Love Live! School idol festival (JP) Updates 2016

Love Live! School idol festival (JP) News

The updates from this page start from January 4, 2016. To see older updates, visit Love Live! School idol festival (JP) Updates 2015.

December 10, 2016

 * New Pajama Party themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until December 15 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Kotori and Maki added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

December 4, 2016

 * Medley Festival Round 15 event will begin on December 5 at 4 PM and run until December 10 at 2 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * New "Music Redraw Feature" and "Definite Support Bonus Arrangement" have been added!
 * Rewards SR Sakurauchi Riko (Event point reward), SR Kurosawa Dia (Event ranking reward), R Yamauchi Nanako, and SSR, SR, R seals (Score ranking reward).
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.

November 30, 2016

 * Chapters 6-1 and 6-2 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Christmas themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until December 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Chika and You have been added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

November 25, 2016

 * New Birthstone themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until November 30 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

November 19, 2016

 * The 『がんばる人は素敵』 event will begin on November 20 at 4 PM and run until November 30 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect Ganbaru_Hito_wa_Suteki_Event_Token.png from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, CheerDay CheerGirl!.
 * Event point rewards
 * SR Minami Kotori (World Travel)
 * R Yamauchi Nanako
 * R Miyama Satoko
 * Event point ranking reward
 * SR Nishikino Maki (World Travel)
 * Score Ranking rewards
 * SSR seals
 * SR seals
 * R seals
 * The following campaign will also be active:
 * From November 27 until the end of the event, certain stages will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT, 3x for MASTER).

November 15, 2016

 * Special Login Bonus
 * Starting November 16 to December 15, 12AM JST, login for a total of 5 days to receive the following presents:
 * ★1st to 4th day★
 * 1 Loveca stone
 * ★5th day★
 * UR Yazawa Nico
 * Promo ends when UR Yazawa Nico is received.

November 15, 2016

 * Chapters 5-3 and 5-4 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Cheerleader themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until November 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * No event SRs have been added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

November 10, 2016

 * New Birthstone themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until November 15 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Rin and Nozomi added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

November 4, 2016

 * Score Match Round 28 event will begin on November 5 at 4 PM and run until November 15 at 3 PM JST
 * There will be 9 stages in the pool per difficulty to start with.
 * Event Rewards:
 * Event Point Rewards include SR Watanabe You, R Sasahara Kyouko, and R Yamauchi Nanako.
 * Event Ranking Rewards include SR Takami Chika.
 * Score Match Point Ranking Rewards include SSR Seals, SR Seals, R Seals.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From November 8 at 3 PM to November 11 at 3 PM JST, 8 Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From November 11 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 17 stages for each difficulty. (One stage will be available throughout the entire event.)

November 4, 2016

 * The app has been updated to version 4.1
 * As mentioned previously, leveling skills for SSRs and non-promo URs has been made easier
 * It is now possible to sort your club members by the number of school idol skills they have
 * Changes to the auto create unit function
 * If you do not have enough club members of the selected attribute, it will fill the rest with members having the highest stats in that attribute
 * It is now possible to prioritize perfect lock skills
 * The center idol will be selected in order of highest rarity, meaning that even if you have an SSR with a higher stat in the attribute, the UR will still be selected instead
 * In lessons, there is now a checkbox to include/exclude members for which you have not read the side story
 * Changes to the news screen UI
 * In lessons, on the confirmation screen, it will now display the number of seals you gain from a certain lesson
 * Various UI and bugfixes

November 1, 2016

 * November 1 is Hoshizora Rin's birthday.
 * To celebrate Rin's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Rin-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

October 31, 2016

 * The results of the voting that ran from midnight of October 6 to October 20, 3PM JST,「Together with Aqours♪ Winter Break Plan!」, is here!
 * 1st place: Speaking of winter, it's definitely snowboarding!
 * 2nd place: See the winter illuminations together♪
 * 3rd place: Relax together in the hot springs♪
 * Players will receive a special UR card with the image of「You」,「snowboarding」as a login bonus.
 * More details to be announced in-game at a later date.

October 31, 2016

 * Chapters 5-1 and 5-2 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Cheerleader themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until November 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Yoshiko and Ruby have been added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

October 28, 2016

 * In the coming days, there will be a balance adjustment with regards to skills and leveling skills for SSRs and URs
 * Leveling skills will require fewer points - to be implemented in the November 4 maintenance
 * After the update, each player's SSRs/URs skill levels will be adjusted to the after-adjustment values
 * If your SSR/UR was already at skill level 8 before the adjustment, you will be given support members equivalent to the overflow after adjustment
 * Example: Your smile member was already skill level 8 and had 2150 points more than necessary. You will receive 2 UR Nico's Mothers, 1 SR Mika, and 5 R Yazawa Cocoas.
 * Activation rates and skill effects will be increased - to be implemented in the November 5 maintenance
 * This applies to the rates and effects of skills above level 1
 * The parameters of level 1 skills will remain unchanged
 * Promo URs are not included

October 25, 2016

 * New Birthstone themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until October 31 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

October 21, 2016

 * October 21 is Ayase Eli's birthday.
 * To celebrate Eli's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Eli-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

October 19, 2016

 * The Challenge Festival Round 5 event will begin on October 20 at 4 PM and run until October 31 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event
 * Event Point Rewards include SR Hoshizora Rin (Rock), R Yamauchi Nanako, and R Miyama Satoko
 * Event Ranking Rewards include SR Toujou Nozomi (Rock)
 * Score Ranking rewards include SSR seals, SR seals, and R seals
 * Event rules are as follows:

October 17, 2016

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 18 million users on September 30, 2016!
 * For one week starting October 21, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (total of 7).

