Ayako Mizutani

Ayako Mizutani (水谷 郁子 Mizutani Ayako) is a woman put in charge of deciding the cover girl for a brand new Shampoo Product. She was taken by Sumire Hikami's appearance and felt she would be perfect for the product, and while Sumire accepted it at first, she began to reconsider after hitting the crossroads of her Career: concentrating on her passion of singing, or become a model like everyone else wanted. While disappointed after she reconsidered, Ayako did give Sumire her full support and went to watch her perform afterwards.

Appearance
Ayako has fair-skin and small, bright teal eyes. Her brown hair is worn in a very short cut, reaching a few inches above her chin. She wears pink lipstick.

Etymology

 * The name Ayako means "cultural progress, perfume" (郁) (aya) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * Ayako's surname Mizutani means "water" (水) (mizu) and "valley" (谷) (tani).