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Liella! Cross Talk 03 - Date Sayuri, Aoyama Nagisa, Suzuhara Nozomi

Check out the original interview in the LoveLive! Days Liella Special, available for purchase on Amazon JP here.

An interview with the voices of Shibuya Kanon, Hazuki Ren, and Sakurakoji Kinako. We asked them about how they feel now after starting from the open auditions and overcoming the same hurdles together.

Interview by Okada Moeka

I feel like Kanon-chan grew so much throughout the second season that I’m being left further and further behind

It’s been half a year since Liella! became nine. Has the group’s atmosphere changed since then?

Aoyama: I think we’ve settled down a little compared to when we first started out as nine. Now that we know what everyone else is like and what kind of people they are on the inside, we’ve managed to figure out the appropriate distance between us.

Date: We really were trying too hard back then, weren’t we? (laughs) Feels like we’ve settled down and are now much more comfortable with one another.

Suzuhara: Like, the first-generation members have always just been a group of people on the other side of a screen, so… Now that we’ve gone for meals together, I find that I can be quite frank when talking to them.

Date: I’m actually quite shy, so I’m not very good at initiating conversations. I decided that I might as well just be myself from the very start if putting up an act wasn’t going to work anyway, so I just treated everyone like I would have when we only had five members.

Aoyama: I’m also not very good at starting conversations, so I kinda get that (laughs).

When was the first time that it truly hit you that Liella! now has nine members?

Aoyama: When I watched the archive for our release event.

Date: !! (Nods with eyes wide open)

Aoyama: What’s with that reaction? (laughs) Now that we have more members, it’s not so easy to grasp what everyone’s facial expressions are like during dance rehearsals, unlike before. Of course, we do have recordings of the rehearsals, but you can’t really see everyone’s expressions clearly from that alone. So, when I first watched the recording of the event… That was when I felt like we could reach even greater heights together as nine.

Date: Yeah! I felt the same way right after the event. During the rehearsals, I usually focus only on what I was doing, not to mention the fact that we were wearing masks. So hearing our fans’ comments and watching the archive after the event was when it first hit me. It was also the first time I felt truly grateful that we had become nine.

Suzuhara: I watched Liella! perform as five for quite some time, so for me, a Liella! with nine members just didn’t feel right, probably even more so than the first-generation members. Watching the archive of our release event finally made me think, “Maybe I can call myself a part of Liella! after all…” more often. 

It sounds like you’re still in the process of discovering what it means for you to be part of Liella!.

Suzuhara: I spent a lot of time thinking about that, but there’s a part of me that’s still chasing after the five-member Liella!. A Liella! with nine-members is still Liella!, of course, but there are times when I think that they’re just not the same. I don’t think that’s a bad thing, though, so I’ll continue chasing after them!

This question is for the two first-generation members: is there anything that’s different about performing on stage with nine members instead of five?

Aoyama: It’s amazing just how much more reassuring it is to perform when there are more of us on stage. When performing as five, sometimes it shows on my face that I’m thinking about what my next line is, but now I feel like I can put on a more natural expression when performing.

Date: She’s right. You’re also really close to the person next to you! Our second release event was held in the same venue as our first event, Hajimari wa Minna no Sora, but the stage felt much smaller than before. Of course, part of it was because the seats were now filled with all our fans, but it felt like the stage had become more colorful than before. It really has gotten livelier, hasn’t it?

Suzuhara: We’ve all been strung along by Ookuma Wakana’s passion.

Date: Passion? (laughs)

Suzuhara: She can make very big movements with her head. I’ve always wondered how she manages to do that, and I even asked her that very question today during practice. Looking at her makes you realize how much fun it is to perform on stage, and seeing that in turn has made me want to make even bigger movements when I’m dancing, to use as much of the stage as possible and to make everyone enjoy themselves as much as possible. I’m sure Wakana’s dancing has infected the rest of the group, and Liella!’s dance moves now have much larger movements thanks to her… (voice getting softer with time)

Date/Aoyama: What’s wrong?! (laughs)

Aoyama: I totally get you! (laughs) Actually, I think it’s precisely because Kumachan dances so dynamically as Shiki-chan that her dancing shows off something different from just Shiki-chan’s dancing. She made me start thinking more about how I can incorporate her strengths and look even more like Ren-chan when I’m performing on stage.

Date: Kanon-chan doesn’t really have that much of a link to dancing story-wise, I guess. Now that we’ve become nine, I’ve spent more time thinking about how Kanon-chan would dance, more than I used to for our 1st Live Tour and 2nd Live. That’s one of the things I’m chasing after at the moment. Up until now, I’ve pushed through by just trying my best to have as much fun as possible, but now that she’s in her second year and trying to win Love Live!, I’m sure she has thought about how she should perform to achieve that goal, so I’m trying to figure that part out by re-watching parts of the anime.

How was your first time performing on stage, Suzuhara-san?

Suzuhara: I had loads of fun! I couldn’t picture in my head what it’d be like to actually perform on stage during the rehearsals. I did appear on stage for the fan meetings, but that experience wasn’t linked to actually performing live. I now know that performing live is really, really fun! I found myself naturally smiling when dancing, and I’m so overjoyed at being able to stand on stage as Kinako-chan that I find myself fully enjoying myself. I’ve always loved singing and dancing, so finally being able to do that, finally being able to show everyone that made me really happy as well.

That was when I felt like we could reach even greater heights together as nine

This may be a sudden question, but is there anything about the others here in the interview today that you particularly admire or would like to be able to do too?

Suzuhara: I’ll go first! I really admire Sayuchan’s loud voice—

Date: Loud voice?!

Suzuhara: I’ll talk about some other things later! (panicking) When we’re in a circle, or when push comes to shove, the way her voice resonates through the room is just so cool, which is something I really look up to. That, and her communication skills are top notch! Though I’m pretty sure she’d argue otherwise.

Date: That’s the thing I’m the worst at!

Suzuhara: She’s really easy to talk to, and talking to her is always so enjoyable, so I really like that about her. Her singing and dancing is amazing too, so I really look up to that part of her as well! As for Nagichan, she can do anything.

