DARE

DARE is a net idol group made up of six members, who attend Aete Girls Academy. The group formed some time in August of 2016, but has since lost old members and gained new members. As well as the seven human members, there is an seventh 'member', Truth the cat!

The group was inactive for much of 2017, and due to the change in members and inactivity the group have decided to re-introduce themselves and have a fresh start.

~***WE DARE YOU~***

If you wish to see more DARE content, go to their linktree:

https://linktr.ee/dare\_idols

(all art work of DARE prior to 15 February 2017 is inaccurate and all content prior to 27 January 2018 is outdated due to the restart of DARE)

## Members

### **Utano Koide**

#### ***Overview***

Utano was the first member of DARE to be re-released. Her debut month was February and she released content to get to know her throughout the month.

Her name in DARE's Instagram bio is accompanied by a starry sky emoji (🌌) and her theme colour is aqua. In her 'Intro', Utano's name is surrounded by infinity symbols, which are her symbol.

Her catchphrase is: *"Do you dare to shine brighter than the stars?"*

Utano has many positions in the group. She is a lead vocalist and sub\* dancer, whilst also being the main\*\* lyricist and lead\*\*\* director. She is also a member of the DARE subunit MirA.I.\*\*\*\*

(\*sub is the lowest you can get in that position, whilst \*\*main is the highest. \*\*\*Lead sits in between the two. This applies for all members)

(\*\*\*\* Due to a member leaving there was a reshuffling and renaming of subunits. MirA.I used to be DATA BASS)

#### ***Appearance***

Utano has sky blue hair which she wears half up in a bun and which falls to her shoulders. She has pale, fair skin and wide green eyes. She stands fairly tall at 171cm or 5ft 6". Utano also has a large bust at 82cm and a thin waist of only 56cm. Her hips are also 82cm.

Utano is depicted wearing her school uniform in her 'Intro'. It consists of a short, dark purple, pleated skirt and a matching dark purple waistcoat. Beneath the waistcoat Utano is wearing a white blouse with short, puffed sleeves with a yellow hem matching the yellow bow around her neck. She is wearing white socks which don't quite reach the knee and black, buckled, heeled shoes. Utano also wears a slightly darker blue headband with a bow in her hair.

In her art piece, Utano is wearing her own clothes which are much more casual. She is wearing an oversized pink jumper that hangs off the shoulders and a long, flowy, dark purple skirt that covers her legs completely. In the piece, Utano wears a red pendant necklace on a gold chain. She is wearing her hair in the same style as before, half up in a bun, half down, with two locks of hair in front of her ears.

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#### ***Personality***

Although in her 'Intro' Utano comes across as excited and energetic, she is in fact a quieter, mature person. She has a great love for literature and writing and mentions that she likes to spend her breaks at school in the library. Utano is also very sweet and modest to a fault. She has a very pessimistic outlook on her illness and is quite insecure about her abilities as an idol all whilst encouraging others to follow their dreams and be themselves. Utano varies between seeming excited and sweet to a little morose and sophisticated in her manner of 'speech' (writing) and her handwriting is a beautiful cursive. Utano has a particular passion for poetry, which she both loves to read and write. She has written many, many poems and one day hopes to publish a book. However, Utano does consider her poems to be very personal and very close to her heart. She seems very protective of her works and takes great pride in them.

#### ***Backstory***

Utano has an unspecified illness with symptoms that vary from day to day. It can cause dizziness, exhaustion and sometimes disables her to the point she can barely move and barely talk. However, she has become an idol despite her illness and is aware of her limits in performing, etc.

Utano is in fact only half Japanese, on her mother's side. Her father is English and she lived in London with both her parents and attended school there until her parents divorced when she was fifteen. After that, she took just her mother's surname, Koide, instead of the double-barrel surname Koide-Jamieson, and moved to Japan with her mother, which she was able to do having learnt both Japanese and English from a young age. However, her father is still living in London and Utano misses him dearly. After moving, she began to attend Aete Girls Academy, but found it difficult to make friends due to her natural quietness and the fact she had joined so late, when most people had joined the school in first year. However, she and a classmate, Kimi, became close over the topic of idols and music and spent their breaks together listening to their favourite groups and sharing stories. It was through Kimi that Utano heard that an idol group called DARE at their school was accepting new members and she wished to join. However, she felt that due to her illness she would hinder the group and doubted her abilities as an idol. It took a while, but eventually Kimi told her to have confidence in herself and persuaded her to join. Utano tried to persuade Kimi to join too but Kimi refused to, though she would accompany Utano as she walked to practise. Utano kept trying to persuade her to join, but in the end it was Kimi's younger sister who convinced her. Utano was immensely happy to see Kimi join the group.

