1. NIYODO YUUYA is the world's laziest, most unmotivated idol. He took the job because he thought it meant making money without working and was shocked about having to do dance practice, singing lessons, etc. His eyes look dead and he'll say things like "this is a pain in the arse" even on stage in front of his fans.

2. YOSHINO KAZUKI is his stage partner. Yoshino takes being an idol seriously, does everything properly and is basically carrying Niyodo, but he'd panic if Niyodo disappeared. He's too timid to go solo.

3. MOGAMI ASAHI was one of Japan's biggest idols until she died. Niyodo's never heard of her, because he doesn't care about the idol world. It's thus a mystery to both of them that Niyodo is the only living person who can see and talk to Mogami's ghost. She can even take over his body if she wants. Niyodo loves this because it means Mogami can do the idolling and he'll just cash the pay cheques, but Mogami loves it too because it means she can perform as an idol again, even if it's in someone else's body.

Niyodo's fans decide that he has a shitty mode and a divine mode. They love both of him anyway, because they're fangirls and he's handsome.

This isn't a particularly memorable show. The jokes and character beats are mostly what you're imagining. We spend a surprising amount of time with Niyodo's fans, who make up for their lack of numbers with scary nerd intensity. (Those scenes don't really go anywhere and can sometimes seem like filler when an episode's running short.) I found the show amusing, but it's still an idol anime and I tended to fast-forward through the duo's motion-captured concert performances. The last episode is nothing but a concert, incidentally.

Nonetheless, though, I quite liked the show. As an idol anime, it's interesting. It values idols and can explain why they matter (at least to their fans), but it's certainly not a fantasy dream portrayal. Niyodo's scum. He's also fairly nice underneath, when it doesn't involve effort, but it's amazing how open he is about his cynical life goals. Meanwhile, Mogami is his opposite and they have some mildly interesting conversations. We also meet other idols, one of whom is secretly almost as negative as Niyodo but believes in playing the role. We also see the other side of the fence from those obsessive, unhealthy fans. They have nerd conversations, get competitive with other fandoms and fret about the challenges of minor idols (which they know full well means Niyodo and Yoshino).

Then we see what it means to be the fan of someone who died.

Our heroes' lives are often trivial and worthless. A pretty boy sports event! Yes, that means you, Niyodo. You don't get a vote here. That's the idol business. However, I like the relationship between him and Mogami, which despite everything grows into something nice. The fact that it's chaste is a quietly important factor. (Can't touch the dead.) There will also be an important nearly-romantic relationship in Niyodo's life, but for multiple reasons that looks unlikely to go anywhere.

This show is cheap, silly and trivial, but its character work is quite funny and I liked its cast. Including the mildly obnoxious fangirls. I don't know if I'd ever rewatch it, but I'd almost give it a mild recommendation.