E17 - Comeback Play

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SIGN    #17 Comeback Play
[01:38] Sosuke
    I'll announce the termination of TRIGGER's
    contract at the start of next month
[01:42] Sosuke
    on our official website.
[01:44] Sosuke
    I don't plan to hold a press conference.
[01:49] Tenn
    Could you explain why you're doing this?
SIGN    Yaotome Productions
     Contract Termination Agreement
[01:51] Tenn
    I can't accept it otherwise.
[01:53] Sosuke
    It's simple.
[01:54] Sosuke
    You're no longer stars of
    this agency, but burdens.
[01:59] Gaku
    You ass!
[02:00] Ryu
    I'm responsible for this!
[02:02] Ryu
    Gaku and Tenn have nothing to do with it!
[02:04] Ryu
    I should be the only one cut—
[02:05] Sosuke
    You're collectively responsible.
[02:07] Gaku
    You're the one who got photos taken of him!
[02:09] Sosuke
    That's why I'm dropping
    my tail like a lizard.
[02:12] Sosuke
    I'm discarding TRIGGER so I can rebuild
    the images of both myself and my company.
[02:22] Tenn
    So that's it, then? It ends today,
    no press conference or final concert?
[02:28] Sosuke
    That's right.
[02:30] Tenn
    You're ending TRIGGER without a word
    to the fans who supported us?!
[02:35] Sosuke
    Yes.
[02:37] Sosuke
    If you're saying this is
     the end of TRIGGER, that is.
[02:48] (Flashback) Sosuke
    Yes, that's right.
[02:48] (Flashback) Anesagi
    Excuse me, sir—
[02:51] (Flashback) Sosuke
    Sorry for interrupting your busy
    schedule to ask for advice.
[02:55] (Flashback) Sosuke
    Yes, I've made up my mind.
[02:59] (Flashback) Sosuke
    I was torn between the choice of selling
    TRIGGER or going down with my agency's talent.
[03:09] (Flashback) Sosuke
    There is another way, however.
[03:15] (Flashback) Sosuke
    Shut up. I didn't call to
    ask you to cheer me up.
[03:19] (Flashback) Sosuke
    Well, goodbye.
[03:23] (Flashback) Sosuke
    Yes. You too, Takanashi.
[03:28] (Flashback) Anesagi
    Sir, this arrived for you.
SIGN    Soba Restaurant
[03:32] (Flashback) Sosuke
    What is this? I didn't order it.
[03:34] (Flashback) Anesagi
    The beautiful owner hand delivered it
    and said it was on the house.
SIGN    Soba Restaurant
     Yamamura
SIGN    Soba Restaurant
     Yamamura
[03:43] (Flashback) Sosuke
    I see.
[03:44] (Flashback) Sosuke
    Fine. I'll accept it.
[03:49] Sosuke
    I said I was terminating your contracts.
[03:53] Sosuke
    You have my permission
[03:55] Sosuke
    to continue on as TRIGGER
    and sing your existing songs.
[03:57] Ryu
    You mean...
[03:58] Sosuke
    Disband or retire if that's
    what you want to do.
[04:01] Sosuke
    In that case, TRIGGER will be over.
[04:04] Sosuke
    But if you don't want this to be the end,
[04:06] Sosuke
    this agency is now a hindrance, so
    abandon it and strike out on your own.
[04:10] Gaku
    Dad...
[04:11] Sosuke
    Don't get the wrong idea.
[04:14] Sosuke
    Finding an agency to take
    you in now won't be easy.
[04:18] Sosuke
    But if you want to keep singing somewhere,
    then keep calling yourselves TRIGGER.
[04:23] Ryu
    But...
[04:27] Sosuke
    Don't worry about anything else.
[04:29] Sosuke
    I'll give you overnight to think about it.
[04:32] Sosuke
    Make your decision by tomorrow morning.
[04:39] Gaku
    Quit the agency...
