Kobayashi Ran (Ranchan) / Draft 3rd Generation

Happy Graduation, Ran-chan!
May we see you somewhere again in the future.

Her last showroom

if the video does not show watch the video here

 

Cross post from "AKB48 Experiences" thread to share my hanashikai with her from this weekend

 

A couple of photos from her final in-person talk event today:
https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1685511249751310336

 

From Ran-chan's own twitter - it's her first/only tweet since the day of her grad performance



https://twitter.com/_RanRan_K/status/1685596372551254016

Caption: 2018.1.21 〜 2023.7.30 .

ALT text: (translated by Chat GPT)

 

Omedetoooooooouuuuu!

 

Redownloading instagram just for her...

 

Time to uninstall it again.

https://twitter.com/_RanRan_K/status/1697202765699875146


https://t.livepocket.jp/e/ran_kobayashi1
https://t.livepocket.jp/e/ran_kobayashi2

By the way, @David61 , you missed Kyon's video.

 

Just to add that I've used Livepocket in the past and it hasn't needed an app or SMS verification from a JP phone number but the latter will be required from 10/3 - this is a notice I received an alert to yesterday:
https://t.livepocket.jp/notification/detail?id=85471802

Spoiler: DeepL translation

Received Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:00

Mobile phone number verification to be mandatory from 3 October (Tuesday)

Operated by LivePocket-Ticket-.
Thank you for using LivePocket-Ticket-.

From Tuesday, 3 October 2023, LivePocket-Ticket- service will require mobile phone number authentication (SMS authentication).
Mobile phone number authentication (SMS authentication) will be required to use the LivePocket-Ticket- service from Tuesday, 3 October 2023.

Mobile phone number verification is for identification purposes,
The mobile phone number verification is an authentication function that uses SMS (messages) and phone guidance from the mobile phone to verify the identity of the user.
Mobile phone number verification is required in the member's information when purchasing tickets and receiving tickets at the distribution point.

You can currently activate the mobile phone number verification from the 'Account Settings' section of My Page.
Please complete the authentication as soon as possible.

If you are using a mobile phone with a contract in Japan, please use a mobile phone (smartphone) that starts with 070, 080 or 090.
One mobile phone number for authentication is required per person.
The same phone number cannot be used for multiple membership registrations.
*Authentication cannot be carried out using a landline phone.
The validity period of mobile phone number verification is one year from the completion of verification. After the expiry date, you will need to re-authenticate.

<Account settings>.
https://t.livepocket.jp/mypage/account

＜Mobile phone number verification FAQ
https://t.livepocket.jp/help/faq#c14

Thank you for your continued support of LivePocket-Ticket.

My guess is that any application made before then should be OK without having to authenticate.

Who's Kyon?

 

Tada Kyoka.

 

Yep, uninstalled right after the announcement. I had to change my entire plans cause I bought tickets to go to the Ghibli theme park on the 15th, but I'm just going a day later now.

Applications are open in a few days so definitely gonna try my luck!

I've just been able to verify my UK phone number. There's 2 methods: text message or phone call. In either case, the user has to take action. You can click to send a text, and it will open your SMS feature with the authentication code, but that text didn't go through for me, presumably because the number didn't have a country code. I don't know which part to replace by +81, so that failed.

So I used the phone call option instead, I had to call an +81 number and an automatic voice prompted me in both Japanese and English to use the number pad instead. Once I entered the 4 digit code, the voice told me verification is complete and to stay on the line until this is reflected on the browser or refresh the browser (on my phone browser). I checked and it was verified & in that moment the call ended by itself. It now says my account is number verified

 

Just applied for Ran-chan's event! If anyone else is going that day, let me know

Also, she's also holding an instalive in about 3hrs from now (21:00 JST)

https://twitter.com/_RanRan_K/status/1700359015417655556

 

Congratulations on your coming of age ceremony, Ran-chan

成人式でした
かわいいでしょ振袖。
小物や髪飾りもたーくさんこだわったよ
地元での成人式は色んな思いが込み上げてきました
ひとつの節目として、また新たに頑張るぞ！！
#成人式 #成人の日 #新成人 #振袖 #成人式ヘア

I had my coming-of-age ceremony
Cute isn't it? The furisode.*
I paid a lot of attention to the ornaments and hair accessories
Having my coming-of-age ceremony in my home town filled me with a lot of emotions
I will continue to work hard in this new chapter of my life!!
#ComingOfAgeCeremony #ComingOfAgeDay #NewAdult #Furisode* #ComingOfAgeCeremonyHair

Source: instagram

大阪にて成人式でした
20歳。
感謝を忘れずに努力が出来る大人になりたいです
新しいスタートも、切れるように！
#成人の日2024

I had my coming-of-age ceremony in Osaka
20 years old.
I want to become the kind of adult who works hard without forgetting to show gratitude
I hope I can make this a new start!
#ComingOfAgeDay2024

Source: twitter

*A furisode is the type of traditional kimono worn for extra special events such as this. Wikipedia

 

Ran-chan is doing another solo live event in April. Tickets for both slot 1 and 2 are available on livepocket again - the website requires mobile phone verification, but they accept foreign numbers (it will cost you money though to send a text to a JP phone number).

Event title: Kobayashi Ran Solo Event vol.2
Date: April 27th, 2024

Poster:


Announcement: Twitter / Instagram Story (will disappear in 23 hours)

Link for tickets: Slot 1 (13:30 JST) / Slot 2 (18:00)

This time, you can get better seats for ¥6,600 or regular seats for ¥5,000. Applications are open from March 21st until 27th, with winners being announced on March 28th. A second round of applications (probably FCFS?) will open on April 6th and seems to stay open until the event.