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I'll Go With Sweet Today

***I'll Go With Sweet Today***「今日は甘口で, *Kyō wa amakuchi de*?」, or more commonly known as ***Sweet Today***「今日あま, *Kyō ama*?」, is a fictional Shoujo manga series written by Yoriko Kichijouji, and at some point she had Abiko Samejima as assistant for the manga.

## Summary

The series is about a distrustful girl who finally starts to make friends and falls in love with a foul mouthed boy, who holds another deep secret. Its chapters are collected in 14 volumes.

## Live-Action Adaptation

The live-action adaptation of the series was produced by "an internet TV station" and had six episodes total, with most of the cast being newcomers in acting. Due to the small size of the project, the full story of the manga was cut in some ways while adding some original characters. Later on, it was revealed that the production team prioritized male models with good looks to promote in the future while acting ability was considered secondary.

As a result, the adaptation was poorly received, as fans were disappointed with its quality, particularly the acting. The show received low scores as the viewership went down, and although the final episode received some praise from fans, the show would not continue the manga's story with a sequel.

### Cast

* Melt Narushima as Kanata Aono
* Kana Arima as the unnamed heroine
* Aqua Hoshino as the "villain on the last episode"

## Trivia

* *I'll Go With Sweet Today* also appears in Aka Akasaka's other manga, *Kaguya-sama: Love is War* which takes place in the same universe.
	+ However it is translated as *Today Will Be Sweet* and *I'll Have It Mild Today*. The English localization of the anime also translates the title as "Go Sweet"
* Honoka Yokoyama, animation director for several episodes of the anime is credited for the comic design of Sweet Today for the anime adaptation of both Oshi no Ko and Kaguya Sama.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Kaguya-Sama: Love is War* Manga: Chapter 73
2. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Manga:
 Chapter 15 (p. 5).
3. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Manga:
 Chapter 15 (p. 3), Miyako explained about *Sweet Today'*s Live-Action Adaptation..
4. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Manga:
 Chapter 16 (p. 2), Melt was introduced along with his role in the *I'll Go With Sweet Today* production*.*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Kaguya-Sama: Love is War* Anime: Episode 19
6. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Anime:
 Episodes 3-4.
Chapter 11

## Audition

**Audition**「オーディション, *Ōdishon*?」 is the eleventh chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on July 16, 2020, and in Mangaplus on May 5, 2022.

## Summary

Ruby Hoshino, now fourteen years old, auditions to become an idol. However, Aqua sabotages her attempt to keep her away from the toxic entertainment world and that got their mother killed.

## Characters

* Aqua Hoshino
* Ruby Hoshino
* Ichigo Saitou
* Miyako Saitou
* Taishi Gotanda
* Kana Arima

## References

1. ↑ [第11話] 【推しの子】 (in Japanese). *Young Jump*. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
2. ↑ *Oshi no Ko*. *Mangaplus*. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
Special Chapter

**Special Chapter** is the first special chapter of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in a special edition of *Weekly Young Jump* on August 10, 2022. This chapter is also included in the Oshi no Ko 1st Illustration Collection Glare × Sparkle.

## Summary

Ruby Hoshino was sent a free gift of a weekly magazine that she appears in. Aqua Hoshino notices that she is wearing the same clothes as the one she used on the photographs on the magazine, and called her out. She recounted her experience with the photoshoot, specifically about how the photographers calmed her down with interesting anecdotes and stories from her school. It was revealed in the end that her photographer's name is Kaguya Shirogane.

## Characters

* Aqua Hoshino
* Ruby Hoshino
* Kaguya Shirogane

## References

1. ↑ 週刊ヤングジャンプ増刊「増刊ヤングジャンプヒロイン2」｜週刊ヤングジャンプ公式サイト (in Japanese). *Young Jump*. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
Characters

*Oshi no Ko*  is a Japanese manga series written by Aka Akasaka and drawn by Mengo Yokoyari. The series takes place in a modern-day Japan and features a number of **characters** involved in the Japanese entertainment industry, including the main characters Aqua Hoshino and Ruby Hoshino. The characters, other than the main characters, are listed by the order of their introduction to the story based on the Story Arcs.
Chapter 12

## The Third Option

**The Third Option**「三つ目の選択肢, *Mittsume no Sentakushi*?」 is the twelfth chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on July 30, 2020, and in Mangaplus on May 5, 2022.

## Summary

Ruby was scouted by an agent for an idol company, and after deliberating more ways to stop her, Aqua questioned Ruby directly and lay out the many cons of becoming an idol. But she stubbornly declare that she wants to become like their mother Ai. She was then offered to join B-Komachi's old company as an idol by Miyako Saitou, as they are ready to launch a new idol group after more than a decade.

## Characters

* Ruby Hoshino
* Masashi Tanaka (debut)
* Aqua Hoshino
* Miyako Saitou
* Hikaru Kanzaki (debut)
* Lara (debut)

## References

1. ↑ [第12話] 【推しの子】 (in Japanese). *Young Jump*. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
2. ↑ *Oshi no Ko*. *Mangaplus*. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
Chapter 15

## The Manga Drama

**The Manga Drama**「漫画原作ドラマ, *Manga Gensaku Dorama*?」 is the fifteenth chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on August 27, 2020, and in Mangaplus on May 12, 2022.