#### ***Other Info***

* Utano is blood type A
* Utano's "Love Live!" attribute is Pure
* Her birthday falls on the 14 May 1999 making her 18 nearing 19 (There is a mistake on her 'Intro')
* She is a fourth year at Aete Girls Academy
* Utano is the groups' main lyricist and writer
* She was the fifth member to join the group
* Utano changed her favourite food after Valentine's Day (2018) from Italian/sweet things to macaroons
* Her favourite song to sing along to is 2!3! because she finds the lyrics emotional, yet simple
* Utano's admin/VA included a picture in her Q&A to offer some insight into her own personality
* Utano is very gay, and has known this since she was seven, when she first had a crush on a girl

### **Kimi Suzuki**

#### ***Overview***

Kimi is the second member of DARE to be re-released. Her debut month is March and she will be releasing content throughout the month to introduce herself.

Kimi's symbol is a bow. Her name in DARE's Instagram is accompanied by a bow emoji (🎀) and her name is also surrounded by bows in her 'Intro'. Her theme colour is pastel purple.

Her catchphrase has two variants: *"Kimiko...Kiss!"* and *"Kimi~Kimi~Kiss!"*

Kimi is a very busy member of the group. She holds the positions of lead vocalist and a visual, whilst also being the main costume designer, lead composer, main artist and sub dancer and sub choreographer. She is a member of the DARE subunit Amour too.

#### ***Appearance***

Kimi has pastel pink hair which she wears curled pigtails that reach to just above her waist. She has rosy skin and wide, pink eyes, with thick lashes. Kimi is quite short, at 161cm, or 5ft 3". She has a bust of 78cm and a tiny waist and large hips, of 54cm and 80cm respectively.

In her 'Intro', Kimi is depicted wearing her the Aete Girls Academy uniform. She is wearing a blouse with short, puffed sleeves under a purple, sleeveless waistcoat. Both the hem of her blouse sleeves and her bow are coloured yellow. Her thigh-high white socks have a thin strip of pink ribbon and a small bow at the top. Her socks nearly reach the short, pleated, purple skirt of the uniform. Kimi is also depicted wearing black, buckled, heeled shoes, and has a few accessories, namely a pair of bows in her hair and a purple bracelet adorning each wrist.

Kimi is wearing much more elegant and cute clothes in her art piece. In the piece, she dons a beautiful, silky dress that reaches her mid-thighs. The dress itself is a cute white-pink gradient, with a pink ribbon around the waist. The sleeves of the dress rest on Kimi's upper arm and are made of the same material as the waistband. Underneath her dress, Kimi is wearing several layers of frilly petticoats to give the skirt some shape. She is also wearing white ballet pumps with ribbon tied around the ankle and white, frilled gloves. Kimi's hair is in slightly looser pigtails than in her 'Intro' and she is wearing a white alice-band complete with bows. She is also wearing a rather extravagant necklace of a crystal set in a golden chain to complete her look.

#### ***Personality***

Kimi is a very sweet and caring girl. She is very passionate about DARE and adores playing music, creating costumes and writing lyrics, which she has done since she was a young girl. Kimi has pretty, cursive handwriting and dots her i's with hearts. Despite her cute attitude and manner of speech (writing), Kimi is very responsible and hard-working. She works hard to achieve good grades and takes it upon herself to help her friends out and cares for them greatly. She is very supportive and encouraging of her friends and group members and their abilities. Kimi is also a rather protective of her younger sister, who she loves dearly and is very proud of. When she allows herself to be, Kimi is very cheerful and energetic. She gets excited easily and is very giggly and fun to be around.

