Ichika Hoshiawa

Ichika Hoshimiya(いちか宮), Is the main protagonist of Next Melody, project and series. She Is a student at Starlight Academy, Ichika Is a lovely type Idol whose preferred brand Is Blossoming Angel Ichika Is currently 12 years old.

Bio Ichika Is a Middle School student, who goes to PriPara Idol Academy. Although before she went she worked at her Families Cafe. Cooking, for the customers as seen In Episode Two. Ichika was always wanting to become a Idol, although she didn't have much of a reason expect to follow her Mothers path. She looks up to both of her friends, Lala, and Ayumi  as they helped her when she needed help on Idols. Although when Ichika saw what being a Idol meant, she wanted to become one not to follow her Mothers footsteps but to make her own Melody, to create smiles and dreams like Idols do. After that she started training along with Lala Nijino, and Ayumi Shiratori. Although when she failed to pull off a concert,  Ichigo encouraged Ichika to go to America due to her Cousin Inviting her to train there for a year Ichika accepted It and went over to America along with Lala Nijino and Ayumi Shiratori. Staying there to train once again, after coming back and finally being able to pull off a concert, Ichika set on her Path to becoming a Idol. When Ichika did It perfectly no one was shocked due to the fact now  Audition are common. But as pointed out by Miyuki, Ichika had a shine to her that pulled the Audience In making them want to sing along with her.

Appearance Ichika Is a fair-skinned young girl who has medium length tortialla brown thick hair that reaches up to her shoulders, with slight dark tortialla brown curly ends. She Is usually seen having a oversized ribbon on her hair. Which has a heart In the center, Ichika has Flame Yellow golden eyes. Before Ichika became a Idol at PriPara Idol Academy she was seen wearing her default Middle School Uniform from her old school, although she soon changed to her Default PriPara Idol Academy uniform as she attends the Academy now. When she excerises she ties her hair up as two small sized buns, with a slight curl sticking out. She wears a excerising outfit, which Is a white tracksuit with Purple sleeves, and a small sized Star on her chest which Is Purple. As seen In Episode 9 she wears a short sleeved white shirt that shows her shoulders. The shirt has  flower designs decorated onto them, along with blue shorts that reaches to her upper legs, for her undercover outfit. Ichika's preferred brand Is Blossoming Angel, which Is a Lovely Type Brand created by Yumi Tenshi. She Is seen wearing mostly the Purple Coords and sometimes Pink. Ichika has worn many Coords from Various Brands.

Personality

Ichika Is seen to be Cheerful, very normal for a Main Protagonist. She Is a gung-ho girl who spreads happiness, and usually looks on the bright side of things. Ichika, Is known to break lots of Sterotypes for being very smart. Although, Ichika Is quite dense when It goes under the topic Romance. Ichika likes to prank, as seen In Episode 10 she'd pull various pranks, due to the fact she's mishevious. She gets along with anybody and everyone, even her Rivals or her haters. As seen In the Halloween Special, Ichika doesn't have much fears making It so she can't get scared easily. It has been pointed out Ichika has a sweet, personality that Influences those around her to try harder. Although, Ichika doesn't take kindly to Insults. If someone were to Insult her, she'd become very stubborn. She Is quite straightforward and shares most of her Personality with her Mother. Ichika Is straight forward and full of curiousty making her want to set out on Adventures more than others, she Is seen as brave and courageous. Ichika Is the Typical Main Protagonist type, due to the fact she has the common personality. Although, not all of her personality Is alike to her mother or to a normal Main protagonist. Background Ichika wanted to be an Idol ever since she was young due to her Mother, she thought nothing less of It than being an Idol. But when she saw AZAEL perform, she Instantly fell In love. Not the concert, but on how Idols can open new dreams and create smiles. And Instantly put a smile on your face, so from then Ichika wanted to make those who are sad happy, and those who are happy happier. She wants to create new dreams and smiles, from then she tried her best. Ichika grew up with her older sister Sapphire, and parents. It Is mentioned that there old house was a cottage In a forest. With a even bigger strawberry garden, and flower garden than what they have, Ichika used to work In the cafe that Ichigo owns.

