Sunny Passion

Sunny Passion
Kanji	Sunnyサニー Passionパッション
Romaji	Sanī Passhon
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Members	Sunny Passion   Yuna Hijirisawa Mao Hiiragi

Sunny Passion, Sunny Pas or SunnyPa for short, is a school idol group formed by Yuna Hijirisawa and Mao Hiiragi in Love Live! Superstar!!. They're depicted as friendly rivals to Liella!. Hailing from the island of Kōzu-shima, Yuna and Mao formed Sunny Passion in hopes of making the island more popular, as its population has been dwindling over the years. In the year preceding Liella!'s formation, the group won the Love Live's Tokyo regionals and reached the tournament finals. This inspired Keke Tang to move to Japan in order to become a school idol. They debuted with the song HOT PASSION!!. Their unit color is passion orange.

Member positions

These are the positions for all the members:

• Yuna Hijirisawa - (Co-founder) (Brainstormer)
• Mao Hiiragi - (Co-founder) (Practice Coordinator)

Songs

• HOT PASSION!!
• Till Sunrise

Chronology

• Season I
• Season II

No.	Title
01	"This Yet Unknown Feeling" (まだ名もないキモチ, "Mada Na mo nai Kimochi")
In Episode 1, Sunny Passion appears on a screen showcasing various school idols.
03	"KeKa" (クーカー, "Kū Kā")
In Episode 3, it's revealed that KeKa will be competing against Sunny Passion in the Yoyogi School Idol Festival. Keke Tang introduces Kanon Shibuya to Sunny Passion, describing Yuna and Mao as the "Sun" and "Sexy Night" of SunnyPa respectively. She has a giant poster of them at home and shows Kanon a video of them dancing to HOT PASSION!!. Sunny Passion is shown stretching before the competition, and watches KeKa's performance.
05	"Passion Island" (パッションアイランド, "Passhon Airando")
In Episode 5, Sunny Passion visits Kanon Shibuya's cafe. They introduce themselves, and explain that they hold a concert in their hometown of Kozu-shima every summer and want to invite Kanon Shibuya, Keke Tang, and Sumire Heanna as guests. They accept, and then practice together. Sunny Passion asks Kanon and the others about their training regimen, wondering how they were able to put on such an impressive performance as newcomers. Kanon shows them their regimen, and mentions that Chisato came up with it. After practice, Chisato meets with Sunny Passion privately to ask if the three girls can win the competition. Sunny Passion says that although they're great at singing, it would be difficult for them to win because they rely too much on Chisato. They explain that their dancing lacks enthusiasm and individuality, and that they won't be able to move forward on their own if they continue like this. Later in the episode, Kanon, Keke, and Sumire arrive at Kōzu-shima. They do many fun things with Sunny Passion, such as diving at Akasaki Promenade, eating passion fruit ice cream, and bathing in the hot springs while stargazing.
06	"I Was Dreaming" (夢見ていた, "Yumemite ita")
In Episode 6, Sunny Passion wakes up Kanon and the others bright and early to practice for their concert. However, Keke runs out of energy as soon as they begin running, leading Yuna and Mao to suspect she ran out of energy during the fun they had the previous day. Fortunately, a performance from Sunny Passion is enough to bring her back to a full recovery. Sunny Passion then shows the others their work-in-progress stage. They explain that since there aren't enough people living on the island, they had everyone at their school help build it, and that the fact they're doing something for the island they love is what drives them forward. Afterwards, Yuna notices Kanon coming up with lyrics. Kanon talks to Yuna about what she said earlier about helping the island, and how it inspired her when writing lyrics. Yuna asks if Kanon is also pursuing being an idol to help her school, and she responds saying their school actually opposes school idols. Yuna assures Kanon that you don't need a specific reason to be a school idol, and that there are many people who are idols simply because they love singing. Kanon also tells Yuna about Chisato and her lifelong passion for dancing, which leads Yuna to tell her she wonders whether that's a valid reason to not be a part of the group. Later on, Yuna and Mao eat the delicious meal Sumire and Keke made together. In reality, Sumire did all the cooking, which leads Keke and Sumire to begin arguing, which Mao sees as them being close friends. During the evening, all five girls look at the moon together. Kanon then receives a call from Chisato, and afterwards asks Yuna for a favor. The next day, Yuna and Mao show the girls the completed stage, and later that night it's finally time for the concert. After Sunny Passion performs, Kanon and the others are revealed as guests, and it turns out the favor Kanon asked for was to have Chisato perform with them as well.
09	"What's Your Name?" (君たちの名は?, "Kimitachi no Na wa?")
In Episode 9, Kanon does a video call with Sunny Passion about coming up with a group name. Yuna and Mao reveal that a fan came up with their name, and that they weren't nearly as popular back then as they are now. They mention that to make themselves more recognizable, they often put up videos.
12	"Song for All" ("Song for All")
In Episode 12, Sunny Passion stops by Kanon's house since they were in town to shop for the Tokyo tournament. They congratulate Liella on their hard work preparing for the tournament, but declare that they're the ones who are going to win the tournament, to which Kanon responds saying Liella also intends to win. Kanon then talks to them about what it means to win, and says she doesn't know how to feel about competing when it comes to singing. Yuna and Mao say that although singing is something you can enjoy by yourself, competing in competitions like Love Live helps school idols become even better, and that Kanon will understand why everyone wants to win once they sing at Love Live.

