Celebrating My 1st Anniversary with Mayonaka no Circus… By Stacking Chairs with Taiga!

Trip Journal: My Unforgettable Experience at Kinema Club 🎟️✨

📢お知らせ📢
9/1(火) 開催『真夜中のサーカス -CHOICE-』

8月26日20時より、
4次抽選受付を開始いたします🤡

📍東京キネマ倶楽部
🕛9/1(火) OPEN 16:30 / START 17:00
🎫4次抽選期間 8/26 20:00〜8/30 23:59まで

🔽詳細・お申込はこちら🔽https://t.co/yuxZJe9a3B#真夜中のサーカス pic.twitter.com/kKVwAqGdGg

— 真夜中のサーカス (@mayonaka_circus) August 25, 2026

I started planning my trip the moment they announced their return to Kinema Club on September 1st. I purely wanted to see Taiga’s work and support the boys, especially since September 1st marks my 1st anniversary as a #真夜中のサーカス fan—I fell in love with their performance at the Sincere Festival last year. 🎪❤️

I’m very impulsive and I believe in fate. 💫 I purchased two flight tickets ✈️ for my elder sister and me in early July, even before ticketing opened. My mindset was simple: if I’m meant to go by God’s will, nothing can stop it, and if not, then I’ll just change the flight dates for a normal trip ✈️. I really didn’t think I would manage to get VIP tickets, but to my absolute surprise, our VIP tickets were confirmed! 😱🎉

私にとって初めてのライブ体験は、まるで夢のように重なった時間でした。東京キネマ倶楽部での公演が発表された瞬間から、「絶対にライブに行きたい！」と心に決めていました。

理由は3つあります。

• 9月1日は真夜中のサーカスのファンになってからちょうど1周年の記念日だから。昨年のシンセレフェスでのパフォーマンスを見て、一瞬でファンになりました。
• ずっと憧れていた大河くんの作品を、この目で見て応援したい。
• 真夜中のサーカスの凄さを、生で体感したい。

当時はまだ父の許可も取っておらず、チケットの当とう落らくすら分からない状態でしたが、自分の直感と運命を信じて迷わず姉と二人分の航空券を予約してしまいました。 FC先せん行こう抽ちゅう選せんは本当に緊張しましたが、無事にVIPチケットをゲットすることができました！

Getting Permission & Preparing for the Journey 👨‍👧‍👧

The Dr Pepper Incident: Ryuga, Why You Like This?! 🐯🥤

RYUGA MENTIONED TAIGA AND I’M NOT OKAY 🚨🐯

RYUGA!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?! 😭😭😭

I am actually vibrating. I am spiraling. I am REELING. 🐯💨

So, here’s the tea: Whenever I’m sitting there with my screen recorder ready, waiting for even a hint of a mention... NOTHING. Silence. Zero. 🔇

But today? When I’m just casually watching, totally unprepared and off-guard? Ryuga just... nonchalantly drops Taiga’s name like it’s just a Tuesday!! 🐯💖✨

🥤 THE DR PEPPER LORE 🥤

He said Taiga-san likes Dr Pepper. Apparently, he's the one who introduced the whole Mayonaka no Circus squad to it! Can you imagine them all sipping Dr Pepper because Taiga told them to? My heart!! 🐯🥤💥

RYUGA, YOU ABSOLUTE TEASE!! 😤🐯

How dare you give us these precious crumbs when I’m not recording?! I am officially a Dr Pepper stan now, I don’t make the rules. 🐯🥤🔥

#MayonakaNoCircus #Ryuga #Taiga #DrPepper #🐯🥤 #FandomScreaming

🍀 2003.04.12 → Forever: Celebrating 23 Years of Kota Matsumoto ❤️

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23 Years of Kota Matsumoto 🥂

JOINED: 2003.04.12 💚 Anniversary +1 Day!

I’m technically a day late with this post, but for a good reason—I was so busy celebrating and watching Kota-kun yesterday that I didn't have a second to breathe! 😂 Happy 23rd Anniversary to our favorite Stage King!

Whether you’ve been a fan since the M.A.D. days, cheered him on during the Uchū Six (宇宙Six) era, or are supporting him now in Akutare (あくたれ), his 23-year journey is something we all treasure. He never stops working for us!

