Misato Uehara (上原美里 Uehara Misato) is Nana Osaki's younger maternal half-sister. Though she bares a striking similarity to Nana, she is unaware of her true relationship with Nana and ironically became one of her newer devoted fans. She also has an older brother named Takahiro and lives in Osaka, where her parents own an okonomiyaki shop.
Known as "(Misato) Number Two" by Nana, Misato appears before Nana at a special "thank you" concert for Blast's fans.
When Misato learns that her mother is also Nana's mother who abandoned her when Nana was a child, she runs away to Tokyo after her mother disappears. She is found by Shion, who informs Yasu and Chikage (Misato's friend) of Misato's whereabouts. Chikage tells Takahiro where Misato is and asks him to bring her back home.
When Misuzu is confronted by a SEARCH magazine photographer named Kurata, he manages to learn Misuzu's reasons for abandoning Nana when he reveals how Misato ran away and was spotted in Tokyo. His revelation convinces Misuzu to contact her son and ask him to bring Misato home, though Takahiro forces her to take responsibility and bring Misato home herself.
Etymology[]
- The name Misato means "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "village" (里) (sato).
- Misato's surname Uehara means "above, top, upper" (上) (ue) and "field, plain" (原) (hara).