The girl group ME:I , which was born from the survival audition program "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS," will appear on the regular cover and cover story of the April issue of the magazine "ViVi" released on the 22nd. This is the world's first cover, a great achievement for a pre-debut girl group "ViVi" has always followed the trends during the audition period, such as by creating a special feature on the 101 trainees before the auditions started and distributing original content videos on the "ViVi" official SNS. In this special feature, we not only focus on each of the 11 members who have newly started ME:I, but also dig deeper into the bonds formed during the audition, their relationships, and their trajectories. https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/4197912
I went on amazon to pre-order this as soon as I woke up and their cover is already sold out there...! Luckily, I was able to pre-order on HMV.
The ViVi threads account has both the cover as shown above and a short video clip of them at the photo shoot. ME:I will be on the cover of the regular edition of ViVi's April issue, which will be released on February 22nd (Thursday) The 11 girls who survived the girl group audition "PRODUCE 10 JAPAN THE GIRLS" will appear on ViVi for the first time ✨ Special feature Now, let's take a deep dive into the bonds created during the audition, the relationships within the group, and the trajectory of #AideruMei! The video moves pretty quickly, so my screen shot samples are blurry. https://www.threads.net/@vivi_mag_official/post/C3YiNStyp_K
With the success of ME:I's Vivi cover, you better pre-order your copies of the April editions of S CAWAII and CUT. Although the cover images haven't been released, the layout has already been released and will feature the group as well: https://twitter.com/me_i_info/status/1758435555707326831 https://twitter.com/me_i_info/status/1759454545451868330 CUT is currently not available to order on Amazon, although I'm not sure if it's sold out already or if it's not available yet.
Release schedule has also been posted: https://twitter.com/official__ME_I_ Full schedule - February 22nd, 2024 - ViVi magazine release - February 25th, 2024 - ME:I Concept Debut teaser (posted above by @David61) - February 26th, 2024 - CD jacket and artist photos to be released + pre-orders open - February 27th and 28th, 2024 - image teasers released ('Waiting' ver.) - February 29th and March 1st, 2024 - image teasers released ('Departure' ver.) - March 18th, 2024 - Mood Photo #1 - March 19th, 2024 - Mood Photo #2 - March 19th, 2024 - CUT magazine release - March 22nd, 2024 - MV teaser 1 - March 24th, 2024 - MV teaser 2 - March 25th, 2024 - MV release - March 25th, 2024 - smart magazine release - March 27th and 28th, 2024 - ME:ICONIC fan meeting in Tokyo - March 30th and 31st, 2024 - ME:ICONIC fan meeting in Osaka - March 31st to April 1st, 2024 - S Cawaii magazine release - April 5th to April 7th, 2024 - PREPPY magazine release - April 25th, 2024 - ME:I debut single release
ME:I DEBUT INFORMATION! Limited Type-A CD Click Sugar Bomb DVD MIRAI Making #1 (Jacket Shoot, REC Behind) First Press Limited Extras Application Lottery Ticket (Serial Number) 1 Selfie Trading Card (1 out of 11 random Type A types) Character sticker 1 piece (1 type) Limited Type-B CD Click Sugar Bomb DVD MIRAI Making #2 (Lesson Behind and more) First Press Limited Extras Application Lottery Ticket (Serial Number) 1 Selfie Trading Card (1 out of 11 random Type B types) Character sticker 1 piece (1 type) Regular Edition CD Click Sugar Bomb &ME (ME:I ver.) CHOPPY CHOPPY (ME:I ver.) First Press Limited Extras Application Lottery Ticket (Serial Number) 1 Selfie Trading Card (1 out of 22 random Regular types) 1 lucky charm (1 random out of 11) Fan Club Edition CD Click Sugar Bomb &ME (ME:I ver.) CHOPPY CHOPPY (ME:I ver.) First Press Limited Extras 1 Application Lottery Ticket (Serial Number) 1 Selfie Trading Card (plain clothes selfie ver.) Includes solo jacket and one selca of the same member All details: https://me-i.jp/feature/mirai EDIT: I've also updated the OP
