Liyuu

Liyuu was born on January 9, 1997 in Shanghai China. She voices Keke Tang, one of the main characters in Love Live! Superstar!!.

Background
Liyuu is a Chinese cosplayer and singer. She made her debut as a singer in 2020 with the release of her first single "Magic Words", the opening theme for the anime Hatena Illusion. She also sung the ending theme, "Carpe Diem" for the anime I'm Standing on a Million Lives, whose opening theme "Anti-World", is sung by Kanako Takatsuki.

From an early age she developed an interest in Japanese anime, particularly after watching series such as Cardcaptor Sakura, Shugo Chara!, and Reborn! During her junior high school years, she watched the series K-On! and gained an interest in the character Yui Hirasawa. While researching anime, she discovered the practice of cosplay, which immediately interested her. Upon entering high school, she began engaging in cosplay activities, with Yui as her first character. At first, she experienced difficulties in preparing for cosplay as her school prohibited the use of make-up, leaving her with little experience in applying it to herself. She then began participating in various cosplay events in China, before attending her first overseas event, appearing at Winter Comiket in Tokyo in 2016. Her activities would gain her a following in Japan, eventually leading to her having over 1 million followers on social media.

Liyuu lives in Shanghai though she visits Japan at least once a month for cosplay and artist activities.

Trivia

 * At the beginning of Liella!'s training, she practiced remotely.
 * She herself makes MV of her own songs.
 * She is currently the tallest Love Live! seiyuu at 167cm, beating Kanako Takatsuki from her original height of 165.5cm.
 * Some of her cosplays were of other Love Live! characters including Honoka and Nozomi as they appear in School Idol Festival cards.
 * In December 2021, she and Akina Homoto (Lanzhu Zhong) hosted a full Love Live! NicoNama in Mandarin Chinese, making it the first such stream in a language other than Japanese. Originally broadcasted on Chinese video and streaming platform Bilibili, it was later re-uploaded on the main official Love Live! YouTube channel with Japanese subtitles.
 * Ironically, Liyuu is one of the first Love Live! seiyuus to voice a character that has the same language as her (Chinese), same nationality (China) and also has the same hobbies (Cosplay, etc).
 * She once used the alias 黎狱 in high school, but stopped using it after that. Her real name has never officially been revealed.