[04:43] Ryu
    Should we go for a drive?
[04:54] Ryu
    Why did you two join the
    entertainment industry?
[04:58] Ryu
    Was it your dream as kids?
[05:02] Gaku
    You know how my dad is.
[05:05] Gaku
    I couldn't stand him asking
    if I could handle something,
[05:07] Gaku
    so I did everything he told me to do.
[05:10] Gaku
    I only realized it was my dream and
    what I wanted to do after I debuted.
[05:15] Gaku
    I came to love this job while standing
    onstage and hearing our fans' cheers.
[05:22] Gaku
    And you, Tenn?
[05:24] Tenn
    I've dreamed of performing
    since I was a child.
[05:27] Tenn
    After all, my parents ran a cabaret club.
[05:30] Tenn
    I felt like a star when I was singing and
    dancing for Riku, who was often sick.
[05:36] Tenn
    It was never about a desire for attention.
[05:41] Tenn
    I was intoxicated by the idea of becoming
    something that could make people happy.
[05:51] Tenn
    I don't want TRIGGER to be over.
[05:54] Gaku
    Tenn...
[05:55] Tenn
    As long as there are people who want TRIGGER,
[05:58] Tenn
    as long as there are people
    who would be sad to lose us,
[06:02] Tenn
    I want to keep singing.
[06:04] Tenn
    We have to keep singing.
[06:05] Tenn
    Even if we lose our agency and become strays.
[06:09] Tenn
    I don't want anyone to regret supporting us.
[06:14] Gaku
    I feel the same way.
[06:15] Gaku
    I won't allow TRIGGER to end over this.
[06:18] Gaku
    My dream of surpassing Re:vale to become
    the best in Japan hasn't disappeared.
[06:22] Gaku
    But I don't want to abandon Yaotome
    Productions like we're running away.
[06:31] Ryu
    We're not running away.
[06:37] Ryu
    The president does his work with pride.
[06:40] Ryu
    It's because he trusts us
    that he's releasing us
[06:43] Ryu
    from our contracts on favorable terms.
[06:47] Ryu
    At this rate, our existence will continue
    to cause trouble for Yaotome Productions.
[06:51] Ryu
    And vice versa.
[06:53] Ryu
    We keep making things worse for each other.
[06:56] Ryu
    If we leave the agency, come back from
    nothing, and earn the world's recognition,
[07:03] Ryu
    then let's knock on Yaotome Productions'
    doors and start over by auditioning.
[07:09] Ryu
    I'm not gonna worry about it anymore.
[07:11] Ryu
    Standing still won't get me anywhere.
[07:14] Ryu
    Gaku, you don't need to feel
    guilty towards the president.
[07:17] Ryu
    Tenn, you don't need to feel
    apologetic to our fans.
[07:20] Ryu
    You can think of it as my decision.
[07:24] Ryu
    Let's keep TRIGGER going.
[07:31] Gaku
    There's no way we'd push all
    the responsibility on you.
[07:34] Tenn
    It's what the three of us decided together.
[07:41] Ryu
    Thank you.
[07:44] Gaku
    You called us strays.
[07:47] Gaku
    From the start, we always had
    first-class seats waiting for us.
[07:50] Gaku
    We've enjoyed continued
    success because of that.
[07:54] Gaku
    But there's something we
    never got to experience.
[07:58] Gaku
    Now I finally get to experience
    that with you guys.
[08:01] Gaku
    It makes being a stray not so bad.
[08:03] Ryu
    Yeah. Let's return to this place.
[08:06] Tenn
    We'll reach Zero Arena by ourselves.
[08:15] Gaku
    We've already signed it.
SIGN    Yaotome Productions
     Contract Termination Agreement
[08:20] Sosuke
    Ryunosuke.
[08:21] Ryu
    Yes, sir.
[08:22] Sosuke
    Tenn.
[08:22] Tenn
    Yes, sir.
