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Ami is a normal school girl. One day with her friends, she got stopped for an interview by a camera crew who thought Ami was really cute.

Shortly afterwards, Ami meets a blond boy who goes to her school named Nozomu. He seems to show some interest in her too. However, after she went to the 'Darwin', a group of two boy singers, concert, she met another Nozomu.

Very soon after the encounter with Darwin, she then got roped into the entertainment world as there were many people already interested in her from her live interview, who she later also became interested in.

(from MangaArt)

Aruto Kashiwayama is a budding pianist. She lodges at a famous conductor's house. Aruto's relationships with the conductor's son Hokuto and her first love Masaru are revealed.

(Source: MU)

Ai, wishing to become an idol as famous as her mother once was, has been participating in tests at various talent agencies, but she has failed every single one of them. Her inability to even begin to follow into her mother's footsteps becomes a complex to her.

As Ai bursts into tears, alone in a public park, she is approached by 765 Production idol Haruka Amami, who was a special judge at one of the tests Ai has taken. Having sensed something special about Ai's singing, Haruka comforts her and introduces her to 876 Production's president Ishikawa. The president is very quick to invite Ai into 876, as she believes that her mother's name alone should be enough to propel Ai to the top. Ai protests, stating that she wants to become an idol using only her own strength. She is then given one chance to prove herself, at a rookie idol audition.

(Source: project-imas.com/wiki)

Atsuko is a talented pianist who decided that she would not go out and play the piano in the final round of a Piano Competition. Upset and frustrated she tells her mother and instructor that it was because she just now realized that she doesn't like playing the piano. Trying to get away from everyone at the competition she runs, ending up in Harajuku where she is stunned by it's music scene and the bands playing in the area.

This is all new to Atsuko. Ever since she was little she's spent her life being trained as a classical musician, in an uptight and restricted environment that pressured her to be the perfect pianist because that was what everyone expected.

Now set on living her own life, Atsuko wants to experience the outside world on her own... but despite what she said to her mother, she still feels the pull of music. She decides to apply for a part-time job at a record company and is soon pulled into the music industry.

From the Ultimate Manga Guide:

Rio Midorikawa and Usou Ogata took violin lessons together. The sound of Rio's violin reflects her talent and has a deep effect on her audience.

Asahara Yuu attends a private high school for the fine arts. Her parents are professional musicians and she herself is a good pianist. With her talent and looks, everything has come easy for her, but when her parents force her to live in the school dorms with the visual art students while they are away for the year, things take a very sharp turn...

Note: Vol. 3 of this series also contains a one-shot titled "Gozen Oji no Saishuu Ressha" about a guy photographer who is wondering whether it is finally time to end it with his girlfriend of many years, when he suddenly meets another young girl on a trip up north.

An anthology of Tokyo 7th Sisters by various mangaka.

In the year 2032, the legendary idol unit "7th Sisters" suddenly retired from the industry and disappeared. That was the end of the idol industry... until two years later, when a young glory-seeking employee is appointed to be the leader of Tokyo's next generation idol studio, "777 (Three Seven)," commonly referred to as Nanastar.

However, the city continues to believe that idols are a thing of the past, and Nanastar is no exception. Their slump continues, but one day a mysterious and beautiful female manager approaches you and says, "If the idols of the past are gone, we'll just have to make new idols! True "sisters" linked by powerful bonds!" The story of the idols of the future, the Nanastar Sisters, will now unfold.

(Source: Tokyo 7th Sisters Wiki)

Wataru and Hitomi decide to form their own band, but Wataru has trust issues after a trauma of his past. What circumstances will they have to overcome while they develop their relationship?

"89th of the keyboard is played, the most beautiful sound in the world."

Tsubame, a high-schooler who possess an extraordinary sense of pitch, had become fearful of singing, something she once loved to do, due to her childhood trauma. However, on one evening, she came across DJ Yuma, who aims to be a composer, and upon sensing her hidden talent, he demands that she sings his song. DJ Yuma forms a band with his best friend Shiori, who aims to be a filmmaker. "'For some reason, his music makes me feels at ease" Yuma and Shiori, the two bishounen, gave Tsubame the courage to sing again.

(Source: Kodansha, translated)

Despite his kindhearted nature, 36-year-old Miroku Oosaki is hardly attractive. After losing his job due to his appearance, he has been an otaku NEET for the past decade and weighs a whopping 120 kg. However, support from his loving family has kept his spirits up during this unfortunate situation.

Miroku was content with this lifestyle until he came across a video of people dancing. Inspired, he decided to hit the gym and dance as well, eventually slimming down to an attractive hunk! After accidentally becoming an online sensation due to his good looks and fantastic voice, Miroku begins to catch the eye of every passerby. However, Miroku is more interested in joining a dance competition alongside 41-year-old, muscle-brained company director Yoichi Kisaragi and Shiju Onohara, a 40-year-old former host.

Thus begins the story of a new idol group—of three handsome, charismatic middle-aged men!