October 15, 2016

 * Chapters 47-3 and 47-4 have been added to the µ's Mode main story.
 * Chapters 4-3 and 4-4 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Halloween themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until October 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * No Event SRs have been added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

October 10, 2016

 * New Birthstone themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until October 15 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Honoka and Nico added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

October 6, 2016

 * As celebration to reaching 30 million players worldwide, 「Together with Aqours♪ Winter Break Plan!」 voting event has started!
 * Vote for「Who」will you spend「What kind of」winter break with. Winner will receive a special UR card.
 * First half: October 6, 12pm to October 12, 12am JST
 * Mid-poll Results: October 13, 12pm JST
 * Second half: October 14, 12pm to October 20, 3pm JST
 * Results: October 31, 4pm JST
 * Distribution of the UR will be announced at a later date.

October 4, 2016

 * The 『夢みたいなOne night』 event will begin on October 5 at 4 PM and run until October 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect Yume_Mitai_na_One_night_Event_Token.png from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Guilty Night, Guilty Kiss!.
 * Event point rewards
 * SR Tsushima Yoshiko (Gothic Dress)
 * R Sasahara Kyouko
 * R Miyama Satoko
 * Event point ranking reward
 * SR Kurosawa Ruby (Gothic Dress)
 * Score Ranking rewards
 * SSR seals
 * SR seals
 * R seals
 * Starting this event, there will be no 4x versions of the event song.
 * The following campaign will also be active:
 * From October 12 until the end of the event, certain stages will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT, 3x for MASTER).

September 30, 2016

 * Chapters 47-1 and 47-2 have been added to the µ's Mode main story.
 * Chapters 4-1 and 4-2 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Halloween themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until October 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Kanan and Mari have been added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

September 25, 2016

 * New Pool (Part 2) themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until September 30 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

September 21, 2016

 * September 21 is Kurosawa Ruby's birthday.
 * To celebrate Ruby's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, Aqours Members' 『Happy Birthday, Ruby-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

September 19, 2016

 * Medley Festival Round 14 event will begin on September 20 at 4 PM and run until September 30 at 2 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards SR Kousaka Honoka (Event point reward), SR Yazawa Nico (Event ranking reward), R Miyama Satoko, and SSR, SR, R seals (Score ranking reward).
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.

September 19, 2016

 * September 19 is Sakurauchi Riko's birthday.
 * To celebrate Riko's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, Aqours Members' 『Happy Birthday, Riko-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

September 18, 2016

 * Love Live! School idol festival reached 30 million worldwide players on September 10! The following campaigns will be active:
 * 30 Million Users Commemorative login bonus for 9 days!
 * For nine days starting September 22, there will be a special login bonus (loveca stones + tickets)
 * 30 Million Users Commemorative Set (µ's/Aqours)
 * Set contains:
 * 10+1 Scouting Ticket x1
 * SSR+ Ticket x1
 * 1,000,000 G
 * Set costs 3000 yen each
 * Campaign will run from September 20, 4pm to September 30, 11:59pm JST.
 * New 9 Aqours Rs to be added in the game!
 * The set will feature the members in their practice clothes and outfits from Mijuku DREAMER when awakened.
 * More details to be announced in-game.
 * 「Together with Aqours♪ Winter Break Plan!」Voting Event!
 * Vote for「Who」will you spend「What kind of」winter break with. Winner will receive a special UR card.
 * First half: October 6, 12pm to October 12, 12am JST
 * Mid-poll Results: October 13, 12pm JST
 * Second half: October 14, 12pm to October 20, 3pm JST
 * Results: October 31, 4pm JST
 * Distribution of the UR will be announced at a later date.
 * Voting may be done once during the first half and once during the second half.
 * Winning illustration from「μ’s Fan Meeting Tour 2015」polls will be made into a card and distributed as a login bonus!
 * Yazawa Nico in Miyagi is the winning illustration.
 * More details to be announced in-game.
 * SIF Transfer Students 4-koma manga has been decided!
 * Series will start on September 30!
 * New type of ranking in events!
 * SCORE ranking to be implemented on Medley and Challenge festivals.
 * Token events will have their Score ranking redesigned. Rewards from Score ranking will be integrated to Total Event points ranking.
 * SIF National Tournament and Mini Thanksgiving Festival 2017 will be held across 12 cities!
 * Thanksgiving Festival 2017 will be held at Ikebukuro Sunshine on June 10 to 11, 2017
 * SIF National Tournament and Mini Thanksgiving Festival will be held at the following districts:
 * Sapporo
 * Akita
 * Sendai
 * Nagano
 * Kanazawa
 * Tokyo
 * Numazu
 * Nagoya
 * Osaka
 * Okayama
 * Hakata
 * Okinawa
 * More details to be announced.
 * Aqours SIF Collaboration Single announced! The theme is Christmas!!
 * Single will be released on November 23, 2016. There will also be audio drama.
 * A mini live will be held at the end of the year to commemorate the collaboration.
 * Ballot tickets will be within the single.
 * The song will be available for play on October 31.

