=LOVE (イコールラブ, イコラブ, ikorabu, eqlove)

I'm very late to the party but the Teokure Caution video has left me shivering.

THAT
WAS
GREAT

Why can't the 48G get videos like that?!?!?!

 

^^^ Taiwan video was awesome!!! omg that kamehameha, they picked the right 3 to do cute pose

Do you know what they were doing prior to performing the songs?
Hitomin for some reason always seems to sweat like crazy, the videos from all the 3 songs posted she looks like she's just done the ice bucket challenge or something

Not only Naatan, I feel most of the girls now have improved vocals quite a bit based on the videos, either that or perhaps because it seems like a smaller audience that they don't feel they need to yell out.
Hitomin however I think might have been quite tired already from whatever was happening prior

 

^ I don't think they did anything special before performance, Hitomi always sweats heavily. it's just how her physiology is, she joked about it many times before.

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Ikoraji "RADIO=LOVE" #30 (180428)

http://www.bilibili.com/video/av22718549



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and Kono Yubi Tomare 2 #1
great featurette of =LOVE and Hitomi/Iori! even though Nonno already told the story how Iori danced in front of members and Hitomi already expressed her worries as center in her SR (a must watch too!), it was still very interesting to see how it actually looked like backstage.

23:00-
http://www.bilibili.com/video/av22716760
Backup:

http://www.bilibili.com/video/av22708506

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today is the first Anniversary of =LOVE!
the group was formed on the 29th April, 2017

https://twitter.com/Equal_LOVE_12/status/990589377452507137


if the video does not show watch the video here

 

@fatrain are the 2 links for Kono Yubi Tomare 2 #1 the same thing?

did Hitomi get sick or something while filming the rain scene for teokure caution? did not look very well as she was escorted away

Iori 's fierce dancing works well for Teokure Caution

 

^ yes, the links for KonoYubi are the same.

Hitomi was physically and emotionally drained after the shooting of MV.

looks like there are certain chants after all

http://ikorabu.livedoor.biz/archives/21125348.html

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Anna posted a very sweet video on =LOVE's 1st Anniversary

https://twitter.com/yamamoto_anna_/status/990244800803700736

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Maika's corner in Kimi Machi! Caravan Tsuushin

180409

if the video does not show watch the video here

180416

if the video does not show watch the video here

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FM Gunma "Liner Notes" radio show (180430)


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bayfm78 "it!!" YourELM presents it!! Spring Festival (180430)

 

=LOVE SP Live 5/4 Galaxy Theatre, Shinagawa

My latest trip to Japan got off to a great start today with the first of the group’s Special Live shows. I managed to get a third row seat, it was somewhat over to the right but I still had.a great view.

All of the group’s songs were performed including the Kiara-centred Dai Tokken Chu. However there were some extras:

- Zipper sung by Nonno and 2 others, I’m sorry I’m too jet lagged to remember the others but one might have been Risa. They wore long pink dresses which they stripped off to reveal similar undergarments to those worn in the song by Milky

- Futari Saison sung solo by Iori in very much a Techi style

- A song sung by the 8 girls not involved in the first 2 songs but I didn’t recognise it, it sounded like the title was ‘Danke Sehr’ in German!

The 3 A-sides were left to the end - Bokhara no Seifuku Christmas, Teokure Caution (at the end the girls collapsed Keyaki-style and they raised their arms to the sky), and then the first single as an encore.

During one of the MCs there was a photo opportunity so I had a go with my iPhone:



A truly enjoyable show and apologies that I’m a little too sleepy to remember every detail!

 

Zipper? By =LOVE members?
I'm gonna die early.
I'm just praying the other member was Emiri.

 

^ who else

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Nagasawa Nanako (Keyakizaka) wrote in her blog that she is into =LOVE lately. she listens to "Todoite Love You" every day and finds Naatan very cute. she likes the idolish feeling of =LOVE.
"It's full of cute girls, outfits are cute as well. Members are skillful dancers and singers, =LOVE is strong!"

http://www.keyakizaka46.com/s/k46o/diary/detail/15060

this reminds me that that there are probably many Keyaki members who aren't very happy with the path Yasusu chose for them.
they auditioned for the idol group after all and probably wanted to be like Nogi.

