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  1. fatrain

    fatrain Under Girls

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    looks like members are so very busy with rehearsals for IkoNoi Fes (10/9) that some =/ME members even cry
    Iori is down with poor physical condition
    Sasshi supervising rehearsals and teaching members crowd agitation. Sasshi also says that the Fes is going to be an emotion roller coaster.
    looks like it's going to be epic!


    if the video does not show watch the video here

    Anna/Hitomi Showroom 211007


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  2. sorasan

    sorasan Future Girls

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  3. fatrain

    fatrain Under Girls

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    omg, it was announced that there will be another =LOVE's sister group!
    Sasshi is really building her AKB34 empire! :XD:

    auditions will start on October 15

    message from Sasshi

    https://twitter.com/345__chan/status/1446792652788142080
     
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  4. sorasan

    sorasan Future Girls

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    But ... but ... but won't she burnt out ? It's not easy to handle 2 and now the third ?

    Lots of fun things happened this afternoon concert <3
    All of them got to ride on the mini cart, something that I don't usually see in =LOVE & ≠ME concert :)
    ( Sasshi's comment was that it brings back memories, especially for those in AKBG who could not had a chance to stand on minicart due to not being senbatsu members, etc thus she wants them each to be able to, though the numbers between AKBG and IkoNoi is different )

    IkoNoi Fes 2021.jpg =love sign.jpg =love.jpg Maika sign.jpg Maika.jpg Naatan.jpg Risa.jpg

    Hasegawa-san was also present ! ( Yes ... Maika's signature is at this food truck :cute: )


    Hasegawa1.jpg Hasegawa2.jpg

    @M20 Jibun Sanka ( sung by IkoNoi ) for the 1st time, The fans were allowed to use their handphone to video them :drool:


    It's a freaking downpour:XD: !!!! FIGHTING:banana: !!!!

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  5. David61

    David61 Under Girls Stage48 Donor

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    Official announcement video for the third group:


    if the video does not show watch the video here
     
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  6. fatrain

    fatrain Under Girls

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  7. sorasan

    sorasan Future Girls

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    Wonder what is the ascii for ≒ ?
    I dun wanna keep copy and paste when using it hahaha

    edit : Bingo : it's ALT +2252≒


    Day & Night Fan cam

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  8. David61

    David61 Under Girls Stage48 Donor

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  9. Mayoyo

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    Nice! I love the "No Senbatsu" system on Sasshi idol groups,
    Hopefully it stays that way
     
  10. sorasan

    sorasan Future Girls

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    Some interesting pictures from the evening shots

    It's a Bee !

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    The second one :cold: !!!

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    Iori Fantasy Mode Switch ON !!!!

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    Maika Wallpaper Appeal :cute:

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  11. patapataful

    patapataful Upcoming Girls Stage48 Donor

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    Wow another sister group? This is very fast!
    Just thought about it last week and when my thoughts went "Naaa it's to soon!"[hehe]:^^;:
    Well here she goes again.
    Sasshi is always good for a surprise:p[hehe] I hope, like everyone else said, she won't burn herself. Already promoting and producing 2 groups and now a third?
    Don't know if the moment is to soon? I mean ≠ME only had their (CD)debut this year. And covid still mocking on the door.:fear:
    Salut Sasshi!
     
  12. sorasan

    sorasan Future Girls

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    I wonder ... what will match LOVE ME ...... You ... ? Aproxi You ....About You ..... Maybe You.. Must be You ( kito kimi da ) :confused:


    The next festival title 2 years later will be longer title :^O^:

    Guessing the next group will follow the past, debut @ Idol festival ( if it resumed back to usual time slot as no longer have olympics taking up that slot )
     
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  13. sorasan

    sorasan Future Girls

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  14. fatrain

    fatrain Under Girls

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    I'd say there is not much difference in concepts, both groups are simply Sasshi's vision of her ideal idols. both are classical orthodox idols.
    why did Sasshi start another group if they don't differ? apparently, label/agency wanted to hire more members to =LOVE so it would be easier to pay the bills/grow but Sasshi didn't want to make a separation by generations so there is no senbatsu and no members are "left behind". so I guess 2nd group (and now 3rd) was a compromise between increasing members and keeping all the members in the spotlight. after all it all comes down to which member you'll like.