September 17, 2016

 * The game has been updated to version 4.0.3 (App Store/Google Play update required)
 * A new feature has been added to change the amount of LP depleted when playing a song
 * Up to 4x the regular LP cost of the song can be used
 * During token events, the amount of tokens depleted can be adjusted as well
 * The more LP/tokens used, the more rewards you get
 * EXP, G, event tokens, event points, and rewards box gauge are affected, as well as the chance of receiving an R card as a reward
 * Kizuna, favorite points, assignment completion counts, and friend points are not affected
 * You can now choose between using tickets and Loveca stones when recruiting from premium recruitment
 * You can now see favorite point rankings by member rather than only by specific cards
 * Tap the button on the profile page to switch between the two
 * Certain animations on the song rewards screen can now be skipped by tapping
 * School Idol Skill UI updates
 * Selecting a skill from the School Idol Skills list and tapping the details button can now show which cards have the skill equipped
 * The School Idol Skills list can now be sorted by the number that you have equipped
 * The auto select for practice partners can now be configured to select only cards of the same attribute
 * Cards that are max level will not be selected
 * An option in the album to show only awakened cards has been added
 * Various bug fixes and UI updates

September 15, 2016

 * Chapters 46-3 and 46-4 have been added to the µ's Mode main story.
 * Chapters 3-3 and 3-4 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until September 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * No event SRs added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

September 12, 2016

 * September 12 is Minami Kotori's birthday.
 * To celebrate Kotori's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Kotori-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

September 10, 2016

 * New Pool (Part 2) themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until September 15 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Umi and Maki added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

September 4, 2016

 * Score Match Round 27 event will begin on September 5 at 4 PM and run until September 15 at 3 PM JST
 * There will be 9 stages in the pool per difficulty to start with.
 * Rewards include SR Matsuura Kanan (Event point reward), SR Ohara Mari (Event ranking reward), and R Yamauchi Nanako.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From September 8 at 3 PM to September 11 at 3 PM JST, 8 Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From September 11 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 17 stages for each difficulty. (One stage will be available throughout the entire event.)

August 31, 2016

 * Chapters 46-1 and 46-2 have been added to the µ's Mode main story.
 * Chapters 3-1 and 3-2 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until September 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs You and Hanamaru added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

August 25, 2016

 * New Pool (Part 2) themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until August 31 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

August 19, 2016

 * The Challenge Festival Round 4 event will begin on August 20 at 4 PM and run until August 31 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event
 * Event Point Rewards include SR Nishikino Maki (Festival) and R Sasahara Kyouko
 * Event Ranking Rewards include SR Sonoda Umi (Festival)
 * Event rules are as follows:

August 15, 2016

 * Chapters 45-3 and 45-4 have been added to the µ's Mode main story.
 * Chapters 2-3 and 2-4 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Swimsuit themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until August 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * No Event SRs are added.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

August 10, 2016

 * New Pool (Part 2) themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until August 15 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Eli and Kotori added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

August 4, 2016

 * The 『研究が必要です』 event will begin on August 5 at 4 PM and run until August 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect Kenkyuu_ga_Hitsuyou_desu_Event_Token.png from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Tokimeki Bunruigaku.
 * Event point rewards include SR Hanamaru (Summer Holidays), R Miyama Satoko
 * Event point ranking rewards include SR You (Summer Holidays), R Yamauchi Nanako
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From August 11 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song in all difficulties will be available to play.
 * From August 12 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT, 3x for MASTER ).

August 3, 2016

 * August 3 is Kousaka Honoka's birthday.
 * To celebrate Honoka's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Honoka-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

August 1, 2016

 * August 1 is Takami Chika's birthday.
 * To celebrate Chika's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, Aqours Members' 『Happy Birthday, Chika-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

July 31, 2016

 * Chapters 45-1 and 45-2 have been added to the µ's Mode main story.
 * Chapters 2-1 and 2-2 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Swimsuit themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until August 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Dia and Ruby added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

July 27, 2016

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 17 million users on July 26, 2016!
 * For one week starting August 1, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (total of 7).

July 22, 2016

 * July 22 is Yazawa Nico's birthday.
 * To celebrate Nico's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Nico-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

July 19, 2016

 * Medley Festival Round 13 event will begin on July 20 at 4 PM and run until July 31 at 2 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards SR Ayase Eli (Event point reward), SR Minami Kotori (Event ranking reward), and R Sasahara Kyouko.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.

