E1 - Let's Be Idols & Unite

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    WELCOME TO OUR STAGE
[01:06] ---
    Are you ready?
[01:08] ---
    Take you down
    with all my experience and skills
[01:12] ---
    In a few seconds,
    you'll be enthralled and out of control
[01:18] ---
    YOU SURRENDER
[01:20] ---
    Fate Dance is in the palm of your hand
[01:24] ---
    You can't resist
[01:27] ---
    When you realize
    "Something is wrong"
[01:31] ---
    Game was over
    Sleep on my chest
[01:36] ---
    I can't miss it, you are on target
[01:40] ---
    - YOU’RE TARGET
    - MOVING ALL DAY AND NIGHT
[01:42] ---
    Sensitive to Search
[01:44] ---
    Pride resides in these Eyes on TARGET
[01:48] ---
    Inside heart, shoot it into you
[01:56] ---
    A flash of light beckons eternity
[02:04] ---
    Shoot into your obedient heart
[02:20] ---
    HEY, IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT
[02:28] ---
    And so, that was footage of Anela
    from the past.
[02:32] ---
    It really was amazing!
[02:35] ---
    And from their talent agency...
[02:36] ---
    My heart is shouting
[02:38] ---
    SPACE BASEBALL
    CROSSFIRE
[02:39] ---
    Go and overcome yesterday
[02:41] ---
    Roar, Crossfire!
[02:43] ---
    To tomorrow!
[02:49] ---
    Stare...
[02:54] ---
    Wh-What is it?
[02:56] ---
    I'm observing my son's growth.
[02:59] ---
    Respect my privacy, at the least!
[03:01] ---
    Seriously, stuff like that gets you hated!
[03:05] ---
    How you said that just now.
[03:07] ---
    Wh-What?
[03:11] ---
    It totally sounded like your dad!
[03:16] ---
    That's enough.
[03:17] ---
    Oh, you're okay with bread
    for breakfast, right?
[03:19] ---
    Anything’s fine.
[03:21] ---
    LEGIT's three members
    used to be backup dancers.
[03:25] ---
    The members of JAXX/JAXX
    all used to be in a different talent agency.
[03:28] ---
    Time to eat.
[03:33] ---
    What is this?
[03:39] ---
    Mom! The miso soup!
[03:41] ---
    What of it?
[03:42] ---
    There's a sweet yellow furball
    in the miso soup!
[03:46] ---
    That's pineapple!
[03:48] ---
    I got it from Mr. Suzuki,
    one of the regulars!
[03:50] ---
    It's sweet and delicious, right?
[03:54] ---
    Hey, can I throw this underwear out?
[03:57] ---
    No way! They don't sell that anymore!
[03:59] ---
    But this is from back when you were
    in grade school, and the colors are all faded.
[04:03] ---
    It's fine. I can still wear it.
[04:05] ---
    When you leave the house,
    take some tea to Grandpa!
[04:08] ---
    Yeah, yeah.
[04:20] ---
    Next up is today's weather.
[04:22] ---
    Here’s your tea.
[04:23] ---
    Tomorrow will be
    completely different from today.
[04:25] ---
    Hey Grandpa, did you eat the miso soup
    in this morning's breakfast?
[04:29] ---
    Huh?
[04:30] ---
    I said, in Mom's miso soup...
[04:33] ---
    Huh?
[04:35] ---
    It’s nothing.
[04:36] ---
    I'm heading out!
[04:39] ---
    And those clothes are mine,
    so don't get them dirty. See you!
[04:44] ---
    And some areas may see showers
    starting in the late afternoon.
[04:53] ---
    So hot.
[06:31] ---
    ELECTRONIC WORKSHOP CLUB
    WE DO REPAIRS, TOO!
[06:33] ---
    Is Kacchan here?
[06:34] ---
    It's probably the connection
    to the power source.
[06:36] ---
    I'll have it done by Monday.
[06:38] ---
    You're seriously a lifesaver.
[06:40] ---
    Oh, that thing from the other day.
    I just need to send you the JPEG?
[06:42] ---
    Yeah, that's fine.
[06:44] ---
    Then I'll be back on Monday!
[06:46] ---
    See ya!
[06:48] ---
    Hey there.
[06:49] ---
    Was that Saito from Class 5?
[06:51] ---
    Yeah. He wants me to fix his laptop.
[06:54] ---
    Come to think, Saito won an award
    in an art contest held by some group, right?
[07:00] ---
    Yeah, he did. He's already got a job
    at an illustration firm when he graduates.
[07:05] ---
    Seriously? That's amazing
    because he's still a first year.
[07:09] ---
    It's so nice to have some special talent.
[07:11] ---
    You can do something, too.
[07:13] ---
    Like what?
[07:14] ---
    What about baseball?
[07:15] ---
    You're giving up on that?
