Mei Yoneme

Mei Yoneme is a new main character in Love Live! Superstar!!. She is a first year student of Yuigaoka Girls' High School. She is a new member of Liella!. Her image color is rouge.

Background
When Mei was younger, she was told she had a scary look, and all of her friends were scared of her. This affected the way she percieved herself, and thought she didn't suit being a school idol, despite liking them a lot.

Personality
Mei is very shy and doesn't like it when people say nasty things about her. She doesn't like being stared at.

Her and Shiki have been friends since middle school. Mei was also a massive fan of Liella! before joining the group, as seen in this episode where she is talking about Liella! practicing on the rooftop behind a tree, until Kinako sees her. Mei asks Kinako what she was looking at, and Mei then storms away.

Appearance
Mei has a slim figure with red hair that is tied into a side bun and has blue eyes.

Songs
The songs featuring Mei are:

Group

 * WE WILL!!
 * Star Sengen

Etymology

 * The name Mei (2) is written in katakana (メイ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (芽依, 芽生 or 芽衣), it could possibly mean:
 * 芽依 - "bud, sprout" (芽) (me) and "rely on" (依) (i).
 * 芽生 - "bud, sprout" (芽) (me) and "life, living" (生) (i).
 * 芽衣 - "bud, sprout" (芽) (me) and "clothing, garment" (衣) (i).
 * Mei's surname Yoneme means "American woman" (米女).

Trivia

 * Along with Kinako Sakurakoji, Mei fulfills the pure attribute of the Liella! first years.
 * Mei is one of the seven girls to join a group after they debuted (like Shioriko Mifune, Mia Taylor, and Lanzhu Zhong), following Kinako Sakurakoji, Shiki Wakana, and Natsumi Onitsuka.
 * Unlike the other students of Yuigaoka and members of Liella!, Mei is the only character to not wear a ribbon on her school uniform.

Gallery

 * Please refer to this character's Image Gallery.