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It’s been announced that Morning Musume’s Fukumura Sei will once again hold her 2027 solo concert at “COTTON CLUB” in Marunouchi, Tokyo. According to the thread, the agency chose the venue because higher-ups feel “Fukumura’s image suits a mellow, soft-sung style,” while Fukumura herself reportedly wants to perform at a live house instead, partly because of loud requests from fans. It also emerged that the tours announced around the same time for Sato Masaki and Inaba Manaka will hit Zepp venues and live-house-style venues, and the gap in venue scale between the three members became a hot topic on 5ch.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Fukumura Sei: “They told me my solo live is at Cotton Club because the higher-ups picture me singing in a quiet setting, but I want to do a live house”.”

Actor and artist Kaoru Mitsumune updated her Instagram on the 11th, sharing photos of herself in costume as Vasa — the character she plays in the tokusatsu drama Kakusei Hunter Omega Horn (TV Asahi, Sundays at 9:30 AM) — along with her first-ever group photo with the hero team. In that same day’s Episode 12, Vasa and Giriko face off in a battle rooted in old grudges, and Mitsumune thanked fans for watching while voicing excitement for what’s ahead. On 5ch, a thread comparing her current acting career with her AKB48 idol days drew a flurry of comments about how her time in the group was received, the “pushed hard by the agency” (gori-oshi) marketing she became known for back then, and her background as a kenkyuusei (AKB48 trainee).

Actor and artist Kaoru Mitsumune updated her Instagram on the 11th, posting photos of herself in costume as Vasa of Flight, the character she plays in the tokusatsu drama Kakusei Hunter Omega Horn (TV Asahi / Sundays at 9:30 AM), along with the team’s first-ever group shot with the hero squad.

In that same day’s Episode 12, “Take It Back! Giriko vs. Vasa!”, Vasa faces off against her old rival Giriko of the Wave Slash (played by Nanaha Itose) in a battle rooted in their shared past. Mitsumune wrote, “Thank you for watching Episode 12 of Kakusei Hunter Omega Horn!” and added, “Now that Vasa’s past has been revealed, I have a feeling there’s more turbulence ahead,” expressing anticipation for the story to come.

The post included five photos in total. In them, Mitsumune strikes a pose in Vasa’s asymmetrical black costume — paired with fishnet tights and platform boots — wielding a horned rapier reminiscent of a unicorn’s horn. She also shared a group photo alongside Sei Narahara (who plays Shouto of Flame), Shota Kunigami (who plays Enkaku), and Itose (who plays Giriko), writing, “My first photo with the hero team! So happy,” and “The Akaku rapier looks just like a unicorn’s horn — I love it.”

Source: crank-in.net / Read the original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisoku Sokuho+) thread “Kaoru Mitsumune’s First Group Photo with the Hero Team in Her Black ‘Vasa’ Costume — ‘Cool and Beautiful,’ ‘A Perfect Fit’“.