## Summary

Ruby confronts Aqua about Kana's offer for him to join the cast of the live-action adaptation of *Sweet Today*, having been told about it by Miyako, much to his annoyance. They then check out the show online but the performances are so awkward that they can only watch a little bit before turning it off. While Miyako deduces that the stars are mostly newbies, Ruby does not understand how Kana, with her years of experience, could be so bad and calls the show "straight-up terrible".

Later, while meeting up at a karaoke bar, Aqua tells Kana about his sister's criticism of the show, and the latter explains that she is holding back to avoid making the other actors look even worse. The two then talk about what it means to be an actor and Kana explains the importance of communication, telling him about how her child actress career suffered because she did not understand this. She also reveals to Aqua that the show has scheduling issues as well, with the actor who was supposed to play his role quitting at the last second, asking for his help to make it at least "watchable".

After coming home and reviewing the script, Aqua realizes that, despite the lacking actors, the film crew and Kana are trying their best.

## Characters

* Ruby Hoshino
* Aqua Hoshino
* Miyako Saitou
* Masaya Kaburagi
* Kana Arima
* Melt Narushima (debut)
* Yoriko Kichijouji (flashback)

## References

1. ↑ [第15話] 【推しの子】 (in Japanese). *Young Jump*. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
2. ↑ *Oshi no Ko*. *Mangaplus*. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
Chapter 113

## Commercial Work

**Commercial Work**「商業作品, *Shōgyō sakuhin*?」 is the one-hundred thirteenth chapter of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

## Summary

Gotanda has Ruby audition for the role of Ai. Ruby is noted to be lacking in the basics despite not being a total loss in terms of acting ability. Kaburagi is unsure at the idea of casting Ruby due to her star power being vastly overshadowed by Frill and is concerned that the movie may end up bombing with Ruby on board. Listening in on the conversation, Aqua decides that this might not be the best call after all as they'll need to have the movie become a box office success. Aqua thinks to himself that having Ruby playing the part of Ai may end up being too traumatic of an experience for her and considers having someone else step in instead.

Frill learns through the grapevine that the production is having problems with the casting process and decides to talk to Ruby one-on-one. She gives her a brief explanation of the Japanese entertainment industry, about how public auditions aren't really a thing, how acting ability doesn't really matter and that only the bigwigs are allowed to pick and choose their roles. Frill is seemingly offended at the idea of lowly production crews picking and choosing their cast.

Frill then tells Ruby that since they're friends, she wants to put all that aside and have a competition with Ruby to see who gets the role, with the loser backing out once the dust settles. Ruby decides to take up Frill on her challenge before Frill interjects and says Akane will be joining the competition.

## Characters

* Ruby Hoshino
* Masaya Kaburagi
* Taishi Gotanda
* Frill Shiranui
* Minami Kotobuki
* Kana Arima
* Akane Kurokawa
Chapter 86

## Assistant Director

**Assistant Director**「A (エー) D (ディ) , *AD*?」 is the eighty-sixth chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on June 30, 2022.

## Characters

* Ruby Hoshino
* Shun Yoshizumi
* Aqua Hoshino
* Tetsu Urushibara (debut)

## References

1. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Chapter 86 on Young Jump.
Chapter 63

## Genius Actor

**Genius Actor**「天才役者, *Tensai Yakusha*?」 is the sixty-third chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on November 18, 2021.

## Characters

* Kana Arima's Mother (flashback)
* Kana Arima
* Taishi Gotanda
* Aqua Hoshino
* Masaya Kaburagi
* Akane Kurokawa
* Taiki Himekawa
* Melt Narushima
* Ruby Hoshino
* Miyako Saitou

## References

1. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Chapter 63 on Young Jump.
Chapter 120

## Lack Of Ability

**Lack Of Ability**「実力不足, *Jitsuryokubusoku*?」 is the one-hundred twentieth chapter of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

## Summary

Ruby has had a busy day with live performances, going to school, recording for television, preparing for exams, and acting lessons for the movie. Despite going to bed early in the morning, she struggles to sleep and starts rehearsing for her role again, which Aqua notices.

At Ichigo Production, Inc, Kaburagi approaches Miyako, requesting her to give Ruby a strict acting lesson and adjust her schedule. Miyako is annoyed with the request, wondering how he could even make such a request after producing a show like Sweet Today.

Meanwhile, Kana is acting on a set directed by Shima. Despite the difficulty of the role, she performs beyond expectations. Kana then asks Ruby, who is at the film set, whether observing her acting was helpful. Ruby can feel the difference in skill between the two of them, so she asks Kana how she does it. Kana advises her to understand herself.

Back home, Ruby tries to take on the advice, but inevitably, her thoughts drift back to her time as Sarina, and the questions lingers on her mind whether her mother loved her or not.

## Characters

* Ruby Hoshino
* Kana Arima
* Mem-Cho
* Minami Kotobuki
* Shun Yoshizumi
* Aqua Hoshino
* Masaya Kaburagi
* Miyako Saitou
* Akane Kurokawa (flashback)
* Frill Shiranui (flashback)
* Masanori Shima
* Sarina Tendouji (flashback)
* Ai Hoshino (image)
* Marina Tendouji (flashback)
Chapter 62

## Ad-lib

**Ad-lib**「アドリブ, *Adoribu*?」 is the sixty-second chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on November 11, 2021.

## Characters

* Aqua Hoshino
* Akane Kurokawa
* Kana Arima
* Taiki Himekawa
* Norio Mita
* Mei Adashino

## References

1. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Chapter 62 on Young Jump.
Show Business

**Show Business**「芸能界, *Geinō-kai*?」 is the second arc of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It span the entire second volume of Oshi no Ko, and tells the story of the twins entering high school and becoming a teenagers, and slowly working themselves into the entertainment world for their own personal reason.

