in october 2015, my best friend at the time told me about this game she had downloaded called love live. as someone new to the anime community, i was eager to find more and more shows to watch and fandoms to get into. on october 29, 2015, i downloaded the game and immediately fell in love. i remember listening to borarara and yuujou no change on loop all the time after i downloaded it, and i even tried to draw a poster of the download screen with all the chibis because of how cute i thought it was! as i played the game more and more, i developed an affinity for idol music, and i became determined to become an idol too! even though my journey was tumultuous, and it took so much hard work to learn the japanese language, i uploaded my first cover of aishiteru banzai to youtube in august 2016. following my first upload, i began joining cover groups as well, always auditioning for my best girls (rin and eli at the time). however, there was one group in particular that, though i didnt know it at the time, would be the most important idol group i tried out for: mirai muse. i auditioned when the leader, kp, rebooted the group and was scouting for a new cast. i auditioned, and im so glad i did. kp is one of the most important people in my life, and i have no clue where i'd be without her ♡♡ from muse to aqours to nijigasaki, love live has grown with me, and i have grown with it. my passion and love for music and art have grown immensely, i've made many friends (and gotten into a wonderful relationship), and i've learned more about myself that has helped me grow into the person i am today. thank you forever, love live. 愛してるばんざーい! ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