Category: Idols

The audience turnout at the outdoor event “Lucky Fes,” where Juice=Juice performed, became a hot topic on 5ch after being buzzed about on social media. Photos posted online showed sparse seating stretching back through the venue, prompting a wave of comments comparing it unfavorably to fellow Hello! Project group ANGERME (“ANGERME drew a bigger crowd”). Meanwhile, some pointed out that photos taken from a low angle made the crowd look bigger, while shots from the stage made it look empty, splitting opinion on how packed the venue really was.

16AnonymousSep 6, 2026 21:12

17AnonymousSep 6, 2026 21:12

Well, Tsubaki was the biggest letdown honestly
No change from last year lol

18AnonymousSep 6, 2026 21:14

I was actually there
tps://i.imgur.com/O0qXLFf.jpeg

22AnonymousSep 6, 2026 21:16

Yeah, figured — even from a distance it looked pretty thin

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Juice=Juice, supposedly on a hot streak, predictably drew an empty crowd at Lucky Fes too wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”

“The Blue Sky I Wanted to See” is an idol group formed in June 2023 that drew attention for being billed as Nogizaka46’s “official rival.” Anya Nishimori and Yuria Miyakoshi, members since the group’s founding, have announced they will graduate from the group at the end of January 2027. According to the official website, the decision came at the members’ own request, with Nishimori commenting, “I came to feel that I wanted to pursue a different path.” On 5ch, discussion centered less on the graduation itself than on the group’s struggling popularity, the fact that collaborations with Nogizaka have barely happened, and suspicions about the management given the overlapping hiatuses of other members.

Anya Nishimori and Yuria Miyakoshi of “The Blue Sky I Wanted to See” will graduate from the group at the end of January 2027.

Nishimori and Miyakoshi have been active members of the group (nicknamed “Bokusei”) since June 2023. According to the official website’s announcement, the members themselves requested the graduation, and after repeated discussions, this conclusion was reached.

Nishimori explained the circumstances behind her graduation: “After thinking many times about what comes next in my life while doing this work, I came to feel that I wanted to pursue a different path.” She added, “For the time I have left, I’ll do my best to give back even a little of my gratitude, so I hope you’ll watch over me until the very end.”

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

44AnonymousSep 6, 2026 22:17

45AnonymousSep 6, 2026 22:19

They never really broke through, huh.
Well, the idol boom has passed anyway.

46AnonymousSep 6, 2026 22:21

White Scorpion (´ω`)

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Idols] “The Blue Sky I Wanted to See” — Anya Nishimori and Yuria Miyakoshi Announce Graduation!“

TV Tokyo’s street-interview program “Can I Follow You Home?” featured a fan of the Hello! Project group Juice=Juice as this episode’s subject. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, viewers moved quickly to identify the fan, with many guessing “Isn’t that a Danbara oshi (a fan of member Ruru Danbara)?” — and some voiced surprise that the show’s staff seemed to recognize the group’s name without issue. Photos posted during the broadcast drew comments like “she looks so much better here” and “looks like a totally different person,” while the segment’s short runtime led others to suspect TV Tokyo had arranged the appearance in advance, questioning the show’s true intentions. Reactions were split.

*This article was compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “TV Tokyo’s Can I Follow You Home? — Juice=Juice Has Arrived ｷﾀ━━( ﾟ∀ﾟ )━(　ﾟ∀)━(　　ﾟ)━(　　)━(ﾟ　　)━(∀ﾟ　)━( ﾟ∀ﾟ )━━!!!!.”

A photo tabloid website posted a “scoop teaser” on X (formerly Twitter) reading “National idol group alum: ‘I have a 10-year-old son’ — secret marriage & divorce,” sparking a wave of discussion. With the full article not yet published and the person’s identity still unrevealed, the thread ran wild on scraps of information, floating one candidate after another — “Morning Musume or AKB?”, “Could it be Berryz Koubou?” Opinions also split over what the headline’s “OG” even stood for, with wild guesses ranging from “Old Girl” to “Ogawa.”

[#ScoopTeaser]

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National idol group alum: “I have a 10-year-old son” — secret marriage & divorce

Source: x.com / Original post here

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou Sports Sokuhou+) thread “[Teaser] National idol group alum: “I have a 10-year-old son” — secret marriage & divorce [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★].”

Over footage of Juice=Juice’s performance on NHK’s music program Venue102, a thread went up on 5ch’s Hello! Project board mocking ANGERME with claims that their “embarrassingly empty seats got exposed.” But posters quickly fired back, pointing out that Juice=Juice’s own autumn tour and festival tickets weren’t selling either, and the thread spiraled into a full-blown comparison of attendance numbers and Blu-ray/DVD sales. Posters kept dropping each group’s Budokan concert disc-sales figures and audience photos, fueling an ongoing fan-vs-fan slugfest.

16AnonymousSep 6, 2026 16:34

By the way, same stage —

Juice this year:

ANGERME last year:

18AnonymousSep 6, 2026 16:36

Re: #16
ANGERME's turnout this year was way fuller though?
That's exactly why Juice's autumn tour is empty too

19AnonymousSep 6, 2026 16:36

Juice's audience demographic:





Tsubaki's audience demographic:



ANGERME > Juice > Tsubaki
Ranking settled

22AnonymousSep 6, 2026 16:40

Man, it's so empty you can see the whole stage perfectly

23AnonymousSep 6, 2026 16:41

Re: #22
Looks like about 300 people lolololol
Juice pulling 300 people lolololololololololololol
Pathetic lolololololololololololololololololol

They can never go up against ANGERME again, this "Shiru" lolololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol

51AnonymousSep 6, 2026 17:48

Juice's audience demographic:





Tsubaki's audience demographic:

53AnonymousSep 6, 2026 17:49

Re: #51
Tsubaki lolololololololololol

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Juice=Juice Tries to Trash-Talk ANGERME and Gets Countered lol.”

