This page contains all the information on the history of the Love Live! Sunshine!! project that is outside of the discography, mostly gathered from magazines and live events. For Love Live!, check here.
For a summary of their live appearances, check Aqours Extracurricular Activities.
History by Year[]
- Note: Dengeki G's Magazine is a monthly magazine that is part of the Love Live! and Love Live! Sunshine!! multimedia projects. As it is usually the first source of news for all major projects under these titles, its monthly sections will detail how the project has progressed over time. The issues are usually published a month ahead of time. For example, the July 2010 issue would've been released on 30th May 2010.
2015 (January - June) |
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April issue
May issue
June issue
July issue
August issue
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2015 (July - December) |
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September issue
October issue
November issue
December issue
October 31: Aqours began a nationwide shop campaign of Meet & Greet events to commemorate their first single. January issue
February issue
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2016 (January - June) |
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January 11: Aqours held their first full-member live event in Tokyo to commemorate the release of their first single, with both a talk section and live performance. January 11: Aqours held their first group live-stream after the event. The anime and second single are announced. March issue
February 27: Aqours made an appearance as guest stars at the official opening of GAMERS Numazu Branch. April issue
May issue
June issue
May 21 & 22: Aqours made an appearance at the School idol festival Thanksgiving Festival 2016, as hosts for the talk stages. May 29: Aika Kobayashi was at Numazu Gamers for a special event as honorary store manager of the day, to commemorate Yoshiko winning the Numazu Gamers Poster Girl poll. July issue
August issue
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2016 (July - December) |
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July 2: 6 members of Aqours (Anju Inami, Rikako Aida, Nanaka Suwa, Arisa Komiya, Kanako Takatsuki and Ai Furihata) held a special talk stage and screening at Anime Expo's Anisong World Matsuri in Los Angeles.
July 10: 3 members of Aqours (Anju Inami, Rikako Aida and Shuka Saito) held a special talk stage at C3 CharaExpo 2016 in Singapore. September issue
July 31: Aqours held an event, Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Summer Holidays Extracurricular Activities ~Summer Festival with Everyone~, in Numazu to commemorate the start of their anime. Aqours 1st LIVE venue & dates announced. August 13: 3 members of Aqours (Anju Inami, Aika Kobayashi and Aina Suzuki) made an appearance at Taiwan Comic Fair in Taiwan, where they held a special talk stage. August 20: 2 members of Aqours, (Kanako Takatsuki and Ai Furihata) made an appearance at Anime Festival Asia Thailand 2016, where they held a special talk stage. October issue
September 18: Aqours appeared at Tokyo Game Show 2016 for a talk show and announcement stage. November issue
October 1 & 2: To commemorate the release of BD 1, a special commemorative booth was held in front of TULLY's COFFEE at Akihabara's UDX building. Anju Inami and Rikako Aida made a special surprise stage appearance on October 1.[1][2] October 3: 3 members of Aqours (Aika Kobayashi, Shuka Saito and Arisa Komiya) made an appearance at China International Comics Festival Expo 2016 in Guangzhou on October 3, 2016. Official event report here. December issue
November 13: Aqours made an appearance at School idol festival Thanksgiving Festival 2016 ~Osaka~, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies. January issue
December 10: Rikako Aida, Kanako Takatsuki and Aina Suzuki made an appearance in Seoul for a relay screening of the anime and a talk stage. December 27: Aqours held a special year-end mini-live to commemorate the release of their SIF collaboration single, Jingle Bells ga Tomaranai. February issue
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2017 (January - June) |
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March issue
February 25 & 26: Aqours performed their first full live concert at Yokohama Arena. April issue
Dengeki G's Magazine Aqours Spring Special issue (March 2, 2017)
May issue (March 30, 2017)
April 1: As part of April Fools' celebrations, Lantis released a fully-voiced, 15-min puppet play movie featuring Aqours. June issue
April 30: Aqours performed as guests at the "Milky Holmes & Bushiroad's 10th Anniversary Live in Yokohama Arena". They performed three songs[3]:
July issue June 10 & 11: SIF Thanksgiving Festival was held in Ikebukuro Sunshine City, Tokyo, with Aqours attending as hosts for multiple streams. 54,167 people attended over the two days. August issue June 30: Aqours performed as guests at Anisong World Matsuri 2017 in Los Angeles, USA. They performed five songs:
