Масаёси Умэхара

Дзюнъити's childhood best friend, who is fanatically interested in Japanese pop culture idols. He exchanges pornographic magazines with Tatibana and discusses various male topics with him, constantly worrying about him. Judging from the plot, there are no secrets between them. A cheerful and joking person, he constantly makes jokes about Dzyun'iti, and at the "Best Couple" contest he went on stage with a huge inflatable fish and confessed his love to it, in other words, "where he is, it's always fun." He just can't find a girlfriend, although he flirts with them. However, despite his failures on the personal front, he is a reliable person and a friend. In plot № 2, together with Keiko, he helps bring Dzyun'iti and Kaoru closer, and in plot № 6, he tries to dispel his friend's pessimism by spending free time with him and talking about various topics.