🐯🔇💥THE PHYSICS OF A SILENT RUPTURE: DECODING THE FRAGILE ARCHITECT’S MUTED AGONY 📉⛓️🥀

THE PHYSICS OF A SILENT RUPTURE: 🐯🔇💥

DECODING THE FRAGILE ARCHITECT’S MUTED AGONY 📉⛓️🥀

SILENT LOVE

The Fragile Architect 🐯 🥀 🎡

I really didn't want to write about him again so soon. I have other drafts of Maeda Taisho's Release Event and Matsumoto Kota's Grand Rion waiting! 🙄 But Akiyama Taiga in "Silent Love" is a total system error. It’s a technical, heartbreaking problem that I’m forced to decode because his "foul play" is just... medically dangerous. 🩺💔

It took me almost three weeks of looping these clips to finally finish this analysis. ⏳😤 Many fans have said that Taiga looks like he is dancing to a completely different choreography than the rest of the group. Is he? I had to find out. (If you think I’m obsessed, you’re wrong. I’m just... observing the physics. 🔬🐯)

✨ Happy 24th Anniversary ✨

Inaba Hikaru

"Your smile is always a medicine to heal my broken heart."

I’m writing this from work, and though I don’t have my usual scans or videos with me to create the fanart you deserve, I couldn't let this milestone pass without a message.

Hikaru-kun, thank you for staying in the entertainment world for these 24 years. Thank you for every performance, every stage, and for always being a source of light. Your resilience and that signature smile have gotten me through so much.

Happy Anniversary! I'll always be cheering for you from the sidelines.

24 Years of Shine • Since 2002

#InabaHikaru #稲葉光 #MADE #Anniversary #Congratulations

ERU’S UNSOLVED CASE: The "Least Harm" Diagnosis behind the 2019 System Failure

[Warning / 注意ちゅうい]
This entry discusses the 2019 "System Failure" (scandal) and subsequent departure. If you find this topic distressing, please proceed with caution.
この記事は2019年の退所たいしょとそれに纏まつわる出来事について触れています。古傷をえぐる可能性がありますので、ご注意ください。

ERU’S UNSOLVED CASE: The "Least Harm" Diagnosis behind the 2019 System Failure 抱かかエル「未解決事件みかいけつじけん」：2019年のシステム不全ふぜん――自己犠牲じこぎせいという名の救命介入きゅうめいかいにゅう

I have been a fan of Johnny’s for 26 years. In the medical field, we speak of "surgical scars"—marks left by a necessary but painful intervention. In my history with this agency, I have seen it all: the messy departures, the forced smiles, the sudden disappearances of beloved idols. But there is one memory that remains an unhealed, deep-seated scar: the departure of Akiyama Taiga in 2019. For someone as diligent and obsessive as Taiga, seeing his career end over his first and only "scandal" is a trauma my brain still cannot digest. I am not angry at Taiga; my disappointment lies with a public and a system that failed to protect its most empathetic asset.

ジャニーズファンとしての26年間、数々のニュースを見てきましたが、今でも外科手術げかしゅじゅつの痕のように残っているのはMADEの秋山大河くんの退所たいしょです。あんなにストイックだった彼のキャリアが、最初で最後のスキャンダルで終わったことが、どうしても納得できないのです。

Maeda Taisho Oricon #1: Yes, Love Call answered 👑✨

Yes, Love Call answered 👑✨

ORICON #1 INDIES SINGLE!! 🎉

Maeda Taisho - Beautiful World ～ウツクシキボクラノセカイ～

🌟 Exploring the Artistry of 「We Rise Together」 🌟

🌟 BIAS or GENIUS!? 🌟

Exploring the Artistry of 「We Rise Together」

I’m going to start with a disclaimer: I am not an expert in dance, nor am I a professional performer. I am simply an experienced audience member who has spent decades watching and admiring performances across all genres.

When I first saw the choreography for 「We Rise Together」, I found it absolutely breathtaking. However, because I have a deep-seated Taiga-bias, I struggled to tell if I was genuinely impressed or if my fangirl heart was just doing the talking!

To get a clearer perspective, I turned to an AI for a technical, expert breakdown of the choreography itself. Here is the detailed analysis and grading of the performance:

REPORT INITIATED

THE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: 「We Rise Together」

Choreographer: Akiyama Taiga 🐯❤️ | Vocal: Leona Isabella | Performers: Kwansei Gakuin High School Dance Club

🐯 Midnight Circus: Answering to The First Call 🎪

🐯 Midnight Circus: Answering to The First Call 🎪

Can you believe it's been a year already?! 🌀💃🔥 Writing this feels surreal because if you had asked me back in March 2025—right when that first article about Akiyama Taiga dropped—I would never have guessed I’d be this deep in the fandom!

