Hinata

Brought to the store by Iwami, a hangout kid that loves hiphop. He is good at gaining people’s favour with his brazen charm. *- Official description*

A little devil by nature who is yet to know the ways of the world. A trendy youngster whose cheeky attitude is balanced out by his charm. He has a strong obsession with hiphop and is a self proclaimed Team B fan. He is a fan of Heath especially. *- In-game description*

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## Appearance

Hinata is a young man with a small and slim build. He has longish blond hair and his bangs are styled to the side with hairclips. His eyes are light purple and sharp. He dresses stylishly and has multiple ear piercings and a tongue piercing.

## Personality

Hinata is bubbly and cheerful and possibly a little naïve. He is a huge fan of Team B and was very excited to see their performance and meet them. He loves hiphop music and says that it gave him hope and the courage to move forward.

## History

***(This section contains main story spoilers!)***

Hinata was brought to Starless by Iwami, he is a huge fan of Team B and wanted to join their team. He doesn't know where or what his parents are up to and it's implied he's been living off Iwami's help for some time. He used to work as Iwami's assistant, helping him out with odd jobs, we wasn't paid much but Iwami always provided him with food. Due to wanting to be more independent, Hinata has stopped relying on Iwami which means he's low on cash and doesn't eat as much.

Despite Mizuki initially rejecting him outright, by hanging around him more Hinata was able to get Mizuki to warm up to him. Mizuki eventually decides to have Hinata put in as Team B's understudy, much to Lico's displeasure.

Since Kei and the rest of the staff still don't trust Hinata fully due to him being brought in by Iwami, he is put on a trial period before he's to be officially accepted.

Hinata is shown to not be very good at performing but he's willing to do his best to improve, desperately wanting to stand on stage alongside B one day. Hinata is also a song writer, inspired by Heath who he claims to deeply respect. Upon listening to Hinata's song however, Heath dismisses it, saying he doesn't like it and walks out. Ran and Kongou both agree that on a technical level his song isn't bad, but the lyrics are very hopeful, which doesn't fit with B's image. They're also things Heath never writes about in his songs.

Since Hinata is an understudy, he is told by Mizuki that if he wants to actually get on the stage, then he has to take one of them down. He tells Hinata to come at him like he means it once he's ready, otherwise he'll stay an understudy forever. After this conversation, Hinata is seen on the phone to someone, beside himself with the fact he's finally been accepted into B and that he'll definitely get them to recognise him as an official member. Hinata then happily says "I’ll practise a whole bunch, catch up to Heath and then… All I have to do is kick him out!"

## Trivia

* The name Hinata was given to him by Iwami.
* Heath is very uncomfortable with his colour, stating multiple times that it's strange and that he doesn't know why it's like that.
* Hinata has a twin brother that he calls and talks with often.

## References

1. ↑ S5CH5
2. ↑ Off day 4\* card story