Chapter 117

Panda (パンダ) is the one-hundred seventeenth chapter of Oshi no Ko manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

Summary
Kana makes the official statement via Twitter that she is quitting B-Komachi in order to continue pursuing her dream of becoming an actress. The news leaves many passionate fans shocked and heartbroken.

Kana then has a conversation over a meal with Aqua, they discussed various subjects ranging from Pandas to the entertainment industry. They discussed her her tweet and she is thankful that he managed to convince her to become a member of the revived B-Komachi, noting that if she hadn't, she would have been dead as a talent. Kana then goes on to note that becoming successful in the entertainment can similar to a betting on the roll of a dice. Kana also informs Aqua that she received an offer to be casted as an old B-Komachi actor who hated Ai "so much," asking him if it's okay with him for her to say nasty things about his mother. Aqua gives her his approval to do so before calling her special thereafter, which causes Kana to storm out of the room in embarrassment. As Kana leaves, Aqua laughs to himself as he calls Kana easy to manipulate.

Meanwhile Kaburagi is finalizing the roles for the 15 Year Lie, he can't help but wonder Gotanda and Aqua's motivation for making this film. Regardless with both Frill and Akane not available to portray Ai, they have no choice but to cast Ruby for the role.

Characters

 * Aqua Hoshino
 * Kana Arima
 * Mem-Cho (imagined)
 * Ruby Hoshino (pictured)
 * Masaya Kaburagi
 * Ryosuke Kaihara (pictured)
 * Frill Shiranui (pictured)
 * Akane Kurokawa (pictured)
 * Taishi Gotanda (imagined)

Trivia

 * Ruby being casted as Ai could be a possible nod to rising sing-songwriter Jaafar Jackson being casted as his uncle Michael in the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael'.
 * The biopic would also be Jaafar Jackson's first major film role, just like Ruby's.