E8.5 - Let's Look Back & Unite
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ELECTRONIC WORKSHOP CLUB
WE DO REPAIRS, TOO!
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Is Kacchan here?
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Oh, Akira. I've been waiting for you.
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You wanted me to come to the club
to ask me something?
[00:09] ---
It's useless to ask me
about that English quiz.
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That's not it.
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Then what is it?
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Actually, Lin asked me to create
promotional footage for PROTOSTAR.
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I see.
[00:22] ---
Wait, why?
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Well, sMiLea Productions had that
magazine special, right? The one in Hawaii.
[00:24] ---
Wait, LEGIT is being rowdy?!
Isn’t that just too precious?!
#sMiLeaOfficialRTProject #LEGIT
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This trio brings a tear to my eye,
please look at them.
#sMiLeaOfficialRTProject #FugaTogo #HomareKatsura #BanriNaoe
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He wants to create a bigger promotion
to go along with it.
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No, I mean why did he ask you?
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I must have been highly evaluated
back at the unveiling!
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And he said he'd pay me for it.
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Okay.
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Is Homare and the newbie Akira shopping together?
The second photo also has a unique combination,
looks like they’re having fun, so cute!
#sMiLeaOfficialRTProject #HomareKatsura
#AkiraKiyose #EishiroNijo #ChihiroIsuzugawa
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Well, the biggest reason would be
because I know you from way far back.
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He asked me to draw out PROTOSTAR's allure
that only I could bring out.
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That said, I don't know what you’ve been doing
since you signed with the agency.
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So tell me, Akira.
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I got video footage from Lin, too.
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It's kind of embarrassing.
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The first time I met Banri and Chihiro
were at the agency.
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But I didn't know that we would be
active together as a group.
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We're talking about EVAN and Suzu here.
Of course you'd be surprised.
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I'm Suzu.
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My real name is Chihiro Isuzugawa.
I'm a first year in high school.
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I'm EVAN!
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My real name is Banri Naoe,
and I'm a third year in high school!
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I accepted the offer for an idol only because
Mom replied to them without telling me.
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And I didn't know my friend uploaded
all those MyTube videos, either.
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So it's not like
you want to become an idol?
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It's not that I don't like singing.
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But as an idol?
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I don't have aspirations like that.
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So in the end,
all of this is only going to trouble you, right?
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I myself still don't know the right answer.
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But I think you're much
more fortunate than I am.
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Everyone is expecting something from you.
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It’s nothing. My apologies.
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I was happy about this.
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A-Are you okay?
You're working up a sweat there.
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I mean, I was able to join
an idol agency I admired,
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and the two members I grouped up with
are two online singers I love so much.
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I'm surprised you can say something
like that without feeling ashamed.
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You think so?
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But Akira,
you like singing too, don't you?
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Well, yeah.
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Then, wouldn't that be enough reason
for you to become an idol?
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Liking something, and having fun...
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If you had that in your everyday life,
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I'm sure you'd get excited
each and every day!
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And that would lead you to wanting
to do something in a certain way,
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or become a certain person.
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Maybe you'll find something
that you would like to challenge?
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Maybe you're right about that.
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I can tell because
I've watched your videos.
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I can really feel that you're truly
having fun when you're singing.
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I can understand that.
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Especially that opening theme
for Crossfire.
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Oh! Banri, do you like Crossfire?
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Yeah, of course!
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Our generation generally
has a phase with that anime.
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At night, this place gets completely empty.
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And that's when I sing Crossfire alone
in a really loud voice!
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Because my voice echoes so much,
it feels really, really good!
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Ready, set...
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Overflowing to the max
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Like a burning sun
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Our now won't stop shining
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My heart is shouting
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There it is!
Your favorite song to sing, Crossfire!
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Go and overcome yesterday
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It really feels good
to sing in a public bath.
[05:50] ---
This moment in the roaring cheers
with you laughing
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You always sang your heart out
while you were cleaning.
