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Masahiro is a manager at a modeling agency and himself a former model. His newest charge is 16-year old Yoshimi. Yoshimi has looks and charisma to burn, but he’s also an over-privileged, egoistic, bratty teenager. When Yoshimi finds out that Masahiro is gay, he commands his manager to give him extra-curricular instruction in sex between men. But if Yoshimi wants Masahiro to be exclusively his, then he’ll have to surpass top model Akito, his rival in business and in love.

Plainful child. Akari is really attracted by the popular Unit of idols “Flower”. Then Akari get the chance to sing at the Flower’s center?! But what is the secret that Flower keep…?!

1-3) Koakuma Lion Uno and Reo are neighboring childhood friends. One day, a friend tells Reo that he should become a model. Now, they are high school students, and Reo has become an extremely popular model... yet he acts like a spoiled child around Uno! 4) Renai@Home Ren and Ai are childhood friends as well as neighbors. Will their relationship change when a young girl claiming that she's from the future show up begins calling them Papa and Mama? 5) LIFE+B Sonoda Mio has always been such a tomboy at school but when at home, she works in her family's flower shop. Her family's VERY GIRLY flower shop. Mio doesn't want anyone at school to see her all girly, so when someone walks in, wearing the school uniform, she goes and hunts him down the next day. But when she tells him not to tell anyone, he....!!?!

High school first year Sara has a secret…she’s really the super-popular singer SALA! However, as an idol her gender is kept a secret from the world in order to sell her music. But can Sara win when she wants to be just Sara…?

Nakamura Mei is a very simple high-school girl. While at a cafe with her friends, they bump in to -none other than- the model Shirou's table. Mei apologizes and that's when Shirou notices something. Grabbing her he takes her outside with him and reveals that Mei was once a kids model - and that he's her idol-otaku?! Also included are two short stories in vol. 2: • Anya Kouro • Wonderful Cafe ni Youkoso

It's the start of high school, and Kako decides to "produce" her bookworm of a childhood friend, Kousei, so that he can become a good-looking and popular school idol. She models him after Lawrence, a character in a manga she likes, but as Kousei's transformation becomes a huge success and he extends his new character beyond what she asks for, what will Kako do? Will she find herself left behind in the wake of his newly found popularity?

Yating was working in a recording company until she was fired by her boss (a famous movie actress with a spoiled temperament). Discouraged and jobless, Yating decided to work in a pub where a famous group called "Gangster" regularly played. Along the way, she gets to meet this guy who has the most divine voice. Yating's luck then began to change when her uncle decides to retire and set up his own record company. He asks her to join in his ambition to create the most famous rock group in Taiwan. This is the story of how Yating, being the new manager, tried to create the ultimate rock band!

Lele was born into the fashion industry. Both her parents were models, and they both die in a tragic airplane crash leaving a 5-year-old Lele orphaned. Therefore, it is no surprise that Lele hates the industry, thinking it’s superficial and unnecessary! Raised by her maternal grandmother, Lele reaches seventeen years of age before she is sucked in when her mother's sister – a fashion model agent and former model, convinces the reluctant Lele to model. Lele had been adverse to the whole idea, until she sees a photo shoot of popular American model Angus Lanson, and she begins to see modeling as an art form. When Aunt Fei's magazine editor invites Angus Lanson to a meeting of all the top fashion ambassadors, a curious Lele is invited to meet him. She does not know that Angus' twin elder brother, Eros Lanson, is secretly accompanying his brother. This obviously leads to confusion and is the start of a charming story of Lele's goals: fashion in NYC, becoming a top model, and…love???

In the play of life, all Hikaru Takabayashi wanted was to be part of the scenery. Tormented by jealous schoolmates ever since she appeared in a famous commercial in grade-school, Hikaru transfers to a prestigious all-girls' academy where she hopes to settle down to a quiet life of anonymity. But when her new roommate turns out to be the super-popular TV idol Izumi Kido, Hikaru finds herself thrown smack in the spotlight's glare once more!