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Characters originating from THE iDOLM@STER: Million Live franchise. The first game was launched as a social media game, featuring the original 765 Pro idols and 37 new additions. Similar to the other iM@S mobile game, these idols were officially divided into three categories: Dance, Visual, and Vocal. However unlike Cinderella Girls, the roster was static, only increasing the number of cards existing idols each had.

All idols introduced in the social game also appear in the followup rhythm game Theater Days, in addition to two new characters. The 52 idols have also been re-categorized into Princess, Fairy, and Angel idols.

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     In General 

Million Live provides examples of:

  • Ascended Extra: Minako Satake, Kana Yabuki, Yuriko Nanao, Serika Hakozaki, Anna Mochizuki, Shiho Kitazawa, and Nao Yokoyama have a significant appearance in The Movie.
  • Art Evolution: Newer card illustrations are drawn better or with more complexity.
  • Continuity Nod: Several towards iM@S2.
  • Cash-Cow Franchise: There was never any question of it.
  • 100% Completion: Exploited. Entirely variant and upgraded cards are added at regular intervals.
  • Crossover: The original 765 Pro are featured in Million Live as successful sempai the cast hopes to emulate.
    • Alternate Universe: The anime and console game continuity presents the Cinderella Girls as part of a rival agency known as 346 Pro. The Movie formally established the Million Live idols as the "next generation" talent under a globally successful 765 Pro. Cinderella Girls and Million Live take place about two years after the original series cast have become superstars.
    • Passing the Torch: Million Live embodies this a great deal more than Cinderella Girls. Especially with the movie showcasing girls from ML and none from CG.
  • Job Title: Million Live is the goal each idol seeks to achieve: performing live before 1,000,000 fans. This isn't unrealistic. The Producer is obviously the Idolmaster.
  • The Powerof Friendship: Storyline cornerstone of character interaction in iM@S.
  • Merchandise-Driven: It's probably easier to list what doesn't get merchandised. The official company stance is, "anything not made to intentionally harm." Therefore you won't see products packaged as Million Live weaponry or insecticide. However everything else from food to clothing to toys to pet supplies are perfectly valid and do exist.

    Princess Idols 

Princess Idols

Their cards are color categorized as pink, and their symbol is a crown. From the original iM@S cast: Haruka Amami, Yukiho Hagiwara, Makoto Kikuchi, and Hibiki Ganaha are Princess Idols.

Arisa Matsuda

Voiced by: Rie Murakawa

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Age: 16
Height: 154 cm
Weight: 40 kg
Birthday: June 7
Blood type: AB
Three sizes: 81-54-80
Hobbies: Gathering data on idols

An idol fan who became an idol, so she could get closer to other idols. She practically worships the thirteen original idols of 765 Pro.



Emily Stewart

Voiced by: Yuu Kahara

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Age: 13
Height: 156 cm
Weight: 41 kg
Birthday: January 8
Blood type: A
Three sizes: 74-54-76
Hobbies: Playing Karuta

A British girl who dreams of becoming Japanese. She loves green tea and is a natural at traditional Japanese dances.


  • Foreign Culture Fetish: For Japan. Emily tends to use archaic Japanese phrases (such as referring to Producer as "Shikakenin-sama" or referring to pom-poms as "sukedachitamafusa") and believed she can do a seiza at a concert. She is fairly obsessed with Japanese culture, to say the least.
  • Girlish Pigtails
  • Gratuitous English: Will slip in a few English phrases when either excited, surprised, or frightened. Justified in that she is from a Western country.
  • Image Song: Hohoemi Biyori, Kimi Dake no Kakera, Hana Shirabe, and Ebamoyou.
  • Occidental Otaku: Historical and traditional stuff.
  • Yamato Nadeshiko: What she dreams to become.

Iku Nakatani

Voiced by: Akari Harashima

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Age: 10
Height: 142 cm
Weight: 37 kg
Birthday: December 16
Blood type: B
Three sizes: 72-52-73
Hobbies: Appreciating anime

A little girl who has great confidence in herself to do everything on her own.


  • Determinator: She believes she can do work on her own without anyone's help.
  • Image Song: Good Day Sunshine!, Animal☆Station!, Tokidoki Seesaw, and Kimi ga Mannaka ni Ita.
  • Just a Kid: Is not very fond of being treated like this.
  • Otaku: For anime shows.
  • Token Mini-Moe: Youngest of the Million Live idols.

Kana Yabuki

Voiced by: Ibuki Kido

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Age: 14
Height: 155 cm
Weight: 43 kg
Birthday: August 18
Blood type: A
Three sizes: 77-54-76
Hobbies: Singing anything

A girl with big dreams of idol stardom who has just one obstacle in her way: She's a terrible singer.


