Love Live! Series All Night Nippon GOLD
All Night Nippon GOLD (ラブライブ!シリーズのオールナイトニッポンGOLD) is a weekly broadcast from the late-night radio program All Night Nippon (abbreviated ANN), often featuring Love Live! personalities as hosts. The final Love Live! episode aired in March 2025.
Overview
From July 2019 to March 2020, and again from July 2020 to March 2025, a monthly radio program focusing mainly on the Love Live! series was broadcast on Fridays (usually the last Friday of each month) from 22:00 to 24:00. The program aired on Nippon Broadcasting System, STV Radio, Tokai Radio, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Aomori Broadcasting, Yamagata Broadcasting, Yamanashi Broadcasting, Fukui Broadcasting, Yamaguchi Broadcasting, Wakayama Broadcasting, as well as Shinetsu Broadcasting, Sanyo Broadcasting, Oita Broadcasting, and Miyazaki Broadcasting.
Additionally, IBC Iwate Broadcasting aired a one-hour version with the latter half cut, Tohoku Broadcasting omitted the final 10 minutes, and Hokuriku Broadcasting began airing the full two-hour version from April 2022. This was the first regularly scheduled radio program for the Love Live! series since Bunka Hoso’s “NozoEri RadioGarden”.
Ibaraki Broadcasting also carried the program from its start but ceased broadcasting after the September 2020 episode, which was also the final broadcast of “All Night Nippon GOLD” itself for the station.
The program was originally pre-recorded. If Nippon Broadcasting’s “Show Up Nighter” baseball coverage ran past 22:00, the show would start early on regional network stations, with Nippon Broadcasting joining in after the baseball broadcast ended, usually at a commercial break. Similarly, if local stations like STV Radio, Tokai Radio, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, or Tohoku Broadcasting had local baseball games, they would join the program in progress as needed.
From April 2023, the show switched to live broadcasts, though there had occasionally been live episodes before that.
The final episode aired on March 28, 2025.
History
The role of Love Live! ANN personality was initially held by Emi Nitta (Love Live! – Honoka Kosaka) and Sora Tokui (Love Live! – Nico Yazawa) during its limited-time broadcasts.
Later, Ai Furihata (Love Live! Sunshine!! – Ruby Kurosawa) took over as the sole main personality from 2020. Starting in the 2023 season, Aguri Onishi (Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club – Ayumu Uehara) and Wakana Okuma (Love Live! Superstar!! – Shiki Wakana) joined as regular personalities. The trio later debuted as the unit AiScReam.
Before becoming regular personalities, Onishi and Okuma participated in the Love Live! ANN exclusive event "Love Live! Series All Night Nippon GOLD: New Year's Thank You Culture Festival".
The program initially aired as a limited series, with the ninth episode of the first run broadcast on March 20, 2020.[1] After a brief hiatus, the show returned for a new run, with the first episode of the restart airing on July 24, 2020.[2]
When the program resumed in July 2020, the official episode numbering was reset, starting again from episode 1 with the March 28, 2025 broadcast being listed as episode 57[3] of the second run. The initial 2019–2020 run is considered a separate phase, consisting of nine episodes.