## Summary

Ruby Hoshino, now a teenager, takes an audition to become an idol as her mother always wanted her to be. However, Aqua strongly opposes this out of fear of losing her like Ai and sabotages her.

At the same time, the twins begin preparing to enter high school, causing Aqua to once again cross paths with Kana Arima. This ironically leads to him entering the entertainment world himself by getting recruited for the live-action adaptation of the manga *Sweet Today*, which he accepts since the producer might be connected to his mother.

## Characters Introduced

* Taishi Gotanda's Mother
* Masaya Kaburagi
* Melt Narushima
* Yoriko Kichijouji
* Frill Shiranui
* Minami Kotobuki
Chapter 124

**Reversal**「反転, *Hanten*?」 is the one-hundred twenty-fourth chapter of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

## Summary

Aqua and Ruby have become closer than ever after learning of each others' true identities, disturbing Kana and Mem-Cho. While Kana demands Ruby stop being so clingy with Aqua, the former claims they have always been like this while the latter says that it is fine. Kana continues arguing until Mem-Cho starts taking pictures of the twins, finding them to be cute together, much to the former's annoyance.

Walking home together, Kana continues to be disturbed so Mem-Cho switches the topic to Ruby's tight schedule. While Kana admits that Aqua can help with her mental health, she also believes that something must be done about how packed Ruby is lest she might collapse. Mem-Cho notes that Ai faced a similar scheduling dilemma but Ichigo dealt with it, causing her to believe that Miyako must be facing a similar issue right now.

Meanwhile, Miyako gets another recruitment call for Ruby but is reluctant to overwork her adoptive daughter any more, especially since Masaya told her to free up rehearsal time for the *15 Year Lie*. She was also tasked by Aqua to keep Ruby away from Marina, though he refused to elaborate why. In addition, Miyako is worried about the future of B-Komachi, as Kana will be leaving the group soon, and wonders what she can do for Ruby, both as her manager and her mother, before asking herself what Ichigo would have done.

Later that night, Miyako goes to a bar that she frequents and confides in the bartender, who suggests she should look after herself and her children more. However, Miyako responds that they never show their true faces to her, which she believes is because she is not their biological mother. She then breaks down, ranting about how she wants to look out for them but does not have anyone reliable to pass her responsibilities as president of Ichigo Production, Inc onto. Just then, however, Ichigo walks in, being another frequenter of the bar, leaving both him and Miyako in shock upon seeing each other.

## Characters

* Aqua Hoshino
* Ruby Hoshino
* Kana Arima
* Mem-Cho
* Ichigo Saitou
* Miyako Saitou
* Masaya Kaburagi (flashback)
* Ai Hoshino (flashback)

## Trivia

* The publishing of this chapter coincides with the release of Volume 12.
* This is the first chapter since Chapter 3 that have the chapter names not displayed inside a little star.
Chapter 49

## Rewriting

**Rewriting**「リライティング, *Riraitingu*?」 is the forty-ninth chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on July 8, 2021.

## Summary

Aqua gave Abiko tickets to the stage play.
Raida is shocked, so he comes out to talk to her. He starts saying nice things to her, but after thinking about Aqua's words, he stops the flattery and tells her what he really thinks.
Abiko was finally convinced because of the straightforward words, but she has one condition, which is to have a direct line of communication with GOA.
After finally having it and showing the play to Abiko, she looks embarassed when she tells Raida that he liked the stage play. Finally, the two wrote the script happily.
The new script brought out the cast's acting ability, making both Akane and Kana happy.

## Characters

* Abiko Samejima
* Yoriko Kichijouji (flashback)
* Sumiaki Raida
* Aqua Hoshino
* Akane Kurokawa
* Goa
* Kana Arima
* Melt Narushima
* Taiki Himekawa
* Koyuki Yoshidomi

## References

1. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Chapter 49 on Young Jump.
Shun Yoshizumi

*"It's a secret~"*
This article contains **SPOILERS** to later chapters. Read this page at your own risk.

## Status

### Occupation

Assistant Director (Dig Deep! One Chance) (Former)Talent Manager

### Relationships

Ruby Hoshino (Managing Talent) (Former)
Kana Arima and Mem-Cho (Managing Talents) (Now)

## First Appearances

### Manga

Chapter 84

**Shun Yoshizumi**「吉 (よし) 住 (ずみ)  シュン, *Yoshizumi Shun*?」 is a supporting character in *Oshi no Ko* manga series. He is a former Assistant Director for the variety show *Dig Deep! One Chance* until he got fed up with his stressful job and quit after being offered by Ruby to become her manager. He also serves as acting manager for his younger sister Mimi.

## Appearance

Shun has mostly black hair and gaunt appearance due to being overworked as an Assistant Director. He also describes himself to have a "dark, brooding, and immoral" look. he also has small freckles.

## Plot

Shun first appeared as an Assistant Director that Ruby Hoshino tried to get close to, following the advice of Ichigo Saitou. He notices her attempt to approach him and mistakenly think that she was doing it because he is her type. Shun then later get reprimanded by an old-school director Urushibara who was overworking him due to lack of staff and funding.

