Kaho Hinoshita is a main character in Link! Like! Love Live!. She is currently a second year student at Hasunosora Girls' High School. She is a member of Cerise Bouquet, a unit under the Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club. Her image color is sun yellow.[1]
Background[]
Her family runs a flower farm in Nagano, and she has twin sisters who are years younger than her, named Futaba and Minori. Kaho was frequently ill as a child, leading her to have a more restrictive childhood. Although her health stabilized in grade school, Kaho's parents continued to be extremely overprotective of her, which frustrated Kaho to no end as they stopped her from hanging out with friends and doing fun activities, taking her to and from school each day with a strict curfew attached. Her admission to Hasunosora is the result of her negotiating with her parents for a long time to attain her freedom.
She had no prior musical expertise before entering the academy, instead qualifying through her entrance exam alone.
Personality[]
An energetic girl who has a smile on her face no matter what. She entered the academy with high expectations and the goal of โblossomingโ, as her parents heavily restricted her freedom beforehand. Blossoming, according to her, is how others looked while freely enjoying their daily lives. She thought this way of living was beautiful, comparing it to flowers you can't look away from. She thinks that by attaining freedom, she can blossom too.
Kaho's greatest fear is being left alone, likely stemming from her lonely childhood. This loneliness combines with her eager attitude, making her a tad too friendly towards strangers (such as Sayaka), and she noted as a talkative person. Fortunately, this cheerful personality also allows her to make friends quite easily. She approached Sayaka Murano on the train just because of their shared uniform, despite never meeting her before, instantly sparking a conversation. Sayaka was uncomfortable at first, forced to listen to her eager ramblings, but the two were still able to become friends rather quickly.
She initially hated the academy upon realizing it's strict rules, including an exact curfew, discipline, and needing written permission to leave school grounds. This culminated in a plan to escape, but after the coaxing of Kozue Otomune, she realized school idols could help her enjoy it in her own way. She ended up wanting to make Hasunosora more fun for the students, despite not wanting to take part in the club originally. She is a kind-hearted, friendly, cheerful, passionate, welcoming, and supportive person who strives to make everything fun for everyone. She puts all her energy into what she enjoys, although can become somewhat impulsive and charge ahead in the wrong direction.
Her hobbies are karaoke and reading manga, and her special skill is that she isn't a picky eater. She enjoys apples, Hanton rice (a local dish of Kanazawa City), physical education class, and music class. She loves all animals, but rabbits in particular are her favorite.
Her favorite pose is making a V-sign with her hand while winking. Her favorite quote is "Do your best in everything!"
Appearance[]
Kaho is a girl with pale skin. She has greenish-teal eyes, beige rose hair that reaches the tip of her shoulders, bunny hairclips on two small strands of hair, and often smiles.
Songs[]
The songs featuring Kaho are:
Viva Happy (Cover)
Dream Believers
On your mark
Eien no Euphoria
Natsumeki Pain
Yup! Yup! Yup!
Asu no Sora no Bokutachi e
Legato
Trick & Cute
TsubasaใปLaใปLiberte
Link to the FUTURE
Dakishimeru Hanabira
STEP UP!
Bloom the smile, Bloom the dream!
365 Days
Now or Never
Bokura no LIVE Kimi to no LIFE (Cover)
CHANGE!!!! (Cover)
Snow halation (Cover)
Natsuiro Egao de 1,2,Jump! (Cover)
Suisai Sekai
Reflection in the mirror
Fortune Movie
Mix shake!!
Ouka Ranman
HolidayโHoliday
Kawaii no susume
Genyou Yakou
Zanyou
Dear my future
Sugao no Pixel
Sugar Melt
Senpen Banka
Special Thanks
Aoku Haruka
Tsukuyomi Kurage
Preserved Roses (Cover)
Happy Synthesizer (Cover)
Kokoro Yohou (Cover)
Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai? (Cover)
Mihata no Moto ni (Cover)
NEO SKY, NEO MAP! (Cover)
DEEPNESS
lucky train! (Cover)
Happy Shijou Shugi!
Ijigenโ
โฅBIGBANG (Featuring Uzuki Shimamura, Shizuka Mogami, Kogane Tsukioka, Chika Takami, Ayumu Uehara and Kanon Shibuya)
Bring the LOVE! (Featuring You Watanabe, Ayumu Uehara, Kanon Shibuya, and Honoka Kosaka)
Etymology[]
- The ่ฑ from Kaho's first name means flower.
Trivia[]
- Kaho is the first Love Live! protagonist character to not be the leader of her subunit.
- Kaho is the first Love Live! protagonist to not be a founding member of her group.
- Kaho's ultimate goal in being a school idol is to perform in front of a million people.
- Kaho is sometimes late to practice if she gets her hands on a particularly intriguing manga, as she can't stop reading until she's done.
- Kaho is the exact same height as her seiyuu, Nirei Nozomi - they are both 155cm.
- Though she's improved a lot, she still has the lowest stamina out of all the Hasunosora members.
- Her mother frequently compared her to a pink buttercup, meaning "unadorned beauty". They can also signify joy and positivity.
Gallery[]
- Please refer to this character's Image Gallery.