  • Ascended Extra: Plays a major role in The Movie.
    • The below-mentioned Heroic BSoD is the major conflict of said movie's second half.
    • Along with Nao, she is part of the second set of ML Girls to be included in "One for All" as DLC.
  • Comfort Food: She tends to eat sweets during moments of anxiety, according to the movie.
    • Heartbreak and Ice Cream: This gets accentuated after she messes up the mini-live. She decides to quit being an idol and isolates herself while overeating, causing her to gain a ton of weight as a result.
  • Determinator
  • Dreadful Musician: Her singing is known to be quite bad. She aims to improve, though.
  • Graceful Loser: In her Learning From Defeat card, where she's depicted losing a big live, but trying to smile for the producer on the verge of tears.
  • Hard-Work Montage: Various cards depicting her working to overcome her tone-deafness.
  • Heroic BSoD: In the movie, after she messes up a mini-live, Kana decides to quit being an idol and eats so much to the point of gaining tons of weight. It took a speech from Haruka to convince her to come back.
  • Hidden Depths: Despite being a terrible singer, she's known to play the clarinet almost at a professional level.
  • Image Song: Original Koe ni Natte, Omajinai, Ame ni Utaou♪, and Growin' Music!.
  • Opposites Attract: Is great friends with the stoic Shiho Kitazawa.
  • Plucky Girl
  • Promoted Fangirl: Whether it be of Chihaya (in Million Live) or Haruka (in The Movie), Kana became an idol after being inspired by the original 13 idols of 765Pro.
  • Tragic Dream

Kotoha Tanaka

Voiced by: Risa Taneda

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Age: 18
Height: 157 cm
Weight: 44 kg
Birthday: October 5
Blood type: A
Three sizes: 79-54-78
Hobbies: Bathing

An active idol who always tries doing her best, although not in the level of a Genki Girl.


  • Beware the Nice Ones: According to Megumi, this is Kotoha's expression when she's pissed off. Yikes.....
  • Broken Tears: Sadly prone to this. See Heroic BSoD below.
  • Cannot Spit It Out: Is in love with the Producer and tries her best at everything in order to impress him. Sadly, her lack of self-confidence makes it so that she can never confess her love to him.
  • Cast Herd: Often grouped with Elena Shimabara and Megumi Tokoro due to the three being best friends.
  • Cosplay: In her Tokyo Game Show card she cosplays as Lili from Tekken 5.
    • Does it again in the "Idol Fight" event where she's now cosplaying as Asuka Kazama in the background of Iori's card. She holds the distinction of being the only idol to have cosplayed two different Tekken fighters.
  • Heroic BSoD: Unfortunately, she's prone to having these. Kotoha has VERY low self-confidence and has a very fragile mentality. Thus she is prone to stressing herself out to the point of having an emotional breakdown. Thankfully, her friends and the Producer are always there to help whenever this happens.
  • Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Megumi. The two have been in two CDs together and are often seen interacting in-game.
  • Image Song: Asayake no Crescendo, Hontou no Watashi, Silhouette, and Sing a Wing Song.
  • The Leader: Of idol unit "Burning Girl".
  • Tomboy: When she was younger. It's why she took up fencing.
  • The Voiceless: She is this in this PV because her voice actress put her career on hiatus due to illness at the time.
  • Yandere: Like Minako, due to her heavy reliance on the Producer's attention as well as her crush on him, fans assume that Kotoha could become this way if the Producer were to find another woman. Canonically, there is no evidence of this.

Matsuri Tokugawa

Voiced by: Ayaka Suwa

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Age: 19
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 44 kg
Birthday: February 4
Blood type: AB
Three sizes: 85-59-85
Hobbies: Collecting manga

A young woman who always imagines that she is some sort of princess.


  • The Ace: By sheer accident! Matsuri is good at everything she does and her reaction can generally be summed up as "Did I do that?"
    • Though this could be another example of her Obfuscating Stupidity as she secretly trains herself at everything to make her stand out at everything she does. Still rather impressive.
    • Fans have made her into a God-Tier character because of this.
  • The Cameo: Appears during the end credits of The Movie.
  • Cool Big Sis: Figuratively and literally.
    • Figuratively: She watches out for the other younger idols. For example, she shows genuine concern over Megumi when the latter doesn't mind being overshadowed by her friends.
    • Literally: She has a little sister at home who she loves very much.
  • Cosplay: Believe it or not, she dresses up as Devil Jin for the "Idol Fight" event!
  • Famous Ancestor: Due to her family name, fans speculated her to be a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
  • Image Song: Festa Illumination, Carnival Japanesque, Princess a la Mode, and Shall We Dance?‎‎.
  • Ms. Imagination: Likes to pretend that she is some sort of princess. However.....
    • Obfuscating Stupidity: She's completely self-aware that this is all an act. In actuality, Matsuri is a mature and wise young woman who acts as a Cool Big Sis to all her fellow idols. She just happens to love acting like a princess.
  • Otaku: Likes to collect manga.
  • The Rival: Considers Tomoka Tenkubashi as this to her.
  • Third-Person Person: Refers to herself as "Matsuri", "Matsuri-Hime" or just "Hime", generally. When she gets close to the Producer and drops her princess act, she starts talking normally.

Minako Satake

Voiced by: Eri Oozeki

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Age: 18
Height: 158 cm
Weight: 45 kg
Birthday: March 22
Blood type: O
Three sizes: 86-54-82
Hobbies: Fighting games

A cheerful girl who loves to care for others and also loves to cook.


  • Ascended Extra: Plays a major role in The Movie
  • Big Eater: Wants to turn the Producer into this.
  • Chubby Chaser: She is mainly attracted to fat men. This is because for her family, she wants a big strong man that can protect her family. Her definition of a big strong man? One who is overweight, of course!
  • Feminine Women Can Cook: Her specialty. Mainly due to her family owning a chinese restaurant.
  • Gamer Chick: As listed in her hobbies, she likes to play fighting games. Predictably, her specialty is grapplers.
  • Housewife: What many fans like to consider her due to her specialties lying in cooking and housework.
  • Image Song: Smile Ichiban, SUPER SIZE LOVE!!, Manpuku Shigoku Full Course, and Atatamemasu ka?.
  • Ship Tease: She is quite open about her affection towards the Producer. For example, she gave him the right to name their child as a Christmas gift. She speaks and acts like she and the producer have already planned to get married in the future.
  • Yandere: Because of her romantic interest in the Producer, fans like to interpret her as one to likely slip down this slope should he enter into a relationship with another woman. In actuality, this is averted as she is a normal kind and cheerful girl.

