Sophie is an 8th grader at Paprika Academy who's been working as an idol since childhood. She's got her own fanclub and regularly appears on TV as a soloist, admired by pretty much everyone at school.
The thing about Sophie is that she has this wild double life. Whenever she eats a Red Flash—a pickled plum—her whole personality flips. She transforms into this confident, impressive performer that her fans know and love. It's not just her attitude either; her appearance changes too, like she's a completely different person on stage.
Off-camera, though? Total opposite. She's soft-spoken, spacey, and sluggish, moving through the day like she's half-asleep. Her hair gets messy and falls over her eyes, and she's usually draped in a grey sweatsuit. Some people suspect she has low blood pressure, which would explain a lot. The shift is so extreme that even her friend Lala didn't recognize her the first time they met.
What's changed recently is that Sophie's been hanging out with Lala and Mirei, and the friendship has actually pushed her to take better care of herself. More importantly, she's started letting her real self show in public more often, rather than just being this sleepy zombie version all the time.
Despite being absent-minded, Sophie's surprisingly perceptive. She picks up on tiny details and nuances that most people would completely miss.
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