One day, Shun was told by the director about the segment of *Dig Deep! One Chance* interviewing cosplayers, and were ordered to find at least ten cosplayers that can fit the bill, especially those with "interesting" experiences, and those who has cosplayed *Tokyo Blade* characters before. He, however, was unable to find anyone that are willing to feature in the show and turned to Ruby for help.

As he was racing to fill the cosplayers slot before the deadline, he finally turned to his younger sister, Mimi Yoshizumi, and asked her to feature on the show as she used to stream her cosplay before she became a VTuber.

## Etymology

* Shun's surname **Yoshizumi** means "lucky, good" (吉) (**yoshi**) and "residence, living, dwelling" (住) (**zumi**).
Chapter 37

## Pressure

**Pressure**「プレッシャー, *Puresshā*?」 is the thirty-seventh chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on March 18, 2021.

## Characters

* Aqua Hoshino (flashback)
* Kana Arima
* Ruby Hoshino
* Mem-Cho
* Miyako Saitou
* Kana Arima's Music Producer (flashback)
* Kana Arima's Child Actor Agency Manager (flashback)
* Kana Arima's Mother (flashback)

## References

1. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Chapter 37 on Young Jump.
Chapter 134

## Depths

**Depths**「奥底, *Okusoko*?」 is the one-hundred thirty-fourth chapter of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

## Summary

At Ichigo Production, Inc, Ruby tries to greet Kana as normal, but the latter ignores her. Noticing the tense atmosphere, Mem-Cho asks if they are having a fight and attempts to brighten the mood with her usual cheery demeanor but Kana shuts her down. Ruby then tells Mem-Cho that Kana told her that she hated her, leaving the Youtuber stunned.

Later, at Youtou High School, Frill discusses acting over lunch with Ruby, Minami, and another classmate. She explains that, while performing, she tricks her mind into developing feelings she does not have, tending to genuinely fall in love with her co-stars during romance scenes, though this quickly fades once filming is done. She describes this skill as the "bare minimum" requirement to be an actor. Frill also cites that people who plan out out their performance do not survive long in the industry, since directors often change things up. She claims that only way through such situations is to get so deep into the performance that it will guide you, which only "true actors" are capable of. Frill's lecture makes Ruby wonder if Kana's tirade was also an act, but she quickly concludes that it was not and Kana genuinely hates her.

That evening, at Mem-Cho's apartment, the Youtuber scolds Kana for her tirade against Ruby. However, Kana calls her out for having her own complaints against their co-star that she keeps hidden. While Mem-Cho argues that B-Komachi will collapse if they all start criticizing each other, Kana claims that she does not care, since she will be quitting the group soon, and that letting her feelings out made her realize just how much she kept bottled up. Kana then realizes that she is getting more-and-more into the "role" of Fuyuko Niino.

At the set of the *15 Year Lie*, after filming more scenes, Ruby begins to weep alone in the dressing room. A member of the production staff notices her mental state and calls on Taishi to do something, believing he pushing her too far, but the director decides to just leave her be for now. Ruby thinks back on her relationship with Kana, trying to work out when her co-star started hating her, and questions how her mother could not have been hurt despite facing a similar situation with Fuyuko Niino. However, still dressed as Ai, Ruby then notices her reflection in the mirror, Ai's reflection, with tears in her eyes. This causes Ruby to wonder if her mother was actually the same as her: a frail girl who hides her pain behind a smile.

## Characters

* Ruby Hoshino
* Kana Arima
* Mem-Cho
* Frill Shiranui
* Minami Kotobuki
* Ruby, Frill and Minami's friend (debut)
* Taishi Gotanda
* Ai Hoshino (imagined)
Chapter 131

**Atonement**「贖罪, *Shokuzai*?」 is the one-hundred thirty first chapter of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

## Summary

Ai continues her story about her past as the movie depicts the same events. After escaping from her shelter and fleeing to Tokyo, she met Ichigo. And after some persuasion, she agreed to be an idol. However there were matters to settle such as guarantors, which Ichigo ultimately resolved with a little bribery and Ai officially became a member of B-Komachi.

In between takes, Mem-Cho converses about the events being depicted in the movie, wondering how much were true. Kana believes around 50% are authentic, as the events happened over 10 years ago and it would be hard to find out the details. Akane on the other hand reckons it is closer to 90% as she believes Aqua must have done his research thoroughly.

In the countryside, Aqua is meeting a woman named Ayumi Hoshino, Ai's real mother. She discloses that Ai was her only daughter and that she loved her. Aqua questions her decision not pick Ai up after her time in prison. She explains that Ai was too attractive and that the man she was dating at the time was beginning to turn his gaze on Ai. She was jealous of her own daughter and the family fell apart. She thanks Aqua for coming to see her even though she believes she does not deserve it.

As Aqua leaves, he finds Akane waiting for him. She reminds him that she will stop him but she reveals she researched on his grandmother as well but found nothing unusual and they should just head home.

## Characters

* Ruby Hoshino (acting as Ai Hoshino)
* Norio Mita (acting as Ichigo Saitou)
* Akane Kurokawa (acting as Takamine)
* Mem-Cho (acting as Meimei)
* Kana Arima (acting as Fuyuko Niino)
* Seijuurou Uehara (flashback)
* Aqua Hoshino
* Ayumi Hoshino (debut)
Chapter 121

## Sarina Tendouji

**Sarina Tendouji**「天童寺さりな, *Tendōji Sarina*?」 is the one-hundred twenty-first chapter of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

## Summary

Following Kana's advice about "understanding yourself", Ruby arrives in front of Sarina Tendouji's family home. It is revealed that Ruby comes there whenever she is having a difficult time but was never able to ring the bell. Just as she turns to leave, however, Marina Tendouji opens the door.

