# Season 1
# E1 - A Quiet Beginning
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6MGD4Q76/a-quiet-beginning)
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**[00:10] Mayu**
*Christmas 2013.*
**[00:15] Mayu**
* On a small outdoor*
* stage in Kotodai Park,*
**[00:18] Mayu**
*we performed our debut concert.*
***SIGN*** SENDAI Student Metal Band Concert
**[00:26] Mayu**
* The audience was small,*
* and we had only one song,*
***SIGN*** Nanase Yoshino Hisami Nanami Okamoto Miyu Katayama Minami Hayashida Airi Kikuma Kaya Shimada Mayu
**[00:31] Mayu**
* but we were still trying*
* to take one small step.*
**[00:40] Website**
Kuromaru Channel
**[00:41] [Messenger] Website**
Female Idol @ Channel Board
**[00:44] [Messenger] Website**
[Former I-1] Shimada Mayu returns to idol work! [Center]
***SIGN*** I-1's former center Mayushi was in Sendai! So surprised!!
***SIGN*** Yeah, yeah. Very funny lolol
***SIGN*** Liar lololololololol
***SIGN*** Yeah, yeah. Very funny lolol
***SIGN*** I used to like her
***SIGN*** Mayushi's past her prime
***SIGN*** Mayu lost the center position and was exiled to Sendai lololololol
***SIGN*** >>1 No way
***SIGN*** Didn't her family commit suicide?
**[00:57] [Messenger] Website**
It's true!
She performed in a small concert at Kotodai Park!!
***SIGN*** Pics or it didn't happen
**[01:03] [Messenger] Website**
I can't take pictures of her,
so I took one of a flier
***SIGN*** I can't take pictures of her,
so I took one of a flier
***SIGN*** Nanase Yoshino
Hisami Nanami
Okamoto Miyu
Katayama Minami
Hayashida Airi
Kikuma Kaya
Shimada Mayu
***SIGN*** Shimada Mayu
**[01:19] Mayu**
* I wanted to find what*
* I had once lost here.*
**[01:36] Matsuda**
The new year's just begun,
and I'm already having nightmares?!
**[03:17] Airi**
I wonder if this
**[03:18] Airi**
ever falls on anyone's head
from being pulled too much.
**[03:23] Mayu**
What?
**[03:25] Mayu**
No way.
**[03:30] Matsuda**
I dreamed the shrine's bell
**[03:31] Matsuda**
fell on my head on
my first visit of the year.
**[03:33] Matsuda**
What's that supposed to mean?
***SIGN*** Good Luck
**[03:36] Airi**
Good luck.
**[03:37] Airi**
What'd you get, Mayu?
**[03:39] Mayu**
Good luck, too.
**[03:41] Mayu**
But my wish...
**[03:43] Airi**
Will come true.
**[03:44] Mayu**
Mine, too.
**[03:50] Airi**
It looks like it's about to snow
even though it's New Year's.
**[03:55] Mayu**
"It's always sunny
above the clouds."
**[03:57] Airi**
Huh? What's that?
**[04:00] Mayu**
I found it in a collection
of witticisms.
**[04:02] Mayu**
Even if the sky
is covered in clouds,
**[04:05] Mayu**
it's not as though the sun is gone.
**[04:08] Mayu**
It means once the clouds leave,
the sun will come out.
**[04:12] Airi**
Huh.
**[04:13] Airi**
Hey, could you say it again?
**[04:16] Mayu**
Huh?
**[04:16] Mayu**
"It's always sunny
above the clouds."
**[04:19] Mayu**
Who are you texting?
**[04:20] Airi**
Matsuda-san.
**[04:22] Airi**
I think it'll really resonate with him right now.
**[04:26] Airi**
And send.
**[04:27] [Messenger] PHONE**
Hayashida Airi
You have received a new message
Read
**[04:30] Matsuda**
What gloomy weather.
**[04:36] Airi**
I want to keep doing Wake Up, Girls!
**[04:40] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[04:42] Airi**
Matsuda-san said he'd be in touch, but...
**[04:45] Airi**
I wonder what happened.
**[05:13] Yoshino**
Kaya.
**[05:15] Kaya**
Yoppi. You came, too?
**[05:17] Yoshino**
N-No.
**[05:18] Yoshino**
I had some free time,
so I thought I'd see a movie.
**[05:21] Kaya**
Huh.
**[05:26] Kaya**
So austere!
**[05:34] Kaya**
I really like this song.
**[05:38] Yoshino**
I was actually kind of curious.
**[05:41] Kaya**
I thought so.
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[05:49] Kaya**
Matsuda-san's not here.
**[05:51] Yoshino**
It's New Year's Day.
**[05:53] Yoshino**
Maybe he went home.
**[05:54] Kaya**
Where does he live?
**[05:56] Yoshino**
I don't know.
**[05:57] Kaya**
Right. We don't know
anything about him.
**[06:07] Announcer**
President Sakamaki is believed
to have fled with the company's funds.
**[06:10] Announcer**
Miyagi police are searching the premises
regarding charges of embezzlement.
**[06:15] Announcer**
The proprietor named his eldest son
his guarantor without notice,
**[06:20] Announcer**
and under the strain of debt,
the family was forced to commit suicide.
***SIGN*** Forced Suicide Due to Debt
***SIGN*** My beloved darling is having an emergency. I'm leaving Sendai for a while.
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
Collection Notice
**[06:34] Matsuda**
What am I supposed to do
about these bills?
**[06:38] Matsuda**
Damn it, boss...
***SIGN*** Barley
and
Hops
**[06:43] Matsuda**
I'll think about it tomorrow.
**[06:45] Matsuda**
I don't want to think
on New Year's Day.
**[06:50] Yoshino**
During the concert, I was so
concerned with what was in front of me,
**[06:53] Yoshino**
I didn't have time
to think about the future.
**[06:55] Yoshino**
I thought it might be
our first and last concert.
**[06:59] Yoshino**
Now that it's over,
I feel like it's a waste.
**[07:03] Yoshino**
But keeping up with it seems like
it would be difficult, too...
**[07:07] Kaya**
Basically, you want
to keep doing it, don't you?
**[07:10] Kaya**
Didn't you come to talk
to Matsuda-san today?
**[07:13] Yoshino**
Huh? I didn't...
**[07:16] Kaya**
The truth is I've been
thinking about it, too.
**[07:20] Kaya**
It was straightforward of Mayu
**[07:22] Kaya**
to demand to do it
because she wanted to.
**[07:25] Yoshino**
Yeah, that...
**[07:27] Yoshino**
She's faced more challenges than us.
**[07:31] Kaya**
Well, yeah.
**[07:32] Miyu**
Huh? Yoppi and Kayatan.
**[07:34] Yoshino**
Miyu!
**[07:35] Miyu**
Happy New Year!
**[07:36] Miyu**
What are you two doing?
**[07:38] Yoshino**
What are you doing
on New Year's Day?
**[07:40] Miyu**
I came to ask Matsuda-san
about the future...
**[07:44] Miyu**
of Wake Up, Girls! of course.
**[07:46] Kaya**
He's not here.
**[07:47] Miyu**
What? Aww...
**[08:01] Matsuda**
Hello?
**[08:03] Matsuda**
What?
**[08:04] Miyu**
Doubts?
**[08:06] Miyu**
I don't have any.
**[08:07] Miyu**
I finally made it
into an idol group.
**[08:11] Miyu**
What? Do you still have doubts?
**[08:14] Yoshino**
I wouldn't call them doubts.
**[08:16] Yoshino**
The way things ended...
**[08:19] Miyu**
You mean the president running away?
**[08:21] Miyu**
Lamenting the past
won't do any good.
**[08:25] Kaya**
You're right.
**[08:27] Yoshino**
But the agency might shut down!
**[08:30] Miyu**
I think that depends on our efforts.
**[08:33] Kaya**
What?
**[08:34] Miyu**
I believe talent agencies
are just like stores.
**[08:39] Miyu**
You know I worked
at a maid café, right?
**[08:43] Kaya**
I didn't know.
**[08:44] Yoshino**
Me, neither.
**[08:45] Miyu**
Anyway, when the store
isn't doing well,
**[08:49] Miyu**
sometimes all it takes
to get back on our feet
**[08:51] Miyu**
is for the employees
to work super hard.
**[08:55] Yoshino**
What does that have to do with this?
**[08:57] Miyu**
Huh?
**[08:58] Miyu**
The agency might not have
any money right now,
**[09:02] Miyu**
but if we work hard,
we can get it back on its feet!
**[09:06] Kaya**
A maid café isn't the same
as the entertainment industry,
**[09:09] Kaya**
and it's not that easy.
**[09:12] Yoshino**
Besides,
**[09:12] Yoshino**
Matsuda-san doesn't even know
if he wants to keep the agency open.
**[09:16] Miyu**
I think inspiring
the boss is up to us, too...
**[09:21] Kaya**
He's not our boss.
**[09:23] Both**
What?
**[09:24] Matsuda**
Wh-What?
**[09:25] All**
Matsuda-san!
**[09:25] Miyu**
Boss!
**[09:26] Matsuda**
What crazy timing.
**[09:30] Father**
Thank you very much.
**[09:32] Mayu**
Sorry for bothering
you on New Year's Day.
**[09:35] Mother**
It's all right.
**[09:37] Mother**
We always work on the
first day of the year.
**[09:40] Mayu**
I see.
**[09:40] Mother**
Make yourself at home.
**[09:46] Mayu**
It's so good.
**[09:48] Airi**
Really? That's great.
**[09:50] Mayu**
I'm jealous.
**[09:51] Airi**
Really? I wish my family
ran a bakery instead.
**[09:56] Mayu**
You're asking for too much.
**[09:58] Airi**
You're right.
**[10:04] Airi**
I really do want to be an idol...
**[10:08] Mayu**
Do you want to go to the agency?
**[10:09] Airi**
It's nearby.
**[10:10] Airi**
Let's check it out.
**[10:11] [Messenger] PHONE**
Matsuda-san
**[10:13] Airi**
It's from Matsuda-san.
**[10:15] Mayu**
What?
**[10:15] Airi**
Yes.
**[10:17] Isokawa**
Is this you, Minami-chan?
**[10:21] Minami**
I'm over here.
**[10:23] Minami**
It's dark, and Matsuda-san—oh,
he's our manager—was flustered,
**[10:26] Minami**
so it's blurry.
**[10:29] Isokawa**
You have a manager?
**[10:30] Isokawa**
You're like a celebrity.
**[10:33] Woman**
Like a celebrity?
She is a celebrity, Isokawa-san.
**[10:38] Isokawa**
When are you going to perform next?
**[10:40] Minami**
I don't know yet.
**[10:42] Isokawa**
What was that?
**[10:45] Minami**
I don't know yet.
**[10:47] Isokawa**
I see.
**[10:49] Minami**
I'm sure I'll hear something soon.
**[10:51] Isokawa**
We'll all go see you next time.
**[10:55] Minami**
Yeah, you should come!
**[10:58] Isokawa**
Minami-chan!
**[11:01] Isokawa**
Here!
**[11:03] Minami**
Hello?
**[11:06] Minami**
Matsuda-san?
**[11:08] Minami**
Huh?
**[11:16] Nanami**
Yes, you are yourself
and not yourself.
**[11:21] Nanami**
I have fallen in love with
both you and not you.
**[11:30] [Messenger] PHONE**
Manager
Incoming Call
**[11:31] Nanami**
A phone call? Who could it be?
**[11:35] Nanami**
Yes, this is Hisami Nanami.
**[11:38] Nanami**
I am currently busy.
**[11:40] Nanami**
Who art thou?
**[11:41] Matsuda**
Thou?
**[11:43] Matsuda**
In any case, I need everyone
to come to the agency!
**[11:45] All**
What?!
**[11:47] Matsuda**
Their name's Sudo-san.
**[11:49] Matsuda**
They're a famous producer who
started a lot of projects.
**[11:53] Matsuda**
They saw your Christmas concert.
**[11:56] Matsuda**
They loved Wake Up, Girls! and said
**[11:59] Matsuda**
they'd help us manage the group.
**[12:02] Matsuda**
After hearing about Sudo-san's
background, I was shaking.
**[12:06] Miyu**
That's amazing.
**[12:08] Airi**
I think my fortune was right.
**[12:10] Minami**
This must be a really lucky year
if we're getting work already.
**[12:13] Yoshino**
What does helping with management
mean, practically speaking?
**[12:17] Nanami**
Maybe it means getting work for us.
**[12:19] Kaya**
So, what should we do?
**[12:22] Matsuda**
Sudo-san will give you the details
**[12:24] Matsuda**
when they come
to the agency this weekend.
**[12:28] Matsuda**
They want to speak with
all of you then, too.
**[12:31] Matsuda**
About your direction going forward.
**[12:33] Yoshino**
I understand.
**[12:35] Nanami**
Matsuda-san, how do you feel?
**[12:37] Matsuda**
Huh?
**[12:38] Kaya**
If they're helping with management,
**[12:40] Kaya**
that means you'll be
working together, right?
**[12:42] Kaya**
Are you going to be okay?
**[12:43] Matsuda**
Huh? Well, yeah.
**[12:48] Matsuda**
Until now, I simply
obeyed President Tange.
**[12:54] Matsuda**
President Tange was
rough and irresponsible
**[12:57] Matsuda**
and ended up running
away with our money.
**[13:00] Matsuda**
For some reason,
though, she had major
**[13:03] Matsuda**
connections and found work for us.
**[13:07] Matsuda**
Compared to her, I...
**[13:09] Matsuda**
I don't have connections,
money, or confidence.
**[13:12] Matsuda**
I'm an all-around loser.
**[13:14] Miyu**
Are you bragging?
**[13:15] Matsuda**
But I finally have a chance.
**[13:18] Matsuda**
I can't afford to turn down
working with Sudo-san.
**[13:23] Matsuda**
I believe I have to do it.
**[13:26] Matsuda**
What do you think?
**[13:26] Matsuda**
Will you work on Wake Up,
Girls! with me again?
**[13:32] Kaya**
I already intended to.
**[13:34] Miyu**
All right! I'll do it!
**[13:37] Nanami**
Well, I'll see how it goes.
**[13:40] Yoshino**
It depends on the work we get.
**[13:42] Airi**
You're right.
**[13:43] Airi**
I'm glad we're working
again, though.
**[13:46] Airi**
Right, Mayu?
**[13:47] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[13:49] Minami**
All that relief made me hungry.
**[13:52] Miyu**
Do you want to get waffles at Bijou?
**[13:54] Minami**
Yeah.
**[13:55] Matsuda**
See you this weekend.
**[13:56] Matsuda**
I'll text you the time.
**[13:58] All**
Okay.
**[13:59] All**
Good work today.
**[14:03] Matsuda**
I've experienced nothing but bad
luck since the day I was born,
**[14:06] Matsuda**
but I finally have a chance.
**[14:08] Matsuda**
I'll do everything
I can for tomorrow!
**[14:15] Minami**
Matsuda-san's so passionate.
**[14:17] Miyu**
It's cute.
**[14:20] Yoshino**
I hope it's not for nothing.
**[14:22] Kaya**
You're right.
**[14:24] Nanami**
People unaccustomed to
happiness lose their cool
**[14:28] Nanami**
when confronted with
great happiness.
**[14:30] Airi**
Nanamin, you're so mature.
**[14:38] Yoshino**
Anyway, he doesn't
have a plan, right?
**[14:40] Kaya**
He can't help it.
**[14:42] Kaya**
President Tange's the one who
decided to form an idol group.
**[14:46] Miyu**
Matsuda-san said it himself.
**[14:49] Miyu**
He was just doing as he was told.
**[14:51] Nanami**
I can't believe President Tange
ran off with the money, though.
**[14:56] Miyu**
I heard she was taken in by a man.
**[15:00] Kaya**
Where did you hear that?
**[15:02] Miyu**
Oh. A lot of well-informed
people come to my work.
**[15:06] Airi**
What a crazy information network...
**[15:08] Hoshino**
Maybe we really do have to
rely on this Sudo person.
**[15:11] Nanami**
If we don't get along, we can quit.
**[15:14] Miyu**
You're going to quit?
**[15:15] Nanami**
Yeah.
**[15:16] Minami**
But it's good news.
**[15:18] Minami**
We can work again.
**[15:24] Airi**
I agree.
**[15:26] Mayu**
Are you watching that again?
**[15:27] Miyu**
Hey, is that...
**[15:28] Airi**
Yeah, the Christmas concert.
**[15:36] Miyu**
If we ever make it big,
that'll be one valuable video.
**[15:40] Nanami**
If we make it big.
**[15:42] Nanami**
If we don't,
you'll wish you could forget.
**[15:44] Kaya**
Don't say that.
**[15:46] Airi**
I think it'd be a fun
experience from our youth.
**[15:50] Yoshino**
Hey, Mayu.
**[15:52] Yoshino**
Do you ever look at videos
from when you worked with I-1?
**[15:55] Airi**
Yoppi.
**[15:57] Yoshino**
Sorry.
**[16:00] Mayu**
No.
**[16:02] Yoshino**
I see.
**[16:07] Miyu**
Okay, okay.
**[16:09] Miyu**
Let's come up with introductions.
**[16:12] Nanami**
Introductions?
**[16:12] Kaya**
Good idea.
**[16:13] Miyu**
Will you listen to mine first?
**[16:16] Kaya**
You've already made one!
**[16:17] Kaya**
That was quick!
**[16:18] Miyu**
I have a few ideas,
but I haven't chosen one yet.
**[16:22] Miyu**
I want to hear your opinions.
**[16:25] Miyu**
Here I go.
**[16:26] Miyu**
Welcome home, master.
**[16:29] Miyu**
I will hack into your heart.
**[16:32] Miyu**
The Miyu Virus is
spreading like wildfire!
**[16:36] Miyu**
I'm the twin-tailed and incompetent
angel of Wake Up, Girls!
**[16:40] Miyu**
Okamoto Miyu!
**[16:42] All**
Huh.
**[16:43] All**
That's great.
**[16:44] All**
It's cute.
**[16:44] All**
It's good.
**[16:45] Nanami**
What's hacking?
**[16:53] All**
Hello, Sendai!
**[16:56] All**
We're the I-1 Club!
**[16:58] Shiho**
Today, we have good news for you.
**[17:02] MAI**
The I-1 Club
**[17:03] MAI**
National 47 Prefecture Love
Connection Project begins today.
**[17:08] Ai**
For this project, the I-1
Club will go to see you.
**[17:13] Nanoka**
Here in Miyagi Prefecture's Sendai,
we'll be building a theater.
**[17:20] Shiho**
We're so excited to see you.
