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E10 - Let's Choose & Unite

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    JAXX/JAXX
    JOB WELL DONE ON YOUR TOUR
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    Oh geez, the concert was really,
    really awesome.
[00:09] ---
    I totally saw the three of you
    from the stage.
[00:13] ---
    Akira and Banri were dancing along with us.
[00:17] ---
    It just got too fun.
[00:19] ---
    Roar to that star, this song!
[00:23] ---
    Right. It was the most
    passionate thing ever.
[00:26] ---
    Both of them have been hyped up
    this whole time since the concert.
[00:30] ---
    Everyone, can I have a moment?
[00:39] ---
    First off, JAXX/JAXX.
[00:41] ---
    I thank you for all the hard work
    you put into your national tour.
[00:44] ---
    I'm sure you had a lot of hardships,
[00:46] ---
    but I think it all paid off,
    and it was a great concert.
[00:49] ---
    Thanks to you, sMiLea Production
    is able to ring in its second year.
[00:54] ---
    With JAXX/JAXX, LEGIT,
    and now PROTOSTAR joining the ranks,
[00:58] ---
    I have heartfelt expectations that
    your future activities will be even more radiant.
[01:06] ---
    And now, I have
    a major announcement to make.
[01:09] ---
    - Announcement?
    - What could it be?
[01:17] ---
    You're wondering what, right?
[01:21] ---
    Amazingly enough, the plan for sMiLea Production's
    first joint live concert is now set.
[01:27] ---
    A joint live concert?
[01:32] ---
    And it's called
    "sMiLea LIVE -Unite with YOU-"!
[01:39] ---
    A live concert. That means we...
[01:42] ---
    Yes. This time for sure...
[01:44] ---
    In front of an audience...
[03:23] ---
    CHINESE RESTAURANT MANPUKU-TEI
[03:28] ---
    Oh man, my feet are buckling.
[03:31] ---
    I don't think I'll be able to stand up
    for a while now that I've sat down.
[03:34] ---
    Today's dance lesson
    was a lot harsher than usual.
[03:38] ---
    Ms. Kyoko really was passionate.
[03:42] ---
    She was like, "You guys lack skill
    and conviction right now."
[03:46] ---
    "Can you set foot
    into a joint live like that?"
[03:50] ---
    Did you hear about the concert venue?
[03:53] ---
    Nope.
[03:54] ---
    Apparently there are four floors
    in the audience.
[03:56] ---
    What?
[03:57] ---
    Where should I be looking at while I sing?
[04:00] ---
    Naoe. Did you take their orders?
[04:03] ---
    Oh, I would like shio ramen.
[04:06] ---
    I'll have a shoyu ramen.
[04:08] ---
    I'm super jealous. I'm starving, too.
[04:13] ---
    By the way, LEGIT was a guest
    on the radio today, right?
[04:17] ---
    Is it that time already?
[04:24] ---
    That’s not true.
[04:26] ---
    But really, what kind of group
    was Anela through LEGIT's eyes?

[04:31] ---
    We were involved as backup dancers
    for them, but they were a good team.
[04:36] ---
    Lin and Maoto really respected
    and heightened each other.
[04:40] ---
    I get it.
[04:42] ---
    By the way, Eishiro and Daiki knew Anela
    back from your dance school days?
[04:48] ---
    It was a school tied to the talent agency,
[04:50] ---
    so they came in to watch over us
    as special instructors.

[04:53] ---
    Oh, so current idols coming to instruct
    must have made you nervous?

[04:58] ---
    - Well, yes, but...
    - No, not at all.

[05:01] ---
    As I expected
    Daiki has nerves of steel.
[05:04] ---
    For me, I felt more anxious
    than anything else.
[05:08] ---
    Like, you can't be a professional
    if you can't go this far.

[05:11] ---
    Things I was lacking, and techniques...
[05:13] ---
    I felt I had to absorb
    everything of that nature.

[05:16] ---
    This guy kept chasing after Lin after lessons.
[05:20] ---
    Yeah, I heard he was like
    a stalker or something.
[05:23] ---
    Don't say something
    that would hurt my reputation.
[05:25] ---
    It's true, isn't it?
[05:26] ---
    You stormed into Lin's house
    and asked him to teach you dancing.
[05:30] ---
    Yeah because I can't ask everything
    I want to ask in lessons alone.
[05:34] ---
    You're quite aggressive.
[05:36] ---
    Well, that shows how much
    Daiki respected him, doesn't it?
[05:43] ---
    That's not it.
[05:45] ---
    You're so not honest.
[05:46] ---
    Otherwise, you're just a crazy guy who knows
    the choreography for every single Anela song.