Mirai Kasuga

Voiced by: Haruka Yamazaki

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Age: 14
Height: 156 cm
Weight: 42 kg
Birthday: June 28
Blood type: O
Three sizes: 78-54-77
Hobbies: Collecting cute hair clips

An energetic girl who intends to become 'idol number 1'. She works for her fans, and acts as somewhat of a poster girl for the new idols.


  • Ascended Extra: The fourth ML Girl to become DLC in One For All.
  • Book Dumb: Tends to forget about homework, speaks without thinking, and has no knowledge on Oda Nobunaga.
  • Cast Herd: Grouped with Shizuka Mogami and Tsubasa Ibuki as the main trio for Million Live.
  • Expy: She's basically Million Live's version of Haruka.
  • Genki Girl
  • Image Song: Suteki na Kiseki, Mirai Hikou, Miraikei Dreamer, and Shiawase End Roll.
  • Late for School: One of her cards shows her hurriedly trying to get ready for school, complete with a Toast of Tardiness.
  • Lethal Chef: Her cooking is known to have given the Producer a frightened look.
  • The Leader: Of idol unit, "Otome Storm!".
  • Unexpected Character: In One For All, for two reasons. First is because every other ML idol that has appeared is featured in The Movie whereas Mirai does not show up at all, and also because the previous month's catalog already had TWO ML idols already, thus people were expecting a Cinderella Girls representative. Subverted in that Mirai is the poster child for Million Live and her appearance might be due to this status.
  • What Does This Button Do?: Has this as one of her lines when sent on jobs. Several of her offer texts in Theater Days also reference her inability to resist pressing buttons.

Nao Yokoyama

Voiced by: Yui Watanabe

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Age: 17
Height: 159 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Birthday: February 12
Blood type: O
Three sizes: 84-57-83
Hobbies: Going to hot springs and public baths

A girl from Osaka who fits the Osaka stereotype like a glove.



Noriko Fukuda

Voiced by: Nana Hamasaki

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Age: 18
Height: 164 cm
Weight: 48 kg
Birthday: March 30
Blood type: A
Three sizes: 87-58-87
Hobbies: Watching MMA

A young woman who loves martial arts and is a bit tomboyish as a result.


  • Cosplay: Dresses up as Paul Phoenix in the "Idol Fight" event.
  • I Call It "Vera": Owns a scooter that she named "Krauser", which is pictured above.
  • The Cameo: Can be seen wearing a Mokujin t-shirt in certain cards.
  • Image Song: My Pace☆My Way, Motomu VS My Future, WE ARE ONE!!, and Kimi ga Kureta Kotoba ga Aru Kara.
  • Tomboy: Similar to Makoto, she wants to become girlier. However, unlike Makoto, Noriko embraces her tomboyish nature regardless.
  • Wrestler in All of Us: Absolutely ADORES Pro Wrestling, to the point where she once did a cobra twist on the Producer. She can also do a microphone performance like a pro wrestler as well.

Sayoko Takayama

Voiced by: Juri Komagata

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Age: 17
Height: 156 cm
Weight: 42 kg
Birthday: December 29
Blood type: A
Three sizes: 82-55-80
Hobbies: Breeding hedgehogs

An intelligent girl and also a good vocalist, Sayoko is an honor student who won't fall behind, even as an idol (she does her homework at the production office).



Umi Kousaka

Voiced by: Reina Ueda

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Age: 16
Height: 155 cm
Weight: 45 kg
Birthday: August 10
Blood type: O
Three sizes: 82-57-84
Hobbies: Bouldering

A sporty individual who doesn't know when to stop being active.


  • Ballet: Learned it when she was young. Its why she's so flexible in the first place.
  • Genki Girl: Hates being inactive.
  • Image Song: Kokoro☆Exercise, Renai Roadrunner, Sports! Sports! Sports!, and Bi! Bi! Bi! Build UP!!.
  • Lethal Chef: Once tried to make Christmas Cake, but it turned out to be gummy, elastic and all-around not edible.
  • Passionate Sportsgirl: Biking, Surfboarding, Fishing, Track and Field, the girl has pretty much done it all.
  • Tomboy: Subverted. She has tomboyish hobbies, but will gladly wear a cute dress on stage without question.

Yuriko Nanao

Voiced by: Miku Itō

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Age: 15
Height: 154 cm
Weight: 41 kg
Birthday: March 18
Blood type: B
Three sizes: 78-56-80
Hobbies: Reading

A young girl who loves to read books and has a wild imagination.


    Fairy Idols 

Fairy Idols

Their cards are color categorized as blue, and their symbol is a snowflake. From the original iM@S cast: Chihaya Kisaragi, Iori Minase, Takane Shijou, and Ritsuko Akizuki are Fairy Idols.

Ayumu Maihama

Voiced by: Megumi Toda

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Age: 19
Height: 158 cm
Weight: 49.9 kg
Birthday: July 23
Blood type: A
Three sizes: 86-60-88
Hobbies: Shopping

A returnee from America who has great skill at dancing.



Chizuru Nikaidou

Voiced by: Kanako Nomura

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Age: 21
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 50 kg
Birthday: October 21
Blood type: B
Three sizes: 85-58-86
Hobbies: Checking clothes magazines at the cafe

A woman who tends to act like a celebrity, but doesn't do a very good job at it.