    as for slight differences... Sasshi once said that =LOVE is professional and Noimii is emotional (whatever that means :^^;:). =LOVE is an all-rounder group, they have songs with a mix of probably any genre (rap, metal, classic, k-pop, you name it), and =/ME is more of a youth idols, but I think it has more to do with them being young and fresh themselves rather than difference in concepts. =LOVE started out as "pure and innocent black-haired idols" as well but it didn't take long for them to release something like Teokure Caution as a 3rd single [hehe]

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    TIF 2021 performance 211003 :banana:

    https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1dT4y1Z7Qt
     
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  15. Naaruru

    Naaruru Upcoming Girls

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    being an undergirl is suck and she know that
    at this point maybe she will choose disbanding =love than adding new member as =love 2nd gen :fear:
     
  16. patapataful

    patapataful Upcoming Girls Stage48 Donor

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    On the One side I can Unterstand Sasshi's thouhts but it would be a shame to let this glory group and the Songs dissapear:( (One day)
    Adding a 2nd generation and Mix the group would be strange too. I get that.
    Maybe they would do something "new" and add a whole new generation after 1st gen graduated.:chuffed::fear:
     
  17. fatrain

    fatrain Under Girls

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    finally sorted out cameko photos of IkoNoi Fes 2021... OTL
    8000+ photos of pure art...
    I'm sure using soap bubbles at music festival wasn't novelty but the combination of soap bubbles, beautiful girls and cameko photos created some magic! the photos turned out absolutely ethereal! :cute: definitely the best =LOVE=/ME photos to far and, who knows, it could be the best idol photoset overall just by the share amount of all factors combined - the beauty of photos, the beauty of models and outfits, the scale of event and the set, the x-factors of soap bubbles, heavy rain and fireworks, and of course the overall feeling of happiness and hype of the group on a rapid rise...

    news
    https://natalie.mu/music/news/448732 (81 pic)
    https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2209839/full/
    https://popnroll.tv/articles/20875
    https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/2810973
    https://news.dwango.jp/idol/64684-2110

    matome
    http://equallove-2017.blog.jp/archives/27623952.html (day)
    http://equallove-2017.blog.jp/archives/27627822.html (evening)
    http://equallove-2017.blog.jp/archives/27628081.html (members)

    photo gallery (8200+ photos!)
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/8NWp5kvZKShX19737

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    Hitomi and Sana were guests at campus festival of Aizu University (211010)
    interesting that =LOVE was invited because they were the most requested group among students! :1st:
    =LOVE is really popular with youngsters, which is great!

    3:29:45- (the sound is bad but contents are pretty fun)

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  18. silentmary

    silentmary Kenkyuusei

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    Let’s be positive and enjoy today. My first girl group that i liked is Tokyo Girls’ Style. They have 11 years. Their song style changed as they got older.
    I wouldn’t mind a second generation in a small number, but I get why Sashihara doesn’t want. If =LOVE loses more members I think she will have to put more.

    I like no senbatsu system. I was always upset about Keyakizaka’s formation.
     
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  19. fatrain

    fatrain Under Girls

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    I wonder if Sasshi will choose 1 member for =LOVE in this audition as well? that would be interesting :hehe:
    sooner or later they will have to add new members so they might as well do it now.

    btw, fans actively discuss a possibility of Yahagi Moeka (ex-AKB) joining auditions since she kinda abruptly ended her contract with Avex today, and she was close to Sasshi in her AKB days.
    there are also few STU members who left the group recently, maybe there might be a chance they'll try to audition too? Sasshi was STU's theater manager after all.

    anyway, I think there will be a flood of applications from girls who saw photos from the IkoNoi concert :cool:
     
  20. sorasan

    sorasan Future Girls

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    Yamamoto Anna :blush: !! Go Go IkoNoi Leadaaaaar:1st: ooo wait ... oops she's not :p

    Edit : oops totally read wrongly regarding fatrain's quote.
    He meant +1 to =LOVE while I read his as get 1 member from =LOVE to be one of the judge ... hahaha 5am tunnel vision:fp:
     
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