Aoyama: No way.

Suzuhara: I wanna do a segment where we try to find out just what it is she can’t do.

Date: I wanna join in too!

Aoyama: No, please~

Suzuhara: Oh, and she’s also really good at sports, which I really envy. I’m terrible at sports, so… She really can do anything. In fact, what is it that you can’t do?

Aoyama: There’s a whole lot I can’t do! I can’t speak Chinese or Spanish, for example.

Suzuhara: And that just makes you even more amazing! …That’s all.

Date: (Laughs) Guess I’ll go next. I feel like Nagichan knows herself really well. I’ve learned so many things from just talking to her. She speaks from her own experiences and gives really good advice on what I should do in every situation, and that has helped me out countless times. The other day, she recommended that I eat some meat—

Meat? You mean protein?

Date: Yeah! She says it a lot, things like, “You gotta make sure you get enough protein!” I’ve started incorporating more protein into my diet thanks to her, and I feel a little more cheerful than I used to be. So I have her to thank for that.

Aoyama: That’s such an interesting thing to talk about! (laughs)

Date: And, as for Nonchan—

Suzuhara: You don’t need to force yourself, just skip me… (softly)

Date: Now that we have nine members, our group definitely has more prominent personalities than before. When I first started out, I used to compare myself a lot to the others around me. Things like wondering why I couldn’t do something even though someone else could do it without any trouble. But Nonchan is different. She has a very strong sense of self, and seems to work towards improving herself step by step without ever comparing herself to someone else. Am I making any sense?

Aoyama: Totally get you!

Date: Oh, and because she doesn’t really say much about what she’s thinking, she has this cool, mysterious aura about her. Being able to use what she observes in others and converting it into something of her own is quite an amazing quality, and something I’d like to be able to do as well.

Suzuhara: (While slowly shaking her head, in a soft voice) Thank you……

Aoyama: I guess I’m up last. For Sayurin, it’s gotta be her smile. I’m sure her fans already know what I mean. She’s just so cute when she has this huge smile on her face! Her very presence brightens up the atmosphere in the room, so she’s definitely a natural idol. Every word she says to her fellow members is also filled with kindness, and she can always find just the right words to say. She’s a kind soul that brings with her a soothing atmosphere no matter where she goes.

Date: I’m gonna cry…… Thank you so much!

Aoyama: That really is something that’s unique to Sayurin. Nonchan, on the other hand, is a really strong person on the inside, though she doesn’t show it often. At first, I had no idea what she was thinking. But, now that I’ve spent more time with her, I’ve realized that she has a really strong sense of self. Now that we’re close enough to be frank with each other, I’m really glad that she speaks her mind to me. She’s even more diligent than everyone thinks, so I do hope she can relax just a little. Don’t push yourself too hard!

Suzuhara: Really~? But am I really pushing myself too hard? I find myself tensing up quite often, so I want to learn to relax like Nagichan does.

Going back to the original topic, did anything in particular stand out about the release event?

Aoyama: Our previous release events didn’t have an audience, so being able to perform directly in front of an audience made me really happy. We performed Watashi no Symphony in the audience seats during our first release event, so when the second-generation members were performing the first verse, I had flashbacks to when I sang the same lines standing to the right of the audience seats.

Date: We all performed Watashi no Symphony together, but I’m sure it resonated so strongly this time precisely because the second-generation members were performing it. It made me realize just how much the mood of a song is affected by the people singing it. I’m really glad we got to hear a version of it with the second-generation members.

Suzuhara: I was watching as a member of the audience when the first-generation members performed the song during their first release event, so that came to mind. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect myself to be standing on stage singing the same phrase I saw Sayuchan sing from where I was sitting in one of the audience seats in a corner. I’ve always thought, “If that was me performing, there’s no way I’d be able to sing that phrase,” so I was really surprised when I found out that I was assigned those starting lines. I practiced that part again and again, but I was still very nervous… How are you even supposed to sing those lines?

Date: Huh? But the release event is already over! (laughs)

Aoyama: You did great!

Suzuhara: Even though I spent so much time practicing, I felt like my mind would be completely blank when I actually got on stage. But being able to sing those lines was, to me, a really big accomplishment and my success story for this release event.

Date: There wasn’t an audience when I sang it, so you’re really amazing, Nonchan!

Suzuhara: It’s a precious song for the first-generation members, and also a very emotional song for the second-generation members and all the fans, so I was really, really nervous…!

The theme printed on the teaser visual for the anime’s second season was “Chasing after them, surpassing them.” How did you interpret this theme?

Date: In the teaser illustration, the second-generation members were chasing after the first-generation members, so that’s how I interpreted it. The second season of the anime really gave off the feeling of “Liella! is nine,” so I’m now convinced that it also has something to do with striving to become a better version of yourself, as well as the relationship between the cast members.

Suzuhara: The second-generation members took on this challenge with a similar mindset (laughs). But, hearing Sing! Shine! Smile! made me wonder if it’s the entire school that’s chasing after and surpassing something together, as a whole.

Aoyama: I too interpreted it as being broader than just referring to the second-generation members. I think the second season is a story of Liella! achieving something together as a whole. I guess you could even extend that to the entirety of Yuigaoka moving forward together.

I’m so overjoyed at being able to stand on stage as Kinako-chan that I find myself fully enjoying myself

I believe you’re all now in the midst of rehearsing for your 3rd Live Tour. Suzuhara-san, is there one goal or target in particular that you’d like to achieve during this tour?

Suzuhara: There are too many to count. I really love singing and dancing, but on the technical side of things, I still have a long way to go. I want to improve as much as I can given the time we have to prepare. We’ll be performing quite a few songs with pretty difficult choreographies for our 3rd Live Tour, not to mention Go!! Restart, in which only Kinako-chan performs with all the first-generation members… I’ll do my best during practice so I can get through it with a smile on my face!

We actually asked the first-generation members this same question in the Liella! special.

