Episode 49 - To Become the Number One Star!

To Become the Number One Star! (一番星になれ！) is the fourty-ninth episode of the Aikatsu Stars! Anime Series. It aired on March 23rd, 2017.

Summary
Finally, the time has come for Yume to take the stage. Challenging the current S4 member Hime Shiratori, in a serious stage in which she's risking everything... Yume is worried, unsure how to go about her performance. In that moment, she receives a phone call from a certain someone. Here and now, Yume shines in her own special way, and the curtain rises upon her full power stage---!

Characters

 * Yume Nijino
 * Hime Shiratori
 * Laura Sakuraba
 * Mahiru Kasumi
 * Ako Saotome
 * Koharu Nanakura
 * Tsubasa Kisaragi
 * Yozora Kasumi
 * Yuzu Nikaidō
 * Lilie Shirogane
 * Saya Akashi
 * Arisa Sakamoto
 * Yuri Ashida
 * Miki Katsura
 * Haruka☆Ruka
 * Subaru Yūki
 * Nozomu Igarashi
 * Kanata Kira
 * Asahi Kasumi
 * Anna Hibiki
 * Hikaru Moroboshi
 * Dave Satō
 * Tamagorō Miwa
 * Momoko Yachigusa
 * Hotaru Yukino
 * Kokoro Momoi
 * Coco
 * Nico
 * Masaru Nijino
 * Kyoko Nijino

Trivia

 * The episode's title is taken from the chorus of STAR JET!.
 * This is the first Aikatsu Stars! episode to not show the opening sequence since Episode 1.
 * The Lovely Rainbow Dream Coord make its debut in this episode.
 * The final result of Song Class's S4 Selection: Hime places first, Yume in second, Laura in third, Lilie in fourth and Yuri in fifth.
 * This episode marks Koharu Nanakura's first physical appearance since her departure in Episode 30.
 * Subaru makes his appearance and speaks with the headmaster the second time since Episode 27.
 * The "Live" stage version of STAR JET! is seen in this episode rather than the standard "Dance" stage.