July 15, 2016

 * Chapters 44-3 and 44-4 have been added to the µ's Mode main story.
 * Chapters 1-3 and 1-4 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Little Devil themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until July 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Nozomi and Hanayo added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

July 13, 2016

 * July 13 is Tsushima Yoshiko's birthday.
 * To celebrate Yoshiko's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, Aqours Members' 『Happy Birthday, Yoshiko-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

July 6, 2016

 * As commemoration of「Summer's Large Update」, all users will receive 「 50 Loveca Stones 」as present!
 * Presents are expected to be delivered on July 8.
 * ※All user accounts registered before July 24 will be eligible to receive the present.
 * ※All user accounts will only receive the present once.

July 5, 2016

 * Large Update New Play Features
 * First, let's do a live!
 * Play lives and fill the Reward BOX gauge.
 * Get School Idol Skills from Reward BOX!
 * After filling the gauge, you will get different rewards! You may get items or skills.
 * Set School Idol Skills and get higher scores when doing lives!
 * Set skills on your favorite member to power them up♪ Getting higher scores will help you fill up the gauge faster to get more items and skills!

July 5, 2016

 * New members information
 * Aqours premium recruitment box has been released!
 * Members added in their respective premium recruitment boxes:
 * [µ's] Premium Recruitment Box SSR Kousaka Honoka SSR Ayase Eli SSR Minami Kotori SSR Sonoda Umi SSR Hoshizora Rin SSR Nishikino Maki SSR Toujou Nozomi SSR Koizumi Hanayo SSR Yazawa Nico
 * [Aqours] Premium Recruitment Box UR Takami Chika UR Sakurauchi Riko UR Watanabe You SSR Takami Chika SSR Sakurauchi Riko SSR Matsuura Kanan SSR Kurosawa Dia SSR Watanabe You SSR Tsushima Yoshiko SSR Kunikida Hanamaru SSR Ohara Mari SSR Kurosawa Ruby  SR Takami Chika SR Sakurauchi Riko SR Matsuura Kanan SR Kurosawa Dia SR Watanabe You SR Tsushima Yoshiko SR Kunikida Hanamaru SR Ohara Mari SR Kurosawa Ruby  All Aqours Member Rs (3 sets)  Event SR Takami Chika Event SR Sakurauchi Riko
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher! ※There is a higher chance of obtaining the new members.
 * Members added in Aqours regular recruitment box:
 * All Aqours Member Rs (3 sets) ※N members from µ's regular recruitment also appear in Aqours regular recruitment.

July 4, 2016

 * Score Match Round 26 event will begin on July 5 at 4 PM and run until July 15 at 3 PM JST
 * There will be 6 stages in the pool per difficulty to start with.
 * Rewards include SR Kurosawa Ruby (Event point reward), SR Kurosawa Dia (Event ranking reward), and R Yamauchi Nanako.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From July 8 at 3 PM to July 11 at 3 PM JST, 5 Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From July 11 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 11 stages for each difficulty.

June 30, 2016

 * Chapters 44-1 and 44-2 have been added to the main story.
 * New Little Devil themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until July 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * There are no event SRs added in premium recruitment. Event SR Chika and SR Riko will be added on July 5.
 * Until July 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

June 29, 2016

 * Before the「It's Summer! It's Aqours!! Large Update」, new features will be added across two weeks! This time, there will be new features for「Card Components」,「Members List」, and「Music」♪
 * New Card Components!
 * New rarity: SSR!
 * SSR is a rarity in-between SR and UR. They will also be added to premium recruitment.Future_SIF!_Sequel_New_SSR_Rarity.png
 * Skill Leveling Change
 * Skills can now be leveled up through filling up the skill level gauge. Skill-up support members can be used to fill up the gauge. ※Skill-up support members' attribute must still be the same with the member practicing. ※The rate of the gauge does not increase with great or super success. Future_SIF!_Sequel_Skill_Level_Gauge.png
 * New Center Skills!
 * In addition with the current center skills, there will be new year level and subunit skills. Look forward to what kind of effects they will be having♪Future_SIF!_Sequel_New_Center_Skills.png
 * Partners and Favorite Member Points
 * The frequently used members found on your profile will be replaced with Favorite Members. Favorite Member points (bond points) are obtained through playing lives and/or by setting a member as your partner.Future_SIF!_Sequel_Favorite_Member_Profile.png
 * Member Outfit Switch Function
 * There will be an option to change an awakened member's outfit between their awakened/non-awakened form!Future_SIF!_Sequel_Switch_Outfits.png
 * Easier to Use Members List!
 * Initial 90-member space will be increased to 120. In line with this, there will also be changes regarding the missions.
 * When maximum space reaches 1000, 1 Loveca stone will then increase your space by 4 instead of 3.
 * All support members will be transferred into another list.
 * There will also be more filter options!Future_SIF!_Sequel_Album_Features.png
 * Music
 * EXPERT and MASTER
 * EXPERT songs will be moved to the normal songs and will be playable any time.
 * MASTER songs will be released as special songs♪
 * There will be 4 songs per month. ※Only µ's songs are planned at the moment.
 * Switching between µ's and Aqours
 * There will be an option to switch from µ's mode to Aqours mode and vice versa to play their songs. You will be able to use any unit you like regardless of the mode. However, using µ's members on µ's songs, Aqours members on Aqours songs, will increase scores earned. Aqours songs are not gated by rank.Future_SIF!_Sequel_Songs_List.png
 * RANDOM SELECT
 * RANDOM SELECT can applied on EASY, NORMAL, HARD, and EXPERT songs. Playing using RANDOM SELECT will increase the rate for filling up the Reward BOX gauge.