#### ***Backstory***

Kimi has always loved idols and spent much of her childhood dancing and singing along to idol songs. She would even make costumes and occasionally write her own short songs. It made her feel like she was performing on stage, a feeling she adored. In her third year of high school, however, Kimi decided to let go of her dream of becoming an idol and focus on her future as her parents wanted her to do. Kimi was reluctant to do so, because although she loves all music, including classical and enjoys playing instruments, she simply didn't want to follow her mother's footsteps and become a composer, conductor or something similar.

At the end of her third year and her younger sister's final year of Junior High, Kimi and her family moved due to her father's job, and the two girls began their next school year at Aete Girls Academy. Both girls quickly fit in and enjoyed being in the same school and being able to see one another more. A few weeks into the school term, Kimi overheard a small group of girls talking about dance and costumes and was intrigued and a little confused. Later that night, at home, she and her sister discovered the girls were, in fact, the only three members of a school idol group named DARE. She watched their performances and was blown away by their skill and cool, mature style. Her younger sister wished to join the group and Kimi encouraged her too, but did not join herself, despite wanting to, as she was trying to do as her parents wished. Her classmate and close friend, Utano, also wanted to join the group but was reluctant. Kimi pushed her to join too, and would accompany Utano and her sister to practise before leaving. The group kept inviting her to join, but Kimi refused to, even though it hurt her to, and instead supported DARE from the sidelines.

Eventually, when the group had grown from three to six members, they cornered Kimi and asked her why she kept refusing to join despite clearly wanting to. In the end, it was her younger sister who convinced her to join and she has never regretted her decision for a second.

#### ***Other Info***

* Kimi is blood type A
* Her "Love Live!" attribute is Smile
* Kimi's birthday is on the 17 October 1999, making her 18 (There is a mistake on her 'Intro')
* She is a fourth year at Aete Girls Academy
* Kimi helps with composing the groups music and designs and makes their outfits
* She was the last member to join the group
* Kimi plays the harp and piano, to name a few instruments
* Her mother is a composer and orchestra conductor and her father owns and oversees many businesses, because of this the Suzuki's are very rich and live in a mansion
* In the Q&A, Kimi's VA edited a LLSIF card to look like her in order to be closer with the fans!

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### **Zeri Kumagae**

#### ***Overview***

Zeri is the third member of DARE to be re-released. Her debut month is April and she released content throughout the month to introduce herself.

Zeri's main symbol is a fragmented diamond which can be spotted around her name in her 'Intro'. However her name in the DARE instagram bio is accompanied by a lantern-like emoji (🎐) and her theme colour is a dark purple.

Her catchphrase is *"I'll capture all your hearts tonight!"* but she is also a fan of the Korean slang, *"hwaiting!"* or *"fighting!"*

Zeri is the groups' lead rapper and main dancer. She is the leader of the DARE subunit XOXO and is the main choreographer and lead costume designer for DARE behind the scenes as well.

#### ***Appearance***

Zeri has ash grey hair which is extremely short and only reaches the bottom of her ears. She has a block style fringe, except for the part she has allowed to grow out and curl around her face. She has a rosy complexion and soft, blue eyes, with a slight almond shape to them and long eyelashes. Zeri is one of the tallest in the group at 165cm tall. She has a large bust and hips of 80 and 82cm respectively and a slim waist of 58cm.

In her 'Intro' Zeri is wearing the Academy's uniform, which consists of a dark purple, short, pleated skirt and matching sleeveless waistcoat. Zeri's blouse has red hems at the end of each puffed sleeve and she also wears a similarly strawberry coloured bow to indicate her school year. Her white socks reach to just below her knees and she is wearing the same black, buckled, high-heeled shoes as the other members. Zeri personalizes her uniform with a white hair band and golden bangle worn around one of her wrists.

Zeri's art piece is set on the rooftop of a city and her outfit reflects her urban style. Her hair is styled in much the same way as usual, except she has allowed the longer part of her fringe to cover her eye and she is wearing a simple yet elegant, short, crimson skirt and a plain white crop top with a matching choker piece. Zeri is also depicted wearing thigh-high black socks, one of which has a suspender attached and a stylish black jacket to match them with quarter length sleeves that have been slightly rolled to reach her forearms. Finally, she has a small, red hair clip with the word 'NO' on it and a red bracelet to complete her outfit.

