Maki Nishikino (Pile)

Artist

ニシキノマキ(パイル)

Maki Nishikino is a first-year student at Otonokizaka High School and the composer of μ's, the school idol group of the anime Love Live!. Raised in a wealthy family of doctors, she is a prodigious pianist whose songwriting becomes central to the group. With long red hair and a textbook tsundere personality, she outwardly dismisses her friends' efforts while pouring genuine passion into every performance, a gap that has made her a massive fan favorite. She is voiced and sung by Pile, a Japanese actress and singer celebrated for a commanding, polished vocal power that anchors tracks such as the ending theme 'Kitto Seishun ga Kikoeru' and captures Maki's inner intensity on record.