User blog comment:Dorayaki/Drefes! --- boys version of "Aikatsu!"? What's your thought?/@comment-24848025-20160331171359/@comment-24848025-20160331202554

Well, I think part of the decision to not really go out of their way with male idols is because while little girls are the main target audience - I'm sure Bandai knows their more lucative target audience is the Aikatsu oji-sans. What may drive those type of fans away are male idols (especially if they do performances.) That said, maybe Bandai may experiment with M4 and see how the Aikatsu oji-sans react and see if they can pull more older female fans (teens to mid-20s) in as a 3rd target audience. If it seems the oji-sans will react negatively to M4, expect the group to make a quick disappearance in the series.