Tragedy of That Akehoshi

“Do you remember about That Akehoshi ?”
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The Tragedy of That Akehoshi is known as the big scandal in the idol industry concerning Subaru's father occasionally mentioned throughout Ensemble Stars stories. A precise timeline for the tragedy itself hasn't been specified, other than the fact that it had happened during Subaru’s childhood, on the day he was supposed to celebrate his birthday.SS - Friendship 17 The tragedy was the start of a domino effect, and was dubbed the beginning of the Idol Industry’s apocalypse in the past.
==Prologue==
That Akehoshi refers to the father of Subaru Akehoshi, a Top Idol that was really popular in the past. The general public in his generation expected him to be the Super Idol to unite the idol industry, like the former super idol—Godfather. Due to his pure feelings and talents, he was known to be the brightest idol with no faults.
That amazing talent was also acknowledged by Godfather, who named him as the Apostle—one of the three confidants of Godfather. Both of them grew so close that Akehoshi was even allowed to teach Nagisa Ran about idol activities hands-on. This is considered to be a great acknowledgment, as Godfather forbids Nagisa to meet anyone other than himself, only permitting several people to see him throughout the duration of Nagisa's childhood. Godfather grew so fond of Akehoshi, that he considered Akehoshi like his own son. In the end, without even discussing it with his confidants, Godfather chose Akehoshi to be his future successor.SS Finals - Honored Crown 24 
But even the brightest idol had secrets. During his active years as an idol, Akehoshi had gotten himself a small family that consisted of his wife, his son—Subaru Akehoshi, and their dog. His private life was hidden from the public eye, as it typically was for older idols, so no one other than those closest to him knew he had a family. This led his fans to also believe that he was still single. Back then, even the idea of idols dating was considered taboo. If an idol dated someone, it meant that they have betrayed their fans' trust and would consequently be labelled as "scum".SS - Friendship 18 The secret was only kept as long as it was due to the system Godfather had created. The system protected idols’ private lives completely without any loopholes. 
==The Incident==
250px|thumb|Fan confronting Akehoshi during his live performance
One day, during one of Akehoshi’s performances on stage, a fan climbed up to the stage and confronted Akehoshi upon discovering his marriage, calling him out as the traitor. The fan caused a fuss and assaulted him, but in their struggle, ended up falling off the stage and landing on her neck in an unfortunate manner. Her fall caused an instant death. 
Akehoshi, still in shock over what had just ensued, was taken away by police as soon as they arrived on the scene. The press who captured the incident delivered the news on TV, broadcasting that Akehoshi had killed someone on stage. That news spread all over Japan, making the general public believe that Akehoshi had committed murder during a performance. 
Akehoshi was released soon after it was proven what had happened resulting in the fan’s death was not his fault. The fan had fallen by herself without his intervention. Despite his release, it was all just the beginning of his tragedy.SS - Friendship 17 
250px|thumb|Akehoshi's house after being vandalized
Following the incident, the police began an investigation on Akehoshi and ended up discovering various things hidden from his record. These included suspected illegal money laundering to allegations of attacking staff and people who worked with him, these crimes one after another were revealed. As a result, he, who once was a Top Idol, was then dubbed as “The worst idol of the century”. Even his family became shunned by society. Without being given any chance to clear his name, Akehoshi died in prison from illness.SS - Friendship 18
== The Truth Behind the Whole Incident ==
Before the whole truth was revealed, Nagisa told Subaru in SS that his father had actually just been caught in a dispute between Godfather, and those who hated him. As someone known to have meant a lot to Godfather, Akehoshi was accused of crimes with the intent of dragging out Godfather out into the mud, ending in Godfather's imprisonment. However, Akehoshi declined Godfather's offers to clean him from the false accusations. Godfather, unable to help him get out of prison, left Akehoshi with false accusations that he couldn't defend against by himself. As a result, both his mental and physical condition started to deteriorate, and eventually he passed away in prison. 