When I first checked them out on YouTube around June or July, I watched them with cold eyes. 😒❄️ Because they were related to Taiga, I was holding them to that "Taiga-quality" of dance, and at first, I was watching reluctantly... *sighs* But those songs?! THEY WERE SO CATCHY. 🎶 I found myself rewatching their videos over and over, and one particular vocal really caught my attention—though I was too stubborn to look up whose it was! lol

Then came the trip to Kuwait. 🌍✈️

The Tiger’s Blueprint: Finding the Master’s Snap in the "Yes, Call in Love" Maze 🐯🌀

Yes, call in Love Taisho Maeda
Brand New Live!!

The Tiger’s Blueprint: Finding the Master’s Snap in the "Yes, Call in Love" Maze 🐯🌀

⚠️ Spoiler Warning:

This post-mortem contains detailed spoilers for the show. If you haven't watched the performance yet, please be advised!

📺 Maeda Taisho "Yes, Call in Love" Niconico Exclusive Live Stream!!

• 🔗 [Part 1] Watch Stream Link
• 🔗 [Part 2] Watch Stream Link

You can subscribe to Niconico Premium for 790 yen (inc. tax) to catch the whole show. Let's support him together! 💖

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Author's Note: This entry took three full days of writing and 3–4 meticulous re-watches to complete. Between fasting and the literal palpitations caused by Akiyama Taiga's choreography, I have officially used up every last drop of glucose in my system. I am currently running on 0% battery, but I had to get these thoughts down! 🔋🪫

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Disclaimer: I am not a professional critic. This entry is based on years of observing elite performance standards within this specific lineage of artistry. While I have only recently begun following Taisho and Hino, I am viewing their work through the strict lens of someone who has seen the "Master" level for decades. My critiques are meant to be constructive; I sincerely apologize if my high expectations cause any unintended offense to the fans or the performers. 🙏⚖️

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Regarding Sections 11–13: Please note that I have chosen not to include full footage for these specific segments. To be fair to the performers, I believe their work should be experienced in its entirety rather than judged by isolated clips. I highly encourage you to refer to the complete performance on Niconico to truly appreciate their craft. 🎭✨

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🏮✨ Taiga: Koi Matsuri ⚡️📉

大河祭に恋に落ちた

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TAIGA Matsuri ni Koi ni Ochita!?

🏮 ✨ 🏮

I was at the NEVERLAND concert last Sunday and got completely stuck on "Koi Matsuri"! Since there were no Juniors in that performance, my brain went into survival mode and started playing Akiyama Taiga’s legendary version from Shonen Club Premium (Aired: 2016.09.21) on loop! 😭

Honestly, the song itself is SO CUTE and addictive—it’s one of those tracks that just sticks in your brain and refuses to leave! 🏮🧠 Combining that infectious festival energy with the image of Taiga spanning his arms widely, spinning in that red Happi... it’s pure addictive magic. I had to decode exactly why his "Heavy Fluid" style hits so different! ✨

【My Morning Nightmare】Amazon Betrayed Me

【My Morning Nightmare】
Amazon Betrayed Me, but CDJapan is My Hero! ✈️𓈒𓂂𓏸

I seriously need to vent about the emotional chaos of the last 24 hours... 😭💔

I was so ready for Maeda Taisho’s 1st single: 『Beautiful World ～Utsukushiki Bokura no Sekai～ / Love is a maze』! ✨ It officially released on 15/3, and though Amazon said mine would arrive on 17/3, I was okay with waiting a couple of days. I even checked last night, and it confirmed: "Arriving Today."

But then, this morning happened. 😇💢 Instead of a delivery notification, I got a CANCELLATION EMAIL. Just like that.

The palpitation was real and exhausting. My heart was throbbing so fast but I felt like my heart just stopped the moment I saw the word 'sold out' everywhere. 💔 I was so stressed that during my afternoon nap, the palpitations followed me and I even dreamed about the DVD... 😱

But then, I woke up and saw a certain someone's IG story... 📱👀

✨ HBD: From the Back Row to the Center of My World ✨

HAPPY 36th BIRTHDAY, YUTA! 💛

Today, we celebrate 36 years of Yuta—and for 23 of those years, I’ve been lucky enough to watch him grow! 🥳

🐯 GRPL Taiga Supremacy: Insane Details & 1000% Baby Tiger Moe! 🐯💞🏆

OMG, I AM ACTUALLY SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS!!! 🗣️💥🌋 Watching the Making on YouTube first and then diving into the GRPL stream on Hulu was the best decision ever. 🖥️✨ I am so incredibly PROUD of him!