June 23, 2016

 * 「It's Summer! It's Aqours!! Large Update Campaign♪」
 * A campaign where presents will be given to players based on how many friends the official LINE account of SIF will be having has started♪
 * Presents will be given once the campaign period ends.
 * 「Campaign Period」
 * June 23, 2016, 12:00 PM ~ July 4, 11:59 PM JST
 * 「How to Participate」
 * Tap/Click 「It's_Summer!_It's_Aqours!!_Large_Update_Campaign♪_Line_Button.png」.
 * On the LINE app, tap on「Add」. ※Or you can search the account「@lovelive_SIF」then tap「Add」.
 * Registration complete! Please wait for notifications after the update. ※In order to add the account as a LINE friend, please use a smartphone in completing the steps.
 * 「Presents」
 * 100,000 Friends - Loveca Stone x1, SIF-themed Wallpaper 200,000 Friends - Loveca Stone x1, R Alpaca x2 300,000 Friends - Loveca Stone x1, R Alpaca x3 400,000 Friends - Loveca Stone x2 500,000 Friends - Scouting Ticket x1
 * ※The SIF-themed Wallpaper will be delivered via LINE after the update. ※All other presents are planned to be delivered on mid-July.

June 22, 2016

 * Before the「It's Summer! It's Aqours!! Large Update」, new features will be added across two weeks! There will be new features for「Special Training」and「School Idol Skills」, and an all-new「Reward BOX」♪
 * Special Practice (Awakening/Idolizing)
 * Seals can now be used to awaken/idolize a card. The slots you can set for School Idol Skills will also be increased. ※In line with this, practicing or selling awakened/idolized cards will now produce only 1 seal instead of 2.
 * Special Practiced Members
 * After the awakening/idolizing, their School Idol Skill slots will be increased by 1. ※After the update, all awakened/idolized members' skill slots will be increased by 1.
 * Awakening/Idolizing using Seals
 * Awakening/Idolizing will require a fixed number of seals. The number of seals required will base on rarity.Future_SIF!_Prequel_Awakening_via_Seals_Preview.png※This is a preview of the number of seals required in awakening a UR Kotori.
 * Awakening/Idolizing using Members
 * Already awakened members may still be awakened in order to increase skill slots until maximum number of slots is reached.
 * Awakening using the same member will add 2 slots, using seals will add 1 slot.Future_SIF!_Prequel_Skill_Slot_Table.png ※SSR will be added on July 5's update.
 * School Idol Skill ~Let's power up our favorite member!~
 * There are different types of skills. Skills may also be obtained from「 Reward BOX 」. Each of skills will be having costs which range from 1~4. Stronger skills require higher cost.
 * Reward BOX ~Score high, get a reward!~
 * A new feature,「 Reward BOX 」will be implemented. Playing and clearing through lives will fill up a gauge. Once the gauge is full, you get new skills and/or new items.Future_SIF!_Prequel_Live_Clear.png

June 19, 2016

 * The Challenge Festival Round 3 event will begin on June 20 at 4 PM and run until June 30 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event
 * Rewards include SR Toujou Nozomi (Rainy Season), SR Koizumi Hanayo (Rainy Season), R Sasahara Kyouko
 * Event rules are as follows:

June 15, 2016

 * Chapters 43-3 and 43-4 have been added to the main story.
 * New Idol Costume themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until June 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Honoka has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until June 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

June 13, 2016

 * June 13 is Ohara Mari's birthday.
 * To celebrate Mari's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, Aqours Members' 『Happy Birthday, Mari-chan Special Voice』can be read from the menu.

June 9, 2016

 * June 9 is Toujou Nozomi's birthday.
 * To celebrate Nozomi's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Nozomi-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

June 4, 2016

 * The 『夜空はなんでも知ってるみたい』 event will begin on June 5 at 4 PM and run until June 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect Yozora_wa_Nandemo_Shitteru_Mitai_Event_Token.png from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Yozora wa Nandemo Shitteru no?.
 * Starting with this event, the event point rewards and event point ranking rewards will give different SRs
 * It will still be possible to obtain three copies of each
 * Event point rewards include SR Chika (Rainy Season), R Miyama Satoko
 * Event point ranking rewards include SR Riko (Rainy Season), R Sasahara Kyouko ※NOTE: The SRs will be unvoiced until the planned updated for Aqours on July 5.
 * Ranking tiers will be the same as the previous event, Medley Festival Round 12.
 * In order to accommodate for these changes, the amount of event points that a song gives will be adjusted.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From June 11 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song in all difficulties will be available to play.
 * From June 12 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT).