Elsewhere, Tsukuyomi tells her crows Sarina's life story: *Marina actually greatly loved her, so much so that she fell into a depression upon learning about Sarina's terminal illness. To help his wife, Sarina's father opted to separate them by sending his daughter an isolated hospital. To cope with their daughter's inevitable passing, the parents thrusted themselves into their work, minimizing contact with said daughter while her condition only worsened. In the end, Sarina passed away without ever seeing her parents again. Afterward, upon learning of her daughter's fate, Marina regretted her actions. Over time, however, she had two new children and moved on with her life; **THE END**.*

Back with Ruby, she is stunned as she watches Marina happily interact with her new children, not even noticing her. Returning home, she finally breaks down as she concludes that her mother never loved her, which is why she wanted Ai as a substitute. Believing she brings misfortune to everyone who interacts with her, be it Marina, Ai, or Gorou Amamiya, Ruby rants to herself why she was reincarnated as Aqua overhears her.

## Characters

* Ruby Hoshino
* Marina Tendouji
* Tsukuyomi
* Sarina Tendouji (flashback)
* Ai Hoshino (flashback)
* Gorou Amamiya (flashback)
* Aqua Hoshino
Hikaru Kamiki/Relationships

## Gorou Amamiya

Hikaru gave information to an obsessive fan named Ryosuke Kaihara about Ai Hoshino's pregnancy. With this information, Ryosuke found out that Gorou was the doctor to help Ai give birth, resulting in him pushing Gorou off a cliff. However, it’s implied that Gorou's death was unplanned since the person Hikaru mentioned to Ryosuke was Ai, not the doctor.

## Ai Hoshino

Ai Hoshino had a secret relationship with Hikaru, to the point that they slept together before they ended their relationship. Akane observed that when she watched some films of him that his and Ai's acting are quite similar. Ai most likely learned how to act from him.

Hikaru is implied to be responsible for giving Ai's address to Ryosuke Kaihara in order to murder her on the day of Ai’s dome concert.

## Aqua Hoshino & Ruby Hoshino

Aqua and Ruby are Hikaru's twin children through Ai Hoshino. Their children don't know who exactly Hikaru is, nor have they ever actually met in person. Still, he is aware of the twin’s existence. Hikaru seems more interested by Ruby in particular rather than her brother.

Aqua, who deduced that it was their father behind their mother's death, despises him and wants to kill him to get revenge for indirectly murdering Ai. Although, Ruby only knows that there were two people (one being Ryosuke) responsible for the death of Ai Hoshino and Gorou Amamiya; but doesn't know that the other person is their father. Similar to her brother, she also hates their father and wants to kill Hikaru in revenge for what he's done.

## Akane Kurokawa

Hikaru gave Akane white flowers during her awards celebration. His physical resemblance to Aqua was more than enough to lead her to the conclusion that he is Aqua Hoshino and Ruby Hoshino's father, together with all the research she had done on Hikaru.

## Taiki Himekawa

Taiki is Hikaru's biological son through the married actress Airi Himekawa. However, Taiki is unaware of Hikaru's existence and believes he is Seijuurou Uehara's biological son.

## Airi Himekawa

Hikaru is implied to have been raped by Airi when he was eleven years old, and ended up getting her pregnant; which resulted in Taiki Himekawa's birth and getting involved in a murder-suicide with her husband Seijuurou Uehara after he found out about Airi’s molestation of Hikaru.

Airi was possibly the reason why Hikaru became a serial killer who specifically murders female actresses.

## Yura Katayose

Yura Katayose was Hikaru's drinking buddy and was presumably close to him before her demise. Hikaru supposedly pushed her off a cliff while she went mountain climbing.
Chapter 70

## Flame

**Flame**「火, *Hi*?」 is the seventieth chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on February 3, 2022.

## Characters

* Mem-Cho
* Kana Arima
* Ruby Hoshino
* Miyako Saitou
* Aqua Hoshino
* Taiki Himekawa (flashback)
* Seijuurou Uehara (flashback)
* Himura (debut)
* Ai Hoshino (cover)

## References

1. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Chapter 70 on Young Jump.
Chapter 3

## Babysitter

**Babysitter**「ベビーシッター, *Bebīshittā*?」 is the third chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on May 14, 2020, and in Mangaplus on April 21, 2022.

## Flashforward

A young woman gave her testimony about being the manager of "the two", assumed to be Aqua and Ruby.

## Summary

*The twin children of Ai Hoshino, Aqua Hoshino and Ruby Hoshino, has a secret. They reincarnated from their previous life and still retain their memories of it!*

Aqua silently refused his mother's offer to breastfeed him, still feeling embarrassed because of his previous life's memory, while Ruby excitedly take the offer.

While grumbling, Aqua reminisce over the first time he discovered that his sister the same as him. During the night where they were both supposed to be asleep, Ruby instead wage a cyber war against Ai's online hater.

During a time where Miyako Saitou babysit them as Ai went to work, they heard her grumbling over taking care of them. She married Ichigo Saitou with promise that she'll be working with hot guys, but instead she became a babysitter to a single mother who refuses to disclose the father. She then contemplate selling out information about Ai's illicit children online, and both of the babies work together to dupe her into keeping the secret, acting as a "messenger from heaven" and "Amaterasu" and revealing that they can talk.