Date: I mentioned how I couldn’t do the Starlight Prologue twirl, didn’t I? (laughs) I didn’t manage to do it in the end either, but I think the most important thing was not panicking. I performed that twirl with all kinds of negative thoughts in my head, like how I’m wasting everyone’s time, or why I couldn’t do something as simple as this… But I realized that just enjoying myself and not thinking about anything negative while performing usually went better.

Aoyama: I think I talked about not being sure whether my facial expressions looked natural. But, seeing with my own eyes how everyone was supporting us naturally put a smile on my face, so I can now stand on stage without worrying about that. Now, my goal is to perform in such a way that even if all of us were performing with the exact same hairstyles and costumes, anyone watching would be able to tell at a glance that I’m Ren-chan. Of course, dancing dynamically or very energetically is bound to attract attention, but I don’t think that’s how Ren-chan would dance.

Suzuhara: When watching our dance recordings, it’s always so easy to pick out Ren-chan! So you are paying particular attention to that! 

Aoyama: Thank you!

Suzuhara: I actually think I’m too similar to Kinako-chan… When I first saw the script for the anime’s second season, her actions and words made me think, “...are they writing about me?” There are times when I can’t tell where the border between the two of us lies. Which emotions actually belong to me, and which are Kinako-chan’s?

Date: The two of you really are alike.

Aoyama: That’s amazing. But I don’t think that’s a bad thing?

Date: Whether or not I look like Kanon-chan… That’s something I’m working on too, actually. I feel like Kanon-chan grew so much throughout the second season that I’m being left further and further behind. Up until now, just having fun took every ounce of my effort, so I too am trying to find out how I should be moving to look more like Kanon-chan, and how to get closer to that.

Last but not least, a message for the fans!

Suzuhara: Our 3rd Live Tour will be the second-generation members’ first live tour, not to mention our first live tour after we became nine. Right now, I’m more nervous than anything else, but I’ll do my best to enjoy myself so much that I forget all about my nerves! I hope I can show how much I’ve grown since the release event, and put on a performance that stays in everyone’s minds as an amazing one even after it ends. I hope to see you there!

Aoyama: It’s our first time going on a live tour with all nine of us, so I hope to be able to say wholeheartedly that I really enjoyed myself. We’ll push each other to even greater heights and I’ll do my best to put on a performance even better than our release event!

Date: After our 1st Live Tour, the way I think about things changed completely. I’m sure our 3rd Live Tour will also become the starting point for some sort of change, so I’m looking forward to it. As the nine of us go around the country, I’m sure we’ll experience both fun and painful things, but I hope to not let the negative emotions overwhelm us and complete the tour while keeping the importance of having fun ourselves at the forefront of our minds. Yuina-san is coming along with us as well, so let’s get through this together!

Translator: xIceArcher Quality Check: Yujacha (@yujachachacha)

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I have had too many fights with the skin color. Alas, she is done.

First off, the picture I referenced had her index finger hidden (I thought I was hallucinating but apparently, they shot the picture and didn't notice that). Second, the kanji may be questioned because how it was read on the Love Live wiki seemed different than when I copied and pasted it onto notepad for closer inspection. Even Google translate did the same thing, but still came up "Suzuhara Nozomi".

Anyways, here's the finished painting. It looks better than my Suwawa attempt from last year. Let's hope her birthday on November 1st goes well!

(This will be posted on Pixiv tomorrow since it is late and I need sleep.)

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Nozomi Suzuhara wallpapers part 2

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Fun side by sides of both Leilla! albums where there were two separate album covers: one with the animated characters and one featuring the seiyuu’s.

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Happy birthday Kinako! Love Non-chan!

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Made this gif before taking a nap of Kinako’s seiyuu Nonchan after seeing this cute video of her,, I love her as well now <33

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INTERDIMENSION FESTIVAL: IDOLM@STER★♥LOVE LIVE! UTA GASSEN

Information regarding the first IJIGEN FES 2023 live has been revealed! The live will occur in the TOKYO DOME on the 9th and 10th of December 2023. This first fes will feature three branches of IDOLM@STER performing with four branches of Love Live!

The voice providers participating in this stop are as follows:

DAY 1 ONLY

IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 　Kotomi Aihara (Shiki Ichinose), Hiromi Igarashi (Anzu Futaba), Asami Takano (Frederica Miyamoto), Yuki Nakashima (Yuuki Otokura), Yuko Iida (Kanade Hayami), Honoka Inoue (Nanami Asari), Sumire Uesaka (Anastasia), Aya Suzaki (Minami Nitta), Miyu Tomita (Akira Sunazuka), Ru Thing (Syuko Shiomi), Teru Ikuta (Natalia), Hina Tachibana (Nagi Hisakawa), Nanami Yamashita (Yui Ohtsuki) IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE 　Haruka Yamazaki (Mirai Kasuga), Azusa Tadokoro (Shizuka Mogami), Machico (Tsubasa Ibuki), Momo Asakura (Serika Hakozaki), Kotori Koiwai (Tomoka Tenkubashi), Atsuki Nakamura (Roco Handa), Emi Hirayama (Reika Kitakami), Yui Watanabe (Nao Yokoyama) IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS 　Karin Isobe (Kogane Tsukioka), Chisa Suginuma (Mamimi Tanaka), Anna Yamaki (Sakuya Shirase), Shio Watanabe (Yuika Mitsumine), Yuina Mizuki (Kiriko Yukoku), Honoka Kuroki (Amana Osaki), Ryoko Maekawa (Tenka Osaki), Noriko Shibasaki (Chiyuki Kuwayama), Yuu Wakui (Toru Asakura), Rio Tsuchiya (Madoka Higuchi), Saran Tajima (Koito Fukumaru), Miho Okasaki (Hinana Ichikawa), Azusa Shizuki (Nichika Nanakusa), Aya Yamane (Mikoto Aketa)

