All info is pulled directly from the Y.G. idols side stories, home screen dialogue, etc. Not really trivia but more of a collection of little fun facts, hopefully it’ll be helpful to anyone who wants to write fanfiction or make art of the Y.G. idols!
Sorted alphabetically by first name (as many Y.G. students have no canon last name), things related to relationships between the idols are at the end!
Emma Verde
Emma is a foreign exchange student from Switzerland
Emma loves quilting, nature, and mountains. She also really enjoys hot springs, as they remind her of home
Emma mentions an event where they have a tennis match with idols from other schools, and says she has very good stamina from running around the mountains of her home
Emma mentions receiving some xiaolongbao from Ranpha and seems to very much enjoy Chinese food
She seems to have a close relationship with her grandparents
Isabella
Isabella is often practicing acting more like an idol, mostly with trying out cutesy dialogue, but she’s usually unsatisfied with it and gets embarrassed
She speaks a little more formally than most people do, but naturally responds to bumping into people with a casual “my bad”
She’s very determined to be the best school idol she can be
She enjoys Japanese food a lot, and tries to make her own rice balls
She also enjoys crepes
She puts a big emphasis on training and spirit
Jennifer
Jennifer’s favorite Japanese word is “seigi”, meaning justice
Jennifer became an idol because she wanted to break down the barrier between her and other foreign students
Jennifer puts a lot of emphasis on “justice”, so much so that she bought a t-shirt with that word printed on it
She likes playing catch/baseball
She puts an emphasis on communication in relationships
Leo
Leo initially lived in the forest, but left because she was lonely. It is unknown if she lived on her own or not, but that seems to be the implication.
Family is very important to Leo, and considers all her friends to be family
Leo loves the ocean, and thinks the crabs are cute
Leo mentions that people give her things often because they’re worried about her
Leo seems to love animals, especially cats
Leo likes looking at the stars
Leo seems unfamiliar with cars, telling the player she’ll “defeat it” if they come across one. She’s also unfamiliar with boxed lunches, glasses, and trains.
Maria
Maria said she was planning on starting a flamenco club before Jennifer convinced her to become a school idol
Maria’s home town was a port city, where they’d have a festival every day in the summer
Maria seems to be very interested in fashion, stating that balance is important in fashion
Maria hates being treated like a child
Maria loves olive oil, and puts a lot of it on her bread
Rakshata
One of Rakshata’s hobbies is stated to be yoga
Rakshata is from India, and says she wants to make it in Japan all on her own
She states that she loves Japan’s sweet curry, as it reminds her of her mother
She also collects the stickers from the boxes the sweet curry comes in, she puts them all over her room and calls them her treasures
She seems to get very sentimental and sort of nervous at the thought of getting married
One of her dreams in Japan was to go flower viewing
She’s tried to make her own sweet curry at home, but can’t quite seem to get the flavor right
Ranpha
Ranpha makes money by delivering food
She really enjoys meat buns, specifically the kind with bamboo shoots
She says her dancing is improving, but her Japanese isn’t
She’s stated that she eats mooncakes after practice to re-energize
She also seems to really enjoy ramen
Her main way of showing appreciation for her friends is cooking for them
Rebecca
It’s stated that one of Rebecca’s hobbies is visiting temples
She has an interest in studying Japanese culture, as well as various religions, such as Buddhism
She insists people call her Becky
Her favorite Japanese dessert is dango
She seems to believe that most everything in Japan has some kind of meaning behind it, even the leaf on top of her mochi
She was able to become a shrine maiden over winter break, since club activities were also on break
She’s also very interested in zen
She sees Japan as being flawless
She’s made friends with some elderly people due to a common interest in Japanese Culture
She likes wearing short skirts, as they’re easier to move in
She learned how to meditate properly
Yukari Saotome
Yukari states that the language barrier between her and other students is really tough, and she often ends up hurting feelings on accident
She seems to get very sentimental at times, notably around New Years
She seems to love clothes shopping, and says she likes outfits that remind her of the ones in picture books
She’s wanted to be an idol since she was a kid, and used to play pretend that she was one
She’s trying her best to learn all her friends native languages
Yukari gets overwhelmed from kind gestures from fans, such as being given a cute nickname
She goes out for solo karaoke sometimes
She knows how to sew, having made some of the stage outfits herself
She says she wants to prioritize being unique
She states she wants to go camping with everyone in the summer
Relationships
The Y.G. idols took a trip to the zoo together
Emma and Rakshata often practice barefoot
Emma describes Isabella as being “the epitome of cool beauty”
Isabella says that Rebecca often scolds her for not acting like an idol
Yukari is the one who prepared Isabella her “spy” outfit, as Yukari thought that was more fitting for her than a miniskirt
Jennifer mentions Rakshata using chocolate in her curry for Valentine’s
Jennifer notices that Emma and Leo often seem homesick
Jennifer and Rakshata went flower viewing together
Jennifer mentions that she feels really relaxed when with Rakshata
The Y.G. idols go to Yukari’s after concerts for mochi
Leo seems particularly close to Yukari
Leo says that Yukari knows everything
Leo and Emma went to the mountains together for lunch
Maria mentions wanting to do karaoke with Yukari
Maria goes clothes shopping with Rebecca
Y.G. has made some of their costumes all on their own
Rakshata says she often looks at her old textbooks from India with Rebecca
Rebecca states that she wants to ask Rakshata about temples in India
Rebecca gives Leo a scarf, worried that she might catch a cold
Yukari is worried about how Rakshata and Leo will deal in the cold
Isabella is helping Yukari learn things in German
A fan sent in a letter to the idols, including a drawing of all of them. Their favorite seems to be “cute Yukarin” though
Yukari made one of Isabella’s stage outfits
Yukari says Leo would look cute in frilly, cutesy clothes