June 1, 2016

 * You Decide ♪ Request UR! Login Bonus
 * Logging in from June 1 to June 30 for a total of 7 days to get the following rewards:
 * ★1st, 4th, 7th Days★
 * 1st day: UR Ayase Eli
 * 4th day: UR Toujou Nozomi
 * 7th day: UR Yazawa Nico
 * ★2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th Days★
 * 1 Loveca Stone

May 31, 2016

 * Chapters 43-1 and 43-2 have been added to the main story.
 * New Idol Costume themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until June 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Nozomi has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until June 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

May 21, 2016
These will be unlocked through assignments instead of rank. ※Voices for the seal shop R cards will be added as well. The songs will be released as special songs, 4 per month! ※Currently, only µ's songs are planned.
 * A massive update is planned for July 5, 2016!
 * Aqours is being formally added to SIF!
 * The members will be added to premium recruitment
 * There will also be a new main story for the Aqours cast!
 * The story and cards will all be full-voiced!!!
 * µ's and Aqours switching function!
 * On the live, story, and recruitment menus, a button will be added to switch between µ's and Aqours!
 * Not only will this affect what's shown on those menus, but it will also change the characters that show up on the login bonus and download screens!
 * A new SSR rarity!
 * A new rarity between SR and UR, SSR, will be introduced!
 * The card designs for all rarities will also be revamped!
 * Expert songs are being added to the normal songs! A new Master difficulty is being added!
 * The trophies you've obtained for the Expert songs will be carried over.
 * A difficulty above Expert, 「 Master 」, is being added!
 * A new 「School Idol Skill」 feature!
 * 「 School Idol Skills 」 can be set to increase the stats and strengthen the skills of cards!
 * The higher rarity the card, the more skills can be set.
 * The number of skills that can be set can be increased through 「Special Lessons」!
 * Seals will be able to be used to awaken cards!
 * Even if you only have R seals, you can use them to awaken URs and SRs if you have enough of them.
 * The update schedule for each month will be changed as follows:
 * New cards will be added 4 times a month!
 * 2 times for µ's, 2 times for Aqours
 * Events will alternate between µ's and Aqours
 * Each event will have 2 SRs instead as rewards
 * Songs will be added twice a month!
 * Mid-month for µs, end of month for Aqours

May 21, 2016

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 16 million users on May 17, 2016!
 * For one week starting May 23, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (total of 7).

May 19, 2016

 * Medley Festival Round 12 event will begin on May 20 at 4 PM and run until May 31 at 2 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Kousaka Honoka and R Miyama Satoko.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.

May 15, 2016

 * Chapters 42-3 and 42-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Shunjou Romantic"
 * New Dancer themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until May 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Rin has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until May 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

May 4, 2016

 * Score Match Round 25 event will begin on May 5 at 4 PM and run until May 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 5 EXPERT stages, and 6 TECHNICAL stages in the pool to start with.
 * TECHNICAL mode consists of ★11 EXPERT songs and ★9+ RANDOM EXPERT songs.
 * Rewards include SR Toujou Nozomi and R Yamauchi Nanako.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From May 8 at 3 PM to May 11 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From May 11 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 10 EXPERT stages and 12 TECHNICAL stages.

May 1, 2016

 * You Decide ♪ Request UR! Login Bonus
 * Logging in from May 1 to May 31 for a total of 7 days to get the following rewards:
 * ★1st, 4th, 7th Days★
 * 1st day: UR Hoshizora Rin
 * 4th day: UR Nishikino Maki
 * 7th day: UR Koizumi Hanayo
 * ★2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th Days★
 * 1 Loveca Stone

April 30, 2016

 * Chapters 42-1 and 42-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Shangri-La Shower"
 * New Dancer themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until May 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Hanayo has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until May 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

April 19, 2016

 * The Challenge Festival Round 2 event will begin on April 20 at 4 PM and run until April 30 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event
 * Rewards include SR Hoshizora Rin (Flower Viewing), R Sasahara Kyouko
 * Event rules are as follows:

April 19, 2016

 * April 19 is Nishikino Maki's birthday.
 * To celebrate Maki's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Maki-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

April 17, 2016

 * April 17 is Watanabe You's birthday.
 * To celebrate You's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, Aqours Members' 『Happy Birthday, You-chan Special Voice』can be read from the menu.

April 15, 2016

 * Chapters 41-3 and 41-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "NO EXIT ORION"
 * New Baseball themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until April 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Nico has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until April 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

April 4, 2016

 * The 『スキスキぷわぷわ』 event will begin on April 5 at 4 PM and run until April 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect Suki_Suki_Puwa_Puwa_Event_Token.png from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Puwa Puwa-O!.
 * Rewards include SR Hanayo (Reading ver.), R Yamauchi Nanako.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From April 11 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song in all difficulties will be available to play.
 * From April 12 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT).

