January 17, 2020 20:40:20 +0000 (UTC)

sponk
happy birthday hanayo! my best girl <3

happy birthday hanayo! my best girl <3 please have the best rice-filled day!

January 17, 2020 20:16:36 +0000 (UTC)

TinyAngelWings
?Happy Birthday Hanayo!?

💚Happy Birthday Hanayo!💚 Hanayo is my forever best girl, so I had to make her birthday post my first on Idol Story! This year, I’ve decided to do a dance cover of Start Dash in her honor. I can’t upload videos on here, so here is the cover for it. I have it posted on Instagram @angeldreamslive at this link https://www.instagram.com/p/B7brhPwnzQq/?igshid=jxt28nula7du if you’d like to check it out!

Hanayo was the first person who showed up for μ‘s when they performed, and she was the first girl who taught me what it meant to shine. Love Live came into my life when I was struggling to find my purpose. I was too shy to put myself out there, and was often left alone because of it. Hanayo’s growth pushed me to seek more for myself, and this last year I decided I was going to join a group just like her.

After trying very hard, I found my place. That position lead me back to her. I am so honored to represent Hanayo through cosplay and dance. It feels like everything has circled back to this moment and to her. This is why I chose to do Start Dash. When she saw μ‘s perform that first day, she gave it everything she had so that she could sing and dance with them. Now it’s my turn. I hope that in a year I will be able to improve just as much as she did with μ‘s. Please enjoy my first performance with Hanayo in Start Dash!

Thank you for taking the time to read this little love letter to my best girl >•<

January 17, 2020 13:37:34 +0000 (UTC)

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O MY GOSH MUSE LYRIC BIBLE! I THOUGHT THIS WAS THERE NEW SINGLE! NOZOMI I LOVE YOU...

O MY GOSH MUSE LYRIC BIBLE! I THOUGHT THIS WAS THERE NEW SINGLE! NOZOMI I LOVE YOU AVHBIYKHIYBCEKHYLELCKKRKSGLWSN IM DYING RIGHT NOW

January 16, 2020 18:55:23 +0000 (UTC)

Hennanette
Happy birthday my best u's girl Hanayo Koizumi! I wanted to draw her as best as I could to honor...

Happy birthday my best u's girl Hanayo Koizumi! I wanted to draw her as best as I could to honor her. May her day include lots of rice and hanging out with her dearest friends. 🍚❤️

January 16, 2020 16:54:46 +0000 (UTC)

YumeGipsu

Thank you for the honorable mention in ❄️ Petite Idol Studio 📸 Winter Adventures ☃️ and congrats to the winners!

I wanted to talk about the figures I used since it was suggested they could be handmade.

Putitto Love Live! Sunshine!!

That's not the case (would be impressive xd), they are the Putitto series Love Live Sunshine figures, and you can buy them! They are super cute (and as you can see in the last photo, very tiny)

Putitto Love Live! Sunshine!! Putitto Love Live! Sunshine!! Putitto Love Live! Sunshine!! Putitto Love Live! Sunshine!!

I believe there is a version for μ's as well, they're pretty unique since you're meant to put them on a glass (glasses not included >:3 ).

Putitto Love Live! Sunshine!!

Taking the photos was fun, i'll be interested to see more events like this past one in the future!

January 16, 2020 15:56:55 +0000 (UTC)

Colourberry
*Happy birthday to best girl !!*

Happy birthday to best girl !!


I really love Hanayo so much, her love for idols and food, and she's like me. Shy and passionate about what she loves. Her voice actress is also adorable and I love her voice so much. I love drawing a lot, so I took my favourite hanayo UR and drew it! The white day set really is gorgeus ,,,

January 16, 2020 15:36:08 +0000 (UTC)

Lucy

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Hi! It's the day, it's finally Hanayo's birthday! I was looking forward anxiously to this day! First all, sorry if my English is bad, but my maternal language is Spanish, however I want to shared my love to this rice lover with all.

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To begin with, I would like to tell you a little about my story: At the end of 2015, I started a Love Live cover group in Spanish, where I was assigned to Hanayo. At that time, I didn't know anything about her because I had 0 knowledge about the franchise, however, when I started to play SIF, I chose her and what I saw from her cards and their audios, I thought Hanayo was so cute (an applause to Shikako for her great job). But my love for her came when I saw the anime: her story where she loves everything about school idols but she thinks can't become one because her shyness, but with Rin and Maki's help, doubts ceased becoming in bravery. I love it, especially her friendship with others of first year.