**[17:23] MAI**
Look forward to it.
**[17:26] All**
This has been a message
from the I-1 Club!
**[17:28] Man A**
Seriously? I-1's finally
building a theater in Sendai.
**[17:32] Man B**
Who's your favorite?
**[17:33] Man A**
Shiho of course.
**[17:35] Man B**
Me, too.
**[17:36] Man A**
When I see her smile, I just...
**[17:38] Man B**
Yeah.
**[17:39] Man A**
I wish she were my girlfriend.
**[17:44] Mayu**
I'm home.
**[17:45] Grandmother**
Welcome back.
**[17:47] Grandmother**
I see... A job?
**[17:50] Grandmother**
Does this mean you're
going to keep working?
**[17:52] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[17:54] Grandmother**
Mayu-chan, you really do enjoy it.
**[17:57] Mayu**
Huh?
**[17:58] Grandmother**
I mean... you seemed so happy
when you were singing and dancing.
**[18:09] Grandmother**
I think it's a good thing.
**[18:11] Grandmother**
It means you have
something you enjoy.
**[18:15] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[18:17] Grandmother**
That's great.
**[18:21] Grandmother**
Have you told your mother?
**[18:25] Grandmother**
I see.
**[18:28] Grandmother**
It'll take time.
***SIGN*** SENDAI Student Metal Band Concert
**[18:49] Mayu**
We're the Sendai-based group,
Wake Up, Girls!
**[18:54] Mayu**
Um... This is our debut concert.
**[18:59] Mayu**
We were allowed to participate
in today's concert at the last minute.
**[19:03] Mayu**
We still only have
one song, but, um...
**[19:08] Mayu**
We'll sing our hearts out.
**[19:10] Mayu**
Please listen to our song.
**[19:39] Man**
That's Shimada Mayu!
**[19:46] SONG**
Believing I could not dream
**[19:52] SONG**
I protected my small, quiet self
**[19:59] SONG**
Badly hurt, to the harsh sea
**[20:05] SONG**
Afraid, I quickly turned my back
**[20:10] SONG**
But I am who I am
**[20:14] SONG**
No tricks will work against me
**[20:17] SONG**
I decided I could only move
forward without giving up
**[20:23] SONG**
WAKE UP bathed in bright sunlight
**[20:29] SONG**
The hope in my heart overlaps with you
**[20:36] SONG**
STAND UP there is no night
that does not end
**[20:41] SONG**
Believe in tomorrow's smile
**[20:48] SONG**
Shine MY ONLY ONE
***SIGN*** Cutlet Bowls
**[21:17] Matsuda**
I didn't order anything.
**[21:31] Matsuda**
Su...
**[21:33] Matsuda**
I'm telling you.
I didn't order any delivery.
**[21:41] Matsuda**
I'm telling you. I didn't...
**[21:42] Sudo**
Is this Green Leaves?
**[21:45] Matsuda**
S-S-Sudo-san?!
**[22:08] Sudo**
First off... Why don't you try this on?
***SIGN*** To be continued
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[23:45] Miyu**
Being seen is my purpose in life.
**[23:48] Kaya**
I don't know what
you're talking about.
**[23:49] Miyu**
Showing my face
in the preview excites me.
**[23:52] Kaya**
I see.
**[23:53] Miyu**
Look forward to hearing
more of my sexy voice.
**[23:55] Kaya**
That's not what this is for.
***SIGN*** "Girls Standing Onstage"
**[23:57] All**
The next episode is
"Girls Standing Onstage!"
***SIGN***
# E2 - Girls Standing Onstage
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G63V74Z4Y/girls-standing-onstage)
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***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[01:41] Matsuda**
Uh, um...
**[01:44] Sudo**
Huh?
**[01:45] Sudo**
What's wrong with all of you?
**[01:51] Sudo**
I told you to try them on.
**[01:54] Matsuda**
Excuse me, Sudo-san...
**[01:56] Sudo**
What is it, Matsuda-chan?
**[01:58] Sudo**
Aren't these great?
**[01:59] Sudo**
Nothing beats white swimsuits.
**[02:02] Matsuda**
Well...
**[02:03] Sudo**
Don't they look nice?
**[02:05] Sudo**
It's standard for idols these days.
**[02:08] Yoshino**
Standard? Those swimsuits?
**[02:10] Sudo**
Of course they are.
**[02:12] Sudo**
You need to put yourself
out there to make it big.
**[02:17] Sudo**
You showed off your panties
at your end-of-the-year concert.
**[02:21] Kaya**
That wasn't...
**[02:23] Sudo**
It was great!
**[02:24] Sudo**
It was amazing!
**[02:25] Sudo**
It was passionate!
**[02:27] Sudo**
Here! Now try these on.
**[02:32] Matsuda**
You're still not done changing?
**[02:34] Airi**
U-Um...
**[02:36] Yoshino**
Not yet.
**[02:37] Matsuda**
Sudo-san said he wanted
to check before the job.
**[02:45] Matsuda**
Do you think you could hurry up?
**[02:47] Kaya**
What job?
**[02:48] Matsuda**
Sudo-san has found
a stage for you already.
**[02:51] Miyu**
What?
**[02:52] ---**
Ow!
**[02:53] Miyu**
A stage?
***SIGN*** Bath
**[02:55] Miyu**
Is this the stage?!
***SIGN*** The *Wake Up, Girls!* movie, *Seven Idols,* now in theaters!
***SIGN*** Watch the movie to find out how the group was formed and enjoy the TV series even more!
***SIGN*** For more information, check out the website!
**[03:12] Matsuda**
Um, are they supposed to sing here?
**[03:15] Sudo**
Of course.
**[03:18] Manager**
Sudo-san!
**[03:20] Manager**
I've been waiting for you.
**[03:22] Manager**
Oh, this must be Worked Up Girl.
**[03:24] Yoshino**
We're Wake Up, Girls!
**[03:26] Manager**
Oh, sorry.
**[03:28] Sudo**
This is the manager
who invited you here today.
**[03:31] Sudo**
Come on. Say hello.
**[03:33] WUG**
We're Wake Up, Girls!
**[03:34] WUG**
Thank you for having us!
**[03:39] Manager**
This is my first time
seeing idols in person.
**[03:42] Sudo**
Thank you for having us today.
**[03:44] Matsuda**
Thank you!
**[03:45] Manager**
Let's get started, then.
**[03:48] Airi**
Why are we wearing swimsuits?
**[03:50] Yoshino**
Probably because they're skimpy.
**[03:52] Nanami**
No way!
**[03:54] Nanami**
Why do we have to sing like this?
**[03:56] Nanami**
I'm so distracted,
I don't think I can sing.
**[03:59] Airi**
I don't think it's unreasonable
to wear swimsuits at a health spa...
**[04:05] Kaya**
I'm glad we have work,
but singing here?
**[04:09] Minami**
I didn't think we'd get
to stand on a stage so soon, though.
**[04:14] Airi**
You're right, but...
**[04:16] Mayu**
We accepted the job. Let's do it.
**[04:18] Yoshino**
What? You're doing what
that Sudo man wants?
**[04:21] Mayu**
No.
**[04:22] Mayu**
I don't know what he meant by
"putting ourselves out there,"
**[04:29] Mayu**
but I think he's right.
**[04:32] Kaya**
Huh.
**[04:34] Airi**
You're right.
**[04:35] Airi**
We just have to do our best.
**[04:37] Minami**
All right! Let's go!
**[04:42] Matsuda**
Ow!
**[04:59] Manager**
Uh...
**[05:03] Manager**
Thank you for waiting.
**[05:04] Manager**
Allow me to introduce today's guest.
**[05:06] Man A**
We've been waiting!
**[05:07] Man B**
Yeah!
**[05:08] Manager**
Um, this is Working Girl.
**[05:11] Yoshino**
We're Wake Up, Girls!
**[05:13] Manager**
Oh, I got it wrong again.
**[05:15] Manager**
Sorry.
**[05:16] Man C**
Hey, working girls!
**[05:19] Manager**
Um, Wake Up, Girls! is apparently
a Sendai-based idol group.
**[05:26] Man D**
Who cares?
**[05:27] Man**
Yeah!
**[05:29] Manager**
On Christmas last year,
**[05:30] Manager**
they performed their debut
concert in Kotodai Park.
**[05:33] Man D**
Nice ass, girls!
**[05:36] Manager**
Today, they will sing
their debut song for us.
**[05:40] Man E**
Forget the song!
**[05:41] Man E**
Give us something extra!
**[05:44] Manager**
Um, the name of the song is...
**[05:46] ---**
Uh, um...
**[05:51] Yoshino**
It's "Stand Up!"
**[05:53] Yoshino**
We only have one song,
but we'll sing our hearts out.
**[05:59] Yoshino**
Please listen.
**[06:00] Manager**
Give them a hand!
**[06:03] Man**
St-Stand Up?
**[06:35] Matsuda**
This doesn't feel right...
**[06:35] SONG**
Believing...
**[06:39] WUG**
Thank you very much!
**[06:43] Man**
That was hot!
**[06:44] Man**
Take the rest off!
**[06:45] Man**
Man, hot girls are great!
**[06:48] Matsuda**
Can't you do something about it?
**[06:50] Sudo**
About what?
**[06:51] Matsuda**
Well, you know...
**[06:55] Matsuda**
Their outfits...
**[06:56] Sudo**
What?
**[06:57] Sudo**
You think you're in any
position to complain?
**[07:00] Sudo**
Learn your place.
**[07:02] Sudo**
You're a bunch of nameless
country idol wannabes.
**[07:06] Sudo**
Look.
**[07:09] Sudo**
Even the super popular I-1 Club's
Iwazaki Shiho's doing it.
**[07:15] Matsuda**
But gravure photo shoots and today's stage aren't...
**[07:18] Sudo**
They are the same.
**[07:18] Matsuda**
What?
**[07:20] Sudo**
They both take resolve.
**[07:21] Matsuda**
I see.
**[07:23] Sudo**
Without resolve,
you'll never make it big.
**[07:25] Matsuda**
Yes, well... but...
**[07:28] Sudo**
Anyway... They'll never make it
with you as their manager.
**[07:32] Matsuda**
What?
**[07:34] Sudo**
A manager's job is
putting his idols onstage.
**[07:39] Sudo**
Whether or not they'll take that
one opportunity is up to the girls.
**[07:44] Sudo**
Turning one into five into ten
won't happen for a while.
**[07:48] Matsuda**
Right...
**[07:50] Sudo**
You don't even try to put them
on the stage of opportunity.
**[07:54] Sudo**
In fact, are you trying
to take them off it?
**[07:58] Matsuda**
No.
**[07:59] Sudo**
Then quit complaining.
**[08:02] Matsuda**
Okay.
**[08:04] Kaya**
He completely lost that argument.
**[08:08] Woman**
You're quite stiff.
**[08:11] Tange**
Really? Must be troubles of life.
**[08:15] Tange**
Just thinking about returning...
**[08:19] Woman**
Huh?
**[08:21] Tange**
Nothing.
**[08:23] Matsuda**
In any case, let's complete
your remaining performances.
**[08:26] Nanami**
We're the ones who have to put on
**[08:29] Nanami**
those embarrassing
performances, not you.
**[08:32] Matsuda**
Yeah, but...
**[08:35] Yoshino**
I think there's something
fishy about that Sudo man.
**[08:39] Kaya**
I agree.
**[08:41] Miyu**
How much are we getting paid?
**[08:45] Matsuda**
I left that up to Sudo-san.
**[08:50] Mayu**
Did you sign a contract?
**[08:53] Matsuda**
A contract...
**[08:56] Matsuda**
Outfits must be highly
exposing swimsuits...
**[09:01] Matsuda**
A swimsuit photo shoot?
**[09:17] Man B**
Take some bolder poses!
**[09:21] Man B**
Like a panther!
**[09:22] Man B**
Pose like a panther!
**[09:24] Minami**
A panther?
**[09:26] Minami**
Like this? Meow.
**[09:31] Man B**
Not quite...
**[09:32] Man B**
But whatever... It's cute!
**[09:37] Miyu**
This isn't right.
**[09:39] Miyu**
This isn't what we should
be doing for our fans.
**[09:43] Matsuda**
Waiting on customers?
**[09:49] Mayu**
Here you are.
**[09:50] Man**
One beer.
**[09:52] Man**
I'd like some beer, too.
**[09:53] Man**
Why don't you sit with us?
**[10:01] Drunk**
Your tits and ass are huge, girl.
**[10:08] Miyu**
No.
**[10:09] Miyu**
This isn't right.
**[10:12] Matsuda**
Participating in various attractions...
**[10:15] Matsuda**
Attractions?
**[10:16] Manager**
They'll be playing games
with the customers.
**[10:18] Manager**
People love it.
**[10:21] Manager**
Let's get the games started!
**[10:24] Man**
Yeah!
**[10:25] Man**
We've been waiting for this!
**[10:27] Manager**
Who wants to play the King's Game?
**[10:41] Manager**
Number 2, you get a kiss from Miyu-chan!
**[10:44] Number 2**
Yeah!
**[10:47] Manager**
Please come forward.
**[10:49] Number 2**
Okay.
**[10:50] Number 2**
Please excuse me.
**[10:52] Men**
Kiss, kiss, kiss!
**[10:53] Miyu**
This can't be right.
**[10:55] Airi**
Miyu?
**[11:00] Number 2**
Yeah!
**[11:16] Miyu**
No!
**[11:29] Airi**
Miyu!
**[11:42] Tange**
Is that...
**[11:46] Miyu**
I'd rather quit than do this!
**[11:53] Matsuda**
I get it!
**[11:55] Matsuda**
I'm terribly sorry, but would it
be possible to cancel this job?
**[12:01] Manager**
What?!
**[12:02] Manager**
But so many customers
are here to see them...
**[12:04] Matsuda**
I know, but I don't think
it's good for the girls.
**[12:08] Manager**
You'll have to return the money.
**[12:11] Matsuda**
Return?
**[12:12] Manager**
I paid Sudo-san beforehand.
**[12:15] Manager**
They're great, though.
**[12:17] Manager**
The Woof and Meow Girls.
**[12:19] Yoshino**
Are you doing that on purpose?
**[12:20] Kaya**
I knew it.
**[12:23] Miyu**
Excuse me.
**[12:25] Airi**
Miyu.
**[12:30] Manager**
What about the last performance?
**[12:32] Matsuda**
What?
**[12:34] Kaya**
We have to do it, don't we?
**[12:36] Airi**
I think I could handle one more.
**[12:41] Minami**
I don't want to do it.
**[12:43] Nanami**
I'm not performing anymore.
**[12:45] Nanami**
The people who want to can do it.
**[12:48] Kaya**
What do you mean,
the people who want to?
**[12:49] Nanami**
You seemed pretty into it, Kaya.
**[12:52] Kaya**
How?
**[12:53] Yoshino**
Stop.
**[12:54] Yoshino**
It's a job.
**[12:56] Yoshino**
We can't say we don't want to do it.
**[13:00] All**
Huh?
**[13:04] Matsuda**
Hey, wait!
**[13:05] Matsuda**
What?
**[13:07] Tange**
Are you stupid?!
**[13:08] All**
President Tange!
**[13:09] Tange**
What are you doing, Matsuda?
**[13:12] Matsuda**
I-I'm sorry!
**[13:16] Matsuda**
Wait, you!
**[13:17] Matsuda**
How dare you call me stupid?!
**[13:19] Tange**
We'll talk about that later!
**[13:21] Tange**
First, I have to deal
with this trash!
**[13:23] Matsuda**
I'm not sure you can
call anyone trash...
**[13:27] Tange**
Sudo-san, was it?
**[13:29] Tange**
You're that thug producer
I've heard about!
**[13:31] Tange**
How dare you take advantage
of stupid Matsuda's kindness?!
**[13:35] Tange**
Listen up!
**[13:36] Tange**
While I'm alive,
**[13:38] Tange**
don't even think about
approaching Matsuda or
**[13:40] Tange**
Wake Up, Girls! again!
**[13:42] Tange**
If you break that promise
and try to lure them in again...
**[13:45] Tange**
I'll pay you back double!
**[13:46] Tange**
I'll give you a watery grave!
**[13:49] Tange**
Also, I'm sure you haven't spent
much of your earnings yet.
**[13:53] Tange**
You'll be paying them back
for the canceled show.
**[13:56] Tange**
Got it?
**[13:57] Tange**
If you understand, say so!
**[13:58] Sudo**
I-I understand!
**[14:00] Tange**
Get out of here!
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[14:07] Matsuda**
What have you been doing until now?
**[14:10] Tange**
Searching for myself, I guess.
**[14:14] Matsuda**
Don't be ridiculous!
**[14:15] Matsuda**
I can't believe you ran off
with the agency's money!
**[14:18] Matsuda**
We couldn't perform
our debut concert,
**[14:21] Matsuda**
and the agency's future
was in jeopardy!
**[14:24] Tange**
So you were deceived
by a thug producer.
**[14:28] Yoshino**
You haven't uttered
a word of apology yet.
**[14:33] Tange**
What?
**[14:33] Kaya**
She's right.
**[14:35] Airi**
Well, um...
**[14:36] Airi**
We decided to continue
working with Matsuda-san,
**[14:41] Airi**
and he did his best
to get the job, and...
**[14:45] Minami**
This is how it turned out,
but you know how Matsuda-san is.
**[14:51] Minami**
Huh?
**[14:52] Airi**
Don't worry about it.
**[14:54] Matsuda**
President, what happened to the money?
**[14:56] Tange**
My darling needed money,
so I thought I'd make some.
**[15:02] Tange**
I gambled it, and now it's gone.
**[15:03] Tange**
Man, I'm beat.
**[15:05] Tange**
I'm really sorry.
**[15:07] Yoshino**
What?
**[15:08] Yoshino**
You're an adult!
Take responsibility for your actions!
**[15:11] Tange**
I know. I don't need an
angry little girl to tell me.
**[15:15] Yoshino**
Little girl?
**[15:16] Tange**
Who do you think I am?
**[15:20] Tange**
Huh?
**[15:21] Tange**
One of you is missing.
**[15:22] Mayu**
What?
**[15:24] Tange**
I can't believe you lost one already.
**[15:28] Tange**
I went to the trouble
of gathering seven of you.
**[15:31] Tange**
Why are you just standing there?
**[15:32] Tange**
Bring her back!
**[15:35] Mayu**
Um...
**[15:36] Tange**
Go on!
**[15:40] Minami**
I wonder where Miyu went.
**[15:44] Nanami**
Probably home.
**[15:45] Airi**
She's not answering her phone.
**[15:47] Kaya**
Maybe...
**[15:50] Yoshino**
Could she be there?