Relationships

Ayumi Shiratori - Ayumi met Ichika at the start of Kindergarden, whilst Ichika was climbing on the tree to get the little cat down. Ichika saw Ayumi crying, the worried Ichika soon realized that Ayumi was one of her classmates. Ichika brought the kitty down, and put It Into Ayumi's hands cheering her up. With a smile, Ayumi read lots of Idol books so she taught Ichika some of the things. Ayumi Is very close to Ichika, as they are best friends. Ayumi Is a fellow member of Shooting Star Lala Nijino - Lala met Ichika at the start of Kindergarden, when Ichika was giving out Idol decorated desserts, Lala noticed and really wanted the Rice one. Ichika saw her, so she gave her one. Ichika loved how Lala always ate rice, so she became closer. They are best friends. Lala Is a fellow member of Shooting Star, and SaMiIc Shine! Serenity Futaba - Ichika met Serenity around Primary years, when they were quite young. She was really worried for Serenity as she was crying and always shy, so she went up to Serenity and became friends with her. She'd stand up for her If anyone bullied her. They are quite close. Serenity Is a fellow member of SaMiIc Shine! Cera - Both Cera and Ichika are quite close, they both entered the Sweet VampVamp auditions together. She met Cera when she first walked Into class, seeing the unique girl who was getting flustered over some of her classmates talking about her mother Yurika. Cera - Ichika met Cera whilst she walked Into Class. She saw Cera turning stubborn when people talked about how Yurika Is amazing, Cera complimented her Mother quite a lot and also showed Vampire character. Ichika laughed, and went up to her asking If she's a real Vampire. After that, they became quite close and entered Sweet VampVamp auditions together. Hazuki - Ichika met Hazuki whilst eating a Strawberry Parfait, she saw her eating a Blueberry Parfait with Minami, and Instantly started talking to her as she seemed more approachable than other people. From there, their relationship boosted up. Ichika was surpised as Rainbows always appeared when she saw Hazuki. Sapphire - Sapphire Is the older sister of Ichika, the eldest daughter of the Hoshimiya family. Ichika adores Sapphire, and loves her very much. Both of them are seen to have an amazing relationship as sisters, and Ichika looks up to Sapphire and hopes to be like her. Sapphire has seen to always protect Ichika, and to pop up when she needs help the most. Kou - She met Kou whilst walking around town, where she couldn't afford a Strawberry Cupcake. Kou bought the Cupcake for her, and also Insulted her. Ichika got flustered and Insulted him back, they have a funny relationship as they'd always Insult each other. Though Kou usually saves and helps her with troubles. Ichika Is very at debt with him. As sooner falls In love with him, later on they start dating. Karin - She met Karin because she stood out, whilst Ichika was jogging she saw a girl who was eating candy and not jogging. So she talked to her, from there both of them became super close. They both entered the DokiDoki Heart auditions together. Tani - Both of them are seen to be close, and has entered the same Auditions together. Tani and Ichika get super along, and Ichika goes to Tani when she Is In need of Advice. Kira - Ichika knew she was the daughter of Kirara when she first saw her, as she looked exactly like her mother, although her Personality Is quite different. Ichika got close to her and loved how she acted hilarious, she looks up to her like a Dank and Swag BTS Senpai. Hina - She looks up to Hina, as seen In Episode 20 when she meets Hina. She looks at Hina as a amazing Teacher as Hina helps her train to get back to her normal self. Both of them have a good relationship, they paired up for the Maidens of Elegance unit challenge. Hiyori - She met Hiyori during Episode 20 when she went over to Hina's mansion. She was quite surpised that Hina had a twin. Although, they get on quite well.

