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ICHIGO PRODUCTION SAITOU
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Maybe I should've hired you
as a talent scout.
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A popular YouTuber
as well as an influencer, Mem.
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I was surprised to know
you were interested in idols.
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You have 370,000 subscribers
on your YouTube channel.
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And 638,000 TikTok followers.
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You seem to be very popular online.
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First, I'd like to first ask
what agency you are with, Ms. Mem.
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I'm actually self-employed
as an online streamer.
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Currently, I'm with an agency called FARM,
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but I'm not registered with them,
I work as a business partner.
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I'm under a contract where I can freely
take on jobs myself with no problems.
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I see.
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In that case, Ichigo Production
will be offering idol work to you.
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We have many internet personalities too,
so there's no problems with the contract.
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It would be perfect for us.
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But your expression tells me that
there's something you need to say.
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Well, I've got a hunch.
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You're lying about your age, aren't you?
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Can you tell?
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Yes, you look very young
based on your build,
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but you can't fool my eyes.
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But you don't need to worry.
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It's very common for freelancing girls
to lie a few years about their age.
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I don't really mind.
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Are you sure?
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I'm so glad.
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So, how old are you really?
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Um... well...
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I'm actually...
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Mm-hm.
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You really stretched it!
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I apologize!
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If you're officially 18 years old,
you got some major guts.
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Please don't count!
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How many years did you subtract?
Like three?
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Double that.
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You sure stretched it!
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Wait, so you're 24?
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I was 24 until spring.
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Which means you're 25. Don't try
to struggle your way out at this point.
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So you were on the show as a teenager
at 25? You got monstrous mental strength.
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There's a reason to this!
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My dream was to become an idol
since I was little.
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But I was raised by a single mom
and I also have two little brothers.
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So I felt that I should find
a job right away.
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But Mama told me...
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Don't worry, just chase your dreams!
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Mama will be with you to help!
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After that, I started applying
to auditions.
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I even made it
to a major agency's last screening.
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But during my 3rd year in high school...
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Mama worked too hard and was hospitalized.
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I needed money,
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so I took a break from high school
and worked at all kinds of jobs.
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Thanks to that, I was able
to send my brothers to college,
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and my mom got better too.
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But by that time, I was already 23.
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You know how you're treated
as a granny at 20 in this world?
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Every audition application said,
"Any female up to 20 years of age."
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By the time I was in a state
to chase my dreams,
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I wasn't at an age to chase them anymore.
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I began streaming after losing my way
of becoming an idol.
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And I was still on break
from high school at the time,
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so I joked that
I was a current high school girl.
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But then I got surprisingly popular.
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And I gained subscribers like crazy.
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Then I couldn't back out anymore!
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I continued like that for two years
and here I am today.
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I know, this isn't okay.
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I lied about seven years, and it would be
a major problem if it got out.
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A 25-year-old as an idol could never...
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That's not true.
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Mem-cho!
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The real thing! So cute!
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I heard the whole story.
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Arima.
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I'm also someone
who was scorned for their age,
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so I can relate a little.
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It doesn't seem like a little.
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Once I got older in elementary school,
my child acting agency kicked me out.
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It really pisses me off!
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What?
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Mrs. Miyako!
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That's why I never said no.
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And you, Ruby?
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Of course!
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Age doesn't matter in becoming an idol!
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Because you can't stop anyone
from dreaming!
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Welcome to B Komachi!
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Yeah... Thank you.
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There goes my sister
with her sugarcoating again.
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Arima, take care of Ruby and Mem for me.
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Shut up, don't talk to me so casually.
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Go take care of Akane Kurokawa.
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You womanizing steward!
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I'm gonna keep this group together
even without you telling me.
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Hey, let's go out to eat right now.
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Let's go!
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What's with these girls?
They're so warmhearted!
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And like that, Mem-cho joined our group.
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And the newly formed B Komachi
made its official start.
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Aww, Love For Real ended.
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Hey, how did you feel
seeing your brother kissing on the show?
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How did I feel?
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Can there be anything other
than super mixed feelings?
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I thought so.