**[15:52] Miyu**
You know I work
at a maid café, right?
**[15:56] Yoshino**
I'll check it out.
**[15:58] Airi**
I'll go with you.
**[15:59] Mayu**
Okay.
**[16:00] Matsuda**
Let's split up.
**[16:03] Matsuda**
We'll check her home.
**[16:04] Matsuda**
You'll check her job.
***SIGN*** Maid in Sendai
***SIGN*** Maid in Sendai
**[16:11] Airi**
It's so cute in here.
**[16:13] Yoshino**
It's so like Miyu.
**[16:16] Maids**
Welcome back, Mistress.
**[16:26] Miyu**
I'm starting to think this store
is the right level for me.
**[16:32] Yoshino**
What? Didn't you say
you had no doubts?
**[16:36] Miyu**
I did say that,
but like Sudo-san said,
**[16:42] Miyu**
maybe I lacked resolve.
**[16:44] Airi**
What do you mean?
***SIGN*** Maid in Sendai
**[16:47] Miyu**
I sang and danced every day
on the little stage in this store.
**[16:54] Miyu**
I feel so comfortable
around the customers here.
**[17:00] Miyu**
Anyway, being surrounded by
those fans made me want more.
**[17:06] Miyu**
If only I could stand on a larger
stage and have even more fans...
**[17:12] Miyu**
But I realized something
after yesterday's performance.
**[17:16] Miyu**
I was naïve.
**[17:19] Airi**
About what?
**[17:20] Miyu**
Ultimately, what I enjoyed was being
**[17:23] Miyu**
coddled by the fans
of this familiar store.
**[17:28] Miyu**
Besides, they would never
**[17:30] Miyu**
force me to do anything
I didn't want to do.
**[17:35] Miyu**
Becoming an idol means interacting
**[17:41] Miyu**
with complete strangers and
overcoming the unimaginable.
**[17:45] Miyu**
It feels like a blow to the head.
**[17:51] Miyu**
It's time for my show.
**[17:52] Airi**
Um, President Tange came back and...
**[17:56] Miyu**
President Tange came back?
**[17:58] Miyu**
She's not going to
trick us again, is she?
**[18:01] Yoshino**
I don't think she will this time.
**[18:04] Yoshino**
Miyu, you'll come back, won't you?
**[18:08] Miyu**
Will you watch me perform?
**[18:14] Maid**
Miyu has returned to participate
in today's performance!
**[18:20] Audience**
Miyu!
**[18:24] Miyu**
I'm home, everyone!
**[18:27] Audience**
We missed you!
**[18:28] Audience**
Welcome home!
**[18:29] Miyu**
How has everyone been?
**[18:31] Audience**
We're great!
**[18:32] Airi**
She's so popular.
**[18:33] Audience**
We missed you!
**[18:33] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[18:34] Audience**
We were lonely!
**[18:36] Miyu**
Let's get started!
**[18:38] Miyu**
"Burn Chaos, According to the Sun."
**[18:41] Miyu**
We! (Ooh!) Are gonna break! (Nya!)
**[18:43] Miyu**
The world is Dark! (Cosmic!)
**[18:44] ---**
Ooh! Nya! Ooh! Nya! Ooh! Nya!
**[18:51] All**
Let's Nya!
**[18:52] ---**
Pagan gods with slimy hearts
**[18:53] Airi**
Miyu's amazing.
**[18:55] Yoshino**
She seems like a professional.
**[18:55] ---**
You and I are both cowardly and curious
**[18:57] Airi**
She's so friendly with her fans.
**[18:58] ---**
If the crawly pagan runs away
**[19:01] SONG**
You and I can enjoy a date
under the burning sun
**[19:05] SONG**
Isn't this fun? We'll burn and we'll melt
**[19:10] SONG**
We're not alive!
**[19:13] Audience**
That was great!
**[19:14] Audience**
You're the best!
**[19:17] Miyu**
That was so fun!
**[19:20] Miyu**
Maid in Sendai is the best!
**[19:24] Audience**
What about Wake Up, Girls!?
**[19:28] Miyu**
I haven't decided yet.
**[19:31] Fans**
What?
**[19:32] Miyu**
It's harder than I thought.
**[19:34] Miyu**
As you all know,
I'm not very good at anything.
**[19:37] Fans**
You can do it!
**[19:39] Fans**
I'm excited to see what you
can do with Wake Up, Girls!
**[19:42] Fans**
Leave this place and make it big!
**[19:44] Fans**
We'll support you even more!
**[19:46] Miyu**
What?
**[19:47] Fans**
I saw your Christmas
concert in Kotodai Park!
**[19:51] Miyu**
Really?
**[19:52] Fans**
I just happened to be in the area,
but it was great!
**[19:56] Fans**
Wake Up, Girls! will make it big!
**[19:58] Fans**
Your work inspires us!
**[20:01] ---**
Yeah!
**[20:03] ---**
We're here for you!
**[20:04] ---**
You can do it!
**[20:07] Fans**
Miyu, what's wrong?
**[20:09] ---**
Are you okay?
**[20:10] Miyu**
Um, I...
**[20:11] Miyu**
I'm not good at anything...
**[20:14] Fans**
That's not true!
**[20:17] Miyu**
I always run from
anything I don't like.
**[20:21] Miyu**
The fans here are always
so nice and supportive.
**[20:28] Miyu**
But today, after seeing
everyone again, I realized something.
**[20:33] Miyu**
It's my turn.
**[20:35] Fans**
That's right! You can do it!
**[20:37] Fans**
Yeah!
**[20:38] Fans**
Miyu!
**[20:40] Miyu**
In order to inspire you,
**[20:42] Miyu**
I'll work up the courage
to participate in Wake Up, Girls!
**[20:47] Miyu**
I hope you'll continue to support me.
**[20:55] Airi**
That's great.
**[20:56] Yoshino**
Yeah.
**[20:57] Airi**
They really love Miyu.
**[20:59] Airi**
I didn't know fans could be so nice.
**[21:02] Mayu**
They're all so warm.
**[21:04] Yoshino**
Huh?
**[21:07] Mayu**
Nothing.
**[21:09] Tange**
Girls, you have a new job!
***SIGN*** Proposal Local News Program
***SIGN*** "It's 4 o'clock!"
**[21:13] Matsuda**
Sendai Television...
**[21:15] Matsuda**
Local news program *It's 4 o'clock!*
**[21:18] Tange**
You'll be regulars on the show!
**[21:21] Tange**
Just as part of a small segment, though.
**[21:23] Matsuda**
What?
**[21:25] Matsuda**
What?! That's amazing!
**[21:27] WUG**
What? We're going to be on TV?
**[21:29] WUG**
That's amazing!
**[21:30] WUG**
Regulars?
**[21:30] Matsuda**
President, just who are you?
**[21:31] WUG**
That's crazy!
**[21:33] Tange**
I told you I'd take responsibility.
**[21:36] Tange**
You don't have any complaints, do you?
**[21:39] Yoshino**
No.
**[21:40] Tange**
You know what they say about me!
**[21:41] Tange**
"A sea squirt is a sea squirt!"
**[21:43] Matsuda**
Don't you mean "caviar is
caviar, even if it's off"?
**[21:45] Tange**
It doesn't matter!
**[21:46] Matsuda**
It does.
**[21:47] Tange**
Let's give it everything
we have, Wake Up, Girls!
**[22:04] Shiraki**
I will now announce
the members participating
**[22:06] Shiraki**
in the opening performance
of the Sendai Theater.
***SIGN*** To be continued
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[23:45] Girl A**
Minami, you eat so much.
**[23:47] GIRL B**
You think so?
**[23:47] Girl A**
Why don't you gain weight?
**[23:48] GIRL B**
Maybe it's just how I am.
**[23:49] GIRL B**
I have a lot in the morning.
**[23:51] Girl A**
I'm not asking about that!
**[23:53] GIRL B**
What? I have a lot of energy.
**[23:55] Girl A**
Oh, that's what you meant?
**[23:56] Both**
The next episode is
"Kindest!"
***SIGN*** "Kindest"
***SIGN***
***SIGN***
# E3 - Kindest
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR2P1K2PR/kindest)
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**[00:03] Tange**
Let's go!
**[00:03] Tange**
We can do it!
**[00:04] Tange**
Wake Up, Girls!
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[01:30] Tange**
Let's give it all we have,
Wake Up, Girls!
**[01:39] Tange**
Huh?
**[01:39] Matsuda**
It's not that easy...
**[01:42] Matsuda**
We can't shift gears that quickly.
**[01:44] Tange**
What?
**[01:45] Matsuda**
You and Sudo-san
both treated us poorly.
**[01:50] Tange**
Shut up!
There's nothing wrong with me.
**[01:54] Tange**
You're in for a surprise this time.
**[01:56] Matsuda**
What?
**[01:56] Tange**
This really is a huge surprise!
***SIGN*** Variety Show Proposal Local Gourmet "Absolutely Delicious" Scalding Weather Report "It's Really Hot"
**[02:00] Tange**
Listen up, girls.
**[02:01] Tange**
You're going to be doing a three-minute corner on a variety program.
**[02:05] Tange**
You'll split into two groups.
**[02:06] Tange**
The gourmet report will be
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
**[02:09] Tange**
The scalding weather report will be
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
**[02:12] Mayu**
Question.
**[02:13] Tange**
What?
**[02:14] Mayu**
What exactly is a "scalding"
weather report?
**[02:18] Tange**
I can't believe you're asking that.
**[02:20] Mayu**
What?
**[02:21] Tange**
You're not new to this business.
**[02:23] Tange**
There's something you need
to know before I explain.
***SIGN*** Pie Throwing
Bald Wigs
Scalding Water
**[02:29] Tange**
In the beginning,
idols just needed to be cute.
**[02:32] Tange**
That only lasted until the mid '70s.
**[02:35] Tange**
Since then, in order to survive,
idols have taken pies in the face,
**[02:40] Tange**
worn bald wigs, and thrown
themselves into scalding water.
**[02:46] Nanami**
So, what?
**[02:47] Tange**
Have you even been listening?!
**[02:50] Tange**
In other words, only those
who undergo these trials
**[02:53] Tange**
will become true idols.
**[02:57] Tange**
Giving a weather report
in scalding water
**[02:59] Tange**
is an appealing proposal for idols.
**[03:02] Tange**
Who wouldn't want to do it?
***SIGN*** Local Gourmet "Super Delicious" Scalding Weather Report "It's Really Hot"
**[03:08] Matsuda**
This plan was unsolicited,
wasn't it?
**[03:11] Matsuda**
Your thinking is
a little ridiculous.
**[03:15] Matsuda**
Are you trying to trip us up?
**[03:17] Tange**
We'll decide who's doing what.
**[03:18] Matsuda**
Are you listening?
**[03:19] Tange**
Who wants to do the gourmet show?
**[03:20] Tange**
Who wants to do the scalding water?
**[03:22] Tange**
Are you stupid?
**[03:25] Nanami**
Of course no one wants
to sit in scalding water.
**[03:28] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[03:30] Tange**
Fine, then.
**[03:32] Tange**
We'll draw straws.
**[03:33] All**
Straws?
**[03:34] Minami**
I hope I get what I want.
**[03:39] Man**
You girls are the scalding water group,
**[03:41] Man**
and you girls are the gourmet group.
**[03:43] Man**
Let's start rehearsing.
**[03:46] Miyu**
Don't push me.
**[03:48] Miyu**
You'd better not push me.
**[03:52] Miyu**
Hot!
**[03:54] Miyu**
It's so hot!
**[03:57] Miyu**
Ice, ice.
**[03:59] Miyu**
It's so hot.
**[04:01] Kaya**
Sorry. When you told us not
to push you, I couldn't help myself.
**[04:04] Airi**
Are you okay?
**[04:05] Yoshino**
This isn't possible.
**[04:07] Matsuda**
What? Don't complain to me.
**[04:09] Yoshino**
Isn't a manager's job
protecting his clients?
**[04:13] Matsuda**
Good grief.
**[04:16] Matsuda**
Man, you girls sure got lucky.
**[04:22] Matsuda**
You're not hot anymore, right?
**[04:24] Kaya**
I'm not hot,
but my head is so heavy...
**[04:27] Man**
An animal weather report
is a great idea.
**[04:30] Man**
It's refreshing.
**[04:38] Minami**
This is so good!
**[04:40] Minami**
So good!
**[04:45] Minami**
Cream yakisoba bread is so good!
**[04:50] Minami**
Mind if I have these?
**[04:52] Mayu**
Go ahead.
**[04:53] Minami**
Thanks for the food!
**[04:56] Minami**
It's so good!
**[04:58] Man**
You sure are a big eater.
**[05:01] Man**
As long as we have you,
I don't need to worry about this group.
**[05:04] Minami**
Thank you.
**[05:05] Man**
Keep up the good work, girls.
**[05:07] Man B**
Make sure you memorize the script.
**[05:09] All**
Okay, we will.
**[05:14] Nanami**
Huh? We don't have any lines.
**[05:18] Mayu**
We probably have to ad lib.
**[05:21] Minami**
Ad lib?
**[05:23] Mayu**
We can say whatever we want.
**[05:25] Nanami**
Yeah, but...
**[05:30] Airi**
Animal idol, Hayashida Airi,
will bring you tomorrow's weather, as well.
**[05:34] Airi**
First, Miyagi-ken...
**[05:37] Yoshino**
She stuttered.
**[05:38] Kaya**
Look at the camera.
**[05:39] Airi**
Um...
**[05:41] Airi**
What? What's going on?
**[05:42] Girls**
Hey!
**[05:43] Girls**
Calm down!
**[05:44] Nanami**
They're experiencing
a different kind of freedom.
**[05:47] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[05:49] Minami**
Our first episode is seafood specialties.
**[05:52] Minami**
I wonder what we'll get to eat.
**[05:55] Mayu**
Hello!
***SIGN*** Local Gourmet
Super Delicious
***SIGN*** Broadcast
***SIGN*** First Appearance!
**[05:56] Both**
Hello!
**[05:58] Mayu**
We're members of the Sendai-based
group, Wake Up, Girls!
**[06:02] Both**
Thanks for watching!
**[06:05] Matsuda**
You're so stiff.
**[06:07] Matsuda**
Relax your shoulders.
**[06:09] Matsuda**
It's raining really hard, though.
***SIGN*** Welcome to the Marine Park
***SIGN*** Speak Loudly
**[06:12] Matsuda**
I guess they can't help it.
**[06:18] Mayu**
Uh, um...
**[06:20] Matsuda**
Come on. Say something.
**[06:22] Nanami**
What is this? It's so gross.
**[06:25] Matsuda**
Nanami, no!
***SIGN*** Comment!
**[06:29] Matsuda**
This isn't good.
**[06:34] Minami**
It's so good!
***SIGN*** Comment!
**[06:38] Minami**
Ascidians are an
Ishinomaki specialty.
**[06:41] Minami**
As someone originally from
Ishinomaki, I love them.
**[06:50] Man B**
Amazing! Amazing!
**[06:51] Man B**
That was really great.
**[06:53] All**
Thank you.
**[06:54] Man B**
You're especially great.
**[06:57] Minami**
Thank you.
**[06:58] Man B**
Is there anything you don't like?
**[07:00] Minami**
Nope.
**[07:00] Man B**
It's just, you know...
**[07:02] Minami**
What?
**[07:02] Man B**
Instead of just saying
everything's good,
**[07:04] Man B**
it'd be better if you
expanded your vocabulary.
**[07:10] Minami**
I understand.
**[07:11] Man B**
Well, see you next time.
**[07:14] All**
Yes.
**[07:14] All**
We look forward to working with you.
**[07:17] Matsuda**
I was worried for a minute there,
but Minami, nice work.
**[07:21] Minami**
Huh?
**[07:21] Nanami**
Minami, thanks.
**[07:23] Minami**
What? I really did
think it was good...
**[07:28] Matsuda**
What's wrong?
**[07:30] Minami**
The director told me just
saying good isn't good enough.
***SIGN*** Local Gourmet
Super Delicious
***SIGN*** Broadcast
***SIGN*** Today's Specialty is
Something Really Delicious
**[07:36] Mayu**
Hello, everyone.
**[07:38] All**
We are Wake Up, Girls!
**[07:40] Mayu**
Today, we're at a Sendai
beef tongue restaurant.
**[07:43] Nanami**
At this restaurant,
if you finish one kilogram
**[07:46] Nanami**
of beef tongue in
thirty minutes, it's free.
**[07:48] Nanami**
We'd like to accept that challenge.
**[07:51] Minami**
Thanks for the food!
***SIGN*** Local Gourmet
Super Delicious
***SIGN*** Broadcast
***SIGN*** Today's Specialty is
Beef Tongue!!
**[07:58] Mayu**
This is a lot of food.
**[08:00] Nanami**
Yeah.
**[08:02] Nanami**
Minami, can you still eat more?
**[08:04] Minami**
Huh? Yeah.
**[08:05] Minami**
After all, it's goo— I mean, um...
**[08:12] ---**
Um...
**[08:14] Matsuda**
What's wrong, Minami?
**[08:16] Matsuda**
Saying it's good is fine.
***SIGN*** Local Gourmet
Super Delicious
***SIGN*** Broadcast
***SIGN*** Today's Specialty is
Beef Tongue!!
**[08:20] Minami**
It's really tasty, meow!
***SIGN*** Broadcast
***SIGN*** Today's Specialty is
Fried Gourd
***SIGN*** Local Gourmet
Super Delicious
**[08:25] Minami**
It's really tasty, meow!
***SIGN*** Local Gourmet
Super Delicious
***SIGN*** Broadcast
***SIGN*** Today's Specialty is
Hazekura Sweets
**[08:28] Minami**
It's really tasty, meow!
***SIGN*** Local Gourmet
Super Delicious
***SIGN*** Broadcast
***SIGN*** Today's Specialty is
Taikichi Taiyaki!!
**[08:30] Minami**
It's really tasty, meow!
**[08:32] Man B**
Amazing, amazing!
***SIGN*** Sakura Cream 100 yen
You Can Do It, Sendai!
**[08:33] Man B**
You're super amazing!
**[08:34] Man B**
This corner's rating
is skyrocketing.
**[08:39] Man B**
Let's keep up the good work.
**[08:40] Man B**
Let's keep eating.
**[08:42] Minami**
E-Excuse me...
**[08:43] Man B**
Huh?
**[08:44] Man B**
Oh, "it's really tasty, meow!"
**[08:46] Man B**
That's great.
**[08:47] Minami**
Really?
**[08:49] Man B**
Why would I lie?
**[08:50] Nanami**
Good job.
**[08:52] Mayu**
That's great.
**[08:53] Minami**
Yeah.
