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 the school idol group of Yuigaoka Girls' High School, formed by Keke Tang and led by Kanon Shibuya as part of Love Live! Superstar!!. They debuted in April 2021 with 5 members on the single Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora.

In Love Live Days! Volume 27, four additional members were revealed as the second generation. Love Live Days! Volume 39 later revealed two additional members for the third generation, who debuted on the mini-album Jump Into the New World prior to the airing of season 3.

Members

Liella!

History

Spoiler Alert! This article contains details about plotlines described in the anime. Do not proceed unless you want to be spoiled.

There are three generations of Liella!, each seeing their debut in the corresponding season of the Love Live! Superstar!! anime, as the series takes place over three years. As the first generation enter their 2nd and 3rd years of high school, new students come to Yuigaoka in hopes of joining the idol group.

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.

Discography

Main article: List of Liella! releases

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.

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

• With eleven members, Liella! is the largest single unit in Love Live!
• Liella! is the only main group to have won Love Live!:
  • two years in a row.
  • with a number of members other than 9 (having won as 11 their second time).
  • using a song with its title written in Japanese.

External links

• Group name reveal (Twitter)