#### ***Personality***

Zeri is a very passionate and confident person. She is hard-working and puts a lot of effort into not only school and DARE but into her family's art and her personal training. Zeri is especially passionate about dance and fashion; two things that hooked her on idols and that she continues to adore.She is very creative and creates new and exciting choreographies for the group. Interestingly, Zeri prefers to type rather than hand write, perhaps because she is so passionate that she has to get it down quickly or maybe she is very busy due to her family and school *and* idol workload.

Zeri is always there to lend a helping hand to anyone, friend or stranger. She often helps the group when they're in need; whether it's with a dance step, homework or something more important. She cares deeply for all her friends and is always by their sides as a shoulder to lean on. Zeri is often the one to resolve any arguments or issues between her friends and tries her best to stay neutral while these go on.

However, Zeri is also quite stubborn and a perfectionist, a mix that quite often leads to her over-working herself. Whilst she is confident in her abilities as an idol and in herself as a person; Zeri also believes that she can become better and attempts to do so, despite her friends reassuring her that she is enough already. Her stubbornness can also be an asset, as it makes Zeri a very strong-willed person. She is not afraid to defend herself or state her opinion and won't give up on anything; least of all following her dreams

#### ***Backstory***

Zeri is the eldest daughter of Leyasu Kumagae of the prestigious Kumagae clan of Japan's Aichi prefecture.As the eldest daughter and despite the fact that she would never succeed her father as head of the clan or even house as she is a girl, Zeri spent most of her childhood undergoing strict discipline and training from her father's maids and her brothers. Even though she knew she wouldn't succeed her father she still put her best efforts into her training and it has shaped her as a person; strengthening her will power and developing her skills.

In Junior High, Zeri discovered idols whilst watching television at a friend's house and found joy in watching them perform so cheerfully. She was particularly fascinated by their outfits and dance and fell in love with the colour and style they had. Zeri fell in love with idols quickly but she had to keep her passion hidden from her family as it would interfere with all she had worked and trained for.

When she first began attending Aete Girl's Academy, Zeri spent the majority of her time participating in club activities as a member of both the kendo club and debate team. Even with her responsibilities, Zeri was drawn to all things idol, but it wasn't until her third year that her friend approached her about forming an idol group together. At first Zeri rejected the idea, lying and saying she wasn't a big fan of idols in order to be loyal to her family. However, her friend kept pestering Zeri, sensing she was holding back, and eventually Zeri gave in and formed the group with her. She has never regretted the decision even if her family don't know and wouldn't approve. Zeri said that together with DARE, she "has never felt so much love and passion in (her) life." and that she realised that she "shouldn't follow every order and just live. Live doing what (she) love(s)."

#### ***Other Info***

* Zeri is blood type O
* Zeri's "Love Live!" attribute is the purple heart, which DARE has adapted to mean 'style'
* She was born on the 18 November 2000 (there is a mistake on her 'Intro')
* She is in her third year at Aete Girl's Academy
* Zeri is the groups' main choreographer and dancer
* She is one of the three original members and the second member to join the group
* Zeri's mother is a member of the Inoue clan
* Her family own a yukata and kimono (exclusively Jounhitoe) business
* Zeri has a three dan black belt in Judo and a four dan kyu in Kendo
* She has two older brothers and a younger sister
* She can play the violin and koto
* Zeri was unable to post her dance cover on time but will be posting it in the future
* In her Q&A, Zeri's VA used a card edit of her character made by Kimi, as her solo would include her real self

### **Flaire Arashi**

#### ***Overview***

Flaire is the fourth member of DARE to be re-released. Her debut month is May and she will be releasing content throughout the month to introduce herself.

Flaire's main symbol is a flame accompanied with little sparks which can be found surrounding her name in her 'Intro'. Her name in the DARE instagram bio is accompanied by the turtle emoji (🐢) and her theme colour is red.

Flaire's catchphrase is *"Let's flaire up a passionate fire!"*

Flaire is the leader and founding member of DARE. She has many responsibilities as leader of the group and of the subunit Amour. She is also the main rapper and sub vocalist of the group, as well as lead choreographer.