**[08:54] ---**
Animal Weather Report!
***SIGN*** Animal
Weather Report
***SIGN*** Tomorrow's Weather
**[08:57] Kaya**
Miyagi's weather tomorrow is rain.
**[09:00] Kaya**
There's a 100% chance of rain.
**[09:02] Kaya**
Rain is so depressing.
**[09:04] Yoshino**
I went to the zoo the other day.
**[09:06] Yoshino**
A lot of animals don't seem
to like the rain, either.
**[09:10] Miyu**
That's right.
**[09:11] Miyu**
The lesser pandas came outside,
**[09:14] Miyu**
but they looked bored
staring at the sky.
**[09:17] Airi**
Did you know lesser pandas
are also known as red pandas?
**[09:20] Airi**
Whenever I hear it, I think there
might be other colors of pandas.
**[09:24] Yoshino**
I don't.
***SIGN*** Yakitori
***SIGN*** Senichiya
**[09:27] Tange**
That's great news.
**[09:29] Tange**
The gourmet show and weather report
both received good reviews.
**[09:33] Matsuda**
Yeah.
**[09:34] Matsuda**
I wasn't sure about it at first,
but everyone's getting used to it.
**[09:38] Tange**
There, there.
**[09:39] Matsuda**
Minami's gourmet report
is especially popular.
**[09:42] Tange**
You're right.
**[09:43] Tange**
I always thought Minami
was a strong eater.
**[09:47] Tange**
And that's exactly why I scouted her.
**[09:51] Matsuda**
What? I thought you saw
her singing a folk song
**[09:54] Matsuda**
and scouted her for her voice.
**[09:56] Tange**
There's that, too.
**[09:57] Matsuda**
No way.
**[09:58] Matsuda**
You just made that up.
**[10:00] Matsuda**
You're always making things up.
**[10:02] Tange**
Don't worry about the details.
**[10:04] Matsuda**
There it is again.
**[10:05] Tange**
Either way...
***SIGN*** Staying Connected
**[10:07] Tange**
She was like an idol to the
folk song club that was formed
**[10:10] Tange**
by the people who live in the
Ishinomaki temporary homes.
**[10:17] Tange**
She was shining.
**[10:21] Tange**
She smelled like money.
**[10:23] Matsuda**
Is that your reason?
**[10:25] Tange**
Anyway... What did you
want to talk about?
**[10:26] Matsuda**
Oh, right.
**[10:27] Matsuda**
In reward for their improving ratings,
**[10:31] Matsuda**
they're doing a concert at the
Sendai TV Thanksgiving Festival.
**[10:36] Tange**
Really? That's great, Matsuda!
**[10:38] Matsuda**
Yeah...
**[10:39] Tange**
That's it! One step at a time!
**[10:42] Tange**
One step in one day,
three steps in three...
**[10:44] Tange**
Three steps forward
and four steps back!
**[10:47] Tange**
That's how it goes.
**[10:48] Matsuda**
Huh? That doesn't move you forward.
**[10:51] Minami**
Thanks for the food!
***SIGN*** Local Gourmet
Super Delicious
***SIGN*** Broadcast
***SIGN*** Today's Specialty is
Really Good Pancakes!!
**[10:56] Minami**
It's really tasty, meow!
**[10:59] Woman**
That's just like Minami-chan.
**[11:01] Woman**
She really looks like
she's enjoying her food.
**[11:04] Woman**
This job is perfect for her.
**[11:06] Woman**
It really is.
**[11:08] Woman**
Seeing Minami-chan
makes us want to eat, too.
**[11:13] Woman**
You're right.
**[11:14] Woman**
You're drooling.
**[11:14] Woman**
It's because of Minami-chan.
**[11:19] Minami**
Today, we have a message
for our viewers.
**[11:24] Mayu**
As you know, we're the Sendai-based
idol group, Wake Up, Girls!
**[11:31] Mayu**
We have a total of seven members,
**[11:33] Mayu**
including the three of us and
the four on the animal weather report.
**[11:38] Nanami**
On the special stage of this Sunday's
Sendai TV Thanksgiving Festival,
***SIGN*** Sendai TV Thanksgiving 2014
***SIGN*** Concert Opens!
**[11:43] Nanami**
we'll be performing a concert.
**[11:46] Minami**
It's a heart-pounding and
exciting live performance.
**[11:49] Minami**
If you live in the area,
come check us out.
**[11:53] All**
We hope to see you there!
**[11:53] Woman**
Why don't we go?
**[11:55] Woman**
What?
**[11:56] Woman**
Let's go to Sendai
together next Sunday.
**[11:59] Woman**
Yes, let's go.
**[12:02] Woman**
Let's all crash the concert.
**[12:04] Woman**
That's a great idea.
**[12:05] Woman**
Should we make something?
**[12:07] Woman**
Like lunches?
**[12:08] Woman**
No, not that.
**[12:09] Woman**
They're idols.
**[12:10] Woman**
Young people have those fans,
coats, and glowing things.
**[12:17] Woman**
Oh, right.
**[12:19] Woman**
Let's make those.
**[12:20] Woman**
There are all kinds
of colors these days.
**[12:23] Woman**
What color does Minami-chan prefer?
**[12:25] Woman**
Do you know?
**[12:26] Woman**
I wonder.
**[12:28] All**
Thank you!
**[12:30] Minami**
We got to eat good food again today!
**[12:32] Mayu**
I think your smile
inspired me to eat a lot.
**[12:37] Mayu**
My stomach has been getting bigger.
**[12:39] Minami**
Really?
**[12:41] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[12:42] Minami**
I'm excited for our next shoot.
***SIGN*** Protective Charm
**[12:46] Mayu**
Minami.
**[12:50] Minami**
Thanks.
**[12:51] Minami**
It would have been
terrible if I lost this.
**[12:53] Mayu**
Is that your protective charm?
**[12:55] Minami**
Yeah.
**[12:56] Minami**
Grandma Isokawa in my folk song club
**[13:00] Minami**
made it for me when
I auditioned for Wake Up, Girls!
**[13:04] Minami**
I have stage fright, so this would
protect me from making mistakes.
**[13:09] Mayu**
You have stage fright?
**[13:11] Minami**
Yeah. I get nervous so easily.
**[13:14] Mayu**
You don't seem that way.
**[13:17] Minami**
That must be because of this charm.
**[13:20] Minami**
When I passed the audition,
**[13:22] Minami**
Grandma Isokawa celebrated
like she was the one who got in.
**[13:27] ---**
Yay!
**[13:30] Minami**
They've been supporting
me ever since then.
**[13:33] Mayu**
I see.
**[13:35] Minami**
They even watch our
gourmet corner every day.
**[13:39] Mayu**
Really.
**[13:40] Minami**
I'm going to invite
them to our concert.
**[13:43] Minami**
Actually, since they
saw today's broadcast,
**[13:46] Minami**
I'm sure they'll say they're
going when I get home.
**[13:53] Mayu**
I'm home.
**[13:57] Grandmother**
Mayu-chan.
**[14:00] Mother**
Mayu, isn't there something
you want to tell me?
**[14:04] Mayu**
What?
**[14:06] Mother**
Why are you starting this again?
**[14:09] Mayu**
I...
**[14:11] Mother**
How much more do you
have to make me suffer?
**[14:14] Mayu**
I'm not trying to do that.
**[14:16] Mayu**
I just want to try again.
**[14:21] Grandmother**
Wait!
**[14:22] Grandmother**
Why don't you listen
to what Mayu-chan has to say?
**[14:29] Woman**
By the way, Minami-chan,
what's your color?
**[14:33] Minami**
What? Color?
**[14:34] Woman**
Yeah, we forgot to ask.
**[14:39] Woman**
We just assumed it was yellow.
**[14:44] Woman**
They say big eaters are yellow.
**[14:46] Minami**
Huh?
**[14:47] Woman**
Minami-chan doesn't know
what you're talking about.
**[14:50] Minami**
We haven't been assigned
colors yet, but why yellow?
**[14:55] Woman**
Because you're like the sun.
**[14:58] Minami**
Huh?
**[14:59] Woman**
If we're flowers, you are
the sun that illuminates us.
**[15:05] Woman**
Right?
**[15:06] Woman**
Yeah.
**[15:07] Woman**
Yes, that's right.
**[15:08] Minami**
You think so?
**[15:09] Woman**
Okay, then.
**[15:10] Woman**
Tada!
***SIGN*** You can do it, Minami-chan!
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[15:17] Tange**
The concert is tomorrow.
**[15:19] Tange**
Matsuda, where's the set list?
**[15:21] Matsuda**
Here.
**[15:22] Tange**
They still only have one song.
**[15:25] Tange**
The rest are covers.
**[15:28] Matsuda**
Do you think we could ask
Twinkle for another song?
**[15:32] Tange**
You're right.
**[15:33] Tange**
Have the costumes arrived?
**[15:35] Matsuda**
All seven have arrived.
**[15:37] Tange**
The costumes we've been
waiting for are ready.
**[15:40] Tange**
Let's get to it, girls.
**[15:41] All**
Yes.
**[15:42] Tange**
Go rehearse your hearts out.
**[15:44] Tange**
It's a local show,
but it's a live broadcast.
**[15:47] Tange**
Let's show them what we've got!
**[15:48] All**
Yes!
**[15:49] Tange**
Let's bring back the head of Sendai!
**[15:51] All**
The head?
**[15:52] Tange**
Come on! Show some spirit!
**[15:54] All**
Good work today.
**[15:57] All**
Bye.
**[15:58] Minami**
I'm excited to perform again.
**[16:01] Mayu**
Are the members
of the folk song club coming?
**[16:03] Minami**
Yeah.
**[16:04] Minami**
They made a huge banner.
**[16:08] Mayu**
Really?
**[16:08] Minami**
The banner's a beautiful
yellow color.
**[16:13] Mayu**
Yellow, huh?
**[16:14] Minami**
They said I'm like the sun
that illuminates them.
**[16:17] Minami**
That's why it's yellow.
**[16:20] Mayu**
Yeah, you just might be the sun.
**[16:25] Minami**
What? You're kidding.
**[16:27] Woman**
She suddenly said
her chest hurt last night.
**[16:30] Woman**
We called an ambulance,
and she went to the hospital.
**[16:32] Minami**
Is she okay?
**[16:33] Woman**
Kisaragi-san will stay with her.
**[16:37] Woman**
On the way to the hospital,
Isokawa-san asked us
**[16:41] Woman**
to wish you luck at your concert.
**[16:45] Minami**
I can't...
**[16:46] Woman**
What?
**[16:47] Minami**
I can't leave her to go to a concert
when she's in the hospital.
**[16:53] Woman**
Minami-chan.
**[16:54] Minami**
I can't do it! Where is she?
**[16:56] Minami**
Which hospital is she at?
**[16:58] Minami**
Take me there!
**[16:58] Minami**
Minami-chan...
**[16:59] Minami**
Take me there!
**[17:03] Matsuda**
Is everyone here?
**[17:05] Yoshino**
Minami's still not here.
**[17:07] Matsuda**
What?
**[17:08] Airi**
Minami's never late.
**[17:10] Airi**
Maybe something happened.
**[17:12] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[17:13] Nanami**
She answered her phone.
**[17:14] Nanami**
Minami? Where are you?
**[17:16] Tange**
Are you girls ready?
**[17:19] Tange**
What? What's wrong?
**[17:21] Matsuda**
It's Minami.
**[17:22] Nanami**
What?
**[17:24] Minami**
Grandma Isokawa is in the hospital...
**[17:27] Nanami**
Hold on.
**[17:29] Nanami**
I'm giving the phone
to the president.
**[17:30] Nanami**
It's Minami.
**[17:32] Tange**
Hello? What's going on?
**[17:36] Tange**
Yes.
**[17:38] Tange**
I see.
**[17:40] Tange**
So, you can't come here?
**[17:43] Nanami**
Minami's friend is hospitalized.
**[17:45] Nanami**
She can't come.
**[17:47] Mayu**
What?
**[17:47] Miyu**
What are we going to do?
**[17:49] Nanami**
Don't ask me. I don't know.
**[17:56] Tange**
We'll perform without Minami.
**[17:58] Mayu**
Without her?
**[17:59] Matsuda**
But you said we'd promote
Minami in the concert.
**[18:03] Tange**
I'll explain the situation
to the TV station.
**[18:06] Tange**
Someone important
to Minami is in the hospital.
**[18:10] Tange**
You should understand
the desire to help her.
**[18:16] Tange**
We'll cover for her.
**[18:18] Tange**
Figure out the performance
between the six of you.
**[18:20] Girls**
Okay.
**[18:21] Tange**
Matsuda, let's go see the producer.
**[18:24] Matsuda**
Huh?
**[18:25] Tange**
You can never be too sorry.
**[18:27] Matsuda**
Okay.
**[18:40] Minami**
Grandma...
**[18:42] Woman**
Minami-chan, what are you doing here?
**[18:45] Minami**
Because... because...
**[18:47] Minami**
You're in the hospital!
**[18:53] Minami**
Should you be taking that off?
**[18:55] Woman**
I'm fine.
**[18:55] Woman**
I don't need this.
**[19:02] Woman**
Will you make it
in time for your concert?
**[19:04] Minami**
I'm not going.
**[19:06] Minami**
I'm staying here.
**[19:07] Woman**
You have to go.
**[19:10] Minami**
But...
**[19:11] Woman**
No.
**[19:12] Woman**
If you came here for me,
go to the concert instead.
**[19:18] Woman**
The best medicine for me
is to see you dancing.
**[19:28] Woman**
Didn't I tell you?
You're like the sun.
**[19:33] Woman**
You illuminated us
as we were wilting.
**[19:39] Woman**
You need to keep being
the sun that illuminates us.
**[19:48] Woman**
Go on.
**[19:50] Woman**
I'll be fine.
**[19:51] Woman**
I've been through a lot.
**[19:54] Woman**
It'll take more than
this to take me out.
**[19:58] Woman**
Okay?
**[20:05] Miyu**
Can we practice our positions
for "Stand Up" again?
**[20:10] Nanami**
We just did it.
**[20:13] Miyu**
I'm sorry.
**[20:15] Mayu**
Let's do it one more time.
**[20:22] Man**
It's almost time.
**[20:25] Yoshino**
Okay.
**[20:26] Nanami**
Don't make that sound.
**[20:28] Nanami**
You're making me nervous.
**[20:32] Airi**
Minami.
**[20:33] Nanami**
Is it okay for you to be here?
**[20:35] Minami**
Yeah.
**[20:37] Minami**
Sorry I'm late.
**[20:40] Minami**
I'm sorry.
**[20:42] Tange**
It's fine.
**[20:43] Tange**
Are you sure you
should be here, though?
**[20:45] Minami**
Yes.
**[20:46] Minami**
This will make
Grandma Isokawa happier.
**[20:50] Tange**
I see.
**[20:52] Tange**
You'd better hurry, then.
**[20:52] Tange**
There's no time.
**[20:54] Minami**
Okay.
**[20:54] Minami**
Oh, Matsuda-san.
**[20:56] Matsuda**
What is it?
**[20:57] Minami**
I'd like to change.
**[20:58] Minami**
Could you take me
to the waiting room?
**[21:00] Matsuda**
Roger that.
**[21:04] SONG**
...without giving up
**[21:05] SONG**
WAKE UP bathed in bright sunlight
**[21:11] SONG**
The hope in my heart overlaps with you
***SIGN*** You can do it, Minami!
**[21:18] SONG**
STAND UP There is no night that does not end
***SIGN*** You can do it, Minami!
**[21:23] SONG**
Believe in tomorrow's smile
***SIGN*** You can do it, Minami!
**[21:25] Tange**
Minami is a ray of hope that
illuminates everything around her.
***SIGN*** Shine
**[21:30] SONG**
Shine MY ONLY ONE
**[21:32] Woman**
Isn't she great?
**[21:38] Mayu**
Thank you very much.
**[21:40] All**
Thank you very much!
***SIGN*** Former I-1 Mayushi's Sendai idol WUG thread Entertainment Production Company "Green Leaves Entertainment" HP Thanks
**[21:50] [Texting] TEXT**
Former I-1's Mayushi is back!!
Sendai TV's concert was awesome!
I'm glad I followed her...
**[21:54] Man**
Mayushi?
**[21:55] Man**
Shimada Mayu, huh?
**[21:56] Man**
Yes. She's working with
Sendai's Wake Up, Girls!
**[22:02] Man**
The rumors were true.
**[22:08] TEXT**
*Internal Conflict in I-1?*
***SIGN*** Shimada Mayu retires?!
***SIGN*** Shimada Mayu leaves?!
***SIGN*** To be continued
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[23:45] Girl**
Yoppi, you've been acting
since you were little, right?
**[23:48] Girl**
Yeah, I've been doing
it since I was four.
**[23:50] Girl**
What kind of roles
have you performed?
**[23:51] Girl**
I've done all kinds of things.
**[23:52] Girl**
Oh, but I did one thing
better than anyone else.
**[23:55] Girl**
Really? What was it?
**[23:56] Girl**
Corpses!
**[23:57] Both**
The next episode is
"Scandal!"
***SIGN*** "Scandal"
**[24:00] ---**
# E4 - Scandal
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRZX23G4Y/scandal)
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***SIGN*** Former I-1 Mayushi's Sendai idol WUG thread Entertainment Production Company "Green Leaves Entertainment" HP Thanks
**[01:34] [Texting] TEXT**
Former I-1's Mayushi is back!!
Sendai TV's concert was awesome!
I'm glad I followed her...
**[01:38] Ota**
Why?
**[01:40] [Texting] TEXT**
You sure she's not just struggling in vain?
She's the loser who lost the center battle lol
Isn't Mayu that piece of trash who betrayed her fans with a man?
**[01:41] [Texting] TEXT**
Isn't Mayu that piece of trash who betrayed her fans with a man?
She's a problem girl so terrible Shiraki chased her out lololol
**[01:43] [Texting] TEXT**
She's a problem girl
so terrible Shiraki
chased her
out lololol
**[01:45] [Texting] TEXT**
It's just the opposite.
She was touched by lolicon Shiraki and thrown away. So sad lol
**[01:48] [Texting] TEXT**
I'm impressed she made such a brazen return
**[01:49] [Texting] TEXT**
Unbelievable.
Don't underestimate the countryside!
**[01:51] Ota**
Why is everyone taking it so badly?
**[01:57] Ota**
In the end, isn't this a good thing?
**[02:03] Miyu**
"In the end, isn't this a good thing?"
**[02:07] [Texting] TEXT**
In the end, isn't this a good thing...
**[02:07] [Texting] TEXT**
Are you stupid?
