# E2 - Let's be Idols!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G50UZ5XZ1/lets-be-idols)
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**[00:00] Honoka**
Previously on Love Live!
**[00:02] Honoka**
As new second year high school students,
***SIGN*** School Closure
**[00:04] Honoka**
we heard the news that our school
was going to be closed.
**[00:06] Honoka**
My brilliant high school life...
**[00:09] Honoka**
In order to stop our
school from being closed,
**[00:11] Honoka**
we have to increase the
number of entering students.
**[00:13] Honoka**
That's when I decided
to promote my school
**[00:16] Honoka**
by becoming one of those School
Idols that are popular these days.
**[00:18] Honoka**
But...
**[00:18] Umi**
No idols.
**[00:20] Eli**
Focus on what you
should do for yourselves.
**[00:24] Honoka**
But I still want to do
something for my school.
**[00:26] Honoka**
I can't give up.
**[00:27] Honoka**
I'm going to do it!
***SIGN*** Auditorium Request Form
**[00:42] Eli**
What do you want so early in the morning?
**[00:43] Honoka**
I thought I'd ask for permission
to use the auditorium!
**[00:46] Umi**
The student handbook says students can
**[00:48] Umi**
use the auditorium for purposes
not associated with club activities.
**[00:53] Nozomi**
This is after school on the
day of the Welcome Party.
**[00:56] Eli**
What are you planning to do?
**[00:58] Umi**
Well...
**[00:59] Honoka**
We're going to put on a concert!
**[01:01] Honoka**
The three of us are School Idols,
**[01:04] Honoka**
and we've decided to hold our
first concert in the auditorium.
**[01:06] Umi**
H-Honoka...
**[01:08] Kotori**
W-We don't know if we'll
be able to do it yet...
**[01:11] Honoka**
What? We will.
**[01:12] Umi**
Hold on.
**[01:14] Umi**
I never agreed to appear onstage...
**[01:16] Eli**
Can you do it in that condition?
**[01:18] Honoka**
Huh?
**[01:18] Honoka**
W-We'll be fine!
**[01:20] Eli**
The Welcome Party isn't a game.
**[01:23] Nozomi**
These three girls came to get permission
to use the auditorium, didn't they?
**[01:27] Nozomi**
Since they're not even a club,
the student council doesn't have the right
**[01:30] Nozomi**
to say all sorts of things about
the nature of their request.
**[01:32] Eli**
Yes, but...
**[01:34] All**
Excuse us.
**[01:37] Honoka**
All right!
**[01:40] Eli**
Why are you supporting them?
**[01:45] Nozomi**
No matter how many times I do it,
that's what they tell me to do.
**[01:51] Nozomi**
The cards...
**[01:57] Nozomi**
It's what the cards are telling me to do!
**[03:31] Umi**
I explained this to you.
**[03:33] Umi**
Don't mention the idol business,
and borrow whatever we can.
**[03:37] Honoka**
Why?
**[03:39] Umi**
Bread again?
**[03:40] Honoka**
You know I never get to eat bread since
my mom runs a Japanese sweet shop.
***SIGN*** # 2 - Let's Be Idols!
**[03:45] Umi**
But before lunch... You're going to get fat...
**[03:47] Honoka**
Yeah...
**[03:51] Hideko**
You two.
**[03:52] Fumiko**
We saw the bulletin board.
**[03:54] Hideko**
You're going to be School Idols?
**[03:56] Umi**
What?
**[03:56] Fumiko**
I didn't think you'd do it, Umi-chan.
**[04:00] Umi**
Did you put something up
on the bulletin board?
**[04:02] Honoka**
Yeah! Information about our concert.
**[04:05] Umi**
You always do whatever *you* want!
**[04:06] Umi**
We only have one more month,
and we can't actually do anything yet!
**[04:11] Umi**
You're being far too optimistic!
**[04:12] Honoka**
But Kotori-chan said I could do it.
**[04:17] Kotori**
Like... this...
**[04:19] Umi**
Kotori?
**[04:20] Kotori**
Yeah, something like this.
