Their management made an announcement.
Koreaboo
3 minutes ago
A beloved girl group has announced a major change to their fan events during their ongoing tour.
i☆Ris | avex
i☆Ris is J-Pop idol group that formed in 2012. Unlike many idol groups, they are a hybrid group; the idol members are also voice actresses.
i☆Ris | avex
In a statement posted on the group’s website and social media on May 21, i☆Ris’s staff announced that i☆Ris will no longer hold photo-taking sessions with fans. According to this statement, photos taken by fans during those sessions have been reused in morally reprehensible social media posts. They stated that using i☆Ris’s photos in immoral or insulting ways violates the artists’ personal rights and portrait rights.
Specifics about the posts weren’t mentioned in the statement, but some netizens believe this might be one of the posts. The OP tweeted a photo of member Kubota Miyu with a microphone. In the caption, they asked her to contact them immediately so they could buy the microphone she was “sucking on,” offered to pay 150,000 yen (approximately $942 USD), and used Japanese slang that strongly implies performing oral sex.
this dude cause this pic.twitter.com/4rijBgaq34
— Siow Chun Kit🇺🇦 (@csiow1995) May 22, 2026
As such, i☆Ris’s staff is requesting the immediate deletion of the offensive content and is considering legal action against the individuals responsible for the posts.
【重要なお知らせ】https://t.co/ZuI0KT3XXk
撮影可能タイムにてファンの方が撮影された写真が、
モラルに反した投稿に無断転用される事案が発生しました。
これに伴いまして大変遺憾ではございますが、
現在開催中のツアーの撮影可能タイムは中止とさせていただきます。…
— i☆Ris (@iris_official_) May 21, 2026
However, the announcement has struck a chord with fans, who expressed frustration that the actions of a few individuals have impacted the broader community. Some claim that the people responsible weren’t fans to begin with.
As expected when the news gets out of Japan it’s portrayed as the fans are the issue. This is just incorrect information. People that didn’t even attend the event themselves reposted photos taken by fans and captioned them inappropriately. I don’t want the fans of i☆Ris blamed… https://t.co/bDMP39cIyy
— Jason (ジェーソン) (@jadoran_seri) May 22, 2026
Clickbait news sites being clickbait 😔 My experience at i☆Ris events are that fans have been nothing but kind and respectful to the performers and other fans. The “morally reprehensible behaviour” were committed by trolls who aren’t fans. Please read an actual news article. https://t.co/XUnu7W0QZ7
— ウインさん (@kgmnsanjp) May 22, 2026
A non-fan reposted i☆Ris concert photos with indecent captions, then bragged about it. Now fans who followed every rule have lost their photo privileges.https://t.co/TH7qzluC7y
— OshiDoki (@OshiDoki_) May 22, 2026