**[02:09] [Texting] TEXT**
What's good? Explain
**[02:10] [Texting] TEXT**
The real tragedy
is that the other members
are being forced along with this trash
**[02:12] [Texting] TEXT**
They're old news.
Poor WUG lololol
**[02:15] Miyu**
What is this?
**[02:18] Man**
Mayushi?
**[02:19] Man**
Shimada Mayu, huh?
**[02:20] Man**
Yes. She's working with
Sendai's Wake Up, Girls!
**[02:27] Man**
The rumors were true.
**[02:29] TEXT**
*Internal Conflict in I-1?*
***SIGN*** Shimada Mayu retires?!
***SIGN*** Shimada Mayu leaves?!
**[02:32] Man**
Our next project has been decided.
**[02:35] Man**
You're going to cover Mayushi?
**[02:37] Man**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[02:39] Tange**
Yes, yes.
**[02:40] Tange**
Thank you.
**[02:50] Matsuda**
Boss?
**[02:52] Airi**
Um...
***SIGN*** Airi
**[02:54] Airi**
Like this?
**[02:55] Nanami**
No, no. A signature
should look like this.
**[02:58] Kaya**
No way.
**[02:59] Nanami**
What? You think so?
**[03:01] Minami**
Hey, isn't this cute?
**[03:04] Yoshino**
Is that a paper doll?
**[03:05] Minami**
No.
**[03:10] Miyu**
Airi, where's Mayushi?
**[03:13] Airi**
I haven't heard.
**[03:14] Airi**
I wonder what's going on with her.
**[03:15] Airi**
She's not usually late.
**[03:19] Tange**
Listen up, girls.
**[03:23] Tange**
I found your next job.
**[03:25] Tange**
Dance with joy.
**[03:28] Tange**
After your TV performance,
**[03:29] Tange**
you're going to be
regulars on a radio show.
**[03:31] All**
What?!
**[03:33] Tange**
You're going to be regulars
on a daily program.
**[03:34] Tange**
On top of that, it's a title show.
**[03:36] Tange**
It's a one-minute segment
from 11:59 pm to midnight.
**[03:39] Kaya**
So short.
**[03:40] Minami**
Daily and title?
**[03:45] Airi**
Um...
**[03:47] Yoshino**
Daily means it's every day.
**[03:48] Yoshino**
Title means our name
appears in the title of the show.
**[03:53] Minami**
That's amazing.
**[03:55] Tange**
No, no, no.
**[03:56] Tange**
This is a small step.
**[03:58] Tange**
We're aiming for the Red vs. White Concert.
**[04:00] Tange**
A journey of a thousand
miles starts with one step.
**[04:03] Tange**
By the way, how many
miles away is the
**[04:04] Tange**
Red vs. White Concert Hall from here?
**[04:06] Matsuda**
I don't know.
**[04:07] Tange**
We definitely have good
things coming our way.
**[04:09] Tange**
We'll fearlessly move forward.
**[04:12] Girls**
Yes!
**[04:14] Tange**
You know what they say.
**[04:15] Tange**
The god of chance only has bangs.
**[04:19] Tange**
Honestly, what does that mean?
**[04:24] Both**
Good morning.
**[04:26] Tange**
Anna, Karina.
**[04:28] Karina**
It's been a while, everyone.
**[04:30] All**
Good morning.
**[04:31] Anna**
You seem excited.
**[04:33] Tange**
We are. Let me tell you all about it.
**[04:48] Mom**
Why is she doing this again?
**[04:50] Mom**
If she wanted to do it,
she never should have given up!
**[04:53] Grandmother**
If you say that, there's no hope.
**[04:55] Grandmother**
You should consider
how Mayu-chan feels.
**[04:57] Mom**
Isn't this the result of
respecting her thoughts?
**[05:02] Mayu**
I'm leaving now.
***SIGN*** New Song
**[05:08] Tange**
In any case, I'm having Twinkle
write a second original song for us.
***SIGN*** New Song
**[05:15] Tange**
The condition for the first song
**[05:17] Tange**
was that it be one total amateurs could
**[05:19] Tange**
look good singing and dancing...
**[05:23] Matsuda**
You've gone too far.
**[05:24] Tange**
But we need another one like that.
**[05:27] Kaya**
What does that mean?
**[05:28] Nanami**
Does that mean we haven't grown?
**[05:31] Tange**
That's exactly right.
**[05:34] Mayu**
Sorry I'm late.
**[05:38] Mayu**
I-I'm sorry!
**[05:40] Karina**
Don't worry about it.
**[05:41] Anna**
We just suddenly dropped in.
**[05:48] Yoshino**
Anyway, this is how long a minute is.
**[05:51] Kaya**
What are we supposed to do in that time?
**[05:52] Minami**
Really? I think it's pretty long.
**[05:56] Nanami**
But if we divide 60 seconds
among seven people,
**[05:58] Nanami**
each person gets just over eight seconds.
**[06:00] Nanami**
How long is that?
**[06:01] Yoshino**
Let's give it a try.
**[06:03] Yoshino**
Good evening.
**[06:04] Yoshino**
It's time for the Wake Up, Girls!
"Sorry It's So Short!" program.
**[06:07] Yoshino**
I'm Nanase Yoshino.
**[06:08] Yoshino**
Is it too conventional to say my hobbies
**[06:10] Yoshino**
are reading and watching films?
**[06:13] Yoshino**
That's it, I guess.
**[06:16] Miyu**
I'm Miyu. Hello.
**[06:18] Miyu**
What's everyone's
favorite type of omu-rice?
**[06:21] Kaya**
Omu-rice is omu-rice.
**[06:23] Miyu**
I'm talking about the
words you write on top.
**[06:25] Miyu**
Oh! It's over.
**[06:27] Miyu**
Kayatan, you interrupted me.
**[06:29] Kaya**
I'm next.
**[06:30] Kaya**
I'm Kikuma Kaya.
**[06:31] Kaya**
Looking at the sea
makes me feel kind of sad.
**[06:35] Nanami**
So gloomy.
**[06:36] Minami**
Ready, go!
***SIGN*** New Song
**[06:37] Minami**
I love cream yakisoba bread.
**[06:40] Minami**
People ask me if I ever get
sick of it, but I never do.
**[06:43] Yoshino**
You didn't say your name, Minami.
**[06:44] Minami**
Huh?
**[06:45] Airi**
Uh, um...
**[06:50] Airi**
Japanese sweets...
**[06:51] Yoshino**
It's over.
**[06:52] Airi**
You're kidding!
**[06:53] Airi**
I didn't get to say anything, Mayushi.
**[06:56] Airi**
Mayushi?
**[06:58] Mayu**
Oh, sorry.
**[06:59] Airi**
Is something wrong?
**[07:01] Airi**
Are you not feeling well?
**[07:02] Mayu**
No, nothing like that.
**[07:06] Kaya**
Is there anything we can say that will
**[07:08] Kaya**
express our individuality in a word?
**[07:11] Mayu**
Oh! What about weird faces?
**[07:13] Kaya**
But it's radio.
**[07:16] Mayu**
You're right.
**[07:23] Tange**
That should do it.
**[07:25] Tange**
I made a lot of requests for this song,
**[07:27] Tange**
but I basically trust your musical sense.
**[07:31] Matsuda**
If anything, you should forget
what the president said.
**[07:35] Karina**
That girl who was late...
**[07:37] Tange**
Oh, Shimada Mayu?
**[07:38] Anna**
She's a member now.
**[07:41] Tange**
Yes, she joined partway through.
**[07:44] Mayu**
Please let me be an idol!
**[07:47] Matsuda**
She'd been turning us down,
but ultimately, she came to us.
**[07:52] Anna**
She quit once, and now she's starting again.
**[07:55] Tange**
There's something cloudy
about the color of her aura, though.
**[07:59] Karina**
When she quit the I-1 Club,
it was pretty sensational.
**[08:05] Tange**
She may have a lot weighing on her.
**[08:10] Miyu**
The god of chance, huh?
**[08:12] Miyu**
Everyone does experience
good luck at least once.
**[08:16] Miyu**
They say what's important is whether
**[08:17] Miyu**
or not you grab that opportunity.
**[08:21] Tange**
Work, lambs!
**[08:25] Miyu**
First, a TV show, and now a radio program.
**[08:27] Miyu**
The pressure's building.
**[08:30] Miyu**
Mayushi, what do you think?
**[08:32] Miyu**
Did you ever get nervous
when you were part of the I-1 Club?
**[08:35] Miyu**
Well, yes...
**[08:42] Miyu**
Um... The reason you quit the I-1 Club...
**[08:47] Miyu**
I'm sorry.
**[08:49] Mayu**
I was a little tired then.
**[08:58] Mayu**
Maybe I shouldn't have come back.
**[09:02] Miyu**
What?
**[09:04] Announcer**
A Izumi Chuo train
is arriving at Platform Two.
**[09:09] Announcer**
For your safety, please stand
behind the white line.
**[09:14] Mayu**
Never mind. It's nothing.
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[09:22] Tange**
What? You want to pick us up
for a documentary program?
**[09:25] Tange**
Is this on a national network?
**[09:27] Suzuki**
Yes. We heard Wake Up, Girls!
**[09:29] Suzuki**
has been working hard in Sendai,
and we'd like to cover you.
**[09:36] Suzuki**
What do you think?
**[09:38] Tange**
You must be sharp to set
your sights on us, TTX.
**[09:43] Suzuki**
Thank you.
**[09:44] Yamada**
Did she go for it?
**[09:48] Suzuki**
I'll e-mail you the details.
**[09:51] Suzuki**
Could I have your address?
**[09:52] Suzuki**
Okay.
***SIGN*** I-1 Shimada Mayu leaves?
**[09:59] Matsuda**
President?
**[10:00] Tange**
Yes!
**[10:02] Tange**
Tokyo's finally moving!
**[10:04] Matsuda**
What?
**[10:05] Tange**
With former I-1 member
Mayu in our group,
**[10:07] Tange**
I expected this to happen
sooner or later...
**[10:11] Tange**
but this is sooner than I expected.
**[10:13] Tange**
The title of the program is
**[10:15] Tange**
*On the Brink of Their Break!
Country Idols to Keep Your Eye On!*
**[10:20] Yoshino**
A Tokyo TV station?
**[10:22] Airi**
Really?
**[10:23] Kaya**
Huh...
**[10:24] Nanami**
Is it on a national network?
**[10:25] Minami**
That's amazing.
**[10:26] Miyu**
But why us?
**[10:29] Tange**
Because you're shining.
**[10:31] Tange**
You know... like a diamond in the rough.
**[10:34] Miyu**
Does that mean we've been found?
**[10:36] Tange**
I suppose that's what it means.
**[10:39] Airi**
Amazing...
**[10:40] Airi**
This is really amazing.
**[10:41] Girls**
Wow!
**[10:43] Girls**
This is so amazing!
**[11:10] Shiraki**
Hello.
**[11:16] Shiraki**
Good work on your lessons.
**[11:18] Shiraki**
You seem to be working hard.
**[11:20] Shiraki**
All you can do is work hard.
**[11:22] Shiraki**
We don't need girls who can't work hard.
**[11:24] Shiraki**
I hope you'll keep working hard.
**[11:28] Girls**
Yes, sir!
**[11:30] Shiraki**
With the "I-1 Club National 47
Prefecture Love Connection Project"
**[11:35] Shiraki**
progressing well,
**[11:37] Shiraki**
the Sendai Theater's opening
concert will be held next month.
**[11:43] Shiraki**
The participating members will be
the names I announced yesterday.
**[11:46] Girls**
Yes, sir!
**[11:48] Shiraki**
The I-1 members going
to Sendai are the very best.
**[11:52] Shiraki**
I hope the I-2 and I-3 members
who will cover them in the event
**[11:58] Shiraki**
anything should occur
are doing their very best, as well.
**[12:03] Girls**
Yes, sir!
**[12:04] Shiraki**
Now, quickly shifting gears,
**[12:07] Shiraki**
I'd like to announce this month's rejects.
**[12:12] Shiraki**
134, 170, 209, 511.
**[12:17] Shiraki**
Good-bye, the four of you.
**[12:19] Shiraki**
Starting tomorrow,
you don't need to come.
**[12:21] Shiraki**
I will now announce
their new replacements.
**[12:23] Shiraki**
Ten girls numbered 1120 through
1129 are joining the I-1 Club today.
**[12:33] Shiraki**
Let us conclude this day
by singing the necessary attributes
**[12:37] Shiraki**
of a popular idol together.
**[12:39] Girls**
Yes, sir!
**[12:40] Shiraki**
Don't rest! Don't complain! Don't think!
**[12:43] Girls**
Don't rest! Don't complain! Don't think!
**[12:46] Shiraki**
Gratitude, always!
**[12:48] Girls**
Gratitude, always!
**[12:51] Megumi**
Sendai's next month.
**[12:53] MAI**
Sendai, huh?
**[12:54] MAI**
Last month was Nara.
The month before that was Niigata.
**[12:57] MAI**
We're traveling all across Japan.
**[12:59] Nanoka**
Anyway... Do you know about this?
**[13:01] Megumi**
What?
**[13:05] Megumi**
You're kidding! Mayu?
**[13:07] Nanoka**
It's her.
**[13:09] MAI**
I can't believe she's working in Sendai.
**[13:12] MAI**
I'm kind of surprised.
**[13:13] MAI**
It seemed like she
would never work again.
**[13:16] Shiho**
Why is she coming back now?
**[13:18] Shiho**
She gave up on being an idol.
**[13:20] Shiho**
Why would she bother working
in the countryside, anyway?
**[13:24] Megumi**
Isn't it obvious?
**[13:27] Megumi**
Because she loves it.
**[13:28] Shiho**
But we're going to go
crush her next month.
**[13:49] [Messenger] PHONE**
From: Yoshikawa Megumi
Subject: It's been a while!
**[13:50] Megumi**
*It's been a while!*
**[13:51] Megumi**
*I saw a Wake Up, Girls! video today.*
**[13:55] Megumi**
*You've starting working again in Sendai.*
**[13:58] Megumi**
*You should have told me.*
**[14:00] Megumi**
* I'm glad you returned*
* to this business, though.*
**[14:05] Megumi**
* I hope we can stand*
* on the same stage together.*
**[14:08] Megumi**
*I'll be on the I-1 Sendai stage next month.*
**[14:12] Megumi**
*Come see us.*
**[14:16] Megumi**
I'm going to talk to the president!
**[14:18] Mayu**
It's no use.
**[14:19] Mayu**
But this...
**[14:22] Mayu**
This isn't fair!
**[14:24] Megumi**
Don't cry, Mayu.
**[14:31] Mayu**
*It's been a while.*
**[14:32] Mayu**
*Sorry about Wake Up, Girls!*
**[14:34] Mayu**
*I didn't mean to keep it a secret.*
**[14:37] Mayu**
* I meant to tell you*
* when I had set things right.*
**[14:41] Mayu**
* I want to stand on the*
* same stage with you, too.*
**[14:45] Mayu**
*Good luck with your performance in Sendai.*
***SIGN*** You can do it,
***SIGN*** Mayu!
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[14:56] Tange**
I'm Green Leaves'
representative, Tange Junko.
**[14:59] Tange**
This blockhead is
our manager, Matsuda.
**[15:02] Matsuda**
I'm Matsuda Kohei.
**[15:04] Suzuki**
I'm Suzuki.
**[15:05] Suzuki**
Thank you for meeting us today.
**[15:08] Yamada**
I'm his assistant, Yamada.
**[15:10] Yamada**
It's nice to meet you.
**[15:11] Tange**
The pleasure is ours.
**[15:13] Matsuda**
We've spoken with
representatives of our regular TV
**[15:17] Matsuda**
and radio programs,
and they've approved an interview.
**[15:20] Suzuki**
I see.
**[15:22] Matsuda**
How long will this take?
**[15:23] Suzuki**
Let's get to it, then.
**[15:25] Suzuki**
I was hoping to talk to the members.
**[15:30] Matsuda**
I see.
**[15:33] Suzuki**
Let's get started.
**[15:35] Suzuki**
I'd like to ask each member
some simple questions in turn
**[15:38] Suzuki**
and have them answer.
**[15:41] Suzuki**
Start rolling whenever.
**[15:43] Suzuki**
Let's start with your reason for joining.
**[15:45] Suzuki**
Nanase-san, you're first.
**[15:47] Yoshino**
Okay.
**[15:51] Suzuki**
Why did you become an idol?
**[15:55] Yoshino**
I'm Nanase Yoshino.
**[15:56] Yoshino**
I'm originally from Sendai,
**[15:58] Yoshino**
and I've been a child talent star
since I was four years old.
**[16:01] Yoshino**
At one point, I wanted to be a model,
**[16:04] Yoshino**
but I decided to pursue
a career as an idol.
**[16:07] Suzuki**
I see. Thank you.
**[16:09] Suzuki**
Next, Kikuma Kaya-san.
**[16:11] Kaya**
Okay.
**[16:14] Suzuki**
Same question.
**[16:18] Kaya**
I'm Kikuma Kaya.
**[16:19] Kaya**
I'd been working a lot of jobs,
**[16:22] Kaya**
and I found out about
this audition at one of them.
**[16:25] Kaya**
I wanted some proof of my
accomplishments, so I decided to try out.
**[16:30] Suzuki**
I see.
**[16:31] Suzuki**
Next person, please.
**[16:37] Suzuki**
Um... Shimada Mayu-san.
**[16:41] Mayu**
Yes.
**[16:47] Mayu**
I'm Shimada Mayu.
**[16:48] Suzuki**
You're former I-1 Club member,
Mayushi, aren't you?
**[16:53] Mayu**
Yes.
**[16:54] Suzuki**
Sorry to be direct,
**[16:56] Suzuki**
but the real reason you were
made to quit the I-1 Club
**[16:58] Suzuki**
was different from what
the media covered, isn't it?
**[17:04] Suzuki**
The official story is that
you lost a center battle,
**[17:08] Suzuki**
but according to my research,
**[17:10] Suzuki**
you were involved in a lot
of internal conflicts.
**[17:13] Suzuki**
What happened?
**[17:16] Suzuki**
Come on! You quit.
**[17:19] Suzuki**
Why don't you tell the truth?
**[17:23] Matsuda**
Hey!
**[17:30] Suzuki**
Was the reason this picture
that everyone was talking about?
**[17:36] Suzuki**
There are rumors of power
struggles within the group
**[17:39] Suzuki**
and suspiciously large money
transfers, aren't there?
**[17:43] Suzuki**
What's Shiraki-san like?
**[17:45] Suzuki**
Did something happen
between you and Shiraki-san?
**[17:50] Suzuki**
Oh? Am I right?
