User blog:Staraptor Kwan/Question Of The Week: What's the real reason behind Yume's post-performance collapse and her subsequent amnesia?

Here's an question in which you guys might be interested in: Why did Yume collapse after her stage debut, and how come she couldn't remember anything about it?'

At the end of the first episode, Yume shockingly faints just moments after completing her stage debut. Afterwards she wakes up to find herself in the infirmary and her favourite idol Hime watching over her. Yume starts crying because she's feels really honored to be in Hime's presence. After Yume calms down and Hime leaves to inform the others that she has awaken and is feeling all right, Koharu then comes in and tells Yume that her rendition of Aikatsu Step was pretty awesome.

'''Yume:"Huh? What do you mean?" '''

Koharu:"Eh? You don't remember? Takes out her phone and shows Yume an video of her earlier perfomance."

Here comes the shocking part: Yume can't remember her first stage performance at all! When she sees the video, she's like: "Is...this me? Really?" Yeah, Yume seems to be suffering from short term memory loss at this moment.

So here's the entire situation spelled out for you guys. '''Why did Yume faint? And why can't she remember?'''

While I believe that in the near future we will discover the cause behind the current situation Yume is in, I still feel that at this moment we can come up with our own theories; here are mine down below.

Yume might have fainted because...

'''1. The spotlight's glare intensified at the moment when she finished her performance. This is most likely, given the fact that the excessive heat and light can cause an normal human being not used to such harsh conditions to faint in mere moments.'''

'''2. Yume is still a rookie idol and thus doesn't have the necessary amount of stamina to perform under such conditions. Despite the fact that she managed to give us a good performance, and the question of whether she has the skills of an legendary idol in the making still remains, she is still an rookie idol. That is also an very likely scenario.'''

'''3. This is an wild and ridiculous reason, but I am just putting in anyway. On an certain review post, someone said that Yume fainted due to being posessed by the ghost of Aikatsu idols past, who were angry at the fact that they had been replaced by the Aikatsu Stars! anime adaptation. So basically, Mizuki, Ichigo and Akari decided to possess Yume and make faint her as revenge torwards the new series. Yeah, it's funny if ridiculous, but defintely not possible.'''

Now, on to why Yume couldn't remember her first stage perfomance might be because...

'''1. Head trauma caused short term memory loss in Yume's mind. This is an very acceptable theory and the most possible as well. In real life, concussions which damage the brain can also cause memory loss. Depending on the duration, memory loss can lead to dementia, Parkison's disease and at worst Alzhemier's disease. In Yume's case, however, I doubt that the effects of her short term memory loss will last long.'''

'''2. She's not good at remembering things. Yume might be a ditzy person who usually forgets about events or secenarios that happened minutes or hours ago. If she has Alzhemier's disease at such an young age, maybe she should be seeking treatment at a specialized treatment center for patients that have contracted Alzhemier's instead of training to become an idol at Four Stars Academy. Please, don't think that I wrote this to make fun of Yume, I have an friend whose father has Alzhemier's, and to see her in a sad mood due to her father's condition can be heartbreaking. That's why I hope Yume will be fine soon and remember.'''

So, these are my theories on why Yume fainted and couldn't remember her first stage performance as an idol. If you have any theories or ideas of your own, please do write them down in the comments box below! Also, if you can, please try donating funds to help combat and treat Alzhemier's and Parkison's disease at your local hospital! Adios!