[07:19] ---
    Don't get all mopey
    just because you failed once.
[07:23] ---
    Your dream is to become a hero, right?
[07:30] ---
    How to put it...
[07:33] ---
    When you become an adult,
    you're able to see reality.
[07:36] ---
    In the end, dreams and heroes
    are in the world of anime.
[07:41] ---
    Huh? Then the adults who chase their dreams
    are all kids who can't face reality?
[07:47] ---
    They're a lot more radiant
    than someone wasting their days away like you.
[07:51] ---
    Huh? That totally hurts me!
[07:54] ---
    Yeah, yeah. That's enough.
[07:56] ---
    Let's go blow off some stress.
[08:00] ---
    This moment in the roaring cheers
    with you laughing
[08:08] ---
    Crossfire
[08:13] ---
    Akira, sing this next.
[08:17] ---
    Man, can I really sing this?
[08:27] ---
    See ya!
[08:28] ---
    Yeah!
[08:40] ---
    PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR TOWEL
    IN THE BATHTUB
[08:43] ---
    MILK - 100 YEN
    (°YOU CAN'T TAKE THE BOTTLE WITH YOU)
[08:46] ---
    Hey, you coulda caught that one!
[08:47] ---
    What's that guy doing?
[08:50] ---
    It's been a while, Akira.
[08:52] ---
    Have you been studying hard?
[08:54] ---
    Well. Yeah.
[08:56] ---
    Oh, hey Toda!
[08:57] ---
    Good evening.
    I brought something for the grandpas.
[09:01] ---
    Our company made sample beers.
    Would you like some?
[09:04] ---
    Oh, sounds good!
[09:06] ---
    - Come on, sit with us!
    - Grandpas, if you're out of the bath, head on home!
[09:09] ---
    Aya, this massage chair isn't moving again.
[09:13] ---
    Huh? Again?
    I just fixed the boiler last week, too.
[09:15] ---
    KIKUNOYU
[09:17] ---
    This public bath is so run-down!
[09:21] ---
    POST
[09:41] ---
    So in this upcoming new term...
[09:49] ---
    Hey, Akira!
[09:50] ---
    Hey, Kacchan.
[09:52] ---
    Are you skipping the school assembly
    from the first day of the new term?
[09:55] ---
    Our homeroom teacher's gonna be Teruo.
[09:57] ---
    I don't care about that. Look at this!
[10:00] ---
    YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DIRECT MESSAGE
    FROM sMiLea PRODUCTION
[10:01] ---
    S-Smil-ea?
[10:04] ---
    What is this?
[10:05] ---
    I got an email from a talent agency.
[10:08] ---
    Why?
[10:09] ---
    Hey, get to your seats!
[10:10] ---
    We're gonna go to their agency
    after school.
[10:13] ---
    Why?
[10:14] ---
    Huh? I'm going too?
[10:19] ---
    Hey, did you see the new video from EVAN?
[10:22] ---
    I did!
[10:23] ---
    It was super cute!
[10:30] ---
    This place?
[10:31] ---
    Looks like it.
[10:53] ---
    Wow, so spacious!
[10:57] ---
    Welcome.
[10:59] ---
    Wow! Maoto Tsujido!
[11:02] ---
    Oh? It's that time already?
[11:04] ---
    Sorry, I'll be right over.
[11:06] ---
    Lin Otsuki.
[11:08] ---
    They're really Anela.
[11:09] ---
    Anela?
[11:11] ---
    You’re the kids of KIKUNOYU, right?
[11:12] ---
    Yes, that's right. I'm Yoshikazu Ogawa.
[11:14] ---
    Kikunoyu?
[11:15] ---
    Nice to meet you.
[11:16] ---
    Why is our...
[11:17] ---
    Whoa.
[11:20] ---
    Welcome to sMiLea Production!
[11:25] ---
    Once again, welcome to sMiLea Production.
[11:29] ---
    I'm Lin Otsuki,
    producer and vice representative!
[11:32] ---
    I'm Maoto Tsujido, the representative.
[11:34] ---
    - Lin, I’ll see you later.
    - Yeah.
[11:38] ---
    Nice meeting you.
[11:41] ---
    Thank you for coming
    all the way out to our office today.
[11:44] ---
    No problem.
[11:45] ---
    Then, let's cut to the chase.
[11:47] ---
    Just like the email I sent,
    I had you come here today...
[11:50] ---
    We accept!
[11:56] ---
    I'm glad you're up for it,
    but don't be so hasty.
[11:59] ---
    I just want to talk to you guys for today.
[12:03] ---
    That's true.
[12:04] ---
    So if you're Yoshikazu,
    that means you're Akira Kiyose?
[12:09] ---
    Huh?
[12:10] ---
    I've heard you singing.
[12:12] ---
    Relaxed yet kind.
    You have a good voice.
