Category: Idols

Former Angerme member Mizuki Murota posted that she copied the hairstyle of junior idol “Mifu-chan” because it was just too cute, sparking a thread on 5ch’s Hello! Project board (Morning Coffee). Alongside photos of “Mifu-Mifu,” commenters welcomed the news with remarks like “You’re both adorable,” while others couldn’t resist teasing about the hairstyle itself, leaving reactions split.

13AnonymousSep 23, 2026 12:41

Mifu-Mifu

43AnonymousSep 23, 2026 12:55

Re: #13
You're both adorable.
Mippuru really loves Angerme, huh.
Come join Angerme!

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Angerme Legendary OG Mizuki Murota: “Mifu-chan Is So Cute I Copied Her Hairstyle”.”

On September 23, the sellout of same-day tickets for Morning Musume。’26’s concert tour ‘Chou Heartful 11’ Nagoya show (Forest Hall, capacity 2,291) became a hot topic on a 5ch Hello! Project thread. Around the same time, Juice=Juice also sold out same-day tickets for both its matinee and evening performances at Nagoya’s Village Hall (1,146 seats), sparking a clash between pushback (‘Don’t just compare them when the capacities are different’) and defense (‘Tickets vanished instantly after a wave of fan-club lottery losers, so demand is well above capacity’). The thread also touched on the boost from Oda Sakura’s graduation and the news that Forest Hall is slated to close at the end of fiscal 2027.

5AnonymousSep 23, 2026 10:50

Doesn't look like any reinforcements showed up for ANGERME though

95AnonymousSep 23, 2026 11:27

Re: #5
Last night

59AnonymousSep 23, 2026 11:11

※This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread ‘Morning Musume。’26’s Nagoya Forest Hall Same-Day Tickets Sell Out!!‘.

Juice=Juice’s Ishiyama Sakura and Endo Ayakari will appear on “Hachitsu GAMES,” streaming on YouTube’s “Famitsu Game Livestream Ch.” and niconico’s “Famitsu Channel” from 21:00 on September 29, 2026. Billed as a “Two-Person Super Co-op Games Special,” the pair will play “Log Riders,” where players balance on a log while racing for the goal, and “Super Bunny Man,” where they roll, jump, and scramble around in bunny costumes. On 5ch, commenters mostly focused on the fact that other Hello! Project events overlap with this date, along with reminiscing about past member pairings from the show.

*This article was compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “[Hello! Project] Juice=Juice’s Ishiyama Sakura and Endo Ayakari to Stream “Hachitsu GAMES” on September 29, 2026 — “Log Riders” & “Super Bunny Man”.”

On 5ch’s “Morning Coffee” thread, posters discussing Yasumi Tanimoto, leader of Tsubaki Factory, called her “a rare type of member even by Hello! Project’s long history.” While she isn’t seen as particularly strong in singing or dancing, the thread praised her overwhelming stage presence, her looks, and the long-running affection fans have shown her over the years. At the same time, some posters were harsher, arguing that after 10 years in the group she should have improved her skills by now, and some even named her as one reason the group has struggled to break out. The thread lit up over the bigger question of whether an idol’s value should be measured by skill or by popularity.

55AnonymousSep 22, 2026 20:47

*This article was compiled by excerpting and summarizing the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Isn’t Yasumi Tanimoto a pretty rare type of member even for Hello! Project’s whole history?“.

A thread titled “I really can’t stand female idols outside of Hello! Project,” posted on 5ch’s Morning Musume-related board (nicknamed “Ōkami,” or “the Wolf board”), drew a wave of reactions. The original poster complained about other groups’ “put-on voices” and Nogizaka46’s “synthetic-sounding unison vocals,” and while plenty of replies agreed, others pushed back, suggesting it’s “not that you can’t stand them, you’re just not interested,” or calmly compared it to how rock, jazz, and baseball fans all have different tastes — “different genres just mean different values.” The thread ultimately turned into a clash between people criticizing the Wolf board’s notorious “elitism” and those defending it.

17AnonymousSep 22, 2026 18:57

There's no end to this kind of argument.
Anyone comparing it to other groups is probably running stealth marketing or something.

18AnonymousSep 22, 2026 18:57

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Isn't it just that you're not into strong-looking women?

36AnonymousSep 22, 2026 19:20

Re: #1
But those groups have turned into a massive market though.