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However I couldn't enjoy it very much because as soon as I started watching the anime, I read that the Final Live was going to be held. And I thought: I can't longer enjoy μ's and Hanayo as much as I would like. I know I would still continue with SIF and later with Puchiguru and SIFAS, but I wasn't able to feel the same. What I would have liked is to see Shikako, playing as Hanayo, with the other members from μ's in some radio program, streaming...

And when they announced Love Live Fest with all participants and I watched μ's logo, I start to cry for happiness, really. Because I was going to see Hanayo and μ's one more time, and not only that, I was going to see all girls interact with Aqours, Saint Snow and the Nijigasaki. With this, I imaginated one thing: when all girls finished their presentations, I imagined the Fest goers lighting up the green place and exclaim: OTANJOUBI OMEDETOU, HANAYO CHAN! (Happy birthday Hanayo chan!) Remember that the Fest will be on the 18th and 19th, when Hanayo's birthday will be on 17th.

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(Sorry for image's quality. I don't have a scanner where I can scan the draw).

Unfortunately, I can't attend the Fest, either I can't see it in any cinema because where I live they do nothing in relation to Love Live. The little that brings here is counterfeit merchandising, but at least I'm glad to think that Shikako would read my message for her and Hanayo thanks to a person who started an idea that fans would write messages for seiyuus and would collect them in notebooks and get them I would give each one the corresponding one.

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This message was what I put to Shikako. Because thanks to them, I met my real friends and I do something that I love, that is to sing. I don't know how long I will still like Love Live, but I am sure that thanks to Hanayo, this stage of my life has been very happy.

That is why, thanks Hanayo, thanks Shikako. Thank you for your hard work and I will continue supporting it. And, thanks to all for reaching the end of the publication.

I hope you liked it and let's continue enjoying Hanayo and Love Live for longer time. ♥

January 16, 2020 15:25:37 +0000 (UTC)

SailorBuneary
**🌟Location 🌟**

Today is Koizumi Hanayo's birthday party and you are invited! 🎉

🌟Location 🌟

🌼 Idol Story 🎀's website

🌟Date 🌟

[utcdate=2020-01-16T15:00:00][/utcdate] - [utcdate=2020-01-21T15:00:00][/utcdate]

Ends in [countdown=2020-01-21T15:00:00][/countdown]

🌟 RSVP 🌟

To join the celebrations with Hanayo and everyone else, create an activity with the hashtag Hanayo's birthday party.

🌟 What to bring to the party? 🌟

Bring a gift for your favorite idol! 🎁

A poem, a story, a drawing, a song cover, a cosplay, a graphic edit, a love letter, or anything you want that will make Hanayo happy. 😊

Your imagination is the limit!

🌟 Guest list 🌟

See all participants here.

🌟 After party gift 🌟

When the party ends, we will make sure you go back home with a little gift to thank you from joining~

  • 🎀All participants will get a badge on their profile 🏅
  • 🎀 A random participant will get a prize, as well as a special gold badge!

We can't wait to see you at the party~! 🤩

January 16, 2020 10:45:22 +0000 (UTC)

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And the winners are...

Photo winners

Gale015

Voted top "Showcases impressive photography skills 📸"!

  • Happi Tuna (Artist, Graphic designer): "The christmas vibes are SO STRONG like oh my god it feels so professional. "
  • china (Idol Story staff): "Gorgeous shot of Aqours 3rd years having a Christmas party. You sure put a lot of effort into setting up a whole scene, with lots of props and decorations. The light looks great and makes an overall great photo."
  • dubu (Idol Story staff, Artist, Graphic designer): "This persons photography is really good, the set design is perfect and the figures look natural and not like extra additions. A lot of work clearly went into this i could go on forever omg the lighting is great, the positioning the extra decorations (the presents). THIS WHOLE ENTRY IS GORGEOUS "
  • Hanayox (Member of the judges panel): "Very cute ! I love the set that was created for this photo "
  • Hoshino☆ (Idol Story staff, School Idol Tomodachi staff, SIT:Dash!! staff): "This user is amazing at scaling pieces of merchandise in their photography. You can really tell the Aqours 3rd years are happily celebrating the holidays together (with nesoberi of the remaining Aqours members- scaled to true actual size of a real human holding one)! The room they're in gives the vibe that they decorated it themselves for their get-together, and overall creates a festive scene that could actually happen in the LoveLive! world! Along with the lighting that brings it all together, it's a masterful piece. Amazing work!"
  • lizertoast (Member of the judges panel): "So well taken and thought out"
  • rdsathene (School Idol Tomodachi staff, Donator): "All the entries were so great! This one just spoke to me as a winter holiday story illustrated in one beautifully composed photograph."

