≒JOY Starts Streaming Two New Songs 'Bokutachi no Uta' and 'Non-fiction' Premiered at Their 4th Anniversary Concert at Nippon Budokan!

Following =LOVE and ≠ME, ≒JOY is the third idol group produced by Rino Sashihara. Their 4th single, 'Denwa Bango Oshiete!', released in February, recorded a cumulative shipment of over 300,000 copies, marking their personal best. Furthermore, on March 13th, they successfully held their long-awaited 4th-anniversary concert, '≒JOY 4th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT', at Nippon Budokan, showing their remarkable breakthrough.

Today, streaming has started for the two new songs, 'Bokutachi no Uta' and 'Non-fiction', which were premiered at the '≒JOY 4th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT'.

The new song 'Bokutachi no Uta', with Reon Esumi as the center, is a hopeful track that reaffirms the bond between ≒JOY and their fans. It expresses their gratitude and determination for the future as they push forward together toward many big dreams. The other new song, 'Non-fiction', is a unit track featuring six members: Jurii Aida, Aoi Oonishi, Manami Ozawa (center), Mai Takahashi, Riko Fujisawa, and Momoka Yamada. It is a coming-of-age love song that straightforwardly sings about the frustrating, life-sized feelings of love, wondering how to convey these emotions to that special someone.

In addition to the 4th single 'Denwa Bango Oshiete!' released in February, please check out these two new songs early and keep a close eye on ≒JOY's future activities.

Furthermore, the LIVE Ver. full video of 'Bokutachi no Uta' (from 4th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT) is also available on their official YouTube channel, so please be sure to watch it as well.

[Release Information] ★ New Song 'Bokutachi no Uta' Streaming starts from Friday, April 3 at 0:00!! https://nearly-equal-joy.lnk.to/BokutachinoUta

'Bokutachi no Uta' Lyrics: Rino Sashihara Composition: Ryuki Koike, Hiroto Kikuchi Arrangement: Hiroto Kikuchi Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music) Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo

★ New Song 'Non-fiction' Streaming starts from Friday, April 3 at 0:00!! https://nearly-equal-joy.lnk.to/NonFiction

'Non-fiction' Lyrics: Rino Sashihara Composition: YU-JIN, SHIN Arrangement: SHIN, YU-JIN Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music) Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo

★ 'Bokutachi no Uta' (from 4th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT) [LIVE Ver. full] https://youtu.be/Vyyzv0rtn-g

'Bokutachi no Uta' Lyrics: Rino Sashihara Composition: Ryuki Koike, Hiroto Kikuchi Arrangement: Hiroto Kikuchi Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music) Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo

[LIVE VIDEO] Director: Toshitsugu Ohno Choreographer: Idomin Producer: Tomoyuki Miike, Keiki Tsuchiya (north river)

★ 4th Single 'Denwa Bango Oshiete!' Now on Sale! https://nearly-equal-joy.jp/feature/specialsite_4thsingle

★ 'Denwa Bango Oshiete!' Now Streaming https://nearly-equal-joy.lnk.to/DenwabangouOsiete

★ 'Denwa Bango Oshiete!' Music Video https://youtu.be/KZ0_Q66AgLk

'Denwa Bango Oshiete!' Lyrics: Rino Sashihara Composition: Ayumu Nakamura, Sota Saito Arrangement: Ayumu Nakamura, Sota Saito Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music) Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo

[MUSIC VIDEO] Director: Eri Yoshikawa (EPOCH Inc.) Choreographer: SACO MAKITA Producer: Tomoyuki Miike, Keiki Tsuchiya (north river)

[Profile] The third group following =LOVE and ≠ME, formed to produce Rino Sashihara's ideal idols. On January 30, 2022, the final audition was held, and on March 29, 2022, the members were unveiled, and producer Rino Sashihara herself announced the group name as ≒JOY. In September 2023, they held their 1st concert, 'Nice to meet you, we are ≒JOY.' at Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall. From December 2023 to January 2024, their 1st Tour 'Absolute' took place and was a huge success. On January 17, they released their debut mini-album 'Kitto, Zettai, Zettai', achieving No. 1 on both Oricon Weekly Album Ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Albums Sales, with shipments exceeding 100,000 copies on the first day. On February 23, 2024, they held their 2nd-anniversary concert '≒JOY 2nd ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT' at Tokyo International Forum Hall A, drawing an audience of about 8,000. In June, they released their highly anticipated 1st single 'Taiikukan Disco', debuting at No. 1 on both Oricon Weekly Single Ranking and Billboard JAPAN Top Singles Sales. Reaching No. 1 with both their 1st album and 1st single was a remarkable feat not seen by a female artist in about two and a half years. In October, they released their 2nd single 'Hatsukoi Cinderella', which also debuted at No. 1. Moreover, in June 2025, they released their 3rd single 'Blue Hawaii Lemon'. Its music video recorded their personal best of 5.1 million views, and streaming exceeded 10 million plays.

From August, they held the ≒JOY National Tour 2025 'Our moon is getting full', and in November, the tour final at Ariake Arena in Tokyo was a massive success.

On February 18, 2026, they released their long-awaited 4th single 'Denwa Bango Oshiete!', which is currently recording their highest cumulative shipment of over 300,000 copies.

On March 13, they held the '≒JOY 4th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM CONCERT' at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.

The name ≒JOY is filled with Rino Sashihara's hope that 'when the members and the fans who support them meet, they will feel joy and become happy.'

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