Julia

Voiced by: Aimi Terakawa

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Age: 16
Height: 157 cm
Weight: 43 kg
Birthday: September 26
Blood type: O
Three sizes: 79-54-80
Hobbies: None

Julia joined 765 Pro under the mistaken belief it was a Heavy Metal agency. Though quickly discovering the error, she refused the Producer's attempt to null their contract, declaring she never gives up when it comes to music... even when an accident.


  • Determinator: Not comfortable with all the cute and girly things she must do, but will not let that stop her from performing on stage.
  • Expository Hairstyle Change
  • Expy: She's basically Million Live's version of Natsuki Kimura, right down to having a similar hairstyle.
  • Face of a Thug: When in normal street clothes.
  • Going Native: Despite her love of hardcore metal, she eventually embraces a J-Pop career. Nonetheless, Julia hopes she can convince the Producer to lose some superficial cuteness and take up some heavier fare.
  • Gone Horribly Right: Didn't intend to be an Japanese Pop Music idol and joined 765 Pro by accident.
  • I Gave My Word: Her underlying reason for not just quitting when the mistake was discovered. Since she signed the contract, a deal's a deal.
  • Image Song: Ryuuseigun, Praline, Startrip, and Arrow Suisei.
  • Lethal Chef: MY GOD!
  • Master of All: In terms of the kind of music she can perform. While she definitely prefers punk rock, Julia can sing a song from any genre, such as pop, anime theme songs, and even rap.
  • Only One Name: It's not even her real name.
    • Although, Ami and Mami gave her the nickname of "Pu-chan". This may or may not be a hint towards her real name.
  • Scary Musician, Harmless Music
  • The Cast Showoff: Her voice actress is a guitarist, and plays lead guitar for her own songs during concerts. This trait is also prominent in another music series.
  • The Nicknamer: Tends to give her fellow idols nicknames, such as Chihaya being "Chiha", Shizuka being "Shizu", and Hibiki being "Bikky".
  • Tomboy and Girly Girl: Actually both kinds! She's extremely girly when performing on stage as a J-Pop idol, because the cute outfits and adorable songs make her nervous and embarrassed. Away from the stage or when performing as a hardcore rocker, she's all rough and tumble with an aggressive streak.
  • What Could Have Been: Julia may have come from an unused character design from THE iDOLM@STER 2.

Megumi Tokoro

Voiced by: Yukiyo Fujii

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Age: 16
Height: 159 cm
Weight: 47 kg
Birthday: April 15
Blood type: O
Three sizes: 88-56-85
Hobbies: Karaoke

A high school girl with an interest in fashion and loves to hang out with friends.


  • Cast Herd: Often grouped with Kotoha Tanaka and Elena Shimabara due to the three being best friends.
  • Friend to All Living Things: Her defining trait. Hanging out with others is possibly her all-time favorite pastime.
  • Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Kotoha. The two have been in two CDs together and are often seen interacting in-game.
  • Image Song: After School Party Time, Frozen Word, Hearty!!, and Beautiful Believer.
  • Ms. Fanservice: Her story plays with this, as she's known to do whatever it takes so long as it's relevant to her job. This is put to the test given how many cheesecake shots of her exist.
  • Note to Self: Can easily remember peoples' birthdays.
  • Overshadowed by Awesome: Does not mind it when her friends have the spotlight over her. Matsuri tends to genuinely worry about this aspect of Megumi's character.
  • The Fashionista
  • Work Hard, Play Hard: Loves hanging out with friends at family restaurants, but is also very hard working as an idol with a strong sense of duty.

Mizuki Makabe

Voiced by: Rika Abe

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Age: 17
Height: 160 cm
Weight: 43 kg
Birthday: January 27
Blood type: B
Three sizes: 73-54-77
Hobbies: Magic and juggling

A pragmatic young woman who doesn't betray her emotions openly and has an unusual sense of humor. Loves sleight of hand tricks and aspires to become an idol stage magician.



Momoko Suou

Voiced by: Keiko Watanabe

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Age: 11
Height: 140 cm
Weight: 35 kg
Birthday: November 6
Blood type: B
Three sizes: 73-53-74
Hobbies: Collecting cute stickers

A former child star who, until becoming an idol, lived a less-than-stellar social life.


  • Adorably Precocious Child
  • Defrosting Ice Queen: She refuses to associate herself with her co-workers at first due to a fear of being used. She eventually warms up and forms a friendship with her fellow idols, primarily Iku Nakatani.
  • Friendless Background: Comes with being a child star.
  • Image Song: Decoration Dream~in'♪, MY STYLE! OUR STYLE!!!!, Rolling△Sankaku, and Reach-Up Step!.
  • Parental Issues: Her parents are ALWAYS arguing to the point where Momoko refuses to associate with them.
    • Some cards imply that they were never like this before Momoko became famous.
  • invoked Scully Box: She carries one around so nobody can talk down to her. The height difference this provides can be clearly seen between different conversations with her in Theater Days.
  • Token Mini-Moe: She's only a year older than 10-year old Iku.
  • What Could Have Been: According to this image, Momoko may have come from an unused character design from THE iDOLM@STER 2.
  • When She Smiles: She starts giving more genuine smiles after warming up to the others at 765Pro.
  • Wise Beyond Their Years: Due to her past experiences in the entertainment industry before becoming an idol, Momoko has tons of knowledge on the topic. Yes, even the not-so-pretty side. Keep in mind, she's only 11.

