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.
These girls appeared on “HOKKAIDO LIVE FIELD” held at Esconfield HOKKAIDO in Hokkaido on November 23rd (Saturday/Holiday). “HOKKAIDO LIVE FIELD” is an event that delivers live music and talk LIVE with an impressive production that can only be experienced at Escon Field.Escon Field HOKKAIDO is not only a base for professional baseball games, but also a new source of live entertainment. It is a venue that is currently attracting attention as a hot topic. ＝LOVE has a total of 8 songs, including the latest songs “Zettai Idol Never Quit”, “Seishun Subliminal”, and “Bokura no Uniform Christmas”, which is perfect for the northern land where winter has arrived early. Perform the song proudly. There were loud cheers every time the song ended. After the performance, during a talk with the comedy duo “Cocorico” who will be the MC for this event, member Iori Noguchi expressed her thoughts, saying, “The live show in Hokkaido was many times more fun and wonderful memories than I imagined!” , and further excited the audience with anecdotes about baseball and Hokkaido souvenirs.
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.
(SETLIST)
1. Curse, curse
2. That girl complex
3. Our uniform Christmas
4. Makeup Cream Puff
5. Shukipi
6. This sky is a trigger
7. Youth “Subliminal”
MC
8. Never quit being an idol
[“HOKKAIDO LIVE FIELD” event details]
■Date: November 23, 2024 (Saturday/Holiday)
■Time: Doors open: 13:00 Show start: 15:00 Scheduled
■Venue: Sconfield HOKKAIDO (1 F Village, Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido)
■Event HP:https://www.hkdballpark.com/special/live-field2024/
[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
[Tie-up information]
TV anime to be aired in January 2025 “I’m getting married to a girl I hate in my class.” ” decided to be in charge of the opening theme!
The song titles and some of the sound sources will be revealed on the live broadcast of the live broadcast special program “Kura-Kon”, which delivers new information on anime. It will be released for the first time in ‘.
■“New information about “Kurakon” will be released via live streaming. “detail
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.
[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
【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. Their 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 Quit Naide”, which set 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
