Akane Kurokawa

Akane Kurokawa

Akane Kurokawa「黒川 茜, Kurokawa Akane?」 is a major supporting character in Oshi no Ko. She is a top-class method actress affiliated with the Lala Lai Theatrical Company that was introduced as Aqua Hoshino's co-star in the reality dating show LoveforReal. Akane ended up being saved by him when she got caught up in a scandal caused by an on-set incident, and went on to become his girlfriend for the plot of the show. Even when she was hesitant about starting a business relationship with Aqua, she decided to continue it, deducing that Aqua needed something from her and wanted to return the favor for saving her. Even after learning of Aqua's identity as Ai Hoshino's son and his desire to avenge her death, she stayed by his side, and at some point they began to have a real relationship.

Appearance

Akane has blue-green eyes and midnight blue hair. She is 163 cm tall. At the beginning of the story, her hair was short, above her shoulders. However, from the Tokyo Blade Arc onwards, her character began to appear with long hair, covering almost half of her back. She is considered to be very beautiful by several other characters, such as Ruby Hoshino [5], Abiko Samejima, Yoriko Kichijouji [6] and Kana Arima

Personality

During the beginning of the reality dating show LoveforReal, Akane was presented as a shy and reserved girl, which caused her to have a lot of trouble standing out on the show and many questioned whether she was a real actress. Soon after, it was revealed that Akane is out of her element if she does not have clear instructions on which character to play and, given the nature of a reality show, the lack of a script did not allow her to exploit her full potential. MEM-cho and Yuki, other co-stars of the show and Akane's friends, suggested she create a character of her own to play on the show to protect herself from criticism. When Akane wondered what kind of character to play, the girls pressed Aqua to reveal his ideal girl. Aqua, without much thought, ended up describing Ai. Her friends encouraged Akane to accept the challenge of playing Aqua's ideal girl and she, as a gesture of gratitude for helping her solve her scandal, accepted. Thanks to her studies in profiling, psychology and a natural talent for understanding characters, Akane managed to play the legendary idol Ai Hoshino to perfection. She is very hard-working and determined with every job she gets. When looking to take on a role, she makes sure to study and understand the character doing a complete background, to the point she plays it perfectly. She has been described by many as a genius actress despite being very young.

Skills & Talents

Akane is a talented actress who is noted to be the immersive type of actor who get into her roles, which indicates she specializes in method acting. This is clearly demonstrated after she decides play the role of Ai Hoshino during the later portions of LoveforReal. After intense studying, Akane is able to replicate Ai's demeanor fastidiously (from her mannerisms, speech patterns, and even thought processes), so much so that she effectively bewitched Aqua and was capable of triggering thoughts of Ai in others immediately after looking at her. Through her research, she was able to accurately deduce that Ai's situation at the time. Akane is also very observant, as shown after seeing a video of kid Aqua Hoshino, she can tell that he was not putting his soul into his performance but just reciting the lines. This ability is not limited to her studying her roles, as she is able to use the same skills to make deductions, for instance, she is able to piece together Aqua's relationship with his late mother upon receiving little details surrounding his past. However, her preference for method acting does have its limitations such as during the stage adaption of Tokyo Blade. Early on, due to the changes made to her character in the script and with little to draw from the source material, she has problems getting immersed into her character. Akane is also an accomplished cook, capable of concocting a full-course savory dinner, for which Taishi Gotanda's mother commented to Aqua that 'this one's a keeper'. She gained these skills after attending cooking courses with her mother and cooking at home.