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Singer Aimer updated her X (formerly Twitter) account by October 7, posting a cryptic message: “Everyone has their own hell, and it’s not something you can compare — but I want to wholeheartedly honor those who’ve gotten through theirs, and those still fighting now,” followed by, “To my comrades — even if our paths never cross, we’re living through the same era, each in our own place.” Who the message was aimed at was never revealed, and on the 5channel Entertainment/Sports News+ thread, many speculated it was about singer milet, while others floated different names, leaving reactions split.

10/7 (Wed) 8:14

Singer-songwriter Aimer updated her X account by the 7th. In a cryptic post reading “Everyone has their own hell,” she sent a shoutout to her “comrades.”

Aimer wrote, “Everyone has their own hell, and it’s not something you can compare — but I want to wholeheartedly honor those who’ve gotten through theirs, and those still fighting now.” She continued, “To my comrades — even if our paths never cross, we’re living through the same era, each in our own place.”

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Aimer’s Cryptic Post: “Everyone Has Their Own Hell — I Want to Wholeheartedly Honor Those Still Fighting” — Sends a Shoutout to Her “Comrades”.”

In Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, in March 2025, defendant Shion Miyanishi (32) stood trial before a lay-judge panel on charges including attempted murder for slashing Takashi Tachibana (59) of the “Party to Protect the People from NHK” with a nata (a machete-like blade). On October 7, prosecutors sought a 12-year prison sentence. The defendant is a former supporter of Tachibana, and her motive is said to be regret over having voted for him. Reactions on the thread split between shock at how harsh the sentence was for an attempted crime, and others who argued that since a politician was the target, a severe punishment was only to be expected.

10/7 (Wed) 10:35

The lay-judge trial of defendant Shion Miyanishi (32), charged with attempted murder and other offenses for slashing Takashi Tachibana (59) of the political group “Party to Protect the People from NHK” with a nata in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo last March, was held at the Tokyo District Court on the 7th, where prosecutors sought a 12-year prison sentence.

Related thread

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Express+) thread “Prosecutors Seek 12-Year Sentence for Man Who Slashed N-Party’s Takashi Tachibana with a Nata.”

It started with questions raised over Ado’s performance at the K-pop event “INKIGAYO in TOKYO,” held September 22-23 at Belluna Dome, where she closed the show singing “Odoru Ponpokorin” (a classic kids’ anime theme song) — and over the fact that binoculars were banned only during her set, plus her no-show at the finale. That incident sparked a broader debate on 5ch over whether Ado is actually a skilled singer at all. Supporters insisted her pitch and rhythm are flawless, while skeptics countered that she’s “just screaming” and “riding the strength of her songs” — with many arguing that personal taste and technical skill should be judged separately.

October 6, 2026, 3:53 PM

Is Ado’s singing really that amazing, or is it overrated? An online debate is raging right now.

It all started with controversy at a K-pop event. When Ado closed out the September 23 show at “INKIGAYO in TOKYO,” held September 22-23 at Belluna Dome, by singing “Odoru Ponpokorin,” complaints poured in that the song choice “didn’t fit the event’s concept.” On top of that, fans voiced frustration that binoculars were banned only during Ado’s segment, and that she skipped the finale — a staple of K-pop events.

Source: news.livedoor.com / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Is Ado’s Singing Really That Amazing? Or Is It Overrated? Why the Skill Debate Misses the Point — The Essence of Music Beyond “Good” and “Bad”.”

Pianist Kyohei Sorita (32) has been indicted without arrest on charges of violating traffic law (grossly exceeding the speed limit on the Shuto Expressway), and NHK has announced it is pulling him from the Oct. 12 broadcast of the “NHK School Music Contest” (Nコン). Sorita, who placed 2nd at the 2021 Chopin International Competition, drew mixed reactions from fans — some said “He was my favorite, so this is a shock,” while others argued “Someone facing criminal charges shouldn’t be performing.” On the forum thread, a clash broke out between those saying “It’s strange to drop him before a verdict is even reached” and those countering “Pulling someone once they’re indicted is standard practice for companies and broadcasters.”

