Minor Characters
- Takenori Sawara (椹 武憲, Sawara Takenori?)
- Voiced by: Tomoyuki Kōno (drama CD), Kenji Hamada (anime), Charge Pu (live-action)
- He is head of the talent section at L.M.E. and was tormented by Kyoko into getting her into an audition. Despite the initial meeting, he is actually very supportive of Kyoko, even through her penchant for tripping her own idol career up. Sawara continually misinterprets Kyoko's hate for Sho as extreme fandom. He also has a wife and daughter.
- Nakazawa (中澤?)
- Head of the singing section in the L.M.E., he was present during Kyoko's audition and acted as one of the judges. In the anime, he was the one who assigned Kyoko, as a member of the Love Me department, to the task of cleaning the hallway soiled with bubble gum spat everywhere by a disgruntled band that did not get accepted.
- Matsushima (松島?)
- Head of the acting section in the L.M.E., he was present during Kyoko's audition and acted as one of the judges. In the anime, he was the one who assigned Kyoko, as a member of the Love Me department, to become Ren's manager in Yashiro's stead, who could not perform his duties due to colds.
- Shoko Aki (安芸 祥子, Aki Shōko?)
- Voiced by: Rio Natsuki (anime), Ada Pan (live-action)
- Shoko Aki is Sho Fuwa's manager and implied lover. Before going to University, she has a passion for acting, but later realized that she is more capable of managing. She takes pride for her judgement and "knowing" Sho better than anyone else (except for Kyoko). Her relationship with Sho is rather flirtatious, but encourages Sho's feelings towards Kyoko. A running gag in the manga is that her well-meaning advice turns to devious ends once it is being misused or understood by Shotaro.
- Hiou Uesugi (上杉陽桜, Uesugi Hiou?)
- An 11-year-old actor who appears much younger than his actual age. Kyoko at first believed he is the same the same age as Maria, who is in her second/third year of elementary school. He gets annoyed when people treat him as a child because he has been acting for nine years and comes from a long line of famous actors. At first, he is willing to use his family's influence in the entertaining world to destroy anyone who crossed him by targeting Kanae first and then Kyoko (the first for throwing him during a drama and the second for disrespecting him). His initial crush on Kanae has deepened and has gone so far as to protect her from a lecherous co-star.
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