Liliya Tomori/History
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| Early Years |
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| Liliya, along with her three older siblings, moved to Kyoto from Vietnam when she was very young, only around four years old. Their parents were good people who often encouraged their kids to pursue what they're passionate about and become whoever they want to be, so there was rarely tension around the family members. Unfortunately, Liliya's mom and dad were always busy with work, so the children were taken care of by their grandparents for the most part of the childhood. Unlike her parents, Liliya's grandparents are much stricter when it comes to the future of the Tomori kids. They had quite the traditional mindset, and in turn tried to push the siblings to be the same by making them try out traditional practices like flower arrangement, caligraphy and various traditional instruments. Liliya was always a rebellious child at heart, so it was always her that got into trouble the most out of the four of them. She would constantly reefuse to attend her lessons at home, and would always display an attitude towards wearing traditional clothing and having to behave "ladylike". It got to the point where she would drive their grandparents to the brink and her siblings would have to practically beg her to comply so that the four of them would live to see the next day. Liliya was never content of who her grandparents tried to make her out to be, and tried everything in her power to change it. First it was bleaching her hair with the help of Alastyr, her older brother. That caused quite the outrage when the |
| Last Year (Enstars! Era) |
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| Similarly to Viv, Liliya joined Yumenosaki only because both her twin brothers pursued the idol industry. She took the idol course instead of the new producer course, since she didn't like "handling paperwork" and things of the sort. |
| She was invited into UNDEAD as an act of gratitude from Rei to Viv for helping them defeat Eichi in The War. It was against her will, so it was difficult for her to settle down and get used to being in a unit this crowded. Liliya had a sharp tongue back in school and a delinquent-like attitude, so she never really hung out with anyone outside of UNDEAD. |
| Current Era (Enstars!! Era) |
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| Liliya is what some of the kids in the producer course call "nepo baby", for being placed into a highly ranked unit like UNDEAD from the start. As a product of nepotism, she often faces backlash for false accusations within ES. It's something she tries to address and/or ignore, but slowly it builds up to backfire and almost made her stop idol acitivities permanently. |
| Nowadays Liliya has come to terms with herself (and especially how to address rumors), and continues to be a precious part of UNDEAD. Being with them for so long has mellowed out her delinquent-like personality, perhaps turning her into something worse (chuunibyou). But all's well that ends well, Liliya is more open to people and more active than she was during The War, which puts Rei at ease. |
Liliya Tomori/Relationships
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2nd Year Students
| Aira Shiratori |
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| Ensemble Stars!! |
| Liliya sees Aira as a little brother, but tends to refer to him as a 'chore' every time he is asked to pick him up after school in Valentina's stead. Aira thinks he was quite scary at first, but has grown to appreciate him. Likewise, Liliya does care for Aira even if he suggests otherwise - like sometimes asking if he wants to go get something to eat after school with him. They share the same eye color and hair color, making a lot of people mistaking them as siblings sometimes. They grow closer as they are also in the same shuffle unit, Branco. Aira's name is written as 'otouto-kun (2)' in Liliya's contacts. |
| Hiiro Amagi |
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| Ensemble Stars!! |
| Hiiro and Liliya share a dorm together with Hinata and Niki. Liliya seems to enjoy the fact that Hiiro is from the countryside and tends to show him things that he wouldn't have have known - sometimes he jokes about the things he tells Hiiro, though. Liliya's attitude towards being an idol has prompted Hiiro to ask if he wanted to 'destroy all idols' with him, to which he jokingly agrees to. Hiiro's name is written as 'otouto-kun (1)' in Liliya's contacts. |
| Hinata Aoi |
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| Ensemble Stars! |
| Hinata took interest in Liliya back when she first transfered to Yumenosaki during the War, and even more so interested after hearing that she was going to join UNDEAD after the War was over. He often played pranks on Liliya, thinking his reactions are funny. Likewise, Liliya dediced to humor him and they had a back-and-forth comedic type of relationship from that day forward. Hinata also begged Liliya to join the Light Music Club for days on end but Liliya would always turn him down to his dismay, saying that the club wouldn't need another guitarist or bassist. |
