The 18th double-sided A-side single “Tokubechu, Te/Lovey, Less than I Love” was released on Wednesday, February 26th, achieved the feat of “18 consecutive Oricon weekly single rankings in the top 10.” In addition, “Tokubechu, Te” has surpassed 60 million views on streaming and has been a huge viral hit, with a total of over 1.58 billion views on TikTok.
Yesterday, she appeared at HOT STAGE, the main outdoor stage of TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2025 supported by Nishitan Clinic (area around Odaiba and Aoumi), the world’s largest idol festival, and gave a passionate performance.
This event will be held for three days from Friday, August 1st to Sunday, August 3rd, and since LOVE made her stage debut at TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2017, this year marks the first time she has performed for the ninth year in a row and is the final performance at HOT STAGE.
“Find Diamond Reli” and “Start! “, summer tunes “Summer Festival Love” “Natsuma Tope” and “Tokubechu, Te” are performed as if to be folded. At the end, they sang “=LOVE” passionately, and the set list, which is unique to summer outdoor festivals, greatly enthralled HOT STAGE.
Furthermore, at the beginning of the grand finale, =LOVE, ≠ME, ≒JOY appeared and performed a “Triple Date.” To celebrate the 15th anniversary of TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL, she was selected as the number one in the rankings for the “Idol Songs Choosed by Active Idols to Watch at TIF”, and she also performed the “ultimate love song” “Don’t quit Idol,” which sings the strong love of fans who wish for their “favorite” but “I hope they will remain idols forever,” and concluded the 15th anniversary of TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL.
In addition, in the morning of Sunday, August 3rd, member Morohashi Saka, who celebrated her birthday on the day at SMILE GARDEN, made her first solo appearance.
They performed Maneki Keccha’s song “My All-Out” as a cover, and then performed solo versions of LOVE’s songs “Tokubechu, Te,” “Youth, Subliminal,” and “Don’t Stop Idol,” delivering a special performance with outstanding singing ability. At the end, the audience was excited by Morohashi’s solo song “My Voice Is For You” in full size, emotional performance.
The release of the 19th single was announced on Wednesday, October 8th, and starting from Saturday, September 6th, the 8th year anniversary tour “LOVE 8th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM TOUR” (16 performances in 8 cities have already been announced) will begin at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima Prefecture, starting from Saturday, September 6th, with the largest number of attendees in LOVE history. With the memorable performance coming up, I hope they will continue to pay close attention to LOVE, who will be running through the summer with all their might.
■=LOVE Sunday, August 3rd TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2025@HOT STAGE
1. Find Diamond Rilly
2. Start!
3. Make-up cream puffs
4. “I thought we’d make eye contact during club activities.”
MC
5. Oh! Darling
6. Love at the summer festival
7. Natsumatope
8. Do it
MC
9. =LOVE
■Morohashi Saka Sunday, August 3rd TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2025 @SMILE GARDEN
1. I’ll give you all the rest of my life (showing it out on a cover)
2. Do it
3. Youth “Subliminal”
4. Don’t quit idol
MC
5. My Voice Is For You
[Release Information]
★19th single Released on October 8th, 2025!
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/10084
★18th double 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 “Ikonoi Joy 2024”
Released September 24th, 2025
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/10089
[Concert Information]
=LOVE 8th Anniversary Tour “=LOVE 8th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM TOUR”
Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall, 6th September 2025 (Sat) and 7th (Sun) Hiroshima Prefecture
Saturday, September 27th and Sunday, September 28th, 2025 Conifer Forest, Fuji-Q Highland, Yamanashi Prefecture
Friday, October 3rd and Saturday, October 4th, 2025 Okinawa Prefecture/Okinawa Convention Center (Exhibition Building)
Saturday, October 11th and Sunday, October 12th, 2025, Zebio Arena Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
November 1st (Sat) and 2nd (Sun) Chiba Prefecture, LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY
Saturday, November 15th and Sunday, November 16th, 2025 IG Arena, Aichi Prefecture
Saturday, November 22nd and Sunday, November 23rd, 2025 Hokkaido/Hokkaido
Tuesday, December 23rd and Wednesday, December 24th, 2025 Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka Prefecture
and more…
【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.”)
On September 7th and September 8th, 2024, 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.
Starting at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama Prefecture in February 2025, LOVE ARENA TOUR 2025 “~Timeless Tales~” has held 12 performances at 5 venues, including additional performances, attracting approximately 115,000 people, and is a huge success.
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 60 million times, and TikTok’s total views have surpassed 1.58 billion, making it a hot topic. From September 2025, the LOVE 8th anniversary tour “LOVE 8th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM TOUR” will also be held, which will start at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima Prefecture.
=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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