Hotaru Shiragiku

Born under an unlucky star, Hotaru is a girl who suffers from endless bad luck and misfortune. She is quite aware of her negative karma, and worries she's responsible for all the bad things that happen around her. Because she thinks her bad luck can impact nearby people, she apologizes for the misfortune others have in her presence. Everything in life seems to be rigged against her, except being an idol. No matter how bad things become, she always hopes it will get better. She firmly believes that a lot of work and dedication will allow her to work herself into a good place. Hotaru buys several good luck charms, and considers the Producer to be this for her as well. Interestingly, Hotaru was cast as a crazy, killer dragon along with Natalia in a Sword-And-Sorcery themed fantasy movie. She appeared to revel in the role. In Starlight Stage, it was revealed that Hotaru used to work for another agency. She met the Producer during the shooting of a TV show, but after the show she ended up being fired when her agency became bankrupt. When the Producer talked to her, she revealed that every agency she had worked for ended in bankrupt. She considered herself responsible because of her bad luck, and she is about to give up on her dream of becoming an idol. The Producer scouted her and told her that she can still find happiness as an idol. With tears in her eyes, Hotaru accepted the offer.[1] In the tie in Cinderella Girls Theater skits, Hotaru is as unlucky as ever. She is introduced as being a groping victim of Atsumi Munakata, and drops a flower pot on Yoko Saito. She finds dark villains as an easier role to play than heroes. Hotaru buys lots of good luck charms and appears to be superstitious, believing that it is bad luck to cross the path of black cats. She constantly apologizes for the misfortune of other around her, and will sometimes burst into tears because of it.