Etymology Ichika (いちか, Ichika)  means 'Strawberry Flower' a refrence to why she represents flowers In most concerts, and her Love for both strawberries and flowers. Quotes "The Fresh Melodies In Our Hearts, Let Them Blossom  Next Melody  Is starting!" -At the start of every Episode ''Budding like a flower, with angely wings growing. Creating new Melodies,  Ichika Hoshimiya! Ready to create new dreams and smiles.'' -Ichika's Catchphrase "Although some stars stop glowing, It doesn't mean they aren't shining. Stars shine In a different way, so do we. Even when we feel like we can't shine, we shine like a radiant star, itself." -Ichika talking to Mielle "I keep failing, I want to reach the top but I always get pushed down. I'm in a dark ocean drowning, so why do I keep trying... why..? I want to make everyone smile and carve out there futures, I want them to experience a heart pounding moment. I love being an Idol, there will be obstacles, but It's another part of my Aikatsu!" -To Fellow SaMiIc Shine Members (Amai, Lala) "Sometimes I think, how does the sun shine so brightly, how can I shine like that? I've realised something today, I don't need to try to shine like the sun. I'll shine In my own way, I won't try to follow someone else's path, but my own. From now on, I'll be my own rhythm, I'll be my own sun!" -To Cera at the auditions

"Although I'm not as radiant as you, our rhythms are the same. We will shine bright together, no matter how dark It is we will light It up. Let's become two radiant stars together, I accept with all my heart!" - Ichika to Ayumi about her unit proposal for the competition

"Minto-Chan, I love your tea. I'm glad I met you, you taught me that even when others are shining. And you feel jealous a bit, you are always and always will be yourself, shining like yourself. You taught me to love myself now, no matter how unfortunate the experiences are, I'll keep walking ahead to my path, to the future!" -To Minto at the tea party

"What Is this feeling in my heart, I don't know why but you are super special to me. And every time we spend moments together I get warmth in my chest, I might be sick. I know I'm sick, it's too weird.. even though you call me a Idiot and I call you names back, why Is this happening!!" -Confession To Kou

"Thank you, for always staying by my side. Protecting me all the way, giving me a push. I'm so grateful for all you've done for me, so hopefully. This will be a gift towards you, this concert shall be what I feel towards you. I'm grateful that you never left me, and always helped me. Stayed by my side and gave me a helping hand when I needed It, I love you Onee-Chan!" -To Sapphire

"Strawberry Parfait Is life. It was past down for generations!! You shall not mock Strawberry Parfait!!" -Ichika In the Strawberry Parfait Battle

"At first those shining stars weren't shining, they became shiny once they found there radiance." -To her fans

"I'll be your light in the darkness, your shining hope. Take my hand! And let's never give up." -To Everyone

"Double Rainbows, shows us the way. The path, when we are lost. All we need to do Is follow it and we can find the way back! You want to design the new premium coord right! Even if I don't get it, I know you love making coords and that's what makes me happy. The special feeling I get when I wear your coords, is the best for me! So do not fret. Let's find the way back, towards the rainbow! Towards the sun!" -To the Designer of "Blossoming Angel", Yumi

"My wings will sprout like a Blossoming Angel, I will grow until I reach the sun! And then I'll reach a new dream. My Aikatsu! Only just started, hehe~" -Ichika to Chiyo

"Sakura-Senpai, you are special! Thank you so much for training me.. you are like the Goddesses that guided me the angel sprouting. Without you, how will the flowers Blossom?" -To Sakura Seki

"Huehuehue, let's ambush those boys hehe hehe!" -Ambushing the boys dorm

"I have a Strawberry Parfait, I have Tea. I have Strawberry Parfait Tea!" -Talking In the cafe