7ORDER’s Keigo Hagiya and former Nogizaka46 member Miria Watanabe have announced their marriage and the birth of their first child. Their agency issued an apology after some media outlets broke the story first, suggesting the announcement was originally meant to come from the couple themselves. On 5ch, the thread mixed nostalgic reflections on Watanabe’s track record as center for five consecutive Nogizaka46 singles starting with her debut, explanations of how 7ORDER’s entire lineup left Johnny’s Entertainment together, and a fair share of jabs about looks and sarcastic remarks aimed at the agency — reactions were anything but unanimous.

September 6, 2026

Keigo Hagiya (7ORDER) and Miria Watanabe (ex-Nogizaka46) have announced their marriage and the birth of their first child.

After some media outlets reported the news ahead of an official announcement, L&L’s Inc., 7ORDER’s parent agency, issued a statement: “We should have informed everyone who supports us on a daily basis directly, through the couple and our company, before anything else. However, discussions with relevant parties over the timing and method of the announcement took time, resulting in media reports coming first, and we deeply apologize for this.” The statement continued, “As a company, we take seriously the fact that we were unable to make this report to everyone in a manner that fully reflects our sincerity.”

Source: natalie.mu / Original article here

60AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:53

Miria Watanabe

66AnonymousSep 6, 2026 16:01

Re: #60
How was she not popular looking like this?

75AnonymousSep 6, 2026 16:12

Re: #60
Umibe-san's in there too.

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “7ORDER’s Keigo Hagiya and Former Nogizaka46 Member Miria Watanabe Announce Marriage and First Child.”

A thread on 5ch’s Hello! Project board asked which members had wanted to join Morning Musume. but ended up assigned to a different group instead. The thread kicked off with names like Goto Hana, Kawashima Mifu, Onoda Saaya, and Tanimoto Ami already on the table, and replies brought up the reverse case of Okamura Homare, who scored a “huge promotion” from wanting Angerme to landing in Morning Musume., as well as the oft-repeated story that Tanaka Reina and Michishige Sayumi once said they “wanted to be in Morning Musume., not just a celebrity.” At the same time, some posters questioned how much of this “who wanted what” talk is actually based on the members’ own words versus just fan speculation, so the discussion didn’t stay a simple list of names.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Are there any members besides Goto Hana, Kawashima Mifu, Onoda Saaya, and Tanimoto Ami who actually wanted to join Morning Musume. but got placed elsewhere?“

Yuka Miyazaki, who served as the first-generation leader of Hello! Project group Juice=Juice, posted on her X (formerly Twitter) account praising her junior members by name, writing “Ebami and Reiruru are both great, so much fun 😆.” On the 5channel “Hello Pro” board, a thread citing a ranking of current members’ tenure (as of September 6, 2026, Akari Uemura leads with 4,127 days, followed by Ruru Danbara with 3,359 days, among others) sparked debate over whether the post was a genuine expression of affection for her juniors or a calculated move timed just before a promotional post for her calendar. Commenters also compared her stance to that of fellow former first-generation leaders Karin Miyamoto and Ayaka Wada.

Yuka Miyazaki & Manager

@yuka_miyazaki42

Ebami and Reiruru are both great, so much fun 😆

Source: x.com / View original post

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Hello Pro) thread “Juice=Juice’s founding leader Yuka Miyazaki: ‘Ebami and Reiruru are both great, so much fun 😆’.”

Talent Miki Fujimoto updated her YouTube channel by September 5, sharing that she’s fine with younger generations not recognizing her as a former member of Morning Musume. Fujimoto made her solo debut in 2002 and appeared as the opening act at that year’s NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen before joining Morning Musume. Reactions on 5ch were split over just how popular she’d actually been as a solo artist before joining, and over how to read the circumstances that led to her joining the group.

Miki Fujimoto: OK with not being recognized as an ex-Morning Musume member — “I don’t have that kind of pride anymore”

Talent Miki Fujimoto updated her YouTube channel by the 5th, revealing how she’s perceived by younger generations.

Fujimoto is a former Morning Musume idol who also appeared solo on NHK’s Kohaku Uta Gassen, serving as the opening act.

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

54AnonymousSep 6, 2026 02:11

The hunger it took to climb up out of that slum is something else.

79AnonymousSep 6, 2026 02:35

Scary, scary, scary 🫣

*This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Miki Fujimoto: OK with not being recognized as an ex-Morning Musume member — “I don’t have that pride anymore,” “None of that ‘I used to be an idol, you know!’ attitude”.”

A post on the Hello!Project board noted that the MV for Morning Musume.’26’s new single “Yes ka No ka Watashi ka” (“Yes or No or Me”) racked up 193,000 views in the 24 hours after release, sparking a flurry of comparisons with the group’s past MV numbers. But the real focus wasn’t the ranking itself — it was the fact that YouTube changed its view-count system on the night of August 27, so that even much shorter watch times now count as a “view.” Opinions split on whether it’s fair to compare numbers from before and after the change, and the thread also lit up with comparisons to Juice=Juice’s new single (released the same day) and complaints about the agency’s promotional strategy.

88AnonymousSep 5, 2026 21:11

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello!Project board) thread “[Breaking] Morning Musume.’26’s New Single “Yes ka No ka Watashi ka” MV Hits 193,000 Views in 24 Hours!.”