Now that B-Komachi finally has its third member, the fledgling idol group is finally heading in the right direction.
The following contains spoilers for Episode 9 of Oshi no Ko, «B-Komachi,» now streaming on HiDive.
Ruby’s dream of becoming an idol has been a core part of her character since the beginning of the series, but Aqua’s acting adventures have tended to put her own efforts to the side in favor of pursuing his search for the one behind his mother’s death. Not helping things is the struggle to find fellow newcomer idols to feature alongside Ruby, since she can’t debut alone.
With the addition of Kana and now MEM-cho to the new B-Komachi’s roster, Ruby is finally able to start working towards her dream of becoming an idol. However, there’s still a lot to do before the trio can call themselves a proper idol group, including putting together some performances and deciding on a center. The Third Member
Aqua immediately takes MEM-cho to meet Miyako, who marvels at MEM’s large following and social media skills. However, she can tell that MEM-cho is hiding something, and correctly guesses that she is lying about her age. Miyako assures MEM-cho that lying about age is common in the industry, but is nevertheless surprised when she hears MEM’s actual age: 25. MEM-cho explains that when she was younger, she actually tried to become an idol herself, but had to give it up when her mother fell ill to take care of her family. She spent years working to provide for her family, but when she was finally free to pursue her passion, she was 23 years old, far above the age limit for most idol companies. She decided to start streaming instead, and since she never actually finished high school, billed herself sarcastically as a high schooler, which ended up sticking.
