Idol group produced by Sashihara Rino. Official website: http://equal-love.jp Official shop: http://store.emtg.jp/equallove Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/Equal_LOVE_12 Official Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv7VutirxDn3RWIJXI68n_A Official Ameba blog: https://ameblo.jp/equal-love/ Official TikTok: http://vt.tiktok.com/QnA4U/ SONY =LOVE page: http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/equal-love Showroom: https://www.showroom-live.com/campaign/Equal_LOVE Nico Nico channel: https://ch.nicovideo.jp/equal-love Useful links: English: Equal Love (Wikia) Japanese: Wikipedia info page Latest news on Twitter: イコラブ News archives (matome): equallove-2017.blog.jp, equal-wrap.com (photo archive) Members: Member introductions from Sasshi and Ooba Hana (and in her blog) and members themselves (c) Various English translations Spoiler: Lyrics 1st single =LOVE Kioku no Dokoka de (Somewhere in a Memory) Start! 2nd single Bokura no Seifuku Kurisumasu (Our school uniform Christmas) Todoite LOVE YOU♡ (Let my LOVE YOU reach you ♡) Youkoso! Ikorabu Numa (Welcome to the =LOVE Swamp!) 3rd single Teokure Caution (Belated Caution) Bukatsu Chuu ni Me ga Au Natte Omottetanda (I Thought Our Eyes Have Met During Club Activities) Kiara, Tasuke ni Kitazo (Kiara, We've Come to Save You) 4th single Want You! Want You! Ima, Kono Fune ni Nore! (Get on This Ship Now!) Ai Katsu Happy End! (Love Wins, Happy End) 5th single Sagase Diamond Lily (Search for Diamond Lily) Iranai Twintail (Needless Twintail) Niji no Moto (The Origin of Rainbow) 6th single Zurui yo Zurui ne (It's Not Fair, Not Fair) Kimi no Oto Dattanda (So That Sound Came From You) [≠ME] Sweetest Girl Oshi no Iru Sekai (The World My Fave Exists In) 7th single CAMEO Kimi to Watashi no Uta (Your and My Song) Kimi to Boku no Uta (Your and My Song) [≠ME] My Voice is For You [Morohashi Sana's solo] 8th single Seishun "Subliminal" ("Subliminal" Youth) P.I.C. [≠ME] Shukipi (I Love You) Ryuuseigun (Meteor Shower) Other Tsugi ni Aeta Toki Nani wo Hanasou Ka na? (What should we talk about the next time we meet?) [with ≠ME] Kuuhaku no Hana (A Void Flower) [Tomita Nanaka's solo] Spoiler: Subtitles EqualSubs (fansub group) Nemousu TV, parts 1-3 Idol no Chikara "Full Chorus", interview and performance of "Bokura no Seifuku Christmas" (links are dead) ==================== Spoiler: History 16.07.28. Sasshi was appointed producer of Yoyogi Animation Academy along with Yasusu, Komuro Tetsuya and Tsunku. 17.01.28. Announcement of the group creation, start of auditions 17.04.29. Introduction of members who passed auditions and name of the group 17.06.15. Start of "=LOVE x Showroom" campaign 17.06.30. Creation of official website 17.08.01. Creation of official Youtube channel 17.08.03. Creation of official online shop 17.08.05. First live performance at TIF 17.08.13. First handshake event and solo mini live 17.08.27. Performance @JAM EXPO 17.09.06. Release of debut single "=LOVE" 17.09.25. Start of the regular show on Showroom called "=Ikorabu Dai Tokkun Chuu!" 17.10.04. Start of the regular show on Fresh called "=LOVE no Kitto Kimi da!" 17.10.07. Start of the regular radio show on "Cho! A&G" radio called "Ikoraji RADIO=LOVE" 17.12.06. Release of 2nd single "Bokura no Seifuku Christmas" 18.02.15. First stage play "Kemono Friends" 18.03.24. First overseas performance in Taiwan @ Megaport Music Fes and first solo live on 3/25 18.05.16. Release of the 3rd single "Teokure Caution" 18.07.07. Overseas performance in Paris @ Japan Expo 2018 18.07.16. Second stage play "Girl Friend BETA" 18.08.03. Performance at TIF (all 3 days) 19.09.06. Debut 1st Anniversary Premium Event 18.10.17. Release of the 4th single 18.11.12. Auditions for =LOVE's sister group were announced
Announcement of group's creation if the video does not show watch the video here if the video does not show watch the video here Introduction of members who passed auditions and name of the group if the video does not show watch the video here if the video does not show watch the video here
http://timtmb.com/blog-entry-1475.html (WARNING: This matome is NSFW!) Former groups of some members: Otani is a former Akishibu Project member. Otoshima is a former Fukuoka Hakata Minyon member and a fallen HKT 4th gen KKS. Saito is a former Amorecarina member, in which AKB KKS Yamabe Ayu and H!P KSS Kiyono Momohime are also from. Morohashi is a Miss iD 2014 finalist. Yamamoto is a former SPL∞ASH member in which STU KKS Imamura Mitsuki is also from. LOL there are 5 defectors. It's really an idol defection era.