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It was five times as awkward as watching
a brother and sister kissing on TV.
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Eek...
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Ruby, you'll probably meet
Akane one day too.
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Since she is your brother's girlfriend.
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Girlfriend...
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But Aqua's feelings
toward Akane is probably...
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Is this about Love For Real?
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Oh, yeah.
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You knew about it, Ms. Shiranui?
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Well, someone I know is on it after all.
It was interesting.
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You don't need to be so considerate.
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There were nothing but pretty boys
and cute girls in it.
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It was great eye candy.
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Eye candy?!
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I didn't think a top star would say
something like that too.
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Who doesn't like pretty faces?
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It pleased my eyes so much,
I think my eyesight got better by 0.5.
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She says some funny stuff!
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Personally, I liked Mem-cho's maiden face.
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If I were one of the boys,
I would've totally made her mine.
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I wish they would have put more spirit
into seducing her.
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Ms. Shiranui is very cool on TV,
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but I didn't know
she was like this in private.
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But I hear this is common actually.
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Men tend to feel rivalry toward
funny women before romantic feelings,
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making it difficult for them
to become popular.
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So they're not allowed to joke
while they have on an innocent image.
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What an ugly fact.
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Maybe it's because I'm watching it
from the cast's acquaintance view,
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but it made my heart race.
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I'm sure everyone else feels the same too.
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I hear Aqua is super popular
with the girls in the General Department.
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Some girls in our department
are interested in him too.
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But he supposedly has a girlfriend,
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so I'm sure everyone
will just watch over for now.
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In fact, Love For Real's following
is very high,
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and it must've been a major influence
for my brother's future.
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But it also made a significant impact
on B Komachi.
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With Mem-cho joining,
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we're now able to create
more professional videos for our channel.
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Wow! We reached 10,000 subscribers!
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Well, I created the user flow
from my channel too,
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so this much should be expected.
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It feels... really official!
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If it isn't official,
what else would it be?
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We only have
self-introduction videos uploaded,
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so I'd like to put up our music videos
as soon as we can.
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But how is our music-related stuff
going right now?
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Looks like the CEO's asking
an artist she knows to write it.
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We can't do anything
until the music's ready.
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It's still a long way ahead,
so let's just sit back and wait.
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Well, we can't do that.
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Did you forget that we're B Komachi?
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B Komachi has B Komachi songs, right?
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Oh yeah! There's no problems
if we use the old songs!
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Right!
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Mem-cho, you're a genius!
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Tsk. So they noticed.
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There's a lot we can do right now!
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If we waste too much time,
I'll hit my thirties!
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So self-deprecating...
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The first and foremost duty as an idol!
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The idol's most splendorous
and toughest part...
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We're gonna learn the dance choreography!
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LET'S B KOMACHI
DANCE LESSON!!
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There's 30 songs with choreography
that have footage left.
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Don't tell me they want
to learn all of it.
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I can't keep up
with these two idol otakus' motivation.
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Why did I say that I'll become an idol?
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Good work.
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Thank...
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I don't need it! Go away!
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You've been acting like this
toward me for a while now.
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I know that you mouth off
and have a bad attitude, but...
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at this rate, I'll get hurt too.
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What's with that? Huh?
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You were the one who...
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You're the one...
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Aqua!
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Me telling you this story now is
like digging up someone's grave.
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Why do you want to know about Ai so much?
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I'm a fan of hers.
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A hopeless one.
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Do you need a reason beyond that?
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The illusion seen by fans shatter
once they know the reality.
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There is no exception to this.
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Showbiz is pretty much a bluffing contest.
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An alluring subject tells an alluring lie
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in order to stage a charismatic figure
that doesn't really exist in real life.
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What most people do in job hunting
to get into good companies
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is what we do for business.
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Even so, I'd still like to know.
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If you say you're a fan,
it's best not to know.
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But no one ever listens.
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I connected with Ai and introduced her
some jobs like I told you before.
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Back then, Ai was just a country girl
who just moved here from the sticks.
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Her level of professionalism was low,
she'd never try to fit in,
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and she'd come to work wearing
cheap clothes that never suited her.