**[17:53] Suzuki**
Whoa!
**[17:55] Tange**
That's enough!
**[17:58] Matsuda**
Wasn't the purpose of today's
interview to cover Wake Up, Girls!?
**[18:03] Matsuda**
Shimada Mayu's history
has nothing to do with this.
**[18:06] Suzuki**
You must be confused.
**[18:09] Suzuki**
Wake Up, Girls! doesn't exist
without Shimada Mayu, does it?
**[18:16] Suzuki**
Isn't it better for you
**[18:17] Suzuki**
if people make a fuss over
Shimada Mayu on the internet?
***SIGN*** "The Struggles of the Fallen Idol"
**[18:23] Tange**
That's enough!
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[18:26] Suzuki**
I'll sue!
**[18:28] Tange**
Go ahead and try!
**[18:39] Matsuda**
Today was rough.
**[18:42] Airi**
Where's Mayu?
**[18:43] Matsuda**
The president wanted to talk to her.
**[18:45] Airi**
But...
**[18:47] Matsuda**
Let's leave it up to the president today.
**[18:49] Matsuda**
You've got work tomorrow.
**[18:52] All**
Okay...
**[19:05] Tange**
I'm not sure I can say
anything to cheer you up now.
**[19:11] Tange**
Without having experienced
what you've gone through,
**[19:14] Tange**
nothing I say is very convincing.
**[19:17] Tange**
But let me tell you this.
**[19:20] Tange**
Everyone has emotional scars.
**[19:23] Tange**
However, you can't leave
those wounds untreated.
**[19:28] Tange**
I'm sure you know how
to heal those wounds.
**[19:33] Tange**
Isn't that why you came here?
**[19:47] Minami**
I wonder if Mayushi's okay.
**[19:50] Yoshino**
We don't exist without
Shimada Mayu, huh?
**[19:53] Yoshino**
He was pretty harsh, wasn't he?
**[19:55] Nanami**
If we don't want people
to think that way,
**[19:58] Nanami**
we have to improve our skills
to be on par with Mayushi's.
**[20:02] Nanami**
Anyway...
**[20:03] Yoshino**
The reason Mayu quit I-1?
**[20:05] Nanami**
Yeah. I know people were
making quite a fuss,
**[20:10] Nanami**
but something seems pretty
malicious about it.
**[20:13] Nanami**
Have you heard anything, Ai-chan?
**[20:16] Airi**
I try not to ask her about it.
**[20:20] Airi**
It seems like Mayu
doesn't want me to ask.
**[20:23] Miyu**
I understand.
**[20:24] Kaya**
Who cares about the past?
**[20:27] Miyu**
It doesn't seem to be over yet.
**[20:30] Yoshino**
What do you mean?
**[20:36] Airi**
I wonder if Mayushi saw this.
**[20:38] Minami**
It's so mean.
**[20:39] Nanami**
She probably ended up seeing this.
**[20:43] [Texting] TEXT**
Isn't Mayu that piece of trash who
betrayed her fans with a man?
**[20:44] Yoshino**
Is this true?
**[20:47] Miyu**
According to the customers
at the maid café, they're mostly lies,
**[20:51] Miyu**
but there are some
they can't be sure of.
**[20:53] Kaya**
Does that mean only
Mayu knows the truth?
**[20:56] Miyu**
Actually, I tried asking
Mayushi directly before,
**[21:01] Miyu**
but she wouldn't tell me.
**[21:04] Airi**
She should talk to someone about it,
**[21:05] Airi**
instead of handling it on her own.
**[21:07] Kaya**
Maybe she can't do that right now.
**[21:10] Yoshino**
Are you saying she doesn't trust us?
**[21:13] Kaya**
That's not what I meant.
**[21:14] Minami**
Maybe it's not easy for her to say.
**[21:16] Yoshino**
That just means she's not
ready to talk about it.
**[21:20] Miyu**
Is this what it's like to live
in the entertainment industry?
***SIGN*** Get out! Comeback idol
***SIGN*** What is she trying to do now?
***SIGN*** Is she trying to get back at I-1 for firing her? Seriously crazy
**[21:39] Ota**
*Taking back a dream you've lost*
**[21:41] Ota**
* must be harder than*
* achieving it the first time.*
**[21:46] Ota**
* That's why I want to support*
* Shimada Mayu's desire to try again.*
**[22:08] Mayu**
Shiho?
**[22:10] Shiho**
Mayu?
***SIGN*** To be continued
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[23:45] Miyu**
Mayushi's a very mysterious girl.
**[23:47] Airi**
Yeah.
**[23:48] Miyu**
Ai-chan, you're her friend.
You must know a lot about her.
**[23:51] Airi**
Not at all.
**[23:52] Airi**
Oh, but I do know one thing.
**[23:54] Miyu**
What?
**[23:54] Airi**
The number of moles on her body.
**[23:56] Miyu**
What a maniac.
**[23:57] Both**
The next episode is
"Heaven or Hell!"
***SIGN*** "Heaven or Hell"
# E5 - Heaven or Hell
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6Q4KG2QR/heaven-or-hell)
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**[01:39] Shiho**
You're working in Sendai now, aren't you?
**[01:41] Mayu**
Yes.
**[01:43] Shiho**
I saw some pictures.
**[01:45] Shiho**
You stood out in them
just like you always do.
**[01:48] Shiho**
Of course, it's only natural since
you were surrounded by amateurs.
**[01:53] All**
Hello, Sendai.
**[01:55] All**
We're the I-1 Club.
**[01:57] Shiho**
Today, we have good news for you.
**[02:01] MAI**
The I-1 Club's
**[02:02] MAI**
National 47 Prefecture Love
Connection Project begins today.
**[02:07] Ai**
For this project, the I-1 Club
will go to see you.
**[02:08] Shiho**
I came here to check
things out for our project.
**[02:12] Mayu**
I see.
**[02:14] Nanoka**
Here in Miyagi Prefecture's Sendai,
we'll be building a theater.
**[02:19] Shiho**
We're so excited to see you.
**[02:23] MAI**
Look forward to it.
**[02:26] All**
This has been a message
from the I-1 Club!
**[02:30] Mayu**
Good luck.
**[02:32] Shiho**
Even Shiraki-san
is prioritizing this project.
**[02:36] Shiho**
If we don't work hard,
we'll be kicked out.
**[02:41] Shiho**
Can I ask you something?
**[02:43] Mayu**
What?
**[02:44] Shiho**
I'm impressed you
decided to come back.
**[02:48] Shiho**
Why did you do it?
**[02:56] Shiho**
Well, you can do whatever you want.
**[02:59] Shiho**
But don't forget
the trouble you caused us.
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[03:17] Tange**
It's ready.
**[03:18] Tange**
It's piping hot and ready.
**[03:24] Tange**
As expected of Twinkle.
**[03:25] Tange**
Their work is fast, good, and cheap.
**[03:28] Matsuda**
I think it's only cheap
because you haggled them down.
**[03:32] Tange**
Read these divine lyrics, girls.
**[03:35] Kaya**
So hot.
***SIGN*** 16-Year-Old Agape
**[03:36] Tange**
I told you it's piping hot.
**[03:46] Tange**
Now that we have a second song,
I thought we could make a splash.
**[03:51] Matsuda**
What?
**[03:52] Tange**
And so, we'll be performing a concert
on May 25th at MACANA with our new song.
**[03:59] Matsuda**
Huh? I'm getting a sense of déjà vu...
**[04:02] Matsuda**
Oh, right.
**[04:03] Matsuda**
At the end of last year,
this person said the same thing
**[04:04] Matsuda**
and ran off with all our money.
**[04:06] Matsuda**
I've been traumatized by live concerts.
**[04:10] Matsuda**
I'm breaking out in hives!
**[04:11] Tange**
Shut up already.
**[04:13] Tange**
In any case, we're putting on a concert.
**[04:15] Yoshino**
I understand how Matsuda-san feels.
**[04:18] Nanami**
I know.
**[04:19] Nanami**
I hope you're not planning
to deceive us again.
**[04:22] Airi**
Deceive us?
**[04:24] Tange**
You're still carrying on about that?
**[04:26] Tange**
You're such small people.
**[04:28] Matsuda**
It's not a matter of size.
**[04:31] Tange**
Well, let's get cracking.
**[04:33] Miyu**
NFW!
**[04:36] Minami**
What does that mean?
**[04:37] Miyu**
No freaking way.
**[04:39] Minami**
What?
**[04:40] Miyu**
Our concert is scheduled
for the same day as
**[04:43] Miyu**
the I-1 Club's Sendai Theater
opening concert!
**[04:46] Matsuda**
What?!
***SIGN*** Kumagaiya
**[04:47] Matsuda**
This isn't good.
**[04:48] Matsuda**
Won't we lose customers to them?
**[04:52] Yoshino**
We'll start practicing
the new song tomorrow.
**[04:54] All**
Okay.
**[04:56] Yoshino**
Later.
**[04:57] Airi**
Okay.
**[04:57] Minami**
See you later.
**[04:58] Miyu**
Bye bye.
**[04:59] Minami**
What kind of snacks
will we get to eat today?
**[05:02] Miyu**
You're such a glutton, Minami.
***SIGN*** National 47 Prefecture
Love Connection Project
***SIGN*** Finally Arriving in Sendai
***SIGN*** Opens at the I-1 Theater Sendai on 5/25!!
**[05:10] Kaya**
Everywhere you look, it's I-1.
***SIGN*** "We're Coming To See You."
**[05:12] Miyu**
Their marketing campaign is crazy.
**[05:15] Yoshino**
They're just abusing their wealth.
***SIGN*** I-1 Club finally arrives in Sendai on 5/25!!
**[05:22] Miyu**
But it's amazing that they can do that.
**[05:29] Tange**
It's always money, money, money.
***SIGN*** Senichiya
***SIGN*** Yakitori
**[05:31] Tange**
There are things in this world
you can't buy with money!
**[05:35] Tange**
Spending money on advertising
will help your sales,
**[05:37] Tange**
but it won't last forever.
**[05:39] Tange**
After all, it costs money!
**[05:42] Matsuda**
Is that right?
**[05:44] Tange**
Nothing's most important
than making an honest living.
**[05:48] Tange**
Even the I-1 Club was built
by the passion of Shiraki,
**[05:52] Tange**
who had nothing going for him
except his love of idols.
**[05:58] Tange**
The I-1 Club started as
**[06:00] Tange**
a local "no money, no connections,
no name" group from Oshiage.
**[06:06] Tange**
That was before Oshiage built its Skytree.
**[06:10] Tange**
Now it's something of a tourist spot.
**[06:15] Matsuda**
President, are you
familiar with that era?
**[06:18] Tange**
Of course I am!
**[06:19] Tange**
I've been in this business
for forty-five years!
**[06:21] Matsuda**
Huh?
**[06:22] Matsuda**
How old are you?
**[06:24] Tange**
I've been doing this since a past life!
**[06:25] Matsuda**
I see.
**[06:27] Tange**
They didn't have any theaters back then.
**[06:29] Tange**
They held guerrilla concerts in Azumabashi,
**[06:31] Tange**
but there's no audience there.
**[06:33] Tange**
I'm saying there aren't
any young people there.
***SIGN*** Yakitori
**[06:36] Matsuda**
Yeah.
**[06:38] Tange**
But idols become popular
through word of mouth.
**[06:42] Tange**
There were rumors of interesting
girls in Azumabashi.
**[06:45] Tange**
Those rumors spread like wildfire,
giving us the I-1 we have today.
**[06:50] Tange**
Their honest work moved people's
hearts and gave birth to money.
**[06:55] Tange**
That's how it works.
**[06:57] Matsuda**
You're sounding
strangely reasonable today.
**[07:00] Matsuda**
It's scaring me.
**[07:03] Tange**
I'll do it this time.
**[07:05] Matsuda**
What?
**[07:06] Tange**
Nothing!
**[07:07] Tange**
I was talking to myself!
***SIGN*** Jera
**[07:18] Nanami**
The I-1 Club is really amazing.
**[07:20] Yoshino**
Yeah.
**[07:21] Kaya**
Their choreography
is so well coordinated.
**[07:23] Miyu**
Mayushi used to be part of that.
**[07:27] Suzuki**
You must be confused.
**[07:30] Suzuki**
Wake Up, Girls! doesn't exist
without Shimada Mayu, does it?
**[07:35] Yoshino**
I won't lose.
**[07:36] Nanami**
To who? I-1?
**[07:37] Nanami**
Don't you think that
will take some time?
**[07:40] Nanami**
I think we just have
to do the best we can.
**[07:43] Miyu**
You're right.
**[07:44] Miyu**
Let's first think of how
we can gather as large
**[07:46] Miyu**
an audience for
our concert as possible.
**[07:48] Kaya**
Yeah.
**[07:48] Kaya**
Maybe I'll reach out
to my friends this time.
**[07:52] Miyu**
That's not good enough.
**[07:53] Miyu**
You can't approach
this like you're trying
**[07:55] Miyu**
to fill some small theater.
**[07:56] Kaya**
What do you mean?
**[07:57] Miyu**
We need to increase our number of fans.
**[08:01] Kaya**
Yeah, but...
**[08:02] Nanami**
Yoppi, let's go.
**[08:09] Dance coach**
Okay, let's take a break!
**[08:11] All**
Yes, ma'am!
**[08:15] Yoshino**
Airi, you're always behind.
**[08:17] Airi**
Huh?
**[08:17] Airi**
Sorry. Where?
**[08:24] Yoshino**
This part.
**[08:25] Yoshino**
Give it a try.
**[08:29] Yoshino**
There it is.
**[08:30] Yoshino**
That's not right.
**[08:31] Airi**
What? It's not?
**[08:33] Mayu**
Isn't it like this?
**[08:41] Airi**
Like this, Yoppi?
**[08:43] Airi**
Huh?
**[08:45] Airi**
What's wrong with Yoppi?
**[08:51] Yoshino**
Since our new song
is coming together,
**[08:54] Yoshino**
I thought we could decide what
we're singing at the concert today.
**[08:57] Yoshino**
First, I think it goes
without saying that we'll use
**[08:59] Yoshino**
"Stand Up!" and "16-Year-Old Agape."
***SIGN*** "Stand Up!"
***SIGN*** "16-Year-Old Agape"
**[09:02] Yoshino**
I'm sure you all know,
**[09:04] Yoshino**
that's not nearly enough.
**[09:06] Yoshino**
So I want to choose
a few more songs today.
**[09:10] Miyu**
I know! I know!
**[09:11] Miyu**
What about anime songs?
**[09:13] Miyu**
I'm sure our fans will enjoy them.
**[09:15] Nanami**
Anime songs? Don't you think
that's too commonplace?
**[09:18] Nanami**
Other groups sing them quite a bit.
**[09:20] Nanami**
I want to do something unexpected.
**[09:22] Nanami**
What about "Hikarizuka"?
**[09:25] Miyu**
Would anyone enjoy that?
**[09:28] Minami**
I'd prefer folk songs like "Ishinomaki
Chatsumi-uta" or "Ishinomaki Sendou-uta."
**[09:33] Yoshino**
I don't know about that, either.
**[09:35] Minami**
I think the members of the
folk song club would enjoy it.
**[09:39] Yoshino**
What should we do?
***SIGN*** "Stand Up!"
***SIGN*** "16-Year-Old Agape"
**[09:41] Yoshino**
Maybe anime songs.
**[09:43] Miyu**
I know! I know!
**[09:44] Miyu**
In that case, I have something
I've danced to at work.
**[09:48] Kaya**
This concert isn't just for you.
**[09:50] Miyu**
What? But it's really cute.
**[09:53] Minami**
Folk songs are cute, too.
**[09:55] Nanami**
And *Hikarizuka'*s not
so much cute as cool.
**[09:57] Miyu**
Anime songs!
**[09:59] Minami**
Folk songs!
**[09:59] Nanami**
"Hikarizuka"!
**[10:00] Yoshino**
H-Hey!
**[10:05] Matsuda**
Are you sure you don't need to step in?
**[10:07] Matsuda**
They're getting out of hand.
**[10:09] Tange**
It's fine.
**[10:11] Tange**
Now that they can say what they want,
**[10:13] Tange**
they're taking another step forward.
**[10:15] Tange**
Let them fight.
**[10:16] Matsuda**
But we don't have
many days to prepare.
**[10:20] Yoshino**
If we're doing hit songs,
maybe we should do I-1 Club songs?
**[10:29] Yoshino**
Sorry.
**[10:30] Mayu**
It's fine.
**[10:31] Mayu**
You don't need to apologize.
**[10:33] Mayu**
But with the I-1 Theater
coming to Sendai,
**[10:36] Mayu**
I don't think there's any need
for us to sing their songs.
**[10:41] Mayu**
Don't you think we should
show our own colors?
**[10:47] Kaya**
Yeah. Mayu's right.
**[10:50] Miyu**
In that case, anime songs!
**[10:51] Nanami**
Folk songs!
**[10:52] Nanami**
"Hikarizuka"!
**[10:53] Yoshino**
I told you...
***SIGN*** "Stand Up!"
***SIGN*** "16-Year-Old Agape"
**[10:58] Man**
Let's go, I-1! Run!
**[11:00] Man**
There are tears of joy,
**[11:02] Man**
but there's no such thing
as smiling while running!
**[11:04] Man**
But we always smile!
**[11:07] Man**
All the time, we smile!
**[11:08] Man**
Smile while eating!
**[11:09] Man**
Smile while sleeping!
**[11:10] Man**
Smile while dancing!
**[11:11] Man**
Smile while singing!
**[11:15] Man**
Attention!
**[11:20] Man**
Number 456, you're out.
**[11:23] Man**
Leave.
**[11:37] Both**
15, 16, 17...
**[11:44] Both**
18, 19, 20...
**[11:54] Kaya**
I think things are coming together.
**[11:57] Airi**
Yoppi, how was my choreography?
**[11:59] Yoshino**
It's gotten a lot better.
**[12:01] Airi**
Really? Great.
**[12:05] Minami**
I'm hungry.
**[12:06] Minami**
Can I have a snack?
**[12:08] Miyu**
I baked some cookies.
**[12:13] Mayu**
Did you make these yourself?
**[12:14] Miyu**
Yes.
**[12:15] Minami**
Thanks for the food!
**[12:18] Nanami**
But I'll get fat if I have too many.
**[12:23] Nanami**
I'm jealous of Minami
in more than one way.
**[12:29] Nanami**
Do you think they'll
take all our customers?
**[12:32] Miyu**
I don't think we can beat them.
**[12:34] Kaya**
What good will saying that now do?
**[12:37] Airi**
By the way, have you seen the members
they're bringing to the Sendai theater?