See entry

candymecha

Runner up for "Showcases impressive photography skills 📸"

  • ege man (Starlight Academy staff): "That first picture with Kotori is really eye-catching so I clicked on the entry and the rest of the pictures look equally as amazing!! This person has nice photography skills and makes the girls stand out a lot! "
  • Skip (Idol Story staff, Graphic designer): "The quality and theme of the photograph"
  • Eris (School Idol Tomodachi staff): "The different backgrounds/lighting brings different feelings to each picture! Marus one looks so warm & Kotoris looks so sweet & its just like out of a real photoshoot!"
  • DoctorGirl66 (Artist): "It has a nice filter applied that complements the figure nicely "
  • LittleBecca (Artist, Graphic designer): "The outfit Kotori wears gives off a very wintery vibe. The background amplifies the vibe even more."

See entry


Winter winners

5jellycombo

Voted top "Beautifully illustrates the spirit of winter ❄️"!

  • china (Idol Story staff): "Hanamaru looks so happy in the snow. The outfit matches the background well for an awesome winter adventure!"
  • Jib (Artist): "The way the light streams onto the snow and the delicate background, it looks as if Maru was really there!"
  • Ganzfeld (Member of the judges panel): "Great use of the sun, especially since it would have taken time for the sun to be in the right place for this image."

See entry

kayochin

Runner up for "Beautifully illustrates the spirit of winter ❄️"!

  • Sammy <3 (Graphic designer): "it’s creative and funny"
  • dubu (Idol Story staff, Artist, Graphic designer): "THE PURE UNMATCHED CHAOS OF THIS ENTRY HAS ME IN ACTUAL TEARS, THIS IS SO CURSED AND LOW KEY FESTIVE I LOVE IT SO MUCH KDWQAKHBWADXSKB IM WHEEZING This is a humorous take on the challenge and in that sense, I feel it illustrates the spirit of Christmas/winter festive. I glanced back at the entry to see what more i can write about but everything about it is making me laugh omg why does mary's face look like that and the cow looks like it has broken legs i cant hbkasjh. Shes so small compared to the figures in the second picture she looks like a lost child. This entry might not be the best in terms of quality, but out of my top 3 this is the one out of ALL the entries i will remember the mos.t i cant tell if it was intentionally done like this but if it was i would select 'showcases impressive photography skills' also"
  • i eat stickers (Artist): "its just mad funny bro "

See entry


Random winners

Bushido.Zura

Selected randomly, one chance per user

See entry

winning entry image

kotopana

Selected randomly, one chance per user

See entry

winning entry image


Honorable mentions

  • Klawdyo - See entry

    • Miss (Member of the judges panel): "the lighting and composition look really professional"
    • DoctorGirl66 (Artist): "I love how they used the lighting to showcase their figure."
  • SailorBuneary - See activity

    • Happi Tuna (Artist, Graphic designer): "This shows the winter vibes the most of them all (Christmas doesn't count)"
    • Ganzfeld (Member of the judges panel): "Good place for a winter-themed photo, overall image is great"
    • Hanayox (Member of the judges panel): "The figure matches the setting very well. Love that the background is blurry "
    • Skip (Idol Story staff, Graphic designer): "Really showcases the merchandise in a cute way along with a winter theme"
  • txbularxsa - See entry

    • ralts_boy (Idol Story staff, Graphic designer): "i like the color palette"
    • Jib (Artist): "The light isn't directly shining onto Ruby, but it separates her from curtains, drawing attention to her. It has a nice atmospheric feel to it!"
  • geneva - See entry

    • china (Idol Story staff): "Great idea to take Chika out at night and see the beautiful city illuminations for the holidays. I love the light and the depth of the photo."
    • Hoshino☆ (Idol Story staff, School Idol Tomodachi staff, SIT:Dash!! staff): "This is what exactly Petite Idol Studio means for me when I look at this entry! Not only did they fit the Winter Adventures theme, they created a special moment by taking Chika out to the local celebrations in their city! They found inspiration right where they live and used it to convey the exact feeling you may get if you were standing there yourself. For me, it conveys lights from the trees highlighting one's face in a cold winter evening. There's warmth spending time celebrating the festivities with people close to them. It's a comfy winter adventure! I genuinely enjoyed this photo~"
  • Ichikarafuru - See entry