Rio Momose

Voiced by: Rikako Yamaguchi

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Age: 23
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Birthday: November 21
Blood type: A
Three sizes: 84-57-84
Hobbies: Yoga

A woman who is aware of her sexy body, but her results with it aren't as good as she planned.


  • Casanova Wannabe/Handsome Lech: A rare female example. Rio is a very sexy woman and is aware of her body and tries to use it to her advantage to attract men.......but has REALLY bad luck in doing this. Men tend to ignore her flirtatious attempts for being too shallow.
  • Hidden Depths: The lyrics to many of her image songs often bring out a more sensitive side to her that isn't easily seen through her assertive and flirty personality.
  • Hospital Hottie: She dresses up as a nurse in her "Healing Infirmary" SR illustration.
  • Image Song: Be My Boy, WHY?, Border LINE→→→♡, and Shuumatsu Dake no Harlequin‎‎.
  • Mama Bear: She's not a mother, but she was absolutely pissed when Kuroi insulted Karen to the point of breaking down into tears.
  • Ms. Fanservice: She purposely invokes this and even claimed to have taken up jump rope in the past to develop her long legs.
  • No Guy Wants to Be Chased: She has had trouble attracting men due to being overly-assertive when trying to flirt with them and ends up driving them away instead.
  • Opposites Attract: Sexy, yet clueless Rio is best friends with small and mature Konomi Baba, because they each have what the other person lacks and desires.
  • Ship Tease: Given her failure in attracting men and the fact that the Producer is the only man in her age group that she is close to and who understands her, it isn't long before she develops an interest in him.

Roco Handa

Voiced by: Atsuki Nakamura

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Age: 15
Height: 154 cm
Weight: 42 kg
Birthday: March 1
Blood type: AB
Three sizes: 78-57-77
Hobbies: Making crafts

A girl who dreams of becoming a great artist with her own genre of art.


  • Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Comes with her being a big-time artist.
  • Do Not Call Me "Paul": In the "Spring Music Festival" event, Takane calls Roco by her full name (伴田路子) and Roco replies with “Please don’t call Roco by her real name. Real name, not full name, real name.” It's also possible that her real name is actually Michiko.
  • Gratuitous English: Tends to slip in a few English phrases into her vocabulary, which makes speaking to her kinda hard to do.
    • Takane eventually picks up on this and eventually starts doing this on her own. This makes her one of the few people that can understand what Roco is actually saying.
  • Friendless Background: Apparently her only friend was her own art.
  • Headphones Equal Isolation: Averted: she's usually seen carrying them, but not actually using to them to listen to music.
  • Image Song: IMPRESSION→LOCOMOTION!, STEREOPHONIC ISOTONIC, ART NEEDS HEART BEATS, and Watashi Renaissance‎‎.
  • Impossibly Cool Clothes: The snow dress she sculpted onto Azusa certainly counts as cool.
  • Loners Are Freaks: Due to her rather odd quirks, Roco is a pretty lonely girl. This is why she either gets surprised or super excited whenever somebody praises her art.
  • Renaissance Man: She's shown a talent not only for drawing, but painting, snow sculpture, speed-ice-sculpting, food art, interior decoration...
  • The Fashionista: By proxy of being an artist, Roco also keeps up with the latest in fashion trends.
  • Third-Person Person: Refers to herself as Roco (written in Katakana). Given that she doesn't wanna be referred to by her real name, it's entirely possible this is being done so people refer to her by that instead of her real name.

Shiho Kitazawa

Voiced by: Sora Amamiya

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Age: 14
Height: 161 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Birthday: January 18
Blood type: A
Three sizes: 83-56-84
Hobbies: Looking for favorite picture books

A lone wolf type of girl, she has a cold and stoic appearance to her, but inside hides a much kinder soul.


  • Aloof Dark-Haired Girl
  • Animal Motifs: Cats. Shiho has a black cat plushie, and her aloof and independent nature can be likened to that of a cat.
  • Ascended Extra: Plays a major role in The Movie.
  • Brutal Honesty: She clearly calls out Haruka's methods when the latter decided to wait for Kana before making any progress as she felt that doing so would do nothing but waste everybody's time.
  • Cast Herd: She's either grouped with Kana Yabuki (due to being depicted as good friends), Shizuka Mogami (due to similar personalities), or Iori Minase (due to sharing lots of screentime together in The Movie).
  • Disappeared Dad: The reason for her stoic demeanor. Her father disappeared during early childhood and thus she had to take care of her mother and little brother.
  • Image Song: Liar Rouge, Ehon, CAT CROSSING, and Purple Sky.
  • Mean Character, Nice Actor: Usually plays villains in acting roles, such as being the leader of the evil empire in "Idol Space Wars" or fighting in the ring as a Heel in the "Idol Fight" event.
  • Opposites Attract: Is good friends with the much more hyperactive Kana Yabuki.
  • Serious Business: Shiho takes work very seriously, which might cause issues with some of her more playful coworkers.
  • The Cynic: Surprisingly, for a series as idealistic as iM@S. This is mostly shown in The Movie where she is the only one who blatantly disagrees with and even calls out Haruka's methods as leader of the girls' Arena Live.
  • The Rival: In The Movie, she sees EVERYBODY as this. This is her reasoning as to why she distances herself from the others.
    • She was also this at first to Shizuka Mogami. The two eventually became friends when the two were in a unit together.
  • Tsundere: Shiho looks to be a harsh and stoic girl, but deep down she's just a sweet young girl with an inner child.
  • Wouldn't Hurt a Child: In the Idol Fight event, Shiho went up against Iku Nakatani. Her Heel tendencies scared the little girl and as a result, she threw the fight in Iku's favor.