**[04:23] Kotori**
Look, I tried coming up with
costumes for our concert.
**[04:29] Honoka**
They're cute!
**[04:30] Kotori**
Really?
**[04:31] Kotori**
This curved line will be difficult,
but I think I might try making it...
**[04:36] Honoka**
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
**[04:37] Umi**
K-Kotori?
**[04:39] Kotori**
What do you think, Umi-chan?
**[04:42] Umi**
Um...
**[04:43] Honoka**
It's cute, right? Right?
**[04:47] Umi**
Th-These long things here...
**[04:51] Kotori**
They're legs.
**[04:53] Umi**
Are you saying we're going to wear
short skirts with bare legs?
**[04:56] Kotori**
We're idols.
**[05:01] Honoka**
It's okay!
**[05:03] Honoka**
Umi-chan, your legs aren't that big.
**[05:06] Umi**
You're one to talk.
**[05:09] Honoka**
Huh?
**[05:16] Honoka**
All right! I'm going on a diet!
**[05:18] Kotori**
I think you both look fine...
**[05:22] Honoka**
We've got to make up our minds
about lots of other things, too.
**[05:25] Honoka**
We'll need to figure out our autographs,
**[05:26] Honoka**
and how to disguise ourselves when
we're walking around the city.
**[05:28] Umi**
There's no need for any of that.
**[05:30] Kotori**
More importantly...
**[05:33] Kotori**
We haven't decided on a
name for our group yet.
**[05:41] Honoka**
I can't come up with anything.
**[05:44] Kotori**
It would be easy if we had some
kind of distinguishing feature...
**[05:47] Umi**
Our personalities are all different.
**[05:50] Honoka**
Then, we'll simply use our names...
**[05:53] Honoka**
Honoka Umi Kotori!
**[05:55] All**
Hello!
**[05:57] Honoka**
Honoka!
**[05:57] Umi**
Umi!
**[05:58] Kotori**
Kotori here!
**[06:00] Umi**
That sounds like a comedy group...
**[06:01] Honoka**
Yeah...
**[06:03] Honoka**
I know!
**[06:04] Honoka**
Umi-chan, you're Ocean!
**[06:06] Honoka**
Kotori-chan, you're Sky!
**[06:07] Honoka**
I'm Land!
**[06:09] Honoka**
Together, we're Land Ocean Sky!
**[06:12] All**
Protect the peace of the civilians!
**[06:14] Kotori**
That doesn't sound
very idol-like at all...
**[06:16] Honoka**
Yeah...
**[06:19] Honoka**
Then... then...
**[06:23] Honoka**
I know!
***SIGN*** First Concert Notice!
***SIGN*** And... Requesting group names!
**[06:27] Honoka**
That should do it!
**[06:28] Umi**
You're leaving it up to others...
**[06:30] Honoka**
I bet people will be more
interested this way.
**[06:32] Kotori**
You might be right.
**[06:35] Honoka**
Okay, now let's practice
our singing and dancing!
**[06:48] Honoka**
We'd probably get in the way here...
**[06:53] Honoka**
This place is totally full, too.
**[06:55] Kotori**
It's locked...
**[06:57] Umi**
We can't just use an empty classroom...
**[07:00] Teacher**
An empty classroom? Why do you want to use it?
**[07:03] Honoka**
School Idol practice...
**[07:05] Teacher**
You? Idols?
**[07:10] Honoka**
You laughed!
**[07:13] Honoka**
So...
**[07:15] Umi**
We'll have to use this place...
**[07:17] Kotori**
There's no shade, and we won't
be able to use it if it rains.
**[07:20] Kotori**
But beggars can't be choosers, can they?
**[07:23] Honoka**
Yeah, but at least we won't have to
worry about making too much noise up here.
**[07:27] Honoka**
All right! We've got to practice hard!
**[07:31] Honoka**
Let's start by practicing our singing!
**[07:33] Both**
Okay!
**[07:40] Kotori**
What song?
**[07:41] Umi**
I don't know...
**[07:44] Honoka**
Me, neither...
