’.”