Egosearch「エゴサーチ, Ego Sāchi?」 is the twenty-fourth chapter of the Oshi no Ko manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in Weekly Young Jump on November 5, 2020.[1]
Summary[]
At Ichigo-Pro, Ruby is complaining about a drink she bought. Just she is about post about it on twitter, she gets reprimanded by Kana, who tells her to think of the consequences of being found out by the company who made the drink. She would lose any future opportunities of working with that company in the future. Ruby believes her senpai is exaggerating but Kana then asks if the former egosurfs and confiscates her phone to look at what she has been looking up online, such as her own name, even adding the word "cute" in related search, much to Ruby's embarrassment. Kana teaches Ruby about egosurfing in the show industry, something that they used to avoid but can no longer be ignored due to how much the market has grown and the amount of money involved. However at the same time she tell her dangers it poses and what she should be aware of.
Back on LoveforReal Aqua comes across Mem-Cho and Kengo shooting a video. Mem-Cho explains that it is for the official twitter and tiktok and encourages Aqua to do so as well. Meanwhile feeling the pressure to stand out on the show and heeding the advices from show's director, Akane attempts a "bad girl" act and trying to get close to Nobuyuki.
Later, as Yuki does Akane's nails, they talk about their desire to stand out, with Yuki declaring to fight with her to stand out the most. Mixed emotions go through Akane's mind and finally a frustrated Akane loses her composure and lashes out at Yuki, accidentally cutting her face on camera. Panicked, Akane immediately apologizes which Yuki forgives as she understands Akane's situation. However as the episode goes on air, Akane quickly becomes a victim of cyberbullying by Yuki's fans.
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