Aqua complimented Ruby's acting skills, and told her that she should be an actress in the future. Later on in the night, Aqua reminisce about his life as Gorou and a memory about Sarina, and mumbled out her name. Ruby overheard it, and thought he was calling her. It was then revealed that Sarina was her name in her previous life.

## Characters

* Miyako Saitou
* Ruby Hoshino
* Aqua Hoshino
* Ai Hoshino
* Ichigo Saitou
* Gorou Amamiya (flashback)
* Sarina Tendouji (flashback)

## Trivia

* This is one of three chapters that has their chapter name displayed on the panel directly, instead of being displayed inside a little star.

## References

1. ↑ [第3話] 【推しの子】 (in Japanese). *Young Jump*. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
2. ↑ *Oshi no Ko*. *Mangaplus*. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
Chapter 126

## Management

**Management**「マネジメント, *Manejimento*?」 is the one-hundred twenty-sixth chapter of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

## Summary

The staff of Ichigo Production, Inc are called to a meeting, introducing a part-timer (Ichigo) to everyone as well as reassigning everyone's tasks. Miyako announces that she will be Ruby and Aqua's manager going forward but the rest of the staff are alarmed by this, asking who will arrange everything, to which she responds it will be handled by the part-timer.

As everyone leaves, Ruby greets Ichigo, happy that he has worked things out with Miyako. However Ichigo reveals that Miyako actually threatened him and that Aqua had set him up. Ruby is surprised but can't help but feel happy how things have turned out.

In the evening, Ichigo starts working on the schedule of their talents with Miyako. Miyako comments that Ruby is popular at the moment and they are trying to get her as much recognition as possible. Ichigo responds that Ruby is no one-hit wonders and that Miyako shouldn't be worried that Ruby becoming jobless once her moment of popularity passes because they will prevent that from happening. In order to do so, they will market her in a more luxurious way. Negotiate for better conditions and differentiate shows that she should and shouldn't be on as well as spreading the work to the rest of the agency like Kana.

They then move on to discuss about the agency itself, Ichigo mentions that Ichigo Production, Inc is now reputable within the industry and compliments Miyako for her work. However he also warns her to keep any eye out on Aqua as he's either about to break or has already done so.

## Characters

* Miyako Saitou
* Shun Yoshizumi
* Ichigo Saitou
* Mem-Cho (mentioned)
* Kana Arima (mentioned)
* Ruby Hoshino
* Aqua Hoshino

## Trivia

* This chapter was originally meant to be published a week after the previous one, but was delayed three times. Interlude chapters were then released during this time gap.
Chapter 89

**Cosplay**「コスプレ, *Kosupure*?」 is the eighty-ninth chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on July 28, 2022.

## Characters

* Minami Kotobuki
* Ruby Hoshino
* Mimi Yoshizumi
* Meiya (debut)
* Shun Yoshizumi
* Tetsu Urushibara

## References

1. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Chapter 89 on Young Jump.
Chapter 10

## Introduction

**Introduction**「イントロダクション, *Intorodakushon*?」 is the tenth chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on July 2, 2020, and in Mangaplus on May 5, 2022.

## Flashforward

A recording of Ai Hoshino, holding the twins while they're still a baby, wishing for them to grow healthy and well.

## Summary

*"I will start, **my revenge tragedy.*****"**

The internet reacted to Ai Hoshino's death with sympathy, but there are still some who uses it to gain attention, either by reacting coldly or using it as some kind of criticism towards the government, causing Ruby Hoshino to become enraged at the heartless comments. Not only that, word got out that Ryosuke Kaihara (the culprit responsible for stabbing Ai) had taken his own life, which quickly ended the investigation of Ai's murder.

After just three days, the story stopped being brought up as news cycle takes place, and the kids were officially brought up to become Miyako Saitou's children.

Later on, Aqua Hoshino came to an epiphany. His mother's information shouldn't have leaked easily, unless she herself leaked it to their potential father, who are possibly also a figure in the entertainment world. He then resolves himself to track him down, and kill him with his own hands. Aqua then meet up with Taishi Gotanda, and ask the director to raise him up as his kid.

More than a decade pass, and the curtain raise up for the next act of the story, as the twins are now entering high school for the first time, and Aqua's revenge tragedy began.

## Characters

* Ai Hoshino (flashback)
* Aqua Hoshino
* Ruby Hoshino
* Ichigo Saitou
* Miyako Saitou
* Ryosuke Kaihara (imagined)
* Takamine (flashback)
* Fuyuko Niino (flashback)
* Watanabe (flashback)
* Meimei (flashback)
* Ari (flashback)
* Kyun (flashback)
* Taishi Gotanda
* Kana Arima

## References

1. ↑ [第10話] 【推しの子】 (in Japanese). *Young Jump*. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
2. ↑ *Oshi no Ko*. *Mangaplus*. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
Ruby Hoshino/Plot

## Prologue

As Sarina, Ruby was a big fan of her now mother, Ai Hoshino. She wanted to be reincarnated as her daughter and have a face like her. With due time, her wish gets fulfilled as she is born as Aqua's younger twin. However, only a few years after that, a crazed fan takes her mother's life, and Ruby loses the idol she treasured both in her previous and current lives.

## Entertainment World

After Ai's death, Ruby starts working hard towards her goal, striving to become an idol like her mom. When she was still in middle school, she applied to a massive audition, but her application got rejected due to Aqua secretly meddling. Shortly after, she was scouted to be an underground idol, but after a serious talk with Miyako, she formed her own group. She gets signed by her adoptive mother's company and Ai's former idol agency, Ichigo Production, Inc. Ruby is then joined by Kana Arima, whom Aqua asked to join to make Ruby's dream come true.

