Idol groups produced by Rino Sashihara are LOVE (Equal Love) and ≠ME (Not Equal Me). Continuing from May 5th (Sunday), the two groups held a joint “Ikonoi joint individual talk session” today at the same venue, Pacifico Yokohama, and many enthusiastic fans attended.
Participation in the “Iconoi joint individual talk session” can be done by purchasing by lottery the eligible products for each of =LOVE and ≠ME’s singles (“Regular edition with the right to participate in the individual talk session”). More than 5,000 fans attended, and the venue was packed with people as it was a rare opportunity to meet and talk directly with their favorite members.
If you were not able to participate in this “Ikonoi joint individual talk session”, please apply for this premium event the next time the event is held, and be sure to participate in the individual talk session where you can meet your favorite members. How about that?
=LOVE has announced the release of their long-awaited 17th single on Wednesday, July 31st, and in September, they will hold =LOVE’s 7th anniversary concert “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT”, which will be the largest in =LOVE’s history. It has also been decided that the event will be held at K Arena Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.
In addition, ≠ME will release their 9th single on August 28th (Wednesday). The “≠ME National Tour 2024 “Finally, Same Class” is currently being held to tour the birthplaces of the members, and the tour final will be held on July 15th (Monday, holiday) at the group’s largest venue, Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa Prefecture. I have a performance coming up. “=LOVE” and “≠ME”, which are active in various fields with the momentum of knocking down birds in flight, will continue to attract a lot of attention.
<=LOVE>
★The largest ever =LOVE 7th anniversary concert “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” will be held!
[Date]Saturday, September 7, 2024
[Venue]K Arena Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
★New song “Curse, Curse” Music Video
“Curse, curse”
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composer: Kazunari Shirane
Arrangement: APAZZI
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
(MUSIC VIDEO)
Director：HAN SAMIN (DEXTOR-LAB)
choreographer: shoji (s**t kingz)
★“=LOVE 6th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” video products to be released!
“=LOVE 6th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” held at Saitama Super Arena on October 18th and 19th, 2023 will be made into a video product!
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8382
★=LOVE 17th single will be released on 7/31 (Wednesday)!
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8445
Click here for details on the online autograph session commemorating the release of the 17th single.
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8477
17th single release commemorative online individual discussion event details here
★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 16 singles, all of which were in the top 10 of the Oricon Weekly Single Ranking. (The 6th single “Zuruiyo Zuruine”, 8th single “Seishun “Subliminal””, 12th single “Be Selfish”, 14th single “Natsumatope”, and 15th single “Last Note Only Shishiru” debuted at number 1. In October 2023, their first album “Zenzen, Naiba.”, which was released in May 2021, debuted at number 1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking. PREMIUM CONCERT” will be held for 2 days.
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. Her 17th single is scheduled to be released on July 31st (Wednesday). 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.”
Official HPhttps://equal-love.jp/
official xhttps://twitter.com/Equal_LOVE_12
Official YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv7VutirxDn3RWIJXI68n_A
<≠ME>
★ME 9th single will be released on 8/28 (Wednesday)!
https://not-equal-me.jp/news/detail/4661
★1st album “Springtime In You” lead song “Last Chance, Last Dance” Music Video
https://youtu.be/TN–u8kgVM0?si=bXRRzTdGPwchXdBi
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Music & Arrangement: Takahiro Furukawa
★LIVE
≠ME National Tour 2024 “Finally, in the same class”
April 29, 2024 (Monday/Holiday)
Tokyo・Tokyo Garden Theater
May 6, 2024 (Monday, holiday)
Fukushima Prefecture Kenshin Koriyama Cultural Center Large Hall
Friday, May 10, 2024
Kagoshima Prefecture/Takayama Hall
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Kumamoto Prefecture/Kumamoto Castle Hall
Friday, May 17, 2024
Chiba Prefecture, Matsudo Morino Hall 21 Large Hall
Sunday, May 19, 2024
Tochigi Prefecture/Utsunomiya City Cultural Center
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Hiroshima Prefecture/Ueno Gakuen Hall
July 15, 2024 (Monday/Holiday)
Kanagawa Prefecture/Yokohama Arena
★Profile
A 12-member idol group produced by Rino Sashihara. Established in 2019 as a sister group to ＝LOVE, the name ≠ME (Not Equal Me) is filled with the idea that “I want everyone to experience a different version of themselves.” Major debut from King Records on April 7, 2021. Their debut mini-album “Choutokukyu ≠ ME Toki” debuted at No. 1 on Oricon and No. 1 on the weekly chart. Since then, all of their singles have ranked in the top 3 on the same chart, including their 8th single “Anti-Confiture” released in December of last year, which reached number 1, attracting a lot of attention.
“≠ME National Tour 2023 “We shout “I am me.””, which has held 12 performances at 6 venues nationwide since April last year, held the group’s first 2-day performance at Nippon Budokan in June as the tour final, and it was SOLD OUT. This February will mark the 5th anniversary of the group’s formation, and on Sunday, March 3rd, the ≠ME 5th anniversary concert “≠ME 5th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” will be held at the Musashino Forest General Sports Plaza Main Arena in Tokyo. It was a great success.
Their 1st album “Springtime In You”, released on March 20th (Wednesday), ranked 1st in the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking. The music videos for five new songs, including the lead song “Last Chance, Last Dance” music video, are now available on the ≠ME official YouTube channel. The national tour “≠ME National Tour 2024 “Finally, Same Class”” will begin on April 29th (Monday, holiday) and will return to the members’ hometowns, and the tour final will be held on July 15th (Monday, holiday). They will be holding a performance at Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa Prefecture. It has been decided that the 9th single “Title Undecided” will be released on August 28th (Wednesday).
Official websitehttps://not-equal-me.jp/
official xhttps://twitter.com/Notequal_ME
Official TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@notequal_me
Official YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBmvHfXdGCvi_b6lFeU-E1Q