"It's really Shooting Stars. We will shine like them on stage today, like a radiant Sirius!" -To Ayumi and Lala ''Lately, I, Myself have been sad. Because I knew that I couldn't give you smiles If I myself was sad. But then I realized, It's not only me who wants you to smile. Everyone does, not only me but all my friends. And even you all want everyone else to smile! Even me! So let's all sing together!'' -To Everyone ''Why would our Mothers define us? Just because we have Parents that were Idols doesn't mean we have the advantage nor do they define us. I believe, we all have our own Shine no matter what our Parents jobs are.'' -Ichika In a Interview ''The Beach Is so dirty, what can we do..? Mhm.... Cera your a Genius! Lets make a Event where we clean the Beach with everyone!'' -The Ocean Episode ''No one came, even though this Ocean Is amazing, no one came to actually clean the Beach... How about we call the Dolphins and animals of the Sea, to dance with us In the Ocean? It'll be like a Concert! But In our swimsuits and Ocean, with the animals, and that might make a crowd and we can ask that crowd to help us!'' -To Everyone ''The Ocean Is shining, and the sunset Is beautiful. I'm so glad It's finally clean! Can't you hear that? It's the Melody of the Sea'' -Near the ending of the Ocean Episode ''My Cousin! What are you doing here? I'm so glad! I thought you were In America!'' -Speaking In a other language of the start 'My Cousin' and the rest In her normal language. To her cousin from America. ''I'm really glad I was chosen for Kiseki Stars, as you know I'm not as strong nor talented as others. But I believe, hard work will pay off. I know some of you will think It's weird, but I believe there's a Melody In everything. You just have to open your heart to hear It, thank you so much, watch my Melodies sprout!'' -When she got Into Kiseki Stars ''Heyhey I'm Ichika Hoshimiya, I've been a Idol for quite some time now. But I know, that I still have a long way to go! Even so I'm happy I could put smiles on your faces, though, I'll make sure to open new dreams for you all! Ichika Hoshimiya, the last member of Kiseki Stars!'' -Ichika's Kiseki Stars Introduction ''Hey Kiri! Wanna do a concert together? We don't need a crowd, only our Imagination!'' -To Kiri ''Kiri, next time. We will put on a Real Concert. I believe you will become a Idol! No I know It Kiri, work hard and get better. When you do. Set out on the path ahead of you! I'll be waiting! Also! Thank you for today, It was super super fun. Lets do the Strawberry Parfait eating contest again, hehe. See you tomorrow Kiri! Yep! It's not goodbye!'' -To Kiri ''Mielle, your a real angel!? That's amazing! That's truly amazing, hehe'' -To Mielle ''Mielle-Senpai, what do you think a Idol Is? For me, It's not about the coords or money or anything from It. It's about how I can truly shine to give everyone Including you! New smiles and dreams so you can set out on a new path, or your first path. Being a Idol, Is someone who can make everyones hearts open.'' -To Mielle about being a Idol ''Yeah the person who made me Is Ako-Chan aka the one who Is writing this quote for me on my Wiki Page, hello who ever Is reading this! Let's be friends!'' -On the April Fools special. ''Miyuki, Chiyo, Mielle, and Sakura. I know you aren't a Unit anymore together, but please reconsider! It's hard to express but all of you are like Angels from Melodies around us, you Inspired me, and many others, having a fight and parting ways shows your super close to show your true self! So please..'' -To Miyuki, Chiyo, Mielle and Sakura Seki ''What, the reason your not a Unit anymore Is because.. because.. your dying?'' -To Sakura Seki ''If you want to have your Last concert with them, then do It! Sakura-Senpai your amazing, I'll make your wish come true!'' -To Sakura Seki

