Number_i Fans Hit With a Double Ticket Lottery in One Day

What happened

At 4pm Japan Standard Time on June 12, 2026, organizers released the results of the second-round presale lottery for Rock in Japan Festival 2026 (RIJF2026), one of Japan's largest rock festivals. Fans checked their status through the J-Fes app, and within the same hour X filled with celebration and disappointment, pushing the Japanese keyword for 'Rockin' into the trends.

Why it is trending now

The loudest reactions came from fans of Number_i, a three-member Japanese group (Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji and Yuta Kishi) that is scheduled to perform on September 19. What made June 12 unusually intense was timing: the lottery for Number_i's first-ever fan meeting was announced the same day. Fans described the overlap as a heart-stopping 'double lottery.'

How fans reacted

Winners posted that they would 'give it everything' and were thrilled about their first festival, while others mourned a second straight year of losing out. The variety of target acts — Number_i, JO1, XG, NiziU, HANA and Sakurazaka46 among them — shows how a 115-act lineup is fueling demand. Some fans even noted that not every festival day had sold out, reading the gaps as a sign of which acts drew the biggest crowds.

What to watch next:

RIJF2026 runs across five days — September 12, 13, 19, 20 and 21 — at Soga Sports Park in Chiba. With the second presale settled, attention shifts to official resale and any further sales rounds, and to how Number_i's September 19 set is staged for a festival audience.