Shizuka Mogami

Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro

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Age: 14
Height: 162 cm
Weight: 44 kg
Birthday: September 14
Blood type: A
Three sizes: 76-53-77
Hobbies: Tennis

A refined idol who tries to stay calm and serious in all situations, and acts more mature than most people her age.


  • Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: Comes with being a Chihaya expy.
  • Cast Herd: Grouped with Mirai Kasuga and Tsubasa Ibuki as the main trio for Million Live.
    • During a special promotion for the 3rd anniversary of Million Live, both Mirai and Tsubasa gained SR cards with their respective representatives of the main iDOLM@STER series (Haruka with Mirai, Miki with Tsubasa). Shizuka and Chihaya were left out.
      • This would later be averted as a card featuring Shizuka with Chihaya would appear, albeit significantly later than the other two cards in question.
  • Cuteness Proximity: With Serika Hakozaki.
  • Expy: She's basically a younger Chihaya.
  • Image Song: Precious Grain, Catch my dream, SING MY SONG, Cross the future, and Gift Sign.
  • Terrible Artist: In one of the cards of her invitational campaign, she's asked to draw an alpaca. This is the result.
  • The Leader: Of idol unit, "Crescendo Blue".
  • Trademark Favorite Food: Udon
  • Tsundere: Type A. Due to her inability to trust adults (daddy issues), she is at first harsh towards the Producer, constantly refusing his offers of assistance. Over time, however, the Producer starts to gain her trust, and she starts warming up to him.
  • Younger Than They Look: Looks around Kotoha's age, but she's actually only 14.

Subaru Nagayoshi

Voiced by: Yuka Saitou

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Age: 15
Height: 154 cm
Weight: 41 kg
Birthday: September 20
Blood type: B
Three sizes: 79-59-78
Hobbies: Baseball

A highly tomboyish girl who is fascinated by baseball.


  • Bifauxnen: Not to the extent of Makoto, but it's there.
  • Expy: A slight mix between Makoto Kikuchi and Yuki Himekawa from Cinderella Girls.
  • Image Song: Beginner's☆Strike, Day After “Yesterday”, HOME RUN SONG♪, and Perfect Game.
  • Passionate Sports Girl: For Baseball.
  • Tomboy: Similar to Makoto, however the difference lies in that Subaru couldn't care less about her tomboyish actions and actually accepts it, while Makoto wants to desperately shed that aspect about herself.

Tomoka Tenkubashi

Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai

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Age: 15
Height: 156 cm
Weight: 41 kg
Birthday: November 11
Blood type: AB
Three sizes: 80-56-79
Hobbies: Making fans happy

An elegant though incredibly haughty individual who claims to love her fans very much and wants to see them happy... but disdainfully calls them piglets.


  • Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Not lavished heavily, but her dominatrix personality isn't something that's expected at first sight. She also likes to argue over things, for the sake of just arguing.
  • Image Song: Maria Trap, Torikago Scripture, Sister, and Moonrise Belief.
  • It's All About Me: Claims she's doing it for the fans. Depending on the situation this may or may not be true.
  • Japanese Christian: She's either religious or sees herself as angelic. Possibly even both.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold
  • Lady Snarker: When insulting someone it sounds polite and sophisticated.
  • Ojou: Wears expensive clothing and has polished etiquette.
  • Patron Saint: Constantly compares herself to the Virgin Mary.
  • The Perfectionist: Will only accept the very best.
  • Pride: Radiates it in vast amounts.
  • Single-Target Sexuality: She doesn't consider the Producer a piglet and advises him to stand next to her as an equal to lord over the insignificant masses.
  • Spoiled Brat: No matter how refined she seems, the girl is still a child.

Tsumugi Shiraishi

Voiced by: Minami Saki

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Age: 17
Height: 160 cm
Weight: 45 kg
Birthday: May 29
Blood type: AB
Three sizes: 82-56-83
Hobbies: Gardening, Touring for sweet shops


  • Accent Slip-Up: She usually uses polite version of the Tokyo dialect, however her Kanazawa dialects shows when she gets emotional.
  • Image Song: Ruriiro Kingyo to Hanashoubu, Sakashima no Kotoba, and Origami Monogatari.

    Angel Idols 

Angel Idols

Their cards are color categorized as yellow, and their symbol is a wing. From the original iM@S cast: Miki Hoshii, Yayoi Takatsuki, Azusa Miura, Ami Futami, and Mami Futami are Angel Idols.

Akane Nonohara

Voiced by: Saki Ogasawara

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Age: 16
Height: 150 cm
Weight: 42 kg
Birthday: December 3
Blood type: AB
Three sizes: 80-53-79
Hobbies: Skipping

An annoyingly confident little girl who sees herself as the cutest of all.



Anna Mochizuki

Voiced by: Shiina Natsukawa

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Age: 14
Height: 152 cm
Weight: 41 kg
Birthday: May 31
Blood type: AB
Three sizes: 78-53-79
Hobbies: Online games

A seemingly-always-tired young girl with an internal "on-and-off" switch.