No.	Title
01	"Welcome to Liella!" (ようこそLiella!へ！, "Youkoso Liella! e!")
In Episode 1, Sunny Passion were interviewed following their victory at the Love Live! competition. They were asked about the strongest opponent they encountered, and said the group that moved their hearts the most was Liella. This caused Liella to skyrocket in popularity.
03	"Next in Line to Win" (優勝候補, "Yūshō Kōho")
In Episode 3, Kanon Shibuya and Sunny Passion do a video call. Kanon asks Yuna and Mao why they said Liella moved their hearts the most even though they're newcomers who haven't accomplished anything yet. They respond saying that it was simply because Liella was incredible on their Christmas stage. They then declare that they still plan to win, and want to become the first group to win Love Live! back to back. They believe that if they do that, their school and their island will be carved into Love Live! history.
07	"UR Ren Hazuki" (UR 葉月恋, "UR Hazuki Ren")
In Episode 7, Ren Hazuki plays a VR rhythm game featuring the song HOT PASSION!!.
08	"Chance Way" ("Chance Way")
In Episode 8, Sunny Passion does a video call with Liella!, showing them a sneak peek of their stage. They say that everyone on the island made it in their image, since it's going to be their last time performing for the Love Live! on their home island. They express their gratitude to the island for helping them make it this far, and their desire to attract more people to the island.
09	"For Victory" (勝利のために, "Shōri no Tame ni")
In Episode 9, Keke Tang notices that Sunny Passion is not on the list of groups that made it to the Tokyo regionals. They later do a video call, in which Sunny Passion reveals that they lost to Wien Margarete, claiming that although they gave it their all like always, they may have let their guard down a little. They state that the moment she started singing, they already knew they were in trouble.
12	"The Story That'll Make Me Come True" (私を叶える物語, "Watashi wo Kanaeru Monogatari")
In Episode 12, Sunny Passion watches Liella's performance in the Love Live! grand finals.

Gallery

Magazine Scans

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Fanbook Contents

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Fanbook Contents (English Translation)

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Misc.

Trivia

• March 28th is dubbed "SunnyPa Day" as the numbers 3/28 can be pronounced as "Sa-ni-pa". This was first coined by Akatsuki Kato, an illustrator for the Love Live franchise who illustrated the "From the Passion Island" series.
• In-universe, Sunny Passion's name was decided by one of their fans.
• Although the name of Sunny Passion's school was never mentioned in any official media, it was revealed to be "Kozu Girls' High School" in merchandise for LoveLive! Series Presents Unit Koshien 2024.

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