I-Chu is developed by Liber Entertainment and scheduled for launch in June 2015 on the iOS and Android, with pre-registrations opening on May 18, 2015.
[5] In June 2020, Liber Entertainment announced they would be discontinuing online services for the original mobile game on July 6, 2020, which would remain playable with all features unlocked until December 13, 2020.
[8] The play had a second run from February 23 to March 1, 2018, in Tokyo, under the title I-Chu the Stage: Stairway to Etoile 2018.
[16] An anime television series adaptation titled I-Chu: Halfway Through the Idol was announced in April 2019.
[4] The series is directed by Hitoshi Nanba and written by Yoshimi Narita, with Mina Ōsawa in charge of character designs, Twin Engine as producer, Lay-duce producing the animation,[17] and Yoshiaki Dewa composing the music.
"[20] both performed by I-Chu Leaders (アイチュウリーダーズ, Ai Chū Rīdāzu) A special opening theme song, "The Song's Number One Star: The Legend Folklore's Future" (一番星の歌～未来のレジェンド伝説～, "Ichiban Hoshi no Uta ～Mirai no Rejendo Densetsu～") performed by I-Chu (アイチュウ, Ai Chū) was used for episode 1.