=LOVE Appears Live on NHK General's 'Uta Con' and Sings New Song 'Gekiyaku Chudoku' Live!!

The idol group =LOVE (Equal Love), produced by Rino Sashihara, is currently experiencing viral hits across multiple fronts. Their song 'Tokubechu, Shite', released in February last year, has surpassed 150 million cumulative streaming plays and 2.2 billion total views on TikTok. Furthermore, the music video for their new song 'Gekiyaku Chudoku' (Lethal Dose Addiction), which was pre-released in February, surpassed 10 million views in a personal-best of 19 days, and has exceeded 30 million cumulative streaming plays.

Today, they appeared live on NHK's 'Uta Con' and performed their new song 'Gekiyaku Chudoku'. The new song 'Gekiyaku Chudoku' features Iori Noguchi and Maika Sasaki as double centers. It is a passionate love song about falling victim to the poison of love and drowning in an incurable romance, and it had already become a hot topic before its release. This new song was released on April 1st as the title track of their 20th single, recording a personal-best first-week sales of 417,000 copies on the 'Billboard JAPAN Top Singles Sales' announced on April 8th. It has achieved 1st place on both the Billboard and Oricon weekly single rankings for two consecutive releases and a total of seven times.

On the program, singer Yukino Ichikawa collaborated with =LOVE's Maika Sasaki, Iori Noguchi, and Sana Morohashi to cover Akina Nakamori's famous song 'Shojo A', creating a one-night-only performance that generated immense excitement on social media.

=LOVE is currently holding their '=LOVE 8th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM TOUR', which has recorded their largest attendance in history. The tour's final performances will take place at Yokohama Stadium in Kanagawa Prefecture on April 18th (Sat) and 19th (Sun).

Furthermore, it has been announced that a massive '=LOVE STADIUM LIVE' will be held at MUFG Stadium (National Stadium) in Tokyo on June 20th (Sat) and 21st (Sun), expecting an attendance of about 120,000 people over the two days. Please continue to pay close attention to =LOVE as their momentum accelerates further.

★ New Song 'Gekiyaku Chudoku' Now Streaming! https://equallove.lnk.to/GekiyakuChudoku

★ 'Gekiyaku Chudoku' Music Video https://youtu.be/Bco8bY9r_H4

'Gekiyaku Chudoku' Lyrics: Rino Sashihara Composition: Sota Saito Arrangement: APAZZI Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music) Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo

[MUSIC VIDEO] Director: Ryohei Shingu (BABEL LABEL) Choreography: SACO