Talk:Hello! Project/@comment-24177603-20151024080259/@comment-26503811-20151024095020

It has to do with the new Youtube Red subscription service that is so far only available in the US, which subscribers will be able watch videos ad-free and offline. I've read that channels that are partners with Youtube (in order to make ad revenue) have to agree to the new terms of service, otherwise Youtube will just hide their videos.

Apparently it's not just UP-FRONT but also other Japanese music labels that have blocked their Youtube content. However, I'm not sure if it's Youtube that is blocking the videos or if UF is blocking the videos themselves.

Unfortunately (fortunately?), I live in Canada so I don't share the same problem—unless Youtube decides to make the service available worldwide later on, and UF still hasn't agreed to the new TOS—but I have seen a lot of other American fans wondering what's going on.