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Miyako Saitou
Biographical Information
Kanji Name	斎 (さい) 藤 (とう) ミヤコ
Rōmaji Name	Saitō Miyako
Nicknames	Miyaemon「ミヤえもん, Miyaemon?」 (By Ruby Hoshino)
Gender	Female
Height	167 cm (5'6")
Age	Mid 20s~Late 20s (Prologue: Childhood arc) Late 30s~Early 40s (Show Business - Toward the Stars and Dreams arc)
Status
Status	Alive
Occupation	Housewife (Formerly) President of Ichigo Production, Inc Talent Manager
Affiliation	Ichigo Production, Inc
Relationships	Ichigo Saitou (Husband) Aqua Hoshino (Adoptive son) Ruby Hoshino (Adoptive daughter)
First Appearances
Manga	Chapter 2
Anime	Episode 1
Portrayal
Japanese VA	Lynn
English VA	Christina Kelly
Live Action	Kana Kurashina
Character's Signature

“	Don't say that like it's easy. If we could, I would. The dream that Ai showed us... isn't an easy thing to forget. The longer I do this job... the more aware I am that miracles don't happen twice. I'd have to equate it with winning the lottery. Real life never goes that smoothly.	„
― Miyako Saito Speaking to Ruby Hoshino

Miyako Saitou「斎 (さい) 藤 (とう) ミヤコ, Saitō Miyako^?」 is a major supporting character in Oshi no Ko. She is the current president of Ichigo-Pro and the adoptive mother of Aqua and Ruby Hoshino.

Introduced as the wife of Ichigo-Pro's former president, Ichigo Saitou, she was tasked with being the twins' caretaker, a job she initially hated. However, over time, she grew to love them as if they were her own and later became their foster mother after their real mother passed away. She is especially close with Ruby, supporting her dream of being an idol by lending her the agency's resources.

Spoilers Ahead!

She eventually steps down as president to spend more time with her adoptive children, blackmailing her husband into retaking the position.

Appearance

Miyako is a radiant-skinned woman with upper-back length strawberry-blonde hair that has bangs hanging on the left side and rouge-colored eyes (Rouge is the French word for "red"). She is initially stated to be a young wife and thus can be assumed to be in her mid to late 30s by the time Aqua Hoshino and Ruby Hoshino start high school.

Miyako was seen wearing two different clothing:

• Her initial appearance shows wearing extravagant clothing to represent her vain and Gold Digger mindset.
• After becoming more mature and kinder following Ai Hoshino's death, she is always shown wearing casual clothing to reflect her new motherly and work-driven self.

Personality

Initially, Miyako appears to be a shallow woman who married her husband Ichigo Saitou in order to meet hot actors. She was hot-headed and resentful of being made the twins' caretaker, hastily deciding to sell Ai Hoshino's scandal before the twins stepped in to stop her. She is also shown to be somewhat of a pushover, as the twins are capable of manipulating her into going along with their whims.

However, Miyako gradually showed a more responsible and compassionate side as she took care of the Hoshino twins and proved crucial to maintaining Ai's secret life. This culminates in her adopting them both after Ai's death, at which point she is shown to be a loving and dutiful mother who is specifically stated to be soft on Ruby Hoshino.

Professionally, she demonstrates great ability in managing Ichigo Production, Inc through a moment of struggle, pivoting away from the idol business and allowing the company to stay in business for over a decade, despite her lack of experience and connections.

She is also quite perceptive, being able to figure out that Mem-Cho is actually older than she claims to be, a fact no one else had discovered by that point, even Aqua Hoshino wasn't capable and was seen surprised by this.

Plot

Miyako was introduced as a character who wanted to use her husband Ichigo Saitou for his connections. Because she was used as Aqua Hoshino and Ruby Hoshino's caretaker, she referred to her husband as a jerk and described Ai Hoshino's situation as sordid. She remembered and realized they were covering up Ai's pregnancy scandal, so she intended to sell the information to a weekly magazine.