DAY 2 ONLY

IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 　Ayaka Ohashi (Uzuki Shimamura), Ayaka Fukuhara (Rin Shibuya), Sayuri Hara (Mio Honda), Amina Sato (Arisu Tachibana), Tomoyo Kurosawa (Miria Akagi), Hana Tamegai (Risa Matoba), Makoto Koichi (Haru Yuuki), Asaka Imai (Chie Sasaki), Natsumi Haruse (Kaoru Ryuzaki), Misaki Kuno (Nina Ichihara), Yuri Komori (Koharu Koga), Mina Nakazawa (Yukimi Sajo), Maki Hanatani (Kozue Yusa) IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE 　Aimi (Julia), Miku Itou (Yuriko Nanao), Ibuki Kido (Kana Yabuki), Arisa Kori (Kaori Sakuramori), Yuri Komagata (Sayoko Takayama), Rie Suegara (Fuka Toyokawa), Saki Minami (Tsumugi Shiraishi), Rikako Yamaguchi (Rio Momose) IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS 　Hitomi Sekine (Mano Sakuragi), Reina Kondo (Hiori Kazano), Mayu Mineda (Meguru Hachimiya), Hiyori Konno (Kaho Komiya), Haruka Shiraishi (Chiyoko Sonoda), Mariko Nagai (Juri Saijo), Wakana Maruoka (Rinze Morino), Akiho Suzumoto (Natsuha Arisugawa), Yuki Tanaka (Asahi Serizawa), Eri Yukimura (Fuyuko Mayuzumi), Sayaka Kitahara (Mei Izumi), Rina Kawaguchi (Luca Ikaruga), Haruna Mikawa (Hana Suzuki), Rena Ozawa (Haruki Iketa)

DAY 1&2

AQOURS (LOVE LIVE! SUNSHINE!!) 　Anju Inami (Chika Takami), Rikako Aida (Riko Sakurauchi), Nanaka Suwa (Kana Matsuura), Arisa Komiya (Dia Kurosawa), Shukai Saito (You Watanabe), Aika Kobayashi (Yoshiko Tsushima), Kanako Takatsuki (Hanamaru Kunikida), Aina Suzuki (Mari Ohara), Ai Furihata (Ruby Kurosawa) NIJIGASAKU SCHOOL IDOL CLUB 　Aguri Ohnishi (Ayumu Uehara), Mayu Sagara (Kasumi Nakasu), Kaori Maede (Shizuku Osaka), Miyu Kubota (Karin Asaka), Natsumi Murakami (Ai Miyashia), Akari Kito (Kanata Konoe), Coco Hayashi (Setsuna Imura), Maria Sashide (Emma Verde), Chiemi Tanaka (Rina Tennoji), Moeka Koizumi (Shioriko Mifune), Shu Uchida (Mia Taylor), Akina Homoto (Zhong Lanzhu). 　Support Member: Hinaki Yano (Yu Takasaki) Liella! (LOVE LIVE! SUPERSTAR!!) 　Sayuri Date (Kanon Shibuya), Liyuu (Keke Tang), Nako Misaki (Chisato Arashi), Naomi Payton (Sumire Heanna), Nagisa Aoyama (Ren Hazuki), Nozomi Suzuhara (Kinako Sakurakoji), Akana Yabushima (Mei Yoneme), Wakana Okuma (Shiki Wakana), Aya Emori (Natsumi Onitsuka), Yuina (Wien Margarete), Sakura Sakakura (Tomari Onitsuka) HASUNOSORA SCHOOL IDOL CLUB 　Nirei Nozomi (Kaho Hinoshita), Kokona Nonaka (Sayaka Murano), Nina Hanamiya (Kozue Otomune), Kotoka Sasaki (Tsuzuri Yugiri), Kanna Kan (Rurino Osawa), Kona Tsukine (Megumi Fujishima)

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Personajes y Seiyuus:

LIELLA

Date Sayuri Seiyuu Kanon Shibuya

Kanon Shibuya (澁谷かのん Shibuya Kanon) es una de las protagonistas de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Liella!. Actualmente, es una estudiante de tercer año en la preparatoria femenina Yuigaoka, siendo inicialmente de primer año durante la primera temporada de Love Live! Superstar!! (anime) y de segundo durante la segunda temporada. Nació el 1 de mayo y su signo es tauro. Su color característico es el color caléndula. Pertenece a la sub-unidad CatChu!.

Liyuu Seiyuu  Tang Keke

Keke Tang (唐可可 Tang Keke) es una de las protagonistas de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Liella!. Actualmente, es una estudiante de tercer año en la preparatoria femenina Yuigaoka, siendo inicialmente de primer año durante la primera temporada de Love Live! Superstar!! (anime) y de segundo durante la segunda temporada. Nació el 17 de julio y su signo es cáncer. Su color característico es el azul pastel. Pertenece a la sub-unidad KALEIDOSCORE.

Payton Naomi Seiyuu Sumire Heanna

Sumire Heanna (平安名すみれ Heanna Sumire) es una de las protagonistas de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Liella!. Actualmente, es una estudiante de tercer año en la preparatoria femenina Yuigaoka, siendo inicialmente de primer año durante la primera temporada de Love Live! Superstar!! (anime) y de segundo durante la segunda temporada. Nació el 28 de septiembre y su signo es libra. Su color característico es el verde melón. Pertenece a la sub-unidad CatChu!.

Nagisa Aoyama Seiyuu Ren Hazuki

Ren Hazuki (葉月恋 Hazuki Ren) es una de las protagonistas de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Liella!. Actualmente, es una estudiante de tercer año en la preparatoria femenina Yuigaoka, siendo inicialmente de primer año durante la primera temporada de Love Live! Superstar!! (anime) y de segundo durante la segunda temporada. Nació el 24 de noviembre y su signo es sagitario. Su color característico es el azul zafiro. Pertenece a la sub-unidad KALEIDOSCORE.

Misaki Nako Seiyuu Chisato Arashi

Chisato Arashi (嵐千砂都 Arashi Chisato) es una de las protagonistas de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Liella!. Actualmente, es una estudiante de tercer año en la preparatoria femenina Yuigaoka, siendo inicialmente de primer año durante la primera temporada de Love Live! Superstar!! (anime) y de segundo durante la segunda temporada. Nació el 25 de febrero y su signo es piscis. Su color característico es el rosa melocotón. Pertenece a la sub-unidad 5yncri5e!