[08:24] Sosuke
    Gaku.
[08:26] Sosuke
    Thank you for all your work until now.
[08:30] Sosuke
    In my own way, I had great dreams for you.
[08:34] Ryu
    Sir...
[08:36] Tenn
    Thank you.
[08:39] Gaku
    We'll show you that again soon.
[08:41] Gaku
    We'll become a dream—a legend
    no one's ever seen before.
[08:47] Gaku
    Until then, you'd better rebuild
    your agency so you can scout us.
[08:54] Sosuke
    You don't need to tell me.
[08:55] Sosuke
    The Music Festa being broadcast live today
[08:58] Sosuke
    will be TRIGGER's last performance
    with Yaotome Productions.
[09:02] Sosuke
    I don't know when your next
    TV appearance will be.
[09:06] Sosuke
    Burn yourselves into the eyes of your fans.
[09:10] All
    Yes, sir!
[09:13] Gaku
    Thanks for the long run.
[09:21] Mr. Shimooka
    This is the ten-hour live broadcast
    music festival, Music Festa!
[09:27] Mr. Shimooka
    We've finally entered the latter half.
[09:30] Mr. Shimooka
    How's everyone doing out there?!
[09:33] All
    Great!
[09:35] Mr. Shimooka
    Then let's keep the energy high!
[09:38] Mr. Shimooka
    Next up, we have performances from male idols.
[09:41] Mr. Shimooka
    Let's keep the ball rolling!
[09:46] Iori
    Last year we performed as an indie group.
[09:49] Iori
    This is deeply emotional in many ways.
[09:51] Mitsuki
    Iori...
[09:53] Riku
    It's okay! Both you and I
    will sing just fine! Yeah!
[09:57] Iori
    Could you not put pressure on me like that?
[10:00] Gaku
    Hey.
[10:05] Mitsuki
    You guys don't often come to see us.
[10:08] Ryu
    We're trying to say hello to everyone
    who's helped us out in the past.
[10:11] Sogo
    That must be difficult.
[10:13] Gaku
    It's no big deal.
[10:19] Tenn
    We look forward to working with you today.
[10:21] Riku
    So do we.
[10:23] IDOLiSH7
    Thank you.
[10:25] Trigger
    Thank you.
[10:27] Riku
    Kujo-san, Yaotome-san, and Tsunashi-san,
[10:30] Riku
    good luck with your performance today.
[10:34] Gaku
    Thanks. We'll do our best.
[10:39] Ryu
    Couldn't we have told them?
[10:41] Gaku
    They'll find out soon enough.
[10:43] Gaku
    Besides, it would bring them down.
[10:47] Gaku
    I'm sure they'd be really sad about it.
[10:51] Haruka
    You guys...
[10:55] Toma
    TRIGGER.
[11:00] MINAMI
    We look forward to working with you today.
[11:02] MINAMI
    We just finished performing a moment ago.
[11:08] MINAMI
    Your eyes are brimming with intensity.
[11:10] Torao
    Ryunosuke, I received an offer
    to appear in a commercial.
[11:14] Torao
    You'll be surprised to hear what it's for.
[11:18] Toma
    How does it feel to be forsaken
    by popularity, Yaotome?
[11:21] Gaku
    What?
[11:22] Toma
    You only got so popular because
    of your agency's strategies
[11:26] Toma
    that fooled your stupid fans.
[11:29] Toma
    Have you finally realized
    what you really are?
[11:32] Gaku
    Is that what you thought of us?
[11:34] Toma
    It's the truth, isn't it?
[11:36] Gaku
    Don't underestimate the fans.
[11:39] Gaku
    They'd notice right away if we were just
[11:41] Gaku
    wrapped in golden paper
    but empty on the inside.
[11:44] Gaku
    The fans see more deeply than that.
[11:49] Gaku
    Don't blame the fans for your defeat.