Hosts
- Emi Nitta (as Honoka Kosaka): July 2019 – September 2019[4]
- Sora Tokui (as Nico Yazawa): October 2019 – March 2020
- Ai Furihata (as Ruby Kurosawa): July 2020 – March 2025
- Aguri Onishi (as Ayumu Uehara): April 2023 – March 2025
- Wakana Okuma (as Shiki Wakana): April 2023 – March 2025
Guests
Love Live! Series All Night Nippon GOLD - Episode List (First Run)
| # | Broadcast Date | Host | Guests | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 19, 2019 | Emi Nitta (μ's) | Suzuko Mimori (μ's), Nanaka Suwa, Ai Furihata (Aqours), Kaori Maeda, Maria Sashide (Nijigasaki) | |
| 2 | August 16, 2019 | Emi Nitta (μ's) | Aina Kusuda (μ's), Rikako Aida, Arisa Komiya (Aqours), Miyu Kubota, Akari Kito (Nijigasaki) | |
| 3 | September 20, 2019 | Emi Nitta (μ's) | Riho Iida (μ's), Aika Kobayashi, Kanako Takatsuki (Aqours), Natsumi Murakami, Tomori Kusunoki (Nijigasaki) | The Kanto region's broadcast was delayed to 22:50 due to a 50-minute extension of "Nippon Broadcasting Show Up Nighter." |
| 4 | October 18, 2019 | Sora Tokui (μ's) | Emi Nitta, Yoshino Nanjo, Aya Uchida, Suzuko Mimori, Riho Iida, Pile, Aina Kusuda, Yurika Kubo (μ's) | Special episode featuring all μ's members. |
| 5 | November 15, 2019 | Sora Tokui (μ's) | Yurika Kubo (μ's), Shuka Saito, Aina Suzuki (Aqours), Mayu Sagara, Chiemi Tanaka (Nijigasaki) | |
| 6 | December 20, 2019 | Sora Tokui (μ's) | Pile (μ's), Aika Kobayashi, Aina Suzuki (Aqours), Mayu Sagara, Kaori Maeda (Nijigasaki) | |
| 7 | January 17, 2020 | Sora Tokui (μ's) | Emi Nitta (μ's), Anju Inami, Rikako Aida (Aqours), Aguri Onishi, Chiemi Tanaka (Nijigasaki) | |
| 8 | February 14, 2020 | Emi Nitta (μ's) | Aya Uchida (μ's), Shuka Saito, Ai Furihata (Aqours), Aguri Onishi, Miyu Kubota (Nijigasaki) | |
| 9 | March 20, 2020 | Emi Nitta (μ's) | Suzuko Mimori (μ's), Anju Inami, Kanako Takatsuki (Aqours), Natsumi Murakami, Maria Sashide (Nijigasaki) |
Love Live! Series All Night Nippon GOLD - Episode List (Second Run)
| Ep | Broadcast Date | Host(s) | Guests | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 24, 2020 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Rikako Aida, Nanaka Suwa (Aqours); Aguri Onishi, Miyu Kubota (Nijigasaki) | |
| 2 | August 21, 2020 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Kanako Takatsuki, Aina Suzuki (Aqours); Maria Sashide, Chiemi Tanaka (Nijigasaki) | |
| 3 | September 18, 2020 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Anju Inami, Aika Kobayashi (Aqours); Mayu Sagara, Kaori Maeda (Nijigasaki) | |
| 4 | October 30, 2020 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Arisa Komiya, Shuka Saito (Aqours); Natsumi Murakami, Tomori Kusunoki (Nijigasaki) | Last appearance for Tomori Kusunoki. In the Kanto area, shortened by 40 minutes due to extended "Nippon Broadcasting Show Up Nighter". |
| 5 | November 27, 2020 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Nanaka Suwa, Shuka Saito (Aqours); Aguri Onishi, Akari Kito (Nijigasaki) | |
| 6 | December 25, 2020 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Arisa Komiya, Aika Kobayashi (Aqours); Miyu Kubota, Maria Sashide (Nijigasaki) | |
| 7 | January 29, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Aika Kobayashi (Aqours); Asami Tano (Saint Snow); Kaori Maeda, Chiemi Tanaka (Nijigasaki) | |
| 8 | February 26, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Anju Inami (Aqours); Hinata Sato (Saint Snow); Mayu Sagara, Natsumi Murakami (Nijigasaki) | |
| 9 | March 26, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Kanako Takatsuki, Aina Suzuki (Aqours); Akari Kito, Maria Sashide (Nijigasaki); Sayuri Date, Nako Misaki (Liella!) | First appearance of Liella! 1st generation members |
| 10 | April 30, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Rikako Aida, Shuka Saito (Aqours); Aguri Onishi, Moeka Koizumi (Nijigasaki); Naomi Payton, Nagisa Aoyama (Liella!) | |
| 11 | May 28, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Nanaka Suwa, Aika Kobayashi (Aqours); Kaori Maeda, Natsumi Murakami (Nijigasaki); Sayuri Date, Liyuu (Liella!) | |
| 12 | June 25, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Arisa Komiya, Aina Suzuki (Aqours); Mayu Sagara, Akari Kito (Nijigasaki) | Nako Misaki and Nagisa Aoyama withdrew due to Nako Misaki's COVID-19 infection |
| 13 | July 30, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Rikako Aida, Shuka Saito (Aqours); Miyu Kubota, Kaori Maeda (Nijigasaki); Sayuri Date, Naomi Payton (Liella!) | |