Miyako's mindset seemed disarrayed at the time, likely from stress. She proceeded to take pictures of the maternity record book with her smartphone. It seems her plan was to sell it as evidence. Miyako thought of what she wanted to do with the money while her grew face visibly sweaty and nervous. She made off-hand comments about host clubs, and raising someone's specific rank to the "top spot" for a month.

After that initial comment, Aqua and Ruby began talking to her. She reacted with shock, and the twins began lying, stating they were messengers of the gods. She reacted with normal disbelief, making comments about Aqua talking, but denied the fact by believing it was a prank being recorded.

At that point, Ruby took over, stating she was an incarnation of Amaterasu. Ruby manipulated Miyako by saying it was her destiny to help raise the twins, since they had a great destiny themselves. The baby furthered the manipulation by stating Miyako would receive divine punishment, and when the latter fearfully questioned what it'd be, the other child interceded and said, "You die."

Miyako responded with more fear and asked what she'd need to do. Ruby stated that Miyako would need to guard the Hoshinos' family secret, and to "dote on the children and do all they ask..." Essentially, Ruby wanted to be spoiled. Aqua's twin sister added this as an after comment: "If thou art faithful in this, thy next husband might be a handsome actor."

This seemed to seal the deal for Miyako and she became to eager to do anything they asked. She was visibly happier in the following manga panels.

After that incident, it seemed normal for Miyako to actively engage in regular conversation with the baby twins since Ruby and Aqua had an outburst asking why Ai wasn't getting enough job opportunities. Miyako calmly explained the difficulties of the entertainment industry.

Manga Appearances

Prologue: Childhood
Chapter 1: Mother & Children	Absent
Chapter 2: Big Brother & Little Sister	Debut
Chapter 3: Babysitter	Appears
Chapter 4: How to Smile	Appears
Chapter 5: Director & Actress	Appears
Chapter 6: Child Actors	Appears
Chapter 7: If You Fear Falling, You'll Fall Harder	Absent
Chapter 8: Ai Hoshino Part 1	Appears
Chapter 9: Ai Hoshino Part 2	Absent
Chapter 10: Introduction	Appears

Show Business
Chapter 11: Audition	Appears
Chapter 12: The Third Option	Appears
Chapter 13: Procedures	Appears
Chapter 14: Connection	Absent
Chapter 15: The Manga Drama	Appears
Chapter 16: Acting Skills	Absent
Chapter 17: Staging	Absent
Chapter 18: Modest Praise	Absent
Chapter 19: The Entertainment Department	Appears
Chapter 20: New Member	Appears

Dating Reality Show
Chapter 21: The Dating Reality Show	Appears
Chapter 22: Wannabe Idol	Appears
Chapter 23: A Mark	Absent
Chapter 24: Egosearch	Absent
Chapter 25: Up in Flames	Absent
Chapter 26: Storm	Appears
Chapter 27: Viral	Appears
Chapter 28: Role Creation	Absent
Chapter 29: Perfect Copy	Absent
Chapter 30: The First	Absent
Chapter 31: Love for Real	Absent
Chapter 32: Appropriate Age	Appears

The First Concert
Chapter 33: Motivation	Absent
Chapter 34: Center	Absent
Chapter 35: Responsible	Appears
Chapter 36: The Night Before	Appears
Chapter 37: Pressure	Appears
Chapter 38: Group Fan	Absent
Chapter 39: A Job That's Kinda Fun	Appears
Chapter 40: Sore Loser	Absent

