Idol group “=LOVE” produced by Rino Sashihara. Appearing at “TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2024” for 8 consecutive years! Outdoor main stage HOT An enthusiastic performance will be performed on STAGE!
*Sony Music Labels Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 4, 2024
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Idol group “=LOVE” produced by Rino Sashihara. Appearing at “TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2024” for 8 consecutive years! Outdoor main stage HOT An enthusiastic performance will be performed on STAGE!
The long-awaited 17th single title song “Zettai Idol Never Quit” was released on Wednesday, July 31st. Title song Music
As soon as the video was released, it reached 1 million views in 24 hours, the fastest time for himself (ranked 1st in YouTube’s “Trending Videos” and ranked 4th in Japan’s “Raisingly Popular Music”), and currently has been viewed over 6.85 million times. Furthermore, the idol group =LOVE (Equal Love) produced by Rino Sashihara is going strong, with a cumulative total of over 10 million streaming views.
Today, the world’s largest idol festival “TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2024 supported by They appeared on HOT STAGE, the outdoor main stage of “Nishitan Clinic” (Odaiba/Aomi area), and gave a dignified performance. This event will be held for 3 days from August 2nd (Friday) to August 4th (Sunday), and =LOVE is “TOKYO IDOL
Since making his stage debut at “FESTIVAL 2017”, this year marks the 8th consecutive year he has appeared on “TIF”. Including the latest popular song “Never Quit Idol” released on Wednesday, July 31st, representative songs “Seishun Subliminal” and “=LOVE”, popular summer tune “Natsu Matsuri Koi Hou”, Singing a total of 8 songs including “Oh! Darling”, it is HOT with a set list unique to summer.
It enlivened the STAGE.
In September, =LOVE 7th anniversary concert “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” will be held at K Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, which will be its largest scale, and in addition, a joint concert by =LOVE, ≠ME, and ≒JOY, “Ikonoi Joy
2024” (Yamanashi Prefecture, Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest) has also been decided to be held. Love will continue to be a big hit as they run through the summer and energetically expand their range of activities.
* ★8/4 (Sun) TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2024 @HOT STAGE*
-SETLIST-
1. Never quit being an idol
2. “Drive date in Tokyo”
3. Natsumatope
4.Oh! Darling
5. Summer Festival Love
6. “I thought we couldn’t make eye contact during club activities.” 7. Youth “Subliminal”
MC
8.=LOVE
[=LOVE information]
* ★Product information*
Released on Wednesday, July 31, 2024
17th single “Never quit being an idol”
* ★New song “Never Quit Being an Idol” Music Video*
https://youtu.be/17NBPoc78oM
“Never quit being an idol”
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composition and arrangement: Ryuki Koike, Hiroto Kikuchi
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
[MUSIC VIDEO]
Director: Ryohei Shingu (BABEL LABEL)
Director: Maika Takeda
* ★New song “Nakamori Cream Puff” Music Video*
https://youtu.be/D0SfIi-0Zpo
“Reconciliation cream puff”
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composer: Furuppe (Kerakera), Takayuki Yoshimura
Arrangement: Takayuki Yoshimura
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
[MUSIC VIDEO]
Director: Toshitsugu Ohno
Director: Sako Makita
* ★New song “Umi to Lemon Tea” Music Video*
https://youtu.be/i024yWd9oiI
“Sea and Lemon Tea”
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composition/Arrangement: Tetsuya Iwasaki
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
[MUSIC VIDEO]
Director: Seito Nakajima (superbly inc.)
choreographer：CRE8BOY
* ★New song “Never Quit Idol” now available*
https://equallove.lnk.to/Zettaiidolyamenaide
* ★17th single “Zettai Idol Never Quit” release commemorative event held* Online individual discussion session
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8656
Online autograph session/two-shot photo session
https://equal-love.jp/
Individual talk session
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8658
* ★September 18th (Wednesday) = LOVE, ≠ME, ≒JOY joint concert “Iconoi Joy 2023” video products on sale! *
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8596
*Click here for details on the online individual autograph session https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8635
* ★The largest ever =LOVE 7th anniversary concert “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” will be held*
[Date] September 7th (Saturday) and September 8th (Sunday), 2024 [Venue] K Arena Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Doors open 14:00 / Performance starts 16:00 (same for both days) https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8776
* ★＝LOVE, ≠ME, ≒JOY will hold a joint concert “Iconoi Joy 2024”* [Date] Saturday, September 28, 2024
[Venue] Yamanashi Prefecture, Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest -Daytime- Doors open 11:00/Start 12:30
-Night session- Doors open 16:00/Start 17:30
https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/feature/specialsite_ikonoijoy2024
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An idol group produced by Rino Sashihara. On September 6, 2017, she made her major debut with her 1st single “=LOVE” from Sony Music. He has released 16 singles so far, all of which are ranked in the Oricon Weekly Singles Ranking.
It is in the top 10. (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. Their first album “Everything, Secret.” released in May 2021 also debuted at number 1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking. ) In October 2023, “=LOVE” will be held at Saitama Super Arena.
6th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT” will be held for two 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), which attracted approximately 50,000 people and was a great success. On September 7th and September 8th, =LOVE will be held at K Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, the largest scale in the history of =LOVE.
7th Anniversary Concert “=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM
CONCERT” will be held. Today, July 31st (Wednesday), they will release their 17th single, “Zettai Idol Yakinade”. 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 HP] https://equal-love.jp/
[Official X] https://x.com/Equal_LOVE_12
[Official Instagram] https://www.instagram.com/equal_love.official/ [Official YouTube Channel]
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv7VutirxDn3RWIJXI68n_A