NHK Pulls Defendant Pianist Kyohei Sorita from School Music Contest (Kyodo News) – Yahoo! News

Published: Wed, Oct 7, 1:43 PM

On the 7th, NHK announced it is pulling pianist Kyohei Sorita (32), who has been indicted without arrest on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act, from the “NHK School Music Contest” broadcast scheduled for the 12th.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “NHK Pulls Defendant Kyohei Sorita from School Music Contest.”

Former pro baseball player and TV personality Kazushige Nagashima (60) revealed on the October 6 broadcast of “Odoru! Sanma Gotten!!” that “there isn’t a single day I’m not in pain.” He said that on top of presbyopia, he also suffers from night blindness, and that his hip pain is the toughest to deal with — comments that sparked discussion on 5ch’s Entertainment/Sports Breaking News+ board. In the thread, some reacted with “Wow, he’s already 60,” really feeling the weight of his age, while others floated a theory that steroids caused his hip pain — though this was met with pushback claiming he “was just born with a shallow hip socket.” The conversation gradually expanded to include tales of tinnitus and sudden sensorineural hearing loss from habitual earbud use.

Kazushige Nagashima: “Not a Single Day Without Pain” — Opens Up About Health Issues: “Presbyopia, Plus Night Blindness,” “Hip Pain Is the Worst”

Former pro baseball player and TV personality Kazushige Nagashima (60) appeared on Nippon TV’s “Odoru! Sanma Gotten!!” (Tuesdays, 8 PM) on the 6th, where he opened up about his physical ailments.

The episode was themed “Celebrities Whose Health Takes a Quick Turn for the Worse: Secret Body Woes Special,” with Angirls, Harisenbon, and others also sharing their own concerns.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports Breaking News+) thread “[Celebrity] Kazushige Nagashima: “Not a Single Day Without Pain” — Opens Up About Health Issues: “Presbyopia, Plus Night Blindness,” “Hip Pain Is the Worst”.”

Actor Masahiro Kōmoto appeared as a guest on Fuji TV’s late-night show “Totsuzen desu ga Uranatte mo Iidesu ka?” (lit. “Sudden, but May I Read Your Fortune?”), which aired late on October 4, and revealed details about his everyday conversations with his older brother, Hiroto Kōmoto of The Cro-Magnons. He described their relationship as one where they “don’t really interfere much” with each other’s work. On 5ch, the discussion moved less toward the brothers’ relationship itself and more toward Hiroto Kōmoto’s career and school background going back to his Blue Hearts days, sparking a lively debate over the gap between his “hero of the dropouts” image and his actual academic record. Many commenters also found the siblings’ close bond heartwarming.

Masahiro Kōmoto reveals “everyday conversations” with his brother Hiroto Kōmoto of The Cro-Magnons: “We don’t really interfere in each other’s work”

Actor Masahiro Kōmoto appeared as a guest on Fuji TV’s “Totsuzen desu ga Uranatte mo Iidesu ka?” (airing Sundays at 1:00 a.m.), broadcast late on the 4th.

During the show, he opened up about his “everyday conversations” with his older brother, Hiroto Kōmoto, vocalist of The Cro-Magnons.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

※This article excerpts and summarizes the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Breaking News+) thread “[Entertainment] Masahiro Kōmoto reveals “everyday conversations” with his brother Hiroto Kōmoto of The Cro-Magnons: “We don’t really interfere in each other’s work”.”

Yahoo News recently ran a photo of actor and TV personality Haruhiko Kato (51), sparking a wave of reactions in a thread on 5ch’s Geinou/Supo-sokuho+ board. Kato rose to fame in the 1990s through commercials for the ski gear chain “Alpen” and the dating reality show “Ai no Ri” (Love Wagon), and was sometimes mentioned in the same breath as Masaharu Fukuyama back then. The thread filled up with comments like “he’s really aged” and “long time no see,” along with repeated comparisons to fellow actors from that era like Issei Ishida and Daisuke Miyagawa — opinions split over whether he simply looks his age.

“This is shockingly different!” 51-year-old Haruhiko Kato causes a stir with his “current look” — “He’s really aged…” “Long time no see” “Compare him to other 50-year-olds, you won’t find many like this”

Fri, Oct 2, 11:00 PM

▼ 30 years since the “Alpen” commercials…

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou Supo-sokuho+) thread “[Entertainment] “This is shockingly different!” 51-year-old Haruhiko Kato causes a stir with his “current look” — “He’s really aged…” “Long time no see”“.

