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Overview

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BASIC INFO

DISCLAIMER

This is a quick guide to Hypstage ticketing and is based largely on my own personal experiences, nuggets of wisdom I’ve gleaned from fellow stage-goers, and large amounts of trial and error. It is by no means perfectly comprehensive, so please feel free to get in touch if you have any other insight!

TICKET TYPES

• REGULAR SEATS （全席指定）
  • A seat with an unobstructed view of the stage. Typically it’s in the “center”, but depending on the size and shape of the theatre, this can actually be rather far to the side. This also includes balconies, meaning you can be dead center… but all the way up in the third balcony. This is usually the only type of seat you can select for early lotteries.
• SIDE SEATS (サイドシート）
  • A seat off to the very far edges of the theatre, where it may become difficult to see the portion of the stage closest to you or the lyrics board at the back of the stage. Can sometimes include the far left/right of the front of the arena, depending on the theatre.
• OBSCURED VIEW SEAT （見切れ席）
  • A seat where part of the view is obscured. Often includes the furthest seats at the first and second rows of the theatre as well as less desirable seats elsewhere.
• STANDING （立ち見券）
  • A standing “seat”. You are allotted a space somewhere either behind the seats or off to the side of the arena to stand in, usually marked off by laminated paper taped to the floor. There is generally NOT enough space to sit down on the floor without disturbing the people beside you, so please keep that in mind.

TICKET LOTTERIES

Hypstage ticket lotteries run in five rounds for regular performance tickets, and three rounds for fanclub-only performances, with the best tickets being given out first (though this is very much relative).

Opening and closing shows are always the hardest tickets to win; fanclub-only shows are a close second. For regular shows, the only seats available to lottery for are regular seats. Side seats and obscured view seats are not available until the “general” (non-fanclub/mailing list) lottery rounds, though this may change if the show sells particularly well. For fanclub-only shows, side seats are available to lottery for immediately.

What you need to apply:

• Plus Member ID & Tixplus account/app (for Digital Tickets)
• Lawson Ticket Account with JP phone number verified (for Pre-Request lottery rounds)

Note: To apply for a ticket lottery with digital tickets, you MUST have a Japanese phone number to receive the tickets on. If you are applying for paper tickets, you will still need a valid Japanese phone number to enter in the form. Foreign phone numbers are not accepted, even if you select the “overseas” option for a home address.