Tamon's B-Side, Vol. 6

Utage Kinoshita is a high schooler who takes a part-time job as a housekeeper so she can pay for her devotion to Tamon Fukuhara, her favorite member of the boy band F/ACE. One assignment sends her straight to her idol's home, where she finds that the real Tamon looks nothing like the wild, sexy figure he plays on stage.

This sixth volume turns part of its attention to Natsuki, another member of F/ACE. He is trying to write a new song for the band and getting nowhere, and a run-in with his ex gives him no relief.

The deadline is fixed. F/ACE is due to give a surprise performance at Utage's school festival, and the closer it gets, the harder Natsuki is pushed to break out of his creative slump.

This is a lighthearted shojo romance manga, and it is a continuing series, so the sixth volume picks up an established story. The comedy comes from the distance between an idol's public image and his private life. The tone stays warm throughout, with affection for both versions of the people involved.