[05:51] ---
    Why you... Are you making fun of me?
[05:53] ---
    There's a fine line
    between an idiot and a genius.

[05:55] ---
    You say that, but you were cheeky enough
    to follow me into Lin's house.

[05:56] ---
    Now, it's time for a song!
    "ON MY WAY" by LEGIT.

[06:00] ---
    That's amazing.
[06:02] ---
    How Daiki is now the result of continuous
    effort from when he was little.
[06:07] ---
    JAXX/JAXX went on tour.
[06:10] ---
    LEGIT gained experience under Anela.
[06:13] ---
    I feel once again that we're going up
    on the same stage with some amazing people.
[06:18] ---
    Yeah.
[06:21] ---
    Huh? Three?
[06:23] ---
    Customers have different tastes.
[06:25] ---
    Just like ramen, why don't you guys
    show your own flavor to your audience?
[06:30] ---
    Manager!
[06:32] ---
    - Hurry up and eat, then wash the dishes.
    - Yes, yes!
[06:35] ---
    Time to eat.
[06:48] ---
    So nostalgic.
[06:51] ---
    Five years have already gone by since
    we went to that school.
[06:57] ---
    Lin, you were so desperate.
[06:59] ---
    You wanted them
    as your backup as soon as possible.
[07:03] ---
    Right, right. It was such a hassle
    to convince the president.
[07:07] ---
    He was like, "Just how much
    can you take care of them?"
[07:10] ---
    But as a result,
    they saved us so many times, too.
[07:15] ---
    Right. I really appreciated that
    innate personality of having no fear.
[07:20] ---
    But without Daiki, Anela might have ended
    in a much sadder shape.
[07:27] ---
    I'm sure that this live concert will be
    a special one for the current sMiLea.
[07:43] ---
    That's not it.
[07:45] ---
    Apparently this is our new song
    that we're performing at the joint live.
[07:50] ---
    He's been like this all day today.
[07:57] ---
    In any case, this is a tremendous amount.
[07:59] ---
    Gakuto is really enthusiastic, saying he'll
    do the arrangement by himself as well.
[08:03] ---
    Gakkun really is a music production machine.
[08:08] ---
    Thank you very much.
[08:09] ---
    See you again next week.
[08:12] ---
    Geez, you enjoyed talking
    about anything and everything.
[08:16] ---
    Well, it's okay, isn't it?
    We have a live concert coming up,
[08:18] ---
    so if we can get people to know about
    our history and become interested in us...
[08:22] ---
    Then stop throwing me under the bus.
[08:24] ---
    Hey, Maoto sent us something.
[08:26] ---
    Huh? Maoto?
[08:28] ---
    That's unusual.
[08:33] ---
    This is Maoto.
    