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She was just a child.
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So, I thought it might help her somehow,
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so I introduced her
to this one theater's workshop.
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A workshop?
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It's one that I used to be a part of
during college.
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It's called Theater Lalalai.
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The theater group that Akane belongs to.
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It wasn't that famous at the time though.
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They say love changes people.
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That's probably the place...
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where Ai fell in love.
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Ever since Ai joined that workshop,
she started to care about her appearance.
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And she would ask me
where the good restaurants were.
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Of course I couldn't tell
who her dates were,
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but I remember she suddenly
looked all grown-up.
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If you're curious, I'll introduce you
to Lalalai's superintendent.
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You'll surely get closer to the answer
you're looking for there.
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Why would you go that far for me?
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I'm just a failed actor
with no achievements whatsoever.
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Because I see potential in you.
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This industry is all about give-and-take.
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As you already know, in Japanese showbiz,
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the give-and-take between the agencies and
production companies affect the casting.
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And depending on the cast, the profit
changes by the hundred millions.
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This 40,000-yen sushi
will feel like nothing
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compared to how much money
will be exchanged.
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By you owing me a favor now,
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once you become a star
and you hit your prime,
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I can have a big advantage
in the casting battles to come.
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This is what a producer does.
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Of course, I don't do this just to you.
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I see potential in Kana Arima
and Mem-cho too.
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Looks like you kids have
started something interesting.
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I hear you guys revived
that B Komachi group.
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I feel that all of you are quite
the promising investment.
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You don't mean...
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Japan Idol Festival?!
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Yeah, the producer from Love For Real
says he has connections.
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So if we're interested,
he said he'll squeeze us in.
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But JIF's next month, right?!
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No way! We're not prepared at all.
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If some newbies like us
suddenly went on a big stage like that--
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Let's do it!
249
00:16:03,087 --> 00:16:05,756
It's JIF, the JIF!
250
00:16:05,756 --> 00:16:10,719
Wouldn't it be cool if the new B Komachi's
first concert is at a big stage like that?
251
00:16:10,719 --> 00:16:14,723
But we'll definitely create
a bad impression to those around us.
252
00:16:14,723 --> 00:16:17,226
I'm sure they'll say
connection this and connection that.
253
00:16:17,226 --> 00:16:18,978
Don't worry!
254
00:16:18,978 --> 00:16:23,399
We're the successors
of the legendary group, B Komachi!
255
00:16:23,399 --> 00:16:26,694
You're the one
who started saying that on your own.
256
00:16:26,694 --> 00:16:30,114
But in reality, there's no way
we let this chance go.
257
00:16:30,114 --> 00:16:34,660
A normal group spends long hard years
to finally get to this stage.
258
00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:39,164
So if we don't do this now,
what are we working towards?
259
00:16:40,457 --> 00:16:42,167
Well, that's true.
260
00:16:45,087 --> 00:16:46,880
If we're gonna do it, let's do it.
261
00:16:47,464 --> 00:16:48,799
This is work after all.
262
00:16:48,799 --> 00:16:50,342
Okay, it's decided!
263
00:16:50,926 --> 00:16:52,302
Then it's time!
264
00:16:52,302 --> 00:16:54,930
We gotta decide now.
265
00:16:54,930 --> 00:16:55,973
What?
266
00:16:58,058 --> 00:17:00,644
Who to have as B Komachi's center role.
267
00:17:00,644 --> 00:17:03,063
Is it that important?
268
00:17:03,063 --> 00:17:05,149
Who cares who the center is?
269
00:17:05,149 --> 00:17:06,400
It is important!
270
00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:09,528
The center is the idol group's star!
271
00:17:09,528 --> 00:17:12,948
The cute one who can sing and dance,
they're the face of the group!
272
00:17:12,948 --> 00:17:15,617
It's the most important position!
273
00:17:15,617 --> 00:17:16,910
Right?
274
00:17:16,910 --> 00:17:18,829
You two really get along.
275
00:17:19,747 --> 00:17:22,416
So, does anyone want to do it?
