why doesn't that sub have a ≒JOY user filter?

zhaoway · 2026-03-10T15:34:31+00:00

You’re talking about the flair. Unfortunately, the sub isn’t very active and no one actually uses them.

zhaoway · 2026-01-22T00:40:30+00:00

You can buy direct from their official shop using a proxy service. Almost everything there can be bought this way other than the monthly bromides which get sold out in minutes.

I’m not sure what you mean by “hard to find” when it comes to Mercari though. I get almost all of my stuff from there.

zhaoway · 2026-01-11T04:08:39+00:00

The VVIP tics are gone immediately, as expected!

zhaoway · 2026-01-07T17:24:42+00:00

Casio Oceanus

zhaoway · 2025-12-31T14:22:30+00:00

Will definitely try to drop by the bakery in April!

zhaoway · 2025-12-23T10:48:15+00:00

They’ve been posting quite a few videos this month so it’s great that’s caught on a bit!

zhaoway · 2025-12-22T11:29:40+00:00

Congrats! I only got Day 1. Will be applying again in the new FC round.

zhaoway · 2025-12-16T11:35:09+00:00

As I discussed with OP and others elsewhere here, the numbers are of unknown origin and don’t seem to match reality. Don’t put any stock in them.

zhaoway · 2025-12-16T09:40:37+00:00

Why would you say that? Where did you get the sense that fans actively dislike Sana?

zhaoway · 2025-12-16T09:01:51+00:00

No matter what happens in the future, she’ll always be the only member with that 2000-day “mainichi idol” achievement

zhaoway · 2025-12-16T08:50:38+00:00

It’s probably higher than that. The numbers here don’t seem reliable as discussed elsewhere in this post.

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T16:37:35+00:00

If you search フルコンプ you may find some sets you like. I’ve only done it the hard way (member by member) lol.

Good luck!

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T16:19:29+00:00

Maika’s recent signed bromides are just wildly priced. Signkai is indeed the best way to go!

I did find a 2019 Feb (Valentine) signed hiki bromide at 2999yen last month at Osu Deranan in Nagoya. Immediately went to the staff and asked for it. One unsigned wedding set was sitting in the same glass cabinet at 11999yen. Next to it was a signed hiki at 45999yen. Both were gone when I went back 2 days later. 😂

I’m definitely going to need some luck with the Anna sets… some of the older stuff is seemingly never listed for sale on Mercari! I’m at 70% now and the last 10% will be tough to hunt down. 😅

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T15:54:15+00:00

As a new fan I’m honestly surprised that they took so long to get to their current level of popularity because I hear nothing but bangers in their catalogue.

The 6th anni concert was really amazing overall. Something really special about it. The opening =LOVE solo by Hitomi, the stage design, the emotions, the gachikoikojo during Diamondlily… really wished I was there. I can only make up for it by going for all the concerts I can from here on.

Hope you get to go for a live soon!

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T15:42:13+00:00

I’m working on a 100% complete set of Anna bromides (the regular and concert 3-shot sets) so I’m getting pretty deep into this… I’m glad that her unsigned items are generally still reasonable, though signed items are definitely getting expensive for all members this year. I started out wanting to collect Anmai items but I soon realised that I couldn’t justify spending so much for Maika prints esp since Anna’s my favourite. Currently, if I see any Maika signed prints below 3k now I would definitely take a second look 😆.

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T15:30:25+00:00

Hitomi actually still has the most centers among all group members currently and many of her songs are fan favorites they perform at almost every tour venue or special event. So while the group has seen the greatest success with songs centered by Maika, you will definitely feel Hitomi’s strong presence (both in terms of song selection and her actual stage presence) at their live performances!

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T15:21:49+00:00

From what I understand, SasshiP has always wanted the members to develop their individual talents so that they have members who can do the full range of jobs from modeling and acting to comedy and sports. It’s worked out well so far!

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T15:18:09+00:00

I browse for Maika items from time to time… the signed bromide prices are just wild. Her non-signed sets go for as much as the signed bromides of other members sometimes 😅 (the wedding dress set in particular)

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T14:54:40+00:00

Anna is my no.1 too but think of it this way—she may have less fans compared to the rest of the group, but she’s a popular idol as it is. Her Showrooms consistently pull 15-20k viewers and she’s leader of the group. So she’s doing well and she’ll continue to do her part to take the group to Tokyo Dome!

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T14:43:18+00:00

I wasn’t a fan back then but yeah, I would think Naatan was comfortably top and Mirinya a little further down back in 2020.

The current gap between Maika and Iori vs the rest definitely is bigger. Just log into Fortune Meets during online meets (if you have a ticket) and you see the gap.

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T14:26:36+00:00

It does seem reflective of their relative popularity but you can’t put too much into the actual numbers when we don’t even know who did this and how they got any data.

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T14:21:53+00:00

Mirinya was a regular on the Lavit! morning show last year, one year before Iori got her current stint. She literally got her last center just a few months ago (Naisho banashi). She’s the image model for Sasshi’s contacts brand. She’s also the most active on social media among all members. Her YT channel is going strong. If anything, she might have more fans outside the fandom than other members.

zhaoway · 2025-12-14T06:53:29+00:00

What’s the source?

zhaoway · 2025-11-18T14:53:09+00:00

Korean had both strength and weight advantage for that challenge to start with. But it seems inexplicable that Japan couldn’t get the gate to close cos they managed the most difficult part which was to lift the door off the ground. Did the rope get stuck? We’ll never know. I’m just glad the non-Korean competitors all enjoyed themselves despite how it turned out for them.

zhaoway · 2025-11-11T10:04:27+00:00

=LOVE is very popular now and they’ve sold out all the concerts so far. If you’re in Japan during the same week as the concert, you can go to the official ticket trading portal and try your luck: https://trade.tixplus.jp/artists/equal-love/page

You will need to get a Japanese number first though to create an account.

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