Aishota Idol Show Time

**アイショタ Idol Show Time** (Aishota Idol Show Time) is a Japanese idol project started by voice actress Yuka Maruyama under the doujin circle **櫻縁家** (ōenka). The project was introduced with the theme of boy idols played by female voice actors and depicting their growth before their voice changes. Some of the staff behind the character designs, story writing, composition and lyrics are also voice actresses such as Aoi Yūki, Kotori Koiwai and Yuki Takao. It began on 5 May 2019.

## Synopsis

In an era where idols brought hope to many people, their brilliance had reached even the youngest of boys.

The main protagonist, Setsuna Sakurai, was one of those boys who yearned to be an idol.

In order to make his dream come true, Setsuna enrolls into a male idol training school and joins étailes, a carefully handpicked unit made up of trainees from 10 to 15 years old before their voice changes.

What awaits him, eyes full of hopes and dreams, is a group of boys who have each joined the unit for their own varying reasons and are still growing up. Together, they laugh, cry, fight, clash, and unite as they carve out their own ideals.

They shine onstage and make their dreams come true. This is the story of their growth.

## Locations

Idol Show Time typically takes place at a few locations in Tokyo, they include:

### Stella\*rium chouchou

The building where the main characters have their lessons at. The school has many trainees so it is fairly large with 14 floors and spacious dance studios. étailes and Lùcifer usually use one of the studios at the seventh floor.

### Sakuragizaka Park

A park that is nearby the Stella\*rium building, it has the usual park ammenities as well as a small slide. This was where Setsuna first met Koichi before becoming an idol. Hinata likes to go there frequently.

### Stage

The stage in which Stella\*rium chouchou performances are held. This was where Setsuna saw Shota Hoshimiya's graduation live, as well as his very first idol live.

### Karuizawa

Karuizawa is the place where Lùcifer had their training camp at in Idol Show Time 4. It is a real life resort town known for its mild summers that is based in the Nagano prefecture.

## Drama CDs

The main story of Idol Show Time is told through its drama CDs. As of May 2021, there are 5 of them in total.

### étailes-centric CDs

• Idol Show Time 1

• Idol Show Time 2

• Idol Show Time 3

### Lùcifer-centric CDs

• Idol Show Time 4

• Idol Show Time 5

There is also a spin-off story that focuses on the unit, albïreo, a duo made up Ryo Yanagi and Toa Magoshi. The spin-off CD is called albïreo: live with you.

## Trivia

* Twitter updates on the official account are usually posted every Sunday at 15:15 JST. This time is referred to as *iiko iiko time*. The reason this time was chosen is because 15:15 can be read as いいこいいこ (iiko iiko) which bares similiarities to a term of endearment used by fans for their favourite characters.
	+ Alternatively, Lùcifer's first introduction video was uploaded at 18:18 JST, which can be interpreted as いやいや (iya iya), or "No, no".
* Fans of the series are usually referred to as Mama (ママ). As such, fan events are also known as "Parent-Teacher Meetings".