TV-Series
Description
Iori Izumi is a seventeen-year-old high school student and a member of the idol group IDOLiSH7 under Takanashi Productions. He stands 174 cm tall and has black hair with dark grey eyes. Born on January 25th, his blood type is A. Iori comes from a family that runs a cake shop named fonte chocolat, an environment filled with cute interior decorations that has secretly influenced his own tastes. His older brother, Mitsuki Izumi, is also a member of IDOLiSH7.
Iori is defined by his calm, rational, and highly analytical personality. He carries himself with proper manners but is well-known for his sharp, occasionally critical tongue. He prefers to have everything well-planned and executed in an orderly fashion, and he can struggle when faced with unexpected deviations from his plans. While he projects an image of being cool and sharp, he actually has a hidden fondness for things that are cute and small, particularly the Usamimi Friends Collection, whose character Roku is his favorite. He actively conceals this preference in his public profile, listing small and cute things as a dislike to maintain his composed image. Despite often having success in his endeavors, Iori is not immune to setbacks and can be momentarily discouraged by failure, but he consistently recovers by absorbing the experience and turning it into a lesson for the future.
Iori’s primary motivation for becoming an idol was not his own ambition but rather a deep sense of familial loyalty to his older brother. He was scouted by the agency president, Otoharu Takanashi, during his first year of high school while returning from a shopping trip. Initially wary and dismissive of the persistent president, Iori only accepted the offer on the condition that his brother Mitsuki, who had been failing numerous auditions, would be scouted as well. While this brotherly devotion was his initial anchor, Iori gradually develops a genuine dedication to his work as an idol over the course of the story.
Within IDOLiSH7, Iori takes on a crucial behind-the-scenes role, effectively acting as an unofficial secondary manager. He uses his strategic thinking and organizational skills to advise the group's main manager on decisions that will benefit the team's future. His relationships with his fellow members are varied and defined by distinct dynamics. He shares a strong and generally harmonious bond with his brother Mitsuki, who is often the first to make amends after their rare quarrels. With the group's main vocalist, Riku Nanase, Iori has a notable relationship marked by frequent, snarky exchanges and mutual teasing, though it is underscored by genuine care and encouragement. He shares a classroom with another member, Tamaki Yotsuba, and often helps supervise him, tolerating the nickname Iorin in the process. His interactions with Nagi Rokuya are unique; Iori often accompanies Nagi on walks, where they attract stray cats, and he is frequently the target of Nagi’s playful, physical provocations, which exploit Iori’s extreme ticklishness.
Iori’s character development is marked by a shift from viewing idol work solely as a means to support his brother’s dream to finding his own personal investment in the group's success. A key moment in this development occurs when he is forced to confront his fear of failure after a poor performance at the Music Festa, an event he takes as a profound personal failure. Later, when Riku’s health requires him to temporarily step down, Iori assumes the role of center for the group. He does so out of a sense of strategic necessity to stabilize IDOLiSH7, vowing to return the position to Riku once he recovers, which further demonstrates his responsible and duty-driven nature. Iori possesses several notable abilities and quirks. He is academically gifted and served on his previous high school's student council before transferring to a school more accommodating to his idol schedule. Beyond his strategic planning, he has a significant sweet tooth, is terrible at lying, and has a strong aversion to alcohol after witnessing the effects it had on Riku.
Iori is defined by his calm, rational, and highly analytical personality. He carries himself with proper manners but is well-known for his sharp, occasionally critical tongue. He prefers to have everything well-planned and executed in an orderly fashion, and he can struggle when faced with unexpected deviations from his plans. While he projects an image of being cool and sharp, he actually has a hidden fondness for things that are cute and small, particularly the Usamimi Friends Collection, whose character Roku is his favorite. He actively conceals this preference in his public profile, listing small and cute things as a dislike to maintain his composed image. Despite often having success in his endeavors, Iori is not immune to setbacks and can be momentarily discouraged by failure, but he consistently recovers by absorbing the experience and turning it into a lesson for the future.
Iori’s primary motivation for becoming an idol was not his own ambition but rather a deep sense of familial loyalty to his older brother. He was scouted by the agency president, Otoharu Takanashi, during his first year of high school while returning from a shopping trip. Initially wary and dismissive of the persistent president, Iori only accepted the offer on the condition that his brother Mitsuki, who had been failing numerous auditions, would be scouted as well. While this brotherly devotion was his initial anchor, Iori gradually develops a genuine dedication to his work as an idol over the course of the story.
Within IDOLiSH7, Iori takes on a crucial behind-the-scenes role, effectively acting as an unofficial secondary manager. He uses his strategic thinking and organizational skills to advise the group's main manager on decisions that will benefit the team's future. His relationships with his fellow members are varied and defined by distinct dynamics. He shares a strong and generally harmonious bond with his brother Mitsuki, who is often the first to make amends after their rare quarrels. With the group's main vocalist, Riku Nanase, Iori has a notable relationship marked by frequent, snarky exchanges and mutual teasing, though it is underscored by genuine care and encouragement. He shares a classroom with another member, Tamaki Yotsuba, and often helps supervise him, tolerating the nickname Iorin in the process. His interactions with Nagi Rokuya are unique; Iori often accompanies Nagi on walks, where they attract stray cats, and he is frequently the target of Nagi’s playful, physical provocations, which exploit Iori’s extreme ticklishness.
Iori’s character development is marked by a shift from viewing idol work solely as a means to support his brother’s dream to finding his own personal investment in the group's success. A key moment in this development occurs when he is forced to confront his fear of failure after a poor performance at the Music Festa, an event he takes as a profound personal failure. Later, when Riku’s health requires him to temporarily step down, Iori assumes the role of center for the group. He does so out of a sense of strategic necessity to stabilize IDOLiSH7, vowing to return the position to Riku once he recovers, which further demonstrates his responsible and duty-driven nature. Iori possesses several notable abilities and quirks. He is academically gifted and served on his previous high school's student council before transferring to a school more accommodating to his idol schedule. Beyond his strategic planning, he has a significant sweet tooth, is terrible at lying, and has a strong aversion to alcohol after witnessing the effects it had on Riku.