Umino Hitomi

Umino Hitomi (海野ひとみ Umino Hitomi) is one of the main Cures in Idol Star Pretty Cure♪. She is a shy and peaceful 14-year-old girl who is said to have the voice of an angel. She is very intelligent, and never gives up. She hates the idea of fighting and war, but will do it for the sake of the world. At the start of the series, she is a second-year student at Yumesaki Academy.

Hitomi's Pretty Cure alter ego is Cure Serenade (キュアセレナーデ Kyua Serenāde), the Rhythm of Hope whose theme colour is blue.

Appearance
As a civilian, Hitomi has long dark blue hair that reaches to her waist, and her bangs are parted down the left side, and the ends curl inwards to frame her face. She also has blue eyes. She wears a dress with the skirt blue, and the top white, and has blue patterns on the top. She also wears blue heels.

As Cure Serenade, her hair grows longer, and turns light blue. She wears a golden tiara with a row of pearls adorning the bottom of it, and at the very top is a big blue diamond. She wears a purple, blue, and white top with pale ruffles going over the chest, down the front, and the sleeves themselves. At the bottom of the frilled lines are tiny blue bows, matching the Idol Star insignia right in the centre of the chest. The sleeves had ruffled lining to match the rest of the top. She also wears a purple, blue, and white oriented skirt with ruffled lining and a pale blue layer of frills beneath it. Her shoes are blue heels lined with purple. On top of the toe are rows of pearls with a blue gem in the center. For the right ankle there is a gold, intricate ankle bracelet. Her arm protectors are short with blue ribbons on the wrists. She also has silver earrings with light blue centres.

Personality
Hitomi is a 14-year-old girl in her second year at Yumesaki Academy. She is a shy but sweet-natured girl 14-year-old girl who has the voice of an angel, and is very intelligent. She is peaceful and never gives up, no matter how difficult the task may be. Her favourite type of Star Cards are "Bright Future".

On stage and as a Cure, she is a completely different person. She is more serious, and is bent on getting the job done. She is also more graceful, and never lets anything distract her. She will keep fighting or singing until her task is completed.

History
TBA

Relationships
TBA

Cure Serenade
Cure Serenade (キュアセレナーデ Kyua Serenāde) is the alter Pretty Cure ego of Umino Hitomi. Like her teammates, Cure Serenade has the power of music, but she also has the power over water. Her voice is very beautiful and powerful, which can give her enemies headaches. Unlike her teammates, she can predict the enemy's next move. Her basic attack is Serenade Echo.

Cure Serenade
Hitomi holds up her transformation Star Cards, and she inserts them into the Idol Bracelet. She then shouts out "Pretty Cure, Live Start!", and turns the rainbow dial on the Idol Bracelet, which begins the transformation. Hitomi's hair grows longer and changes colour, and she runs into three large cards, and her shirt, skirt and shoes appear. She places her feet on a puddle of water, which causes ripples to be formed, and those ripples move upwards, while surrounding her body, which causes any parts of her outfit to be formed, and Hitomi puts her hands over her chest, and takes her hands away again, forming her emblem. She then strikes a pose before flying down from the sky and introducing herself.

Attacks
Serenade Echo - Cure Serenade turns the rainbow dial, which causes the scene to be turned into a concert. Cure Serenade stands on the stage, with her Idol Microphone already summoned. She then starts to sings her character song, and she shouts the attack name after the song. She releases the attack to purify the target.

Etymology
Umino (海野): Umi (海) translates to "sea" and No (の) could translate to either "of the" or "field", coming together to become either "of the sea" or "sea field".

Hitomi (ひとみ): Hitomi is a name that translates to "pupil", a name that is given to girls with especially beautiful eyes.

Her name means "pupil of the sea" or "sea field pupil".

Songs
Hitomi's voice actress, Yoshimura Haruka, has participated in several image songs for the character she voices. Many of them include duets with Fujita Saki, who voices Aihara Utau, Tamura Yukari, who voices Amaterasu Kiyomi, and Hirano Aya, who voices Murasaki Aika.
 * Seven Seas
 * Hope

Duets

 * Voices of Light (along with Fujita Saki)
 * Wonderful Colourful (along with Fujita Saki, Tamura Yukari and Hirano Aya)

Trivia

 * Cure Serenade's design is extremely similar to the Red Stage Coord from Aikatsu!.
 * Hitomi shares her voice actress with Nanase Yui, a supporting character from Go! Princess Pretty Cure.
 * Both girls even share a few similarities.
 * Hitomi shares quite a few similarities with Aoki Reika/Cure Beauty:
 * Both theme colours are blue.
 * Both have dark blue hair in civilian form, and light blue hair in Pretty Cure form.
 * Both have similar powers (since ice is a form of water).
 * Both have polite and calm personalities.
 * Both have great intelligence.
 * Both are soft-spoken.
 * Hitomi is the first blue Cure to achieve fame.
 * She is the sixth Cure overall.
 * Hitomi's birthday falls on February 12, which makes an Aquarius.
 * Coincidentally, Aquarius is known as the "man who carries water", obviously referring to Cure Serenade's power over water.
 * Cure Serenade is the second Cure to sing during her main attack, preceded by her teammate, Aihara Utau/Cure Harmony.