=LOVE ARENA TOUR 2 "Timeless Tales" kicked off in February at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama Prefecture, and visited five cities across the country. Including the two-day tour finale held at the National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium in Tokyo in May, the large-scale arena tour was a huge success, attracting approximately 2025 people, the largest number in the group's history.
Riding on this momentum, =LOVE's new song "Tokubechu, Shite" is currently a viral hit.
2月26日(水)に発売された18thシングル『とくべチュ、して／恋人以上、好き未満』は、デビューシングルから「18作連続オリコン週間シングルランキングTOP10入り」の快挙を達成し、『とくべチュ、して』のMusic Videoも公開から自身過去最速となる45日で再生回数1,000万回突破するなど初動も好調の中、発売から2か月半以上の時を経て、ここ連日、「Apple Music Top 100：日本」にて自身の最高位を更新中で、本日5/16付のランニングではさらに順位を更新し、見事14位にランクイン入りを果たしている。
Starting in mid-April, dance videos using the second verse of the song began to spread rapidly on TikTok, and the video has now been streamed more than 4 million times in total, with the total number of views on TikTok exceeding an astounding 2 million (according to our research), demonstrating its rapid growth.
In the midst of all this, it has been announced that he will be appearing for the second time on TV Asahi's "Music Station 5 Hour Special" next week on Friday, May 23rd, where he will be performing the song "Tokubechu, Shite." This is sure to become an even more popular song in the future.
In addition, it has been announced that there will be two additional shows at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on July 7th (Sat) and July 12th (Sun), for the =LOVE ARENA TOUR 7 "Timeless Tales". Keep an eye on =LOVE, who are on a roll right now.
release information
18th single "Tokubechu, Shite/More Than Lovers, Less Than Love" now on sale
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/9593
■Music download available here
https://equallove.lnk.to/tokubechu_koisuki
■ "Tokubechu, shite" Music Video
"Give me a special kiss."
Lyricist: Rino Sashihara
Composer: Kenta Urashima, Hiroto Kikuchi
Arrangement: Hiroto Kikuchi
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
[MUSIC VIDEO]
Director: Ryohei Shingu (BABEL LABEL)
Choreographer: SACO MAKITA
★Video product "=LOVE 7th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT"
2025 years 5 month 21 Date (water) Release
https://equal-love.jp/news/detail/9622
[Performance information]
We will be performing "Tokubechu, shite"! Please look forward to it!
[Program name] Music Station 2-hour Special
[Broadcast date] Friday, May 2025, 5
[Time] 20:00-21:48
[Broadcasting Station] TV Asahi
[Performance]=LOVE
Program HP:https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/
[Concert information]
=LOVE ARENA TOUR 2025 "~Timeless Tales~" additional performances have been announced!
[Date/Venue]
Saturday, July 2025th and Sunday, July 7th, 12 Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Profile
＜=LOVE Profile＞
An idol group produced by Rino Sashihara. They made their major debut on September 2017, 9 with their first single "=LOVE" from Sony Music. They have released 6 singles so far, all of which have made it into the top 1 of the Oricon weekly single rankings. (Their 18th single "Zuruiyo Zuruine", 10th single "Seishun "Subliminal", 6th single "Be Selfish", 8th single "Natsumatope", and 12th single "Last Note Shika Shiranai" debuted at No. 14. Their first album "Zenbu, Himo", released in May 15, also debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon weekly album rankings.)
From February to April 2024, they held their first-ever arena tour, "=LOVE Arena Tour 2 "Tell me what's more than "LOVE"" (4 performances at 2024 venues), which was a huge success, attracting approximately 4 people.
On September 9th and 7th, =LOVE held their largest ever 9th anniversary concert, "=LOVE 8th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT," at K Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, drawing in approximately 7 people over the two days. On February 7th, they released their 2th single, "Tokubechu, Shite/Koibito Jyo, Suki Miman," which broke their own first week sales records on both the Oricon Weekly Single Ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Singles Sales. The group is currently a hot topic, with a total of 3.6 million streams and over 2 million TikTok views. The name =LOVE is filled with Rino Sashihara's thoughts that "an idol must be loved by her fans, and she must love her job as an idol."
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