Mem-Cho

"So I presented myself as a high school girl, haha. My subscriber count went up tremendously! And by then I was in too deep to stop!"

Mem-Cho (ちょ) is a character in Oshi no Ko manga series. She is a member of the idol group B-Komachi, a Youtuber and a former Tik-Toker. She participated in the reality dating show "The Beginning of My Love With An Idol", or "LoveNow". She was a girl who strived to become an idol at a young age, but due to her family situation, made sacrifices that ultimately ended with her becoming too old to become one. After LoveNow ended, a fellow cast member Aquamarine Hoshino invites her to join the newly revived B-Komachi.

Appearance
Mem-Cho is described as being attractive, cute, and innocent. She has aqua-colored eyes, brown hair dyed blonde, a cat smile, and small devil horns. Despite being twenty-five, she looks young.

Personality
Given her appearance, one can make sense that she is rather playful and mischievous. She engages in talks among youth talks to, as Aqua states, lie as a tool to protect themselves. She lied about her age, allowing her to save face and engage in jobs unbefitting her age. Despite this, she genuinely cares about the people she works with. Even before her hijinks, when she strived to become an idol, she was fine with setting aside her dreams to support her family, giving her a  strong sense of character.

History
Ever since she was young, Mem-Cho wanted to become an idol, but her mother was single while managing three kids. She thought that finishing high school and getting a job straight away would be the best course of action to ease her mother's burdens. However, her mother didn't agree and wanted her to follow her dreams, so a young Mem-Cho applied for auditions to perform for a major label. This was cut short when her mother overworked herself and Mem-Cho's brothers needed to go to college, so she cut out of the auditions and started earning money through part-time jobs. She succeeded but ended up becoming too old to chase her dreams.

In this, she threw herself into streaming and lied about her age, which gained her many followers. Her Tik-Tok had no monetization, leading her to Youtube.

Dating Reality Show
Mem-Cho first appeared as a fellow cast member on the reality dating show LoveNow. She was introduced as a Youtuber in her third year of high school, and Aqua notes her as competent. Mem-Cho later treated the whole LoveNow cast with barbeque, to celebrate her rising subscriber count.

The First Concert
After LoveNow had finished airing, she was invited by Aqua to join the new B-Komachi group. Although hesitant to join because of her age, she was received with welcome arms. Now, she worked as both an idol and an influencer.

2.5D Stage Play
Mem-Cho watched the Tokyo Blade stage play adaptation along with the former cast of LoveNow.

Private
Mem-Cho made a room tour video for the B-Komachi members in an effort to boost their Youtube subscribers. Later on, she, along with the members of the revived B-Komachi, planned to travel to Miyazaki to shoot their music video as part of growing their Youtube subscribers even more. They later use an original song composed by Himura for their music video, and Mem-Cho's friend and fellow creators Anemone Monemone became its director.

The Main Story
Mem-Cho consoles Kana after she broke down because of how Aqua has avoided her for six months, and decided to confront him about it. They meet in her house, and have a honest heart-to-heart talk.

Relationships

 * Yuki Sumi: Mem-Cho and Yuki were particularly close. They're often seen close and talking to each other; mostly girl talk.
 * Akane Kurokawa: Mem-Cho is very fond of Akane and was the first character to search for her after she disappeared into the storm in chapter 26. She is indirectly responsible for saving Akane's life as she contacted Aqua, prompting him to search for Akane as well. Mem-cho is conflicted whether to support Akane or Kana in romantically pursuing Aqua.
 * Aquamarine Hoshino: Mem-Cho's first interaction with Aqua wasn't much to note. She acted like a normal youth to hide the truth. During the show, they chatted about gaining popularity and maintaining the status quo; Mem-Cho commenting on Aqua's disinterest in standing out. After LoveNow ended, she was invited by him to join the new B-Komachi.
 * Kengo Morimoto
 * Kumano Nobuyuki
 * Kana Arima
 * Ruby Hoshino

Trivia

 * Mem-Cho has a female dog.
 * Mem-Cho's YouTube channel has around 370,000 subscribers and her Tik-Tok account has 638,000 followers.
 * Mem-Cho's name may be a pun on the term メモ帳 (memochō, "memo pad", also the Japanese name of the Notepad text editor software). The Japanese pronunciation of Mem-Cho's name (memucho) is not identical, however.