Volume 5

Volume 5 is the fifth volume of the Oshi no Ko manga, written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in Japan on August 18, 2021.

Summary
"In the world of entertainment, lies are weapons."

Twin brothers and sisters Aqua and Ruby are struggling in the entertainment world! The new "B Komachi", the group Ruby is in, has just finished their first live performance at Japan Idol Festival, and is expected to do even better onwards! On the other hand, the next job that came to Aqua is appearing on the "2.5-dimensional stage play"! That stage play will also feature Akane Kurokawa, who became his "girlfriend" after the romance reality show "LoveNow" ends, and Kana Arima, who has a crush on Aqua. Conflicting feelings starts to appear...

Chapters

 * Chapter 41: Cast Meeting
 * Chapter 42: Read-Through
 * Chapter 43: Designated Loser
 * Chapter 44: Visiting the Set
 * Chapter 45: Telephone Game
 * Chapter 46: Theater
 * Chapter 47: Workplace Visit
 * Chapter 48: Crunch Time
 * Chapter 49: Revisiting
 * Chapter 50: Emotional Acting

Trivia

 * The quotes from the Volume summary are taken from the first chapter, said by the narrator.