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Well, now that I think about it,
the bathhouse was your stage, Akira.
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Crossfire put your glory on and let loose
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Um, Eishiro, you seem slightly different
from what I imagined an idol to be like.
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Why did you become an idol?
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In order to become prime minister.
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He’s and idol because he aspires
to become prime minister?
[06:22] ---
That's pretty out there.
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But Eishiro goes to a prep school, and apparently
he went in at the top of his class.
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Seriously? He's such an elite!
That definitely leaves possibilities.
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All right, let's go!
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Yeah!
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Everybody go loud with it
(Go Loud with it)
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Everybody just jump with it
(Jump with it)
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Everybody just scream with it
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Everybody get stupid
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Aye yo we gon get it
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You can't even imagine
these exciting days
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And we go with it
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The cheers pouring down on me
still aren't enough
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You ready to get on for this?
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Overflowing passion,
double up my bet, my game
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Can't stop our race
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Yo everybody, everybody, follow me
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- Yes
- I don't have time to play
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- Yes
- To the sun that never sets
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Yes
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You break free from the game
quicker than anyone else
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- On My Way
- Woo hoo
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The same ol' things aren't enough,
too much vibes
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- On My Way
- Woo hoo
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From start to finish climax
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Huh? Akira!?
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Overtaking and just taking off
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Only accelerate, we never stop
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Woo hoo
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We are unstoppable, we gonna go high
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Unstoppable, Gonna go high
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Unstoppable, Gonna go high
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Unstoppable, Gonna go high
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Keep yellin' it out
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Everybody go loud with it
(Go loud with it)
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Everybody just jump with it
(Jump with it)
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Everybody just scream with it
[08:06] ---
Everybody get stupid
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So amazing.
[08:23] ---
And you called me
at the end of that concert.
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And you said, "Takao was Taketsuno!"
[08:30] ---
Honestly, I had no idea
what you were talking about.
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But it really was Taketsuno
in that "Let's go, Lao!" scene!
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Yeah, yeah.
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And I think it was after that?
[08:43] ---
When you got chosen as backup dancers
for LEGIT's commercial.
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Oh, um, well, yeah it was.
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Hey.
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We're sorry for a lot of things.
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But we will give it everything we have.
[09:05] ---
It's not your fault.
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In any case, let's start over
at square one for now.
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We'll begin practice tomorrow.
[09:11] ---
We'll think of your practice regimen.
[09:14] ---
We talked with Eishiro
the other day as well.
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You three LEGIT guys are all so awesome.
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Thanks.
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The three of us have gone through a lot.
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And this is a chance that we finally grasped.
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I really think the fact that I'm here now
is all thanks to those two.
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And for the sake of both of them,
I want to make this commercial a success.
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So please lend me a hand.
[09:39] ---
Please.
[09:40] ---
Oh, no...
[09:45] ---
I'll give it a try.
[09:47] ---
I have to make sure
not to make a mistake.
[09:50] ---
This is a chance that Lin
made a lot of effort to give us,
[09:52] ---
and the three LEGIT guys
are counting on this commercial.
[09:56] ---
I want to make sure this succeeds,
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and make it a stepping stone
for everyone to move forward.
[10:01] ---
But I'm afraid that my failure
will entangle everyone around me again.
[10:05] ---
You can totally entangle us.
We're a team, after all.
[10:09] ---
Even if you fail, we can follow through.
So let's do our best together.
[10:13] ---
That's just lip service.
[10:15] ---
Until now, I might have been
forgiven even if I failed.
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But I don't think that's how
it works in the professional world.
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If I fail on stage,
I can't recover from that.
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And if that happens, everyone's hopes
and dreams will all be wasted.
[10:32] ---
Making my friends and everyone around me sad
is something I never want to do again.
[10:38] ---
But will you continue
to run away like this, Akira?
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By running away,
does our happiness lie further ahead?
[10:45] ---
In turn, is that where you can find
what you wished for?
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I mentioned to you before that
you're much more fortunate than me.
