What You Need to Know:
- The latest single by Aqours, the nine-member school idol group from the Love Live! Sunshine!! series of the multimedia Love Live! franchise, has claimed the No. 1 spot on the Oricon Weekly Singles Ranking (dated December 30, 2024). Titled “Eikyuu hours,” the single serves as the theme song for Aqours’ final solo concert, Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Finale LoveLive! ～Eikyuu Stage～, marking the culmination of their activities in celebration of their ninth anniversary this year.
- The first limited-edition Blu-ray includes a live-action music video filmed in Aqours’ hometown of Numazu. The CD also features the coupling track “Bokura no Tabi wa Owaranai,” a collaboration with JR Tokai’s Oshitabi campaign.
- This is Aqours’ first No. 1 ranking in approximately six years, and member Anju Inami has shared a comment to celebrate the achievement:
Message From Anju Inami, Voice of Chika Takami (Aqours)
We are truly grateful for the overwhelming love and support from everyone who has cheered on Aqours. Thanks to you, we’ve once again achieved the milestone of claiming the No. 1 spot on the Oricon Weekly Singles Ranking!
Set against the backdrop of Numazu in Shizuoka Prefecture, Love Live! Sunshine!! carries the words and heartfelt emotions of everyone involved with Aqours...!
“Thank you so, so much!”
With this song, we hope that Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Finale LoveLive! ～Eikyuu Stage～, adorned with the unique brilliance that the nine of us have tirelessly pursued, will resonate with each person’s journey and hold a special place in your hearts.
Live Information
Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Finale LoveLive! ～Eikyuu Stage～
Schedule:
Day 1: June 21, 2025 — Doors open at 15:00 / Performance starts at 17:00
Day 2: June 22, 2025 — Doors open at 15:00 / Performance starts at 17:00
Venue:
Belluna Dome
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Aquors' Profile
Aqours is a school idol group that consists of the main characters in LoveLive! Sunshine!! They debuted with their first single “Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiterukai?” in 2015. Over the years, LoveLive! Sunshine!! music CDs have sold over 3.5 million copies, earning the group 10 Gold Records in total. Aqours has also performed at the prestigious 69th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen and successfully held two solo concerts at Tokyo Dome.
On June 30, 2024, ahead of their 9th anniversary, they announced their final concert together, titled “LoveLive! Sunshine!! Aqours Finale LoveLive! ~Eikyuu stage~.” The theme song for this concert, “Eikyuu hours,” will be released as a single on December 18. The Limited First Edition will include a music video, marking their second live-action music video since “DREAMY COLOR.”
Additionally, the single will include “Bokura no Tabi wa Owaranai,” a collaboration song with the JR Tokai Tokaido Shinkansen’s 60th Anniversary Oshi Tabi campaign.
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Source: Official Press Release