Number_i “Tobeban” followed by location shooting at Fuji-Q Highland… Fans were disappointed by the crisis of “footage being kept in storage” one after another.

On March 12, TOBE’s official X (formerly Twitter) announced the postponement of the release of “TOBE LIVE at ARIAKE ARENA 2024 No.O ring-“, a video work by Number_i, which was scheduled for release on March 31. -ring-“, which was scheduled to be released on the 31st of the same month.

Although there are complicated circumstances involved this time, some fans are growing distrustful of TOBE’s side.

Fuji-Q Highland’s fatal accident may be the influence.

This Blu-ray contains Number_i’s solo concert at Ariake Arena in Tokyo from June 18 to 20 last year, and TOBE OFFICIAL STORE was accepting reservations. The release date was approaching.

With the release date looming, TOBE side updated X and its official website on March 12, reporting, “After careful discussions about the bonus video ‘Numbering in Fujikyu Highland,’ which is to be included in the limited first edition, we have decided to produce and deliver a new video” (original text in Japanese). Accordingly, the release date has been postponed from March 31 and will be announced again when a new date is set.

Originally, the video would have included a location project in which the Number_i members visited Fujikyu Highland, an amusement park in Yamanashi. However, on March 1, Fujikyu Highland announced on its official website that a serious accident had occurred at the park, in which an employee was killed during a routine inspection of the attraction “Ee-ayaka-nai” there. The “Ee-jana-na-na” attraction will be closed for the time being starting on the same day.

The TOBE side must have made a difficult decision in response to this fatal accident. The opening line of the letter announcing the postponement of the release reads, “We sincerely pray for the repose of the souls of those who lost their lives in the accident at Fujikyu Highland. We would also like to express our deepest condolences to the bereaved family and all those involved.

Fans expressed their sadness at the possibility that the footage from the Fujikyu location would have to be “archived” if the situation remained as it was. On the other hand, there were those who agreed with the decision, saying, “I think it was a wise decision. However, since this location is said to be a job that member Shiyoh Hirano was “looking forward to,” fans were shocked.

On December 14 of last year, Hirano set up a “Question Box” on Instagram, where she answered questions from her followers. When asked, ‘What are you going to do tomorrow? he replied thoughtfully, “Tomorrow is a job I’ve been looking forward to, so I’m going to have fun. I can’t tell you yet, but I’m going to have fun.

The next day, a sighting at Fujikyu Highland spread on SNS, and it turned out that Hirano’s “work I was looking forward to” was a location shoot at Fujikyu Highland. Later, it turned out that it was a special video shoot for a live Blu-ray release, and many fans were looking forward to it.

Because of these circumstances, fans were asking, “Does this mean that the Fujikyu location filming that Shiyou-kun was looking forward to has been put on hold? I wanted to see how excited Shiyou-kun was. ……