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 Kurebayashi Juri) is one of the main characters of the Data Carddass Aikatsu! 2015 Series and Season 3 of the anime. She is a sexy-type idol using Sangria Rosa as her primary brand.

Biography
Juri is a new idol who's stirring up a passionate wind at the academy in her quest to become a great actress.

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. She's also very hard-working and aims to become an actress all her own.

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.

Background
Juri is the daughter of the 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 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 just because she's 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 near tirelessly until she felt confident enough in her own acting abilities. When she felt she was ready, she took the Starlight transfer exams and passed, planning to become an actress all her own.

Relationships

 * Akari Ōzora
 * Sumire Hikami
 * Hinaki Shinjō
 * Juri and Hinaki were childhood friends when they were little. They often took jobs together and were shown to get along well with each other. When the two meet again in the future, Hinaki is 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.

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

Trivia

 * Her zodiac sign is Leo.
 * Her favorite foods are ham and Paella.
 * Her specialty is Flamenco and ballet.
 * Before the revelation of her real name, Juri had received two major nicknames from the Aikatsu fandom: Flamenco Girl and Seira's clone.
 * According to her profile from Ciao magazine, she is 158cm tall.
 * Juri's mother is an actress as well. This makes her the second idol whose parent has, or used to have, the same profession as their daughter.
 * She is the second idol to transfer into Starlight Academy in the middle of the school year.
 * Her catchphrase is "Gracias, in other words, thank you" (グラシアス、つまりありがとう).
 * She is the only Starlight protagonist (1st and 2nd generation-wise) and the only protagonist overall to debut in a drama.
 * She is also the only 2nd generation Starlight protagonist to debut in their Premium Rare Coord for a stage performance.
 * She is also the third idol to not perform in her debut episode.
 * Juri is the second main character whose singing voice is provided by someone outside of STAR☆ANIS.
 * She shares some similarities with Ran Shibuki: both are sexy idols born under Leo and their first Premium Rare Coord has the word "Rose" in the name.
 * According to Juri, when she sleeps she occasionally shouts "Gracias!".
 * She is the third idol to have her hair match her main colour scheme.