=LOVE Performs New Single on Best Hit Kayousai, Announces 2027 Dome Concerts

The idol group =LOVE performed their latest single live on the year-end music program "Best Hit Kayousai 2026." The song, "Koi, Hajimemashita.," debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly singles chart in September with 515,000 copies sold in its first week. It has since shipped over 660,000 copies, a new record for the group.

This was the group's second consecutive year appearing on the program. Member Sasaki Maika also performed a cover of Matsuura Aya's "LOVE Namidairo" as part of a special unit. In a dance medley segment, both =LOVE and their sister group ≠ME performed to Nakajima Kento's "Saisho wa Kyun!"

The group's previous single, "Tokubechu, Shite," has surpassed 220 million cumulative streams and 2.4 billion total views on TikTok.

=LOVE will hold their first Tokyo Dome concerts on January 19 and 20, 2027, titled "Subete wa =LOVE." They will follow this with shows at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on February 24 and 25.

The music video for "Koi, Hajimemashita." was directed by Shingu Ryohei. The single is available on global streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music.

Source: PR Times via 株式会社ソニー・ミュージックレーベルズ