{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8631a19288aff8bf8b14112c","clusterId":"c_b9fdee58dbfafd45acdd9ed9","slug":"niziu-set-as-second-guest-on-abema-s-hype-stage","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"NiziU Set as Second Guest on ABEMA's HYPE STAGE","summary":"NiziU will appear as the second guest on ABEMA's fan-participation K-POP show HYPE STAGE, following first guest ALPHA DRIVE ONE. Episodes 3 and 4 air free at 10:00 PM on Friday, October 2 and Friday, October 9, 2026. The episodes include an \"Oshi Research Team\" segment driven by advance social media voting and member-to-member votes, a game corner, and a Concept Change Stage with three songs including \"Sour Grapes.\"","whyItMatters":"HYPE STAGE puts fan votes directly into the show's structure, and NiziU's two-week slot coincides with their September 28 Korean mini album \"Sour Grapes,\" their first Korean comeback release in about one year and six months.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe show is a co-production between ABEMA and SLL, the content production studio under Korean broadcaster JTBC. Voting decides content rather than just decorating it: themes for the \u0026#34;Oshi Research Team\u0026#34; segment are chosen by advance social media polls, and the concept for the stage performance is set by fan vote. NiziU\u0026#39;s episodes run for two consecutive weeks, from talk segments into games and then to three songs, one of them \u0026#34;Sour Grapes.\u0026#34; The broadcasts are free to watch on ABEMA.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"NiziU is the second guest on ABEMA's HYPE STAGE. Episodes 3 and 4 air free at 10:00 PM on October 2 and October 9, 2026, with fan-voted segments and three songs including \"Sour Grapes.\"","twitterPost":"NiziU confirmed as the second guest on ABEMA's HYPE STAGE after ALPHA DRIVE ONE. Episodes 3 and 4 air free at 10:00 PM on October 2 and October 9, 2026. Fan voting drives the segments, including a Concept Change Stage with three songs.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"NiziU will appear as the second guest on ABEMA's fan-participation K-POP show HYPE STAGE, with episodes 3 and 4 airing free at 10:00 PM on October 2 and October 9, 2026. The episodes carry an \"Oshi Research Team\" talk segment built from advance social media voting and member-to-member votes, a game corner, and a Concept Change Stage with three songs including \"Sour Grapes.\" The appearance follows the September 28 release of their first Korean mini album, also titled \"Sour Grapes.\"","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Nijimen\",\"url\":\"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/637212\",\"title\":\"NiziU to Appear as Second Guest on \\\"HYPE STAGE\\\"! Two Consecutive Weeks on ABEMA, October 2 and October 9\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4440,"outputTokens":679,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1790338465,"createdAt":"2026-09-25T12:08:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-25T12:13:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-25T12:13:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b9fdee58dbfafd45acdd9ed9","canonicalTitle":"「HYPE STAGE」第2弾ゲストにNiziUが登場！10月2日・10月9日にABEMAで2週連続放送","representativeArticleId":"a_a0b8176ec442a52e1d8bf8c7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"HYPE STAGE\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-25T09:16:25.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-25T09:16:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-25T12:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Nijimen","url":"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/637212","title":"「HYPE STAGE」第2弾ゲストにNiziUが登場！10月2日・10月9日にABEMAで2週連続放送"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["HYPE STAGE"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}