Category: Idols

The organizers of ROCK IN JAPAN FES. 2026 have announced that the September 19 (Sat) show will go ahead as planned, judging that the approaching Typhoon No. 25 won’t have a major impact. ANGERME is set to perform in Soga on September 21 (Mon, holiday), and whether the shows on the 20th and 21st proceed will be decided later depending on the typhoon’s path. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, the group’s long-running reputation for being “cursed” — a running joke every time bad weather rolls in — resurfaced in force, with posters comparing them to labelmates Juice=Juice, who have historically dodged bad weather at outdoor events on the same dates, and debating which outcome — the show going ahead or getting canceled — would make funnier material.

【ROCK IN JAPAN FES. 2026】

Regarding the go/no-go decision for September 19 (Sat), and the decision process for September 20 (Sun) and 21 (Mon, holiday)

Regarding Typhoon No. 25, which formed at 9pm last night: current forecasts indicate no major impact is expected on September 19 (Sat), so that show will proceed as scheduled.

Source: x.com / Original post here

41AnonymousSep 17, 2026 15:54

Re: #36
The Ankasu (ANGERME fans) got that insane scene exposed on Venue101 lmaooo

42AnonymousSep 17, 2026 15:56

Re: #41
It was way too much lmaooo

*This article is compiled as excerpts and a summary from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[Bad News] ANGERME’s Rock In Japan Might Be Canceled wwwwwwwwwww“.

A thread appeared on 5ch’s Hello! Project board claiming Juice=Juice members average 162.1cm in height. Figures cited included Danbara Ruru at 164.5cm, Inoue Reon at 163cm, and Kudo Yua at 160.2cm — but since none of this is official, skeptics chimed in with “they’re just padding the numbers” and “it’s probably 1–2cm shorter in reality.” The thread also brought up a CanCam interview in which Ishiyama Sakura said the group’s “height and great proportions give them real stage presence,” underscoring how the tall-lineup strategy has become one of the group’s selling points. Discussion spread into comparisons with Korean idols’ heights and speculation about who’ll graduate next.

11AnonymousSep 17, 2026 14:57

CanCam Exclusive Interview [Juice=Juice's Ishiyama Sakura & Endo Sakari]
https://cancam.jp/archives/1759787

Q. If fans come to a Juice=Juice live show, what should they watch for — in the group as a whole, in you, and in each other?

Sakura: For the group as a whole, honestly, every part of the performance. It's not just that the singing is good — we've got so many seniors who are insanely good singers, so I just want people to simply enjoy the music. And because everyone's tall with great proportions, there's a real power to it — when all 11 of us line up side by side, the impact is just incredible. I really want people to pay attention to that.




They're succeeding with the tall-member strategy, so short members aren't getting in anymore

13AnonymousSep 17, 2026 14:58

Average height of Korean women: 162cm

K-pop idols run a bit taller, averaging around 164cm
K-pop groups known for "great proportions" average around 168cm

If Juice were a K-pop group, they'd be on the smaller side


Average height of Korean high school freshmen: boys 173cm, girls 161.3cm… obesity rates rising, eyesight declining
https://www.chosunonline.com/m/svc/article.amp.html?contid=2026050180051

30AnonymousSep 17, 2026 15:12

Re: #13
rescene, Melon's #1 on 6/1, averages 160cm, so that's beside the point.

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[Breaking] Juice=Juice Members’ Average Height Is “162.1cm” wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”

A two-shot photo posted to Instagram by Hello! Project members Kawashima Mifu and Ebata Hisaki (nicknamed “Ebamifu”) racked up around 30,000 likes. On 5ch, this was called an unusually strong response for Hello! Project, sparking a thread where users compared the number to other groups’ figures — such as ANGERME’s 86,000 likes — and debated why the two are so popular with younger fans. At the same time, some questioned whether the number was really that exceptional, splitting opinion.

2AnonymousSep 17, 2026 10:04

https://www.instagram.com/p/DcvweDdGm6c/

4AnonymousSep 17, 2026 10:08

No wonder, they're Hello! Project's double ace

5AnonymousSep 17, 2026 10:08

Re: #3
No one asked for your self-intro

6AnonymousSep 17, 2026 10:08

Classic Ebamifu

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “[Ebamifu] Kawashima Mifu-chan and Ebata Hisaki-chan’s two-shot photo pulls in an unusual 30,000 likes on Hello! Project’s Instagram.”

