≠ME [not equal me]

The Special Edition of the new single "Chocolate Melancholy" is now available as an official Youtube playlist on their official channel:


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The title track has been a staple of my playlist since its reveal. Will listen to the other tracks today; can't wait!

 

Cover and photocards from the 7-net limited edition of the April issue of BRODY with Nanaka, Sayayan, Hiichan and Mirei:
https://twitter.com/7_netshopping/status/1493797282403143682

 

while I was writing about it yesterday, it was deleted
but oh well, we'll probably get MVs to all songs anyway

MV for Kimi wa Sparkle (You are Sparkle) was released just now!
Natsumi center!


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other coupling songs: Niji ga Kakaru Shunkan (The Moment When The Rainbow Appears) and #OfushoruNitto (#OffShoulderKnitTop)

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first day sales of Chocolate Melancholy are 44,468 copies!
a slight improvement over Asterisk (43,608) with less members

1st place on Oricon
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-02-15/

 

Not sure if this'll be useful to anyone but Spaghetti Code Love, the film in which a few ≠ME members appear in is showing at a few cinemas in the UK over the next month. My nearest showing is a bit far but quite want to go and see them on screen: https://www.jpf-film.org.uk/films/spaghetti-code-love

 

Chocolate Melancholy MV 'appreciation party':


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Am I willing to pay £10 on public transport and a bit over an hour travelling either way to watch that movie...? The question is probably yes.

 

Chocolate Melancholy Release Special Event on LINE Live (2/17)

https://live.line.me/channels/21/broadcast/18976908
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1SZ4y1R7Gw

 

#OfushoruNitto MV


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^Nice video! I had a signing today from Hiichan (at 39:32):


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After getting some help from staff-san with pronouncing my name she said "Thank You very much" in English.

Then later I had one from Miruten (at 4:23):


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She also spoke a little English, she said "Hello, I'm Miruten!"

 

I didn't think anyone could pronounce your name worse than Hana but then Hiichan came along . Hello I'm Miruten was adorable!
Had a lovely signing with Nacchan (56:05), she said "I want to meet you" and "Thank you very much" in English:

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Also Mirei has just started an instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/suganami_mirei_/

 

I can't decide on who's cuter, Hana or Hitomi.

 

I forgot to say, but I also had a signing from Miruten. She does my signature at 41:43


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She had posted photos together with my AKB48 oshi Kobayashi Ran, so I told her it made me happy to see my oshis from the two groups hang out together.

From Ran's twitter


From Miruten's twitter

 

#OfushoruNitto MV 'making':


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Idols from different groups hanging out really is wholesome.

 

Niji ga Kakaru Shunkan MV:


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This b-side is an odd one. Unlike the other two, I didn't like it on my first listen and it took me 5-6 listens more to appreciate it fully. But I think it's my favourite b-side from this single now.

Also just realised I had been reading and hearing "君はスパークル" as "Kimi wa Super Cool" lol.

 

https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2022-02-28/
#1 st week with 58,017

 

yesterday there were 2 =/ME's 3rd Anniversary concerts
lots of beautiful kameko photos on Twitter as always

matome
http://equallove-2017.blog.jp/archives/28749526.html (day)
http://equallove-2017.blog.jp/archives/28753001.html (evening)
http://equallove-2017.blog.jp/archives/28753337.html (members)

news about it on Mezamashi TV
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1496624895840505858/pu/vid/854x480/FUkHaEm-vx54DUXk.mp4



it was also announced that =/ME will perform in their first stage play on May 15-22
it's an adaptation of anime Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/news/4019573/
https://www.nelke.co.jp/stage/doremi_d/
https://twitter.com/ActliveMe/status/1496454801353105413



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Nanka and Mirei promoting Chocolate Melancholy on Otoitachi 220223

15:00-
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV16F411t7vG

 

There was a load of posters put up around Shibuya of significant moments in ≠ME's history for their 3rd anniversary. They're all here but with sadly low resolution: https://www.musicvoice.jp/music/219490/


The combined attendance for the two concerts was 9000 (attendance for the 2 performances of their 1st concert would have been about 2222 for reference)! https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ca0bc0ae6d22a300f8852d1fd0a248879af42c80 There's also some official pictures in this link, which although not as high quality as the Kameko photos show some different parts of the set, including a spectacular looking intro for Watashi Accent: https://www.musicvoice.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pmu220223-m209.jpg https://www.musicvoice.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pmu220223-m210.jpg https://www.musicvoice.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pmu220223-m222.jpg

 

Wow nice!!! Doremi was one of my fav witch Anime Series!❤️

 

3rd Anniversary Special Live Stream after concerts 220224

https://www.bilibili.com/video/av936815675



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Noimii no Imi 220225


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