**[07:54] Kayo**
Idols.
**[07:56] Rin**
Kayo-chin!
**[07:58] Kayo**
Rin-chan...
**[07:59] Rin**
What's up?
**[08:00] Kayo**
Oh, um...
**[08:03] Kayo**
It's nothing...
**[08:05] Rin**
Let's go home.
**[08:08] Kayo**
Okay!
**[08:16] Nico**
What is this?
**[08:17] Kayo**
Wh-Who knows?
***SIGN*** Homura
**[08:22] Mom**
Oh, welcome.
**[08:24] Umi**
Good evening. Where's Honoka?
**[08:26] Mom**
She's upstairs.
**[08:27] Mom**
Would you like some dango?
**[08:29] Umi**
No, thank you.
***SIGN*** Homura Manju
**[08:32] Umi**
I need to go on a diet...
**[08:34] Both**
Good work!
**[08:36] Honoka**
Would you like some dango?
**[08:37] Kotori**
I'll pour you some tea.
**[08:44] Umi**
What about your diet?
**[08:50] Umi**
You don't seem to have any
intention of working hard...
**[08:53] Umi**
So, what about our song?
**[08:56] Honoka**
There's a first year who's
really good at singing.
**[08:59] Honoka**
She's great at piano, too, so I'm thinking
she can probably compose, as well...
**[09:03] Honoka**
I'm thinking of asking
her about it tomorrow!
**[09:06] Kotori**
We were just saying if she
can compose a song for us,
**[09:09] Kotori**
we can do something about the lyrics!
**[09:11] Umi**
Something... you say?
**[09:13] Honoka**
Yeah, right?
**[09:15] Kotori**
Yeah!
**[09:19] Umi**
Wh-What is it?
**[09:22] Honoka**
Umi-chan, in middle school,
you wrote some poems and stuff, right?
**[09:27] Umi**
What?
**[09:28] Kotori**
You read them to us once, too, right?
**[09:35] Both**
She ran for it!
**[09:36] Umi**
Please, no! I'm leaving!
**[09:37] Honoka**
Come on, come on!
**[09:39] Umi**
No, no!
**[09:41] Umi**
I refuse!
**[09:43] Honoka**
What?! Why, why?
**[09:44] Kotori**
What?
**[09:45] Umi**
I refuse to do it!
**[09:47] Umi**
The poems I wrote in middle school are so
embarrassing I don't want to think about them!
**[09:51] Honoka**
They say idols have to
throw away their shame.
**[09:54] Umi**
No, they don't!
**[09:55] Kotori**
But I have my hands
full making outfits...
**[09:58] Umi**
There's always Honoka.
**[10:01] Umi**
You're the one who suggested we do this.
**[10:03] Honoka**
Yeah, but I...
**[10:05] Honoka**
I'm sick of manju and dango.
**[10:09] Kotori**
You don't really think
she can do it, do you?
**[10:11] Umi**
Well...
**[10:12] Kotori**
Please. You're the only one
who can do it, Umi-chan!
**[10:15] Honoka**
We'll even help you!
**[10:17] Honoka**
At least write something
we can work with!
**[10:26] Kotori**
Umi-chan...
**[10:28] Kotori**
Please!
**[10:34] Umi**
That's not fair, Kotori...
**[10:36] Honoka**
Great!
**[10:38] Honoka**
I thought you might say that.
**[10:40] Umi**
However...
**[10:41] Both**
Huh?
**[10:42] Umi**
I will decide our practice
schedule until the concert.
**[10:45] Both**
Practice schedule?
**[10:49] Umi**
Idols seem to have fun when they sing,
but they're moving the whole time.
**[10:52] Umi**
Despite that, they're able to keep
smiling without losing their breath.
**[10:55] Umi**
It requires a great amount of stamina.
**[10:57] Umi**
Honoka, could you please
do some push-ups?
**[11:01] Honoka**
Huh?
**[11:03] Honoka**
Like this?
**[11:04] Umi**
Now, try smiling.
**[11:05] Honoka**
Like this?
