Shoma
CharacterShoma is a well-known idol active in Kamigoe City. His brief role in the story comes during a televised psychic reading that exposes the secrets he had been hiding from the public.
Appearance
Shoma is a blonde young man whose public image as an idol is built on looking the part of a clean celebrity. He is twenty-seven years old, though he has lied in public about being twenty.
Personality
Above all, Shoma cares about protecting his reputation as an idol. That concern drives him to lie outright when pressed, denying the truths a psychic reading drags into the open rather than risk his standing with fans.
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History
On a live broadcast, Shoma sat for a reading by Seiko Ayase in her Santa Dodoria guise. When she correctly named his fondness for curry and revealed that he had a secret son and a lover, he lied to cover it up. The deception did not hold. His secrets eventually broke into the press, and Seiko watched the fallout with amusement on her television at home, noting that the reports never did mention his real favorite food. He and his lover are not legally married.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Shoma in Dandadan?
Shoma is a well-known idol active in Kamigoe City. His brief role in the story comes during a televised psychic reading that exposes the secrets he had been hiding from the public.
Is Shoma a villain in Dandadan?
Shoma is not a villain. He is a minor idol character whose main concern is protecting his reputation, which drives him to lie outright when a psychic reading drags his secrets into the open.
How old is Shoma in Dandadan?
Shoma is twenty-seven years old, though he has lied in public about being twenty to maintain his clean idol image.
What secrets did Seiko Ayase reveal about Shoma?
During a live reading in her Santa Dodoria guise, Seiko Ayase correctly named Shoma's fondness for curry and revealed that he had a secret son and a lover. Shoma lied to cover it up, and he and his lover are not legally married.
What happened to Shoma after the psychic reading?
Shoma's deception did not hold, and his secrets eventually broke into the press. Seiko Ayase watched the fallout with amusement on her television, noting that the reports never did mention his real favorite food.
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Rights holders
- Created byYukinobu Tatsu
- Published byShueisha
- Animated byScience SARU
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