Nozomi Suzuhara Seiyuu Kinako Sakurakoji

Kinako Sakurakoji (桜小路きな子 Sakurakoji Kinako) es una de las protagonistas de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Liella!. Actualmente, es una estudiante de segundo año en la preparatoria femenina Yuigaoka, siendo inicialmente de primer año durante la segunda temporada de Love Live! Superstar!! (anime). Nació el 10 de abril y su signo es aries. Su color característico es el amarillo maíz. Pertenece a la sub-unidad 5yncri5e!.

Aya Emori Seiyuu Natsumi Onitsuka

Natsumi Onitsuka (鬼塚夏美 Onitsuka Natsumi) es una de las protagonistas de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Liella!. Actualmente, es una estudiante de segundo año en la preparatoria femenina Yuigaoka, siendo inicialmente de primer año durante la segunda temporada de Love Live! Superstar!! (anime). Nació el 7 de agosto y su signo es Leo. Su color característico es el rosa "oninattsu". Pertenece a la sub-unidad 5yncri5e!.

Wakana Ookuma Seiyuu Shiki Wakana

Shiki Wakana (若菜四季 Wakana Shiki ) es una de las protagonistas de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Liella!. Actualmente, es una estudiante de segundo año en la preparatoria femenina Yuigaoka, siendo inicialmente de primer año durante la segunda temporada de Love Live! Superstar!! (anime). Nació el 17 de junio y su signo es géminis. Su color característico es el blanco verde hielo. Pertenece a la sub-unidad 5yncri5e!.

Akane Yabushima Seiyuu Mei Yoneme

Mei Yoneme (米女メイ Yoneme Mei) es una de las protagonistas de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Liella!. Actualmente, es una estudiante de segundo año en la preparatoria femenina Yuigaoka, siendo inicialmente de primer año durante la segunda temporada de Love Live! Superstar!! (anime). Nació el 29 de octubre y su signo es escorpio. Su color característico es el carmín. Pertenece a la sub-unidad CatChu!.

Sakura Sakakura Seiyuu Tomari Onitsuka

Tomari Onitsuka (鬼塚冬毬 Onitsuka Tomari) es una de las protagonistas de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Liella!. Es una estudiante de primer año en la preparatoria femenina Yuigaoka durante la tercer temporada de Love Live! Superstar!! (anime). Nació el 28 de diciembre y su signo es capricornio. Su color característico es el azul agua y pertenece a la sub-unidad 5yncri5e!.

Yuina Seiyuu Wien Margarete

Wien Margarete es una de las protagonistas de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Liella!. Actualmente, es una estudiante de primer año en la preparatoria femenina Yuigaoka, siendo inicialmente de tercer año de secundaria durante la segunda temporada de Love Live! Superstar!! (anime). Nació el 20 de enero y su signo es acuario. Su color característico es el lila. Pertenece a la sub-unidad KALEIDOSCORE.

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Yuna Yuuki Seiyuu Mao Hiiragi

Mao Hiiragi (柊摩央 Hiiragi Mao) es una de los personajes secundarios de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Sunny Passion.

Yoshitake Chihaya Seiyuu Yuna Hijirisawa

Yuna Hijirisawa (聖澤悠奈 Hijirisawa Yuna) es una de los personajes secundarios de Love Live! Superstar!! e integrante de Sunny Passion.

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Enjoy Live! Superstar!! Season 2 Anime Launch on July 17

New visual furthermore unveiled The formal Twitter account regarding the Love Reside! Demon Slayer Gogoanime revealed a new aesthetic for your second time of year of the Love Are living! Superstar!! anime, while well its July 17 premiere upon NHK Educational. The new cast associates for the second of all season are while follows: Nozomi Suzuhara as Kinako Sakurak? ji, a female from Hokkaido who enrolled in Yuigaoka having seen Liella! perform, despite the fact that she thinks associated with herself as entirely average and unable to live up to be able to the school idol ideal. She has an exclusive affinity regarding animals. Akane Yabushima as Mei Yoneme, a lady who is usually self-conscious about how precisely the girl expression could be perceived as constantly hostile, and still thinks much more her unsuited to being some sort of school idol. Wakana? kuma as Shiki Wakana, a curt, scientifically-minded girl that is also a member of the science membership. She lists pesky insects and Mei seeing that her likes, in addition to is very little regarding crowds, but loves singing together with the some others on stage. Aya Emori as Natsumi Onitsuka, a well-known "L-Tuber" who determined to give appearing a school idol a try. Your woman likes drinking smoothies while thinking upwards the next prepare to make Liella! more popular, plus asks fans in order to like and subscribe to her funnel. The first period of the Adore Live! Superstar!! television anime premiered upon NHK Educational within July 2021 and aired for 10 episodes. Funimation live-streaming the series while it aired. "Liella!, " the idol group that superstars in the cartoons, debuted their primary single "Hajimari california Kimi no Sora" (The Start Is the Sky) for some sort of limited time electronically on February twenty eight, 2021. The tune debuted in a 2D version in the Love Survive! School Idol Festival ALL STARS activity on April 8, 2021, and typically the single with an anime music video clip also went on great deals on April seven. The group held their debut relieve event for their single in Might 2021.

