Mei Yoneme is a main character in Love Live! Superstar!!. She is a third-year student at Yuigaoka Girls' High School. She is both a second-generation member of Liella! and a member of the sub-unit CatChu!. Her image color is rouge.
Background
When Mei was younger, she was often mischaracterized as a delinquent due to her "scary eyes", which in reality turns out to be a side effect of her poor eyesight. This affected the way she perceived herself, and thought she didn't suit being a school idol, despite liking them a lot. She initially enrolled in Yuigaoka to watch Liella! from a distance as a fan, and had no intention in joining the group until she was personally invited by the club members after they saw how passionate she was about them.
Mei has been friends with Shiki since middle school.
Mei can play piano.
She becomes the president of the School Idol Club following Chisato's graduation.
Personality
Mei speaks to strangers in a rather abrasive tone and comes off as frightening to other students, but she is actually very shy and has a diehard adoration for school idols that she keeps secret out of fear of being judged. Mei gets embarrassed when she is called "cute".
After joining, Mei starts to come out of her shell, and becomes much more comfortable being herself around her new friends. Her tone of speaking changes from sarcastic and dry to calm and soft during live performances. She is very close with Shiki, and confides in her regularly about her troubles.
Appearance
Mei has a slim figure with red hair that is tied into a side bun and has blue eyes.
Songs
The songs featuring Mei are:
WE WILL!!
Star Sengen
Oikakeru Yume no Saki de
Mizushibuki no Sign
Irozuite Toumei
Yuragu wa
Vitamin SUMMER!
Chance Day, Chance Way!
Utopia Magic
POP TALKING
Prime Adventure
Sing! Shine! Smile!
Mirai no Oto ga Kikoeru
TO BE CONTINUED
Namae Yobiau You ni
Time to go
Including you
Second Sparkle
Watashi no Symphony
MIRACLE NEW STORY
Kirakyun☆
UNIVERSE!!
Jump Into the New World
Shekira☆☆☆
FANTASTiC
Aikotoba!
Let's be ONE
Seishun HOPPERS
DAISUKI FULL POWER
Within a Dream
Special Color
Itsumo no Peace Sign
Fighting Call
Zettaiteki LOVER
Dazzling Game
QUESTION99
Makka.
Egao no Promise
Superstar!!
Wish Song ~11 Ver.~
Kimi・Machi・Sora・Hoshi
Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora ~11 Ver.~
Chronology
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| 01 | "Welcome to Liella!" (ようこそLiella!へ！ "Youkoso Liella! e!") |
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| 02 | "Second-years and First-years" (2年生と1年生 "Ni Nensei to Ichi Nensei") |
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| 03 | "Next in Line to Win" (優勝候補 "Yūshō Kōho") |
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| 04 | "The Two in the Science Room" (化学室のふたり "Kagaku-shitsu no Futari") |
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| 05 | "Money Makes the World Go Round" (マニーは天下の回りもの "Manī wa Tenka no Mawari Mono") |
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| 06 | "DEKKAIDOW!" ("DEKKAIDOW!") |
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| 07 | "UR Ren Hazuki" (UR 葉月恋 "UR Hazuki Ren") |
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| 08 | "Chance Way" ("Chance Way") |
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| 09 | "For Victory" (勝利のために "Shōri no Tame ni") |
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| 10 | "The Song That Resonates Through Shibuya" (渋谷に響く歌 "Shibuya ni Hibiku Uta") |
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| 11 | "Dream" (夢 "Yume") |
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| 12 | "The Story That'll Make Me Come True" (私を叶える物語 "Watashi wo Kanaeru Monogatari") |
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| Ep. | Title | |
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| 01 | "The Path I've Chosen" (私の決めた道 "Watashi no Kimeta Michi") |
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| 02 | "TomaKanoTe" (トマカノーテ "TomaKanōTe") |
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| 03 | "The White-Colored Center" (白色のセンター "Shiroiro no Sentā") |
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| 04 | "No Rain, No Rainbow" ( "No Rain, No Rainbow") |
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| 05 | "Ni hao! Shanghai! Xiaolongbao~!" (你好！上海！小籠包〜！ "Nǐ hǎo! Shànghǎi! Xiǎo lóng bāo~!") |
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| 06 | "Treasure" (タカラモノ "Takaramono") |
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| 07 | "In Order To Win Against Liella!" (Liella!に勝つために "Liella! ni Katsu Tame ni") |
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| 08 | "Yuigaoka VS Yuigaoka" (結ヶ丘 VS 結ヶ丘 "Yuigaoka VS Yuigaoka") |
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| 09 | "Salzburger Nockerl" (ザルツブルガー・ノッケルン "Zarutsuburugā・Nokkerun") |
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| 10 | "Kinako Sakurakoji" (桜小路きな子 "Sakurakoji Kinako") |
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| 11 | "Superstar!!" (スーパースター!! "Sūpāsutā!!") |
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| 12 | "Forever and Ever!" (ずっとずっと！ "Zutto Zutto!") |
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Etymology
- The name Mei is written in katakana (メイ), which has no special meaning. Her name is officially written in Chinese as 芽衣, meaning "bud, sprout" (芽) (me) and "clothing, garment" (衣) (i).
- Mei's surname Yoneme means "rice woman" (米女). While it is a real surname, it is extremely rare and exists in very small numbers.
- "米" read as Yone (よね) translates to "rice, paddy".
Trivia
- Along with Kinako Sakurakoji, Mei fulfills the pure attribute of the Liella! second years.
- Mei is the only Yugiaoka student seen not wearing a ribbon on her school uniform.
- The fourth episode of the second season reveals that she has bad eyesight, as this was the reason why she terrifies other students due to her slight squinting.
Gallery
- Please refer to this character's Image Gallery.