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Oshi no Ko opens with Gorou Amamiya, a country doctor and devoted fan of the idol Ai Hoshino, who is reborn as one of her twin children, keeping the memories of his old life. The twins, Aqua and Ruby, grow up close to the entertainment industry, and the series follows them as teenagers working in TV dramas, reality shows, idol music and theatre, showing how that world works behind the camera. This page covers 14 characters in a few groups: the Hoshino family and the Strawberry Productions agency, the revived idol group B-Komachi, the young performers met on the reality show LoveNow and at school, and the directors, producers and artists who shape their work. Every description stays at the point where the character is first introduced, with no plot reveals.
Aquamarine Hoshino, called Aqua, is one of the two leads and Ruby's twin brother. He is born with the memories of his previous life as Gorou Amamiya, a country doctor and devoted fan of Ai, so he thinks like an adult from early childhood. As a teenager he works as an actor after being scouted by the film director Taishi Gotanda, and he appears as a regular on the web show Dig Deep!. Japanese voice: Takeo Ōtsuka.
Ruby Hoshino is Aqua's twin sister and the other lead. Like her brother, she is born remembering a previous life. Her dream is to become an idol, following her mother Ai, and in the first season she helps bring back the group B-Komachi together with Kana Arima and MEM-cho. In season 3 she lands a spot on the web variety show Dig Deep!. Japanese voice: Yurie Igoma.
Ai Hoshino is a pop idol and the centrepiece of the group B-Komachi, managed by the agency Strawberry Productions. She was scouted at the age of 12 by the agency's president, Ichigo Saitō, and rose to become the face of the group. She is also the mother of the twins Aqua and Ruby, and her life as an idol is where the story begins. Japanese voice: Rie Takahashi.
Kana Arima is an actress who was famous as a child prodigy, known above all for being able to cry on cue. She keeps working as an actress in her teens, and in season 1 she becomes one of the members of the revived B-Komachi alongside Ruby and MEM-cho, which puts a seasoned performer at the centre of a new idol group. Japanese voice: Megumi Han.
Akane Kurokawa is a stage actress from a theatre troupe. She joins the reality dating show LoveNow, alongside Aqua and MEM-cho, to promote her troupe. As an actress she is known for a meticulous, method-style approach: she studies the person she plays in great detail and builds the role from that research. Japanese voice: Manaka Iwami.
MEM-cho is a YouTuber and TikToker with a large streaming following. She takes part in the reality dating show LoveNow with Aqua and Akane, and later becomes a member of the revived B-Komachi together with Ruby and Kana, bringing her experience as an online creator into the group. Japanese voice: Rumi Ōkubo.
Taishi Gotanda is a film director. He notices the young Aqua's potential as an actor, scouts him and gives him work, which is how Aqua first steps into the acting world. Through Gotanda and his productions, the series shows how film shoots are organised behind the camera. Japanese voice: Yasuyuki Kase.
Miyako Saitō is the wife of Ichigo Saitō and works as a manager at Strawberry Productions, the agency behind B-Komachi. She is one of the adults closest to the Hoshino twins, and a lot of the agency's day-to-day work passes through her hands once Ruby starts her own idol career. Japanese voice: Lynn.
Ichigo Saitō is the president of Strawberry Productions, the small talent agency that manages the idol group B-Komachi. He scouted Ai Hoshino when she was 12 and built the group around her, so he knows the idol business from the inside. He runs the agency together with his wife, Miyako. Japanese voice: Hisao Egawa.
Masaya Kaburagi is a producer at the internet TV station Dot TV!. He worked on the live-action drama adaptation Sweet Today and on the web show Dig Deep! One Chance, so the twins cross paths with him on several projects. His shows give a look at how TV and web productions are put together. Japanese voice: Masaki Terasoma.
Melt Narushima is an actor and model from Sonic Stage Productions. He plays the male lead in Sweet Today, a live-action adaptation, and at the start he is arrogant and has almost no acting training. His time on that set is part of the first season's look at how adaptations are made. Japanese voice: Seiji Maeda.
Abiko Samejima is the manga artist who created Tokyo Blade. When her manga is adapted into a stage play in season 2, she becomes a producer on the production, so the season looks at the relationship between an original creator and the people adapting her work. Japanese voice: Ayane Sakura.
Frill Shiranui is a student in the performing arts programme at Youtou High, the school Ruby attends. She is a multi-talented performer who can sing, dance and act, and she has an aloof, deadpan manner that makes her hard to read. She is already a well-known name in the industry. Japanese voice: Asami Seto.
Minami Kotobuki is a student in the performing arts programme at Youtou High and works as a magazine model alongside her studies. Through her, the series shows another side of the entertainment industry that young performers enter. She is friendly, pragmatic and resilient, and she gets along easily with the other students in the programme, Ruby included. Japanese voice: Hina Yōmiya.
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