#### ***Appearance***

Flaire is neither short nor tall, and is instead average height. She has jaw-length, dark red hair, which she wears half up in a bun. She has a short, block fringe, and usually pins her hair back behind one of her ears. Flaire has a very rosy complexion and emerald green eyes, with thick eyelashes and a soft, almost drowsy shape to them. She has a fairly large bust at 72cm and wide hips at 80cm, with a small waist of 60cm.

Flaire wears her school uniform in her 'Intro' and wears a slightly different version to the previously introduced members. Although she still wears the same blouse, with the puffed sleeves and her school bowtie being a reddish pink in colour like Zeri's, instead of wearing a pleated skirt Flaire is wearing shorts. The shorts match her purple, short-sleeved waistcoat in colour and are pleated like the skirts. However, they are much shorter and sit on the upper thighs. Flaire is also wearing white socks to just over her knee and the same black, buckled, high-heeled shoes as the other girls. She adds personality to the uniform by wearing a wooden bracelet on each wrist and a thin, black bracelet on one.

Flaire's art piece is set in a forest, where she is sitting atop a pile of leaves and her outfit fits both her personality and 'homey' style as well as her surroundings. Her hair is styled in the same way as she wears it in her Intro. She is wearing a simple outfit of an olive green sleeveless turtleneck and a reddish woolen cardigan that hangs off of one shoulder. Flaire is wearing short black shorts and is also depicted wearing thigh-high woolen patterned beige socks which are rolled up at the top and finally tan boots, resembling Timberlands.

#### ***Other Info***

* Flaire is blood type O
* Her "Love Live!" attribute is the DARE created; style
* Her birthday is the 23 May 2001 (there is a mistake on her 'Intro'), making her 17
* Flaire is a third year at Aete Girls Academy
* She is the group's leader
* Flaire was the original member as it was her idea to start the group
* Flaire lived in Greece for few years when she was younger
* Her mother works in housing and owns multiple properties multinationally and her dad is a stay-at-home dad
* She has a younger brother and sister
* Flaire enjoys badminton and tennis and is quite good at sports
* Flaire also enjoys gaming when she has free time or to rest after playing sports

### **Jae-Eun Song**

#### ***Overview***

Jae-Eun is the fifth member of DARE to be re-released. Her debut month was June and she released content throughout the month to introduce herself.

Jae's main symbol is a camera accompanied by small circles which can be found surrounding her name in her 'Intro'. Her name in the DARE instagram bio is accompanied by the camera emoji () and her theme colour is mint green

Jae-Eun's catchphrase is *"Kurikku! Kurikku!"* which is the Japanese onomatopoeia of a camera shutter. (Click click!)

Jae-Eun is one of the lead vocalists of DARE, as well as the only sub rapper. Behind the scenes, she is the main director and sub costume designer. She is a member of the subunit XOXO.

#### ***Appearance***

Jae-Eun has long, dark brown hair which is extends to just past her shoulders. She allows one eye and most of the right side of her face to be covered by her fringe completely. Her hair is pulled back slightly by a little white bow. She has a fairly pale complexion and droopy, green, almond-shaped eyes and short eyelashes. Jae is the second tallest in the group at 170cm tall, just one centimetre shorter than Utano. She has a large bust of 87cm and a smaller waist of 76cm. She has wide hips of 93cm. These measurements, whilst displayed in her Intro, are not reflected in the drawing due to a simple mistake and confusion.

In her 'Intro' Jae-Eun is wearing Aete Academy's uniform, which consists of a dark purple, short, pleated skirt and matching sleeveless waistcoat. Jae's blouse has green hems at the end of each puffed sleeve and she also wears a green bow to indicate her school year. Her white socks reach to just below her knees and she is wearing the same black, buckled, high-heeled shoes as the other members. Jae-Eun doesn't personalize her uniform, but she is depicted holding a camera.

#### ***Other Info***

* Jae-Eun is blood type AB
* Her "Love Live!" attribute is Cool
* Her birthday is the 14 December 2002 making her 16
* Jae-Eun is a second year at Aete Girls Academy
* Jae-Eun is a transfer student from South Korea

### **Yui Suzuki**

#### ***Overview***

Yui is the sixth and final member of DARE to be re-released. Her debut month was July/August and she released content throughout the month (and a bit) to introduce herself.