**[11:07] Umi**
Can you keep doing push-ups like that?
**[11:14] Honoka**
Ow!
**[11:15] Umi**
I've trained myself through the
archery club, but Honoka and Kotori,
**[11:16] Honoka**
Ow, ow, ow, ow!
**[11:19] Umi**
you need to at least gain enough
stamina to look happy while you sing.
**[11:22] Kotori**
Oh, right. Being an idol is hard work.
**[11:26] Umi**
Yes, so...
**[11:37] Honoka**
Five laps is hard!
**[11:40] Kotori**
I can't move my legs anymore!
**[11:42] Umi**
Starting today, every
morning and evening,
**[11:44] Umi**
in addition to dance and song practice,
**[11:46] Umi**
you will do physical fitness training.
**[11:49] Honoka**
Twice a day!?
**[11:50] Umi**
That's right.
**[11:51] Umi**
If we're going to put on a concert,
we're going to do it right.
**[11:54] Umi**
Otherwise, we won't be able
to attract any students.
**[11:58] Honoka**
Okay.
**[12:01] Umi**
All right! One more set!
**[12:03] Honoka**
Okay!
**[12:05] Nozomi**
Girls.
**[12:07] Kotori**
Vice President?
**[12:10] Honoka**
That outfit...
**[12:12] Nozomi**
I help out around here.
**[12:14] Nozomi**
A shrine is a spiritual place
that gathers all sorts of energy.
**[12:19] Nozomi**
Since the three of you are using the steps,
why don't you pay a visit to the shrine?
**[12:26] Honoka**
May our first concert go well!
**[12:29] Both**
May it go well!
**[12:31] Nozomi**
Those three seem serious.
***SIGN*** Otonokizaka High Idol Club
**[12:48] All**
Love Live!
**[12:51] Honoka**
Excuse me!
**[12:56] Honoka**
Hello, first years!
**[12:59] Honoka**
I'm School Idol Kosaka Honoka!
**[13:04] Honoka**
Huh? I'm not getting through to them?
**[13:07] Umi**
Of course you're not!
**[13:08] Kotori**
So, the girl who's good at
singing you mentioned...
**[13:13] Honoka**
Oh.
**[13:15] Honoka**
You! Do you have a minute?
**[13:16] Maki**
Me?
**[13:18] Maki**
I refuse.
**[13:19] Honoka**
Please! We want you to compose for us!
**[13:23] Maki**
I refuse.
**[13:25] Honoka**
Could it be that you just
sing and don't write?
**[13:29] Maki**
Of course I can.
**[13:32] Maki**
I just don't want to...
**[13:34] Honoka**
We're trying to attract
students to our school.
**[13:37] Honoka**
If your songs attract enough students...
**[13:39] Maki**
I'm not interested.
**[13:45] Honoka**
"I refuse"? She sounds
just like you, Umi-chan...
**[13:48] Umi**
That's the normal response.
**[13:51] Honoka**
And you went through all the trouble
of writing such good lyrics, too...
**[13:54] Umi**
Don't!
**[13:55] Honoka**
Why not? We're going to sing this in front
of everyone once we have our music.
**[13:59] Umi**
I know, but...
**[14:02] Honoka**
Student Council President?
**[14:04] Eli**
Do you have a minute?
**[14:06] Teacher**
So, when a and b are real numbers, the
sum of a+b is known as a complex number.
**[14:14] Teacher**
For example, 3i and 1+√5i
are both complex numbers.
**[14:16] Honoka**
The opposite effect...
**[14:18] Eli**
What will everyone think if a school that
**[14:21] Eli**
hasn't had School Idols
in the past, tries and fails?
**[14:27] Eli**
I don't want this school to close, either.
**[14:30] Eli**
If you truly feel the same way,
I want you to give it more thought...
**[14:35] Honoka**
She might be right...
**[14:37] Honoka**
I may have been thinking too simply...
**[14:41] Umi**
You finally noticed?
**[14:43] Honoka**
But I didn't mean it as a joke.
**[14:46] Honoka**
I'm doing everything on
your practice schedule.
