Category: Idols

On October 10, former BEYOOOOONDS member Reina Ichioka announced a “Secret Fan Meet Part 1.5” event to be held on October 18. With a tight application deadline of 6 p.m. on October 14, 5ch users uncovered a schedule showing paid fan meets and dinner shows running three to four times a month from October 4 through November 28, each priced between 15,000 and 20,000 yen. The abrupt announcement fueled speculation about cash-flow trouble — including rumors of debts to a host club — with some commenters drawing parallels to former idols whose careers had declined, while opinions split over whether this is simply a viable business model.

15AnonymousOct 10, 2026 08:15

18AnonymousOct 10, 2026 08:15

That's why I keep saying just leave her alone…

63AnonymousOct 10, 2026 08:46

She's doing this incredibly often, what is this
Do the fans actually try to collect them all?
Combined with the fan meets, that's a pretty hefty monthly total

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “[Urgent] Former BEYOOOOONDS member Reina Ichioka suddenly holding a secret fan meet on 10/18 for unknown reasons.”

Talk about Hello! Project idol group Tsubaki Factory heated up on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. It started with a post asking, “What’s with people who show up to a member’s final event even though she isn’t their oshi?” which sparked debate over whether it’s okay for fans who don’t specifically support a given member to attend that member’s individual event. The thread brought up concerns about filling the Budokan venue and cited precedents from past graduation events, with some defending the practice — “Isn’t it fine if they help fill the seats?” — while others pushed back, calling it “self-righteous and arrogant to blame others.”

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Tsubaki Factory Akiyama fan: “Let me just say this — what’s with people who show up to the last event even though they’re not the oshi?”.”

It’s been announced that AI, Aimyon, EBiDAN, Sakurazaka46, sumika, Naniwa Danshi, and RADWIMPS will appear on TV Asahi’s “Music Station” airing October 16. It will be EBiDAN’s first appearance on the show, where they’ll perform “Yes! Tokyo,” whose music video has surpassed 100 million views. On the 5ch Entertainment & Sports News+ board, posters repeatedly pointed out that M!LK’s members — despite the song being their signature hit — won’t be appearing, alongside discussion of Aimyon’s shifting popularity and a generational shift among the male idol acts on the bill.

EBiDAN finally set to appear on the next “Music Station” — AI, Aimyon, Sakurazaka46, sumika, Naniwa Danshi, and RADWIMPS also on the bill

AI, Aimyon, EBiDAN, Sakurazaka46, sumika, Naniwa Danshi, and RADWIMPS will appear on “Music Station,” airing on TV Asahi on October 16.

Among them, EBiDAN will be making its first appearance on the show, performing “Yes! Tokyo,” a song that also made news recently when its music video topped 100 million views.

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

87AnonymousOct 9, 2026 20:28

Latest Top 100 ranking of fan base sizes (oshi-katsu fan rankings)

92AnonymousOct 9, 2026 20:33

Re: #87
So Sakurazaka ranks below Hinatazaka, huh

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment & Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] EBiDAN Finally Set to Appear on the Next “Music Station”! AI, Aimyon, Sakurazaka46, sumika, Naniwa Danshi, and RADWIMPS Also on the Bill.”

Hello! Project group Juice=Juice traveled to Korea for a dance training camp to learn choreography for their new single, and footage of the trip streaming on Hulu sparked discussion on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. The thread ranged from technical doubts — can they even pull off intense K-pop-style footwork in thick-soled heels? — to bigger-picture points about how Hello! Project’s sing-while-dancing style runs on different assumptions than K-pop’s lip-syncing culture. Opinions split between posters welcoming it as valuable training abroad and those questioning why a one-off tie-in song needed K-pop choreography in the first place.

109AnonymousOct 9, 2026 21:15

Hello! Project's practice hours are abnormally low even by idol industry standards. Forget skill — they haven't even nailed the basics.


Hello! Project


Korean agency

112AnonymousOct 9, 2026 21:18

Re: #109
The nerve to go on a full tour with that little practice is honestly impressive lol. Normally you'd be too embarrassed to even get on stage.

*This article is composed of excerpts and a summary from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[Hulu] Juice=Juice Is in Korea on a Choreography Camp for Their New Song.”

Amid ANGERME’s slumping popularity, a thread titled “A thread to seriously consider how ANGERME can make a comeback” appeared on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. Posters pointed to structural problems one after another: uneven vocal ability among members, a seniority-based setlist order, and a lack of direction caused by having no clear leader. Proposals ranged from centering the group around Goto and Hirayama, to pairing up with Juice=Juice to pull in new fans, all the way to extreme ideas like disbanding or replacing the entire lineup. Some posters went further, arguing there was never actually a “good era” to return to in the first place. Others raised concerns about infighting among fan factions, and the discussion never converged on a single answer.

21AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:13

Throw in everyone except the promising trainees and make it a selection system where the lineup changes with every new song.

22AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:14

Isn't using the word "comeback" wrong to begin with, since ANGERME has never sold at the level Juice=Juice is at now in its entire history? The real question should be how to make them sell for the first time ever.

24AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:16

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “A thread to seriously consider how ANGERME can make a comeback.”

The official X account announced that Hizaki Ebata, of the idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugakko (Ebichu), appeared as a guest on “All Night Nippon X,” the show hosted by Hinatazaka46’s Yoko Shogenji — and a thread quickly went up on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. The occasion: the two were classmates in high school. The thread buzzed over just how wide Ebata’s circle of friends is, with posters listing off several current members of Nogizaka46, Sakurazaka46, and Hinatazaka46 who attended the same school. Talk also spread to the show’s ratings race and to Shogenji’s on-air antics.

Hinatazaka46’s Yoko Shogenji — All Night Nippon X [Official]

@yoko_annX

#Hinatazaka46 #YokoShogenji’s

Source: x.com / Original post here

143AnonymousOct 9, 2026 10:30

Shoge-chan also sang a Wink song on Uta Con, just like Eba did

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Hinatazaka46’s Yoko Shogenji Welcomes Hizaki Ebata as All Night Nippon Guest.”

It’s come to light that RENAN, the choreographer behind aespa and XG’s performances, is handling the choreography for Hello! Project’s Juice=Juice’s newly announced single “Glorious Revenger.” After footage of their dance lessons in Korea aired on a Hulu show, reactions poured into 5ch’s Hello! Project board. Opinions on the song itself were split, and fans also clashed over how introducing K-pop-style choreography might reshape the group’s direction. Some welcomed the shift toward a more performance-focused approach, while others voiced unease about losing the group’s traditional Hello! Project identity.

71AnonymousOct 8, 2026 20:27

Basically it's like this, right?

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[Breaking] The Choreographer for Juice=Juice’s Latest Single “Glorious Revenger” Is None Other Than RENAN, Who Has Worked with aespa and XG!“

On October 7, 2026, actress Suzu Hirose attended Louis Vuitton’s 2027 Spring/Summer collection show in Paris, and a video capturing her doing an unmistakable “five-take” double-take at a Korean male idol in the audience went viral on social media. Her unguarded, girlish reaction — a sharp contrast to her usual cool image — had people calling it “too adorably girly,” but on 5channel the thread quickly drifted off-topic, dwelling instead on the chance appearance of Hidetoshi Nakata in the video and on differing impressions from photos later circulated as being of the idol himself. Opinions split between warm appreciation and cooler skepticism, with no consensus reached.

[Video] Suzu Hirose’s Too-Girly Moment Doing a “Five-Take” at a Super Handsome Korean Idol

“He’s probably just her type” — Video of Suzu Hirose’s “Five-Take” at a Korean Male Idol Goes Viral, Showing Her “Just a Normal Girl” Side in Paris

Actress Suzu Hirose (28) attended the luxury brand Louis Vuitton’s 2027 Spring/Summer Women’s Collection fashion show in Paris, France, on October 7 local time. A moment captured at the venue has become a hot topic.

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

40AnonymousOct 8, 2026 18:00

Even as a guy, I'd double-take at this.

43AnonymousOct 8, 2026 18:01

Re: #40
Not what I expected.

48AnonymousOct 8, 2026 18:04

Re: #40
Yeah, I'd stare too — like, wait, isn't something off with his jaw?!

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geino/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Video of Suzu Hirose Doing a “Five-Take” at a Handsome Korean Male Idol Goes Viral… “He’s probably just her type” — Her “Just a Normal Girl” Side Shown in Paris.”

Original goods for the “Birthday Event 2026” featuring Tsubaki Factory’s Nishimura Otsuki have been unveiled, with mail-order sales starting at the Fan Club Shop from 18:00 on October 9. Orders will be accepted until 23:59 on October 30, with items expected to arrive in early December. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, comments poured in about the goods’ designs, including a T-shirt featuring illustrations of members past and present and a pouch shaped like a camellia (tsubaki) flower. The discussion ranged widely, from praise for the outfit’s retro feel to comparisons with past costume designs.

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Tsubaki Factory Nishimura Otsuki Birthday Event 2026 Original Goods Revealed!.”

Episode 1 of “Juice=Juice Summer Camp in Korea,” a Hulu-exclusive series following popular Hello! Project group Juice=Juice’s training camp in Korea, began streaming on October 8, 2026 at 18:00. The show follows the members as they travel to Korea to finish choreography for their new single “Karei naru Revenger” (“Glorious Revenger”), mixing dance lessons with variety-style location segments. On the Hello! Project board of 5ch, the thread buzzed with two main topics: finally getting to check their guesses against the earlier “guess the member from the back-view silhouette” teaser posts, and the practical question of when to subscribe, since the November 25 Pia Arena concert is also set to stream on Hulu.

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Juice=Juice Summer Camp in Korea #Hulu Exclusive Streaming Confirmed!“