Yui's main symbol are flowers of all shapes and sizes accompanied by loose petals which can be seen surrounding her name in her 'Intro'. Her name in the DARE instagram bio is accompanied by one of the flower emojis () and her theme colour is light pink.

Yui's catchphrase is *"What's you and I together?"* which is in reference to the English spelling of her name. Yu and I. It is a call and response where the crowd replies to her calling with *"YUI!"*

Yui may be the youngest member, but she still does her fair share. She is a lead vocalist, as well as a visual like her older sister. She is also the main composer and lead lyricist for DARE's songs!

#### ***Appearance***

Yui has light pink hair which is extremely long when down and when in plaits reaches her chest. She has a side fringe and a loose ringlet of her hair that extends to her chin. She has a rosy pink complexion and wide, bright, pink eyes and long eyelashes. Yui is the shortest in the group at 152cm tall. She has a small bust and slim hips of 75 and 80cm each and a tiny waist of 55cm.

Yui is wearing her school's uniform in her Intro, which consists of a dark purple, short, pleated skirt and matching sleeveless waistcoat. Her blouse has blue hems at the end of each puffy sleeve and she is also wearing a blue bow which indicate her school year. Yui wears white socks that reach to her mid-thighs and she is wearing the same black, buckled, high-heeled shoes as the other members. Yui adds a touch of personality to her uniform with a pink pattern at the top of her socks and small lace frills. She also wears a white alice band with a pink flower in her hair and pearl earrings.

#### ***Other Info***

* Yui is blood type B
* Her "Love Live!" attribute is Smile
* Her birthday is the 28 July 2003, making her 15
* Yui is a first year at Aete Girls Academy
* She is the group's youngest and shortest member by far
* Kimi is Yui's older sister and the two get on very well together
* Yui isn't as diligent in studying as her sister and prefers her creative side
* She is a night owl
* Yui enjoys playing all of the classical instruments she has been taught as well as ballet dancing
* Yui secretly likes gaming, but since she is too busy with music and dance classes, school and DARE, she doesn't get to do it much
* Like Kimi, Yui speaks multiple languages

### **Truth 🐱**

#### ***Overview***

Truth is the group's cat. He is essentially their mascot and support figure.

#### ***Appearance***

Truth has very fluffy, grey fur with black stripes. The tips of his paws and the area around his mouth and nose are white. He has large blue eyes and big ears.

#### ***Personality***

Truth is a trouble-maker. He is full of mischief, but also full of love and cuteness. He is an early bird and a bit of a tsundere, he likes to follow the members around for treats and cuddles but pretends he doesn't love them and isn't seeking their attention. Truth has a fairly short temper and likes play-fights as much as petting and sleeping. He particularly like Kimi's soft, fuzzy blanket as a sleeping spot. But just like the rest of the members, Truth loves music! Even though he can't play, he loves to listen to all sorts of songs, especially piano.

#### ***Backstory***

Truth used to be a stray kitten that would often be seen close to Aete Girls Academy. Some of the girls around the school took a particular likening to Truth and would leave out food and water for him. At that time, Truth had no name and was nicknamed 'Mischief' because of his cheeky nature. After DARE was formed, Flaire, who had been one of the students close to him, decided to (informally) adopt him as her own. She named him Truth after the group she had formed and declared him a support member and mascot, after all, if she had the chance to become an idol, why couldn't he? Truth now lives in DARE's practice cabin in the woods behind the school. A cat-flap was installed so he could come and go as he pleased and he still shows up at Aete to nab extra food off of the kind students! Perhaps Flaire should have stuck to the name Mischief!

#### ***Other Info***

* Truth's appearance and personality come from one of the Yui**'**s cats in real life.
* Truth's favourite food is chicken. He absolutely adores it.
* Truth seems to be in his "rebellious teenage" phase and it doesn't look like it'll be going away soon. ("It's not a phase, mum!")

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## Sub-Units

### **XOXO**

#### ***Theme***

XOXO represents the present. The theme of the group is rebellion and style. They combine urban and sexy styles to create a mysterious and sometimes dark focus with an edge to it.

