Aikatsu Era! 2021 Birthdays ~~

3/1/2021: Hatsuko Kosaka's birthday

Kosaka Hatsuko 小坂 はつこ

Good afternoon everyone! Or good morning or evening, depending on when you're seeing this. Wow, a lot has happened in the past year, right? It's 2021 right now, and everyone is probably stuck in quarantine due to the pandemic. Well, thanks to social media, we idols are still able to deliver performances to you fans. That's great, isn't it?

Alright, since I'm the first one here, I should really introduce this series. It all started when my friends and I were searching for ideas to entertain the fans for 2021. And due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we're unable to hold any live performances at the moment. Then Reyna decided, why not have a miniseries of us on our birthdays? We all agreed to do it. She all said it would be great to let Idyllic, the unit consisting of Strobe Line and Scintilla from SIS, join us.

Pleiades Shower from Pearl Star Academy and Idyllic from Skyline Idol School will be sharing some fun facts about ourselves and also play a game of luck. Hope that you'll enjoy this series from me to Tan Yumi. That's 14 birthdays in total. Come to think about it, Tan's birthday was just a few days ago. Did you greet her happy birthday? I'm sure some of you did.

Well, I think I've said enough regarding the series. Now, let me tell you more about myself.

My name is Kosaka Hatsuko, and today, January 3rd, is my birthday. In case you're wondering how old I am, I turned 19 today. That's fast now that I think about it. But can you believe that Ayame and Shibagaki Gin will be 20 this year? Wow, they'll be old enough to drink alcohol. I hope Ayame doesn't get drunk on her birthday, that'll be an issue especially since her health isn't the best. Oh, I'm getting out of topic. Sorry.

Anyway, I was born in Osaka, but my family moved to Tokyo when I was 3 years old. We lived near my paternal uncle and aunt. Currently, my uncle, Kosaka Seiichi, is the top designer of my preferred brand, Celestial Goth. Since I became an idol, I had been the muse of his brand.

Before my time as an idol, when I was 4, I took up singing classes. Then a year later, I learned how to play the piano and flute. At 9 years old, during the day of my singing performance, I came across a group of people panicking. Being the curious girl I was, I looked over to find out that one of the ballerinas passed out. So I gave her parents a bottle of water in case she needed it, and that's when I learned that her name was Ayame.

A few days later, I was hanging out in the park near my house which had a stage. Since it was not in use at that time, I stood there and began singing. All of a sudden, a girl about my age just told me that my singing was wonderful. I was so nervous, and then she introduced herself to me. That girl was Akizora Ayame, the same girl who passed out a few days ago. I felt surprised to see her again. It was from her meeting did I learn about Aikatsu.

Ayame and I became friends since then. We didn't even go to the same primary school, but we were always so close. On Tanabata, the two of us participated in this live performance event. That was the first time we sang together. The feeling of being on stage with someone, your friend, I couldn't understand it at that time. But I thought about it, and then I realised, I wanted to be an idol alongside Ayame. I wanted to support her dream of being an idol, just like Himari Ichika, her inspiration. So the two of us applied for Pearl Star Academy together and called our unit Capella, the brightest star in the constellation Auriga. Did you know that Capella is actually made of two main stars and two smaller ones? Just like Capella, Ayame and I are two lights shining as one.

Well, of course, Capella disbanded due to Ayame's health. But I'll never forget that together, we were able to become the top unit. Now, it seems that Coconut Ice is eager to surpass us as the top duo unit. We'll see about that. Shibagaki Kiyoko and Hidaka Sayako are unique and talented after all.

You know, I miss Pearl Star Academy since I graduated. But I'll never forget my moments there. My Pleiades Shower members are amazing girls. I'm sure one day, one of them will become the next Top Star after me, don't you think so?

I think I should really move on to the fun facts about me.

1) I went to the same primary school as Sayako. That's right, I was her math tutor.

2) My favourite food is garlic bread. That's not too weird coming from me, is it? It's good! My aunt makes wonderful garlic bread.

3) Uncle Seiichi thought me how to stargaze. It's one of my favourite hobbies.

4) My best school subject is Math. Yes, I can do Math. After that, it would be Japanese.

5) Apparently I share a lot of similarities with Miyama Kageki. We're both from Osaka, we have the same blood type, B, we're born in the same year except I'm a school year above him, and we both play the piano. Wow, I can't believe there's someone so similar to me.

6) If I weren't an idol, I think I'd be a journalist. Or a politician. Or a lawyer.

7) My favourite part of being an idol would be singing. It's my best attribute.

8) If I could collaborate with one of the SIS students, maybe I'd go with Miyama or Minami.

9) I love reading gothic literature. It's so... gothic. And gothic lolita dresses are so pretty.

10) I'd say my inspiration to be an idol would be Ayame, obviously. But Natura and Coconut Ice also motivate me to continue shining as the top idol.

Now, enough about me! Time to spin the wheel! Oh, I should explain this.

The 14 of us will be given 1000 virtual flowers. We spin the wheel and see how many flowers we end up getting. The person with the most flowers wins. So it's basically gambling. Kids, please don't spend your money on gambling, you'll end up broke. Gamble flowers instead.

Alright, let's spin the wheel and see how many flowers I get in the end.

1.5 1.7 2.4
0.2 ⬆️ 1.2
0.1 0.3 0.5

You won 1700 🌸

Nice! 1700 flowers! That's pretty good. There's a 1/9th chance of getting more flowers than me. Let's see how many flowers the next 13 will get.

Did you guys enjoy today's event? I certainly did. Unfortunately, we have come to the end of my birthday event. But don't worry, there will be 13 more of these this year. Next up after me will be Aikyou Yana on February 24th. Please look forward to that!

Right! I can't forget to give you all some words of encouragement. Everyone, do your best in your work and make sure you have a proper schedule. Don't forget to rest after working!

Alright then, thank you all for joining me. See you, everyone!

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A/N: This will be the new book for 2021 birthdays. Like last year, I will be doing birthday drawings, but this year they will be digitally drawn. However, I won't be able to upload them on the same day as the birthday chapters as I'm currently super busy. Hatsuko's birthday image will be done later. Please enjoy that Picrew for now :P

Thanks for reading!