=LOVE's 20th Single "Gekiyaku Chūdoku" Released Today! Records Over 300,000 First-Day Sales (Cumulative Single Shipments Exceed 400,000) for the First Time for =LOVE, Securing 1st Place on Oricon Daily Single Ranking!
Produced by Rino Sashihara, the idol group =LOVE's 20th single "Gekiyaku Chūdoku" has been released, achieving over 300,000 first-day sales and securing the #1 spot on the Oricon Daily chart. Their previous release also became a viral hit, and they have an 8th-anniversary tour and a large-scale stadium live scheduled.
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Last February, the song "Tokubetsu, Shite" surpassed 140 million cumulative streams and 2.2 billion total views on TikTok. Furthermore, the new song "Gekiyaku Chūdoku," which began pre-distribution in February, achieved 10 million music video views in just 19 days, the fastest in their history, and surpassed 28 million cumulative streams, marking viral hits in various aspects for the idol group =LOVE, produced by Rino Sashihara.
Today, their highly anticipated 20th single "Gekiyaku Chūdoku" has been released. It was announced that =LOVE achieved over 300,000 first-day sales for the first time (cumulative single shipments exceeding 400,000) and splendidly secured the #1 spot on the Oricon Daily Single Ranking as of April 1, 2026.
The new song "Gekiyaku Chūdoku," featuring Iori Noguchi and Maika Sasaki as double centers, is a love song that sings of passionate love, falling under the spell of love's poison and drowning in an incurable romance. Its Music Video, released on March 1st (Sunday), surpassed 12 million views in about one month, marking a new personal best for views, and had already become a hot topic even before its release.
=LOVE is currently holding their largest-ever "＝LOVE 8th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM TOUR" in terms of mobilization, with the tour final performances scheduled for April 18th (Saturday) and 19th (Sunday) at Yokohama Stadium in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Furthermore, it has been announced that a large-scale "=LOVE STADIUM LIVE" is planned to mobilize approximately 120,000 people over two days on June 20th (Saturday) and 21st (Sunday) at MUFG Stadium (National Stadium) in Tokyo. We kindly ask you to continue paying close attention to =LOVE as their momentum further accelerates.
★"Gekiyaku Chūdoku" Music Video
https://youtu.be/Bco8bY9r_H4
"Gekiyaku Chūdoku"
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composition: Sota Saito
Arrangement: APAZZI
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
★New Song "Moratorium" Music Video
https://youtu.be/ZROuG57QGls
"Moratorium"
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composition: Katsuhiko Sugiyama, oni
Arrangement: oni
Soun
Today, their highly anticipated 20th single "Gekiyaku Chūdoku" has been released. It was announced that =LOVE achieved over 300,000 first-day sales for the first time (cumulative single shipments exceeding 400,000) and splendidly secured the #1 spot on the Oricon Daily Single Ranking as of April 1, 2026.
The new song "Gekiyaku Chūdoku," featuring Iori Noguchi and Maika Sasaki as double centers, is a love song that sings of passionate love, falling under the spell of love's poison and drowning in an incurable romance. Its Music Video, released on March 1st (Sunday), surpassed 12 million views in about one month, marking a new personal best for views, and had already become a hot topic even before its release.
=LOVE is currently holding their largest-ever "＝LOVE 8th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM TOUR" in terms of mobilization, with the tour final performances scheduled for April 18th (Saturday) and 19th (Sunday) at Yokohama Stadium in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Furthermore, it has been announced that a large-scale "=LOVE STADIUM LIVE" is planned to mobilize approximately 120,000 people over two days on June 20th (Saturday) and 21st (Sunday) at MUFG Stadium (National Stadium) in Tokyo. We kindly ask you to continue paying close attention to =LOVE as their momentum further accelerates.
★"Gekiyaku Chūdoku" Music Video
https://youtu.be/Bco8bY9r_H4
"Gekiyaku Chūdoku"
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composition: Sota Saito
Arrangement: APAZZI
Sound Director: Takayuki Yayama (Sony Music)
Recorded by Sony Music Studios Tokyo
★New Song "Moratorium" Music Video
https://youtu.be/ZROuG57QGls
"Moratorium"
Lyrics: Rino Sashihara
Composition: Katsuhiko Sugiyama, oni
Arrangement: oni
Soun