| Ensemble Stars!! |
| Hinata and Liliya share a dorm together with Hiiro and Niki. They share an interest in music together and Liliya goes along to do pretend concerts with Hinata a lot. They are seen to be playing video games together, sometimes showing Hiiro how to play them as well. Hinata admires Liliya a lot as his underclassman - sometimes comparing him to Koga, to Liliya's dismay. Hinata's name is written as 'otouto-kun (3.1)' in Liliya's contacts. |
| Yuta Aoi |
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| Ensemble Stars! |
| Yuta used to like to lean in on the joke that he and Hinata are identical and it's impossible to tell them apart to mess with Liliya. But with Liliya having older twin brothers herself, these jokes almost never work since she could tell them apart based on even the smallest of details. Yuta also took interest in Liliya after hearing about how Rei made him a new UNDEAD member, and they got along quite well afterwards, sympathizing each other as the younger sibling of their respective families. |
| Ensemble Stars!! |
| Liliya and Yuta are well acquainted due to their relationships with Hinata. Though Liliya does not have time talk to him as much as he did when he was in his 2nd year, he is still fond of Yuta and still takes Yuta's side of arguments more often than not, both bonding as younger siblings. Yuta's name is written as 'otouto-kun (3.2)' in Liliya's contacts. |
3rd Year Students
| Adonis Otogari |
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| Ensemble Stars! |
| Members of the same unit, UNDEAD. Adonis is usually the one to step in and stop Liliya from picking fights with Koga most of the time. He compares the two to be similar in behavior, but unlike Koga, Liliya is more mild when it comes to talking to Adonis - being more patient with his lack of knowledge and uptake. Adonis also views Liliya as "weak" and must be protected. Liliya, on the other hand, sees Adonis as an interesting person as he is also an outlander like he is, and likes to ask him to hang out or get food. They often team up in an attempt to find Kaoru and get him to show up for practice if he ever disappears. |
| Ensemble Stars!! |
| Liliya enjoys Adonis's company still, saying that it's "more refreshing than having to deal with Koga". The two of them share a platonic and mutual trust that grew over the years, with Adonis confiding in Liliya and asking him things he couldn't tell others like the likes of Koga. Still, the both of them along with Souma and Koga are usually seen together as a pack during school hours, often seen having lunch together or huddled over something in the classroom. |
| Koga Oogami |
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| Ensemble Stars! |
| Members of the same unit, UNDEAD. Liliya always thought Koga was a weird one and "never vibed with him". Upon their first meeting as official UNDEAD members, things only got worse as they act like cats and dogs and jump into an argument at any given chance. He held a specific grudge against Koga and the members of DEADMANZ specifically, ever since the "incident" at their first official show where a mic stand fell into the crowd and gave Liliya and her friends quite the concussion. It wasn't the mic that was the problem, but more so the fact that only Keito reached out to help Liliya and her friends up and not everyone else. Their releationship has always been heated, clearly seen as they also compete for the spotlight onstage during live performances. That being said, neither can deny each other's talent and passion for music, even if they don't agree on the other's behavior. Amidst their constant quarrel, music was the only thing keeping them from blowing the entire unit into oblivion. Even during school hours, Liliya would come over to class 3-B to see Ritsu but always seems to be stuck in a fight with Koga on the way. Despite never finding common ground with him, Liliya still regards him as a unit member and therefore another responsibility and relationship to uphold, lest the unit falls apart because of their disagreements. Once when Liliya was on vacation during summer break, he picked out a few gifts to bring back for UNDEAD and considered not getting one for Koga. He didn't want to keep up this never-ending quarrel because it was getting tiring, so in the end he deliberately got something for Koga and decided to attempt to form somewhat of a better relationship between them in hopes that it won't hinder them during unit activities but makes it better instead. Slowly yet surely, Liliya and Koga's bond grew. Something that was once an uneccessary and hostile relationship slowly became mutual respect, even to friends. They would often write music together and became more comfortable with each other's company over time. |
