Karin Asaka

Karin Asaka is one of the main characters of Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. She is a third year at Nijigasaki High School. Her image color is royal blue. She is a member of DiverDiva, a unit under the reformed Nijigaku.

Background
Karin wanted to become a school idol to boost her self-confidence. Along with Kasumi Nakasu and Setsuna Yuki, she works with Dengeki Online.

In the Nijigasaki High School dorms, she shares a room with Emma Verde.

Personality
Karin is very mature and gives off a rather seductive vibe. She uses her adult-like looks to her advantage, such as when she tries to tease her underclassmen. She also teaches others how to be sexy and cool like her. However, these lessons sometimes backfire when people begin to show her significant attention or respond in a pure manner, as Karin will become embarrassed.

She states she doesn't like being around many people, but is nevertheless genuinely kind and friendly. Despite her teasing attitude, she is rather innocent and has a somewhat naive side to her personality.

Sometimes, Karin is a bit more childish and nervous than usual, which she dislikes, but she manages to keep up her cool demeanor most of the time.

Because of her modeling activities taking most of her time, her grades are below average and she has difficulties waking up in the morning.

Clubs and Hobbies
Karin's strength is dancing, and thus she takes the role of choreographer in the club. Outside of the school idol club, she works as a model for magazines. She has enrolled in a design course at Nijigasaki Academy.

Her favorite classes are science and cooking, and she dislikes geography. As revealed in ALL STARS, she actually has bad grades.

Appearance
Karin is tall with a slim yet curvaceous figure and short navy blue hair that reaches her shoulders and blue eyes. She has three aligned beauty marks on the left side of her chest.

Songs
The songs featuring Karin are:

Solo

 * Starlight
 * Wish
 * Fire Bird
 * VIVID WORLD
 * Turn it Up!

Group

 * TOKIMEKI Runners
 * Love U my friends
 * Mirai Harmony
 * Just Believe!!!
 * Nijiiro Passions!
 * Sweet Eyes
 * NEO SKY, NEO MAP!
 * Zensoku Dreamer
 * Yume ga Koko Kara Hajimaru yo
 * Hurray Hurray
 * L! L! L! (Love the Life We Live)
 * Miracle Stay Tune!
 * LIVE with a smile!

DiverDiva

 * SUPER NOVA
 * Love Triangle
 * POWER SPOT!!
 * Saika -saika-
 * THE SECRET NiGHT
 * Fly into the sky

Chronology
NOTE: The Tapestry Manga's story took place in the ALL-STARS continuity rather than the Anime.

Gallery

 * Please refer to this character's Image Gallery.

Trivia

 * Karin fulfills the cool attribute of the NijiGaku third years. She shares her attribute and year with Mia Taylor.
 * She is the tallest of all of the Love Live main characters at 167 cm (or 5'6").
 * Karin is the first third-year of the Cool attribute to not have the role of Student Council President.
 * It is shown in both the anime and Love Live! All Stars, that Karin is very clueless when it comes to navigation.
 * In Something I Can Only Do Right Now, Karin said that she did not like crowds.
 * It can explain why she is often seen eating alone or having a solitary attitude.
 * The bond episode released in November 2021 reveals that Karin...
 * Lives on an island country in Japan.
 * Was a tomboyish rascal during her childhood.
 * Karin plays the saxophone