June 30: Aqours CLUB is officially launched, featuring exclusive member-only content. |
2017 (July - December) |
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July 22: Aqours performed as guests at Bilibili Macro Link-Star phaseรAnison World Matsuri 2017 in Shanghai, China. They performed four songs:
July 29 & 30: Aqours appeared as guests at the Numazu 70th Summer Festival, with 3 sessions on 29th and 1 session on 30th. September issue August 5 & 6: Aqours began the Aqours 2nd Love Live! HAPPY PARTY TRAIN TOUR at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya. August 19 & 20: Aqours continued their 2nd Live Tour with its second leg at World Memorial Hall in Kobe. August 25: Aqours performed as guests at Animelo Summer Live 2017 -THE CARD- held at Saitama Super Arena. They performed four songs:
October issue September 21: Anju Inami, PERFECT Dream Project cast, and special guest Emi Nitta appeared at Tokyo Game Show 2017 for a talk show and an announcement stage.[5] September 29 & 30: Aqours concluded their 2nd Live Tour with the third leg at MetLife Dome in Saitama. November issue Dengeki G's Magazine CODE: C Special issue (October 7, 2017)
December issue November 4 & 5: Aqours begins their Aqours CLUB Activity LIVE & FAN MEETING series in Orix Theater, Osaka, with one showing on November 4 and two on November 5. They performed nine songs for all three sessions, with the eighth song changing according to the audience's choice. Day 2 Day Session's eighth song was Step! ZERO to ONE and Day 2 Evening Session's eighth song was Todokanai Hoshi da to Shitemo[7]:
Dengeki G's Magazine CODE: A Special issue (November 4, 2017)
November 18: Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Club Activity LIVE & FAN MEETING Trip to Asia -Landing action Yeah!!- in KBS Arena, Seoul, Korea, with two showings. They performed eight songs for both sessions, with the seventh song changing according to the audience's choice. The Evening Session's seventh song was Todokanai Hoshi da to Shitemo[8]:
November 25: Aqours performed as guests at NHK WORLD presents SONGS OF TOKYO TV program, which will be broadcast on NHK WORLD TV on January 1. They performed three songs[10]:
January issue Dengeki G's Magazine CODE: G Special issue (December 9, 2017)
December 9 & 10: Aqours CLUB Activity LIVE & FAN MEETING in Nitori Cultural Hall, Sapporo, with one showing on Saturday and two on Sunday. They performed eight songs for all three sessions, with the seventh song different for each session. Day 2 Day Session's seventh song was Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM[11] and Day 2 Evening Session's seventh song was HAPPY PARTY TRAIN[12].
December 13: Aqours performed as guests at FNS Music Festival and performed Aozora Jumping Heart.[14] December 16: Aqours CLUB Activity LIVE & FAN MEETING in Numazu Civic Cultural Center, with two showings. They performed nine songs for both sessions, with the seventh song different for each session. Evening Session's seventh song was SKY JOURNEY.[15]
December 22: Aqours performed as guests at Buzz Rhythm 02 and performed Mirai no Bokura wa Shitteru yo (TV Size).[16] December 27: Aqours performed as guests at Sakazaki Kounosuke no Momoiro Folk Mura NEXT and performed four songs, with the last two songs performed alongside Momoiro Clover Z. The last song they performed is Momoiro Clover Z's song, MOON PRIDE.[17]
February issue
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2018 (January - June) |
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January 6: Aqours CLUB Activity LIVE & FAN MEETING in Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall, with two showings. They performed nine songs for both sessions, with the eighth song different for each session. Evening Session's eighth song was Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM.[18]
January 8: Aqours performed as guests at DENGEKI MUSIC LIVE!! 2018 which was held at Makuhari Messe Event Hall.[20]
January 10: Shuka Saito was appointed as Numazu's Honorary Police Chief for a short thirty minutes to help promote the event, which is Japan's Emergency Number (110) Day.[21] January 20: Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Club Activity LIVE & FAN MEETING Trip to Asia -Landing action Yeah!!- in Jing'an Sports Center, Shanghai, China with two showings. They performed nine songs for both sessions, with the eighth song different for each session. Evening Session's eighth song was HAPPY PARTY TRAIN.[22]
January 28: Anju Inami, Rikako Aida, Shuka Saito from Aqours, Mayu Sagara, Miyu Kubota, Tomori Kusunoki from Nijigasaki High School School Idol Club, and Emi Nitta, Aya Uchida, Suzuko Mimori from ยต's appeared on AbemaTV's SIFAS Special Program. March issue February 3: Aqours CLUB Activity LIVE & FAN MEETING in Nagoya International Conference Center Century Hall, with two showings. They performed nine songs for both sessions, with the eighth song different for each session. Evening Session's eighth song was Yume Kataru yori Yume Utaou.[24]
