<figure id="attachment_418146" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-418146" style="width: 836px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="0012a239"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/03/1342b92ffda4843869a79744fc92ee28.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-418146" class="wp-caption-text">The success of &#8220;Taipro&#8221; has given Fuma Kikuchi a newfound appreciation for his abilities.</figcaption></figure>
<h2> Who is the most popular new member?</h2>
<p> Fuma Kikuchi (30), Katsutoshi Sato (28), and Satoshi Matsushima (27) of &#8220;timelesz&#8221; held an audition for new members called &#8220;Taipro,&#8221; or &#8220;timelesz project,&#8221; which was distributed worldwide on Netflix and became a big hit in Japan as well. The &#8220;timelesz project&#8221; (timelesz project), also known as &#8220;Taipro,&#8221; was distributed worldwide on Netflix and became a big hit in Japan.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> With the addition of five new members, the eight-member &#8220;timelesz&#8221; group&#8217;s appearances on variety shows and music programs have been well received and have earned them viewership ratings. Tour dates and venues have been announced, and individual jobs are increasing, so once again, this project has been a great success. Kikuchi&#8217;s ability to revitalize the group, such as her negotiation skills in organizing public auditions, which was unthinkable during her time at the previous agency, and her ability to bring in senior guests, are also attracting renewed attention.</span></p>
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<p> Furthermore, among the viewers who watched the program, there are many women who have never &#8220;had a guessing game&#8221; or &#8220;had no interest in idols,&#8221; and the program has succeeded in attracting a new group of fans.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The term &#8220;Taipuro-loss&#8221; has been coined to describe a group of women who have been featured in a weekly women&#8217;s magazine whose main readers are in their fifties or older. Takuto Teranishi (30), a new member of the group, has become extremely popular among these women. He used to be a member of the &#8220;stage group,&#8221; but has never been a member of a group before. He is the oldest debutant of all the talents from the old agency, and this may be another reason why he is popular among women in their twenties and fifties.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The clothes he wore in the audition became so popular that they were traded on flea market apps. The number of followers on his Instagram, which was 56,000 as of December 7, 2011, increased to 646,000 as soon as he was chosen as a new member. There was even a news program that reported, &#8220;The number of followers is equivalent to the population of Tottori Prefecture, which is about 530,000. Currently, the number of followers exceeds one million. When applying for membership in the official fan club, you select your favorite member on your computer, and it seems that many adult women are snapping Teranishi&#8217;s name&#8221; (women&#8217;s magazine editor).</span></p>
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<p> (Women&#8217;s magazine editor) &#8220;Members of the fan clubs of artists belonging to STARTO ENTERTAINMENT (STARTO), to which they belong, receive information on the members&#8217; TV appearances and concert schedules by e-mail as soon as possible, just as they did when they belonged to the former agency. The major benefits include the ability to view members-only videos, receive birthday cards, and apply for priority tickets.</p>
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<h2>Why the delay in shipping fan club membership cards?</h2>
<p> On March 7, however, fans who had newly joined the &#8220;timelesz&#8221; fan club received the following e-mail, which was sent as a &#8220;Notice Regarding Delay in Shipping Membership Cards.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> This e-mail is sent to those who joined the timelesz fan club between February 15 and February 28.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> We are currently taking some time to prepare your membership card. We apologize for any inconvenience and concern this may cause, but please be patient as we will send you an email when we are ready to deliver your membership card.</span></p>
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<p> We asked a reporter from an idol magazine about possible causes for this.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The reporter asked a reporter from an idol magazine what he thought could be the reason for this: &#8220;It is thought that not only new fans but also &#8220;timelesz&#8221; fans from the three-person era rushed to join the fan club after the end of the tie pro. Fans in their forties and fifties are probably more financially powerful than fans in their teens and twenties. In order to obtain concert tickets to the venue of their choice, many members may apply for multiple tickets in the names of family members in addition to their own.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> February 15 was the very day that the new members were announced in the 10:00 a.m. distribution on the same day, and I expect that an unusual number of membership applications were received from that day. I don&#8217;t remember anything like this since the days of the old agency, so many fans from the &#8220;Sexy Zone&#8221; days still have mixed feelings, but there is no doubt that &#8220;Taipro&#8221; has been a great success. It will be interesting to see how much the number of &#8220;timelesz&#8221; fan club members has grown since the &#8220;Taipro&#8221; days, and I&#8217;m sure STARTO is very happy about that.</span></p>
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<p> We asked STARTO about the reason for the delay in sending out membership cards, but received no response by the deadline.</p>
<p> It is no exaggeration to say that &#8220;timelesz&#8221; is now a social phenomenon. We can&#8217;t help but look forward to the next twist.</p>


 Kazuhiko Nakamura

 timelesz" caused a social phenomenon with its "Tie Pro. The fan base has expanded, and the number of new fan club members is expected to increase dramatically. However, there was a delay in the delivery of membership cards. We inquired about the cause of the delay to their office.

timelesz membership card has not arrived! Success of “Tie-Pro” has expanded the fan base, and the chaos is a joyful scream.

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