    • OCCULAR SUICIDE (Graphic designer): "It's a beautiful winter-esque picture. Really pops out & looks like it could have been professionally done "
    • lillichi (Graphic designer) and kyuchiin☆ (Member of the judges panel, Starlight Academy staff, Graphic designer) also liked this entry.
  • Lacey#7507 - See entry

    • nozomiinotic (Member of the judges panel): "The Chika and Riko nesoberis adorably frame the let it snow sign placed below the beautifully decorated Christmas tree! Along with that, the window behind the tree illuminates the scene and makes the focal points of the tree and nesoberis stand out! "
  • humtaro - See entry

    • Ganzfeld (Member of the judges panel): "Great use of environment, really brings out a winter feeling with You in the snow gear as she's skiing."
  • TENRiNO - See entry

    • PsyGemKo (Member of the judges panel, Graphic designer, Donator): "The aesthetic really shines through the massive selection of entries. The Ruby is so cute, and she fits the background so well! "
  • liliumregale - See entry

    • julinya (Member of the judges panel, Donator): "The composition and colors of the festive tree complement the Kanan figure in just the right way. She looks like she belongs there, and it's quite beautiful!"
  • kotopana - See entry

    • PsyGemKo (Member of the judges panel, Graphic designer, Donator): "Neso Tree Neso Tree!! I’m totally in love with the amazing amount of nesos on that tree! It’s so magical! "
    • rdsathene (School Idol Tomodachi staff, Donator): "Christmas tree goals!"
  • shelteRIN - See entry

    • DoctorGirl66 (Artist): "It showcases a warm feeling that anyone can experience during the festive season."
    • rdsathene (School Idol Tomodachi staff, Donator): "Rin looks so happy in this winter wonderland."
  • Kasumi - See entry

    • nozomiinotic (Member of the judges panel): "The colors are soft and work well together, and the addition of the stars in the background make for a lovely winter scene! Honoka and the frame behind her, along with the tree in the background, overlap in a way that leads your eye across the picture without confusion!"
  • rubymaru - See entry

    • OCCULAR SUICIDE (Graphic designer): "The Snow Halation Maki really just fits well with the theme & the Xmas tree background drew me to it more than the others !"
  • JTheMaki - See entry

    • LittleBecca (Artist, Graphic designer): "The Hanamaru chibi is so cute! The fact that there's even a hat and snow on her head makes her so much cuter!!! And the blurred background really makes her look like a little kid because of how the figures at the back only have their legs showing making them be like adults!!"
  • mikan - See entry

    • Eris (School Idol Tomodachi staff): "It's very sweet & has a relaxing feeling!"
  • YumeGipsu - See entry

    • china (Idol Story staff): "I love what you did with the fake snow, it looks great. Looks like they're playing in the snow and it's super cute. Love the style you used for the light as well."
    • ege man (Starlight Academy staff): "The figures look like they’re entirely hand-made!!!! I could be wrong but if they are it’s extremely impressive and this person obviously put a lot of time and effort into it!! The entry is also very creative and adorable and just.. nice to look at!!"
  • Sora3010 - See entry

    • Happi Tuna (Artist, Graphic designer): "Really love the dedication for Mari, I really love how warm her christmas tree is with Mari's"
  • UMR - See entry)

    • china (Idol Story staff): "Super fun idea to use your Christmas props! Love the composition as well."
    • Sammy <3 (Graphic designer): "very creative"
  • tuga - See entry

    • dubu (Idol Story staff, Artist, Graphic designer): "user has an eye for colour, lighting matches maru, photography skills are amazing, set up is cute and pretty"
  • pururun - See entry

    • ralts_boy (Idol Story staff, Graphic designer): "good composition, fun theme"
  • Maralina - See entry

    • china (Idol Story staff): "I love the background and lighting with the candles!"
    • Sammy <3 (Graphic designer): "truly beautiful "

Congratulations to our winners!

They will receive a prize of their choice among the prizes we offer.

  • 1 Love Live! physical prize (official merch)
  • 1 Love Live! art commission
  • 1 Love Live! graphic edit commission

Subject to availability


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We would like to know! It will help us decide if we should organize it again in the future.

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Collaboration event

Collaboration

Petite Idol Studio - Winter Adventures is organized in collaboration with School Idol Tomodachi, Idol Story and SIT:DASH!!.


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See details of the event in introduction post.