#### ***Members***

* Zeri Kumagae (leader)
* Jae-Eun Song

#### ***Content***

There is an XOXO moodboard on DARE's twitter page.

#### ***Other***

* XOXO take some inspiration from the KPop group BLACKPINK when it comes to their style.
* There is some old XOXO content on DARE's Instagram page. It includes the old logo and old members of the group, however this is outdated. New XOXO content will come!

### **Amour**

#### ***Theme***

Amour represents the past. It is a very feminine and romantic sub-unit. They explore the ideas of an elegant love and give off a 'sixties feel.

#### ***Members***

* Flaire Arashi (Leader)
* Kimi Suzuki

#### ***Content***

There is an Amour moodboard on DARE's twitter page.

#### ***Other***

* There is some old Amour content on DARE's Instagram page. It includes the old logo and old members of the group. However, it's outdated. New Amour content will be made!
* Amour practises in Kimi's house as it is large and gives them access to classical instruments of all kind; including a Grand Piano.

### **MirA.I**

#### ***Theme***

MirA.I represents the future. The unit is one filled with energy and colour. They use futuristic ideas combined with cyber themes to create a cool air about them.

#### ***Members***

* Yui Suzuki (Leader)
* Utano Koide

#### ***Content***

There is a MirA.I moodboard on DARE's twitter page.

#### ***Other***

* MirA.I take some inspiration from the Love Live! Cyber sets as well as vocaloids.
* There is some old MirA.I content on DARE's Instagram page. It includes the old logo and old members of the group. This is outdated, but new MirA.I content will come out.
* MirA.I was previously named DATA BASS but after one of the members of the group left the subunits were reworked and the changing of members meant the subunit was in need of a revamp! Hence the new name and style!

## Relationships

### **Utano x Kimi**

#### ***Overview***

Utano and Kimi are classmates and good friends. Before DARE, they spent their breaks in the school library, talking, listening to songs and sharing ideas. Utano mentions showing Kimi some lyrics she had written, something clearly very personal to her. Utano describes Kimi as being "cute" and Kimi describes Utano as being "lovely". When they discovered DARE Utano was reluctant to join, having no confidence in herself and her abilities. Kimi convinced her to join the group, but would not join because she believed that it was time to follow her parents footsteps. However, she would walk with Utano and another member to practise before leaving and supported the group as it grew. Eventually, Kimi gave in and joined the group as the other members, especially Utano and Unknown Member **🌸**, were desperate for her to join.

On Valentine's Day, Utano says that she is planning to ask a girl out, but is nervous because she believes the girl to be out of her league. She then remembers something the girl said to her, which was to stop putting herself down. Kimi was the one to say this to Utano when she doubted her abilities before joining DARE. Later, Kimi says she baked a batch of macaroons for her Valentine's and that she hopes she likes them. The next day, Utano posted another piece of content for her month detailing her favourite things. In the caption Utano makes an edit to her favourite food, saying it is now macaroons.

### **Zeri x Yoshio**

#### ***Overview***

Zeri says she is spending Valentine's Day at the park with her boyfriend, Yoshio. Yoshio and Zeri have been together for two years now, and first met through mutual friends. They are in the same year of school.

Zeri says Yoshio is quite shy, especially compared to her!

### **Flaire** **x ?????**

#### ***Overview***

On Valentine's Day, Flairementions that she thinks she may have feelings for someone, but doesn't say who. She seems confused as to what her feelings towards this person may be, but says they'd be better of staying as friends anyway.

#### ***Relationship Status:***

Friends

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## Content

### **Original Content**

#### ***Secrets (song)***

##### ***Lyrics***

"*Hey now,*

*Let's get it started*

*Tell me*

*All of your secrets*

*Don't care*

*How dark or light*

*Tell me*

*Just please don't lie*

*What are your great desires?*

*Your deepest*

*Darkest fears?*

*Trust me,*

*I won't tell..."*

*written and composed by Yui Suzuki and performed by Yui Suzuki and Zeri Kumagae*

*released 17 October 2016*

© the.lunar.chronicles and dare\_idols

#### ***A Possible Impossibility (poem)***

"*Your song:
music
that you utter
warm chocolate
that mingles
with the breeze and
hits me
gale-force winds*