The members of Liella! consist of: Sayuri Date while Kanon Shibuya Liyuu as Tang Keke Nako Misaki as Chisato Arashi Naomi Payton as Sumire Heanna Nagisa Aoyama as Ren Hazuki Crunchyroll streamed the particular first season in the U. K. plus Ireland, and this describes the story: The first pupils have arrived at Yuigaoka Girls' High School, a fresh school built on the crossroads of Omotesando, Harajuku, and Aoyama. Together with no history, no upperclassmen to depend on, and no name of talking of, this kind of school's totally beginning from scratch! Found in the midst regarding this, a crew of five young ladies led by Kanon Shibuya discover? college idols.? ? I adore singing! I definitely do! And I desire to accomplish some thing with it! So the hopes involving these stars, nonetheless small in visibility, begin to accumulate? so begins typically the? School Idol Task? of 5 girls together with a blank standing and infinite possible. Hajime Yatate, the particular collective pseudonym with regard to the staff associated with Sunrise, was a certain amount again for original work. Sakurako Kimino was also a certain amount again for original concept, as inside of previous Love Are living! anime. Takahiko Ky? goku, the movie director of the original Love Live! Institution idol project and even subsequent film, came back as director together with Love Live! School idol project and Love Live! Sun!! writer Jukki Hanada. Atsushi Sait? (Black Fox) adapted business character designer Sumado a? hei Murota's original character designs. Yoshiaki Fujisawa also went back from the first of all Love Live! collection as composer regarding the music. The anime project capabilities the tagline, "Watashi o Kanaeru Monogatari? Hello!!! Love Reside! " (The account of my desires materializing. Hello!!! Adore Live! "). This is a mention of the the franchise's previous tagline of "Minna sobre Kanaeru Monogatari, " which refers to the simple fact that the school idol group's titles, center performers, music lyrics, and some other aspects are made a decision by fan have your vote. Sources: Love Are living! franchise's Twitter accounts

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Interview with Liella!’s Second Generation Members - Suzuhara Nozomi

Suzuhara Nozomi-san joined Liella! after qualifying through the public auditions. After hiding what she truly loved for most of her life, this interview tells the story of the path she took to become a part of the “Love Live!” series she loves so much.

I remember feeling really glad that I attended the audition on that day, and thinking that my experience there would definitely help me later in life.

I hid what I truly loved to keep myself from getting hurt and getting made fun of

First up, could you tell us a little about what you liked and what your dreams were as a kid?

I’ve always loved idols since around when I was in third grade, and I’d sing and dance to myself in front of the mirror. I definitely looked up to them, but never in my wildest dreams did I think that I could become one, so I wrote about something more realistic in my elementary school graduation essay. Because of that, I almost forgot that I wanted to become an idol at some point. But I do remember scribbling “I want to be an idol!” in the margins of the notes I took. I once had the chance to participate in something like a debate in elementary school, and the topic was about idols we liked. I ended up crying after hearing my classmates belittle the idol I liked so much. After that experience, I concluded that I should avoid talking about the things I liked, and that was exactly what I did. I really hated getting hurt and having what I loved be dismissed by others whenever I talked about it, and I didn’t want others to make fun of me.

I see. That sounds like a painful experience. How did you come to know about the “Love Live!” series from there?

My older sister and mother were in Tokyo to take a look at the venue for her entrance exams, and I was alone at home with my father. I turned on the TV because I had nothing to do, and a rebroadcast of the fifth episode of the first season of the “Love Live!” series was airing. I immediately got hooked on the story and how cute Nico-chan was. That was when I started watching the anime. I started wanting to attend a live performance, so I looked it up, but that just so happened to be the day after µ’s’ Final Live… That was a huge shock. I had heard about the “Love Live!” series quite some time ago, but I had my middle school entrance exams to worry about at that time. I knew that I’d get hooked if I started watching, so I didn’t pay much attention to the anime then. I was down in the dumps for a while after that, thinking to myself that I should’ve started watching earlier and wondering what I did to deserve this. That was why I wanted to follow Aqours from the very start. I attended a live viewing for their First Live and even attended one of their fan meetings. I managed to catch quite a few of their activities.

Knowing I had to change, I gathered my resolve to apply for the auditions

What was your first reaction to the public auditions?

I was actually at the venue on the second day of Love Live! Fest [1], and I got to see the new project’s announcement with my very own eyes. I learned about the public auditions a little while after, but I didn’t expect myself to even apply at that time. I thought they would only accept one applicant, so I remember thinking that the person they picked would definitely be someone really amazing. After a while, I saw the teaser illustration for “Love Live! Superstar!!” on Twitter. Up until that point, I was just a fan wondering who would end up getting picked but seeing the illustration sparked something within me. That happened to be when I was in my final year of high school, and even though I had to decide my future path, I was uneasy about it. That was the moment when I realized that my love for the “Love Live!” series was second to none, and this was the only path forward for me. I was also really happy that I managed to find a dream for myself, given that I never had anything that I really wanted to do up till that point. My mother is also a huge fan of the “Love Live!” series, so much so that she even attended some of the live performances with me. Knowing that I was feeling uneasy about the future, she was the one who gave me a push on my back.

Was there anything that stood out to you during the audition?

During the final audition round, I was told that in this industry, the nail that sticks out doesn’t get hammered down, so I should give it my all. Since I had always hid what I truly loved, that phrase really resonated with me. I remember feeling really glad that I attended the audition on that day, and thinking that my experience there would definitely help me later in life. I wanted to give it my all so that I wouldn’t leave any regrets, but everyone else at the audition was just shining so bright… When I arrived at the venue, I almost lost myself in the atmosphere. I was really afraid. As I was taking my seat, I noticed a girl who was sitting all alone. I felt a connection with her since I thought we were pretty similar, so I struck up a conversation with her and we got to know each other. We became partners for the acting part of the final audition round, so we got through it by motivating each other to do our best. We became such good friends that I still keep in contact with her now. I remember Date-san talking about a girl that she met during the auditions who wrote her a letter in her first interview. That was her.

I heard that you met Date-san during the final audition round.

We passed by each other at the venue, and my friend introduced her to me as Sayuri-chan. Even though it was right before the audition, she waved at me with a huge smile on her face. That smile left a really strong impression on me, and I thought it was amazing that she was able to smile even in a situation like that. I was in tears after the audition ended… But that was the first time I had makeup put on me and I didn’t want to ruin it, so I left the venue while looking at the sky. I contacted my mother saying that I failed, with 99.9% certainty, before heading home. Where did the 0.1% come from, I wonder? (laughs) Maybe I just wanted to leave a glimmer of hope, no matter how small it was.

Getting picked as a second-generation member! A year of doing my best in my own way

The 0.1% became a reality and you were selected to join the “Love Live! Superstar!!” project as a second-generation member. How did you react when you received the audition results?

