Will Hanayo be able to get over her shyness and join μ's? Mentioning that even they have their flaws, the girls formally invite Hanayo to join the club. Hanayo later on comes across Honoka's sweet shop, where Umi and Kotori are also at as they notice a recording of their performance has gained a fair amount of views on the internet. She asks her friend, Rin Hoshizora, if she would be willing to join with her, however, Rin declines as she doesn't have enough confidence in her femininity. When they were about to perform, they discover something shocking.Ī girl named Hanayo Koizumi debates whether she should join the idol club, which needs five members in order to become an official club. But Honoka manages to convince her to make sure all their efforts don't go to waste. Kotori, who became the group's designer, created the girls a costume, which Umi has some reservations about it, since it's so short. To help overcome this, Honoka and Kotori get Umi to hand out fliers to help build her self-confidence. The day before the concert has arrived, but Umi starts having cold feet about performing in front of others. Will the girls come up with a name and be able to compose a song? Umi reluctantly agrees to write lyrics, but puts Honoka and Kotori on an exercise regime to build up their stamina for the upcoming concert. They then realize they don't even have a song to practice. The group realizes that they need to come up with a name, so they hold a contest for the name. Umi, however, has her doubts that they'll be ready in time. The idol group's first concert is coming up, and Honoka manages to get permission to use the auditorium for a concert in a month's time. Honoka then comes up with an idea to save the school. Honoka decides to investigate UTX, where she finds it has a lot of students due a school idol group known as A-RISE. Honoka is surprised when she finds that her little sister is planning to apply to a different school, UTX, instead of Otonokizaka. Her classmates and friends, Umi Sonoda and Kotori Minami, try to think of a way to make the school more attractive to prospective students. Otonokizaka High School is announced to be closing down after everyone graduates due to a lack of applicants, much to the shock of second year student Honoka Kosaka, who loves the school.
Christine Marie Cabanos as Yukiho Kosaka.