About this season
After a successful audition, high school student Kotono Nagase and her best friend move into a dorm with eight other aspiring idols. They quickly realize it takes more than cute choreography and cute outfits to reach the top—it will take blood, sweat, and tears to advance in the idol-ranking VENUS program, where the top spot is held by superstar Mana Nagase... who happens to be Kotono’s older sister.
Episodes (12)
1. From This First Step
Aired 10 January 2021 • 24 min
Mana Nagase gets classmate Kohei Makino involved and starts her idol career in high school. She makes it to the final round of the Next Venus Grand Prix, but dies in a tragic car accident.
2. The Reason We Stand Here
Aired 17 January 2021 • 24 min
Mana's younger sister Kotono and a mysterious girl with Mana's voice, Sakura Kawasaki, passes the audition to sign with Hoshimi Productions. They move into the company dorms to start their path to become idols.
3. Everyone's Looking for the Answer
Aired 24 January 2021 • 24 min
Kotono feels uncomfortable working as a group. When LizNoir shows up at Hoshimi Productions and gives a lesson, it helps everyone come together as a group.
4. Raise the Volume More and More
Aired 31 January 2021 • 24 min
5. Separate Lights, One Feeling
Aired 7 February 2021 • 24 min
6. For a Precious Stage
Aired 14 February 2021 • 24 min
7. Shining Smile
Aired 21 February 2021 • 24 min
8. You're Good Just the Way You Are
Aired 28 February 2021 • 24 min
9. Embrace the Courage You've Been Given
Aired 7 March 2021 • 24 min
10. A Place That Cannot Be Reached Alone
Aired 14 March 2021 • 24 min
11. Burn the Sound of Life
Aired 21 March 2021 • 24 min
12. The Story That Begins With Goodbye
Aired 28 March 2021 • 24 min