Liella!

Liella!
Japanese Name	Liella!リエラ
Romanized Name	Riera
Members	Kanon Shibuya Keke Tang Chisato Arashi Sumire Heanna Ren Hazuki Kinako Sakurakoji Mei Yoneme Shiki Wakana Natsumi Onitsuka Wien Margarete Tomari Onitsuka
Sub-Units	CatChu! KALEIDOSCORE 5yncri5e!

Liella! is a school idol group formed by Keke Tang and led by Kanon Shibuya in Love Live! Superstar!!. They are the school idol group of Yuigaoka Girls' High School, and they currently consist of eleven members.

The first generation of the group consisted of five members and debuted with Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora, on April 7, 2021. In Love Live Days! Volume 27, four additional members were revealed as the second generation, who debuted with WE WILL!! on August 3, 2022. Love Live Days! Volume 39 later revealed two additional members for the third generation, who debuted in Jump Into the New World on August 2, 2023.

In Season 3, Episode 1, Kanon temporarily left Liella! to join TomaKanoTe, a school idol group started by Wien Margarete at Yuigaoka. The two groups were later merged under Liella! in Season 3, Episode 8.

Members

Liella!

Songs

All of Liella!'s songs and albums can be found here.

The songs they performed with and without full members in the anime, including the opening and ending songs, are:

Season 1

• "START!! True dreams" (OP)
• "Mirai wa Kaze no You ni" (ED)
• "Mirai Yohou Hallelujah!" (Episode 1)
• "Tiny Stars" (Episode 3, performed by Kanon & Keke)
• "Tokonatsu☆Sunshine" (Episode 6)
• "Wish Song" (Episode 8)
• "Dreaming Energy" (Episode 9)
• "Nonfiction!!" (Episode 10)
• "Watashi no Symphony ~Kanon Shibuya Ver.~" (Episode 11)
• "Starlight Prologue" (Episode 12)

Season 2

• "WE WILL!!" (OP)
• "Oikakeru Yume no Saki de" (ED)
• "Welcome to Bokura no Sekai" (Episode 1)
• "Butterfly Wing" (Episode 3, performed by Wien)
• "Go!! Restart" (Episode 3)
• "Vitamin SUMMER!" (Episode 6)
• "Chance Day, Chance Way!" (Episode 8)
• "Edelstein" (Episode 10, performed by Wien)
• "Sing! Shine! Smile!" (Episode 10)
• "Mirai no Oto ga Kikoeru" (Episode 12)

Season 3

• "Let's be ONE" (OP, Episode 9)
• "DAISUKI FULL POWER" (ED)
• "Butterfly Wing ~Piano Ver.~" (Episode 1)
• "Bubble Rise" (Episode 2, performed by TomaKanoTe)
• "Special Color" (Episode 3)
• "Hoshikuzu Cruising ~Shanghai Ver.~" (Episode 5)
• "Zettaiteki LOVER" (Episode 6)
• "Dazzling Game" (Episode 8)
• "Afureru Kotoba" (Episode 10)
• "Egao no Promise" (Episode 10)
• "Superstar!!" (Episode 11)
• "Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora ~11 Ver.~" (Episode 12)

Etymology

The name of the group is an amalgamation of the French verb lier (to link), referencing the first kanji in Yuigaoka (結) and the Spanish, Italian or French adjective brillante (shining). The words lier and brilliante also have a meaning of "bond" and "shine" in English. Template:-

Other Data

Love Live! Days Magazine Cover Backstory (April 2021)

File:Love Live! Days Volume 13 April 2021 Liella.jpg This group photo was taken at the gates of Yuigaoka Girls' High School. The following is a conversation that unfolded behind these five smiles. (One day at Yuigaoka Girls' High School, the five girls are preparing to take a group shot as school idols.) Chisato: Is everybody ready? I'm going to start the timer! Sumire: Hey, hold on! Just hold on one second. Why am I not standing in the middle? Keke: It was fated by nature to happen. Sumire: What's nature got to do with anything?! Chisato: Well, I thought maybe it was best if Kanon-chan was in the middle? Ren: Yes. We've already gathered around Kanon-san before. It all fits in perfectly. Kanon: R-Really? Because I'd honestly feel more comfortable being a little more off to the side... Chisato: You're going on about that again? You really should have more confidence, Kanon-chan. Ren: By the way, what kind of expression shall we display for the photo? Keke: We should use the Special School Idol Smile! Anyone who sees it will be so smitten that they'll have no choice but to support us! Sumire: You're referring to my very own Galactic Smile aren't you? *smiles* Keke: No, that's not it. Sumire: At least look at it before saying anything! Chisato: Say, should we dance to a song before taking the picture? I bet we'd feel a lot better and it might calm the nerves! Ren: Of course, there is that technique as well. First, it might be best to stretch our face muscles before taking... Kanon: *giggle* Chisato: Well don't you seem happy, Kanon? Kanon: It's just that, it's kinda fun watching you guys be all over the place. And so naturally I... Keke: Ah! Kanon, that's it! That smile! Kanon: Huh? Keke: Just now, that super cute smile of yours! Ren: Yes, it seems the most important thing is the time we spend having fun together. Sumire: W-Well if that's supposed to be the case, then it's been fun since the beginning! Keke: Same here! Well since we're all smiles now, let's go take that picture! Chisato: Okay then! Now this time I'm really gonna start that timer! Kanon: (I'm able to smile because we're together. I want to continue experiencing moments like these from now on.) Kanon: (I'm getting a little excited!) *click*

Gallery

Please refer to this group's Image Gallery.

Trivia

• At the time of forming, Liella! was the first school idol group to only consist of first years, as well as five members.
  • The addition of the new members makes Liella! the second group (following Nijigaku) to have new members added after its formation and consist of more than nine members.
• Liella! is the second main school idol group (and third overall, including Saint Snow) to have blood relative members, the first being Aqours.
• Liella! is the only main group to have won Love Live!:
  • in two consecutive years.
  • with a number of members other than 9 (having won as 11 their second time).
  • using a song with its title written in Japanese.