First Live

First Live (ファーストライブ) is the third episode of the ''Love Live! School idol project'' anime series. It was aired on January 20, 2013.

Summary
On the day before the concert, Umi starts to get cold feet about performing in front of others. To get her used to other people, Honoka and Kotori get Umi to hand out fliers to help build her confidence.

When shown the costume made by Kotori for the concert, Umi has some reservations about it being so short, but Honoka manages to convince her to make sure all their efforts don't go to waste. However, on the day of the concert, no one shows up, as all the freshmen are busy checking the other clubs.

Just as Honoka is about to break down over her wasted efforts, a nervous girl named Koizumi Hanayo shows up to see the concert, prompting Honoka to go ahead with the performance. Some time into the performance, Hanayo's friend, Hoshizora Rin, shows up to drag her away again, but is quickly distracted by μ's performance. After the performance, Eli appears and asks them about what they'll do next. Honoka insists to her that they'll keep on performing so that they can one day fill up the whole auditorium.

Cast

 * Nitta Emi as Honoka Kosaka
 * Nanjou Yoshino as Eli Ayase
 * Uchida Aya as Kotori Minami
 * Mimori Suzuko as Umi Sonoda
 * Iida Riho as Rin Hoshizora
 * Pile as Maki Nishikino
 * Kusuda Aina as Nozomi Tojo
 * Kubo Yurika as Hanayo Koizumi
 * Tokui Sora as Nico Yazawa
 * Miyake Marie as Hideko
 * Yamamoto Nozomi as Fumiko
 * Hara Sayuri as Mika

English
 * Marieve Herington as Honoka Kosaka
 * Erica Lindbeck as Eli Ayase
 * Cristina Vee as Kotori Minami
 * Kira Buckland as Sonoda Umi
 * Faye Mata as Hoshizora Rin
 * Caitlin Glass as Maki Nishikino
 * Laura Post as Nozomi Tojo
 * Xanthe Huynh as Hanayo Koizumi
 * Erica Mendez as Nico Yazawa
 * Mela Lee as Hideko
 * Natalie Hoover as Fumiko
 * Ryan Bartley as Mika

Members of μ's

 * 1) Kousaka Honoka
 * 2) Minami Kotori
 * 3) Sonoda Umi

Videos
TV Edit (Three Member Ver.) =