=LOVE 17th single “Zettai Idol Never Quit” special live commemorative release will be held at Matsushita IMP Hall in Osaka!!
*Sony Music Labels Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 25, 2024
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=LOVE 17th single “Zettai Idol Never Quit” special live commemorative release will be held at Matsushita IMP Hall in Osaka!!
They recently released their 17th single “Zettai Idol Never Quit” on July 31st (Wednesday), and achieved the feat of “17 consecutive Oricon Weekly Single Ranking Top 10” since their debut single. 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 7.35 million times. LOVE (Equal Love) is an idol group produced by Rino Sashihara, whose cumulative streaming record has exceeded 10 million times, and the number of song plays on TikTok has exceeded 100 million times.
The girls held a special live concert at Matsushita IMP Hall (Osaka) to commemorate the release of their much-talked-about 17th single “Zettai Idol Quit Naide”. This event is a very premium event where only lucky users who have purchased the single “Zettai Idol Never Quit” can participate and can experience =LOVE’s performance up close. The Nagoya performance is scheduled to be held at Design Hall on August 28th (Wednesday), the “Sanrio Special Live” is scheduled to be held at Galaxy Theater on November 1st (Friday), and the same will be held at Galaxy Theater on November 3rd (Sunday). This is a premium event with a total of 7 performances at 3 venues, including the Tokyo performance scheduled to be held in Tokyo.
The special live performance held today at Matsushita IMP Hall consisted of two parts (Part 1 from 14:30 / Part 2
It was held from 17:00, and the lucky fans who won the prize were invited to the event. Including the latest song “Zettai Idol Never Quit”, the songs from the 17th single “Nakadori Cream Puff” and “Umi to Lemon Tea”, popular summer tunes “Natsumatope” and “Natsu Matsuri Koi Hou”, =LOVE’s representative. A total of 10 songs were performed, including the songs “Seishun Subliminal” and “=LOVE.”
During the MC talk, they talked about recommended points and choreography for the songs included in their 17th single “Zettai Idol Never Quit,” and behind-the-scenes stories from the MV filming, which can only be seen at a special live. By all means, why not try your best to apply and aim to participate in this valuable special live performance next time?
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 “Ikonoi Joy” by =LOVE, ≠ME, and ≒JOY will be held.
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.
* ★8/25 (Sun) Special live commemorating the release of 17th single “Zettai Idol Never Quit” @Matsushita IMP Hall*
[SETLIST]
1. Never Quit Being an Idol *17th single title song released on 7/31 (Wednesday) 2. “Drive date in Tokyo”
3. Namadaori Cream Puff *17th single c/w song released on 7/31 (Wednesday) MC
4. Umi to Lemon Tea *17th single c/w song released on 7/31 (Wednesday) 5. Start!
6. Heroines
MC
7. Natsumatope
8. Summer Festival Love
9. Youth “Subliminal”
MC
10.=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
* ★“Nakamaori 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
* ★”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
* ★“Never Quit Being an Idol” now available*
https://equallove.lnk.to/Zettaiidolyamenaide
* ★17th single “Zettai Idol Never Quit” release commemorative event held* Online individual talk session, two-shot photo session, individual talk session https://equal-love.jp/
* ★September 18th (Wednesday) = LOVE, ≠ME, ≒JOY joint concert “Iconoi Joy 2023” video products on sale! *
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8596
* ★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/8800
* ★＝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
* ★”Ikonoijoy Thanksgiving Festival 2024″ will be held*
[Date] October 22nd (Tuesday) Appearance: ≠ME October 23rd (Wednesday) Appearance: =LOVE October 24th (Thursday) Appearance: ≒JOY
[Place] Tokyo: TOKYO DOME CITY HALL
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/8822
* ★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. He has released 17 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. )=LOVE at Saitama Super Arena in October 2023 6th anniversary concert “=LOVE 6th ANNIVERSARY 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), which attracted approximately 50,000 people and was a huge success. On July 31st (Wednesday), she released her 17th single, “Zettai Idol Quit Naide”, which was released on Oricon.
Weekly single ranking, Billboard JAPAN Top Singles
Both sales achieved personal best first week sales. 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 soon. 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 TikTok] https://www.tiktok.com/@equal_love_12
[Official YouTube Channel]
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv7VutirxDn3RWIJXI68n_A