Heart Project

An undercover pre-debut Project for Esupuri, created by NiceP!
Official Sites:
Website (Now redirects to the unit page for Special for Princess!)
YouTube
TikTok
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Twitter (X)
Instagram
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==Description==
Heart Project (stylized as 🤍🖤Project), also known as Esupuri, was an unannounced pre-debut project for Special for Princess!. They debuted under the record label SACRA MUSIC. Beginning early September, the songs Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ and Sukisuki Hunter♡ were debuted alongside a variety of promotional material. It was not disclosed that the project was related to Ensemble Stars in any way, shape, or form.
===Official Description===
A mysterious new idol unit consisting of four teenage members.
With sweet and bitter voices, we will deliver to you the two-sided "love" of 🖤 and 🤍. 💓
A music project that supports "love"!
We produce and release songs that depict the
🖤 unwell and melancholy side of "love", and the
🤍 pure and happy side of "love".
==Pre-Debut MVs==
===Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥===
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Released Sep 9, 2024
Character design: 植草航 / 酒井浩史 / スズキハルカ / 中内友紀恵
Animators: 植草航 / 酒井浩史 / スズキハルカ / 中内友紀恵 / フジシマケイ
Background artists: 052 / 酒井浩史
Composite & 2D works: アズマ
Director: 植草航
===Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ (Lyric Video)===
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Released Sep 10, 2024
Movie / Director: ツツミヒデアキ
Lyric motion: isa.
Logo design: Rina Akiyama
Illust: ニナハチ
===Sukisuki Hunter♡===
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Released Oct 7, 2024
Movie, Animation, Graphic Design: ファル公 
Character Design, Illust: エス
Direction (Storyboard): ファル公 
===Sukisuki Hunter♡ (Lyric Video)===
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Released Oct 7, 2024
Movie / Director: ツツミヒデアキ
Lyric motion: isa. 
Logo design: Rina Akiyama<bR>
Illust: 4
==Timeline==
===August===
*The Heart Project accounts were created. The official YouTube was created on Aug 23.
===September===
*The first tweet is posted to the Heart Project twitter on Sep 2.
*Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ debuts on Sep 9.
*A Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ campaign begins to encourage users to make their own cover, dance, or animation videos on Sep 9.
*Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ (Lyric Video) debuts on Sep 9.
*A variety of Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ assets are released for fans to create their own video covers with on Sep 10.
*Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ makes appearances on the large street vision at the TV Asahi headquarters beginning Sep 13.
*An Ensemble Stars TikTok is accidentally released on the Heart Project TikTok before being quickly deleted Sep 25.
*Fan reception: Fans make notice that the voices sound similarly to some of the new 4piece cast member's voices.
*Fan reception: Fans notice that a primary lyricist for Ensemble Stars, Yohei Matsui, wrote the lyrics for Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥, as well as Arte Refact members being involved.
===October===
*Sukisuki Hunter♡ debuts on Oct 7.
*Sukisuki Hunter♡ (Lyric Video) debuts on Oct 7.
*The Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ campaign extends to include Sukisuki Hunter♡ as well with more assets being released on Oct 7.
*Heart Project begins a collaboration with Club DAM on Oct 9.
*Heart Project announces they will be revealing their members 11/9/2024 on Oct 9.
*JASRAC reveals that Ensemble Stars filed music copyright for Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ on Oct 29.
===November===
*らぶちゅちゅ features Sukisuki Hunter♡ on their program on Nov 7.
*Heart Project reveals its true identity as Special for Princess! on Nov 9.
==Gallery==
Heart Project Announcement.jpg
Heart Project Banner.jpg
Heart Project Icon.jpg
Heart Project Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ Lyrics.jpg
Heart Project Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ Campaign 1.jpg
Heart Project Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ Campaign 2.jpg
Heart Project Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ Campaign 3.jpg
Heart Project Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥ Campaign 4.jpg
Heart Project Dam Collab 1.jpg
Heart Project Dam Collab 2.jpg
Ensemble Stars!! ES Idol Song Extra Special for Princess! "Shougai Zettai Souai Sengen♥" Cover 2.png
Ensemble Stars!! ES Idol Song Extra Special for Princess! "Sukisuki Hunter♡" Cover 2.png 
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