i☆Ris has announced the cancellation of future “photo OK” segments during its current tour after concert photos were reposted online which “violated moral standards “. According to the agency’s statement, the original photos themselves were taken during officially permitted photography time and by fans following venue rules. The issue came afterward, when unrelated users reposted the images with mocking and sexually charged captions.
ORICON’s reporting on the incident specifically noted that the problematic reposts came from third parties reusing fan-taken photos, rather than from fans violating concert rules themselves. ORICON NEWS That distinction became a major point of frustration among fans after some overseas aggregation accounts and even domestic new sites like livedoornews, summarized the situation simply as i☆Ris “ending fan photography” without mentioning the reposts or the nature of the captions attached to them.
A longer explanation shared by one attendee pushed back against the narrative that i☆Ris fans were responsible for the situation, describing the fandom as “overwhelmingly respectful” during photo segments and emphasizing that the original photographer “had no ill will.”
Attention then shifted toward the account whose repost went viral.
Shortly after posting an apology that could be described as sarcastic, the same account publicly complained about not being able to upload the image earlier because it would have performed better during Street Festa discourse.
About ten minutes later, the user posted:
"Actually, I really wanted to post this on the day of the Street Festival. I’m actually kind of resentful that I couldn’t tweet it when it was trending because of that jerk Elon. It probably would’ve gotten 30,000 likes."
It should be noted that the account showed no visible connection to i☆Ris prior to the controversy, leading to further criticism that the repost was made for attention rather than fandom discussion. The fallout has now extended beyond the original post itself. Along with warning of possible legal action against the reposts, management confirmed that all remaining photography segments on the current tour will be canceled.
For many fans, the most frustrating part is that the original system had largely worked on trust. Concertgoers routinely blurred audience members, avoided posting unflattering screenshots, and treated the “photo OK” segments as a rare privilege.
Now, fans are left watching that disappear because someone outside the community decided the moment was worth farming for impressions.
