Juri Kurebayashi



"Gracias, in other words, I'm glad to have become friends with all of you."

- Juri to Akari, Sumire, and Hinaki in Episode 110

Juri Kurebayashi (紅林珠璃) is a character in the Aikatsu on Parade! series and was one of the main characters in the third and fourth season of the Aikatsu! series. She is a student at Starlight School. Juri is a sexy-type idol whose preferred brand is Sangria Rosa.

Appearance
Juri has violet eyes and long, wavy crimson red hair tied up into a high ponytail that is slightly swung off to the side. She also wears a yellow ruffled flower hair accessory with a small purple gem hanging from a golden chain on her ponytail.

Personality
Juri is described as being "hot" by Akari and many others. She is very passionate about becoming an actress and is very passionate in general.

Background
Juri is the daughter of famous actress Karen Kurebayashi and well-known Spanish chef Serio Kamino. She would often take jobs when she was younger, and sometimes they were with Hinaki Shinjō who described her as a tender soul back then. Juri had always wanted to be an actress and didn't realize that people were giving her jobs because she was Karen's daughter, which was a bad thing until one day she saw just how hard her mother was working.

Realizing she needed to change, she stopped taking jobs and practiced tirelessly until she felt confident enough in her own acting abilities. When she felt that she was ready, she took the Starlight transfer exams and passed, planning to become an actress all on her own.

Relationships

 * Akari Ōzora
 * When they first met, Akari had pointed out many times that Juri was very "hot". When Juri had told everyone that she had no plans for new years, Akari offered that Juri stayed with her. Juri admires Akari and her determination and aims to be like that as well.


 * Hinaki Shinjō
 * Juri and Hinaki were childhood friends when they were little. They often took jobs together and got along well. When the two met again in Starlight, Hinaki was surprised by Juri's new heat, wondering what happened to the gentle girl she once knew. It was shown that Juri still remembered her friendship with Hinaki, even pausing in the middle of training when she saw her. After the two made amends with how Juri had changed, they were shown to still retain that friendship they had. They later formed a duo unit known as Passionate✮Jalapeño.


 * Risa Shirakaba
 * Risa was assigned Juri's partner for a drama they were in together, and asked Juri a few things about the Starlight Queen Cup, with Juri giving her advice in return.


 * Karen Kurebayashi
 * Karen is Juri's mother, a famous actress whose preferred brand is Sangria Rosa.


 * Serio Kamino
 * Serio is Juri's father and is a famous Spanish chef.

Etymology
Kurebayashi (紅林) Kure (紅) means crimson red which may be a reference to her theme color and Bayashi (林) means grove, woods, or forest.

Juri (珠璃) Ju (珠) means pearl and Ri (璃) means glass or glassy. This may be a reference to her brand's Romance Story, Cinderella.

Quotes
"That Aikatsu! Sensei part is mine. I won't let anyone else have it!"

- Juri's "declaration" during her debut entrance in Episode 109

"Gracias; in other words, thank you!"

- Juri's catchphrase

Trivia

 * Her favorite foods are ham and Paella.
 * Her specialty is the Flamenco and ballet.
 * She is the only second-generation Starlight main character to debut in their Premium Rare Coord for a stage performance.
 * She is also the third idol to not perform in her debut episode.
 * She shares her singing voice with Nono Daichi.
 * She also shares her singing voice with Yozora Kasumi and Kirara Hanazono from the Aikatsu Stars! series.
 * She is the first idol to perform a fever appeal without a fever dress.