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today was the first out of 5 concerts at The Galaxy Theater!

setlist

YubiP checked on her babies))



LOTS of great photos!
(looks like filming was allowed only during certain songs, so the main focus is on members who were prominent in those songs - Iori and Mirinya)

flickr gallery
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmbd84Wb

matome
http://equallove-2017.blog.jp/archives/9027338.html







here is a cute Iori to cure Iori's coolness overdose

 

OMG those Iori pics!!

also those outfits for Zipper quite a different style I guess

 

thanks @David61 for the report
I believe with Sasshi know-how and the girls power they will go a big way
Still in love with Bokura no seifuku Christmas

 

setlists of 2 concerts today
all songs and order were the same as in the first day except the cover/unit block

noon
05 Seifuku no Mannequin (Nogi's song; Hitomi (center), Mirinya, Risa, Iori, Nonno)
06 Ookami to Pride (SKE's song; Naatan, Kiara)
07 HA! (NMB's song; Sana (center), Shoko, Maika, Hana, Anna)

evening
05 Oogoe Diamond (AKB's song; Kiara (center), Maika, Sana, Risa, Iori, Nonno)
06 Oide Shampoo (Nogi's song; Shoko (center), Hana, Anna)
07 Heart Gata Virus! (AKB's song; Hitomi (center), Mirinya, Naatan)


a FLOOD of even better photos that got "Teokure Caution" trending 7th on Twitter))
a lot more members were featured this time.
the HA! unit looked SO badass! especially Maika, the MVP goes to her, hands down! she should always be in this vamp woman role now

flickr gallery
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmhpvWc4

matome
http://equallove-2017.blog.jp/archives/9043174.html
http://equallove-2017.blog.jp/archives/9043174.html

 

I concur, I was follow =love hashtag yesterday, it seems like everyone got adjusted to the new venue and just went nuts. So many great pictures!! Also Mirinya on Heart Gata Virus, I always appreciate a good joke.

 

I’ve just had a 2-shot with Sasshi at the shamekai event in Yokohama. Unfortunately she was 25 minutes late for the slot so the whole thing was very rushed. However I did manage to quickly tell her that I saw and enjoyed the show on Friday which she was happy to hear. (I wanted to compliment her on Iori’s performance but I got bundled out too quickly by OJS48-san.)

 

OJS48 = Security guard?

 

Yes, they’re in the booths of top members and they mostly spend their time moving fans on without allowing much time for interaction other than the actual photo-shooting at 2-shot events.

 

Glad someone here noticed that too. That chick looked fierce! I know Iori's getting most of the attention right now because of the Techi comparisons, but Maika is really something, man.

 

omg, there will be a premiere of Bukatsu Chuu MV on "Dai Tokkun Chuu" in an hour!
prepare for cuteness overload!

https://www.showroom-live.com/equal_love_official

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Ikoraji "Radio=Love" #31 (180505)

http://www.bilibili.com/video/av23061360



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telento Yanagisawa Shingo made an appearance on the last day of =LOVE concerts at Galaxy Theater!
Sasshi knows how to get into news))

Oha!4 and Mezamashi
Mod edit: removed dead YT link

http://www.edgeline-tokyo.com/entertainment/16204
https://www.musicman-net.com/artist/75443
https://netallica.yahoo.co.jp/news/20180507-33313806-wws
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180506-00000148-sph-ent
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180507-00000032-natalieo-ent
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180507-00010002-musicv-ent
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180507-00201208-nksports-ent
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180506-00200945-nksports-ent
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180506-00000331-oric-ent
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180506-00010020-abema-ent
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180506-00000027-natalien-musi
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180506-00000094-dal-ent

 

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its out at last!!

theme of the MV: super straight hair for everyone LOL, guess it helps give the more youthful appearance
also I'm not sure if I've been influenced by the comments above about Maika, but I feel she's got more decent screentime on this (even if it started and ended with Hitomi), possibly more solo lines for her as well in this song

wonder if there'll be bonus videos like the ones in Bokura Seifuku