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That's because
you have people cheering for you.
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For those seeking to become idols,
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not every family
will be supportive of that endeavor.
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I have to succeed, no matter what the cost.
[11:13] ---
That's why I absolutely cannot
let this chance slip away from me.
[11:17] ---
There's no turning back for me anymore.
[11:21] ---
I realize it's impudent for me
to say this as a fledgling idol,
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but I believe idols are people who stand on stage
shouldering the feelings of multitudes of people.
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The fans who cheer for you, the staff
who support you, and family and friends.
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Because you can respond to everyone's feelings,
you can become an idol.
[11:53] ---
That day, when I saw LEGIT's
live performance, I realized something.
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Maybe I could become the hero that I always
admired to be if I stood on that stage.
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Perhaps I could regain
all the things I'd given up on.
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I really do want to try
being an idol after all.
[12:17] ---
I don't want to run away
or give up anymore.
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Akira.
[12:23] ---
Banri, Chihiro.
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Will you become idols together
with me as a trio?
[12:30] ---
Of course we would!
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Without you, Akira,
I just don't feel motivated.
[12:38] ---
I saw that commercial, too.
[12:41] ---
You really were giving it
everything you had.
[12:43] ---
Oh. Really?
[12:46] ---
I was the one who suggested
that you become an idol,
[12:48] ---
but you weren't too keen on it
at first, right?
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So I feel slightly relieved.
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Kacchan.
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I really have good foresight.
I’m an amazing guy!
[12:59] ---
What the heck?
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Anyway, you really were blessed
with great members.
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Yeah!
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I will do my best to deliver my songs
to all my fans from my online singer days.
[13:13] ---
Yes, thank you very much.
[13:16] ---
Once we finish the manuscript,
we'll send it your way.
[13:19] ---
Thank you very much.
[13:23] ---
I was so nervous.
[13:25] ---
Please get a hold of yourself.
[13:27] ---
That’s what I’d like to say, but...
[13:29] ---
We've had magazine photo shoots and
interviews back to back since this morning.
[13:33] ---
But I feel like our unveiling is getting closer,
and it gets me excited.
[13:38] ---
I didn't think we'd have so much work
before our unveiling.
[13:43] ---
Unveiling?
[13:46] ---
We decided to hold an unveiling concert
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to tell all your fans from your online singer days
the reason why you stopped actively posting.
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After all, it’ll be a while
before your official debut,
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and we can't keep
your fans uneasy for too long.
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Lin.
[14:03] ---
For Lin to think about fans
from your online singer days...
[14:06] ---
That’s pretty amazing.
[14:09] ---
Lin often says how we're
"here now thanks to the fans."
[14:13] ---
He really has been caring for fans
ever since his idol days.
[14:18] ---
The typhoon that hit
the unveiling surely was something.
[14:22] ---
I really appreciate your help, Kacchan.
Really, thank you.
[14:25] ---
Well, thanks to this one incident,
[14:27] ---
I can make some pocket change
with stuff like this, you know?
[14:28] ---
TODAY'S CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
DUE TO THE TYPHOON.
[14:30] ---
So it's a win-win.
[14:32] ---
You really are so shrewd.
[14:38] ---
ZUNDA COOKIES
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Cancelled due to the typhoon?
[14:40] ---
Seriously?
[14:41] ---
Man, that’s shocking.
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Sorry.
[14:46] ---
Oh. Sorry.
[14:47] ---
Isn't there something we can do?
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Like, something that can transmit
to everyone. Anything...
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MyTube.
[14:57] ---
How about streaming our stage on MyTube?
[15:01] ---
Sounds good.
[15:01] ---
The three online singers
will be on home turf.
[15:03] ---
I think that's a really wonderful idea.
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This is heavy.
[15:09] ---
Jun, put that down right there.
[15:12] ---
Where did you bring this from?
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It was a good thing we just had our concert.
[15:16] ---
All the gear, including cameras to record,
were still in our van.
[15:21] ---
I brought it for you.