April 1, 2016

 * You Decide ♪ Request UR! Login Bonus
 * Logging in from April 1 to April 30 for a total of 7 days to get the following rewards:
 * ★1st, 4th, 7th Days★
 * 1st day: UR Kousaka Honoka
 * 4th day: UR Minami Kotori
 * 7th day: UR Sonoda Umi
 * ★2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th Days★
 * 1 Loveca Stone

March 31, 2016

 * Chapters 41-1 and 41-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Sayounara e Sayonara!"
 * New Baseball themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until April 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Maki has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until April 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

March 20, 2016

 * Love Live! School idol festival reached 25 million worldwide players on March 9, and JP Version reached 15 million players on March 19! The following campaigns will be active:
 * For one week starting March 21, there will be a special login bonus (loveca stones + tickets)
 * There is a huge update planned for Summer 2016!
 * Please look forward to the official addition of Aqours to the game!
 * In conjunction to this, there will also be a campaign to celebrate the "Love Live! µ's Final LoveLive! ~µ'sic Forever ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪~" concert being held on March 31 and April 1!
 * There will be special premium recruitment boxes for 10+1 draws that change daily from March 22 to March 30
 * The boxes contain only one member of µ's
 * Each account is limited to 3 10+1 draws per day, and each 10+1 draw will guarantee you at least an SR or higher
 * The schedule is as follows:
 * March 22: Yazawa Nico
 * March 23: Koizumi Hanayo
 * March 24: Toujou Nozomi
 * March 25: Nishikino Maki
 * March 26: Hoshizora Rin
 * March 27: Sonoda Umi
 * March 28: Minami Kotori
 * March 29: Ayase Eli
 * March 30: Kousaka Honoka
 * A "µ's Final Live Support Set" will be available for sale on March 31 and April 1 for 3000 yen
 * The set contains:
 * 10 11-draw helper tickets (10 of these tickets lets you perform a 10+1 draw; pool contains all premium recruitment cards)
 * 1 SR+ ticket
 * 5 SR Alpacas
 * Each account may only purchase one of these during this 2-day period
 * The "School Idol Beginner Set" will temporarily be unavailable for sale from March 31 2PM JST until April 5 4PM JST because of this
 * The details of the "You Decide ♪ Request UR" login bonus are now revealed!
 * Logging in for 7 days each month from April to June will get you the 9 URs
 * April: Honoka (Day 1), Kotori (Day 4), Umi (Day 7)
 * May: Rin (Day 1), Maki (Day 4), Hanayo (Day 7)
 * June: Eli (Day 1), Nozomi (Day 4), Nico (Day 7)
 * The remaining days in the 7-day periods will net you loveca stones

March 19, 2016

 * Medley Festival Round 11 event will begin on March 20 at 4 PM and run until March 31 at 2 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Yazawa Nico and R Sasahara Kyouko.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.

March 15, 2016

 * March 15 is Sonoda Umi's birthday.
 * To celebrate Umi's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Umi-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

March 15, 2016

 * Chapters 40-3 and 40-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Storm in Lover"
 * New Taisho Roman themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until March 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Umi has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until March 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

March 4, 2016

 * The Challenge Festival Round 1 event will begin on March 5 at 4 PM and run until March 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the
 * Rewards include SR Nishikino Maki (Easter), R Miyama Satoko
 * Event rules are as follows:

March 1, 2016

 * Love Live! School idol festival's (JP) 3rd Anniversary is on April 15!
 * The following campaigns will take place:
 * For one week starting April 16, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (7 total)
 * New Event type, " Challenge Festival "! This new event will take place in the upcoming event starting March 5.
 * In this event, after the completion of each song, you will be able to either continue, or quit and collect all the rewards you've earned so far. The exact details will be released along with the event.
 * Sales of " School Idol Entry Set " to begin. For 360 yen, you can purchase the following: (Limited to only one set per account)
 * LoveCa Stone x 5
 * A special scouting ticket that is 90% SR, 10% UR
 * SR Alpaca x 3
 * 100,000G
 * A-RISE R cards to be added to the Seal Shop on March 15.
 * They come in their UTX Uniforms and will awaken into their Shocking Party costumes.
 * μ’s bonus songs to be added to the game starting April 2016. These are the songs that had originally been released as purchase bonuses of the Anime Blu-Ray Discs.
 * Puwa Puwa-O!
 * ENDLESS PARADE
 * Dreamin' Go! Go!!
 * MUSEUM de Dou Shitai?
 * Saitei de Saikou no Paradiso
 * Otohime Heart de Love Kyuuden
 * Silent tonight
 * CheerDay CheerGirl!
 * Onaji Hoshi ga Mitai
 * Korekara
 * Version Update
 * New event "Challenge Festival added", Sale of "School Idol Entry Set" added.
 * Added ability to adjust speed of Rhythm Icon
 * Daily Tasks have been removed, and replaced with a "First Live Bonus" that will give you the same rewards as all the previous Daily Tasks put together. As its name suggests, you get it for the first live you clear each day.
 * Modified the details displayed within the Seal Shop. Members already registered in your album will have an icon to mark them
 * Modified member list sorting conditions. Added ability to sort by same skills.
 * Required OS is now iOS 7.0 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher.
 * Various UI changes (menu icons are now smaller) and other bug fixes
 * School idol festival Official Illustration Book 3 has been announced for sale in April 2016.