A thread on the Hello! Project board asked the “what if” question: what if Runo Yokaze, Mifuu Kawashima, Hana Goto, and Reina Uemura had joined Morning Musume.? Hello! Project has long split new members not just into Morning Musume. but across multiple groups like Juice=Juice and ANGERME, and the four members discussed here belong to the same generation, nicknamed the “Dekabo” cohort. Opinions in the thread were split — some said “Kawashima at least was essential for Musume,” while others argued “Morning Musume. isn’t the flagship group anymore, Juice=Juice is the center now, so it wouldn’t matter who joined.”

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Many fans wish they’d seen a Morning Musume. with Runo Yokaze, Mifuu Kawashima, Hana Goto, and Reina Uemura.”

A thread that started with the question, “Even though it’s a salary system, do Juice=Juice members and ANGERME members actually get paid the same?” turned into a swirl of speculation about Hello! Project’s pay structure. Posters brought up Tamura’s radio comment that there’s a pay gap between Morning Musume’s 9th/10th generations and S/mileage’s 2nd generation, as well as the story that Nogizaka46 rookies started out on just 50,000 yen a month. The debate centered on whether pay is base salary plus a commission on individual work and merch sales, or whether it’s completely equal across the board. The thread also revisited the old story that Morning Musume’s pay was once rumored to be around 200,000 yen a month, only for the tax disclosure list to later reveal they earned over 40 million yen a year — highlighting just how hard it is to know the real numbers from outside.

*This article excerpts and summarizes the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Even though it’s a salary system, do Juice=Juice members and ANGERME members actually get paid the same?“

It was reported on 5ch’s Hello! Project board that Juice=Juice’s Reon Inoue has been cast as the 2026–2027 autumn/winter season model for the fashion brand “earth music&ecology.” The brand is known for having previously featured Aoi Miyazaki, Suzu Hirose, and Kyoka Suzuki as models, and its mook (photo-book) covers have been graced by Ai Takahashi and Mei Jokoryo in the past. Thread posters cheered her on with comments like “a total it girl now,” while talk also buzzed around her Instagram follower count and the group’s rising profile.

*This article has been excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Juice=Juice’s Reon Inoue Becomes earth music&ecology’s Season Model — A Dream Come True Since Her Debut.”

A thread on the Hello! Project board looks back at why the Hello! Project unit Country Girls never quite caught on. Country Girls relaunched in November 2014 after being renamed from Country Musume, and went on hiatus in December 2019. In the thread, some point to the music and management side — “they were just ahead of their time,” “that weird rockabilly sound scared off the wota (hardcore fans),” “the agency’s events felt phoned-in” — while others question the member lineup itself, arguing “you didn’t need to gather only cute members — having a mix of different types would’ve been better.”

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “I don’t get why Country Girls, who gathered only cute members, never really took off.”

A thread on 5ch’s Hello! Project board asked whether anyone had predicted, back when idol group Juice=Juice’s Ebata Misaki first joined, that she’d become the central member she is today. Posters recalled praise for her looks going back to her trainee days, and some claimed that at the scouting stage people were already saying “if we land this girl, this group will dominate.” Others pushed back, arguing that with senior members like Danbara Yamato and Inoue Haruka commanding so much presence, it’s a stretch to call her a true central member — leaving opinion split.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Did anyone actually predict back when she joined that Ebata Misaki-chan would become this much of a central member of Juice=Juice?“

A thread went up on 5ch’s Hello! Project board featuring photos of Yua Kudo (nicknamed “Tako-chan”), sparking a wave of praise like “She’s really come into her own” and “Yume, let’s get married” (Yume being an affectionate nickname for her). While plenty of posters chimed in with “she’s so cute,” opinions differed on just how far her popularity has spread to a newer generation of fans. Between the nicknames and the reactions to her photos, the thread showed just how strong Kudo’s presence is on the Hello! Project board.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Yua Kudo Has Become the Most Beautiful Woman in Hello! Project Right Now!!“

A thread appeared on 5ch’s Hello! Project board asking “where can you actually have a proper discussion about Hello! Project these days?” The original poster complained that X (formerly Twitter) has devolved into one-upmanship contests where real conversation can’t happen, and that regular 5ch threads are just as prone to getting derailed by slander and rivalry-baiting. In response, posters traded a range of opinions on fighting off trolls and finding a new home: some said threads with IP addresses displayed tend to allow more civil discussion, others called for setting up a dedicated Hello! Project server on Mastodon or Misskey, floated LINE Open Chats, or suggested migrating to an outside forum altogether.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “[Urgent Request] A Place to Properly Discuss Hello! Project.”