| Ensemble Stars!! (*spoilers for Liliya's first focus event) |
| Coming into their last year of high school, Liliya and Koga were closer friends than ever. Some people considered them a duo of some sort, asking where the other went if they meet either of them by themselves. They're practically joined by the hip, doing anything and everything together (to Koga's dismay sometimes). During Kintsugi*, Liliya and Koga's relationship was quite turbulent due to the ongoing rumours and harassment towards Liliya, leading up to his temporary suspension from idol activities. Their disagreements in the future of Liliya's activity in UNDEAD turned into a heated argument that got out of their control. The two didn't know where to stop and almost escalated into a fight — resulted in Koga accidentally crashing Liliya into her guitar hung on the wall, breaking it into pieces as it fell to the floor. That was the first and last time Koga ever saw her with so much emotion. They get into fights and argue almost all the time, but this was the first that felt like it'd hurt. Later on in the (!!) era, Liliya and Koga took on work outside of unit activities in the form of their support band, The Backyardiganz. They continue to keep up their on-and-off dynamic to the public, but there was more than just platonic feelings brewing inside. The two of them seem to spend more time with each other than ever before, oftentimes coming to each other's dorm rooms/house to do absolutely nothing together. Liliya has a tendency to visit Koga's dorm room uninvited just to play with Leon or take him on a walk, while Koga would drop by Liliya's apartment if he ever finishes practice late. |
| Ritsu Sakuma |
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| Ensemble Stars! |
| Liliya and Ritsu share the same loving disdain for Rei, as both of them see him as someone who's overly-doting. They tend to bond over this fact and usually would team up with each other to throw jabs at Rei. Out of all the Knights members, Ritsu is Liliya's closest friend. Despite not being in the same class, Liliya could be seen in 3B every morning chatting Ritsu's ears off, even if he was sleeping. |
| Ensemble Stars!! |
| Time passed by and the two of them grew closer, almost like family. Liliya and Ritsu might not like it when Rei calls both of them his family, but they too believe that's how one would describe their bond between one another. Ritsu started calling Liliya "Imouto-chan" as proof of their familial pact, but also to mess with Rei for never refering to him accordingly. |
Graduates
| Kaoru Hakaze |
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| Ensemble Stars! |
| Members of the same unit, UNDEAD. At first glance, Liliya and Kaoru's relationship might seem like a playboy and his frustrated manager, trying to wrangle him whenever he tried to slip away. Liliya is often seen annoyed and blunt towards Kaoru more often than not. But past their minor mishaps, Kaoru is very close to Liliya as her senior. Back in the day where Liliya couldn't stand to handle Koga, she would always come complain to Kaoru, who unbegrudgingly lent her an ear. They are in the same Marine Biology club together, so Liliya got to cling onto someone she knows outside of normal classes instead of having to socialize for the first few weeks of enrollment. It was from the time spent with the club that the two got to know more about each other's past and reasons that they ended up here in the first place. They often joke back and forth about their placement in UNDEAD, how one or the other would be a better fit and one should be kept backstage. Liliya always believed that Kaoru was a cool and talented senior, despite the trouble he often got into, and Kaoru thinks that Liliya is a perfect fit for UNDEAD and her talents are undeniable, reassuring her that this is definitely where she was destined to end up despite her constant complaints. Liliya and Kaoru had quite the playful dynamic back in school, oftentimes you'd see Liliya joking about how Kaoru should pay for her lunch after all the trouble she went through trying to get him to show up for practice (and warding him off from other girls). Eventually this friendship developed into somewhat of a crush to Liliya, but Kaoru had his eyes on her sister Valentina the whole time until his graduation so Liliya swept her feelings under the rug this time. |
| Ensemble Stars!! (*spoilers for Liliya's first focus event) |