[12:15] ---
    The number of views KIKUNOYU is getting
    has skyrocketed in the past few months.
[12:19] ---
    Thank you very much.
[12:20] ---
    Huh? What? H-Hold on a second!
[12:23] ---
    My singing? Number of views?
    What’s going on?
[12:28] ---
    You're been uploading my singing
    on the internet!?
[12:30] ---
    Right! Our artist name is KIKUNOYU.
[12:33] ---
    Oh, I took that name
    from your family's bathhouse.
[12:36] ---
    Basically, it's just videos
    in the "cover songs" genre.
[12:39] ---
    You did this without telling me!
[12:41] ---
    When were you even recording my voice?
[12:44] ---
    Karaoke.
[12:45] ---
    Karaoke?
[12:46] ---
    Yup. Smartphones
    have good audio quality lately.
[12:50] ---
    Well, even then I had to cut some noise out,
    and it's scary if people find out who we are,
[12:54] ---
    so I commissioned illustrations
    for the videos.
[12:56] ---
    Editing all of them
    were pretty difficult too, you know?
[12:59] ---
    That's not what I'm talking about!
[13:01] ---
    Now, now, now.
[13:02] ---
    Calm down, both of you.
[13:06] ---
    I'm slightly surprised that Akira
    wasn’t aware of all of this.
[13:09] ---
    But, how about it?
    Would you like to try it out?
[13:18] ---
    An idol!
[13:23] ---
    An idol!?
[13:24] ---
    Yup.
[13:25] ---
    This agency was created for training
    young idols who have potential.
[13:31] ---
    The groups under our wing are LEGIT,
    a dance-vocal group that debuted last year,
[13:36] ---
    and JAXX/JAXX, a band. They both debuted
    at the same time, and they're both skilled.
[13:42] ---
    They’re our flagship groups.
[13:44] ---
    I saw the news coverage
    of the debut press conference!
[13:45] ---
    Thanks.
[13:47] ---
    We're an agency that hasn't had
    much time since creation.
[13:50] ---
    But fortunately, both groups
    are getting on track for success.
[13:53] ---
    So we'd like to dig up the next
    new idol group, and nurture them.
[13:56] ---
    That's what I was thinking
    when I sent you an invitation.
[13:59] ---
    Isn't this something amazing? An idol!
    You can become a professional singer!
[14:11] ---
    Akira. We really feel gratitude
    for Yoshikazu.
[14:16] ---
    Because we were able to find you like this.
[14:21] ---
    And one more thing. About Maoto...
[14:24] ---
    He doesn't show much interest in things other
    than music, but he was telling me very happily...
[14:30] ---
    "This kid properly expresses
    his emotions onto his songs."
[14:34] ---
    "Happiness, fun, pain, sadness, doubt."
[14:39] ---
    He said they were all right there,
    living within you.
[14:45] ---
    Do you like singing?
[14:49] ---
    I don't hate it.
[14:55] ---
    It's not like we want you
    to give us an answer right away.
[14:59] ---
    If there's something else that you want to do,
    we won't force your hand.
[15:03] ---
    However, I'd be delighted if you at least
    think about it a little bit.
[15:10] ---
    Okay.
[15:12] ---
    I'm sorry we had you
    come all the way out here.
[15:15] ---
    It’s no problem.
[15:16] ---
    By the way, that uniform...
[15:18] ---
    We’re from Seisho High School.
[15:19] ---
    Oh, just as I thought.
[15:21] ---
    Race through, we're going up high
[15:24] ---
    Nobody can stop us
[15:26] ---
    Take off to the unexperienced zone
[15:28] ---
    That's the group LEGIT.
[15:28] ---
    Let the sparks fly, we’re gonna burn up, fire
[15:30] ---
    They have a member
    who’s the same age as you two.
[15:31] ---
    Fire, fire, ahh yeah yeah, fire, fire
[15:34] ---
    We gotta get up,
    fire, fire, ahh yeah
[15:36] ---
    Okay, be careful on your way back.
[15:38] ---
    Thank you very much.
[15:40] ---
    Akira.
[15:43] ---
    Your singing voice has the power
    to enchant other people.
[15:47] ---
    At least, that's what I think.
[15:57] ---
    I'm sure I inconvenienced you.
[16:02] ---
    Sorry. I got all worked up by myself.
[16:07] ---
    No. It's just that singing and idols
    were something out of the blue.
[16:15] ---
    So it surprised me a little bit.
[16:21] ---
    Hey...
[16:23] ---
    If you don't mind, can you take a look
    at the KIKUNOYU videos?
[16:29] ---
    They're pretty popular.
[16:48] ---
    They really exist.
[16:52] ---
    And so many...
[17:05] ---
    I'm not so good at mornings, you see
[17:08] ---
    Is this really my voice?
