What You Need to Know:
- Uchida played the role of Kotori Minami in Love Live!. Her work with the franchise began with the recording of their first single, "Bokura no LIVE Kimi to no LIFE".
- As Uchida was focused on making her character's voice stand out to the audience, Kotori's songs gradually became more and more unique.
- Apparently, Uchida wasn't the type who wanted to be on stage.
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“I had no idea what kind of personality my character had just by looking at the piece of paper I was handed. Having to sing as Kotori even though I’d never played her before felt strange, and I didn’t have a lot of courage since I felt like everything could go in the wrong direction depending on what I did. While it was a big responsibility to play Kotori, I felt like we were in the same boat, so even though I was nervous about singing as her, I was also really excited.”
“I feel like I put everything I'd learned from previous character songs into my work. One of the reasons I could do that was because Love Live! allowed me autonomy with how Kotori sang. I was also really aware of the upcoming rankings. So, I thought long and hard about where to take Kotori, which was a lot of fun.”
“Every time Love Live! makes itself known to the world, we’re always perceived as real idols. I had always thought that this role was just another voice acting job, so sometimes I felt conflicted. But in retrospect, I think I was really enjoying everything at that time, even those feelings of conflict. Besides, through performing in μ’s concerts, I learned a lot of things that helped me in my acting.”