| After Kaoru graduated, Liliya was reportedly seen crying at the ceremony but would always deny it whenever it was mentioned. A prominent memory of graduation day was when Kaoru gave Liliya his lunch card, which had exactly ¥100 in it that she couldn't use or withdraw. He said it's like a souvenir from all the times she nagged him to get lunch for her, which made Liliya laugh a bit through the tears. She was scared of the reality that UNDEAD might lose Rei and Kaoru after they graduate, but thankfully things turned out for the better in the end and all 5 of them could continue work as one unit with EnSquare's establishment. Liliya and Kaoru were always there for each other, comforting each other when the situation calls for it. When on the verge of quitting UNDEAD in Kintsugi*, Kaoru shared its personal experiences with such feelings in an attempt to convince Liliya to stay, after both Koga and Rei failed to reason with her. She'd never admit it, but it really was Kaoru's words that made her think about her decision of discontinuing unit activities. Hearing it from his perspective was reassuring in a way, and it gave her a sliver of hope for her future as an idol. |
| Keito Hasumi |
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| Ensemble Stars! |
| INSERT THEIR BASIC! RELATIONSHIP |
| Ensemble Stars!! |
| INSERT THEIR MUSIC!! RELATIONSHIP |
| Niki Shiina |
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| Ensemble Stars!! |
| Niki and Liliya share a dorm together with Hinata and Hiiro. They only met briefly at MDM, and it left quite the impression in Liliya's mind. Off to a rough start between the units, but Liliya believed that Niki meant no harm and that he's a good guy. The two of them get along quite well, with Liliya's tendency to offer getting food for the people she loves and Niki's appetite. They often cook dinner for Hinata and Hiiro on some days, too. Liliya sees Niki as an older brother figure, usually coming to him during his shift and complaining about her daily work at Cinnamon cafe. |
| Rei Sakuma |
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| Ensemble Stars! |
| Members of the same unit, UNDEAD. Liliya felt quite the disdain towards Rei at the start of the school year when she was told to join UNDEAD. |
| Ensemble Stars!! (*spoilers for Liliya's first focus event) |
| INSERT THEIR MUSIC!! RELATIONSHIP |
| Rinne Amagi |
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| Ensemble Stars!! |
| Liliya and Rinne only met briefly at MDM. Not thinking much of it, Liliya thought that this was just a one-time run-in with Crazy:B and that they'll never cross paths again. To her surprise, Valentina said that she's assigned as Crazy:B's producer and has to move her office to CosPro right after MDM ended, so Liliya sees Rinne (noseying around her sister) more often than not. Liliya was unsure of how to perceive Rinne for the first few years of Valentina working for Crazy:B, but as soon as she caught wind of Rinne's crush on her sister, everything changed. As any good sibling would, Liliya insisted on helping Rinne "get the girl", even if Valentina often expresses her loathe for him every other day. Liliya knows she'll get around to liking Rinne too, it just takes time. Whenever Rinne goes anywhere or tries to advance on Valentina, Liliya (and Koga too) would follow him and act as his "goons", doing his bidding and helping him grab Valentina's attention. She goes as far as to calling him "Aniki" outside of work, to really sell the look. What was a plan originally made for fun, both Liliya's nickname and relationship with Rinne slowly evolved into that of a familial one, as Valentina eventually came around to returning Rinne's feelings. |
Liliya Tomori/Family
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| Overview |
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| The Tomoris are a Vietnamese family that moved to Kyoto when Liliya was barely four years old. Their parents were relatively easygoing with the children, but they were constantly travelling for business trips abroad so Liliya and her siblings were always taken care of by their grandparents. They were stricter than Liliya's parents and insisted that the kids take up traditional Japanese arts in their free time, leading Liliya to form some sort of disdain towards them and traditions as a whole. |
| The four children were very close to each other as kids, and music was the one thing that held them together. The older twins Dimitri and Alastyr were the ones who first proposed the idea of moving down to Tokyo so they can pursue a music career. They also attended Yumenosaki then went to university, becoming professors at Shuuetsu and Remei respectively after they graduated. |
| Following their brothers' footsteps, Valentina and Liliya ended up moving down to Tokyo as well when Valentina entered the first year of high school. It was a nicer change of pace for the both of them, especially since Liliya got to use the excuse to escape her grandparents' gaze and finally get to do what she really wants by herself. |
| Character | Liliya's Nickname | Nickname for them |
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| Grandfather | Lii-chan | Gramps |
| Grandmother | Lii-chan | Granny |
| Father | Liliya-chan | Dad |
| Mother | Liliya-chan | Ma |
| Dimitri (eldest twin brother) | Lil | · Dimi · Nii-chan |
| Alastyr (older twin brother) | Lil | Al |
| Valentina (older sister) | Lil | Viv |
| Valentina Tomori |