46AnonymousSep 22, 2026 19:29

Re: #36
That "Itomomo" old-timer is full of hot air.
Talking like they outsell Nogizaka46 or something.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “I really can’t stand female idols outside of Hello! Project.”

BEYOOOOONDS’ Satoyoshi Uutan, who celebrated her birthday as part of the Hello! Project initiative “60TRY Bu,” made waves on 5ch after sharing her hopes for the future: “I want to go viral,” “I want to make ‘Hai to Diamond’ go viral,” and “I want to get on a music show.” Within Hello! Project, Juice=Juice’s songs went viral on social media and in live-performance videos, which led to music-show appearances — but BEYOOOOONDS hasn’t caught that same wave yet. In the thread, users debated why the gap between the two groups exists, revisited past incidents discussed within Hello! Project, and weighed in on the merits of the song “Hai to Diamond” itself.

13AnonymousSep 22, 2026 18:42

Re: #1
Juice=Juice, whose popularity took hold after going viral


BEYOOOOONDS, which never caught on

24AnonymousSep 22, 2026 18:44

Re: #13
Isn't 'Moremi' bouncing back again here? (fan nickname blending "moré," meaning photogenic, with a member's name)

54AnonymousSep 22, 2026 18:49

Re: #13
This is already trailing behind the live-performance videos for 'Fiesta! Fiesta!' and 'BLOODY BULLET,' yet the comment count alone broke 10,000 — that's genuinely embarrassing for Hello! Project

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Satoyoshi Uutan: “I want BEYOOOOONDS to go viral! I want Hai to Diamond to go viral! I want to get on a music show!”“.

The idol group Juice=Juice landing three magazine covers in a single month has become a hot topic on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. Following the currently-on-sale Nikkei Entertainment! special issue, it’s now been confirmed the group will also grace the cover of “Nikkei Entertainment! Idol Special GIRL POP VELOCITY (tentative title),” set for release in late October. Threads lit up with comments like “Might be the agency’s biggest hit since ‘Love Machine’” and “They’ve surpassed the golden age,” though some pointed out that hurdles remain before the next goals — TV commercials and a primetime show of their own — are within reach.

42AnonymousSep 22, 2026 16:22

Re: #37
Wait, there's another one coming out?

59AnonymousSep 22, 2026 16:55

Re: #42

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Juice=Juice, Somehow Landing Covers on 3 Magazines in a Single Month.”

A thread went up on 5ch’s Hello! Project board about songwriter/composer Aoi Yamazaki, whose profile has been rising thanks to her work for Hello! Project. Known for hits like Juice=Juice’s “More! Mi Amore,” the thread saw some posters claim she’s “surpassed Tsunku♂ at his peak,” while others pushed back, arguing she’s overrated and that “AKB48 and Nogizaka46 don’t hype up a single writer like this.” Information about unreleased tracks — including Juice=Juice’s upcoming song “Kareinaru Revenger” and Fukumura Mizuki’s solo track “Moshimo” — was also shared, fueling comparisons with other songwriters.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[Breaking] Tsunku♂’s Successor ‘Aoi Yamazaki’ Has Fully Come Into Her Own wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww [Hello! Project/Juice=Juice/More! Mi Amore].”

A thread on 5ch’s Hello! Project board lit up over the idea that Juice=Juice’s success partly comes down to barely changing its lineup. Since 2022, only two members — Inaba Manaka and Uemura Akari — have graduated from the group, whereas roughly ten members each have cycled through Morning Musume。and ANGERME in the same period, posters noted. But others pushed back, arguing that ‘staying fixed’ isn’t itself the secret — what actually matters is whether new members popular enough to offset the graduates ever join. Opinions were split.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Isn’t it also because Juice=Juice hasn’t randomly changed its lineup that it sold? Frequent graduations and additions kill sales.”

A thread titled “Is Juice=Juice actually selling well?” popped up on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. The trigger was Juice=Juice landing on the same magazine cover as HYDE and Anya. Some in the thread marveled, “It’s amazing they made it into this lineup,” while others debated the gap in treatment compared to Morning Musume and the group’s overall standing. As for real sales momentum, some pointed to the recent launch of solo and duo merchandise for members as a sign — but opinions remained split.

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Is Juice=Juice Actually Selling Well?“.