Idol groups produced by Rino Sashihara are LOVE (Equal Love), ≠ME (Not Equal Me), and ≒JOY (Nearly Equal Joy).
Continuing from yesterday, “=LOVExLIVE” (Ico Love Cross Live) held two performances, a daytime performance and a nighttime performance, at Pia Arena MM in Kanagawa Prefecture. During the daytime performance, =LOVE, ≠ME, and ≒JOY will be performing as a pair of bands, and during the evening performance, Yuki Kashiwagi, KEN THE 390, ≠ME, and ≒JOY will appear as special guests, making both shows a great success. I showed you.
In addition, at the end of the afternoon performance, a surprise announcement was made that the three groups would be holding a joint concert called “Ikonoijoy 2024,” and the venue was filled with loud cheers. The event will be held on Saturday, September 28th, and will be held at Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest, the same venue as last year and the year before. Details and ticket information will be released in due course, so please look forward to further updates.
=LOVE announced the release of their long-awaited 17th single on July 31st (Wednesday), and in September they will hold =LOVE’s 7th anniversary concert “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” (Kanagawa), which will be the largest in =LOVE’s history. It has been decided that the event will be held at K Arena Yokohama (Prefecture).
≠ME is scheduled to release their 9th single on Wednesday, August 28th, and is currently on the march for their “≠ME National Tour 2024 “Finally, in the Same Class,” with two performances at Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa Prefecture, the group’s largest venue, on Monday, July 15th (national holiday), as the tour finale.
In addition, ≒JOY is preparing for the release of their first single “Taiikkan Disco” on June 12th (Wednesday), and along with the release of the music video, Reine Ezumi will be the center, and everyone will definitely be happy if they dance at the gymnasium disco. The up-tempo youth song has already become a hot topic.
“＝LOVE”, “≠ME” and “≒JOY”, which are active in various fields with the force of flying birds, will continue to attract a lot of attention.
★Iconoijoy 2024 will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024!
Ikonoi Joy 2024 will be held at Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest on Saturday, September 28, 2024! Details and ticket information will be announced later. Please look forward to it!
[Date]Saturday, September 28, 2024
[Venue]Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest
<=LOVE>
★The largest-ever =LOVE 7th anniversary concert, “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” has been announced!
[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)
★The “=LOVE 6th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” video product will be released on Wednesday, June 26th!
“=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 Wednesday, July 31st!
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8445
17th single release commemorative online individual talk event
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8484
Click here for details of individual talks
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8485
Click here for details on the two-shot photoshoot
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8486
★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”, 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, “Zenzen, Naibai.”, released in May 2021, also debuted at number 1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Rankings) In October 2023, the =LOVE 6th Anniversary Concert “=LOVE 6th ANNIVERSARY” will be held at Saitama Super Arena. 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. On September 7th, “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT”, the largest 7th anniversary concert in =LOVE’s history, will be held at K Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture. Her 17th single is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, July 31st. 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 TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@equal_love_12
Official YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv7VutirxDn3RWIJXI68n_A
<≠ME>
★≠ME 9th single will be released on August 28th (Wednesday)!
https://not-equal-me.jp/news/detail/4661
★Music Video for the lead song “Last Chance, Last Dance” from the 1st album “Springtime In You”
https://youtu.be/TN–u8kgVM0?si=bXRRzTdGPwchXdBi
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Music & Arrangement: Takahiro Furukawa
★LIVE
≠ME National Tour 2024 “Finally, in the same class”
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) embodies the desire for 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 a 2-day performance at the group’s first 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 5 new songs, including the lead song “Last Chance, Last Dance” music video, are now available on ≠ME’s official YouTube channel. The national tour “≠ME National Tour 2024 “Finally, the 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). Two performances are scheduled 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
<≒JOY>
★New song “Gymnasium Disco” Music Video
“Gymnasium Disco”
Lyricist: Rino Sashihara
Composer/Arrangement: Koji Goto (ck510)
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
(MUSIC VIDEO)
Director: YOUYOU
Choreography: Maika Takeda
★New song “Gymnasium Disco” now available!
https://nearly-equal-joy.lnk.to/TaiikukanDisco
★Product overview of 1st single “Gymnasium Disco” released on June 12th (Wednesday)
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1509
*Click here for details on the online individual discussion session.
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1524
*Click here for details on individual talks and two-shot photo sessions
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/news/detail/1525
★Profile
The third group formed by Rino Sashihara to produce her ideal idol, following =LOVE (Equal Love) and ≠ME (Not Equal Me). On January 30, 2022, the final audition was held, and on March 29, 2022, along with the members’ announcement, producer Rino Sashihara herself announced that the group name would be “≒JOY.” On September 3rd of last year, ≒JOY 1st concert “Nice to meet you, ≒JOY.” was held at Pacifico Yokohama National Hall, and from the end of last year to the beginning of the new year, ≒JOY 1st Tour “Absolute” was held. and achieve great success. Their debut mini-album “Kitto, Absolute, Absolute” will be released on January 17th (Wednesday). (Achieved first place on both the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Albums Sales. Cumulative shipments exceeded 100,000 copies on the first day of release.) On February 24th of this year, approximately 8,000 people attended the Tokyo International Forum Hall A. 2nd anniversary concert “≒JOY 2nd ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” was held to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the band’s formation. The long-awaited 1st single “Taigyukan Disco” will be released on June 12th (Wednesday). ≒The name JOY is filled with Rino Sashihara’s desire, “I want the members and the fans who support them to feel joy and happiness when they meet.”
Official HPhttps://nearly-equal-joy.jp/
official xhttps://twitter.com/Nearlyequal_joy
Official YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qmQbqvW6UES3NT780l2Pg
