On Wednesday, February 26th, she released her 18th double-sided A-side single “Tokubechu, Te/Lovey, Beyond Lover” and achieved the feat of “18 consecutive Oricon weekly singles 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 number of views on TikTok has exceeded 1.1 billion views, and the total number of streaming has exceeded 40 million, making it a viral hit.
Yesterday, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Saitama Seibu Lions match was held at Yokohama Stadium, and =LOVE rushed to the stadium to cheer on the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Despite being a weekday, tickets were sold out, and they performed live performances at the mini live show “Shoube! Daisei En SHOWTIME” before the match started, and at “Shoube! YOKOHAMA☆IDOL LIVE” after the match was over, watching over by the packed audience. Furthermore, Takiwaki Shoko, a member of a passionate BayStars fan, made her first appearance at the long-awaited first pitch (ceremonial pitch), greatly enthralling the match against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Members wearing Yokohama DeNA Baystars uniforms appeared from the mini live show “Shout! Daisei En SHOWTIME” before the match.
Takiwaki, who is in charge of the first pitch (ceremonial pitch), appeared on the ground in a relief car.
After that, they performed “Natsumatope,” a summer song by LOVE, perfect for a stadium shining in the setting sun.
“I am truly happy to be able to perform at the ceremony pitch that I’ve always dreamed of ever since I became an idol. I’ll practice a lot and pitch with the goal of hitting the ball! I’d be happy if many people could see the moment when my dream comes true!” Takiwaki said with enthusiasm.
He pitched his all to Matsuo Shion, who played catcher. The ball reached Matsuo in a beautiful circle without bound, and the venue reached its peak.
Takiwaki also appeared in “Sagami presents Dokkan! FLYCATCH” at the end of the bottom of the second inning, and all members appeared in “at home presents Dance CONTEST” at the end of the bottom of the fifth inning, and “Lucky 7” at the end of the top of the seventh inning, and “LOVE” at the end of the innings, livening up the venue.
The Yokohama DeNA BayStars lost five consecutive games until the previous day’s game.
Takiwaki said, “I want to be the goddess of victory,” but DeNA won a brilliant victory over Seibu 4-2, and managed to escape from a losing streak.
After the match, a special live performance was held by LOVE, amidst the heat of victory.
“Oh!”, the latest single and has been a viral hit, mainly on social media, and has been running towels throughout the venue, with the addition of “Tokubechu, Te,” which has been a viral hit, mainly on social media, and “Oh! From “Darling”, she performed “Youth” “Subliminal”” “Don’t quit your idol” and her debut song “=LOVE” and her performances of a total of six songs captivated the audience.
=LOVE, which has attracted approximately 90,000 people in five cities, has attracted an additional performance of LOVE ARENA TOUR 2025’s “~Timeless Tales~” will be held at Ariake Arena, Tokyo on two days on Saturday, July 12th and Sunday, July 13th.
I hope that you will continue to pay close attention to LOVE, as they continue to work vigorously towards the summer.
★Super ratings! YOKOHAMA☆IDOL LIVE
SETLIST
1. Do it
2. Super Express Escape
3. Oh! Darling
4. Youth “Subliminal”
5. Don’t quit idol
6. =LOVE
[Release Information]
18th double-sided A-sided single “Tokubechu, Te/More than Love, Less than Love” is now on sale
https://equal-love.jp/feature/specialsite_18thsingle
■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 Arena Tour 2024 “Tell me what’s more than “LOVE”””
Released on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/9998
[Concert Information]
= LOVE ARENA TOUR 2025 “~Timeless Tales~” additional performance
Saturday, July 12th, Ariake Arena, Tokyo Doors open 15:00/Show starts 16:00
Sunday, July 13th, Ariake Arena, Tokyo Doors open 14:00/Show starts 15:00
【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” made their first appearance. Their first album “All, Secret” released in May 2021 also reached number one appearance in Oricon weekly album rankings.
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, the largest in LOVE history, was held at K Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and approximately 36,000 people attracted 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 40 million times, and TikTok’s total views have surpassed 1.1 billion, 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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