    
    DOWNLOADING...
    sMiLea Productions Joint Song (Temp).zip
[08:36] ---
    Gaining unity to go even higher.
[08:39] ---
    I made this song embracing a wish
[08:43] ---
    to deliver the feelings you have
    to a lot of people as you proceed in life.
[08:46] ---
    I listened to it.
    It was such a great song!
[08:50] ---
    Yeah. It's bright, and the kind of song
    that makes you want to look forward.
[08:55] ---
    Whoa. Hat's off to you, Maoto!
    I can't be falling behind.
[08:58] ---
    After you made that many?
[09:00] ---
    Surprisingly, Maoto wanted to write the lyrics
    for this song as well.
[09:05] ---
    I want to cherish this song, too.
[09:08] ---
    After all, this will be a song
    that all of you will unveil together.
[09:13] ---
    What's with that idiotic look on your face?
[09:15] ---
    Huh? Did I have such a look?
[09:20] ---
    I wonder why?
[09:21] ---
    Ever since listening to this song yesterday,
    my heart won't stop racing.
[09:26] ---
    Just being able to get up on stage
    is something amazing.
[09:29] ---
    But when I think about all of us
    singing this song together...
[09:32] ---
    Well, it's a good song.
[09:35] ---
    Yeah.
[09:36] ---
    But then, who's gonna be
    the lead for the joint song?
[09:39] ---
    Oh, that's a good question.
[09:43] ---
    Isn't it?
[09:45] ---
    This is where we have one proposal.
[09:50] ---
    Okay, who wants to be lead?
[09:53] ---
    Me!
[09:54] ---
    - Not to be arrogant, but...
    - I aim for the pinnacle.
[09:57] ---
    Just as I thought.
[10:00] ---
    It really is a popular spot.
[10:03] ---
    But why me, too?
[10:04] ---
    It's fine. Let's aim
    to become the lead together.
[10:07] ---
    This is quite an interesting proposition
    for us to determine the lead on our own.
[10:11] ---
    Yeah. Lin said everyone had enough talent
    and charisma to fulfill the role.
[10:17] ---
    That means I can too.
[10:20] ---
    Well, it's not a bad thing to be dancing
    at the very front every so often.
[10:24] ---
    This is amusing.
[10:25] ---
    You three from PROTOSTAR
    don't want to try?
[10:28] ---
    Oh, we're still not...
[10:31] ---
    You don't have to worry about that.
[10:36] ---
    But you know, with this many people,
    how are we going to decide?
[10:40] ---
    I guess it would have to be by vote?
[10:41] ---
    But everyone will just vote for themselves.
[10:45] ---
    Then we won't be able to decide, right?
[10:47] ---
    That means it will depend on the three
    PROTOSTAR members who are not candidates.
[10:51] ---
    W-We're going to be deciding?
[10:54] ---
    That's too much of a burden.
[10:56] ---
    You're right.
[10:58] ---
    Even if we were to vote, it's not like
    we can do it right now, right?
[11:01] ---
    But even if we say this is homework,
    the situation won't change.
[11:05] ---
    Are you okay with that?
[11:10] ---
    Then we should decide for ourselves?
[11:12] ---
    I feel like this will be
    a really difficult process.
[11:15] ---
    It’s everyone.
[11:18] ---
    Every single person
    will be a candidate for the lead.
[11:20] ---
    There’d be no issues that way.
[11:21] ---
    Does that mean we are candidates as well?
[11:25] ---
    If you're not confident in fulfilling it,
    pick someone else.
[11:28] ---
    If that's not the case, vote for yourself.
[11:36] ---
    Decide before the next time...
    This homework is pretty hard.
[11:41] ---
    I'm starting to lose confidence.
[11:44] ---
    I don't intend on voting
    for myself in the first place.
[11:47] ---
    But you should.
[11:50] ---
    Takao.
[11:54] ---
    Thanks for that earlier.
[11:55] ---
    For noticing that
    I wanted to raise my hand.
[11:58] ---
    It's not for you in particular.
    Don't misunderstand.
[12:02] ---
    It's not fair for all the idols
    to not fight on the same stage, right?
[12:08] ---
    Thanks!
[12:20] ---
    Oh, so it really is you, Akira.
[12:22] ---
    Huh? Gakuto,
    was your house this way?
[12:26] ---
    I'm going to drop by a club
    that I'm familiar with.
[12:29] ---
    They took good care of us
    during the tour, too.
[12:30] ---
    JOINT SONG DEMO
[12:32] ---
    Deciding the lead for the joint song
    sounds really difficult.
[12:35] ---
    What about you, Akira?
    Are you going to vote for yourself?
[12:41] ---
    I’ve been having strange feelings.
[12:43] ---
    I was thinking how this time,
[12:45] ---
    we’d deliver our PROTOSTAR's songs
    as best as we possibly can.
[12:51] ---
    But after hearing the joint song,
[12:53] ---
    and imagining how everyone
    would be standing on stage...
[12:56] ---
    You were standing in the lead spot?
[12:58] ---
    Oh, um, well...
[13:00] ---
    That's some confidence.