| 14 | August 27, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Nanaka Suwa, Aika Kobayashi (Aqours); Aguri Onishi, Chiemi Tanaka (Nijigasaki); Liyuu, Nako Misaki (Liella!) | |
| 15 | September 24, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Shuka Saito (Aqours); Mayu Sagara, Maria Sashide (Nijigasaki); Sayuri Date, Nagisa Aoyama (Liella!) | |
| 16 | October 15, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Rikako Aida, Arisa Komiya (Aqours); Mayu Sagara, Miyu Kubota (Nijigasaki); Naomi Payton, Nako Misaki (Liella!) | |
| 17 | November 26, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Aika Kobayashi (Aqours); Aguri Onishi, Shu Uchida (Nijigasaki); Nako Misaki, Nagisa Aoyama (Liella!) | |
| 18 | December 29, 2021 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Arisa Komiya, Shuka Saito (Aqours); Chiemi Tanaka, Akina Homoto (Nijigasaki); Sayuri Date, Liyuu (Liella!) | |
| 19 | January 21, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Shuka Saito (Aqours); Miyu Kubota, Natsumi Murakami (Nijigasaki); Liyuu, Naomi Payton (Liella!) | |
| 20 | February 18, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Rikako Aida, Nanaka Suwa (Aqours); Kaori Maeda, Maria Sashide (Nijigasaki); Sayuri Date, Nagisa Aoyama (Liella!) | |
| 21 | March 25, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Arisa Komiya, Aika Kobayashi (Aqours); Aguri Onishi, Mayu Sagara (Nijigasaki); Nako Misaki, Nagisa Aoyama (Liella!) | First live broadcast of the program |
| 22 | April 15, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Aika Kobayashi (Aqours); Chiemi Tanaka, Shu Uchida (Nijigasaki); Nako Misaki, Naomi Payton (Liella!) | |
| 23 | May 27, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Arisa Komiya (Aqours); Moeka Koizumi, Akina Homoto (Nijigasaki); Sayuri Date, Liyuu (Liella!) | |
| 24 | June 24, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Nanaka Suwa (Aqours); Miyu Kubota, Maria Sashide (Nijigasaki); Sayuri Date, Naomi Payton (Liella!) | |
| 25 | July 22, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Rikako Aida (Aqours); Chiemi Tanaka, Hinaki Yano (Nijigasaki); Nagisa Aoyama, Nozomi Suzuhara (Liella!) | First appearance for Hinaki Yano (as Yu Takasaki) and Liella! 2nd gen members |
| 26 | August 26, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Arisa Komiya (Aqours); Mayu Sagara, Akina Homoto (Nijigasaki); Nako Misaki, Aya Emori (Liella!) | |
| 27 | September 30, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Aika Kobayashi (Aqours); Miyu Kubota, Chiemi Tanaka (Nijigasaki); Naomi Payton, Akane Yabushima (Liella!); Marina Horiuchi, Yuuna Sekine (Musical) | First appearance of School Idol Musical cast |
| 28 | October 28, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Arisa Komiya, Aina Suzuki (Aqours); Mayu Sagara, Shu Uchida (Nijigasaki); Liyuu, Wakana Okuma (Liella!); Marina Horiuchi, Nanami Asai (Musical) | First live broadcast since March 25 |
| 29 | November 25, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Rikako Aida (Aqours); Kaori Maeda, Akina Homoto (Nijigasaki); Sayuri Date, Nozomi Suzuhara (Liella!); Marina Horiuchi, Minami Sato (Musical) | |
| 30 | December 30, 2022 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Shuka Saito (Aqours); Aguri Onishi, Akari Kito (Nijigasaki); Nagisa Aoyama, Akane Yabushima (Liella!); Marina Horiuchi, Julia An (Musical) | |
| 31 | January 27, 2023 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Arisa Komiya (Aqours); Akina Homoto (Nijigasaki); Nako Misaki, Aya Emori (Liella!); Marina Horiuchi, Yuna Sekine (Musical) | Studio talk and broadcast of the first talk event "New Year's Thank You Cultural Festival" held on Jan 9 |
| 32 | February 24, 2023 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Aika Kobayashi (Aqours); Hinaki Yano (Nijigasaki); Naomi Payton, Wakana Okuma (Liella!); Marina Horiuchi, Mizuki Saiba (Musical) | |
| 33 | March 24, 2023 | Ai Furihata (Aqours) | Arisa Komiya (Aqours); Miyu Kubota, Shu Uchida (Nijigasaki); Liyuu, Nozomi Suzuhara (Liella!) | |
| 34 | April 28, 2023 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Nozomi Nirei, Kanna Kan (Hasunosora) | From this episode, switched to live broadcast. First appearance of Hasunosora members |
| 35 | May 26, 2023 | Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki) | Aika Kobayashi, Arisa Komiya (Aqours); Akina Homoto (Nijigasaki) | Furihata absent due to illness. Wakana Okuma only appeared in comments due to appearing at "Bushiroad Rock Festival 2023" the next day |