**[12:40] Minami**
Yeah, I did!
**[12:41] Minami**
All the most popular members
of I-1 are coming, right?
**[12:45] Miyu**
Yeah.
**[12:47] Miyu**
Shihocchi, Yoshimegu,
Maimai, and Nanokasu.
**[12:51] Miyu**
They're all top-class girls.
**[12:54] Kaya**
They're really giving it
everything they have.
**[12:55] Mayu**
Beating them seems
all the more hopeless.
**[12:57] Yoshino**
Don't get too worked up.
**[13:01] Mayu**
Let's get back to our lessons.
**[13:02] Mayu**
There's no time to spare.
**[13:05] Airi**
You're right.
**[13:06] Airi**
Let's do it.
**[13:07] All**
Yeah.
**[13:08] All**
All right, let's do it.
**[13:09] All**
Let's go.
**[13:10] SONG**
My hair freshly shampooed on Sunday
**[13:16] SONG**
"Sorry we seem like amateurs!"
**[13:17] SONG**
I met you on the way to the station
**[13:24] SONG**
Believing in coincidences
that seem like fate
**[13:31] SONG**
I will call your name...
**[13:35] Yoshino**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[13:37] Yoshino**
5, 6, 7, 8.
**[13:38] Yoshino**
1, 2, 3...
**[13:39] Anna**
Working hard?
**[13:43] All**
Good morning.
**[13:44] Katarina**
Could we watch you practice?
**[13:46] All**
Okay.
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[13:48] Matsuda**
You want me to check on them?
**[13:50] Matsuda**
If you're curious,
you should go yourself.
**[13:53] Tange**
It's too much work.
**[13:55] Yoshino**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[13:57] Yoshino**
5, 6, 7, 8.
**[13:58] Yoshino**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[14:00] Airi**
Sorry.
**[14:01] Yoshino**
5, 6, 7, 8.
**[14:03] Yoshino**
1, 2, 3, 4.
**[14:12] Yoshino**
What did you think?
**[14:13] Nanami**
If you could tell us what we
did wrong, we'd appreciate it.
**[14:17] Anna**
It was kind of a mess.
**[14:19] All**
What?
**[14:20] Anna**
First, you.
**[14:21] Airi**
Yes.
**[14:22] Anna**
You almost ran into
someone and apologized.
**[14:26] Airi**
Yes.
**[14:27] Anna**
You need to make sure
your audience doesn't notice that.
**[14:30] Anna**
In fact, you probably
**[14:32] Anna**
almost ran into each other
because you held your position.
**[14:35] Nanami**
Yes.
**[14:36] Anna**
When that happens, gauge your distance.
**[14:39] Anna**
It's okay if you step out of line a little,
**[14:40] Anna**
but make sure you get out of her way.
**[14:42] Nanami**
Okay.
**[14:43] Anna**
The final step of leveling up is compassion.
**[14:47] Nanami**
Okay.
**[14:49] Karina**
How do you imagine
yourselves dancing right now?
**[14:52] Yoshino**
First, we must
synchronize our choreography...
**[14:54] Yoshino**
Oh, and rhythm.
**[14:55] Karina**
Yeah. I got that feeling,
but that's not what I meant.
**[15:00] Yoshino**
Huh?
**[15:01] Karina**
I was asking what it means
to be Wake Up, Girls!
**[15:08] Karina**
Are you guys fighting enough?
**[15:11] Karina**
You should tell each other
what you want to say.
**[15:13] Karina**
You're part of the same group.
**[15:15] Anna**
Of course, sometimes
you say too much to me.
**[15:26] Karina**
You should tell each other
what you want to say.
**[15:28] Karina**
You're part of the same group.
**[15:40] Yoshino**
*It's not easy for me to say.*
**[15:42] Yoshino**
*I need her to talk to me first.*
**[15:54] Kaya**
How did it look?
**[15:55] Miyu**
There's no one there.
**[15:56] Nanami**
My nightmare became reality.
**[15:58] Miyu**
And this is the wallpaper
of the Sendai theater
**[16:02] Miyu**
my shikigami returned to me.
**[16:07] Minami**
What is this?
**[16:09] Airi**
Is it packed?
**[16:10] Miyu**
That's right.
**[16:12] Miyu**
It's so unbelievably crowded,
you can't even see the stage.
**[16:17] Yoshino**
I knew it would be like this,
**[16:18] Yoshino**
but seeing the difference
is depressing.
**[16:21] Minami**
We practiced hard.
**[16:23] Minami**
Let's have fun at our own concert.
**[16:25] Airi**
Yeah, you're right.
**[16:27] Airi**
That's all we can do.
**[16:41] Fans**
We've been waiting for you!
**[16:43] Fans**
Miyu-chan!
**[16:51] Ota**
You can do it, WUG-chan!
**[17:12] SONG**
Believing I could not dream
**[17:18] Shiho**
Good evening, everyone!
**[17:21] All**
We're the I-1 Club!
**[17:23] Shiho**
Today is the first day
of the glorious Sendai Theater
**[17:26] Shiho**
opening concert!
**[17:28] Shiho**
We'll be giving it
everything we have,
**[17:32] Shiho**
so stick with us until the very end!
**[17:37] Yoshino**
Um... We're Wake Up, Girls!
**[17:41] Yoshino**
We're based in Sendai.
**[17:44] Yoshino**
The song you just heard was written
by our seniors in the industry...
**[17:51] Mayu**
It was written by Twinkle.
**[17:56] Megumi**
Shihocchi and I turned pale,
**[18:00] Megumi**
but for some reason,
Maimai ate the ramen in silence.
**[18:04] MAI**
Don't tell them that!
**[18:06] Megumi**
I guess I saw a demonstration
of Maimai's nerves of steel.
**[18:09] MAI**
If you keep talking, I'll strangle you!
**[18:13] Shiho**
Lastly, please listen to our new song.
**[18:19] Yoshino**
Lastly, please listen to our new song.
**[18:24] SONG**
Larger than love,
a 16-Year-Old Agape
**[18:43] Kaya**
Oh, well.
**[18:45] Miyu**
We practiced so much, too.
**[18:47] Minami**
We failed completely.
**[18:50] Nanami**
We kept making mistakes.
**[18:52] Airi**
I'm sorry.
**[18:54] Yoshino**
You don't need to keep blaming yourself.
**[18:57] Yoshino**
I made plenty of mistakes in my emceeing, too.
**[19:01] Nanami**
I'm sure the I-1 concert was a blast.
**[19:17] Yoshino**
Thank you.
**[19:19] Mayu**
Sure.
**[19:20] Tange**
Thanks for your hard work!
**[19:22] All**
Thank you...
**[19:24] Tange**
What's wrong? You seem down.
**[19:27] Kaya**
You know how it went.
**[19:29] Tange**
What? Did you think
you could take on I-1?
**[19:33] Tange**
You're not ready for that.
**[19:36] Tange**
Oh, come on. What?
**[19:38] Tange**
After only one concert?
You're pathetic.
**[19:40] Tange**
You'd ruin a celebration
with those despondent faces.
**[19:45] Tange**
Let's disperse for today.
**[19:54] Matsuda**
The president told me to come,
and she's not here.
**[19:58] Minami**
Is she the one who told us to come?
**[20:00] Matsuda**
That's right.
**[20:01] Matsuda**
She suddenly said, "Let's go
to the I-1 Sendai Theater!"
**[20:05] Kaya**
Just how mean is she?
**[20:07] Matsuda**
No, it's not like that.
**[20:09] Matsuda**
Tange-san's a little strange and
irresponsible, but she's not mean.
**[20:13] Matsuda**
I think she wants you to take
it one honest step at a time.
**[20:18] Matsuda**
That's what this was about.
**[20:21] Tange**
What are you waiting for?
**[20:23] Tange**
Let's go.
**[20:25] Matsuda**
We were waiting for you!
**[20:47] Yoshino**
It's no wonder we lost.
**[20:49] Nanami**
I feel stupid for being depressed.
**[20:53] Girls**
Thank you.
**[20:54] Girls**
Thank you.
**[20:55] Kaya**
They're beyond our reach.
**[20:57] Miyu**
But we'll beat them someday.
**[21:00] Minami**
We'll start over tomorrow.
**[21:02] Airi**
Huh? Where's the president?
**[21:05] Mayu**
She told us to go on ahead.
**[21:08] Megumi**
Come back soon!
We'll be waiting for you!
**[21:10] ---**
Do your best!
**[21:11] Megumi**
Mayu...
**[21:13] Airi**
Mayu?
**[21:19] Megumi**
You came.
**[21:21] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[21:24] Megumi**
I'll text you later.
**[21:26] Mayu**
Okay.
**[21:31] Shiho**
Thank you.
**[21:35] Mayu**
This may not answer
your question, but...
**[21:39] Shiho**
What?
**[21:40] Shiho**
I'm impressed you
decided to come back.
**[21:44] Shiho**
Why did you do it?
**[21:47] Mayu**
I think I can finally like idols.
**[22:03] Tange**
What are you trying to say?
**[22:04] Man**
Exactly what it sounds like.
**[22:06] Man**
You should let me handle it.
**[22:11] ---**
To be continued
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[23:46] Nanami**
No one's getting any better.
**[23:48] Kaya**
Are you saying you are?
**[23:50] Nanami**
Of course I am.
**[23:51] Nanami**
I grow every day.
**[23:52] Kaya**
Really?
**[23:53] Nanami**
Even my body.
**[23:53] Nanami**
Even my breasts! Look!
**[23:54] Kaya**
I wonder if I should
say something...
**[23:57] Both**
The next episode is "Not Yet."
***SIGN*** "Not Yet"
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# E6 - Not Yet
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYWEZGQ0Y/not-yet)
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**[01:36] Tange**
What are you trying to say?
**[01:37] Man**
Exactly what it sounds like.
**[01:39] Man**
You should let me handle it.
**[01:41] Tange**
Handle it?
**[01:43] Hayasaka**
They're poorly formed.
**[01:45] Hayasaka**
I want to display my skill as a chef
**[01:47] Hayasaka**
by testing myself with
such rough ingredients.
**[01:51] Tange**
Explain it to me
so I can understand.
**[01:53] Hayasaka**
I'm saying with my skills,
**[01:55] Hayasaka**
I can turn any potato into a dish
worthy of a three-star restaurant.
**[02:01] Tange**
What?
**[02:03] Hayasaka**
Sheesh.
**[02:06] Tange**
Music producer Hayasaka Tasuku.
**[02:10] Tange**
Isn't the I-1 Club
one of your clients?
**[02:14] Hayasaka**
No one can constrain me.
**[02:17] Hayasaka**
Besides...
**[02:18] Hayasaka**
The I-1 Club doesn't
inspire me anymore.
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
***SIGN*** Composer Hayasaka Tasuku
**[02:27] Man**
Today, we'd like
to welcome to the studio
**[02:31] Man**
the man responsible for the I-1 Club's
sudden success and now known
**[02:35] Man**
throughout the world as a genius
producer, Hayasaka Tasuku-san.
**[02:39] Hayasaka**
Thank you.
***SIGN*** Composer Hayasaka Tasuku
**[02:40] Man**
We heard you recently
have been receiving work
**[02:43] Man**
not only from the I-1 Club
but also from abroad.
**[02:46] Man**
How do you feel about that?
***SIGN*** Composer Hayasaka Tasuku
**[02:49] Hayasaka**
I don't know how to answer that.
**[02:52] Hayasaka**
I don't care if the work
is domestic or international.
**[02:56] Hayasaka**
Besides, my work isn't about money.
**[02:58] Hayasaka**
It's about passion.
**[03:02] Matsuda**
Not about money?
***SIGN*** Goal: Sendai
Primetime!!
**[03:04] Matsuda**
That's what rich people say.
**[03:09] Matsuda**
President, look at this.
**[03:12] Matsuda**
This Hayasaka guy's an obvious
nouveau riche and unlikeable guy...
**[03:19] Miyu**
The rainy season has
finally come to Sendai.
***SIGN*** Tomorrow
**[03:22] Miyu**
Things are about to get
really, really wet.
**[03:25] Kaya**
Try to stay dry.
**[03:27] Yoshino**
It may be dry and sunny right now,
but it should rain tonight.
**[03:31] Airi**
Don't forget your portable umbrella.
**[03:33] Minami**
Good evening!
**[03:35] Minami**
It's time for "Sorry It's So Short"
with Wake Up, Girls!
**[03:38] Minami**
Recently, I've been really
into impersonations.
**[03:41] Minami**
I'd like to perform a few for you.
**[03:45] Minami**
First up is my school's PE teacher.
**[03:51] Tange**
Is that true?
**[03:53] Hayasaka**
Why would I lie?
**[03:57] Tange**
We're going to write this down,
so we can't fight about it later.
**[04:00] Tange**
Matsuda!
**[04:01] Matsuda**
Yes!
**[04:04] Hayasaka**
I don't mind signing something,
but why are you so suspicious?
**[04:08] Tange**
Because not only will you
give us a ton of money,
**[04:11] Tange**
but you don't want any in return.
**[04:12] Tange**
It's far too suspicious.
**[04:16] Hayasaka**
I told you that I don't want money.
**[04:20] Tange**
Then, what *do* you want?
**[04:21] Hayasaka**
I just want to cook some dirty
**[04:24] Hayasaka**
and rough potatoes
that can capture my interest.
**[04:31] Hayasaka**
You'll understand eventually.
**[04:35] Hayasaka**
When I return to Sendai next week,
**[04:37] Hayasaka**
I'll be taking those little potatoes.
**[04:41] Tange**
Sure. That's fine.
**[04:43] Hayasaka**
See you later, then.
**[04:47] Tange**
There's one thing I want to make clear.
**[04:50] Hayasaka**
What might that be?
**[04:52] Tange**
Does I-1 know about this?
**[04:55] Hayasaka**
I haven't told them anything.
**[04:57] Matsuda**
What? You haven't asked
for their permission?
**[05:00] Hayasaka**
Why should I worry
about what he thinks?
**[05:03] Matsuda**
But...
**[05:04] Hayasaka**
Isn't everyone forever
under I-1's control
**[05:07] Hayasaka**
because we're constantly
worried about how he feels?
**[05:12] Hayasaka**
I think he'd have
more purpose if someone
**[05:14] Hayasaka**
who could catch him
off guard were to appear.
**[05:18] Matsuda**
I see...
**[05:19] Hayasaka**
Besides, he doesn't own me,
and I'll work with whoever I want.
**[05:25] Hayasaka**
That's all.
**[05:27] Tange**
You may be fine with that,
**[05:30] Tange**
but we don't want to pick
pointless fights with I-1.
**[05:33] Tange**
You understand that, don't you?
**[05:33] Hayasaka**
I'm sure Shiraki-san knows Green
Leaves can't draw me away from him.
**[05:39] Hayasaka**
It'll be fine.
**[05:41] Hayasaka**
After all, I'm the one
who approached you this time.
**[05:46] Hayasaka**
Is that all?
**[05:48] Hayasaka**
See you next week.
**[05:54] Matsuda**
This is getting crazy, President.
**[06:02] Matsuda**
Are you shaking?
**[06:03] Tange**
I can't help it!
**[06:10] Hayasaka**
What a bunch of country bumpkins.
**[06:13] Hayasaka**
But that's what makes you so great.
**[06:17] Hayasaka**
First, I'd like to hear
each one of your voices.
**[06:21] Hayasaka**
Say, "ah."
**[06:23] Mayu**
Ah.
**[06:25] Hayasaka**
That voice.
**[06:27] Hayasaka**
It sounds just like an idol's.
**[06:30] Hayasaka**
Throw away everything
you've been holding onto.
**[06:34] Hayasaka**
Start from there.
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[06:37] Miyu**
What?!
**[06:38] Miyu**
Hayasaka-san is?
**[06:39] Airi**
He's going to give us lessons?
**[06:42] Kaya**
Why so suddenly?
**[06:43] Tange**
I'd like to know, too.
**[06:45] Matsuda**
And he's doing it free of charge.
**[06:46] Nanami**
Seriously?
**[06:47] Yoshino**
They say there's nothing
more expensive than free.
**[06:50] Tange**
You're right.
***SIGN*** Goal: Sendai
Primetime!!
**[06:52] Matsuda**
He gave us a few conditions, too.
**[06:55] Kaya**
Conditions?
**[06:56] Tange**
Yes, conditions.
***SIGN*** Goal: Sendai Primetime!!
**[06:59] Matsuda**
Let's see...
**[07:00] Matsuda**
Hayasaka-san will be coming to Sendai
**[07:04] Matsuda**
every Saturday for your lessons.
**[07:14] Hayasaka**
You're terrible.
**[07:16] Hayasaka**
You're not producing
your voices from your stomach.
**[07:18] Hayasaka**
Listen up.
**[07:19] Hayasaka**
Improving your physical fitness
before you get onstage is fundamental.
**[07:25] Hayasaka**
One hundred more times.
**[07:27] Airi**
Long lessons every weekend, huh?
**[07:30] Miyu**
We've got school and
recordings on weekdays,
**[07:33] Miyu**
so we have hardly any time to rest.
**[07:36] Miyu**
I feel like a celebrity.
**[07:38] Yoshino**
You're not *like* a celebrity, you *are* one.
**[07:40] Yoshino**
Have some more self-awareness.
**[07:42] Minami**
I don't know if I can keep up.
**[07:44] Matsuda**
That's not all.
***SIGN*** Goal: Sendai
Primetime!!
**[07:47] Matsuda**
Every second and fourth Saturday,
**[07:49] Matsuda**
you'll perform three
concerts in one day.
**[07:51] All**
What?!
**[07:55] Hayasaka**
Next pose.
**[07:57] Hayasaka**
Okay, next pose.
**[07:59] Hayasaka**
Next.
**[08:02] Hayasaka**
Okay, now listen like that.
**[08:04] Hayasaka**
First, as I told you before,
**[08:07] Hayasaka**
next Saturday, you'll perform three concerts.
**[08:12] Hayasaka**
Are you listening?
**[08:14] Yoshino**
We're listening...
**[08:15] Hayasaka**
Then respond.
**[08:16] All**
Y-Yes!
**[08:18] Hayasaka**
I saw your performance
the other day, but honestly, no.
**[08:23] Hayasaka**
That wasn't enough.
It was unprofessional.
**[08:26] Hayasaka**
It's not unreasonable, though.
You don't have much experience.
**[08:30] Hayasaka**
That's why I've planned for you
**[08:32] Hayasaka**
to perform more concerts
and learn through experience.
**[08:36] Hayasaka**
Your first concert, well...
**[08:38] Hayasaka**
You don't have many songs,
so we'll call it an hour.