Akehoshi didn’t choose this fate for no reason, however. Nagisa believed that Akehoshi chose it for the sake of his son; if he had received Godfather’s help, Akehoshi would be tainted with the weight of sin that Godfather carried. He would not be able to stay as the pure idol that his son admired. SS - Epilogue 6 
One year later during the SS Finals, Nagisa and Gatekeeper managed to catch the true perpetrator behind the scandal, and it was revealed that Priest was the one who orchestrated the entire thing. Gatekeeper believed that Priest was the one who orchestrated all the fake evidence needed to destroy Akehoshi’s career and life all by himself. His purpose in the end had not even been to drag Godfather down into mud and filth, but to earn back Godfather's attention so he could remain in his position at Godfather's side.SS Finals - Honored Crown 25 
Additionally, in Obbligato it was revealed that the fan who went up on stage that time had been Kaname Tojo’s mother. HiMERU-the half brother of Kaname-believed that Kaname's mother was manipulated by Priest by disclosing the truth of Akehoshi’s marital status to her. Kaname’s mother was a die-hard fan of Akehoshi, and previously wasn't aware he had married. As an obsessed fan who would stalk the idol she loved, this information drove her crazy. Impulsively, she went on stage to confront Akehoshi, but ended up falling, resulting in her own death.Obbligato - Epilogue 2
==Aftermath==
==== Effect on the Akehoshi Family ====
Akehoshi's family received a lot of hate due to the false accusations on Akehoshi, to the point that even Subaru was barely able to even talk about his father, even years later. His family name has yet to be completely cleared publicly, and most of society still views his father to be the worst idol ever. The corrupted side of Cosmic Production had attempted to bring up the scandal in order to defame Subaru in SS, revealing a VTR that accused Subaru of the same crimes that his father allegedly committed. By reminding the public of his connection to That Akehoshi, they had tried to turn hostility onto Subaru.SS - Friendship 18
Thankfully, with the help of Ibara, Eichi, and the Tomoe Foundation, they managed to clean up the false accusations upon the grand stage of SS, clearing both the names of Subaru Akehoshi's father and Subaru himself.
==== Effect on the Tojo Family ====
Following Kaname's mother's death, fans of Akehoshi redirected their hate and terror from what happened to her husband. The fans pressed him to take responsibility over Akehoshi’s imprisonment and death. Since the cause of it had already died, the fans could only target her family as punching bags for their anger. Her husband ended up suffering from mental illness from all the pressure directed at him, and as a result was taken by Godfather to reside in the missionary school, which later became Reimei Academy.Obbligato - Epilogue 2
Meanwhile, their son Kaname was forced to live in an orhapange, one Kaname describes to have been exploitative. Eventually he managed to leave the facility with his hard earned money, so he could study in an idol school—Reimei Academy—to fulfill his mother’s dream.The Punishment of Kaname Tojo 5
Because of Kaname's mother's sins, the Tojo family name became taboo in the industry. This resulted in Kaname's inability to to bring up his family name in the idol industry, as upon it once being discovered ended with him losing his rank as a Special Student within Reimei Academy. As a means of protection, he took up the name HiMERU as his stage name.
The tragedy also played a large part in the downfall of Reimei Academy’s revolution. On the day where Kaname and Tatsumi decided to unite the Special and Non-Special Students within the school, a VTR was played in the auditorium that revealed the truth that Kaname was the son of the fan who caused all the misfortune on Akehoshi. That truth caused a riot of resentful Non-Special Students to storm onto stage to beat him up, which then encouraged the Special Students to grow violent as well. During this tragedy at Reimei Academy, Tatsumi fell off the stage and got beaten, injuring his leg, and Kaname was beaten so badly that he ended up comatose. As of now, he still has yet to awaken.Obbligato - Epilogue 1
==== Effect on Godfather's Associate ====
Godfather was unable to help Akehoshi until the end caused the downfall of Godfather himself. It seemed that he had lost the light of his life, and as a result decided to live in a secluded place. Gatekeeper, who couldn't handle that sight of Godfather, ended up leaving the country, as he was told to take care of Godfather's business and take care of their headquarters overseas. 
Meanwhile, through the diary they found in the basement of Shrine where Godfather stayed until the end of his life, they found that Apostle, which was supposed to be Akehoshi, was still there to aid Godfather until his end. Despite this, Gatekeeper suspected that it was actually Priest who disguised himself as Apostle and continue to aid Godfather until his end, rather than the real Akehoshi. SS Finals - Honored Crown 25
==== Effect on the Idol Industry in General ====
This scandal heavily contributed to the declination of the idol industry quite. With Godfather beginning to fall in power following Akehoshi's death, there was no longer a big pillar capable of supporting the whole Idol industry by themselves. Jin Sagami described himself as possibly the last Super Idol before the industry itself collapsed. This caused the loss of interest on the whole industry, as the idol industry was nearly nothing but a broken gear left after Godfather's death.Rainbow - Revival 17
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