2.5D Stage Play
Chapter 41: Introductions	Absent
Chapter 42: Read-Through	Absent
Chapter 43: The Losing Heroine	Absent
Chapter 44: The Visit	Absent
Chapter 45: The Telephone Game	Absent
Chapter 46: Theater	Absent
Chapter 47: Studio Visit	Absent
Chapter 48: Crunch Time	Absent
Chapter 49: Rewriting	Absent
Chapter 50: Emotional Acting	Absent
Chapter 51: Inquiry	Absent
Chapter 52: Boyfriend, Girlfriend	Absent
Chapter 53: Playboy	Absent
Chapter 54: Axis of a Conflict	Absent
Chapter 55: Opening	Appears
Chapter 56: Beginning of Competition	Absent
Chapter 57: Lousy	Absent
Chapter 58: Growth	Absent
Chapter 59: Admiration	Absent
Chapter 60: The Sun	Absent
Chapter 61: Play Along	Absent
Chapter 62: Ad-lib	Absent
Chapter 63: Genius Actor	Appears
Chapter 64: Trigger	Absent
Chapter 65: Regret	Absent
Chapter 66: The Curtain Falls	Appears

Private
Chapter 67: Drinking Party	Absent
Chapter 68: Liberation	Absent
Chapter 69: Room Tour	Absent
Chapter 70: Flame	Appears
Chapter 71: Pedestrian Bridge	Absent
Chapter 72: Freedom	Absent
Chapter 73: Smart	Absent
Chapter 74: Takachiho	Appears
Chapter 75: Mother and Mother	Absent
Chapter 76: Music Video	Appears
Chapter 77: Reunion	Absent
Chapter 78: Use	Appears
Chapter 79: Duty	Appears
Chapter 80: Wish	Appears

Mainstay
Chapter 81: Rapid Progress	Appears
Chapter 82: B-Komachi Night	Appears
Chapter 83: Obsessed	Absent
Chapter 84: Hard Selling	Absent
Chapter 85: Calculation	Absent
Chapter 86: AD	Absent
Chapter 87: Lies	Absent
Chapter 88: Offer	Absent
Chapter 89: Cosplay	Absent
Chapter 90: Compliance	Absent
Chapter 91: Dig Deep	Absent
Chapter 92: Ritual Purification	Absent
Chapter 93: Leak	Absent
Chapter 94: Breakthrough	Appears
Chapter 95: Blindness	Absent
Chapter 96: White Roses	Absent
Chapter 97: Together	Absent
Chapter 98: Going Astray	Absent
Chapter 99: Drinking	Absent
Chapter 100: Industry	Appears

Scandal
Chapter 101: Predicament	Absent
Chapter 102: Idol and Love	Appears
Chapter 103: Scandal	Appears
Chapter 104: Countermeasure	Appears
Chapter 105: Reporter	Appears
Chapter 106: Breaking Off	Absent
Chapter 107: Friends	Absent
Chapter 108: Plan	Absent

Movie
Chapter 109: Night	Absent
Chapter 110: How It Began	Absent
Chapter 111: Mammon-Worship and Passion	Appears
Chapter 112: Towards the Future	Absent
Chapter 113: Commercial Work	Absent
Chapter 114: Interpersonal Audition	Absent
Chapter 115: Roles	Absent
Chapter 116: Responsibility	Absent
Chapter 117: Panda	Absent
Chapter 118: Activation	Appears
Chapter 119: Biological Mother	Absent
Chapter 120: Lack of Ability	Appears
Chapter 121: Sarina Tendouji	Absent
Chapter 122: Doc	Absent
Chapter 123: Bad Move	Absent
Chapter 124: Reversal	Absent
Chapter 125: Dazzled	Appears
Chapter 126: Management	Appears
Chapter 127: Scouting A Girl	Appears
Chapter 128: Script Reading	Portrayed
Chapter 129: Piece	Appears
Chapter 130: Basic Tactic	Absent
Chapter 131: Atonement	Absent
Chapter 132: Nino	Absent
Chapter 133: Acting	Imagined
Chapter 134: Depths	Absent
Chapter 135: By Her Side	Absent
Chapter 136: Fight	Absent
Chapter 137: Idol	Appears
Chapter 138: Amends	Absent
Chapter 139: Lookism	Absent
Chapter 140: Is This Right?	Absent
Chapter 141: Chain	Appears
Chapter 142: Responsibility	Appears
Chapter 143: Blind Follower	Absent
Chapter 144: Fan of the Originals	Absent
Chapter 145: Children	Portrayed
Chapter 146: Role	Absent
Chapter 147: Wish	Absent

