River Parade!!

**River Parade!!** is a unit formed by Elena Shimabara.

## Members

* Elena Shimabara
* Minako Satake
* Yayoi Takatsuki
* Yukiho Hagiwara
* Mami Futami
* Iori Minase (former)

## Backstory

Elena, Minako, and Yayoi were good friends, and wanted to start a band together, with Yayoi as the dancer, Minako as vocals, and Elena as the drummer. However, when they performed together, Elena realized that they needed more members; they were missing an instrument player.

Yayoi asked if she could invite her friend, Yukiho Hagiwara, to the group. Elena didn't know Yukiho too well at first, so she initially declined. Yayoi introduced Yukiho to Elena. Yukiho was a little scared of Elena at first. Elena found Yukiho very cute and friendly, and agreed to put her in the group. Yukiho was initially hesitant, because she didn't know Elena or Minako that well, compared to Yayoi. However, over time, they started getting along; Yukiho really enjoyed Minako's cooking, and Elena's dancing skills.

Yukiho started to love the group, and wanted to invite her 765PRO friend, Haruka Amami, to this group. However, it turned out that Haruka had a cold, and Yukiho didn't want to become sick, so she decided to invite Iori Minase to the group instead. Iori was happy to join at first, due to Yayoi Takatsuki being in this group. She enjoyed Minako's company as well, and was sweet to the whole group.

However, Chizuru Nikaido and Umi Kousaka invite Iori Minase to *their* group, and well, Iori being Iori, she of course joined their group. Iori became too busy with their group (as they were both celebrities), and Iori eventually had to leave. She was given a sweet farewell, and Minako actually cried at the departure of her friend.

Eventually, Yayoi Takatsuki becomes good friends with the Futami twins. Elena becomes good friends with Mami Futami, as they both knew how to dance and shared a lot of interests. Ami was too busy emailing her friends about birds, the Grace of Takane Shijou, and anime. Ami wasn't interested in joining the group due to that, but Mami gladly joined the group.

They covered a lot of songs, and Elena even made an original song for the group!

## Timeline

**June 4th 2020** - Elena, Minako, and Yayoi start a band together. Elena decides to scout for additional members.

**June 5th 2020** - Yayoi asks if Yukiho could join. Elena initially refuses, but when Yayoi introduces Yukiho to Elena, she changes her mind.

**June 10th 2020** - Yukiho eventually started getting along with Elena.

**June 12th 2020** - Yukiho asks if she could invite Haruka Amami to the group. However, she discovers she was sick, so she invited Iori Minase instead.

**June 23rd 2020** - Chizuru and Umi invite Iori to their musical group.

**June 26th 2020** - Iori Minase had to leave the group, and she was given a sweet farewell by everyone, especially Yayoi and Minako.

**June 27th 2020** - Yayoi becomes good friends with the Futami twins.

**June 30th 2020** - Yayoi introduces the Futami twins to Elena.

**July 2nd 2020** - Mami Futami agrees to join the group.

**July 15th 2020** - Their first original song is created.

**August 5th 2020** - Elena accidentally breaks her leg while dancing.

**August 27th 2020** - Chizuru Nikaido asked if the group could perform at her royal party, which Elena of course agreed to, causing the group's popularity to surge up.

**August 29th 2020** - Yayoi accidentally breaks her leg while fangirling after watching a kiss in an anime.

**September 3rd 2020** - Umi Kousaka invites the group to the beach, and they have a pretty nice time. Yukiho was afraid of the water, though.

**September 10th 2020** - Haruka Amami made a guest appearance at one of their concerts.

**September 12th, 2020** - Ayumu Maihama asks if they could perform at her friend's birthday party. Minako was delighted to, as she was good friends with her. Elena, Mami, and Yayoi became Ayumu's friend quite easily, but Yukiho was afraid of her.

## Info

**Created on**: June 4th, 2020

**Oldest Member**: Minako Satake

**Youngest Member**: Mami Futami

**Mascot**: Soccer ball

## Songs

* O Rio de Amor

**Covers**

* Merry
* GO MY WAY!!
* Agent Yoru wo Iku
* The Idolmaster (song)
* Taiyou no Jealousy

## Trivia

* It is made out of random dress drops.
* There are 3 *Original 13* girls in this unit as of right now.
* They viewed themselves more as an amateur band who covered various idolmaster songs, and not as a professional band. The group didn't have a name for a long time, but it eventually became *River Parade*.
* The reason why Elena chose a soccer ball as the mascot is because she is from Brazil, which is a place known for soccer, the Amazon rainforest, and parrots.
* 3/5 of the girls come from Tokyo currently (Mami Futami, Yukiho Hagiwara and Minako Satake). Yayoi Takatsuki comes from Saitama, and Elena Shimabara comes from Brazil.
* Yayoi, Mami, and Elena are very prone to injuries, which causes them to sit on the sidelines. Yukiho always tells them to be more careful, but Yayoi and Elena don't listen...

## Name origin

Elena comes from Brazil, which has lots of rivers. Brazil is also known for its parades and fiestas, which caused Elena to name it "River Parade."