[13:02] ---
    I don't have confidence.
[13:03] ---
    I only started dancing and singing
    about six months ago.
[13:07] ---
    I couldn't even raise my own hand
    like you were able to.
[13:13] ---
    CROSSFIRE
[13:19] ---
    But because I was given a chance,
    I thought I should at least try a little bit.
[13:24] ---
    In my head,
    the lead is a success if he has fun.
[13:30] ---
    The passion and reliance
    from your members...
[13:33] ---
    You feel all of that with your entire body,
    and it nudges you forward, I guess?
[13:37] ---
    If you're standing in the lead spot
    amongst all that,
[13:39] ---
    you get so much more power
    than singing by yourself, right?
[13:43] ---
    That's why I felt that being the lead
    and feeling the passion from all these members
[13:48] ---
    would be super fun.
[13:51] ---
    Gakuto, you kinda feel like
    the protagonist from a manga.
[13:57] ---
    That's right.
[13:59] ---
    I really loved Crossfire, too.
[14:09] ---
    Are you Daiki Takao?
[14:13] ---
    I'm from Izushima Publishing.
[14:15] ---
    May I have a moment of your time?
[14:27] ---
    Oh? Did you go to school today?
[14:31] ---
    Can I have a minute?
[14:38] ---
    Second term final exams
    1st period - Modern Japanese 8:509:40 (50min)
    2nd period - Math B 9:55
10:45 (50min)
    3rd period - Physics 11:0011:50 (50min)
    Homeroom and Simple Cleaning (10min) 12:00
12:10
    Out of School 12:10
[14:54] ---
    Akira.
[14:55] ---
    Hey.
[14:57] ---
    Hey, Akira.
[14:59] ---
    Hey, are you okay?
[15:01] ---
    Ugh, I couldn't solve
    any of the problems.
[15:04] ---
    What should I do? I'm totally going to fail.
[15:07] ---
    So that's what it was.
[15:08] ---
    I thought you were depressed because of
    that thing about your agency.
[15:12] ---
    Agency?
[15:13] ---
    What? You haven't seen it?
[15:17] ---
    Here.
[15:20] ---
    Idol group L.
    The shocking truth about its lead!
    A scandal from an agency operated by
    a former legendary idol.
    #WeeklyBunshun #ScoopNewsFlash
    #IdolGroupL #FormerLegendaryIdol
[15:23] ---
    Kacchan, this means...
[15:26] ---
    By "Group L’s lead" do they mean Daiki?
[15:30] ---
    That's what we thought, and contacted Daiki.
[15:33] ---
    But none of our messages
    show up as read.
[15:35] ---
    This is such an important time for us.
    What the hell did he do?
[15:39] ---
    But it's not necessarily going to be
    something bad, right?
[15:45] ---
    All right! A home run.
[15:54] ---
    Not bad, Dai.
[15:57] ---
    Kanata, do you know something?
[15:59] ---
    Know or not, something like that
    is always about girls.
[16:04] ---
    Huh? Really?
[16:05] ---
    That's unexpected.
[16:07] ---
    If it was something like that,
    he could have sought me for advice.
[16:10] ---
    And what are the grounds that
    you can declare something like that?
[16:13] ---
    Any time I invite him to go eat out,
    he always says he'll eat at home.
[16:18] ---
    Not once has he come with me.
[16:21] ---
    Right? That just has to be it.
[16:23] ---
    Oh. Yeah, you're right.
[16:27] ---
    Quite the master detective.
[16:29] ---
    But no matter what it's about,
    we can’t help but worry about it.
[16:37] ---
    You're kidding me.
[16:39] ---
    Seriously?
[16:41] ---
    We should keep this to ourselves for now.
[16:44] ---
    Right.
[16:45] ---
    Until we confirm the truth, we can't
    make Akira's group unnecessarily worried.
[16:51] ---
    Fuga, Eishiro.
[16:53] ---
    Can I have a minute?
[17:13] ---
    Sheesh, just how long are they taking?
[17:15] ---
    Fuga and Eishiro mentioned
    they had to talk with Ms. Harumi...
[17:19] ---
    But what about Daiki?
[17:21] ---
    Looks like he's not here yet.
[17:23] ---
    We're going to decide the lead
    for the joint song today, right?
[17:26] ---
    Yup. And we need to start
    learning the choreography soon.
[17:30] ---
    Um, I saw it.
[17:33] ---
    There was some weird article on the internet.
[17:35] ---
    Article?
[17:35] ---
    Did something happen to Takao?
[17:38] ---
    Oh, so you've already seen it.
[17:40] ---
    I'm sorry,
    we don't know the details either.
[17:48] ---
    Sorry to make you wait.
[17:52] ---
    Next week's tabloid magazine?
[17:55] ---
    Yeah.
[17:56] ---
    Apparently they wrote that Lin,
    who was active as Anela,
[17:59] ---
    injured his leg and retired
    from the idol scene
[18:01] ---
    because of Daiki who was
    his backup dancer at the time.
[18:06] ---
    By Lin's injury,
    you're talking about that dome concert?
[18:09] ---
    The one that both Fuga and Eishiro
    were backup dancers?
[18:13] ---
    Yeah. We were accompanying
    Anela's tour together with Daiki.