276
00:17:22,416 --> 00:17:28,380
I-I'm not saying that I wanna do it,
but if everyone insists...
277
00:17:28,380 --> 00:17:31,592
This probably has
to be the oldest and wisest.
278
00:17:31,592 --> 00:17:36,096
I don't wanna do it, but my experience
should help bring the group together.
279
00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,558
You both look like you really wanna do it.
280
00:17:39,558 --> 00:17:42,436
I mean, shouldn't it be me
who's good at dancing?
281
00:17:42,436 --> 00:17:46,440
Well, no, it should be me who's used to
the media and well-experienced!
282
00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:49,068
If you put it that way,
that would make it Senpai.
283
00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:52,196
Since her "Green Pepper Exercise"
took 1st place on the charts
284
00:17:52,196 --> 00:17:53,906
and she was all over music shows.
285
00:17:53,906 --> 00:17:55,824
Wow, what a throwback!
286
00:17:55,824 --> 00:17:58,160
Don't bring up my embarrassing past!
287
00:17:58,744 --> 00:18:01,288
Let's start the "Green Pepper Exercise"!
288
00:18:01,288 --> 00:18:04,458
Eat green peppers and become Superman
289
00:18:04,458 --> 00:18:07,669
Everybody dance and become Peter Pan
290
00:18:08,295 --> 00:18:11,298
You know how she sang a little off-key...
291
00:18:11,298 --> 00:18:15,135
Right? That was so childlike and cute!
292
00:18:15,135 --> 00:18:17,554
They made me dance to it in kindergarten.
293
00:18:17,554 --> 00:18:19,139
Hey, try singing it!
294
00:18:19,139 --> 00:18:20,808
No way!
295
00:18:20,808 --> 00:18:23,310
I know that I suck at singing!
296
00:18:23,894 --> 00:18:26,605
I mean, don't you have to be able
to sing as the center?
297
00:18:26,605 --> 00:18:31,318
That's true, it doesn't look good
if the center doesn't hold a mic.
298
00:18:31,318 --> 00:18:32,694
How despicable.
299
00:18:32,694 --> 00:18:35,906
How about whoever gets
a higher score in karaoke gets it?!
300
00:18:35,906 --> 00:18:37,324
All right!
301
00:18:37,324 --> 00:18:38,534
Senpai, you too, right?!
302
00:18:38,534 --> 00:18:40,285
I'll pass.
303
00:18:40,285 --> 00:18:41,745
What? But...
304
00:18:41,745 --> 00:18:45,749
Stupid, the center is
the group's face, right?
305
00:18:45,749 --> 00:18:50,170
If you put me as the center,
this group won't get any popular.
306
00:18:50,170 --> 00:18:51,547
That's not true.
307
00:18:52,131 --> 00:18:55,092
There's enough evidence to prove it.
308
00:18:56,135 --> 00:18:58,887
Even after my one-hit wonder
child star years were over,
309
00:18:58,887 --> 00:19:03,517
you think that I'd only be acting while
I clung to this industry for years?
310
00:19:04,434 --> 00:19:07,813
I tried a variety of fields,
but never got popular.
311
00:19:07,813 --> 00:19:12,860
I put the agency that gave me work
for my child star fame in the red,
312
00:19:12,860 --> 00:19:16,321
but I made sure to take my pay,
so I could feed myself.
313
00:19:16,321 --> 00:19:20,325
To sum it up,
there are no fans following Kana Arima!
314
00:19:20,993 --> 00:19:25,414
I totally agree! Who'd wanna put money
into a foul-mouthed, jaded woman like me?
315
00:19:25,414 --> 00:19:29,293
Oh, that's right, I'll Go with Sweet Today
was in the red too, huh?!
316
00:19:30,043 --> 00:19:32,588
Mem-cho, you have a ton of subscribers.
317
00:19:32,588 --> 00:19:37,551
Ruby, you at least got a great face, and
your innocence will probably win fans.
318
00:19:38,468 --> 00:19:39,303
Besides...
319
00:19:39,970 --> 00:19:44,558
the ones who are likable
are honest cute girls like you two.