| 36 | June 30, 2023 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi, Sana Hoshimori (Musical) | |
| 37 | July 28, 2023 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi, Nanami Asai (Musical) | |
| 38 | August 25, 2023 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki) | Marina Horiuchi, Nanami Asai (Musical) | Okuma absent due to live performance |
| 39 | September 29, 2023 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Shu Uchida (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi, Mayuri Suzuki (Musical); Kanna Kan, Kona Tsukine (Hasunosora) | Onishi absent due to illness, Uchida substituted. Nippon Broadcasting joined after 22:20 due to extended baseball broadcast |
| 40 | October 27, 2023 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi, Mai Haruna (Musical) | |
| 41 | November 24, 2023 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi, Minami Sato (Musical) | |
| 42 | December 29, 2023 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi, Yuuna Sekine (Musical) | |
| 43 | January 26, 2024 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi, Yuuna Sekine (Musical) | |
| 44 | February 23, 2024 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | None | |
| 45 | March 29, 2024 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | None | |
| 46 | April 26, 2024 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | None | |
| 47 | May 31, 2024 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | None | |
| 48 | June 28, 2024 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi, Nanami Asai (Musical) | |
| 49 | July 28, 2024 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | None | |
| 50 | August 23, 2024 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi (Musical) | |
| 51 | September 27, 2024 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Nanami Asai (Musical) | |
| 52 | October 18, 2024 | Wakana Okuma (Liella!); Liyuu (Liella!) | Aya Uchida (μ's); Nanami Asai (Musical) | Furihata absent due to illness. Onishi absent due to live preparation, only appeared by phone for opening. Liyuu appeared as substitute. First appearance from μ's in season 2. |
| 53 | November 29, 2024 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Shuka Saito (Aqours); Nanami Asai, Julia An (Musical) | Onishi absent. |
| 54 | December 27, 2024 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi (Musical) | |
| 55 | January 31, 2025 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Mizuki Saiba, Julia An (Musical) | |
| 56 | February 28, 2025 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi, Nanaka Tomita (Musical) | |
| 57 | March 28, 2025 | Ai Furihata (Aqours); Aguri Onishi (Nijigasaki); Wakana Okuma (Liella!) | Marina Horiuchi (Musical) | Final episode |
Discography
On August 23, 2021, it was announced that, as a tie-in song for this program, the following songs would be produced by each group from the Love Live! series, and a split single would be released on November 24, 2021.[6]
| not ALONE not HITORI | Miracle STAY TUNE! | [[Shooting Voice | ]] |
|---|---|---|---|
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Commercials
Because this program was sponsored by Seven & i Holdings, the following commercials featuring members of Aqours were aired during 7-Eleven store promotions:
- A commercial where Riko Sakurauchi (voiced by Rikako Aida) uses hypnosis and says, “You’ll want to eat an egg sandwich~♪.” 「たまごサンドが食べたくな～る♪」[7]
- There is also an alternate version featuring Yoshiko Tsushima (voiced by Aika Kobayashi) and Hanamaru Kunikida (voiced by Kanako Takatsuki).[8]
- A “Hamburg Hunter” commercial by You Watanabe (voiced by Shuka Saito).
- A commercial featuring Mari Ohara (voiced by Aina Suzuki) drinking coffee aboard a spaceship.[9]
The first commercial, in particular, was so popular that egg sandwiches disappeared from 7-Eleven stores, and the second commercial caused “Hamburg Hunter” 「ハンバーグハンター」 to trend on Twitter.
References
- ↑ https://www.allnightnippon.com/ls/ls_blog/20200309-51274/
- ↑ https://www.allnightnippon.com/ls/ls_blog/20200703-53682/
- ↑ https://www.allnightnippon.com/ls/ls_blog/20250321-94149/
- ↑ https://news.1242.com/article/182507
- ↑ https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1681462981
- ↑ https://lovelive-anime.jp/lovelive-series2021/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg3YURJh0jo
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s0NIoGHYW8
- ↑ https://x.com/LoveLive_staff/status/1207956349172305925