A-RISE

A-Rise is a school idol group in the Love Live! School Idol Project anime. They're the school idol group of UTX High School. A-Rise consists of three members: the center of the group, Tsubasa Kira is the shortest girl with a charming forehead, who is always seen wearing a white hat; Erina Toudou, the tallest girl with an adult look; and Anju Yuuki, a girl with a sweet voice who has a princess look to her.

Songs
The only song that is known to be sung by A-Rise is Private Wars.

Chronology
A-Rise makes their first appearance in Episode 1, when their performance is showing on a big screen in front of UTX high school. Because of them, the school is popular and getting a lot of students. Kousaka Honoka was visiting the school because her little sister was planning on applying to UTX instead of Otonokizaka, the high school Honoka attends. Not knowing who they were, Honoka asked the girl next to her (actually Yazawa Nico) if they were celebrities. Shocked, she explains to her that they are the school idol group, A-Rise. After watching them perform their song, Private Wars, Honoka came up with an idea to save her school: form a school idol group.

In Episode 2 and Episode 3, their performance also appears. It is when Honoka, Umi, and Kotori are all at Honoka's house. However, only their voices are heard in Episode 3.

In later episodes, many advertisements that feature A-Rise can be seen around town, advertising the upcoming Love Live! event. It is revealed in Episode 12 that A-Rise is the #1 school idol group. Near the end of the episode, Honoka sadly watches A-Rise perform their song Private Wars.

In Episode 13, Honoka checks the Love Live! rankings on her computer, and A-Rise won first place. Near the end of the episode, A-Rise watched μ's performance of Start:Dash!! on the internet and they have looks of awe.