The gap between Tamon's stage persona and who he actually is, anxious, self-doubting, almost painfully human, collapses the moment Utage sees him off-camera. She's already in love with the performance, which makes falling for the real person feel like a betrayal of her own fandom. The show knows this is funny, knows it's painful, knows it's exactly how people actually fall for each other, and it never winks at the camera about it.
Utage Kinoshita, a high school girl, takes part-time housekeeping work to pay for her devotion to Tamon Fukuhara, the center of the idol group F/ACE. On stage he is wild and sexy, and she cherishes him above everyone. Then a job sends her to his own home, and she learns the real Tamon is gloomy, introverted and deeply lacking in confidence. Unable to stand seeing him so low, she resolves to support him as his housekeeper. As she sees sides of him he shows no one else, she falls for him, and starts to wonder whether she has crossed the line between fan and idol. The result is a romantic comedy with a music industry backdrop.
Streaming Tamon's B-Side legally, as of the last catalog refresh. Availability changes by region.
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