Yuko Nikaido ( 二階堂ゆこ, Nikaidō Yuko) Yuko is an upcoming idol whose music was produced by Hibiki, but she ran away before her debut showcase, leaving Akari to take her spot. Akari later agrees to date him later in the story. Mashiro ( 真白, Mashiro) Nicknamed Ru ( るーくん, Rū-kun) for his mushroom-like hairstyle, Ru is a member of Valentine who initially disagrees with Hibiki and threatens to quit the group, but Akari persuades him to stay. He is the older brother of Kanade from Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi. He is a musical prodigy and his insistence at perfection puts him at odds with his bandmates, but Hibiki plans on eventually becoming a music producer after his idol activities end. Hibiki Maido ( 舞堂響, Maidō Hibiki) Hibiki is a 15-year-old idol and the face of the boy band Valentine, who Chikage feels bears a resemblance to Haru. He has been in love with Chikage ever since she helped him when he was bullied and struggles to balance his feelings for her and his fiance, Hinagiku. Kanshi Tokita ( 都北完士, Tokita Kanshi) Tokita is Chikage's classmate from middle school and a pharmacist who introduced her to a drug that can change her into her 15-year-old self. With an experimental drug, she can change into her 15-year-old self for 5-6 hours and names her alter-ego Akari Deguchi ( 出口あかり, Deguchi Akari). Going under the name Akari Deguchi as her 15-year-old self, Chikage begins to lead a double life.Ĭharacters Chikage Deguchi ( 出口千影, Deguchi Chikage) Chikage is a 31-year-old office worker who is unconfident with herself and embarrassed for never having a boyfriend. After Chikage takes it, she is suddenly scouted to become an idol, and she decides to take the chance to make the most of what she missed out when she was younger. When Kanshi Tokita, another former classmate, finds her, he offers her an experimental drug that can change her body to her 15-year-old self for 5-6 hours. During her middle school reunion, Chikage becomes humiliated when her class discovers that she has never had a boyfriend, and when she plans on confessing to her former classmate, Haruki Kunitachi, she becomes crushed when she learns he has a girlfriend.

She is nostalgic for when she was 15 years old, which she believes to be at her prime. Chikage Deguchi, a 31-year-old office worker, believes her life to be dull and full of missed opportunities.

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