felt that Minoru made up for the traits that other girls were lacking, Minoru was allowed to remain in the group. On Chapter 93 of the series, Atsuko Maeda also knew that he was a male, but tells Minori/Minoru that she'll never reveal the secret. Minoru unveiled himself and his "Minoru" persona to Aki-P at the ending of Chapter 204, however the rest of the meeting remained unknown. On Chapter 253, Hiroko somehow found out about his/her identity, due to a massive search. He unveiled his/her identity in front of all members of AKB48, Togasaki, and whole stage crew on Chapter 256. Used to be a member of a newly created stand-alone unit "Gekoku Jou" with Hiroko Yoshinaga and Ai Okabe. Currently a full-time member of Team A and co-current member of SKE, NMB, and HKT as national member alongside Hiroko. A 12th generation Kenkyūsei member of AKB48. She is a big fan of the idol group, especially one of the lead member Atsuko Maeda. She would get very angry with anyone who criticized Maeda. She passed the 12th generation Kenkyūsei audition because she spoke out in defense of Maeda when Minoru criticized Maeda when he was asked the question "which is your favorite AKB48 member?". A person who dislikes sports, Hiroko is frequently tired out by the dance trainings that all Kenkyūsei members have to go through, to the extent that she injures herself frequently. However, she is also very hardworking, and she frequently stayed back after the practice sessions to continue dancing with Minoru. As the series progressed, her hard work paid off with her dancing abilities greatly improving. Used to be a member of the stand-alone unit "Gekoku Jou" with Minoru Urayama and Ai Okabe. Currently a full-time member of Team K and co-current member of SKE, NMB, and HKT as national member alongside Minori. In Senbatsu Election on Chapter 212 Hiroko Yoshinaga was elected to number 8 and she will be the center in next single after Senbatsu Election single because the promise between Minoru Urayama and Yasushi Akimoto. An 11th generation Kenkyūsei member of AKB48. Talented in dancing and singing, she is however also very ambitious and self-centered, which caused her to view "Minori" with enmity after he replaced her as center in Kenkyūsei performances, and even tried to sabotage him inside and outside performances. However, after he constantly emerged unscathed from her plots and