≒JOY (Nearly Equal Joy) is the “third group” following =LOVE (Equal Love) and ≠ME (Not Equal Me) idol groups produced by Rino Sashihara. Today, the long-awaited first single “Gyakukan Disco” was released, and it was revealed that it won 86,878 points on the Oricon Daily Single Ranking on June 11, 2024, with a cumulative shipment of over 130,000 copies, and won the first place in the debut.
The new song, “Gym Disco,” features Esumi Reon at the center and is an up-tempo youth song that is sure to make everyone happy when they dance to it at a gym disco. The music video, which was released in advance, has already been viewed 1.8 million times, and the single’s release was met with great anticipation.
Member Amano Kanoe commented, “Following our debut mini-album, we are very happy that people are purchasing our NearJoy CD,” and Ichihara Ayumi said, “We owe it all to everyone who always supports us. From now on, we will continue to make our first single even more popular, so please continue to support us!” They commented on their joy at reaching number one on the Oricon Daily Single Rankings and their gratitude to their fans.
≒JOY’s debut mini album “Kitto, Zettai, Zettai” released in January exceeded 100,000 copies shipped on the first day of release, which is unusual for a debut work by a new artist, and debuted at number one on both the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Albums Sales. Please keep an eye on the developments of their upcoming first single.
Also, this weekend, on June 15th (Sat), a special release event will be held to celebrate the release of ≒JOY’s first single, “Gyakukan Disco,” at Stella Town Omiya’s 1F outdoor Merope Square. This event will be ≒JOY’s first event with free admission, so please come along and participate in this very special event. Also, please check the details of the farewell party for those who purchase the CD.
★”Gym Disco” Music Video
“Gymnasium Disco”
Lyricist: Rino Sashihara
Composition and Arrangement: Koji Goto (ck510)
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
(MUSIC VIDEO)
Director: YOUYOU
Choreography: Maika Takeda
★”Dreaming♡Idol” Music Video
“Dreaming♡Idol”
Lyricist: Rino Sashihara
Composition and Arrangement: Kohei Tsukada
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
(MUSIC VIDEO)
Director: Toshitsugu Ohno
Choreography: CRE8BOY
★6/13 (Thu) 19:00~ “NearJoy 1st Single Release Commemorative Broadcast! ~Summer is here! NearJoy Hot Party~”
“Equal Love Nogimi Near Joy Channel” (https://www.youtube.com/@ikonoijoy)
★New song “Gymnasium Disco” now available!
https://nearly-equal-joy.lnk.to/TaiikukanDisco
★Product details for the 1st single “Gyakukan Disco” to be released on Wednesday, June 12th
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1589
*For details on the online individual talk session, click here
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1574
*For details on individual talk sessions and two-shot photo sessions, click here
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1575
★≒JOY 1st Single “Gym Disco” Release Commemoration Special Release Event Stella Town Omiya
June 15th (Sat) Stella Town Omiya 1F Outdoor Merope Square
〒331-0812 1-854-1 Miyaharacho, Kita-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
■Event details: Mini live show/farewell party
Event details and farewell party details here
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1577
★ICONOIJOY 2024 will be held on Saturday, September 28th, 2024!
ICONOIJOY 2024 will be held at Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest on Saturday, September 28, 2024! Details and ticket information will be announced at a later date. Please look forward to it!
[Date]Saturday, September 28, 2024
[Venue]Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest
★Profile
This is the third group formed by Rino Sashihara to produce her ideal idol, following =LOVE and ≠ME. The final audition was held on January 30, 2022, and on March 29, 2022, the members were unveiled and producer Rino Sashihara herself announced that the group would be named “≒JOY”. On September 3 last year, the ≒JOY 1st concert “Nice to meet you, we are ≒JOY” was held at the National Hall of Pacifico Yokohama, and from the end of last year to the beginning of this year, the first tour ≒JOY 1st Tour “Absolute” was held and was a great success. On Wednesday, January 17, the debut mini album “Kitto, Zettai, Zettai” was released. (They debuted at number one on both the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Albums Sales. They shipped over 100,000 copies on the first day of release.) On February 24th of this year, they held the ≒JOY 2nd ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT, which attracted an audience of about 8,000 people at Tokyo International Forum Hall A to celebrate their second anniversary. On June 12th (Wednesday), they released their long-awaited first single, “Taiikukan Disco.” The name ≒JOY is filled with Rino Sashihara’s wish that “when the members meet the fans who support them, they will feel joy and happiness.”
Official websitehttps://nearly-equal-joy.jp/
Official Xhttps://twitter.com/Nearlyequal_joy
Official YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qmQbqvW6UES3NT780l2Pg