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This is...
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Oh, this is the sample one.
[15:28] ---
We were asked to recover this one
that was returned to the print shop.
[15:32] ---
The typhoon is approaching.
Why the hell are we the errand boys?
[15:37] ---
Hey there.
[15:39] ---
Oh, Kacchan, over here.
[15:42] ---
You're seriously a lifesaver.
Were you okay?
[15:44] ---
The wind is crazy outside.
Can you bring that over here?
[15:48] ---
From the looks of it, we somehow
might make it in time by 5 o'clock.
[15:51] ---
Should I gather everyone else,
so we can all eat egg sandwiches?
[15:54] ---
I'm sure most of the prep work
is done by now.
[15:57] ---
Okay.
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If power isn't restored, we can't stream.
[16:08] ---
Forty minutes until starting time.
[16:12] ---
Everyone, I truly thank you
for everything you've done.
[16:15] ---
To be honest, I don't think
we could have prepared
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as much as we did
if it was just the three of us.
[16:22] ---
Your effort of supporting us
made me really happy.
[16:28] ---
Hold on.
[16:29] ---
It's true that it might be difficult
to deliver our song...
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But I think Banri's, no, our feelings
can be delivered to everyone.
[16:40] ---
Akira.
[16:41] ---
Lin.
[16:42] ---
Please let us on stage.
[16:44] ---
If nothing else, to make the announcement.
Let us be the ones to say it.
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I beg of you.
[16:52] ---
Please.
[17:00] ---
Five seconds until stream starts.
[17:02] ---
Four, three, two...
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SUZU IS LIVE
[17:07] ---
EVAN IS LIVE
[17:07] ---
Huh? Suzu is streaming?
[17:10] ---
Look. EVAN is, too.
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Will everyone be happy about this?
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I honestly don't have the answer to that.
[17:21] ---
Some people may not be able
to accept who we are now.
[17:30] ---
That's exactly why
we're going up on stage.
[17:35] ---
Even though we can't sing, and even though
there isn't an audience in front of us...
[17:41] ---
We're going to deliver.
Deliver your feelings, Banri.
[17:45] ---
Yeah.
[17:47] ---
Then, we need
to hold our heads up high and go.
[17:50] ---
Because we’re going to become idols!
[17:53] ---
That's right.
We can't back down after all this.
[17:57] ---
Let's become idols.
[18:01] ---
Yeah.
[18:08] ---
We're going to form
a new idol group from sMiLea Production.
[18:12] ---
Its name is...
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PROTOSTAR!
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YOU, if there's a reason
you won't hold my hand,
[18:48] ---
Won't you tell me?
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Let us embrace ambivalence
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Stay by my side, radiant, as my only star
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Although yesterday was a tearful one
[19:03] ---
It's mysterious how it's different now
[19:07] ---
I can pass all my time lovingly
[19:14] ---
In a dreamscape
[19:18] ---
Halfway filled with you
[19:21] ---
I'll become a person
suitable for the way you smile
[19:28] ---
Now you see, it's blossoming
[19:31] ---
Feeling overflowing, nearly spilling over
[19:35] ---
Will you accept it?
[19:37] ---
Let's gently watch our tomorrow come
[19:42] ---
By the way, how did you come up
with your group name?
[19:42] ---
YOU, if there's a reason
you won't hold my hand,
[19:45] ---
Lin and Maoto gave us the name.
[19:46] ---
Won't you tell me?
[19:48] ---
They said a "protostar"
is a star that was just born.
[19:50] ---
A newborn hope
[19:52] ---
I see. That means you guys are babies
who are still hiding your brilliance inside.
[19:53] ---
We'll nurture them one by one
[19:56] ---
YOU, our promise of forever
[19:57] ---
Babies?
[20:00] ---
I guess you can say that.
[20:01] ---
I'll always protect it
[20:03] ---
So PROTOSTAR are babies. There.
[20:04] ---
Let us embrace ambivalence
[20:05] ---
Wait, you're including that in the footage?
