=LOVE's Maika Sasaki makes her first appearance on the cover and opening pages of "blt graph."! ≠ME's solo gravure project also begins

■This 18-page volume brings you all the beauty of Maika Sasaki, who is celebrating her 7th anniversary since her debut!

=LOVE’s Sasaki Maika will be making her first appearance on the cover and in the opening pages of “blt graph.vol.105” (Tokyo News Service), which goes on sale on August 30th. The 18-page feature will fully showcase her beauty as she celebrates her 7th anniversary since her debut.

Sasaki will be the center for =LOVE’s 17th single “Zettai Idol Yumenai de”. The opening photo spread features a cut that highlights her beauty with a fairy pink one-piece dress and a flashy gold folding screen, a cute school-themed tie, a casual white T-shirt that gives off a friendly vibe in the living room and kitchen, and a refreshing and sporty sheer blue one-piece dress that will blow away the heat of this summer. Her visuals are captured in a variety of ways.

The interview also includes behind-the-scenes stories from the music video shoot for her 17th single, “Never Quit Being an Idol,” her thoughts on the song, and her current feelings as she approaches the seventh anniversary of her debut.

Starting with this issue, a solo photo shoot project (3 parts in total) of ≠ME will begin. In keeping with the “≠ (not equal)” in the group’s name, each part will have a theme of contradictions, showcasing the duality of the girls.

The first episode features leader Moeko Kanisawa, and was shot with the theme of “HOT & COOL.” The video shows her in a variety of different styles, from standing coolly in a refreshing one-piece dress to spraying water with a hose and jumping into a pool to enjoy the summer.

Other guests appearing in “blt graph.vol.105” include Shiogama Nana, the leader of Aozora, who I wanted to see, and Kanon, who plays the lead role in the MBS drama “Aijin Tensei – The Betrayed Wife Takes Revenge After She Dies.”

The magazine will also feature swimsuit gravure photos of Task have Fun’s Kumazawa Fuka and Annon, who is currently appearing on ABEMA’s “Shuffle Island Season 5” (ABEMA) and whose cute and cunning appearance has been a hot topic.

PHOTO BY ONO TSUTOMU