≒JOY (Nearly Equal Joy) is the “third group” produced by Rino Sashihara, following the idol groups LOVE (Equal Love) and ≠ME (Not Equal Me). The 2nd single “Hatsukoi Cinderella”, released last Wednesday, October 16th, debuted at number 1 on both the Oricon Weekly Single Ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Singles Sales, and the 1st single “Taigyukan Disco” (released in June 2024) ), this is the first time in 3 years and 6 months for a female artist to have two consecutive No. 1 titles, and the first time this year that she has achieved this feat. Appeared in “Matsuri 2024”.
“Ikonoi Joy Big Thanksgiving 2024” is an event held by the three groups =LOVE, ≠ME, and ≒JOY, and will be held from October 22nd (Tuesday) to 24th (Thursday) at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL in Tokyo. , yesterday, =LOVE appeared and held the “Icolove Halloween Party”. Titled “The most painful punishment game in Japan if you lose!? Ico vs Love 3-game match!” In addition to projects such as “Borrowed Race”, “Dancing Giant Jenga”, and “Ico Love Basket ~ Punishment Game”, there will be a mini live performance. It greatly excited the people.
Today, ≒JOY will be performing and holding an event titled “Nearjoy Ball Game Tournament & Mini Live” with comedian Nasu Nakanishi as MC.
≒JOY members are divided into two teams, East and West, based on their hometown, and they face each other in a competitive game for the winning prize (free theme park invitation ticket).The theme is “≒JOY East-West Ball Game Tournament”, and free throws are played using soccer penalty shootout rules. In the “Free Throw Penalty Showdown,” the contestants chase one representative of the opposing team carrying a basket on their backs with all their might and place the ball into the basket on their backs. “Dancing Chasing Balls,” where participants compete to see how many balls they hit, “Bubble Ball Sumo”, a sumo match in which players wear bubble soccer bubbles, and everyone using hopping balls as batons. Heated competitions such as the “Hopping Ball Relay Showdown,” a relay showdown between participants, enlivened the venue, along with a mini live performance in the second half of the event, to conclude the three-day “Ikonoijoy Grand Thanksgiving 2024.”
≒JOY released their long-awaited 2nd single last week on October 16th (Wednesday), and will tour 4 cities from October 14th (Monday)≒JOY Hall Tour 2024 “Kyou Kara Kimi wa Koibito” will be held in Fukuoka (Fukuoka Prefecture)・Starting from Fukuoka Civic Hall (Large Hall). (The tour final will be held on November 24th (Sunday) at the Exhibition Hall, Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Center, Chiba Prefecture.)
Also today, the music video for the new song “Dadada, Datte.” (JOY’s first unit song by Ai Ichihara, Mizuki Oishida, and Yuka Murayama) from the 2nd single “Hatsukoi Cinderella” has been released. Please check them out as well.
≒JOY, who is active in various fields with the momentum of dropping flying birds, will continue to attract a lot of attention.
■New song “Dada Datte.” Music Video
“Dadada, because. ”
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composition and arrangement: Ayumu Nakamura, Sota Saito
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
(MUSIC VIDEO)
Director: Toshitsugu Ohno
Choreography: CRE8BOY
Producer: Tomoyuki Miike (north river)
Production Producer: Hiroaki Watanabe, Troussier (PARADE Tokyo)
■New song “Hatsukoi Cinderella” Music Video
“First Love Cinderella”
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composition/Arrangement: Sota Saito
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
(MUSIC VIDEO)
Director: Ryohei Shingu (BABEL LABEL)
Choreography: Maika Takeda
■New song “Peach Tea and Peach Pie” Music Video
“Peach tea and peach pie”
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composer: Masaki Honda
Arrangement: APAZZI
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
(MUSIC VIDEO)
Director: Seito Nakajima (superbly inc.)
Choreography: SACO MAKITA
◎2nd single “Hatsukoi Cinderella” released on 10/16 (Wednesday)
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1806
*Click here for details on the online individual discussion session.
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1979
*Click here for details on individual talk sessions and two-shot photo sessions.
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1919
■“First Love Cinderella” now available!
https://nearly-equal-joy.lnk.to/HatsukoiCinderella
◎Video product released on 12/11 (Wednesday) “≒JOY 2nd ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” video product
Video commercialization of “≒JOY 2nd ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” held at Tokyo International Forum Hall A on February 23, 2024 (Friday/Holiday)!
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1879
★≒JOY Hall Tour 2024 “From Today You Are My Lover”
October 14, 2024 (Monday/Holiday) Fukuoka Prefecture/Fukuoka Civic Hall Large Hall
October 27, 2024 (Sunday) Hyogo Prefecture/Kobe International House Kokusai Hall
Saturday, November 2, 2024 Osaka Prefecture, Orix Theater
Sunday, November 24, 2024 Chiba Prefecture, Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Center Exhibition Hall
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1614
★Profile
The third group formed by Rino Sashihara to produce her own ideal idol, following =LOVE (Equal Love) and ≠ME (Not Equal Me). On January 30, 2022, the final audition was held, and on March 29, 2022, along with the members’ announcement, producer Rino Sashihara herself announced that the group name would be “≒JOY.” On September 3rd of last year, ≒JOY 1st concert “Nice to meet you, ≒JOY.” was held at Pacifico Yokohama National Hall, and from the end of last year to the beginning of the new year, ≒JOY 1st Tour “Absolute” was held. and achieve great success. Their debut mini-album “Kitto, Absolute, Absolute” will be released on January 17th (Wednesday). (It debuted at number 1 on both the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Albums Sales. Cumulative shipments exceeded 100,000 copies on the first day of release.) On February 23rd of this year, approximately 8,000 people attended the Tokyo International Forum Hall A. ≒JOY 2nd Anniversary Concert “≒JOY 2nd ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” was held to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the band’s formation, with a large audience. On June 12th (Wednesday), the long-awaited 1st single “Gymnasium Disco” will be released. (Achieved first place on both the Oricon weekly single ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Singles Sales. Both her first album and first single debuted at number one on Oricon, the first female artist to achieve this feat in about two and a half years.) 10/16 (Wednesday) In , she released her 2nd single “Hatsukoi Cinderella”, which debuted at number 1 on both the Oricon Weekly Single Ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Singles Sales. )≒The name JOY reflects Rino Sashihara’s desire that “I want the members and the fans who support them to feel happy and happy when they meet.” It’s packed.
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