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| Liliya's older sister. She is currently Crazy:B's producer and is affiliated with StarPro. They share an on-and-off relationship like you'd expect, but Liliya is closer to her than to the twins sometimes because she's closer in age. They used to have their own music unit called LOVE² with two other friends while Liliya was in her first year of high school and before they transferred to Yumenosaki, but their activities came to a sudden halt when Valentina started the producer course and Liliya became an actual idol. |
| Appearance |
| Valentina has wavy brown hair that's a little longer than shoulder-length. She has ultramarine eyes and often keeps her hair in a low ponytail. At work, Valentina is usually seen wearing a blue-ish gray blazer set, with a black turtleneck and a gold necklace with a ring on it. |
| Trivia |
| • Valentina used to be a producer for StarPro full-time, but Eichi "deported" her to CosPro to produce Crazy:B full-time after the events of (!!) main story. |
| • Despite being a full-time producer, she is still pursuing education and is currently studying Humanities at Keiho University. |
| • She wants to push her acting skills and pursue the silver screen ever since she was young. She had talent in theater but never truly had the time outside of her current line of work. |
| Alastyr Tomori |
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| Liliya's older brother and the younger twin. He's considered to be the "hermit" of the family, usually cooped up in his room and always occupied on the computer; not for work, sometimes just for fun. Alastyr was the person who went against their grandparents and bleached Liliya's hair to her request and bought her her very first guitar, even if their grandparents specifically expressed their hatred for such behaviors. Liliya is very similar to him in a way that they both are considered as rebellious when they were kids, and she always appreciated him for taking her side most of the time. Him and Dimitri used to be in a band called DiMENSION:nuLL, but that soon ended after they became teachers. |
| Appearance |
| Alastyr has short brown hair with yellow streaks at the front and lopsided bangs (similarly to Liliya's), tied into a braid on the right of his face. He has heterochromia, where his left eye is green but his right is blue. His signature look consists of an odd-looking pair of tinted sunglasses with a yellow rectangle lens and a purple circle lens. He also has notable piercings similarly to Liliya, with two helix piercings on both ears and one long, dangly earring on his left ear. At work, Alastyr wears a navy striped suit with a blue dress shirt and black loafers. His sunglasses stays on top of his head at all times even at work, despite him never seeming to actually wear them. |
| Trivia |
| • He used to study Computer Science and Engineering at Kamogawa Music University. |
| • He used to live a chunk of his early 20s in Los Angeles, California before moving back to Japan and becoming a teacher at Reimei Academy. |
| • He is a temporary producer for Eden. |
| • He was a faceless DJ/synthesizer in DiMENSION:nuLL, but he can also play the guitar. |
| Dimitri Tomori |
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| Liliya's older brother and the eldest of the bunch. Unlike Alastyr, Dimitri is the "responsible" one out of the four, since he was the oldest and always had to take responsibility in his younger siblings' antics. That doesn't make him any less chaotic than them, though. Despite being reserved, he can be known to have a sharp tongue and has a tendency to tease his siblings and not hold back. He supports Liliya and his other siblings in pursing a life that they want, but is usually the realistic one who always ends up having to apologize for his sibling's reckless actions from time to time. Him and Alastyr used to be in a band called DiMENSION:nuLL, but that soon ended after they became teachers. |
| Appearance |
| Dimitri has short, messy blonde hair that has brown roots and a small bit of his undercut showing, and has bangs that are parted in the middle. He also has heterochromia like Alastyr, but his left eye is blue and his right is green. At work, Dimitri often wears a simple and plain white dress shirt and rotates around several floral ties with dark brown pants. He is also seen wearing matching brown dress shoes and a silver watch on his left wrist. |
| Trivia |
| • He used to study Business and Management at Kamogawa Music University. |
| • He was a teacher for a while at Shuuetsu Academy but suddenly disappeared due to "foreign affairs". He came back a few years after Liliya graduated from Yumenosaki. |
| • He is considered to be the "local ikemen" during his university days and often gets flocked by girls trying to ask him out, despite being gay. Unfortunately to him, his private personality meant that only his siblings knew this fact. |
| • He was the temporary producer for Fine before Valentina started working for StarPro. |
| • He was the drummer in DiMENSION:nuLL. |