On July 31st (Wednesday), they released their 17th single “Zettai Idol Never Quit” and achieved the feat of “17 consecutive Oricon Weekly Single Ranking Top 10” since their debut single. The number of views of the music video has exceeded 10 million, and the number of views of the song on TikTok has reached 220 million, making it a long hit. In September, she held her largest 7th anniversary concert, “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT,” held at K Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, which was a great success, attracting approximately 36,000 people over two days. LOVE (Equal Love) is an idol group produced by Rino Sashihara, whose momentum never stops.
LOVE’s future activities are also attracting attention, and the TV anime “I’m going to marry the girl I hate in my class” will start broadcasting in January 2025. It has been revealed that she will be in charge of the opening theme for “. This is the first time for a group to be in charge of the opening theme for an anime. Furthermore, from 8pm on Wednesday, November 27th, the TV anime “I’m Marrying the Girl I Hate in My Class” will be aired. A live broadcast special program that delivers new information on “Kurakon” will be broadcast live. ” has also been decided. In addition to the main cast members Shogo Sakata, Hinaki Yano, and Nene Hieda, =LOVE’s Kiara Saito, Hitomi Takamatsu, and Iori Noguchi will also appear. During this live broadcast special program, the title and some of the sound sources for the opening theme by =LOVE will be revealed for the first time.
We have also received comments from Juara Saito, Hitomi Takamatsu, and Iori Noguchi regarding the decision to perform the opening theme, so please check them out as well.
An arena tour from February to May 2025 has also been decided, and we can’t take our eyes off LOVE’s future trends as they make further leaps forward.
[=LOVE comment]
Juara Saito
TV anime “I’m getting married to a girl I hate in my class.” “of
It has been decided that I will sing the opening theme!
This is LOVE’s first TV anime tie-up. It’s been my dream for a long time, so I’m really happy!
It’s a cute song filled with the bittersweet feelings of two people who can’t be honest about suddenly getting married to a guy they hate in their class.
I will sing hard so that I can further spread the goodness of this anime through my songs!
Hitomi Takamatsu
=We were all overjoyed when it was decided that we would be in charge of the opening theme for an anime for the first time as LOVE! Personally, it was my dream to have an anime tie-up, so I’m really, really happy!
TV anime “I’m getting married to a girl I hate in my class.” To make the opening of “LOVE” even more gorgeous, everyone is singing it sparklingly♪
I hope the opening song starts with this song and you feel excited every episode! Everyone please look forward to it!
Iori Noguchi
I’ve always dreamed of having one of our songs be used as the opening theme, so I’m really happy! It’s like a dream!
It’s a slightly tsundere song that makes you nervous because of the cuteness that you want to be honest with but can’t get used to.
I’m a little embarrassed to think that our songs will be played along with the anime broadcast, but I’m a bit embarrassed to think that our songs will be played along with the anime broadcast, but I’m not sure if I’ll be getting married to the girl I hate in my class. ” is a cute start! I hope many people will hum along! I would be happy if it became a song that is loved! Please look forward to the broadcast!
[TV anime “I’m getting married to a girl I hate in my class.” ”Live broadcast special program]
Title: “New information about “Kurakon” will be released via live streaming. ”
Distribution date and time: November 27, 2024 (Wednesday) 20:00~
Cast: Shogo Sakata (as Saito Hojo), Hinayoshi Yano (as Akane Sakuramori), Nene Hieda (as Itosei Hojo)
Juara Saito (=LOVE), Hitomi Takamatsu (=LOVE), Iori Noguchi (=LOVE)
Distribution destination: Aniplex Channel (YouTube)
Delivery URL:https://youtube.com/live/gWT6KisL_EU
*You can watch it in the archive for one week after distribution.
[Release information]
■Released on Wednesday, July 31, 2024
17th single “Never quit being an idol”
https://equal-love.jp/feature/specialsite_17thsingle
■“Never quit being an idol” Music Video
“Never quit being an idol”
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composition and arrangement: Ryuki Koike, Hiroto Kikuchi
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
(MUSIC VIDEO)
Director: Ryohei Shingu (BABEL LABEL)
Director: Maika Takeda
■“Never Quit Being an Idol” now available
https://equallove.lnk.to/Zettaiidolyamenaide
■“Never Quit Being an Idol – From THE FIRST TAKE” now available
https://equallove.lnk.to/Zettaiidolyamenaide-TFT
■“=LOVE – Never Quit Being an Idol / THE FIRST TAKE” now available
Click here to watch the main story
[Concert information]
=LOVE Arena Tour 2025
Sunday, February 2, 2025 Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Prefecture
February 22nd (Sat) and 23rd (Sun/Holiday), 2025 Chiba Prefecture/LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY
Saturday, March 8, 2025 Dolphins Arena, Aichi Prefecture
Saturday, April 12, 2025 Fukuoka Prefecture/Marine Messe Fukuoka Building B
May 5th (Monday/Holiday), May 6th (Tuesday/Closed), 2025 Tokyo National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8919
[Live movie information]
=LOVE 7th anniversary concert “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” will be made into a live movie! Released in spring 2025!
