On Wednesday, February 26th, she released her 18th single, “Tokubechu, Teshi/Like More than Love, Less Than I Love”, and achieved the feat of “18 consecutive Oricon weekly singles rankings in the top 10.” In addition, the music video for “Tokubechu, Te” has surpassed 10 million views in 45 days, the fastest ever since its release, and the total streaming has surpassed 18 million views, and the total number of views on TikTok exceeded 430 million, making it an idol group produced by Sashihara Rino, which is still in the steady state.
Over two days, Monday, May 5th (national holiday) and Tuesday, May 6th (closed), approximately 22,000 people were held at the National Yoyogi Stadium Integrated Museum in Tokyo; the Tokyo LOVE ARENA TOUR 2025 “~Timeless Tales~,” and the tour final performance was held today, May 6th (closed).
The LOVE ARENA TOUR 2025 “~Timeless Tales~,” which started at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama Prefecture in February, was a large arena tour that attracted around 90,000 people, travelling five cities across the country, a record high.
The tour concept this time is set in the near future where AI has developed. The LOVE live performance was featured as a symbol of entertainment that reminds people of the “impression” they have forgotten. The performance began with the title song “Tokubechu, Te,” the latest single released in February. Wore a vibrant red costume, LOVE makes love songs, the classic idol number, resonate in a cute way. The members who appeared here and there in the arena gather at the center stage and then continued, “Want you!” Want you! ‘ and headed to the sub-stage at the back of the venue. My smile sparkled as the jabong balls danced.
On the next block, the performance progresses in mature black-based costumes. =LOVE sang “Curse and Curse” with a microphone stand in hand on the rising set, and “Too late Caution” delivers passionate singing and dance. When Love Create began, the girls also got on the moving stage and sang near the stands. “Oh! The show held a lively live performance, waving a towel around in “Darling” and singing “Junkies” while wearing items such as cat ears and sunglasses, raising the excitement throughout the venue.
Next, she changed into a white costume, LOVE took a dance track and performed “Unnecessary Twintails” and “CAMEO” with a dignified expression. The second half of the live show features songs such as “Anoko Complex” and “Konoko ga Trigger”, and the calls that the audience screams are also intensive. In “Youth Subliminal”, the members pointed the microphones at the audience, and the spectacular singer-single filled the venue with a special sense of unity. Next, she made the following statement, “Don’t quit your idol” live a relaxed look, and she gave off a sparkle that is unique to idols on stage = LOVE. After leader Yamamoto Anna expressed her gratitude to her fans, the girls performed “Tokubechu, shi” again, closing the main live performance in a flashy confetti.
LOVE has been holding a fulfilling live performance up to this point, but from the encore they performed with the live band in the background, further increasing the satisfaction of the audience. Five songs, including “More than a Lover, Less than a Lover”, “Natsumatope”, and “Summer Festival Love” were delivered with excitement and power. As the excitement at the venue accelerated, the MC after that was a huge success, with a sold-out performance of LOVE ARENA TOUR 2025’s “~Timeless Tales~”, and it was revealed that additional performances will be held at Ariake Arena, Tokyo on July 12th and 13th. When “Find Diamond Relief” was performed as the last number, the voltage inside the venue reached its peak.
Just as the live performance was about to end, LOVE appeared on stage again in response to the voices of the audience and sang “Tokubechu, Te” for the third time of the day. This double encore performance allowed the film to be filmed on a smartphone, and the members were smiling at the audience, filling the wide venue with a sense of happiness.
★May 6th (Tuesday, closed) =LOVE ARENA TOUR 2025 “~Timeless Tales~” @Tokyo National Stadium Integrated Stadium
M1. I’m going to do it
M2. Want you! Want you!
M3. Weekend Citron
M4. Make-up cream puffs
M5. Heroines
M6. Curse and curse
M7. Too late caution
M8. Love Create
M9. Oh! Darling
M10. Junkies
M11. No need twin tails
M12. CAMEO
M13. That girl’s complex
M14. This sky is triggered
M15. Super Express Escape
M16. Your 3rd Button
M17. Youth “Subliminal”
M18. Don’t quit idol
-MC-
M19. I’m going to do it
[ENCORE]
EN1. More than a lover, less than a lover
EN2. Natsumatope
EN3. Sea and Lemon Tea
EN4. Love at the summer festival
EN5. So
-MC-
EN6. Find Diamond Rely
[W ENCORE]
EN7. I’ll do it
[Concert Information]
= Additional performances for LOVE ARENA TOUR 2025 “~Timeless Tales~” have been decided! !
[Date/Venue]
Saturday, July 12th, 2025, Sunday, July 13th, Tokyo Ariake Arena
[Release Information]
18th single “Tokubechu, Te/More than Love, Less than Love” is now on sale
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/9593
■Song distribution is here
https://equallove.lnk.to/tokubechu_koisuke
■ “Tokubechu, et” Music Video
“Tokubechu, do it.”
Lyrics: Sashihara Rino
Composer: Urashima Kenta, Kikuchi Hiroto
Arrangement: Kikuchi Hiroto
Sound Director: Yayama Takayuki (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
(MUSIC VIDEO)
Director: Shingu Ryohei (BABEL LABEL)
Choreographer: SACO MAKITA
★Video product “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT”
Released on Wednesday, May 21, 2025
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/9622
【profile】
<=LOVE Profile>
An idol group produced by Sashihara Rino. On September 6th, 2017, he made his major debut on Sony Music with his first single, “=LOVE.” So far, they have released 18 singles, all of which have made it into the top 10 Oricon weekly singles ranking. (Their 6th single “Zulu Iyo Zulu Ine”, the 8th single “Seishun “Subliminal””, the 12th single “Be Selfish”, the 14th single “Natsumatope” and the 15th single “Last Note Only” first appeared. Their first album “All, Secret” was released in May 2021, and their first album “All, Secret.”)
From February to April 2024, he held 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, and was a huge success.
On September 7th and September 8th, the LOVE 7th anniversary concert, “LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT,” was held at K Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, the largest in LOVE history, attracting approximately 36,000 people over two days. On February 26th, he released his 18th single, “Tokubechu, Teshi/Lovey, Beyond Lover, Beyond Love”, and his first week sales for both the Oricon weekly single ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Singles Sales. The streaming total has exceeded 18 million times, and TikTok’s total views have surpassed 430 million, making it a hot topic. =The name LOVE is filled with Sashihara Rino’s feelings, “An idol has to be loved by her fans, and you also have to love her job as an idol.”
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