Toward the Stars and Dreams
Chapter 153: Fiction	Absent
Chapter 154: 15-Year Lie	Absent
Chapter 155: Happy End	Appears
Chapter 156: MEMe	Imagined
Chapter 157: An Ordinary Day, A Wonderful Day	Appears
Chapter 158: Jewel	Absent
Chapter 159: Resonance	Absent
Chapter 160: Eye	Absent
Chapter 161: Future	Imagined
Chapter 162: Aqua Hoshino	Absent
Chapter 163: You	Flashback
Chapter 164: Finale	Appears
Chapter 165: And Then	Appears
Chapter 166: Star	Appears

Anime Appearances

Season 1
Episode 1: Mother and Children	Debut
Episode 2: Third Option	Appears
Episode 3: Manga Based TV Drama	Appears
Episode 4: Actors	Appears
Episode 5: Reality Dating Show	Appears
Episode 6: Egosurfing	Absent
Episode 7: Buzz	Appears
Episode 8: First Time	Absent
Episode 9: B-Komachi	Appears
Episode 10: Pressure	Appears
Episode 11: Idol	Appears

Season 2
Episode 12: Tokyo Blade	Absent
Episode 13: The Telephone Game	Absent
Episode 14: Rewriting	Appears
Episode 15: Emotional Acting	Absent
Episode 16: The Curtain Rises	Appears
Episode 17: Growth	Absent
Episode 18: Sun	Appears
Episode 19: Trigger	Appears
Episode 20: Dream	Appears
Episode 21: Liberation	Appears
Episode 22: Freedom	Absent
Episode 23: Reunion	Appears
Episode 24: Wish	Appears

Etymology

• Miyako's surname Saitou means "religious purification/purification, Buddhist food, room, worship, avoid, alike" (斎) (sai) and "wisteria" (藤) (tou).

Trivia

• Before Chapter 106, Miyako was one of the few people who knew about Ai Hoshino's secret children.
  • She is also the first adult to learn that Ruby Hoshino and Aqua Hoshino can talk, despite still being babies. They win her over by claiming to be sent from the heavens to support Ai and she may receive divine punishment if she doesn't comply.

Navigation

Ai Hoshino • Takamine • Fuyuko Niino • Watanabe • Meimei • Ari • Kyun Ruby Hoshino • Kana Arima • Mem-Cho Aqua Hoshino • Pieyon Ichigo Saitou • Miyako Saitou • Shun Yoshizumi Kana Arima • Aqua Hoshino • Ruby Hoshino • Frill Shiranui • Minami Kotobuki Akane Kurokawa • Taiki Himekawa • Toshirou Kindaichi (Founder) Masaya Kaburagi • Hikaru Kamiki • Ai Hoshino

Ai Hoshino • Kana Arima • Aqua Hoshino Taishi Gotanda (Director) Kana Arima • Melt Narushima • Aqua Hoshino Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Yoriko Kichijouji Yuki Sumi • Akane Kurokawa • Mem-Cho Aqua Hoshino • Nobuyuki Kumano • Kengo Morimoto Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Taiki Himekawa • Kana Arima • Melt Narushima Akane Kurokawa • Aqua Hoshino • Sakuya Kamoshida Toshirou Kindaichi (Director) • Goa (Scriptwriter) • Sumiaki Raida (Producer) Abiko Samejima Aqua Hoshino • Ruby Hoshino • Kana Arima Tetsu Urushibara (Director) • Shun Yoshizumi (Assistant Director) • Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Ai Hoshino • Hikaru Kamiki • Airi Himekawa Fuyuko Niino • Gorou Amamiya • Seijuro Uehara Ruby Hoshino • Aqua Hoshino • Tsukuyomi • Frill Shiranui Mem-Cho • Kana Arima • Akane Kurokawa • Melt Narushima • Taiki Himekawa Taishi Gotanda (Screenplay, Director) • Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Yoriko Kichijouji (Script Doctor) • Abiko Samejima (Script Doctor)