To be an idol is to sell deceit in the guise of fantasies: to willingly lie with a dazzling smile to crowds of adoring fans.
Can you keep up the delusion of being the all-spectacular, all-encompassing star that all of the world holds you up to be? Will you accept the burden of burying your true self for the sake of the perfect public image?
You might be chomping at the bit for stardom—but for what? What kind of dream are you chasing? To perfect your craft? To make a comeback to glory? To fill up the hole in your heart where an actual life would be? Perhaps the truly deluded feel it’s truly to be an entertainer and light up the world.
All the world’s a stage, so what role are you going to put on? Which Oshi no Ko character are you? Taking this quiz does not increase the odds that you will ever be scouted by an idol company… but who knows?
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… Okay, that introduction was a little too dark. But for all of its glitzy pop music and picturesque character design, Oshi no Ko is still a seinen, after all.
Namely, a seinen that takes a stab (hahaha) at the unique 21st-century phenomenon of idol culture while also exposing the cutthroat, perilous and merciless shadow-side of the entertainment industry.
People love idols to death these days – sometimes literally. For more fans than you think, sending money just to get their idol/crush/bias/oshi to call their name on stream would constitute the highlight of their day. But how far could this kind of parasocial relationship go?
Would you support your absolute favourite pop idol, Youtube personality or VTuber if they announced their marriage, or pound the ground and yell “THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME” at the uncaring sky? How would you treat a co-star if they accidentally injured your idol?
Make no mistake—idols have to be made of sterner stuff to survive this far. How do they do it? What’s their secret to personal resilience as an ultrahigh-demand entertainer? Grit and a healthy support system? Borderline sociopathy? Dissociative identity disorder? Emotional repression?
How would you stay alive, if not sane? Which Oshi no Ko Character are you?
The sleeper hit seinen is the brainchild of Aka Akasaka, the mangaka who also gave us Kaguya-sama: Love is War as his gift to the world, and illustrator Mengo Yokoyari.
Idols being married is a big media event in Japan, and a popular joke is about being born as their child—this was Aka’s genesis for the entire story, which he expanded to be an exploration of the entertainment industry in the Internet Age, as well as its dark side.
Some heavy topics featured in the series are gossip, stalker fans, company politics, toxic audiences, and idols being restricted from things like dating or speaking freely on social media.
While his earlier work Kaguya-sama was a comedy, Aka admits the serious tone of Oshi no Ko is closer to his true writing style.
If you’re a fan of Aka’s other hit series, please check out our Kaguya-sama: Love is War Personality Quiz.
The six-pointed starburst in Ai’s eyes is the most recognizable motif in the series. When she died, her twins Aqua and Ruby both inherited one of these stars.
For a surface-level explanation, her starlit eyes are a visual marker of Ai’s peerless drive and larger-than-life character. This has passed down to her kids, who have frequently been described as having “star power” even without trying.
Upon deeper analysis, these eyes also represent a rare form of ambition that can someday consume a person—this is also seen with Ai and her self-denial due to a traumatic childhood, but it’s most clearly visible with Aqua, who is single-minded in his goal to identify his father and punish his mother’s killer.