Plot Ichika always wanted to become a Idol, as seen In the first  Next Melody movie she poured her heart out Into becoming an Idol. At the start of the movie, Ichika Is seen to be trying to plant Flowers. Ichigo talked to Ichika about becoming an Idol, and the responsibilites of having to be one. Ichika replying, that she'd much rather give It a try then not try at all. When Ichika finished up, she headed Into the house. Where she got a call from Ayumi, telling Ichika that she left her book at her house. In a hurry, Ichika decided to go pick It up. When Ichika got to the house, Ayumi was holding Two Idol tickets, to a AZAEL concert. Ichika soon realizing that Ayumi might of lied, to surpise Ichika with tickets. Ayumi Invited Ichika to the concert along with her and Lala, and Ichika decided to go. The next day, both of them head to the Concert. On the way Ayumi getting nervous, and Ichika helping Ayumi. When they finally entered It. They all sat down, feasting their eyes on the Unit's concert, Ichika couldn't take her eyes off them, they were dragging the crowds In and making more people watch there concert. Ichika then fell In love with Idols more, as before she just wanted to become a Idol to follow her Mother's footsteps, but now realized how Important an Idol's job Is, she then wanted to create new smiles and dreams. Determined Ichika trained for a whole year until the auditions came, as Ayumi was watching the auditions hoping both Lala and Ichika will pass. Ichika did her concert, pulling off an appeal miraculously but In the end not passing, Ichika got very depressed but she pulled off a smile. That following day, Ichika got Invited to America by her cousin to train for another year to try to become a Idol. Accepting that request and telling Ayumi, aswell as Lala. Both of them wanting to come along, Ichika let them come along. For that year all of them trained, until the time was right to come back. When they did, they were much better, although they finally fit the Basic Idol. For them It's really hard to become a Idol, Ichika barely passed that day but she did, to herself she passed with flying colours. Taking Part In Auditions The auditions nowadays seems quite harder, Ichika being troubled by the fact she couldn't get Into a Audition. Entered Into the least viewed one. Finding out that Audition was actually the hardest there was, and It was the most viewed but no one knew. As Ichika trained  for the audition, decided to take a break. Going to Central Town, and making a cake for fun. There she meets Kou, the one who was extremely mean to Ichika; they didn't get along one bit. After there little fued, Ichika headed back. Finishing up her training, the following day. The auditions got changed, It was the following day Instead of tomorrow. So Ichika only had four hours left to train, there she devoted herself to train. Alongside her friends, helping her. When the Auditions came to be, Ichika barely made It In time. Entering with the Heavenly Kimono coord, passing with flying colours. Getting to be the KiraKira girl; although she was dissapointed In herself. Ichika felt as If she could have done something better. The Beach When Ichika woke up to get ready for a other day, she saw a Letter. The Letter was from her Cousin In America, she got surpised as she read It. It was Informing her that her Cousin won Tickets to the best Beach In Japan, although, her cousin couldn't make It she gave the Tickets to Ichika so she could take her sister and her friends, the surpised Ichika accepted the Tickets. And soon Invited nearly everyone, although when they arrived. It was seen that the Beach was super dirty, not only was Kids destroying the Place but Adults too. The troubled Ichika didn't know what to do, until Cera mentioned a Idea to actually clean up the Place. Then Ichika got the Idea, to start up a Event. Where everybody will clean the place to look for treasures! And on the end of It, they will do a concert.

Although, only Ichika, Cera, Karin, Ayumi, Lala, Sapphire was there. They needed more people, as they thought on who to Invite they were surpised by lots of there friends. Itsuki, Haru, Kou, Mitsuo, Hina, Hiyori, Mielle, Chiyo, Miyuki, and Sakurano, Taka, Miyu, and more. They all agreed to help as they wanted to do something, from there they started handing out Posters. In the end no one came expect from them, the sad Ichika once again had no clue what to do. Then she saw a amazing Idea. She got the Idea to pull off the first 'Sea' concert, everyone was confused until she explained. They will have the concert In the clean Ocean, with swimsuits. They will dance with all the dolphins and much more! Although, Karin asked how to do It since there was no way they could call the Animals of the Sea to help. Miyuki, and Chiyo stood forward. With a grin, Both of them soon started singing a refreshing Melody, which called all the Animals of the Sea. Helping them, to get closer. As they went Into the Ocean and started dancing with the Animals, a crowd of Fans were made. Then all of them shouted, We need to make this Beach clean again! Please help us? As they did. The concert ending with cheers, all the Fans helped them clean up the Beach. As sunset came, they were finally finished. Enjoying the view, and the clean Ocean. As they heard someone walking from behind them, they all turned around to see Ichika's and Sapphire's Cousin smiling with Sakura Seki. Under Working In Progress as the Series Is Still Going On -Plot