Yoshio Saotome

Yoshio Saotome is a student at Higashi High.

Past
Yoshio was a student at Kirameki High and Naoto Takami's and Shiori Fujisaki's classmate. He talked to Naoto during their first day of class, and they became best friends ever since.

He later transferred to Higashi High with Naoto.

Personality
Yoshio has an outgoing and friendly personality. His main concern are girls, and the reason why he decided to become a school idol was to be popular with them. Even so, he still has tough luck and is always turned down.

He shares a deep bond with Naoto and is always supporting him, but Yoshio is oblivious to his best friend's feelings towards him.

Yoshio has a little sister, Yumi Saotome, who is one year younger than him. Although he doesn't like to admit it, he's protective of her and he'll immediately run to her aid if he thinks she's in trouble.