Episode 5

Reality Dating Show (恋愛リアリティショー) is the fifth episode of Oshi no Ko anime adaptation.

Synopsis
Ruby, who wants to start her idol career as soon as possible, scouts Kana. Although she sees potential in Ruby, Kana tries to turn her down because of the risk. However, she is passionately persuaded by Aqua...!?

Summary
Observing Kana at school, Ruby wants to scout her for her idol group. However, due to the two being on rocky terms, Aqua decides to contact Kana to have her talk with Ruby. Kana receives his text, asking to meet up after school for an important discussion. Believing it could be for romantic reasons, Kana excitedly starts preparing. She arrives at the rendezvous and is annoyed to see Ruby there, and Aqua elaborates that she wants to speak with her. Letting go of her stubbornness towards Kana, Ruby asks her to become an idol with her.

Kana is surprised and says she needs to think about it, but her answer is already no. Kana is well aware of the risks of switching from an actress to an idol, which is far too great for her. While Kana is reminded of Ai through Ruby and can sense her potential, she is dissuaded by the size of their agency and lack of confidence in herself. Before she can turn Ruby down, Aqua kneels before her and passionately persuades her to join. Kana tries to refuse but ultimately caves in and joins Strawberry Productions. Miyako asks Aqua how he pulled it off, and Aqua reveals that he took advantage of Kana's empathy and pressured her to join. While Miyako criticizes his actions, Aqua believes he did nothing wrong nor lied to Kana.



Kana asks Ruby if Aqua has another job coming up, and Ruby hesitantly shows her the dating show he is appearing on: The Beginning of My Love With An Idol. The show involves high schoolers who are also entertainers getting to know each other and developing relationships through events on the weekend. Watching the introduction, the girls are taken aback by Aqua's cheery performance around his female co-stars and begin to disparage him, but Miyako chimes in to tell them that he is only acting like that for the show. Kana asks if the cast members can get into serious relationships and do things like kissing on the show and begins to sulk when Miyako confirms this.



While filming for the show, Aqua finds the whole thing dull but chooses to endure it for the sake of getting information about Ai from Producer Kaburagi and clues on his father. For the reality show, the young entertainers will be able to talk freely among themselves but provide the show's entertainment with their individuality while constantly being filmed by the cameras. Aqua chats with his co-star, Yuki Sumi, who worries she will not be able to stand out. However, she easily sets up a romantic tease between them in front of the cameras for show material, surprising Aqua. When Aqua returns home, Ruby takes it upon herself to choose which girl from the show he should date and recommends Yuki, believing her to be a pure-hearted girl, and Aqua remarks on her poor judge of character.

Despite putting their group together, Ruby and Kana have no work to do and have yet to agree on their name. Miyako advises the girls to make a name online and partners them with Pieyon, a masked strength-training YouTuber and the agency's top earner. Kana is doubtful but takes back her words after hearing his earnings. Pieyon teaches the girls that to become internet stars, the quickest way is to collaborate with a famous YouTuber such as himself. They originally planned to make a prank video, but after hearing how the pranks will be staged, Ruby wants their first job to be genuine, leading them to film themselves participating with Pieyon in his strength-training dance for one hour. Pieyon is impressed by their dedication to the bit, and after completing the dance, the girls introduce themselves for the video. When Pieyon asks for their group name, Kana allows Ruby to decide, and she happily chooses B-Komachi.

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