A genuinely lazy guy who hates idol culture gets possessed by a ghost who loves it more than anything. The show mines comedy gold from that collision, especially when Asahi hijacks Yuuya's body mid-performance and he has to watch himself become the idol he's always resented. It's funny enough to work as pure comedy, but the moments where you see Asahi's actual desperation to perform again, to matter again, hit different than the setup suggests they would.
Yuuya coasts through his idol career on pure apathy. As half of the duo ZINGS, he shows up for paychecks while openly resenting the fans who support him. His laziness and contempt have him close to being dropped from the business when he meets someone unexpected backstage: Asahi, a colorfully dressed idol who died a year earlier and still wants nothing more than to perform. Asahi's solution is simple. She will possess Yuuya's body and use his place in the idol world for her own comeback. Yuuya, surprisingly, agrees. What follows is a strange partnership between a determined ghost and an unmotivated performer. Asahi aims for them to become the best idol in the world, while Yuuya just sees an easy ride. Their clashing goals drive a supernatural musical comedy built around the stage.
Streaming Phantom of the Idol legally, as of the last catalog refresh. Availability changes by region.
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