**[14:50] Honoka**
All I have to show for it are
some sore leg muscles, though...
**[14:52] Umi**
I do think you're trying hard,
**[14:55] Umi**
but you have to consider what
the student council president said.
**[14:59] Honoka**
You're right. There's not
even a month left...
**[15:03] Kotori**
If we're going to put on a concert,
we have to decide what we're singing...
**[15:07] Umi**
We don't have any time
to look for a composer now.
**[15:11] Umi**
I think we'll have to sing
something by other School Idols.
**[15:15] Kotori**
You're right.
**[15:17] Honoka**
Yeah...
**[15:28] Hideko**
How's your practice coming along?
**[15:30] Fumiko**
If there's anything we can do to help
you with the concert, let us know.
**[15:33] Mika**
Lighting, organizing the audience...
**[15:35] Mika**
You've got a lot to do, don't you?
**[15:37] Honoka**
Huh? Really!?
**[15:39] Hideko**
Yeah.
**[15:40] Hideko**
After all, you're doing
this for the school.
**[15:44] Mika**
Everyone in our class is
saying we should help out.
**[15:48] Honoka**
I see...
**[15:50] Fumiko**
You can do it!
**[15:52] Honoka**
Thanks!
**[15:53] Honoka**
Bye, bye!
**[15:54] All**
Bye, bye!
**[16:01] Umi**
There's something in there?!
**[16:02] Kotori**
Really?!
**[16:03] Honoka**
We got one!
**[16:05] Honoka**
One!
**[16:09] Honoka**
Use?
**[16:11] Umi**
I think it's supposed to read "Muse."
**[16:13] Honoka**
Oh, like the soap?
**[16:14] Umi**
No.
**[16:16] Umi**
I think it must come from
the goddess of mythology.
**[16:19] Honoka**
Huh...
**[16:21] Kotori**
I think it's great! I like it.
**[16:26] Honoka**
Muse, huh?
**[16:30] Honoka**
Yeah. Starting today, we're Muse!
**[16:34] Student A**
I heard they always practice on the roof.
**[16:37] Student B**
I didn't think there were any
School Idols at our school.
**[16:41] Rin**
Kayo-chin, let's go home.
**[16:43] Kayo**
O-Okay...
**[16:49] Honoka**
No one's here.
**[16:50] Rin**
Meow?
**[16:51] Honoka**
Hey, where's that girl?
**[16:52] Rin**
Which girl?
**[16:53] Kayo**
You mean Nishikino-san?
She's good at singing...
**[16:57] Honoka**
Yeah, her! Her name is Nishikino-san?
**[17:00] Kayo**
Yes. Nishikino Maki-san.
**[17:03] Honoka**
I actually wanted to talk to her,
but it looks like she already went home.
**[17:08] Rin**
Maybe she's in the music room.
**[17:10] Honoka**
The music room?
**[17:11] Rin**
She doesn't talk much with anyone.
**[17:15] Rin**
She's always in the library during breaks,
and she goes to the music room after school.
**[17:20] Honoka**
I see...
**[17:23] Honoka**
Thanks, guys.
**[17:25] Kayo**
Excuse me!
**[17:29] Kayo**
P-Please do your best at... being idols.
**[17:36] Honoka**
Yeah, we will!
**[17:43] Maki**
What do you want?
**[17:45] Honoka**
I thought I'd ask you again...
**[17:48] Maki**
You're persistent.
**[17:49] Honoka**
Yeah, I guess I am. Umi-chan is
always getting mad at me.
**[17:54] Maki**
I never listen to songs like that.
**[17:57] Maki**
I listen to classical music and jazz...
**[18:00] Honoka**
Really? Why not?
**[18:02] Maki**
Because they're so light
and lack substance.
**[18:05] Maki**
It's like child's play.
**[18:07] Honoka**
You're right.
**[18:08] Maki**
Huh?
**[18:09] Honoka**
I actually felt the same way.
**[18:11] Honoka**
I thought we were going to
party and have fun singing...
**[18:18] Honoka**
But it's actually pretty hard.