[17:09] ---
    Intoxicated by the light
    gifted from that day
[17:14] ---
    Smiling at me from afar
    Maybe it was the work of a witch
[17:17] ---
    VIEW COMMENTS
[17:18] ---
    AMAZING! HE’S SO GOOD
    
    I LOVE HOW HE SINGS!
    
    I THINK THIS IS MY FAVORITE COVER
    FOR THIS SONG
[17:22] ---
    Young legs wobbling
[17:26] ---
    That's what you saw, a monster
[17:29] ---
    AMAZING! HE’S SO GOOD
    
    I LOVE HOW HE SINGS!
    
    I THINK THIS IS MY FAVORITE COVER
    FOR THIS SONG
[17:31] ---
    This voice, this face, these thoughts—
[17:36] ---
    AKIRA - CALL
[17:40] ---
    Hey, Kacchan?
[17:42] ---
    I saw the videos.
[17:45] ---
    Oh, I see.
[17:48] ---
    So?
[17:51] ---
    Why did you keep the video creation
    a secret from me to begin with?
[17:55] ---
    If I told you beforehand that
    I'd upload your singing on the internet,
[17:59] ---
    you'd absolutely refuse, right?
[18:01] ---
    Well, yeah.
[18:02] ---
    Besides, you really lost your spirit
    after you quit baseball.
[18:09] ---
    Sorry.
[18:10] ---
    As for me...
[18:11] ---
    There's a part of me
    that wanted to try making videos.
[18:15] ---
    But I wanted you to be happy.
[18:18] ---
    Huh?
[18:19] ---
    You may think that
    you have no real personal trait.
[18:25] ---
    But I like your singing.
[18:29] ---
    And you always sing that one song
    from back in grade school, right?
[18:33] ---
    CROSSFIRE?
[18:36] ---
    Every single day, like an idiot.
[18:38] ---
    Who cares? I like it.
[18:40] ---
    I know that.
[18:42] ---
    But when I watch you singing it,
    I don't know why but I get cheered up.
[18:48] ---
    Even when I'm depressed, or having
    a tough time, when I watch you happily singing,
[18:54] ---
    I feel like you're giving me
    some of that good energy.
[18:57] ---
    That's why I thought I wanted
    even more people to listen to you.
[19:05] ---
    A lot more, a ton of people.
[19:18] ---
    Yeah.
[19:21] ---
    Yup, thanks.
[19:25] ---
    Thank you.
[19:27] ---
    Are you crying?
[19:30] ---
    No, I'm not crying.
[20:09] ---
    Thank you very much!
[20:12] ---
    You know, Mom...
[20:15] ---
    What is it?
[20:18] ---
    Um, well, I...
[20:22] ---
    I don’t know what to do,
    so I wanted to get some advice.
[20:25] ---
    What is it? You're making it
    sound so important.
[20:30] ---
    There's something I want to do.
[20:35] ---
    Um, a-an idol—
[20:39] ---
    I already know.
[20:41] ---
    You mean sMiLea, right?
    I already gave my okay.
[20:45] ---
    - Sheesh, you really do care about your mother!
    - Why? Why do you know about that?
[20:49] ---
    And you gave them your okay?
[20:50] ---
    I mean, you're still a minor, right?
[20:54] ---
    The talent agency contacted me, and asked if
    it was all right because they scouted you as an idol.
[20:59] ---
    I-I haven't decided if I want to do this!
[21:01] ---
    You'll be fine.
[21:02] ---
    You're handsome just like your dad.
[21:04] ---
    And how you're so naive
    will grab the hearts of all the girls!
[21:07] ---
    Oh, Aya, this new one is really good!
[21:11] ---
    Isn't it?
[21:13] ---
    Oh, you have a new massage chair.
    Did you buy it?
[21:15] ---
    I splurged.
[21:17] ---
    You said you didn't have money.
[21:18] ---
    I'm celebrating in advance!
[21:20] ---
    If we're a public bath that's the family home
    of an idol, we might gain new customers, right?
[21:24] ---
    If that happens,
    we'll be set here at Kikunoyu!
[21:28] ---
    What, Akira is gonna be an idol?
[21:31] ---
    That's right!
[21:32] ---
    He's gotta hold a recital here at Kikunoyu.
[21:35] ---
    Yo! Public bathhouse idol!
[21:38] ---
    Everyone gets coffee-flavored milk on me!
[21:41] ---
    Sounds great! Aya, you're the best!
[21:43] ---
    Drink! Drink up!
[21:46] ---
    Oh, welcome.
[21:48] ---
    We've been waiting.
[21:51] ---
    Um, I...
[21:55] ---
    After all...
[21:57] ---
    An idol.
[22:04] ---
    An idol.
[22:07] ---
    I'll be one!
[22:09] ---
    I think?
[23:45] ---
    Perfect. We have everyone here.