Yukiho Hagiwara

Yukiho Hagiwara (萩原雪歩 Hagiwara Yukiho) is an idol from 765 Production, and initially appeared in the arcade version of the game THE iDOLM@STER. She was voiced by Yurina Hase (長谷 優里奈 Hase Yurina) up until the announcement of THE iDOLM@STER 2, when Azumi Asakura (浅倉 杏美 Asakura Azumi) took over as Yukiho's voice actor.

Personality
A timid and shy girl, Yukiho Hagiwara, 16 years old, comes from a very strict traditional Japanese household. She is easily frightened, especially by boys and dogs. During most hardships or problems she usually just starts to cry without first looking for a solution, and because of this she is very popular among the boys at her school.

Despite her not really having what it takes to be an idol, she was able to successfully win both auditions at 765 Production because one of her friends submitted a resumé about her without permission. However, she built up enough courage to pass the second portion of the audition herself.

Yukiho's family consists of herself, her father and mother, though there are also many of her father's disciples living at the mansion. Her father is against the idea of his daughter being an idol, sometimes even bad-mouthing the producer out of jealousy.

Yukiho loves to drink and make Japanese tea, and also likes to write and read poems, though she never has the courage to share them with others.

Fan Trivia

 * No one, not even Producer knows where her father works or what he does for a living, and Yukiho herself will not share this information. It is hinted in-game that her father has many subordinates who work under him.


 * When stressed, Yukiho often says she's going to dig a hole and bury herself (穴を掘って埋まってます). This led to many jokes among fans, and she is associated with shovels in fan works.


 * Even though they are rivals in THE iDOLM@STER SP, Yukiho sees Takane Shijou as having a very strong will, and idolizes her as a role model.


 * Yukiho and Makoto Kikuchi are best friends.


 * Yukiho is from the Adachi-ku (足立区) area of Tokyo.


 * During the development stages of Yukiho's character, she was named "Megumi" (恵), and had a character setting of immediately fainting when stressed, instead of digging a hole.


 * During the field testing of the arcade version of the game, Yukiho was the most popular character to be chosen to be produced.


 * Yukiho's favorite food is grilled meat.


 * Believe it or not, Yukiho still believes in Santa.


 * Yukiho is also known to be "Yukipo" by her fans for unstated reasons. There's also a meme called "Double Yukipo".