Akira Hoshino

Akira Hoshino is a member of Interlunium. She is a part of the subunit PichiPichi PASSION!!!

Akira features in the songs Level Up! and Idol Road, and is the singer of Electric Blue Supernova.

## Background

Interlunium’s ball of sunshine, Akira Hoshino, was born on August 7th to Reo and Mayumi Hoshino. She was fortunate enough to be born into a wealthy family, with her father being the CEO of a mega-corporation and her mother running various non-profit organizations. Since the both of them were very successful, they had high expectations for their only child. They wanted her to be perfect, so they started to plan out her entire life, from what schools she would attend to what she would wear and eat. They wanted their daughter to be musically talented as well, so they had her learn the piano, violin, and flute. On top of all of that, she was taught both traditional and contemporary dance, as well as singing. She was expected to also be able to speak Japanese and English fluently, so her parents hired a nanny that only spoke English to supplement her lessons. Akira soon grew to become a young prodigy, as her accumulation of skills allowed her to be almost perfect at everything. Everyone around her viewed her as a treasure, but no one knew about what it took for her to be this flawless.

Maybe it was because she was still so young, but Akira was surprisingly okay with all of this. She always felt happy when someone would praise her and she never wanted to lose that feeling of pride. She was able to face everything with a happy and optimistic point of view, but just like any child, she quickly grew bored of this lifestyle. The nine-year-old felt like she had nothing more to learn and found that the the skills she already had were starting to become useless. She consulted her father about her woes, hoping to find some sort of resolution. Reo decided that it was time to let his daughter know of his plan. He told her that once she was older, Reo would step down and have Akira take his place as CEO. Akira was taken aback, not because she was happy of the news, but instead because she found the notion of working at her father’s company to be boring. She couldn’t imagine doing something like this for the rest of her life, but all she could do was just smile and nod. Secretly, Akira longed for the unknown, she wanted her life to be unpredictable. Just one moment where it wasn’t dictated by her parents or anyone else. She wanted to be free. She got the courage to admit this to her parents, who were both speechless and this blatant defiance. They were disappointed in both her and themselves, how could they have done so much and still raise such a disobedient daughter? Shocked at their response, Akira decided that enough was enough. She quit all of her lessons, citing that she was proficient enough and didn’t need to learn any more. She instead picked up additional dance lessons, much to her parent’s relief, hoping that this was the end of her little rebellious phase. Aside from that, nothing changed for the time being. She still excelled in her academics and continued to partake in her singing and dancing lessons.

When she was twelve, Akira decided to hang out with some boys from her school. While they were all walking around, she was handed a flier for some sort of idol event nearby. Curious, they all went to see what the excitement was all about. The venue was pretty small and not a lot of people were present, but it didn’t seem to faze the girls who were on the stage performing. The boys laughed at the idols, whose dance moves were less than satisfactory and their pitch was off in some spots, but Akira forcefully told them to hush up. She was mesmerized by the whole thing. Even though they weren’t the best, those girls were still able to go out there and perform with smiles on their faces. It was at that point that a passion was ignited within her. She had found it. She wanted to be like them. Free.

As soon as she could, she gathered her parents and told them her intentions of becoming an idol. This was obviously shut down as soon as she even mentioned the word ‘idol’, but that didn’t stop Akira. She continued to practice dance and when she was fourteen, joined a dancing crew to hone her skills. She would then spend most of her time out at arcades or just wander around the city that she was protected from as a young child. She became impulsive and just did whatever came to her mind, anything that would keep her away from the house, where an eventual scolding would happen.

When she turned seventeen, she was scouted by an I MY ME producer who was out, looking for talent. This was amazing news to Akira, as this is what she wanted after so long. She had tried other companies, but they knew of the Hoshino name and were reluctant to accept her. This was her first real offer and she accepted it immediately, not caring about what her parents would have to say. After she went through the training and lessons, she was soon approached by Rinko Hanazawa, who invited her to join Interlunium.

## Other Data

Akira attends Kajiyashiki Public High School.

Akira was designed by her voice actor, Kayli Mills.

A poster featuring Akira can be seen in Rinko's room in the Level Up preview video.

Her Blood Type is O+.

She placed tenth in the 2018 popularity poll  and eleventh in the 2019 popularity poll.

She was ranked ninth in the 2020 popularity poll  and eighth in the 2021 popularity poll.

She features in several issues of the 4koma: 10, 18, and 27.

Her Fantasy Class is Martial Artist.

Her other Stats are: LVL: 80, ATK: 250, DEF: 140, AGI: 130, DEX: 110, INT: 80, LU: 75.

## Gallery

Akira's 2018 Birthday Art. Drawn by Swakoo.Kanon, Chiyo, and Akira wearing the Kajiyashiki Public High School uniform.
## References

1. ↑ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yYmyWYPM02QjyrsZCjQBbqbgREhaotUlghWTGnpn41I/edit?usp=sharing
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/KayliMills/status/958901080137515009
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/66V85Ns2e5k?t=20s
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/Interluniums/status/997967425785225218
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/Interluniums/status/1088169066928488449
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/Interluniums/status/1230186540715958273
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/Interluniums/status/1366070665271533571