≠Me (ノットイコールミー; pronounced Not Equal Me), is a

Japanese idol An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements b ...

girl group A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...

that formed in early 2019. The twelve-person group is produced by former

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...

and

HKT48 HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku, Fukuoka city of Fukuoka Prefecture, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group currently performs at ...

member

Rino Sashihara is a Japanese tarento, singer, producer and actress. She is best known as a former member of idol groups HKT48, AKB48 and STU48, and was the theater manager for HKT48 and STU48. She was also a member of AKB48's unit Not Yet (band), Not Yet and i ...

and is the sister group of

=Love =Love (イコールラブ ''Ikōrurabu,'' pronounced "equal love", stylized as =LOVE) is a Japanese idol group composed of voice actors from the Yoyogi Animation Academy. The twelve-person group is produced by former AKB48 and HKT48 member Rin ...

History

2019–present: Formation and debut

In late 2018, auditions for what would be

's sister group were held. On February 24, 2019, a line-up of eleven members was confirmed. The final member was revealed on April 8. They released their eponymous debut digital single on August 3. On August 4, the group performed alongside their sister group at Tokyo Idol Festival 2019. The group featured as the sole performer on =Love's sixth single B-side track which was released on October 30. In October 2020, the group performed at Tokyo Idol Festival 2020. On April 7, 2021, they released their first EP, . On July 14, they released the single . Their second single, , was released on November 10.

Members

*Hana Ogi (尾木波菜) *Kirari Ochiai (落合希来里) *Moeko Kanisawa (蟹沢萌子) *Natsune Kawaguchi (河口夏音) *Natsumi Kawanago (川中子奈月心) *Momo Sakurai (櫻井もも) *Mirei Suganami (菅波美玲) *Hitomi Suzuki (鈴木瞳美) *Saya Tanizaki (谷崎早耶) *Nanaka Tomita (冨田菜々風) *Shiori Nagata (永田詩央里) *Miyuki Honda (本田珠由記)

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

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