ME:I goes behind the scenes of the ViVi cover shoot with a Q&A session to find out more about the members' charms (premieres at 20:00 JST on 3/1): if the video does not show watch the video here
「Leap High 」「&ME」 (TGC S/S) if the video does not show watch the video here if the video does not show watch the video here
My comments on this performance: First of all, so happy for them!! Their first performance as ME:I, the upcoming group who's shown so much potential I think they did amazing and I loved hearing Momona's strong vocal presence in LEAP HIGH and I love her as center. I'm also really glad the ranking positions don't mean too much and we have a lot of our main dancer, Ran in the 0 position. I also really enjoyed Ayane's voice more, she's my ME:I oshi (for now, although I really love all 11). She suits &ME a lot and I'm glad she got one of the "Butterfly~" highlights. At the same time, I'm glad Tsuzumi was still the main vocalist 'cause &ME was Tsuzumi's highlight on the show IMO. The outfits were also great, I especially loved Momona's heart shaped open collar So cute! Only thing I noticed negatively is that Shiichan especially looks really thin. I've noticed the same with Ran for the covers of ME:I's debut single. Ran and Miu were also sick during the shooting for this When the PD101JTG MC Kimura Kaela did her post-Produce show on Lemino, she also mentioned that the members are currently on a restricted diet. I hope that the outcry on social media, also from Japanese fans, will help the girls. 2024.02.28 Memories Tour with Kimura Kaela - ENG SUB https://twitter.com/mycelestialz/status/1763692861198148051 From March 7th, ME:I will also get their own show on Lemino, called "ME:I no Yume Mitai" (ME:Iの夢みたい, ME:I's Dreams Come True). It will air on Lemino for free (very good VPN required) every Thursday at 21:00 JST. 2024.02.29 ME:I's Dreams Come True - Episode 00 - ENG SUB https://twitter.com/mycelestialz/status/1763820561128681558
【World Exclusive】ME:I Sneaks Behind the Scenes of ViVi Cover Shoot! Q&A Delves into Members' Charms♡ if the video does not show watch the video here Interview with Oricon News about their TGC appearance (ENG subs available) if the video does not show watch the video here
Model Press Cover Model of the Month] This month's cover features a girl group for the first time! To commemorate her debut, Model Press, which has been reporting on her since "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN THE GIRLS," has also conducted an interview project. From mid-March, it will be released in two parts: a unit version and a solo version. https://www.threads.net/@modelpress/post/C4PIrLVxXAM https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/4214396 if the video does not show watch the video here
So much happened yesterday/today!! ME:I is getting a second (one-off) show on Lemino, to broadcast on March 19th at 8pm JST. It's called ABOUT ME:I and it was announced at the end of the second episode of ME:I no Yume Mitai. The show will focus on learning more about the members in depth, and the members will create "user manuals" for each other. Official website announcement: https://me-i.jp/news/detail/92 Speaking of ME:I no Yume Mitai, here are subs for episode 1: https://twitter.com/ME_I_SUBS/status/1766707788737352004 (Sharing this shouldn't go against forum rules as the show is free to view on the Lemino website, except you need a VPN). On top of the official fanclub, ME:I has also introduced mobame from today. It costs ¥440 per month per member, and the mail will be sent via email. If you are a fanclub member, the mail will be sent to the email address associated with your plusmember ID; alternatively, you can just sign up with an email address without being an FC member. Official website announcement: https://me-i.jp/news/detail/87 ME:I has also been confirmed as a performer for KCON Japan on April 12th! On the same day, their seniors JO1 will appear and I'm hoping for a reunion with Choi Yena, who appeared on Produce 101 Japan The Girls briefly for a consultation episode. Official website announcement: https://me-i.jp/news/detail/94 KCON Website: https://kconjapan.com/