I received a call quite some time after the final audition happened. My mother was the one who answered the call, and she got all excited for some reason (laughs). After taking over the call, I was asked whether I’d be willing to participate as a second-generation member. I honestly had no idea what they meant by “second-generation” and couldn’t digest all the information on the spot, so I hung up after saying “Give me some time to think about it.” After hanging up, I realized that they might have been giving me an offer to become one of the cast, which made me call them back immediately since I felt I needed to answer “Yes!” right away. The conversation after that went something like “You don’t sound too happy, is something the matter?”, to which I replied, “No, I’m really really happy!”. But, to be completely honest, I didn’t really know what was going on… (laughs) I’m pretty sure they gave me more details about how things would work during that call, but my mind was just floating off somewhere.

After getting selected to be part of the “Love Live! Superstar!!” project, were there any changes to your lifestyle or your feelings?

It pains me to say this, but I really had no stamina… I’ve always been terrible at sports, to the point that I’d catch every single ball that came in my direction with my face, so I realized I had to do something about that. I started jogging around the perimeter of a park nearby to build up some stamina, but I couldn’t even complete a single lap at the start because my feet would start hurting almost immediately. I was worried whether I could really perform as a cast member because of that, but nowadays I can get through a rather long dance lesson without feeling exhausted, so I suppose I did manage to build up some stamina along the way. At my peak, I also went to the gym about four times per week. My enunciation was also rather poor, so I practiced every day in the bath. I prepared a lot while watching the activities of the first-generation members, so it didn’t really feel like I was just waiting for the second season to happen. But I’m definitely a long way off from the first-generation members, especially in aspects like my stamina, so I’ll continue doing my best.

Could you let us know how you felt when the “Love Live! Superstar!!” project began in earnest? How did you feel when the cast members for the first-generation members were announced?

When the cast for the first-generation members was announced, I remember thinking about how I’d one day perform on the same stage as them. When I saw Date-san, I thought “Oh, so that girl did end up making it!”. But I was also shocked to hear that two people were accepted through the public auditions. Everyone was already really good at talking, not to mention they looked perfect for the part, so I knew I had to improve various aspects of myself to fit into the group, and that really motivated me. I wanted to do my best to prepare for the second season, so I didn’t have many negative thoughts. I watched Liella!’s first live stream in real-time as well! When I saw Date-san crying on stream, I knew she must have worked really hard under the immense pressure she had to have been facing precisely because, like her, I too was accepted through the public auditions. What really impressed me was that she managed to make it all the way to the end, as if nothing out of the ordinary had just happened. Every time I saw her, it made me feel that I had to work harder, that there must be something more than I could do.

I heard that you watched Liella!’s debut single release event, “Hajimari wa Minna no Sora” at the venue itself.

Yup, and I was floored. Even though there were only five of them, their presence was no less felt than any of the other groups. The fact that I’d become a part of the group in the future was already weighing on my mind back then, and watching that performance made me wonder what I needed to do to eventually be able to proclaim that I’m part of Liella! with my head held high. Seeing Date-san nail the difficult entrance to Watashi no Symphony made me wonder whether I’d be able to do that if I were in her position. We were going to join the group after the first-generation members, so I wondered whether that meant we could never catch up to them. That gave me the motivation to work even harder, and I started practicing the moment I got home. A while after that, I was sent the illustrations and background information of the second-generation members. Kinako-chan was the first character who caught my eye, and I thought she was just like me… Out of the four members, I liked her appearance the most, and I knew I had to become her voice. The second-generation members had a final audition round to decide who’d get to play which character. So strong was my desire that I prayed every single day that I’d get to voice Kinako-chan…

You prayed for it every single day?

I even started trying to do at least one good deed per day to become a better person. Now that I think about it, I was totally panicking back then. Oh, I also felt like my personality was too gloomy to become Kinako-chan, so I decided to become a more cheerful person and smile more. I’ve been told by the other second-generation members that I’ve become more cheerful compared to the final audition, and I do hope they’re right… The first season of the anime aired during that period as well, and I’d watch every single episode while on call with my family. But with every episode I watched, I would get more worried. I’d usually just bury myself in the story of the “Love Live!” series that I love so much, but because everyone was just so good, I sometimes even ended up crying wondering whether I’d be able to be like them.

How did the final audition for the second-generation members go?

Even now I’m still hearing about how gloomy I was during that audition, so I think I might have gone overboard and started treating everyone else as an enemy… (laughs) That was also my first time at an official recording, so I had no idea what to do. I think that made me give off a negative aura. After a while, I got the news that I was chosen to play Kinako-chan, and I’ve been happy ever since (laughs).

In November 2021, you and the other second-generation members met the first-generation members for the first time, am I right?

We didn’t talk much the first time the second-generation members met, but I managed to talk to everyone during the dance lessons that happened afterward, and I slowly got to know everyone better. One day, Aya said something like “Let’s drop the honorifics!”. I’m terrible at referring to people directly by their name, so that really was a tall order for me. But she was so insistent that I decided to try my hardest to do it. Looking back on it, doing that really did bring us closer together. We had the chance to meet the first-generation members a while later. All the second-generation members were waiting outside a room where the first-generation members were, and even from the corridor, we could hear something like “I can’t wait to meet them!” coming from inside the room. That calmed me down a lot, and the atmosphere there was really welcoming and pleasant. That was also the first time I talked about being accepted through the public auditions, and because I didn’t even tell the other second-generation members, they turned out to be even more surprised than the first-generation members were. That made the mood pretty weird… Though Aya jumping up in surprise right beside me was pretty funny (laughs).

Apparently, you watched the First Live Tour together with the second-generation members?

I had watched every single live stream that had happened before, but that was my first time being on-site with fans in the audience as well. Being able to see the first-generation members perform with my very own eyes made me realize just how big their movements were and how loud their voices were, which is something that the live streams definitely couldn’t get across. That was when I knew that all the practice I had been doing up till then was far from enough. I was never really good at singing or dancing, and I was wondering just what I had to do to become part of the group. It really made me feel the gap between me and them. When the four of us are together, the atmosphere is usually rather cheerful, but the mood after that live performance was rather gloomy. For us second-generation members, the first-generation members really do seem like a wall that we have to surmount. But being too fixated on that didn’t seem right to me either. Of course we respect them, but now that we’re members of the same group, I wanted to be treated as an equal, which made me want to do my best to catch up to them, or even surpass them.

