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A post comparing how many music videos each group gets — “Tsubaki Factory gets new MVs even for songs that aren’t singles” versus “Juice=Juice can’t even get an MV for a new song, let alone a single, during a crucial period” — went viral on X (formerly Twitter), sparking a wave of reactions on 5ch’s Hello! Project thread. Commenters zeroed in on the fact that Tsubaki Factory has already gotten multiple MVs this year while Juice=Juice has gotten only one, offering theories ranging from how Up-Front allocates its budget, to differences in each group’s buzz, to whether a group has a tie-up deal with a local government. Opinions were split on the spending itself, with some offering harsh assessments likening it to “bureaucratic silo mentality.”

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “X: “Tsubaki gets a new MV even though it’s not a single” / “Juice=Juice can’t even get a new-song MV, let alone a single, during a crucial period”.”

A poster who had just watched the live-action film ‘Be-Bop High School’ for the first time asked 5ch whether school turf wars like that really happened back in the Showa era. The thread quickly filled with firsthand accounts from people who remembered the period — brawls in game arcades, students riding motorcycles down school hallways, and more. Discussion also touched on how corporal punishment by teachers was still permitted at the time, and why the original manga toned down its fight scenes in its later chapters. Posters couldn’t agree on which real school the series was supposedly modeled after, with several competing theories floating around.

*This article is an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Nanimo Jikkyo G) thread “I just watched the live-action movie Be-Bop High School for the first time — did school turf wars like this really happen in the Showa era?”

Minami Minegishi appeared on the late-night TV Tokyo program “Achikochi Audrey” on the 20th, where the mansion her husband — YouTuber Tetsuya of Tokai Online — built in Aichi Prefecture became a hot topic. When host Masayasu Wakabayashi remarked, “That’s quite a house,” Minegishi explained, “It’s a house built entirely on YouTube earnings — built on my husband’s income alone,” adding with a wry smile, “and now this house that doesn’t match my persona at all is out there for everyone to see.” Her comment sparked a wider 5ch discussion about the real scale of YouTuber income, the upkeep costs and property taxes on the mansion, and even comparisons of who among her AKB48 peers has “won” in life.

Talent Minami Minegishi appeared on the late-night TV Tokyo program “Achikochi Audrey,” aired on the 20th. During the show, she let slip her honest feelings about the newly built mansion that caused a stir after its completion in September.

Wakabayashi brought up the topic with guest Minegishi, saying “That’s quite a house,” referring to the massive mansion her husband, YouTuber Tetsuya of Tokai Online, built in Aichi Prefecture — the group’s home base.

Wakabayashi said, “I don’t really get it since I don’t do YouTube myself, so I have no idea how much that kind of thing pays,” admitting he had no clue about real YouTuber income. He continued, “It really does seem incredible,” to which Minegishi, smiling wryly, explained: “It’s a house built purely on YouTube earnings — built on my husband’s income alone.”

Source: sirabee.com / Read the original article here

*This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Geinou Sports Hou+) thread “Minami Minegishi Uneasy Over the “Massive Mansion” Built by Her Popular YouTuber Husband: “This house that doesn’t match my persona is out there for everyone to see…”“

On the October 19 broadcast of ‘TOKYO SPEAKEASY’ (TOKYO FM), freelance announcer Mina Tanaka shared her take on the ongoing “who pays” debate between men and women. Tanaka argued it’s balanced if the man pays for dinner while the woman covers the second bar, and explained that when a woman cooks for a man at her own home, she’s also footing the ingredient costs — pointing out that “men often don’t realize how much ingredients actually cost.” Her remarks sparked discussion on 5ch, with reactions ranging from pushback on her premise (“isn’t it usually the man who treats at the second place too?”, “relationships rarely even get to the home-cooked-meal stage”) to sympathy (“I get wanting him to at least cover the ingredient costs”), leaving opinion split.

Freelance announcer and actress Mina Tanaka appeared alongside Yuhi Komiyama of the music duo Hoffdylan on the October 19 broadcast of ‘TOKYO SPEAKEASY’ (TOKYO FM). Tanaka shared her take on something she says men surprisingly tend to overlook.

Disputes over splitting the bill often come up in relationships. Tanaka argued, “Personally, I think it’s balanced if the man pays for dinner, and then when you go for drinks or hit a second bar afterward, the woman covers that.”

She then brought up cases where a woman cooks for a man at home, bluntly pointing out: “When I’m the one cooking, obviously I’m covering all the ingredient costs, right?” and “But guys often have no idea just how much the ingredients actually cost.”

Source: sirabee.com / Read the original article here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Mina Tanaka Points Out the Blind Spot in the Men-vs-Women “Who Pays” Debate: “Men Really Don’t Realize” / “I Don’t Want Him Thinking I’m the Only One Always Treating”“.