*Your eyes:
shine
as stars do
in an infinite sea
of darkness
glinting hope
in a world of
monochrome rainbows*

*Your soul:
sings
an orchestra of
cosmic colours
wild
a kaleidoscope
of music
that laps at the
shore
salt and sand
merging
and screams
pure and free
in the forest of
your heart*

*You:
change
as the sea does
and yet
you are
everything
all at once
a library of
life
so that you are
dancing-gliding-soaring-stumbling-falling-wallowing
on every step
and each step cries
out a harmony
of such
inharmonious components
beautiful-ugly-life-death-wails-laughter-joy-grief-dull-colourful
and yet
there you are
an impossibility
if there ever were
such a thing*

*You:
are
a million
universes
inside a single
entity
a raging quiet storm
inside a lonely, surrounded
star
glowing brighter
and duller
than the rest*

*words are not enough."*

*written and performed by Utano Koide*

*released 20 February 2018*

© \_.maeflowers.\_ and dare\_idols

### **Covers**

#### ***Sakura Kiss***

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This content is pre-comeback

*covered by Yui Suzuki*

*released 15 February 2017*

#### ***Patchwork Staccato***

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This content is pre-comeback

*covered by Flaire Arashi*

*released 15 February 2017*

#### ***Say You Love Me***

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This content is pre-comeback

*covered by Zeri Kumagae*

*released 17 February 2017*

### **Costumes**

#### ***Halloween/Harley Quinn***

Although this content is out of date and now inaccurate, DARE still remember this time fondly and love this costume.

*released 19 October 2016*

#### ***Chinese New Year***

Unfortunately, these gorgeous red dresses are modelled on an out of date DARE. This content is now inaccurate.

*released 28 January 2017*

#### ***Amour in Paris***

Paris is the city of romance, which is why Amour went there for Christmas 2016. The city still fits their image, however the image itself is outdated and now inaccurate.

*released 25 December 2016*

#### ***XOXO in New York***

XOXO spent Christmas 2016 in New York, the urban jungle and city of dreams! Despite the city still fitting their concept, the artwork is out of date and inaccurate.

*released 25 December 2016*

#### ***DATA B💓SS in Tokyo***

Tokyo is a city full of technology, it seems almost futuristic - not to mention it's in Japan, the land of anime, vocaloids and much more! The current MirA.I (after the revamp) seems to fit it well too! However, this content is inaccurate and old!

*released 25 December 2016*

#### ***Kigaimasu/Kigasamu*** ***School Uniform***

Since this was drawn by Kimi, the school name has changed and the uniform has been revamped. However, this version of the uniform still has some similarities to the new one!

*released 5 September 2016*

## Trivia

* The group has decided to restart in the year of 2018, after being inactive for pretty much all of 2017.
* DARE's inspiration for their method of re-introduction came from that of the KPop group; Loona
* The group first posted on August 29 2016
* A previous member of the group, Mika, became inactive and after a unanimous decision was removed from the group. The member that replaced her was named Tsu, however Tsu has now also left the group, being replaced by a new member.
* A previous member of the group, named Emiko, decided to leave the group, however they still show their support and are friendly with some of the members.
* Utano and Kimi know and are friends with each other in real life and attend the same school.
* Five out of seven of the group members are originally from a chat formed by British Love Live! fans who wanted to form a cover group. However, some members then decided, as well as some ex-members, to form a net-idol group instead.
* The concept designs for the sub-unit logos were drawn by Utano and perfected by Kimi.
* DARE hold their group practises in a large, modern cabin in the forest near to their school. It's a private and peaceful place full of inspiration. They enjoy spending time there just having fun as well as practising.
* Jae-Eun is an international transfer student from South Korea to Aete Girls Academy in Japan.
* The school DARE attends, Aete Girls Academy also underwent a 'restart' or revamp after the old headmistress retired and a new, much younger headmistress took her place. She changed up the school uniform and name in a bid to gain more students and was successful.
* Recently, another member of the group, named Asteria, left the group, making it six members instead of seven and causing a little reworking of the subunits. The logo has not yet been updated