[20:08] ---
Stay by my side, radiant, as my only star
[20:18] ---
Earlier, on the train...
[20:20] ---
Chihiro?
[20:22] ---
Oh. Hello there.
[20:25] ---
Hey everyone!
[20:26] ---
Hey there, Banri.
[20:27] ---
Hey, did you guys both see this?
[20:30] ---
Oh, TOMATO.
[20:32] ---
This makes us feel like real idols already.
[20:35] ---
And... This.
[20:36] ---
A tremendous number
of comments cheering for us.
[20:38] ---
Wow. Amazing.
[20:40] ---
Oh, right. Suzu is the youngest.
[20:43] ---
You refer to him by handle?
[20:45] ---
Yeah, I'm more used to it.
[20:48] ---
Chihiro is a first-year
and Banri is a third-year.
[20:52] ---
So EVAN is older,
but is the least dependable.
[20:57] ---
But Banri can be reliable, though.
[20:59] ---
The other day, he told me which supermarket
had the cheapest detergent.
[21:04] ---
That's not what I meant.
[21:21] ---
This is kinda amazing.
[21:28] ---
I asked for a break to make time
to speak with my father.
[21:32] ---
Is he against all of this?
[21:35] ---
Actually, I haven't told my father
about being an idol.
[21:39] ---
Even if he was against it,
my determination will not waver.
[21:43] ---
This is a personal issue.
I cannot trouble the two of you.
[21:48] ---
What are you talking about?
[21:49] ---
We're PROTOSTAR
when all three of us are together.
[21:52] ---
You can't say this doesn't concern us.
[21:54] ---
Akira... Banri...
[21:57] ---
The only thing we can tell your dad
is to not worry about you.
[22:01] ---
Yeah. Even if he's against it,
we have to tell him that we're serious.
[22:05] ---
I mean, you really love your dad, right?
[22:08] ---
You can't leave any ill feelings behind.
[22:10] ---
And if you tell him in your own words,
I'm sure he'll get the message.
[22:14] ---
I will properly confront my father.
[22:16] ---
So that I can stand on stage with my head
held up high, together with both of you.
[22:21] ---
So, will you wait for me?
[22:25] ---
- Yeah.
- Of course.
[22:31] ---
After that, we went on
a magazine film shoot in Hawaii,
[22:34] ---
and we left Banri behind
when we went home.
[22:36] ---
Man, I had my thoughts about EVAN,
[22:39] ---
but everyone in the agency
overstepped their bounds.
[22:44] ---
All right, thank you! I think I can
somehow make a summary now.
[22:49] ---
ELECTRONIC WORKSHOP CLUB
WE DO REPAIRS, TOO!
[22:49] ---
Were these explanations enough?
[22:52] ---
Oh, stop for a sec.
I’m getting a call from Jun.
[22:55] ---
Jun?
[22:57] ---
Hey-hoo. What's up?
[22:59] ---
Oh, can you talk right now, Yoshikazu?
[23:02] ---
Hello! Ogapi, you doing well?
[23:05] ---
Yeah.
[23:06] ---
Wait, these voices...
Is that Jun and Kanata?
[23:09] ---
What, Akki's there too?
[23:12] ---
You know how I lent them drones
at the unveiling, right?
[23:15] ---
I became friends with Jun afterwards.
[23:18] ---
Yoshikazu knows a lot of games.
[23:21] ---
We play together online often.
[23:24] ---
Okay.
[23:25] ---
Oh, right! Ogapi, I got a seat for you
this weekend, too.
[23:28] ---
So come watch our show!
[23:30] ---
Oh, seriously? Thank you!
[23:33] ---
Of course, you too, Akira.
[23:35] ---
Thank you so much.
I'm looking forward to it!
[23:38] ---
We're practicing like hell every day.
Jun is worked up more than usual, too.
[23:44] ---
Yeah. We definitely want you
to come watch us.
[23:48] ---
The final concert of JAXX/JAXX's tour.
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