**[18:23] Honoka**
Say, can you do push-ups?
**[18:26] Maki**
What?
**[18:27] Honoka**
You can't.
**[18:29] Maki**
Of course I can!
**[18:32] Maki**
One, two, three.
**[18:35] Maki**
Is this what you wanted?
**[18:37] Honoka**
Pretty impressive. You're better than me!
**[18:40] Maki**
Of course I am. I'm actually...
**[18:43] Honoka**
Okay, try smiling while doing it.
**[18:45] Maki**
Why?
**[18:46] Honoka**
Just do it.
**[18:56] Honoka**
See? Being an idol's pretty hard, right?
**[18:59] Maki**
What are you talking about?
**[19:02] Maki**
Sheesh.
**[19:03] Honoka**
Here are the lyrics.
**[19:04] Honoka**
Try reading them.
**[19:06] Maki**
I told you, I...
**[19:08] Honoka**
You can at least read them, right?
**[19:09] Honoka**
I'll come ask you about it later.
**[19:11] Honoka**
If you tell me you don't want
to do it then, I'll give it up.
**[19:17] Maki**
I don't think my answer will change.
**[19:20] Honoka**
Then, that's okay.
**[19:22] Honoka**
If that happens, let me
listen to you sing again.
**[19:24] Maki**
What?
**[19:25] Honoka**
I love your voice, Nishikino-san.
**[19:29] Honoka**
I wanted to ask you to compose for us
**[19:31] Honoka**
because you moved me with
your singing and piano!
**[19:38] Honoka**
We train on the steps
every morning and evening,
**[19:42] Honoka**
so feel free to stop by, if you like.
**[19:45] Honoka**
I love your voice, Nishikino-san.
**[19:51] Honoka**
I can't take it anymore!
**[19:55] Kotori**
I can't move.
**[19:57] Umi**
That's not good enough.
You still have two laps left,
**[20:00] Umi**
or are you giving up?
**[20:02] Honoka**
Umi-chan, you're such a slave driver!
**[20:04] Kotori**
Actually, it's probably more accurate
to call her an evil drill sergeant...
**[20:11] Honoka**
What was that?
**[20:13] Kotori**
Who knows?
**[20:14] Maki**
Wha... wha...
**[20:16] Maki**
What are you doing?!
**[20:17] Nozomi**
You still seem to be developing...
**[20:20] Maki**
What?!
**[20:21] Nozomi**
But you haven't given up your
desire yet, so there's still hope.
**[20:24] Nozomi**
They may get bigger yet!
**[20:26] Maki**
What are you talking about?
**[20:28] Nozomi**
If you're embarrassed, there's
a stealthy way to do things.
**[20:33] Maki**
What are you...
**[20:34] Nozomi**
You know what I mean.
**[20:43] Honoka**
See you later!
**[20:45] Yukiho**
Onee-chan!
**[20:48] Yukiho**
Is this yours? There's no address.
**[20:51] Yukiho**
It says "Muse", though.
**[20:54] Honoka**
What?
**[21:00] Honoka**
This...
**[21:05] Honoka**
Here we go...
**[21:13] [SONG]**
I say, hey! Hey! Hey! Start-Dash!
**[21:16] Honoka**
This voice...
**[21:21] Honoka**
Amazing... It's a real song...
**[21:24] [SONG]**
Hey! Hey! Hey! Start-Dash!
**[21:26] Kotori**
Our...
**[21:29] Umi**
Our song...
**[21:30] [SONG]**
Even birds who cannot move
will someday fly in the sky
***SIGN*** Otonokizaka High Idol Club μ's (Muse)
**[21:37] [SONG]**
They'll fly with big wings
**[21:39] Umi**
We got votes...
**[21:43] [SONG]**
Don't give up, that day
will definitely come
**[21:49] Honoka**
Let's practice!
**[21:49] [SONG]**
You must feel the starting beat, as well
**[21:51] Both**
Yeah!
**[23:35] All**
The next episode of *Love Live* is
"First Concert!"
***SIGN*** # 3 - First Concert!