Reason for “Insta-Commentary Raging” before the “Dream Stage” Yokohama Arena Performance by TOBE’s Group “IMP.

A firestorm erupts on the eve of a performance on the “dream stage.

IMP.”, a seven-member group belonging to TOBE, an entertainment agency headed by Hideaki Takizawa (43), held a concert at Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa Prefecture from January 21 to 22. Before the performance, which was a dream stage for the members, the comment section of the group’s SNS account was “ablaze,” according to a report.

Takuya Kageyama (28), Arata Sato (25), Taiga Suzuki (27), Taiga Tsubaki (27), Kanade Matsui (25), Shunsuke Motoi (29), and Yuki Yokohara (29) of “IMP. The group was formed in October ’20, and the group’s godfather is current TOBE president Takizawa.

They left the former Johnny’s on May 25, 2011, following Takizawa, who had left the office earlier. They joined TOBE in July of the same year and made their debut in August under the name “IMP.

IMP.’s first nationwide arena tour, “IMP. LIVE TOUR 2026 MAGenter,” began on January 10 this year. The first stop on the tour was at the GLION ARENA KOBE in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture (January 10-12), but member Tsubaki missed the entire show due to health problems. He later returned to work without incident, so the seven members would not be together again until the next Yoko-Ari concert.

Yoko-Ari is a venue that the members have a special place in their hearts, and it has always been a goal of theirs to hold a solo concert there. The members had the opportunity to perform as back-up dancers for their seniors when they were juniors, but they were unable to perform as a group during their time as “IMPACTors” and left the former Johnny’s. They were able to debut after moving to TOBE, so they were finally able to reach Yoko-Ari. (A writer who is familiar with the idol situation)

The group’s Instagram account on January 18 featured a live broadcast of the group’s upcoming performance at Yoko Ali, with comments such as “Dream (stage),” “Sorry to see you! Kageyama, the leader of the group, commented, “It’s so exciting! Kageyama, the leader of the group, said, “It will be a great memory.

However, in the comments section of the archive of the live broadcast that was uploaded later,

I know you have feelings for Yoko-Ari, but PINKY. (as the fans call her) from TOBE felt out of place.
[Joon] I’m glad that Tsubaki-kun is doing well. But every time someone says, “Yoko Ali, Yoko Ali,” I feel like the Kobe concert, which I also attended, is being disrespected.
There are fans who cannot go to Yoko Ali. Saying “Yoko Ali, Yoko Ali” after the Kobe show is too delicacy.

There were many harsh comments such as, “Fans who can’t make it to Yoko Ali are too delicately rude.

Background of the many negative comments

During the insta-live, the members also instructed the fans on concert manners such as the position of holding uchiwa fans up to chest level, holding two uchiwa fans is ‘not allowed this time,’ and other points they wanted fans to voice during the performance.

However, even though the number of uchiwa fans to be used was not clearly stated before the tour started, the members mentioned it during the live broadcast after the Kobe concert, and fans commented on the sudden change in the rule, “I think it is quite an important rule change that you can only have one fan. Is it okay to announce such an important thing on an insta-live where not all the fans can see it? They were puzzled.

It is customary for fans to bring handmade fans to idol concerts, including those held in the former Johnny’s area, to appeal to the talent they are supporting. There are many fans who write their names on two uchiwa fans so that their “favorites” will notice them, but if they are restricted to using only one fan, they may have to make a new one. The changes to the uchiwa fans may have prompted fans to express their dissatisfaction in the comments section of the live broadcast.

In the first place, we did not release a lecture video on call and response before the concert, so I asked, ‘Why don’t you release a lecture video on call and response?　If the members are asking us to speak up, we want to ask them to do so in various ways,” and “If you don’t have a video of the call and response practice, you need to show a performance that will get the audience excited on its own before you say anything.

The archive of the live-streaming was announced to be open until 23:59 on January 25, and the post in question itself has now been deleted. However, as of the 25th, before it was deleted, there was a flood of negative posts, with more than 700 comments.

On the first day of the long-awaited Yoko-Ari concert, the members expressed their feelings toward the fans in a scene where they greeted each other one by one. No one directly mentioned that they had seen the comments on the Instagram, but many of them emphasized the importance of spending time with fans at “any venue,” such as “It doesn’t matter when you became a fan” and “The venue where PINKY. (fans) gather is special. (Fans)” and “The venue where PINKY. (fans) gather is special. They probably read through the harsh comments in the comments section.

Whether or not they can win back the hearts and minds of fans who are on the verge of leaving will depend on what they say and do in the future.