[11:54] Gaku
    And don't search your enemies
    for the reason you lost.
[11:56] Gaku
    Look inside yourself.
[11:59] Toma
    Screw you. You're nothing—
[12:01] Gaku
    Only our surface has been damaged.
[12:04] Gaku
    What's inside us hasn't changed.
[12:07] Gaku
    We only keep the best stuff in here!
[12:12] Haruka
    Kujo Tenn.
[12:14] Haruka
    Things turned out just
    like I said they would.
[12:17] Haruka
    The things you valued
    turned on you so easily.
[12:20] Haruka
    Everything you've done has been pointless.
[12:24] Haruka
    You sacrificed your time for your fans, but
    they ungratefully walked away from you.
[12:29] Haruka
    So did Nanase Riku.
[12:31] Haruka
    You left your family for him,
[12:33] Haruka
    but now he's standing onstage
    while dealing with his illness.
[12:36] Haruka
    The loneliness of leaving your family
[12:39] Haruka
    and your dedication have
    failed to bear any fruit.
[12:43] Haruka
    Your solitude, your service, and your effort...
[12:46] Haruka
    All of it was meaningless!
[12:48] Haruka
    Nothing to show for it!
    You're empty, Kujo Tenn.
[12:54] Haruka
    Serves you right!
[12:56] Tenn
    Are you singing for some kind of reward?
[12:58] Haruka
    What?
[12:58] Tenn
    I've always done what I wanted to do,
     driven by my own will and pride.
[13:04] Tenn
    I've followed the path I chose
    with my entire heart and mind.
[13:07] Tenn
    I have no regrets.
[13:08] Tenn
    I've never once wished for
    something from my fans or Riku.
[13:14] Haruka
    You're lying!
[13:15] Tenn
    I doubt you know the joy of
    making someone else happy.
[13:19] Tenn
    The passion of single-mindedly giving
    your time and life to someone else.
[13:23] Tenn
    The brilliance of that moment
    of complete satisfaction.
[13:26] Tenn
    What I desire is the moment someone is
     moved because of what I showed them.
[13:32] Tenn
    I desire the moment hearing and seeing me
[13:34] Tenn
    changes a person's emotional state
    and puts a smile on their face.
[13:39] Tenn
    As long as I have that,
    I don't need anything else.
[13:43] Haruka
    Serving others in that way won't—
[13:45] Tenn
    You still don't get it?
[13:48] Tenn
    I'm not doing it to serve
    anyone. It's what I want.
[13:51] Tenn
    It's my job.
[13:54] Tenn
    It's my show, and I won't allow
     anyone to get in my way.
[13:58] Tenn
    There's nothing meaningless about
    the experience inside my body.
[14:02] Tenn
    Every part of me down to my fingertips
    is a treasure created by me and my fans.
[14:06] Gaku
    That's right. We haven't lost
    anything, and we haven't changed.
[14:12] Ryu
    There's nothing we fear.
[14:14] Ryu
    No matter where we sing, we're still TRIGGER.
[14:19] Tenn
    I once pitied you for not
    being shown that joy.
[14:23] Tenn
    But now that you call
    yourselves professionals,
[14:25] Tenn
    you better not step onto our stage casually
    and with such lukewarm resolve.
[14:32] Tenn
    Isumi Haruka.
[14:34] Tenn
    Spit out your pacifier and start over again.
[14:43] Haruka
    I'm better than him, but he
    still made fun of me!
[14:47] Haruka
    I've worked really hard, too!
[14:51] MINAMI
    Okay, Isumi-san. We get it.
[14:53] MINAMI
    Please stop crying.
[14:56] Torao
    Wanna watch their performance?
[14:58] Torao
    Haven't you always wanted
    to see a disgraced TRIGGER?
[15:02] Toma
    Nah, I'm good.
[15:04] Torao
    I see. Well, I'm leaving.
[15:07] Toma
    Hey, what about the final performance?