## Dating Reality Show

Ruby and Kana were featured on a video by the Youtuber managed by Ichigo Production, Inc, Pieyon. After a grueling workout session, Pieyon asks them both about their idol group's name. Ruby named the group after her departed mother's idol group, B-Komachi.

## The First Concert

Ruby makes a Youtube channel where she and her group uploads videos with the help of B-Komachi's new member Memcho, a renowned Youtuber. They hit the milestone of 10,000 subscribers there. Later, they receive an offer from one of her brother, Aqua's acquaintances, to participate in one of the biggest idol concerts in the country, the Japan Idol Festival. Even though Kana, another member of her idol group, disagrees with the idea of newcomers debuting in such a prestigious event, Ruby and Memcho convince her to accept the invitation. Hence, the revived B-Komachi delivered their first performance on the grand stage, earning rave reviews from fans.

## 2.5D Stage Play

Ruby tries to visit Aqua during his rehearsal for the stage adaptation of *Tokyo Blade*, but doesn't manage to meet him, learning that he has left early to go someplace else. Later, she appeared on the opening night of *Tokyo Blade*, watching the performance along with Miyako.
Chapter 22

## Wannabe Idol

**Wannabe Idol**「自称アイドル, *Jishō Aidoru*?」 is the twenty-second chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on October 22, 2020.

## Summary

At Ichigo-Pro, with no work on their hands, Ruby and Kana debate about what to do. Kana tells Ruby to study since idol work does not earn a living's wage. However Ruby wants to focus on something else such as agreeing on the group's name, which Kana is reluctant to do because she is having hard time coming to terms with that fact. In comes Miyako and she suggests that they make a name for themselves by becoming youtubers. Kana pours cold water on the idea as she does not believe they can even break 10,000 subscribers at their current circumstances.

Miyako is unconcerned and introduces Pieyon into the room, a masked strength-training YouTuber and the agency's top earner. Kana is doubtful about the idea but takes back her words upon hearing how much he earns. Pieyon and the girls talk about ideas to grow their subscriber base but the quickest way is to collaborate with a famous YouTuber such as himself.

And so with the Pieyon's masks donned on their head the girls film themselves participating in his strength-training dance video on Pieyon's channel. They had planned to make a prank video. but the idea is shut down after hearing how the pranks will be staged as Ruby wants their first job to be genuine. After completing the exercise for an hour, Pieyon is impressed by their dedication to the bit and formally introduces the girls for the video. Just as he asked for their group name, Kana lets Ruby decide, and she happily shouts out B-Komachi.

## Characters

* Ruby Hoshino
* Kana Arima
* Miyako Saitou
* Pieyon (debut)

## References

1. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Chapter 22 on Young Jump.
Private

**Private**「プライベート, *Puraibēto*?」 is the sixth arc of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It covers the revelation that Aqua has found regarding the mystery of his father, along with covering for the music video shooting of B-Komachi's new song in Miyazaki, the birthplace of Aqua and Ruby along with the place where both of their previous lives, Gorou and Sarina, ended.

## Summary

Aqua approaches *Tokyo Blade* co-star Taiki Himekawa and reveals that they are half-siblings sharing the same father. However, while hoping to extract more information about his father out of him, Himekawa instead informs him that his father died in a murder-suicide a long ago. Believing that his goal has already been fulfilled, Aqua gives up on his revenge and tries to live a normal life, with Akane not having the courage to reveal the one detail that he overlooked to him.

To film their new music video, B-Komachi travels to the town of Takachiho in Miyazaki prefecture, the place where Aqua and Ruby were born and where their previous lives as Gorou Amamiya and Sarina Tendouji ended. Bringing Akane along on the trip, Aqua takes the opportunity to search for Gorou's corpse. However, it ends up being Ruby who accidentally stumbles upon it, leaving her devastated upon learning that he is dead. Afterward, with his revenge over and the corpse found, Aqua considers breaking up with Akane, but she instead convinces him to try having a *real* relationship with her now. Ruby, on the other hand, undergoes a great change after a mysterious girl reveals that Gorou and his mother's murders were masterminded by the same individual, causing her to go down the same dark path her brother had previously walked.

## Characters Introduced

* Anemone Monemone
* Himura
* Unnamed man
* Unnamed child
Melt Narushima/Plot

## History

When Melt entered middle school, he was quickly taken advantage of by a third-year. It was at that moment he knew he was popular. From there, Melt's life went well without him having to put in any effort, getting attention from girls and being able to bully others without issue. After getting scouted by Sonic Stage Productions and decided to give being an entertainer a try. Due to the continuous success, Melt developed an vain ego.

## Show Business Arc

Through Masaya Kaburagi's influence, Melt landed the role of the main character in the *Sweet Today* live-action adaptation, where he was the most prominent of the many inept actors surrounding his co-star Kana Arima. During the filming of the last episode, he was provoked by Aqua Hoshino, making him deliver an authentic performance for the climax of the episode.