February 10: Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Club Activity LIVE & FAN MEETING Trip to Asia -Landing action Yeah!!- in Taipei International Convention Center, with two showings. They performed nine songs for both sessions, with the fourth and eighth songs different for each session. Evening Session's fourth song was Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM and the eighth song was Sunshine Pikkapika Ondo.[26]
February 24: Kanako Takatsuki, voice actress of Hanamaru Kunikida who is Thailand's World Poster Girl, appeared as a special guest in Animate Bangkok's second anniversary celebration.[28] April issue March 10 & 11: Aqours concludes their Aqours CLUB Activity LIVE & FAN MEETING series in Makuhari Messe Event Hall, Chiba, with one showing on Saturday and two on Sunday. They performed ten songs for all sessions, with the eighth song different for each session. Day 2 Day Session's eighth song was Step! ZERO to ONE and Day 2 Evening Session's eighth song was Todokanai Hoshi da to Shitemo.[29]
May issue April 27 & 28: HAKODATE UNIT CARNIVAL will be held at Hakodate Arena, Hakodate, featuring the subunits CYaRon!, AZALEA, Guilty Kiss & Saint Snow. June issue July issue June 9 & 10: Aqours kicks off their 3rd LIVE TOUR in MetLife Dome, Saitama. June 16 & 17: Aqours continues their 3rd LIVE TOUR in Osakajo Hall, Osaka. August issue |
2018 (July - December) |
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July 7 & 8: Aqours concludes their 3rd LIVE TOUR with the third and final leg in Marine Messe Fukuoka. |
Other Magazine Features[]
B.L.T. VOICE GIRLS |
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B.L.T. VOICE GIRLS Vol. 27
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B.L.T. |
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B.L.T. December 2017 |
Nikkei Entertainment! Anime Special Seiyuu Bible |
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Nikkei Entertainment! Anime Special Seiyuu Bible 2017
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Seiyuu Animedia |
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Seiyuu Animedia Nov 2016
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DIVER |
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DIVER May 2017 |
CUT Magazine |
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CUT Magazine May 2017 |
Young Jump |
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Young Jump No. 24 (May 25, 2017)
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Young Jump GOLD |
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Young Jump GOLD Vol.1 June 2017
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LisAni! |
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LisAni! Vol. 29 May 2017 |
V-Storage |
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V-Storage Vol 11 Autumn 2017 |
Love Live! Sunshine!! Walker |
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Love Live! Sunshine!! Walker |
Photo Technique Digital |
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Photo Technique Digital April 2017
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Men's JOKER |
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Men's JOKER Vol. 164 |
Card Gamer |
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Card Gamer Vol. 36 |
Ultra Jump |
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Ultra Jump March 2018
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VOICE BRODY |
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VOICE BRODY vol.2 |
Other Magazines |
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Polling History[]
The voting contests in Love Live! Sunshine!! History started out as being general popularity polls, but some adopted themes later on. This section will only include the major polls with a significant influence on project direction or merchandise, and not any monthly polls inside Dengeki G's.
2015[]
- First Popularity Poll for second single: You
2016[]
- GAMERS Numazu Branch Poster Girl: Yoshiko
- 7-Eleven Image Girl: Riko [31]
- Second Popularity Poll for third single: Kanan
- SIF Winter Promo UR: You
- Uranohoshi Girls' Radio Hosts: Anju Inami, Arisa Komiya, Aika Kobayashi
- Dengeki G's Magazine Cover Girl: Hanamaru x Shougetsu Confectionery
- Love Live! Sunshine!! Worldwide Poster Girl General Election
- Chika Takamiใ-ใTaiwan
- Riko Sakurauchiใ-ใGermany
- Kanan Matsuuraใ-ใAustralia
- Dia Kurosawaใ-ใSingapore
- You Watanabeใ-ใChina
- Yoshiko Tsushimaใ-ใUK
- Hanamaru Kunikidaใ-ใThailand
- Mari Oharaใ-ใUSA
- Ruby Kurosawaใ-ใKorea
- LisAni! Girl: You
2017[]
- SEGA Staff Image Girl: Hanamaru
- SIF 5th Anniversary Campaign Girl: Yoshiko
- 2nd: Mari, 3rd: Riko
2019[]
- Third Popularity Poll for fourth Single: Hanamaru
- Shadowverse Collaboration Campaign Girl: Yoshiko
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