February 29, 2016

 * Chapters 40-1 and 40-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "MOMENT RING"
 * New Taisho Roman themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until March 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Eli has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until March 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

February 19, 2016

 * Score Match Round 24 event will begin on February 20 at 4 PM and run until February 29 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 5 EXPERT stages, and 6 TECHNICAL stages in the pool to start with.
 * TECHNICAL mode consists of ★11 EXPERT songs and ★9+ RANDOM EXPERT songs.
 * Rewards include SR Sonoda Umi and R Miyama Satoko.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From February 23 at 3 PM to February 26 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From February 26 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 10 EXPERT stages and 12 TECHNICAL stages.

February 15, 2016

 * Chapters 39-3 and 39-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Kururin MIRACLE"
 * New Fairyland themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until February 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Kotori has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until February 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.
 * 9 R cards featuring µ's in Snow halation outfits (R 801 to 809) have been added to the seal shop

February 4, 2016

 * The 『離さないで You are my love』 event will begin on February 5 at 4 PM and run until February 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect headphones from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Storm in Lover.
 * Rewards include SR Eli (Rock ver.), R Yamauchi Nanako.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From February 11 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song in all difficulties will be available to play.
 * From February 12 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT).

January 31, 2016

 * Chapters 39-1 and 39-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Super LOVE=Super LIVE!"
 * New Fairyland themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until February 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Nozomi has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until February 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.
 * 9 new R cards featuring the members of Aqours with the outfits from Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai? have been added to the seal shop

January 20, 2016

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 14 million users on January 18, 2016!
 * The following campaigns will be active:
 * For one week starting February 1, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (total of 7).

January 19, 2016

 * Due to the overwhelming popularity of the SIF National Competition in 2015, it will be scaled up this year!
 * Online Preliminaries: January 31 4PM JST - February 15 3PM JST
 * Assigned song: SUNNY DAY SONG
 * During this period, you can play the specified song up to 10 times
 * If you don't participate in the preliminaries, you cannot advance to the second round
 * You can choose from any difficulty and must used the assigned unit
 * Participating in the preliminaries also gives you an exclusive title
 * Enrollment period: February 15 4PM JST - February 21 4PM JST
 * Players with the highest scores can confirm their enrollment to the second round during this time
 * Second round will take place at 6 locations in Japan
 * Finals will be held on May 22 in Tokyo

January 19, 2016

 * Medley Festival Round 10 event will begin on January 20 at 4 PM and run until January 31 at 3 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Minami Kotori and R Sasahara Kyouko.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.
 * The following changes will be made to the Ns and Rs that appear as bronze/silver/gold rewards:
 * Bronze: All Ns that appear as regular live rewards
 * Silver: Only Ns that were added on and after December 20, 2014 (third set)
 * All: Rs featuring outfits from Music S.T.A.R.T!! and Dancing stars on me! have been added

January 17, 2016

 * January 17 is Koizumi Hanayo's birthday.
 * To celebrate Hanayo's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Hanayo-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

January 15, 2016

 * Chapters 38-3 and 38-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Zurui yo Magnetic today"
 * New Circus themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until January 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Rin has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until January 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

January 11, 2016

 * Aqours will be appearing in School Idol Festival!
 * On January 31 at 4PM JST, Aqours R cards will be available to be exchanged from the seal shop
 * Their awakened outfits will be those from Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai?
 * These cards will be unvoiced, but voices will be added at a later date
 * In summer 2016, Aqours songs will be added to the regular song lineup, a new Aqours story will be added, and there will be an Aqours-only premium recruitment box
 * The Aqours story unlock requirements will not be based on rank

January 5, 2016

 * From January 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: January 6 to 8 - PICK-UP Gacha
 * January 6: August to November Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from September 2013 to November 2013
 * January 7: December to March Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from December 2013 to March 2014
 * January 8: Snowy Mountain/Seven Lucky Gods/Valentine/White Day Ver. SRs and URs, event SRs from December 2014 to March 2015
 * Group #2: January 9 to 11 - Second Years only (Honoka, Kotori, Umi)
 * Group #3: January 12 until the end of the event - BiBi only (Eli, Maki, Nico)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

January 4, 2016

 * Score Match Round 23 event will begin on January 5 at 4 PM and run until January 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 5 EXPERT stages, and 6 TECHNICAL stages in the pool to start with.
 * TECHNICAL mode consists of ★11 EXPERT songs and ★9+ RANDOM EXPERT songs.
 * Rewards include SR Toujou Nozomi and R Miyama Satoko.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From January 8 at 3 PM to January 11 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From January 11 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 10 EXPERT stages and 12 TECHNICAL stages.