[15:10] Torao
    It's not like I need to be there.
[15:11] Torao
    Besides, there was a super hot chick
    performing as an indie artist. Later.
[15:16] Toma
    Wait—
[15:17] Haruka
    I'm leaving, too!
[15:18] Toma
    Huh?!
[15:21] Haruka
    I feel like crap now 'cause of Kujo Tenn!
[15:28] MINAMI
    Isumi-san's still only a child.
[15:31] Toma
    Man, what's wrong with them?
[15:34] Toma
    We're groupmates, and—
[15:35] MINAMI
    Groupmates? So, what?
[15:38] MINAMI
    Our relationship will end in three years.
[15:43] MINAMI
    Ryo-san said we'd just be a silly fad.
[15:45] MINAMI
    That people would only go wild
    over us for three years at most.
[15:52] Toma
    You're right.
[15:54] MINAMI
    I'm looking forward to our next job.
[15:58] MINAMI
    It's a guest appearance
    on Lovely Night With You.
[16:04] MINAMI
    While I'm looking forward to my reunion
    with a certain malicious someone,
[16:10] MINAMI
    I'll finally get to meet a particular fool.
[16:13] MINAMI
    How dare he forget what he did
    and proclaim himself your friend...
[16:19] MINAMI
    Right, Sakura-san?
[16:23] Staff
    TRIGGER, please get on standby.
[16:25] All
    Got it.
[16:27] Gaku
    Should we high five?
[16:32] Ryu
    Sure. Start us off, Leader.
[16:33] Tenn
    I'm sure it'll be unbelievably embarrassing.
[16:36] Gaku
    Shut up! There's no point in getting
    embarrassed over hyping yourself up.
[16:42] Gaku
    We're about to hit rock bottom.
[16:44] Gaku
    If we're aiming upwards, then we
    might as well aim for the top.
[16:48] Gaku
    Let's surpass Zero and become legends.
[16:50] Tenn
    That sucked.
[16:51] Gaku
    That wasn't the cheer!
[16:54] Ryu
    It's strange to be smiling
    right now, isn't it?
[17:01] Tenn
    I feel good, like the first
    night we danced together.
[17:06] Gaku
    That night we fell in love with TRIGGER.
[17:10] Gaku
    That passion has never cooled.
[17:12] Ryu
    There's nowhere we can't go.
[17:14] Ryu
    Our legend has only just begun.
[17:18] Gaku
    Yeah.
[17:20] Gaku
    Let's go, TRIGGER!
[17:21] All
    Yeah!
[19:20] Ryo
    So, what's your decision?
[19:23] Sosuke
    Unfortunately, TRIGGER is
    no longer under my control.
[19:37] Tenn
    Thank you.
[19:45] Tenn
    We apologize for using this platform for this,
    but we have an announcement to make.
[19:52] Tenn
    TRIGGER has decided to part
    ways with Yaotome Productions.
[19:58] Sosuke
    I released them from their contracts.
[20:00] Sosuke
    Starting today, they're an indie group.
[20:08] Ryo
    TRIGGER, who was all about their brand,
    is going to crawl through the mud?
[20:16] Ryo
    Interesting.
[20:17] Ryo
    So, you took your son's head off yourself,
    rather than offering it up to someone else.
[20:23] Ryo
    Fine! I like it.
[20:26] Ryo
    From now on, we can play nice
    just like we always have.
[20:33] Sosuke
    Thank you.
[20:35] Ryo
    Good boy. You should've
    done that from the start.
[20:40] Sosuke
    Takkuru sarindo furaga.
[20:40] Sosuke
    (I'm gon' scalp that brainless
    head o' yours, ya moron.)
[20:44] Sosuke
    I look forward to continuing
    to work with you.
[20:48] Passerby A
    TRIGGER's quitting their agency?
[20:49] Passerby B
    I guess they announced it at Music Festa.