[18:18] ---
    Of course,
    we remember that injury incident as well.
[18:21] ---
    I was there, watching the concert.
[18:31] ---
    If I recall, Lin suddenly disappeared
    from the stage,
[18:35] ---
    and Daiki immediately
    started dancing Lin's part.
[18:38] ---
    From those of us in the audience,
[18:41] ---
    it looked like that was
    the intended stage production of sorts.
[18:43] ---
    That's how natural
    Daiki stepped into the role.
[18:46] ---
    Of course, we learned through media
    that Lin had fallen and gotten injured.
[18:51] ---
    The article states that Daiki shoved Lin
    off the stage because he wanted to stand out.
[18:59] ---
    I had heard that it was an accident.
[19:01] ---
    Daiki danced in his place
[19:03] ---
    because it was the only thing to do
    to not stop the concert midway.
[19:11] ---
    I'm so glad.
[19:13] ---
    That means he continued
    his performance to the very end
[19:16] ---
    because he didn't want
    the audience to worry.
[19:22] ---
    That's not it.
[19:25] ---
    You...
[19:26] ---
    What do you mean, that's not it?
[19:28] ---
    It wasn’t an accident,
    and something you did intentionally?
[19:32] ---
    Daiki, they told you to take a break
    for today, didn't they?
[19:35] ---
    That’s not what I decided, though.
[19:38] ---
    We don't have time until our joint live concert.
[19:40] ---
    I can't take a break for something so stupid.
[19:45] ---
    So, what are we gonna do?
[19:48] ---
    Who's gonna be the lead?
[19:52] ---
    If you can't decide, I'll do it.
[19:55] ---
    What? All of you are so damn quiet.
    You got complaints or what?
[19:58] ---
    In a few days, the entirety
    of the article will be public.
[20:02] ---
    No matter how far it strays from the truth,
    the public will not stay silent about it.
[20:06] ---
    Do you have the resolve to stand
    as the lead even when that happens?
[20:11] ---
    Are you saying
    that I don't have the qualifications?
[20:14] ---
    This is just a generalization.
[20:16] ---
    No smoke without fire.
[20:18] ---
    This case is because the tabloids had a chance
    to take advantage of your behavior.
[20:24] ---
    Are you seriously saying that?
[20:26] ---
    Takao.
[20:27] ---
    Then who's gonna do it?
    This guy who hasn't even debuted?
[20:30] ---
    Or this guy who's only been in bands?
[20:33] ---
    Or you, who keeps saying you want
    to become the prime minister?
[20:38] ---
    In the first place, do you guys seriously think
    you can stand up there as the lead?
[20:43] ---
    Let me tell you what a lead is.
[20:45] ---
    You take all the responsibility and pressure,
    and shoulder all the burden as the lead.
[20:49] ---
    You always act all chummy.
    You're all softies.
[20:52] ---
    With such an amateur way of thinking,
    you can't survive in this world.
[20:56] ---
    Unlike all of you, I'm aiming for the top.
[21:00] ---
    We've been looking at different things
    from the very beginning.
[21:05] ---
    If you want to do it that badly,
    you can do it.
[21:08] ---
    But if I was in the audience,
[21:11] ---
    I wouldn't want to watch a performance
    with someone like you as the lead.
[21:16] ---
    If we can't feel that it's fun,
[21:18] ---
    the fans won't feel everything
    that we want to tell them.
[21:21] ---
    Right now, you yourself
    are the only person on your mind.
[21:27] ---
    I'm hungry, so I'll go home early.
[21:30] ---
    Wait. Hey, Gakkun.
[21:31] ---
    I'll eat out before going home,
    so don't worry about my share of the meal.
[21:35] ---
    Hold on a sec.
[21:37] ---
    I'll go home too.
[21:41] ---
    Sorry.
[21:46] ---
    Wh-What should we do?
[21:48] ---
    This is the worst atmosphere.
[22:02] ---
    WEEKLY JITSURON
    Debate on making education free
    Mr. F participated in an organized crime party
    Famous actress Y's romance - her partner is wealthy
    Door-to-door scams on the rise - one water server per household
[22:07] ---
    WEEKLY JITSURON
    Famous actress Y's romance
    Mr. F and an organized crime party
    Door-to-door scams on the rise
    Making education free
    The current New Town costs skyrocket
    The shadows of the glamorous M clan
    Virtuoso of modern art holds an exhibition
[22:11] ---
    Glancing through tabloids.
    Will Mr. A retire from politics?
    Famous actress Y has a romance?
    Mr. F has strong ties to organized crime?
    Water server scams increasing
    Is free education possible?
    Increase in food prices
    makes families strapped for cash
    Scheduled blackouts starting tomorrow in the Kanto region
    Famous singer E on a secret date
    The secret of stashing cash at home
    Next election predicted to be heated