How did you feel about the recordings when they started?

Kinako-chan actually has pretty exaggerated reactions to things! She’s really expressive and frequently screams, and I struggled a lot with letting my voice out like that… I’ve spent a lot of time discussing with the members of the staff, but I still feel like I’ve yet to catch up to Kinako-chan. Although we’re really similar, our energy levels are actually complete opposites, so I think that’s something I’ll have to face head-on in the future.

The second-generation members were announced as the recordings were taking place. How did you feel upon seeing how the fans reacted?

All of us second-generation members came together to see how the fans reacted, both when the new characters and new cast members were announced. I forgot to turn off my Twitter notifications when the cast members were announced, and I panicked after receiving a ton of notifications all at once. I was terrified at the beginning and couldn’t bring myself to read any of the comments, but when I mustered the courage to look at the comments section about three days later, it was filled with comments like “You’re already part of Liella! from this moment onwards!” and “I’m sure it won’t be easy, but we’ll be supporting you. We’ve got your back,” which really surprised me. I was expecting to see some negative comments, so I was surprised that we were accepted so readily. I remember being really relieved that the fans had such kind words for us.

The first time I managed to say “Liella!” properly was the first step I took to becoming one of the group

You’ve been through the character and cast announcements, and now you’ve even stood in front of the fans at the Live & Fan Meeting events.

Honestly, it hasn’t really hit me that I’m one of Liella!’s members. But, the other day at the Tokyo Leg of our Live & Fan Meeting, I felt like that was the first time I said the “And that was Liella!” line properly. It’s as if I finally got accustomed to saying that, or that seeing everyone waving their lights finally clicked with the fact that I was standing on stage. It felt like I’d finally become part of the group. I hope I’ll be able to gain more experience and perform on stage with my head held high, as a member of Liella!.

I’m sure your life has changed a lot in the past two years. If you could say something to yourself back when you were just signing up for the auditions, what would you say?

Err… I’d say “You did great!”. You definitely did great. I’d compliment myself for being able to muster up the courage to do something that I’d have just given up on in the past. I’m sure to a lot of people, I still have a long way to go. But to me, the small things I did have accumulated, leading to even bigger changes. I believe that I’ve grown quite a bit, so I’d like to compliment myself on accomplishing that. I’ll try my best to move from 100 points to somewhere around 180 points. Even though I’m standing in front of an audience during our Live & Fan Meeting events, when I get back home, I become myself again. Even now, I sometimes wonder whether this is all a dream. But, the people who make me realize that I’m now a part of the “Love Live!” series that I love so much are none other than all the fans supporting me. I’ll do my best to make everyone happy and to eventually reach a point where even I myself am satisfied with my work.

Last but not least, let us know what we should look out for in the second season of the anime!

I hope you get to know the charms of the freshmen, who all have really interesting personalities! Now that the first-generation members are upperclassmen, I believe seeing them interact with their underclassmen will be quite fresh too. I personally love the rowdiness that happens when everyone in the group gets together, which is unique to the “Love Live!” series, so I hope you look out for that as well! Do look forward to it!

[1] Love Live! Series 9th Anniversary Love Live! Fest, which happened at Saitama Super Arena on January 18th and 19th, 2020. The announcement for a new project by the “Love Live!” series happened at the event on the second day.

Suzuhara Nozomi was born in Miyazaki Prefecture and read every single book in the library when she was a student. She loves girls in twintails and thought it was fate when she first saw Kinako’s visuals. She enjoys analog games like board and card games. The fact that Liella!’s bungee jump location shoot has yet to happen is something that constantly weighs on her mind.

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TLC/QC: Yujacha (@yujachachacha), Yahallo

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Love Live! Superstar!!'s Liella! Reveals 4 New Characters and Their Voice Actors for Season 2

  The five girls of Liella! are set to be joined by four more second-generation members in the upcoming second season of the Love Live! Superstar!! TV anime, with the official Twitter account for the franchise officially unveiling the new superstars and who will be voicing them today after teasing them nearly two weeks ago, also showing them off their personalities in a new visual.

      ????ラブライブ！スーパースター!!????#Liella! 2期生4名のキャスト情報を発表???? 桜小路きな子役：鈴原希実 米女メイ役：薮島朱音 若菜四季役：大熊和奏 鬼塚夏美役：絵森 彩 本日発売の「LoveLive!Days Liella! SPECIAL Vol.02 2022 May」にはコメントも掲載✨https://t.co/skJlrsLZkQ#lovelive pic.twitter.com/s2M8eiG3VK

— ラブライブ！シリーズ公式 (@LoveLive_staff) May 12, 2022

    Joining the cast of Love Live! Superstar!!, from left to right, blue-haired to brown-haired:

  Wakana Ookuma will be voicing Shiki Wakana

  Akane Yabushima will be voicing Mei Yoneme

  Aya Emori will be voicing Natsumi Onitsuka

  Nozomi Suzuhara will be voicing Kinako Sakurakoji

  RELATED: Love Live! Sunshine!! and Hatsune Miku Team Up for Collaboration Song Preview

  Love Live! Superstar!! season 2 is set to begin this July, with the second season of Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club currently airing in Japan. Crunchyroll streamed the first season of Superstar!! as it aired in the UK and Ireland, describing it as such:

  The first students have arrived at Yuigaoka Girls’ High School, a new academy built on the crossroads of Omotesando, Harajuku, and Aoyama. With no history, no upperclassmen to rely on, and no name to speak of, this school’s totally starting from scratch! In the midst of this, a team of five girls led by Kanon Shibuya discover “school idols.” —I love singing! I really do! And I want to accomplish something with it! So the hopes of these stars, still small in stature, begin to accumulate…and so begins the “School Idol Project” of five girls with a blank slate and infinite potential.

    Who is your new favorite member? Let us know down in the comments below!

  Source: Love Live! on Twitter

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram. 

By: Daryl Harding