320
00:19:45,100 --> 00:19:48,812
Not a difficult and bitter woman like me.
321
00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:53,192
You can just think of me as decoration.
322
00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:56,320
Karaoke or whatever,
just choose the center between you two.
323
00:19:57,321 --> 00:20:00,115
Senpai, you're really sulky lately.
324
00:20:00,616 --> 00:20:02,534
Did something bad happen?
325
00:20:03,035 --> 00:20:04,036
Not really.
326
00:20:04,828 --> 00:20:06,330
Don't worry!
327
00:20:06,330 --> 00:20:11,376
Even my brother who never compliments
people said that you're cute.
328
00:20:11,376 --> 00:20:13,962
You're not difficult or bitter at all.
329
00:20:14,463 --> 00:20:18,342
But he said that to Mem-cho
in Love For Real too.
330
00:20:18,342 --> 00:20:20,969
What a difficult and bitter woman...
331
00:20:21,553 --> 00:20:23,180
You always have to argue.
332
00:20:23,180 --> 00:20:25,933
It must be tough
for whoever dates someone like this.
333
00:20:25,933 --> 00:20:29,686
Well, most celebrities
are difficult people.
334
00:20:30,562 --> 00:20:34,441
Wait, Aqua's the one
who invited these two to join.
335
00:20:34,441 --> 00:20:39,988
I don't like how I can gradually see
what kind of women my brother likes.
336
00:20:39,988 --> 00:20:41,698
Come join us later.
337
00:20:41,698 --> 00:20:42,741
Okay.
338
00:20:43,951 --> 00:20:46,161
KARAOKE
339
00:20:46,161 --> 00:20:47,162
57 POINTS
LET'S WORK A LITTLE HARDER!
340
00:20:47,162 --> 00:20:48,163
43 POINTS
OH... OKAY. TRY HARDER?
341
00:20:50,457 --> 00:20:53,043
I'm surprised you took up this challenge
with a score like that!
342
00:20:53,043 --> 00:20:55,379
Y-You too, you're in the quirky category!
343
00:20:55,379 --> 00:20:57,339
Idols are all about uniqueness!
344
00:20:57,339 --> 00:20:59,800
Even being quirky has value!
345
00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,344
But if you suck, you can't help that!
346
00:21:02,344 --> 00:21:06,515
The joy of watching a poor singer
get gradually better live!
347
00:21:06,515 --> 00:21:12,479
I'm thinking of providing this
to the fans! There's a story there!
348
00:21:15,774 --> 00:21:18,902
I should've practiced singing
more seriously.
349
00:21:18,902 --> 00:21:20,779
We both need training!
350
00:21:20,779 --> 00:21:24,408
Please don't put me
on the same level as you.
351
00:21:25,242 --> 00:21:26,868
Why don't we take a quick break?
352
00:21:26,868 --> 00:21:30,789
Right. Let's sing a light song
as a breather.
353
00:21:30,789 --> 00:21:33,583
Why don't we sing
Senpai's "Green Pepper Exercise"?
354
00:21:33,583 --> 00:21:38,422
Ruby, you got a pretty evil personality.
I honestly like it.
355
00:21:39,423 --> 00:21:41,049
- Oh.
- Hm?
356
00:21:41,049 --> 00:21:46,263
Arima released a lot of songs after
"Green Pepper Exercise."
357
00:21:46,263 --> 00:21:48,223
I never knew.
358
00:21:48,807 --> 00:21:49,766
Wanna listen to it?
359
00:21:49,766 --> 00:21:50,684
Yeah.
360
00:21:51,518 --> 00:21:54,604
KANA ARIMA
361
00:23:25,529 --> 00:23:28,782
Seriously, what a difficult person.
362
00:23:28,782 --> 00:23:30,534
And she says she sucks?
363
00:23:30,534 --> 00:23:31,451
97 POINTS
364
00:23:31,451 --> 00:23:33,578
Isn't she too hard on herself?
365
00:23:33,578 --> 00:23:34,913
97 POINTS
AMAZING!!
366
00:25:06,838 --> 00:25:11,843
Subtitle translation by:
Kanami Kitabayashi