  • Ascended Extra: Plays a major role in The Movie.
  • Book Dumb: While not exactly dumb, Anna admit that she isn't good at studying.
  • Expy:
    • To Anzu from Cinderella Girls, sorta. While both have similar sounding names (even using the same kanji in their names) and are usually either sleeping or playing video games, the main difference is that Anna actually likes work!
    • She's also one to Syoko Hoshi. Both are normally withdrawn and soft-spoken with a hyperactive Split Personality when on-stage.
  • Gamer Chick: Goes by the username "VividRabbit" in the game she plays with Yuriko.
  • Genki Girl: During any idol work.
  • Image Song: Happy Darling, VIVID Imagination, ENTER→PLEASURE, and Spotlight Mirrorland.
  • Shrinking Violet: Outside of idol work.

Elena Shimabara

Voiced by: Asuka Kakumoto

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Age: 17
Height: 160 cm
Weight: 47 kg
Birthday: October 26
Blood type: B
Three sizes: 85-58-86
Hobbies: Partying

A part-Brazilian girl whose high energy is what keeps people happy.


  • But Not Too Foreign: She's half-Brazilian.
  • Cast Herd: Often grouped with Kotoha Tanaka and Megumi Tokoro due to the three being best friends.
    • My Friends... and Zoidberg: However, she's usually split up from her friends in CDs, both in the Live The@ter Performance CDs (she's grouped with Makoto, Mami, and Ayumu) and in the Platinum Star Live units (she's grouped with Karen, Rio, Takane, and Roco), while Kotoha and Megumi are always seen together. Averted in certain events in the game, where the three are seen together frequently.
  • Image Song: Omoi wa Carnaval, Fantasista Carnival, Shakunetsu no Parade, and Ai no Magic! Once Again!.
  • Nice Girl: Part of the reason for her enthusiasm is to keep her friends happy.
    • When Karen was insulted by Kuroi, causing the poor girl to break down into tears, Elena suggested that a solution to the issue was to befriend the man, rather than any sort of revenge.

Fuka Toyokawa

Voiced by: Rie Suegara

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Age: 22
Height: 162 cm
Weight: 51 kg
Birthday: September 2
Blood type: O
Three sizes: 93-61-91
Hobbies: Donating blood

Upset that most individuals only remember her for having large breasts, she hopes becoming an idol will demonstrate her other talents.



Hinata Kinoshita

Voiced by: Nao Tamura

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Age: 14
Height: 146 cm
Weight: 39.5 kg
Birthday: July 4
Blood type: O
Three sizes: 74-55-78
Hobbies: Gardening

A girl who is kind, honest, simple, and mature who speaks in a northern dialect.



Kaori Sakuramori

Voiced by: Arisa Kouri

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Age: 23
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 47 kg
Birthday: March 27
Blood type: O
Three sizes: 88-58-85
Hobbies: Horse Riding
The daughter of an official in the JSDF, Kaori is an elegant and mature girl with music expertise.
  • Image Song: Hummingbird, MUSIC JOURNEY, and Contrastet.
  • Mean Character, Nice Actor: She ends up playing a villain in the "Justice OR Voice" event, a drastic change from her normal personality.

Karen Shinomiya

Voiced by: Yui Kondo

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Age: 16
Height: 159 cm
Weight: 48 kg
Birthday: August 27
Blood type: AB
Three sizes: 90-59-90
Hobbies: Aroma Therapy

A shy and reserved young woman, Karen became an idol so that she may shed her lack of self-esteem and be a role model for others lacking in that department.


  • Heroic BSoD: When Takao Kuroi of 961 Productions insults Karen's abilities as an idol to her face, the poor girl breaks down into tears, much to the distress of her unit members.
  • Heroic Self-Deprecation: She always refers to herself as somebody who does not stand out, despite possessing a rather attractive body.
  • Image Song: Chiisana Koi no Ashioto, Yuukaze Melody, Oshiete last note…, and Yuuki no fragrance.
  • Shrinking Violet: Like Yukiho, she became an idol to shed this aspect of her character.
    • Cowardly Lion: Even so, she does not let her cowardice get in the way of her work. She even dresses up as the Trope Namer in one of her cards.
  • The Leader: Of the idol unit "ARRIVE".

Konomi Baba

Voiced by: Minami Takahashi

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Age: 24
Height: 143 cm
Weight: 37 kg
Birthday: June 12
Blood type: A
Three sizes: 75-55-79
Hobbies: Appreciating North American dramas

A woman who desperately wants to be recognized as one, Konomi isn't exactly fond of her outwardly young appearance, claiming she has an 'adult aura'. Not many people take her seriously. Originally applied to be an office worker at 765 Production but due to her application being misplaced, ended up being offered a position as an Idol instead.


  • Affectionate Gesture to the Head: Due to her childlike appearance, she is often subjected to this by others, much to her annoyance.
  • Catchphrase: "I'm a lady, lady!"
  • Cool Big Sis: Despite her size, Konomi is a reliable adult who cares for the other, younger idols........which is literally everybody else.
  • Image Song: dear..., Suichuu Candy, To..., and it's me.
  • Ironic Name: Her family name "Baba" is a derogatory Japanese word for an old woman, but she's only 24 and looks far younger.
    • Irony: Her younger sister is supposedly bigger than her in terms of size.
  • Older Than They Look: The premise of her character, which is also deconstructed; she hates how young she looks and wants people to take her more seriously, but no one does.
  • Opposites Attract: Small and reliable Konomi is best friends with sexy, yet clueless Rio Momose, because they each have what the other person lacks and desires.
  • The Leader: Of idol unit "Mixnuts".
  • The Reliable One: She helps out greatly in office work.

