The new idol project 'STATION IDOL LATCH!' features unique station attendant characters from all 30 JR Yamanote Line stations who become idols after their work hours to promote their stations and neighborhoods. On the 20th, the project celebrated its 3rd anniversary. To mark the occasion, new visuals and details about new songs and merchandise for the five selected Yamanote Line representatives from the "Ekimemo General Election" were unveiled. The election, held from last August to March this year, received a total of 253,999 votes.

'STATION IDOL LATCH!' selects one station attendant from each of the 30 JR Yamanote Line stations to become a station idol. They work to promote their beloved stations and neighborhoods by performing as idols outside their regular duties.

Since the project's launch on May 20, 2021, it has expanded through voice dramas, song releases, fan meetings, live performances, and manga adaptations. Unique to this idol project are character announcements within the stations along the JR Yamanote Line.

In the "Ekimemo General Election," held from August 18, 2023, to March 31, 2024, 30 LATCH members competed in five attribute-based blocks. The election garnered a total of 68,099,880 points and 253,999 votes, resulting in the selection of the top five representatives: Tsugumi Aeba (CV: Hidenori Takahashi) from Ebisu Station, Wataru Minato (CV: Sho Kanno) from Hamamatsucho Station, Yuta Negishi (CV: Junta Terashima) from Uguisudani Station, Mikado Aobazuku (CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki) from Ikebukuro Station, and Yo Ameya (CV: Jun Kasama) from Ueno Station.

In celebration of the 3rd anniversary, new visuals of the Yamanote Line representatives were released, along with information about the release of new songs, new merchandise to be sold at the Ikebukuro P'PARCO POP-UP event in June, and details about a collaboration cafe to be held in July.

Source : ORICON NEWS