## 2.5D Stage Play Arc

Melt later reappeared as one of the cast members of the *Tokyo Blade* 2.5D Stage Play, being part of the main group of young actors in the production. Ever since acting with Aqua and Kana on *Sweet Today*, Melt realized his weaknesses and felt incredibly guilty about his terrible performance in the show, which was further reinforced when its mangaka, Yoriko Kichijouji, consistently gave him the cold shoulder whenever they encountered. In addition, Melt would later be antagonized by Sakuya Kamoshida, who disliked him for his subpar acting. However, thanks to his own hard work and some guiding advice from Aqua, Melt trained vigorously to achieve a worthy performance in the play in everyone's eyes, including Yoriko and Sakuya. It is later revealed that when analyzing the character he was playing, Melt deeply resonated with the character, allowing him to act with genuine emotion in his performance. Afterward, Melt realized what Aqua meant when he said acting should carry emotion along with it, admitting that it was fun.
Chapter 91

## Dig Deep

**Dig Deep**「深堀り, *Fukabori*?」 is the ninety-first chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on August 25, 2022.

## Characters

* Ruby Hoshino
* Shun Yoshizumi
* Meiya
* Aqua Hoshino
* Masaya Kaburagi
* Tetsu Urushibara
* Kana Arima
* Abiko Samejima

## References

1. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Chapter 91 on Young Jump.
Aka Akasaka

* Twitter
* Pixiv

**Aka Akasaka**「赤 (あか) 坂 (さか) アカ, *Akasaka Aka*?」 is a Japanese manga artist, who is the writer of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. He is famous as the author of  *Kaguya-sama: Love is War* series manga.

## List of Works

### Manga

* Kawaii Anata (ClownBerry) (カワイイアナタ) (author)
* Robotics;Notes - Dengeki Comic Anthology (ROBOTICS;NOTES 電撃コミックアンソロジー) (author and illustrator)
* Hayai Hanashi ga Ikutsuka (早い話がいくつか) (2010) (original creator, one-shot)
* On-site ☆ Report (2011) (original creator)
* Ib: Instant Bullet (ib －インスタントバレット－) (2011 - 2012) (original creator, published in Dengeki Maoh)
* Goodbye Piano Sonata (さよならピアノソナタ) (2013 - 2015) (illustrator, story by Hikaru Sugii, character design by Ryō Ueda, published in Dengeki Maoh)
* Kaguya-sama: Love is War (かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦) (2015 - 2022) (original creator, published in Weekly Young Jump)
* **Oshi no Ko** (【推しの子】) (2020 - present) (story, illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari, published in Weekly Young Jump)
* Ren'ai Daikō (恋愛代行) (2023 - present) (story, illustrated by Nishizawa 5mm)

### Light Novels

* Mojo-kai no I-do-la na Nichijou (も女会の不適切〈アイ・ド・ラ〉な日常) (2012) (illustrator)
* Ren'ai Hero (恋愛ヒーロー) (2013) (illustrator)

### Music Video

* Nihonbashi Koukashita R Keikaku (日本橋高架下R計画) (2012) (original character designer)

## Trivia

* Akasaka also provided the concept art for IA and ONE, who are vocaloids.
* He likes playing Apex Legends in his leisure time; he even participates in many amateur tournaments for fans.

## External Links

* Aka Akasaka's pixiv
* Aka Akasaka on Twitter
Chapter 88

## Offer

**Offer**「オファー, *Ofā*?」 is the eighty-eighth chapter of the *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in *Weekly Young Jump* on July 21, 2022.

## Characters

* Mimi Yoshizumi
* Shun Yoshizumi
* Ruby Hoshino
* Tetsu Urushibara

## References

1. ↑ *Oshi no Ko* Chapter 88 on Young Jump.
Chapter 110

## How It Began

**How It Began**「それが始まり, *Sore ga hajimari*?」 is the one hundredth and tenth chapter of *Oshi no Ko* manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and Illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

## Summary

During the filming of *That Was the Start*, Ai came to see Gotanda. Seeing as Aqua had fallen asleep on the director's lap, she commented that Gotanda had almost become a father for Aqua. She the complemented his scripts and requested him to film a documentary about B-Komachi. He was reluctant at first but ended up agreeing to it. Most of the footage were shot, with the final segment being the dome performance, but since Ai was murdered, the documentary was never completed.

In the present, Gotanda regretted not reaching out to Ai as he pushed to film the real her. Meanwhile Aqua approaches Kaburagi with the script of the *15 Year Lie*, a movie about Ai and her murder. Kaburagi explains that due to sensitive subject matter, it will be tough to find a distributor. He also feels manipulated into taking on such a project but ultimately agrees to produce it, feeling only he can do justice for such a project.

The provisional cast list consists of:

* Ai, played by Akane Kurokawa;
* B-Komachi members, played by Ruby Hoshino, Mem-Cho and Kana Arima;
* President of Strawberry Productions, played by Melt Narushima;
* The manager Miyako Saitou, played by Frill Shiranui;
* Lalalai's headliner, played by Taiki Himekawa;
* Culprit/Murderer, played by Aqua Hoshino.

Later, Aqua visits Ai's grave and vows "I'll fulfill your actual wish."

## Characters

* Taishi Gotanda
* Aqua Hoshino
* Ai Hoshino (flashback)
* Masaya Kaburagi
* Akane Kurokawa (imagined)
* Ruby Hoshino (imagined)
* Mem-Cho (imagined)
* Kana Arima (imagined)
* Melt Narushima (imagined)
* Frill Shiranui (imagined)
* Taiki Himekawa (imagined)

## Trivia

* The title of this chapter is the same as the title of the movie made in Chapter 6.
	+ Coincidentally, this chapter features flashback of events around that time.