[20:51] Passerby C
    Does that mean TRIGGER
    gave up on their agency?
[20:54] Passerby D
    No way. What's going to happen to them now?
[20:57] Passerby C
    Right? After all, the other day...
[21:00] Kujo
    It's time.
SIGN    TRIGGER Announces Surprise Departure From Yaotome Productions!
[21:02] Kujo
    Kujo Tenn can abandon those
    second-rate idols and be reborn.
[21:06] Kujo
    He'll become an even greater idol than
    Zero and sing Haruki's final song.
[21:12] Kujo
    You're the only one who won't betray me.
[21:15] Kujo
    Isn't that right, Tenn?
SIGN    Shocking News: TRIGGER's surprise departure!
[21:18] Tenn
    We apologize for all the worry we've caused,
[21:21] Tenn
    but the three of us will be turning
    over a new leaf and working together.
[21:24] Tenn
    I promise we'll meet again.
[21:26] Ryo
    "I promise we'll meet again," huh?
[21:30] Ryo
    You won't be able to keep that promise.
[21:32] Ryo
    After all, idols always betray expectations.
[21:35] Ryo
    I was betrayed, too. By two people, no less.
[21:39] Ryo
    It's awful, isn't it? After they
    made my heart flutter, too.
[21:44] Ryo
    So maybe I'm just throwing a tantrum.
[21:49] Ryo
    ŹOOĻ, you'll keep on betraying them
[21:53] Ryo
    until the world becomes disgusted with you.
[21:57] Riku
    What do you mean, you're leaving the agency?
[21:59] Yamato
    Is it true?
[22:00] Gaku
    Yeah.
[22:01] Mitsuki
    How are you going to operate now, though?
[22:04] Sogo
    Who's going to get you work?
[22:06] Sogo
    What about managing your schedule?
[22:08] Ryu
    Well...
[22:09] Anesagi
    It's all right.
[22:11] Anesagi
    They've got a competent manager with them.
[22:14] Gaku
    Anesagi.
[22:16] Anesagi
    I've also quit Yaotome Productions
    and become a free agent.
[22:19] Anesagi
    You can pay me back once you're successful.
[22:23] Tenn
    Are you sure?
[22:24] Anesagi
    What other choice do I have?
[22:26] Anesagi
    It's not like you boys can do
    anything on your own.
[22:32] Anesagi
    That was a great performance.
[22:35] Anesagi
    You were magnificent.
[22:37] Ryu
    Thank you.
[22:39] Riku
    Are you going to keep singing?
[22:43] Tenn
    Don't worry.
[22:45] Tenn
    We'll keep singing forever.
[22:47] Tenn
    No matter where we're standing,
    we'll keep singing with these voices.
[22:53] Tsumugi
    But after that, the media stopped
    mentioning TRIGGER's name entirely,
[22:58] Tsumugi
    as though it had been prohibited
    by an unspoken law.
[23:11] Yuki
    Thank you for calling.
[23:14] Yuki
    This is the Red Flag Pub.
[23:16] Next Re:vale producer
    I'd like to make a reservation.
[23:18] Next Re:vale producer
    For 3:30. Same number of people as Tuesday.
[23:22] Yuki
    Anything else?
[23:24] Next Re:vale producer
    Make sure you don't run
    out of fish and chips.
[23:29] Yuki
    Well, hello. I've been
    waiting for you to call.
[23:33] Yuki
    Is it still hot down in Fukuoka?
[23:35] Next Re:vale producer
    It's pretty comfortable.
    The food's good, too.
[23:38] Next Re:vale producer
    You sure did put together
    something ostentatious.
[23:42] Yuki
    Well, yeah. You've gotta find
    a way to make everything fun.
[23:46] Next Re:vale producer
    I'm glad there's something I can do for you.
[23:48] Next Re:vale producer
    This time, let's fight back
    using our own strength.
[23:52] Yuki
    I'm counting on you.
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