Hoshikawa Aimi

Hoshikawa Aimi was one of AKB0048 members in previous era. She was the 18th Maeda Atsuko and was during that time mostly known under the nickname Acchan, while as an understudy she also had nicknames such as Ai-chan and Hoshiai. She is currently a member of Old Hikaristar a hidden group that is trying to free her home planet Hikaristar from entartainment ban.
==Personallity==
Aimi is kind and friendly girl who used to be slightly shy when she was younger. She cares very much for people she loves and enjoys spending time with others and helping them. She is very hard working, hates to give up and is always determined to improve herself. Aimi loves music and is a huge bookworm. She strongly believes in her opinion considering Hikaristar politics and is ready to take big risks for it. 
She is worried all the time about situation on Hikaristar, her family and prison sentence she was barely able to escape, however she always shuts down those emotions as she is worried that they'll affect her work in Old Hikaristar and usually hides behind a strong and calm facade. 
==Appearance==
Aimi has long hair which she wears in a ponytail, tied with the ribbon she got as a present from her younger sister before she joined AKB0048. She has light blue eyes and, as a former 00 member, she has diamond shaped shine in both her hair and eyes. Her favorite colour is blue and she is often seen wearing clothes in this colour. 
During her time as a 00 member, Aimi had heart-shaped shine in her hair and eyes. When As an understudy she had slightly longer hair than she does now and she usually tied it into two braided ponytails. In one of them she put her ribbon. 
After she became Maeda Atsuko the 18th, Aimi cut her hair to shoulder length and still which she wore the ribbon that her younger sister gave to her. 
==History==
=== Before joining 00 ===
Aimi was born on December 31st SC0102 on Hikaristar. From the young age onwards, Aimi was always surrounded by music and it was always a big part of her life. However, when she was 11, Hikaristar was put under the entertainment ban. She had already been a fan of AKB0048 prior to that but the change on her home planet made her desire to join the group even stronger.
=== Going to auditions ===
In SC0115 when Aimi was 12, auditions for 147th generation understudies were announced and she decided to apply. Before she left, her younger sister Rei gave her a ribbon that she made herself (with mother's help) out of some old fabric she found at home. Since Rei was only around 6 years old the ribbon wasn't very well made but Aimi loved it and promised her she would wear it all the time. She ended up being one of the girls who passed the auditions and she became an understudy.
=== Time as understudy ===
As a member of AKB0048, Aimi's greatest skill was her singing, while she wasn't very good at dancing. For months, Aimi put a lot of energy into dance training even during most of her free time in order to improve and attempt to catch up with other members who were better and her dance improved significantly. Though she was eventually warned by others to not overwork herself, Aimi felt very proud about how much she was able to achieve in such short time. She always loved learning and being part of 00 even though group was very small at the time. She was quickly improving but always thought that she could and should do even better.
=== Time as Successor ===
About a year and a half after Aimi joined AKB0048 she got a very bad fever that ended up being her fever of succession. Her Succession concert was held in January SC0117, few weeks after her 14th birthday. She became Maeda Atsuko the 18th which was surprise to a lot of people since they mostly guessed other names. To her big surprise her family was able to secretly attend her succession concert with help from Old Hikaristar which made her very happy. At that time Acchan thought that she would love to be 00 member forever and believed that she'd stay part of it for very long time.
=== Gradutation ===
Despite Aimi's plans to be a member of AKB0048 for long time she ended up graduating less than 2 years after her succession. In June SC0118, her parents died in a suspicious fire accident. Despite her love towards 00 and wish to still be member, Aimi decided to graduate because she wanted to help her grandmother and Rei.. She never gave an offical reason for graduation or held a graduation concert. Though some of her fellow members believed that her decision to return to a DGTO planet after being a 00 member and having a chance to escape was crazy, Aimi was determined to stay with her family during the tough times. 
Aimi initially attempted to hide upon her return but was caught after a few weeks. She was arrested and sentenced to 70 years in prison due to being a former member of AKB0048. However, as she left the group and return to Hikaristar on her own volition, as well as because of her family's circumstances the jury was more lenient and she was given a different sentence. She was put on probation, meaning she would accept to being under strict surveillance. If it ever turns out that she had any contact with AKB0048 or Old Hikaristar she would have to serve the sentence she was supossed to get initially. Privately, she was told that her family would get in trouble in such case as well. Aimi agreed to the conditions, knowing that was the only way to help Rei and her grandmother. 
Initially Aimi was to scared to do anything drastic against the conditions she was given. The only rule she broke was that she still listen to music at home but she was afraid of going to underground entertainment clubs. However, as she grew older she learned about secret passageways and ways of going to such places in secret so she started doing it as well. Eventually, she gained confidence to continue fighting for entertainment on Hikaristar. When she turned 18 she joined Old Hikaristar and made sure no one would found out about. A thing that made that much easier was the Old Hikaristar's secret passageways system, which wasconnected to the Hoshikawa's residence because her parents were among the original members. While Aimi was firmly sure that her decision and her mother supports her decision as well, she to this day often worries about what her decision could mean for her family if Hikaristar's government ever finds out. 
=== 150th Generation audition and aftermath ===
When the auditions for 150th generation were held Rei wanted to apply very much but was hesitant because she knew her decision could get Aimi into trouble. She also felt it would be unfair to chase the dream her sister had to give up on way too early. When Aimi found out about it she was able to convince Rei to give it a go. She was very proud when Rei made it to the second round of audition and gave her a necklace before she left. She was very happy to learn Rei passed audition and has been a huge supporter of her sister's idol career ever since. 
Though Aimi never told Rei about this, she in fact did get in trouble with Hikaristar's government when Rei joined the group. She was able to talk her way out of it as they were not able to prove that Aimi knew about and supported Rei's participation. However, the event caused Hikaristar's government to once again become extremely suspicious of her. Aimi was soon glad Rei left not only because she was chasing her dream but also because she now knew her decisions now won't be able to get Rei in trouble as well. Though it is increasingly difficult for her to continue working as an Old Hikaristar member she continues working with them to this day, and is in fact one of the most active members. 
==Relationships==
Hoshikawa Rei - Aimi's younger sister. Two of them are very close and care about each other very much. Aimi often worries about Rei but is very proud of her. 
Hoshikawa Kasumi - Aimi is very close to her grandmother and cares for her a lot. Kasumi always tells her not to worry about her and tried (but failed) to convince her not to graduate from AKB0048 and risk returning to Hikaristar just so she could help her and Rei. Kasumi supports Aimi's involvment in Old Hikaristar despite being aware of it possibly putting her in danger as well. 
Hoshikawa Mikuru -
Hoshikawa Keichiro -
Shirokami Yuki - They were friends and a part of the same generation when they were understudies of AKB0048. 
==Gallery==
HoshikawaAimi.png|Aimi in SC0126. 
Aimi.png|Aimi as Maeda Atsuko the 18th (SC0117). 
==Trivia==
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