When Ado appeared at a music festival, a rule banning the use of binoculars in the audience area became a hot topic. It once again raised the question of how well Ado — who performs without revealing her face — fits with the festival format, where fans typically watch multiple artists with the naked eye at the same venue. On 5ch threads, voices respecting her wishes clashed with those questioning whether such accommodations are really necessary at a live show, with concrete suggestions like “just wear a mask” standing out. Alongside this, the long-running suspicion over whether she’s “really singing” and complaints about the festival’s own management policies also came up, leaving the discussion without a clear consensus.

Ado’s “No Binoculars” Rule Causes Unexpected Ripples

A Problem Surfaces at the K-pop Festival’s Headline Slot

The debate surrounding singer Ado’s stage performance is spreading in unexpected ways.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

43AnonymousOct 7, 2026 01:42

She should just sing wearing this mask

93AnonymousOct 7, 2026 02:38

Re: #43
That's Misawa, isn't it! (referencing famed pro wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa)

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Music Festival] Ado’s “No Binoculars” Rule Causes Unexpected Ripples… Debate Over Whether a Face-Concealing Singer Fits a Multi-Artist Festival.”

The new show ‘News to’ (produced by Yomiuri TV, airing on the Nippon TV network Monday through Friday at 1:55 PM), which premiered on October 5, took sole first place in its time slot for both household and individual ratings in the Kanto and Kansai regions alike during its debut broadcast. The show succeeds ‘Miyaneya,’ with announcer Chiaki Kuroki serving as MC. The result — beating out rivals ‘Gogosuma’ and ‘Toretate!’ by a wide margin — sparked a split debate on 5ch, with some taking the cool-headed view that ‘the first episode gets a congratulatory bump, so we can’t judge its real strength yet,’ and others pointing out that topping the charts with only around 2% in individual ratings just shows how few people are watching TV at all.

New show ‘News to’ posts dominant ratings right out of the gate, trouncing ‘Gogosuma’ and ‘Toretate!’ — a feather in announcer Chiaki Kuroki’s cap

It was revealed on the 6th that the debut broadcast of ‘News to’ (a Yomiuri TV-produced news program on the Nippon TV network, airing Monday through Friday at 1:55 PM), which started on the 5th, took sole first place in its time slot for both household and individual ratings in the Kanto and Kansai regions.

The ratings for the debut broadcast on the 5th were as follows.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuho+) thread “[Ratings] Miyaneya’s successor News to takes #1 in its time slot for both household and individual ratings in Kanto and Kansai! Wins by a wide margin over Gogosuma and Toretate!” for context.

A thread appeared on 5ch’s Nandemo Jikkyo G board after a Vtuber criticized the polygamy (one husband, multiple wives) setup in the light novel/anime series “Mushoku Tensei.” The debate centers on a protagonist who keeps his modern-day memories and values but goes along with the isekai world’s values to build a harem. Supporters countered that “it’s beside the point to judge a male-oriented narou series by general ethical standards in the first place,” while critics argued that “it’s creepier for a protagonist to keep his modern knowledge while conveniently adopting the isekai world’s values whenever it’s convenient.” The discussion expanded into a broader debate over the legitimacy of the series’ premise itself.

32AnonymousOct 6, 2026 23:28

35AnonymousOct 6, 2026 23:29

If Princess Ueda took multiple husbands, people would bash her as 'worse trash than Rudeus!'

41AnonymousOct 6, 2026 23:32

Re: #35
Ueda had feelings for Rudeus, so it's actually plausible, which makes it worse.

56AnonymousOct 6, 2026 23:46

Re: #35
People would nag on and on about her being 'creepier than Rudeus.'

105AnonymousOct 7, 2026 00:26

Re: #35
Princess Ueda's setup isn't just multiple husbands — she takes on a bunch of lovers and keeps having kids without even knowing who the father is.

108AnonymousOct 7, 2026 00:28

No wonder Kadokawa would fall into the red if they leaned too hard into narou titles.
It only resonates with creepy otaku who want harem impregnation fantasies.

119AnonymousOct 7, 2026 00:33

Re: #108

But this is actually the #2 best-seller of all time in Kadokawa's publishing division 😅

※This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Mushoku Tensei Gets Criticized by Yet Another Vtuber lol lol lol lol lol lol.”