Welcome to the mischief!

Charmed to receive you, trainee!

Please click this link to access your free trainee handbook along with other items. Some are available for purchase while others will also be free of cost, so take a look!

For the rest, see below.

Ranking Scale

    • Character Range / Distinctness: 15%

    • Baseline Consistency: 20%

    • Performance: 15%, 

    • Charisma: 10%  

    • Ensemble Coordination: 10%

    • Performance in this context meaning your overall performance skills. Blocking, emotional clarity, reikan, so on are factored in. 

    • Charisma meaning your ability to captivate a live audience. 

    • Ensemble coordination; how well you coordinate with your cast/team.


    • Pitch Accuracy / Control: 5%

    • Expression & Dynamics: 5%

    Tiered benchmark songs (Beginner / Mid / Advanced) are used to measure skill

    • Branding and persona consistency: 10%

    • Adherence to NG list: 5%

    • Media training: 5%

    • Weighted, normalized popularity votes or audience ratings

Class Ranks

CLASS A

  • 100% - 85%

  • Ready for pre-debut or even deployment as a professional. Training revolves around specialization and curation.

CLASS B

  • 84% - 70%

  • Strong foundations, developing specializations and moving on to advanced conditioning and skills.

CLASS C

  • 69%-51%

  • Foundational, still learning basics and still needs support with rudimentary conditioning.

CLASS G

  • 50% or lower.

  • Introductory. Foundational skills are new concepts and conditioning is just starting.'

Horizontal Achievements

These are achievements that are considered important to your growth, but not directly part of the vertical scale. As you may notice, some are extremely difficult while others are more practical for beginners. Think carefully before attempting a horizontal achievement or you may burn yourself out.

    • Complete all character lines in starter exercises or milestone projects.

    • Record every scene, every character, every line in ten milestone franchises.

    • Complete 5 recorded scenes with a (trainee) director (full cast required).

    • Direct 5 scenes with other trainees.

    • Memorize and consistently perform 2 fantasy/sci-fi monologues.

    • Memorize and consistently perform 1 drama monologue.

    • Succeed in crisis exercises (e.g., Gala scenario) twice in a row.

    • Successfully engage in group exercises like party recruitment twice.

    • Demonstrate ensemble coordination even when exercises partially fail outside your control.

    • Successfully complete 3 mock interviews of 7 minutes each.

    • Defuse or de-escalate 5 hostile mock interviews in a row.

    • Complete all media management exercises with no mistakes.

    • Participate in mock podcast discussions with positive peer/instructor reviews.

    • Host 10 social events.

    • Host 50 academic events.

    • Participate in live audience-facing exercises without incident.

    • Write and present a detailed essay on your public persona.

    • Successfully perform in at least 2 Aria productions.

    • Succeed in 5 mock private auditions with majority nominations.

    • Memorize and effectively perform at least 5 approved monologues.

We are fools whether we dance or not…

So, we might as well dance

- Japanese proverb

Snapshots are not to embarrass or fluff up a trainee's ego. These videos are records of their skill level at a moment of time. Not everyone gets to steal the spotlight, and some of these trainees have trained more than others and... well it shows. Regardless of their skill level, we are proud of them for stepping up and being brave!

May you look back upon these videos and face your reflection and appreciate your growth.

Trainee Competitions

  • This record stays in the halls of Aria. Troupes are how digital trainees divide themselves up by philosophy. Represent your troupe and leave a mark in Aria forevermore.

  • Inspired by IdolxIdol Story, Battleship is an event where trainees go head to head against each other.

  • If you can sing, you’re encouraged to join, even if it’s just for fun. Be aware though, your trainers are listening, even if they’re not the judge.

Trainees of Aria

What makes each type of trainee special?

What is an Aria Crown Academy trainee?

  • A witness. Someone who will see the tears of frustration and defeats of their peers. And also Someone who will see their cheers and success as they reach for their dreams.

  • A learner. Someone who pursues knowledge and discipline to progress themselves. When the reflection stares back, they challenge themselves to be better.

What is an Aria kitsune?

  • She is a specialized trainee

  • She is more charming than your crush

  • She is trained to be more idol than actress

  • Her very presence seems to sparkle

  • She is trained to be as clever as real foxes

  • She can steal your breath

We are magpies

We are tricksters and tacticians

Our nests endure spring, summer, autumn, and winter

Forever we endure, adapt, remember