Experience the excitement of the set list and large-scale luxury production unique to the 7th anniversary concert once again on the big screen!
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8981
[Work information]
■Title
TV anime “I’m getting married to a girl I hate in my class.” ”
■Introduction
High school student Saito Hojo married his classmate.
Also, it is Akane Sakuramori, the girl who is the worst at school and who is like a natural enemy.
“If you tell everyone in the class that you’re marrying me, I’ll kill you.”
“I don’t want people to know about my marriage either. There’s no benefit to it.”
The newlywed life of two people who usually hate each other is not going to go well, and there are always conflicts.
However, as we move closer together in our daily lives, the distance becomes smaller.
They spend more and more fun together, and little by little they begin to understand each other.
Saito learns about Akane’s cute face that he didn’t know before,
Akane gradually begins to realize the feelings she had hidden in her heart…
The heart-throbbing newlywed life of two people who can’t be honest and can’t get along begins here!
■Staff
Original work: Seiki Amano (MF Bunko J “I decided to marry the girl I hate in my class.” / KADOKAWA)
Character draft: Narumi Nanami, Mosukonbu
Original illustration: Narumi Nanami
Director: Hiroyuki Oshima
Series composition: Tatsuya Takahashi
Character design: Nanako Tatsu
Music: Arisa Okehazama
Produced by: EGG FIRM
Animation production: Studio Gokumi x AXsiZ
■Cast
Saito Hojo: Shogo Sakata
Akane Sakuramori: Hinayoshi Yano
Yomari Ishikura: Sayumi Suzushiro
Hojo Itosei: Nene Hieda
Hojo Tenryu: Yoshitada Otsuka
Chiyo Sakuramori: Fumi Hirano
■Opening theme
=LOVE
The song title and some of the sound sources will be revealed for the first time during the live broadcast program on November 27th (Wednesday)!
■Ending theme
“Pass Sukirai too.”
Akane Sakuramori (CV.Naki Yano)
Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Shigeyuki Harada (Shiggy Jr.)
■Video
[PV decided to be animated]:https://youtu.be/EUFbqBz0WkA?si=kKB-cexpbgF-jUNx
[1st PV]:https://youtu.be/0S8IHN5aO04
■WEB
Anime official website: https://kura-kon.com/
Anime Official X (old Twitter):https://x.com/kurakon_X
Original YouTube channel “Manga Angel Nekooka”:https://youtu.be/XIQvvo7db6o
Original novel official website:https://mfbunkoj.jp/special/kurakon/
Comicalization official website:https://comic-walker.com/detail/KC_000540_S/episodes/KC_0005400000100011_E
【profile】
An idol group produced by Rino Sashihara. On September 6, 2017, she made her major debut with her 1st single “=LOVE” from Sony Music. To date, they have released 17 singles, all of which were in the top 10 of the Oricon Weekly Single Ranking. (The 6th single “Zuruiyo Zuruine”, the 8th single “Seishun “Subliminal””, the 12th single “Be Selfish”, the 14th single “Natsumatope”, and the 15th single “Last Note Only Shishiru” debuted at number 1. Her first album, “Everything, Secret,” released in May 2021 also debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking.
From February to April 2024, he will hold his first arena tour “=LOVE Arena Tour 2024 “Tell me what’s more than “LOVE”” (8 performances in 4 venues), attracting approximately 50,000 people. A huge success. On July 31st, she released her 17th single, “Zettai Idol Never Quit”, setting new records for her highest first week sales on both the Oricon Weekly Singles Ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Singles Sales. On September 7th and September 8th, “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT”, the largest 7th anniversary concert in the history of =LOVE, will be held at K Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture. It mobilized millions of people. The name =LOVE is filled with Rino Sashihara’s thoughts, “To be an idol, you have to be loved by your fans.And you have to love the job of being an idol yourself.”
■YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@equallove_
■X：https://x.com/Equal_LOVE_12
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