Ryo Akizuki

Ryo is the cousin of Ritsuko Akizuki. He is calm, soft, and all-around a cool and collected boy. In many ways, he is the opposite of his unnecessarily-harsh cousin. He carries an air of femininity, due to which he tends to be asked out by male classmates. Ryo is a former cross-dressing idol. He used to perform as a female idol for 876 Production and hopes to make a fresh start as a cool male idol. As such, he currently belongs to two agencies. Ryo has a gentle demeanor, but a strong heart, and is ready to stand by his dream, no matter what happens¹.

Deeply worried by his feminine image and hoping to become more popular with the girls, Ryo has been considering becoming an idol for a long time, but when he visits the 765 Production office to discuss this idea with his cousin Ritsuko, she appears skeptical towards his plans. However, she is prepared to introduce him to Manami Okamoto, a manager at 876 Production. Manami, in deep trouble because of an 876 idol having become unable to perform at a live that is about to take place, is glad to accept Ryo as a substitute. Much to his disturbance, he has to go on stage dressed as a girl. Ritsuko, noticing Ryo's charming on-stage appearance, decides that he should make his debut with 765 Production after all. Ryo immediately refuses because Ritsuko wants him to debut as a girl idol, and he does not like the idea of being toyed with by his cousin. He chooses to join 876 Production instead so he will be able to debut in his own way. However, when he is officially being taken in by 876 Production, president Ishikawa decides that Ryo will continue to perform as a female idol for the time being. His fans and his fellow 876 idols Ai Hidaka and Eri Mizutani are not aware that Ryo is actually male.

Eventually he revealed himself as a boy and began openly working as a male idol, but he was able to keep some fans. To his relief, he was able to present himself as how he'd originally wished to. Daigo and Kazuki, his future group-mates, were inspired by the courage it took to confess. He is still in contact with his fellow former Dearly Stars members Whenever Ryo screams, he usually says "Gyaoooon!"

Ryo is a young teen boy usually considered girly by his pretty face and feminine figure, his height is in the shorter end, Ryo has a short greenish brown hair of medium length with single ahoge hair lines up, his yellow eyes are usually covered by glasses but he takes them off for idol work. Ryo used to indeed pass as a girl as when he would crossdress people could not tell he was actually a boy, so indeed he is somewhat feminine. Nowadays Ryo dresses in more casual boy clothing such as hoodies, collar shirts, but he still does a more boyish or elegant style rather than manly.