Miya Miyao

Voiced by: Choucho Kiritani

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Age: 17
Height: 156 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Birthday: Aprl 24
Blood type: O
Three sizes: 84-58-83
Hobbies: Go, Shogi

A girl with an easy going, my-pace personality.


  • Animal Motifs: She has two: cats and butterflies.
    • The cat motif is present in many of her cards and is likely due to a combination of her daytime sleepiness, soft nature, and her family name Miyao sounding quite similar to "meow". In fact, "Myao" is a Fan Nickname for her.
    • The butterfly motif is present in many of her cards as well as in multiple of her image songs, one of which is literally titled Hatsukoi Butterfly. The lyrics of Happy Effect! also reference butterflies. This motif is likely an Actor Allusion as her voice actress' name is "Choucho", meaning "butterfly".
  • Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: Would likely be the boke.
  • The Ditz: She's incredibly spacy. She at one point confused a soccer game with a volleyball match... while wearing a soccer uniform... in the "Namco Idol Soccer" event..
  • Image Song: Happy~ Effect!, Hatsukoi Butterfly, Fuwarhythm, and Walking on the Square.
  • Sleepyhead: If she has her eyes closed for more than three seconds, she will, supposedly, fall asleep.
  • Trademark Favorite Food: Sandwiches

Reika Kitakami

Voiced by: Emi Hirayama

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Age: 20
Height: 164 cm
Weight: 47 kg
Birthday: May 17
Blood type: A
Three sizes: 84-58-84
Hobbies: Climbing

A kind-hearted woman with some.......odd tendencies.


  • Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: With Iori, who is usually the victim of Reika's silly antics.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: One of her defining traits. She has been known to confuse a deer for a bird, confuses insults for compliments, and even cleaned an entire bathroom using only dish soap.
  • Image Song: FIND YOUR WIND!, Summer☆Trip ~Summer Trip~, Sora ni Te ga Fureru Basho, and Futari Tsunagu Seiza.
  • Irony: Known to be a great singer and yet is part of the Dance category.
  • Nice Girl: She loves to see people smile.
  • What Could Have Been: According to this image, Reika may have come from an unused character design from THE iDOLM@STER 2.

Serika Hakozaki

Voiced by: Momo Asakura

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Age: 13
Height: 146 cm
Weight: 37 kg
Birthday: February 20
Blood type: O
Three sizes: 74-54-76
Hobbies: Violin

A little girl who lived a sheltered life, Serika wishes to learn more about the outside world throughout her idol career.


  • Ascended Extra: The first ML girl to be included in One for All as DLC, making her the first ML to actually perform in a 2nd Vision game, as well as an appearance in The Movie.
    • Although the primary trio of the Million Live girls is supposedly Mirai, Shizuka and Tsubasa, Serika often takes Tsubasa's place; being the third member of the radio show and performing a special version of Thank You!! with Mirai and Shizuka, among other instances.
  • Canine Companion: Has a black border collie named Junior.
  • Constantly Curious: Due to her early sheltered life, Serika has little knowledge of the outside world, constantly asking the Producer about various things such as how to cook, what family restaurants are, and why men prefer women with large chests.
  • Girlish Pigtails: She's very young and uses pigtails as her hairstyle.
  • Image Song: Tokimeki no Onpu ni Natte, Yumeiro Train, Come on a Tea Party!, and Kimagure Humoresque.

Tamaki Ogami

Voiced by: Eri Inagawa

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Age: 12
Height: 147 cm
Weight: 39 kg
Birthday: April 29
Blood type: B
Three sizes: 76-51-77
Hobbies: Exploring

A young girl who was raised to essentially be closer to nature.


  • Wild Child: The closest Million Live has to one. Although she is more civilized than the usual example, her calling is still the outdoors.

Tsubasa Ibuki

Voiced by: Machico

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Age: 14
Height: 158 cm
Weight: 43 kg
Birthday: July 30
Blood type: B
Three sizes: 85-52-82
Hobbies: Make plans for play

An active yet laidback young girl who became an idol for the fun of it.


  • All of the Other Reindeer: A mild example, but Tsubasa has a tendency to get ignored, such as Julia ignoring her advances of friendship or Miki refusing to go bowling on her own birthday with Tsubasa because she just wants to sleep in all day.
  • Animal Motifs: Tsubasa has often been compared to a cat by Shizuka as they both come and go as they please and can also be rather playful, as well as mischievous, when they want to be. In the manga especially, Tsubasa is even drawn with cat-like ears at times which is usually the two pointed sections located at each side her hair rising up when her interest is piqued or when she is amused.
  • Cast Herd: Grouped with Mirai Kasuga and Shizuka Mogami as the main trio for Million Live. Although, occasionally, her spot as the third member of the main trio will sometimes be taken up by Serika Hakozaki.
  • Expy: She's essentially Million Live's version of Miki.
  • Image Song: Koi no Lesson Shokyuuhen, Believe my change!, Aisle, Rocket Star☆, and Nakizora, Nochi.
  • Ms. Fanservice: Plenty of cards have a focus on her large chest and rear.
  • One-Steve Limit: Confusingly enough, she shares a first name with Tsubasa Kashiwagi, who's the "yellow representative" for his respective game's main trio.

     Theater Days Staff 

Misaki Aoba

Voiced by: Chika Anzai

Age: 20
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Birthday: June 29th
Blood type: Unknown
Three sizes: Unknown
Hobbies: Making costumes
The theater secretary of the 765 Live Theater in iDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE Theater Days, replacing Kotori Otonashi (The latter still works for 765 Production).

The Producer

Voiced by: Genta Nakamura (Anime)

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