IT’S TAIGA, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?! 🕵️‍♂️✨💎

Master Key Unlocked and The Prince is Back: Going Your Way 🗝️👑🎸

👑 OMG! The Prince is BACK!!🎸

I am so happy and excited for Hiroki! If you’ve been here since the V.West days like I have, you know this is the moment we’ve been waiting for. Hiroki Uchi is finally back as a singer!

🎪 Drowning in Content: My Insane March Fandom Schedule 💿🌀💀

🗓️ MARCH SCHEDULE OVERLOAD 🗓️

I am literally drowning in content and there is zero time to breathe!! ⏳🚫

THE WEEKEND STRUGGLE

• Maeda Taisho’s film "Morgue no Yoru ni" 🎬💀
• Kota’s Grand Rion Arcade — TWO 2-hour shows + Making-of! 🎮🦁
• Taiga’s GRPL 2026 ⚡️😭 Supporting my man’s hard work, even if I don't know the game! 🛡️💖

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Support Maeda Taisho Live "Yes, Call in Love" on 22/03/26! 🐯💖

🎤 [LIVE ARCHIVE] PxP Carnival: Maeda Taisho’s End-of-Year Magic ✨

Hi everyone... 🌸

I’m still reeling from the energy of Maeda Taisho’s end-of-year concert, the PxP Carnival! It was live-streamed on NicoNico, and even though I was watching from behind a screen, the power of his performance reached me so clearly. 💖

🥬 [KOTTY RIDER] Saving the world with a radish: Shotengai Grand Rion 🏍️💓

Hi everyone... 🌿

I finally received the Blu-ray a few days ago, and I really wanted to share the Shotengai Grand Rion (商店街グランドリオン) stageplay with you all. It stars my dear, beloveddddddd Matsumoto Kota 💖✨ and was produced by Gekidan Balus Kitchen.

🏛️ Anatomy Class: The Ikemen Desu Ne Locker Room Special 🚿

INTRODUCTION

⚠️ CLINICAL WARNING: HIGH-TENSION ANATOMY AHEAD! ⚠️
This post contains an overwhelming amount of high-definition, shirtless clinical "specimens." 🩺💨 Please ensure you are in a private "exam room" before proceeding—this is NOT for public viewing! 🛑✨

UHM, EXCUSE ME?! Is this a rehearsal or a 4K clinical exhibit? We are officially opening the doors to the Locker Room for an anatomy session you won’t find in any textbook. If you know me, Johnny's boys were my original anatomy textbooks. Now, 9 years into my job, I'm back in my Johnny's Anatomy Class —specifically focusing on the Dancing Family (MAD, MADE, TheyBudou, 4U).

I didn't actually mean to be dissecting this clip of Ikemen Desu Ne, specifically the Locker Room scene, but... Taiga forced me! I was just cleaning my laptop and I found the clip. Click open! OMG! My anatomy sensors immediately went on high alert, and here we are. 🦒✨

Maybe my sensors are just over-sensitive lately. Last weekend, I went phone-free for almost two days, and what did I do with my "free time"? I randomly picked up an anatomy book and just started reading! 📖💉 When your idea of a relaxing weekend is a deep dive into musculoskeletal systems, you know you’re in deep.

While I might flail over the boys in other posts, today I am flailing over the muscles themselves. You rarely find specimens this clear in a real clinical setting! Whether it's Akiyama Taiga in that refreshing Seafoam Green towel, Matsumoto Kota acting as a 3D topographical map, or Matsuzaki Yusuke providing the perfect skeletal anchor—every single ridge and bony landmark is stealing the spotlight! These guys aren't just "standing there"; they are naturally sitting at "medical illustration" levels of perfection. I am officially deceased! 💀💉

🐯 Taiga no Elegy: The Physics of Heartbreak 🧬💔

📂 AUTHOR'S PREFACE: DECODING THE CONSTANT ] 📂

I don’t know exactly when it started, but for as long as I can remember, whenever anyone praised anything he did—whether it was his dancing, his look, or simply the way he carried himself—I’d simply shrug and say: "It’s Taiga! What do you expect?" 🤷‍♀️🐯

For twenty-three years—nearly my entire life as a fan—I’ve known he was on another level, yet I could never quite explain the "why" behind that absolute certainty. I lived with that claim for over two decades without ever needing the receipts... until now. I realized I needed to find the answer for my own self-satisfaction, and his performance in "Ai no Elegy" from the NEWS Quartetto tour provided the perfect laboratory for this post-mortem.