members had some shooting today https://twitter.com/345__chan/status/880349386424766464 offshot Sasshi also had a =LOVE business meeting today. looks like preparations for debut this summer are going smoothly. https://twitter.com/345__chan/status/880080726636453888
I'd really like to see a =LOVE vs 22/7 rivalry. I think it'll be fun to watch both 48g related seiyuu idol groups compete with each other Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
it is still unknown what record label will =LOVE be under, but I'd say it'll be impossible to beat SONY and AkiP tag ^^; I think, the main objective for =LOVE is securing a foothold in the market and selling enough to keep them afloat for a long period of time. ========== =LOVE home page! looks fancy)) the copyright is by Yoyogi Animation academy... I wonder if there will be another site from record label as well. http://equal-love.jp/
I'm regularly watching Yamamoto's SHOWROOM and she's quite a calm and feminine girl She was surprised to read there was someone from Mexico.
TBH I'm waiting for normal transfers. It's sometimes infuriating to find a really good girl stuck in a crap group. Or even still good, but totally obscure.
with this new Yasusu's project mishmash between groups will be even bigger)) ========= =LOVE was featured in Kono Yubi Tomore show ep01 (17:40-) http://48videodouga.net/index.php?poste=4362 ep10 (16:25-) Iori's "ouch!" was funny)) http://48videodouga.net/index.php?poste=4763
translation of Sasshi's mobame (201707). she is very busy with =LOVE lately. https://twitter.com/345stuff/status/885392145531772928
new promo photo. official twitter is updated with new avatar and header photo. member profiles and photos are updated on official website. https://twitter.com/Equal_LOVE_12 http://equal-love.jp/
I need some help with names LOL who is the girl on the left? with the twintails? and who are the other 2 girls too while we're at it? XD (and for the new photo posted by @fatrain just above, does anyone know the names of the girls in order? Edit: a photo with the names was posted so nevermind for this) and question: this is a "seiyuu" idol group, but will they also do singles and promo, like normal idol groups?
Saito Nagisa -> Takamatsu Hitomi -> Sasaki Maika Sasshi plans to make =LOVE a normal idol group with voice acting being one of the side jobs, like acting, modeling, etc., but we don't know yet, how it'll actually be, since Yoani is heavily involved as well. you can see ↓ that in addition to ordinary dance and singing lessons, members learn voice acting at Yoani. which, I think, is pretty cool - members will learn real skills, that will be handy even outside the group.
@fatrain Thanks for the answers! I guess they're debuting soon, I'll check their debut. I'm curious about them~ I knew that someday Sasshi would produce an idol group. LOL
today's issue of "Voice Brody" magazine has interview with these members. a first appearance of =LOVE members in magazines! https://twitter.com/Equal_LOVE_12/status/886033267912171521
kitaaaaa!!! as expected, =LOVE will have a first performance at TIF! on 8/5, the same day when all other performances related to Sasshi will happen. she'll probably participate in TIF on that day only. according to Sasshi, since =LOVE doesn't have enough original songs they'll perform AKB/HKT/Nogizaka songs as well. Sasshi's TIF schedule on 8/5: Zepp DiverCity 10:00-10:30 Kono Yubi Tomare 12:40-13:00 HKT48 HOT STAGE 13:55-14:15 ＝LOVE 14:20-15:55 Kono Yubi Tomare 17:45-18:15 STU48 20:05-20:35 HKT48 =LOVE will perform after Keyaki... news: http://natalie.mu/music/news/241232 https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170718-00000332-oric-ent https://news.dwango.jp/2017/07/18/140976/idol/
