Viewpoint B

Viewpoint B (視点B) is a story written by Aka Akasaka and given as a reward for people who watched the pre-screening of the first episode of Oshi no Ko anime adaptation. The story would also be released bundled with the light novel Oshi no Ko: Ichiban hoshi no Spica.

The audiobook narrated by Rie Takahashi (the VA of Ai) is later uploaded on to the official Oshi no Ko YouTube channel.

Part 1
An unnamed former member of B-Komachi reminisce over Ai Hoshino, and how being in the entertainment world affects her life decades later. She goes through her experience post B-Komachi, and how she ended up being a saleswoman for an internet provider, and remembers a certain song.

Part 2
When the unnamed former member was still a member of B-Komachi, she was dumped by her boyfriend due to their inability to have a date properly due to her idol job. Complaining to a new member called Kanan, she laments over romance and voiced her desire to have a normal romance.

After B-Komachi was done with a performance, she took time to herself at a nearby park, when she was found by Ai Hoshino, who she never talked to due to the tension she creates within B-Komachi due to the perceived favoritism by the agency Ichigo Production, Inc. Ai reveals that she saw her looking gloomy and decided to approach her, eating burgers and make sure that she was alright.

She then began venting to Ai about her boyfriend, and all of her inner thoughts regarding her current life situation. Ai was unable to empathize properly with her. After being prodded on regarding that, Ai said that she is still like everyone else, and reveals that she was turned away by her mother's relatives, who promised to look after her.

She was shocked to hear that this only happened the day after yesterday, and it didn't affect Ai's performance in any way, realizing that this is probably what management would prefer to have within idols they manage. Lamenting that she brings nothing to the table, Ai said that the unnamed member can compose songs for the group, just like what a member, Mei-chan did. She fought back against the idea, mostly due to her being embarassed, but relents after Ai agreed to write the lyrics for her.

Part 3
The unnamed former member remembered an interview from a fashion magazine, where Ai answered her name on a question of which member she is the closest to.

A few days after their talk in the park, Ai came to her with a notebook containing all the lyrics she came up with, one of which caught her attention. She then began composing a song, which ended up as a B-side on a single by B-Komachi, not gaining much popularity.

But years later, it's a song that the unnamed former member find herself humming every now and then.