It has taken an immense amount of time to finish this single entry. But after a week of meticulous, frame-by-frame analysis, I haven't just found the answer—I’ve fallen for him all over again.

This isn’t just a performance; it is the definitive proof of why he is Akiyama Taiga. 🧬🏛️🦾

⚠️ [ READER ADVISORY ] 📂
NOTICE: This is a very long entry—a meticulous, frame-by-frame post-mortem of Ai no Elegy. If you intend to enter the Taiga Singularity, please brace yourself. The Iroke Frequency documented here is known to cause Total System Failure. 🧬🐯🩸

🎬 A STUDY IN MOTION: THE GRAVITY OF ADDICTION 🎬

Hello it's me なんて.

I’ve been trying to move on, but my brain is still doing backflips over this. Well, continuation from the previous entry—yes! I am not done decoding the physics behind the being called Akiyama Taiga. The more I analyze his movements, the more addicted I become. 🫠✨

 

🎭 A STUDY IN MOTION: THE IDOL VS. THE ARCHITECT 🎭

From a Dream to Decoding: The Physics of Akiyama Taiga’s Robotic Perfection 🐯🧪💎"

📝 A Quick Personal Note (The Fangirl Disclaimer) 🐯⚓️✨

Before we dive into the physics of it all, I want to say that I absolutely adore all the Mayonaka no Circus boys! 🎪💖 They are all incredibly talented and skilled performers in their own right. My focus on Taiga in this post isn’t about saying anyone is "better" or "worse"—it’s purely about my personal obsession with the technical mechanics of Taiga’s specific style! 🧪✨

I love the whole group equally... okay, maybe I love Taiga just a little bit more (oops! 🙊🐯), but this deep dive is really just me "flailing" over the specific way my brain processes his "robotic" and "heavy" movements. 🏛️🦾 Everyone in the Circus brings something amazing to the stage, but today, we are looking through the lens of a Taiga-biased scientist! 🧬💎🔥

🐯 The Science of Stan: Why I Had to Write This 🧪⚓️

I actually didn't plan for my next post to be about Taiga, but sometimes the universe (and my subconscious!) has other plans. 🌌✨ I had a literal nightmare the other night, and the audacity of it still has me shaking! 😤

In this dream, an elderly lady was watching a Mayonaka no Circus performance. Taiga was right there, absolutely killing it as the stage director, but she had no idea who he was. She looked him dead in the eye and said, "You’re the one who used to dance in the back for those Johnny’s groups, right? You must not be very talented; that’s why you never debuted."

She was just repeating those dusty, baseless rumors, and even in my sleep, I was frustrated to the point of tears. I woke up immediately and caught my phone. I needed to see him. I needed to prove—to myself and the world—that Taiga isn’t just "talented"; he is a technical mastermind, and the agency was at a total loss for losing a visionary like him.

As someone with a science background, a simple "omg he’s so cool" isn't enough for me. I need to understand the mechanics of his genius. I need to decode the "why" behind the "wow." So, I used AI to help me break down the actual physics behind Taiga’s most captivating moments.

The Science of Seduction: Decoding Akiyama Taiga’s Stage Presence

Hi everyone! 

I spent my Sunday watching Maeda Taisho’s Mutual Love Reception, but after seeing Taisho live, I found myself missing Akiyama Taiga’s performances so much. 

His dance, his expressions, his perfect balance of "cute" and "cool," and that undeniable sexy aura... everything about him is just so precious. I ended up spending my entire week rewatching MADE clips, flailing over Tora-chan, and writing this blog. 

Yes, it actually took me a full week to finish this! But when it comes to Taiga, every second of footage is worth a thousand words.

Intellectual Airhead vs. Pure Innocence

The Price of Love: My Ultimate Taiga-Inspired Shopping Spree!

Hi everyone!

Today is Tora-chan Day, also known as "Eru spending money Day."

I don't know what possessed me, but I went on a total online shopping spree! lol.
Can you guess what I bought?

Researching RPL: My Favorite Taiga Moments & His New X Account

Hi, guys!

As Taiga posted on his Instagram yesterday, he is involved with GRPL again this year, which was held on February 7th and 8th, 2026. He also created an X (Twitter) account under the name Taiga Akiyama

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I didn't actually know what RPL was because I'm not a gamer, but after doing some research, I found a long documentary on RPL 2025 (which was held last December). I even spotted Taiga in the video—he was so cute! 😍

Here is the YouTube video. I’ve linked to the exact timestamp where Taiga appears.