**[08:41] Hayasaka**
I was thinking we'd plan for concerts
at 2 PM, 4 PM, and 6 PM.
**[08:46] Hayasaka**
Hey, are you listening?
**[08:48] All**
Yes!
**[08:55] Miyu**
Um... My legs are exhausted.
**[09:00] Minami**
Yeah. I should be hungry,
but I'm so tired,
**[09:03] Minami**
I don't have the energy to eat.
**[09:06] Airi**
What? You lost your appetite?
**[09:09] Yoshino**
We're training like this
again tomorrow, right?
**[09:12] Yoshino**
I might die.
**[09:13] Kaya**
Yeah. This is harder than
my job at the gas station.
**[09:17] Nanami**
How long do we have to keep
doing this brutal training?
***SIGN*** Goal: Sendai
Primetime!!
**[09:21] Matsuda**
Finally, Hayasaka-san
will have full power over
**[09:25] Matsuda**
Wake Up, Girls!
for a period of time.
**[09:28] Yoshino**
What does that mean?
***SIGN*** Goal: Sendai
Primetime!!
**[09:31] Matsuda**
In other words, we can't complain
about anything Hayasaka-san does.
**[09:36] All**
What?
**[09:40] Yoshino**
What should we do?
**[09:40] Yoshino**
Do you want to stop by the agency?
**[09:43] Nanami**
I want to go home.
**[09:45] Miyu**
I agree.
**[09:46] Kaya**
Me, too.
**[09:49] Nanami**
Mayushi, has Hayasaka-san
always been so strict?
**[09:53] Mayu**
Huh? Oh.
**[09:55] Mayu**
We weren't there at the same time,
**[09:57] Mayu**
so this is my first time
experiencing his lessons.
**[09:59] Nanami**
I see.
**[10:00] Airi**
But don't you feel like
you're really working hard?
**[10:06] Miyu**
You think so?
**[10:07] Miyu**
I think I'm going to be depressed.
**[10:09] Minami**
Me, too.
**[10:11] Airi**
Don't worry about it on your own.
**[10:13] Airi**
You can talk to us about anything.
**[10:15] Airi**
We're a group. Let's come
up with something together.
***SIGN*** Senichiya
***SIGN*** Yakitori
**[10:24] Hayasaka**
Shimada Mayu, Nanase Yoshino,
Katayama Minami, Hisami Nanami.
**[10:30] Hayasaka**
These four are fine.
**[10:31] Hayasaka**
Then there's Okamoto Miyu
and Kikuma Kaya.
**[10:34] Hayasaka**
Despite both being amateurs,
they'll manage somehow.
**[10:38] Hayasaka**
The bottleneck is Hayashida Airi.
**[10:42] Hayasaka**
I'm thinking of cutting her.
**[10:43] Matsuda**
What?
**[10:44] Tange**
Wait...
**[10:45] Hayasaka**
Whoa, there.
**[10:46] Hayasaka**
You said you wouldn't question me.
**[10:57] Airi**
Mayushi's dancing is so on point.
**[11:00] Airi**
Minami is cute, and Yoppi is cool.
**[11:04] Airi**
Kayatan's kind of sexy, too.
**[11:06] Airi**
Miyu seems to know how
to draw people to her,
**[11:09] Airi**
and Nanami has this
magnificence, too.
**[11:12] Airi**
Compared to them, what is this?
**[11:17] Airi**
I need to work harder...
**[11:20] Airi**
But I'm so glad to be
working with everyone!
**[11:23] Mother**
Airi, time for dinner!
**[11:25] Airi**
Okay!
**[11:30] Mother**
Airi, you haven't had
any breaks recently.
**[11:33] Mother**
Are you okay?
**[11:35] Airi**
Yeah. My lessons are tough.
**[11:38] Airi**
It's kind of fun, though.
**[11:40] Brother**
You sure you're not dragging
everyone down with you?
**[11:44] Airi**
Maybe.
**[11:46] Airi**
But everyone has
their own personality.
**[11:49] Airi**
Everyone in WUG is so talented.
**[11:51] Airi**
I think they're so cool.
**[11:54] Brother**
Then you're just a fan.
**[11:57] Airi**
I am. I'm a huge fan.
**[12:00] Airi**
Oh, yeah. You should
come to one of our concerts.
**[12:03] Brother**
I'd be too embarrassed
to watch you perform!
**[12:09] Kaya**
We're right in the middle
of the rainy season.
**[12:11] Kaya**
It's been raining every day,
**[12:13] Kaya**
I never get the chance
to hang my laundry.
**[12:15] Kaya**
It's so sad.
***SIGN*** Tomorrow
**[12:17] Miyu**
I hate hanging my clothes up indoors.
**[12:19] Miyu**
Laundry needs to receive the sun's rays.
**[12:23] Yoshino**
Tomorrow, it will rain
first thing in the morning,
**[12:27] Yoshino**
but from afternoon to evening,
the skies should be clear.
**[12:31] Yoshino**
Right, Ai-chan?
**[12:32] Airi**
Yes?
**[12:34] Airi**
Oh, um...
**[12:35] Airi**
Y-Your laundry might get
some sun if you hang it then.
**[12:41] AD**
We're in commercial!
**[12:43] WUG**
Thank you very much!
**[12:45] Airi**
Uh, um...
**[12:47] Airi**
I-I'm so sorry!
**[12:49] Director**
What's wrong?
**[12:50] Director**
Did you let your guard down
now that you're used to the show?
**[12:53] Airi**
I-It's not like that!
**[12:54] Airi**
I was just spacing out.
**[12:56] Airi**
I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!
**[12:58] Director**
You've all been seeming
a little tired lately.
**[13:04] Director**
Are you okay?
**[13:06] Director**
You're professionals.
**[13:07] Director**
No matter how hard things get,
you need to bring the energy.
**[13:10] Director**
Good work today.
**[13:12] All**
Thank you.
**[13:15] Airi**
I'm sorry. It's my fault...
**[13:18] Kaya**
Don't worry about it.
**[13:19] Miyu**
Bring the energy, huh?
**[13:21] Miyu**
It's not that easy.
**[13:23] Yoshino**
With all the energy we've been burning,
**[13:26] Yoshino**
we may have unconsciously
been less energetic.
**[13:29] Kaya**
And on days we have three concerts...
**[13:35] Hayasaka**
That's all for today.
**[13:37] WUG**
Thank you very much.
**[13:41] Hayasaka**
Hayashida Airi.
**[13:42] Airi**
Yes.
**[13:44] Hayasaka**
You stay.
**[13:45] Airi**
Y-Yes.
**[14:01] Kaya**
Are you waiting for Airi?
**[14:04] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[14:05] Kaya**
It might take a while.
**[14:07] Nanami**
Sorry, but I'm at my limit.
I want to go home.
**[14:10] Miyu**
Me, too.
**[14:11] Nanami**
Can we let our leader
handle this one?
**[14:15] Yoshino**
Huh? Me?
**[14:16] Mayu**
I'll be fine by myself. You can go.
**[14:20] All**
Thanks for staying.
**[14:21] All**
Thanks.
**[14:27] Hayasaka**
So... Hayashida Airi, why did you
audition for Wake Up, Girls!?
**[14:34] Hayasaka**
In fact, why do you want to be an idol?
**[14:37] Airi**
Um... I guess I wanted to change myself.
**[14:41] Airi**
That's why I decided to apply.
**[14:43] Hayasaka**
How do you feel now that you're doing it?
**[14:46] Airi**
It's far more fun than I imagined.
**[14:48] Hayasaka**
Why are you having fun?
**[14:51] Hayasaka**
Do you not understand what I'm saying?
**[14:54] Hayasaka**
Which one are you?
**[14:56] Airi**
Which what?
**[14:57] Hayasaka**
We're creators.
**[15:01] Hayasaka**
We're the ones entertaining the audience.
**[15:04] Hayasaka**
You may be better suited
to being a member of the audience.
**[15:09] Hayasaka**
Honestly speaking, I don't
think you have any talent.
**[15:12] Hayasaka**
If you're going to reconsider, now is the time.
**[15:16] Hayasaka**
That's all I have to say.
**[15:21] Hayasaka**
Good work today.
**[15:23] Airi**
Th-Thank you!
**[15:50] Airi**
You waited for me?
**[15:52] Mayu**
I had everyone else leave.
**[15:54] Mayu**
They seemed to be at their limit.
**[15:57] Airi**
I see.
**[15:58] Mayu**
Let's go home.
**[16:00] Mayu**
I'm starving.
**[16:03] Airi**
Sorry. I'm going to stop
by the convenience store.
**[16:07] Mayu**
Oh... Okay...
**[16:22] Shiraki**
It seems the Sendai
opening concert ended
**[16:26] Shiraki**
the other day without any problems.
**[16:28] Shiraki**
Good work, participating members.
**[16:31] Shiraki**
Thanks to you, it was a huge success.
**[16:33] Shiraki**
Is what I'd like to say, but...
**[16:36] Shiraki**
The tickets were sold out,
**[16:39] Shiraki**
but there were three people
who didn't come that day.
**[16:43] Shiraki**
Were they sick?
**[16:45] Shiraki**
Were they unable to come because
their grandfather fell ill?
**[16:48] Shiraki**
Did they swallow their tears
due to work or studies?
**[16:52] Shiraki**
We don't know the reason.
**[16:54] Shiraki**
This is the first time
it's happened during
**[16:57] Shiraki**
the I-1 Club's National 47 Prefecture
Love Connection Project.
**[17:01] Shiraki**
I've analyzed the data myself,
***SIGN*** Home
***SIGN*** Animal Weather Report
***SIGN*** We're Always Right!
**[17:03] Shiraki**
and it seems local idol group
**[17:05] Shiraki**
Wake Up, Girls! had a concert on the same day.
***SIGN*** Local Gourmet
Super Delicious
***SIGN*** It's really tasty, meow!
**[17:11] Shiho**
This...
**[17:12] Nanoka**
It's Wake Up, Girls!...
**[17:14] Shiraki**
I suppose you could call
them an unrefined or
**[17:17] Shiraki**
unaffected product of only Sendai.
**[17:20] Shiraki**
They're just a little
countryside idol group.
**[17:24] Shiraki**
If you're laughing right now, you're wrong.
**[17:28] Shiraki**
I suspect they will catch up
to you in the near future.
**[17:33] Shiraki**
When they do, let's break them down!
**[17:37] Shiho**
Yes!
**[17:38] All**
Yes!
**[17:39] Shiraki**
Let us conclude this day by singing
**[17:42] Shiraki**
the necessary attributes
of a popular idol together.
**[17:44] Shiraki**
Don't rest! Don't complain! Don't think!
**[17:47] Girls**
Don't rest! Don't complain! Don't think!
**[17:50] Shiraki**
Always gratitude!
**[17:51] Girls**
Always gratitude!
**[17:55] Hayasaka**
Today's your first day
of back-to-back concerts.
**[18:00] Hayasaka**
Honestly, we have a lot
of tickets leftover.
**[18:03] Hayasaka**
It's a fight to see how
large of an audience
**[18:05] Hayasaka**
we can gather for
the 2 o'clock show.
**[18:07] Hayasaka**
Doing so will increase the
number of repeat customers
**[18:09] Hayasaka**
for the 4 and 6 o'clock shows.
**[18:11] All**
Yes, sir!
**[18:12] Fans**
Miyu-chan, you've got us!
**[18:15] Fans**
You can do it!
**[18:18] SONG**
,Believing I could not dream
**[18:24] SONG**
,I protected my small, qui—
**[18:27] Hayasaka**
You should hammer into your
brains that this is the best
**[18:31] Hayasaka**
you can do right now.
**[18:33] Hayasaka**
You're off key.
**[18:34] Hayasaka**
You can't dance properly.
**[18:37] Hayasaka**
I'm pretty sure kindergarten plays
are a little better these days.
**[18:43] Hayasaka**
Are you frustrated?
**[18:44] Hayasaka**
Then show me a performance
that will even impress me.
**[18:48] Hayasaka**
If you can't, there's still
time in a lot of ways.
**[18:55] Hayasaka**
Well, see you next week.
**[19:01] Miyu**
I can't take it anymore.
**[19:03] Kaya**
What? You're done eating?
**[19:05] Miyu**
No, not that. I'm talking
about Hayasaka-san.
**[19:08] Kaya**
Oh...
**[19:09] Miyu**
You know I'm someone
who grows with praise.
**[19:12] Kaya**
I don't know anything about that.
**[19:14] Miyu**
Well, when someone keeps telling
me I'm bad, I lose all my energy.
**[19:21] Kaya**
Yeah, I might have
thought about that, too.
**[19:24] Miyu**
What?
**[19:25] Kaya**
Being abused like that
really pisses me off.
**[19:28] Kaya**
If this were one of my jobs,
I'd have quit a long time ago.
**[19:31] Miyu**
Yeah...
**[19:32] Kaya**
Like why are we even doing this?
**[19:45] Hayasaka**
There's still time in a lot of ways.
***SIGN*** If you want it, you can do it
**[20:02] Mother**
Airi, it's time for dinner!
**[20:07] Mother**
Airi!
**[20:09] Airi**
Okay...
**[20:14] MAI**
*People often ask me what a captain does,*
**[20:18] MAI**
* and I think I have the strength*
* to support my team from the shadows.*
**[20:23] MAI**
*For example,*
**[20:24] MAI**
*when someone looks like they're about*
**[20:25] MAI**
*to mentally fall from the stage,*
**[20:27] MAI**
*I support them, so they don't fall.*
**[20:29] MAI**
* It can be hard, but because*
* it's for the team,*
**[20:32] MAI**
*I've never disliked doing it.*
**[20:49] Yoshino**
Mayu, where's Airi?
**[20:51] Mayu**
Huh? She's not here?
**[20:52] Minami**
She's usually the first or second one here.
**[20:56] Kaya**
She's never been late.
**[20:58] Miyu**
She didn't get in an accident, did she?
**[21:02] Nanami**
Don't be so negative!
**[21:05] Yoshino**
This isn't good.
**[21:06] Yoshino**
He said he wouldn't hold
lessons if anyone was late.
**[21:09] Mayu**
It's no use.
**[21:09] Mayu**
She's not answering.
**[21:16] Yoshino**
Um, Airi's still not here.
**[21:19] Minami**
Ai-chan's never been late before.
**[21:22] Minami**
We thought something
might have happened to her.
**[21:24] Hayasaka**
I did some of my own thinking
after last week's performance.
**[21:28] Hayasaka**
In my opinion, Wake Up, Girls!
doesn't need Hayashida Airi.
**[21:35] Hayasaka**
As you all know,
**[21:37] Hayasaka**
I am currently responsible
for managing Wake Up, Girls!.
**[21:41] Hayasaka**
Let me cut to the chase.
**[21:42] Hayasaka**
I'm thinking of cutting
Hayashida Airi from the group.
**[21:45] Kaya**
Hold on! You can't just...
**[21:47] Hayasaka**
I just told you.
**[21:49] Hayasaka**
You're currently under my control.
**[21:52] Hayasaka**
If you're willing to cut
Hayashida Airi now,
**[21:55] Hayasaka**
I will continue your lessons.
**[21:57] Hayasaka**
If you can't, you're all fired.
**[22:03] Hayasaka**
Give me your decision in ten minutes.
***SIGN*** To be continued
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[23:45] Minami**
Yoppi, what does "thanx" mean?
**[23:47] Yoshino**
I think it's a different way
of saying "thank you".
**[23:49] Minami**
What about "fishing it
up with a girl in Ginza"?
**[23:51] Yoshino**
Minami, where did you
learn these words?
**[23:53] Minami**
Maybe I can turn "it's really
tasty" into "meow, it's tasty for real real"!
**[23:55] Yoshino**
I don't think that's
what it's about...
**[23:57] Both**
The next episode is
"Wonderful Friends!"
***SIGN*** "Wonderful Friends"
# E7 - Wonderful Friends
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR091V2WR/wonderful-friends)
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**[01:30] Hayasaka**
In my opinion, Wake Up, Girls!
doesn't need Hayashida Airi.
**[01:37] Hayasaka**
As you all know,
**[01:39] Hayasaka**
I am currently responsible
for managing Wake Up, Girls!.
**[01:43] Hayasaka**
Let me cut to the chase.
**[01:44] Hayasaka**
I'm thinking of cutting
Hayashida Airi from the group.
**[01:47] Kaya**
Hold on! You can't just...
**[01:49] Hayasaka**
I just told you.
**[01:50] Hayasaka**
You're currently under my control.
**[01:54] Hayasaka**
If you're willing to cut
Hayashida Airi now,
**[01:57] Hayasaka**
I will continue your lessons.
**[01:59] Hayasaka**
If you can't, you're all fired.
**[02:05] Hayasaka**
Give me your decision in ten minutes.
**[02:16] Matsuda**
Why did you say that?!
**[02:22] Hayasaka**
I simply cast a stone.
**[02:25] Matsuda**
What? I'm not interested
in discussing Zen riddles with you!
**[02:29] Hayasaka**
Neither am I.
**[02:32] Matsuda**
Considering you work with I-1,
**[02:35] Matsuda**
it's no wonder you think
Wake Up, Girls! is terrible.
**[02:38] Matsuda**
They're hardly professionals,
**[02:40] Matsuda**
but they're working through
it at their own pace.
**[02:46] Matsuda**
If you shake them now when their
teamwork isn't solid yet, they...
**[02:52] Tange**
If that's all it takes to crush them,
they're not good enough.
**[02:55] Matsuda**
President!
**[02:57] Hayasaka**
Lions push their cubs
off cliffs and raise
**[03:01] Hayasaka**
only those who climb back up.
**[03:05] Hayasaka**
Those who can't climb back up
the cliff can't survive in the jungle.
**[03:09] Hayasaka**
But don't expect me to say
something so hot-blooded.
**[03:18] Hayasaka**
Potatoes can't come climbing back
up if you roll them down a hill.
**[03:24] Matsuda**
President!
**[03:26] Matsuda**
Say something!
**[03:33] Miyu**
What should we do?
**[03:34] Nanami**
There's nothing we can do.
**[03:37] Miyu**
Huh? Are you saying
we should cut Ai-chan?
**[03:41] Nanami**
That's not what I said.
**[03:44] Kaya**
What should we do, leader?
**[03:45] Yoshino**
What?
**[03:51] Nanami**
We only have seven minutes left.
**[03:55] Miyu**
Should we take a vote?
**[03:56] Kaya**
Without even talking about it?
**[03:59] Nanami**
But time keeps passing
while we talk about it.
**[04:03] Miyu**
Yoppi!
**[04:05] Yoshino**
Stop forcing me
to make every decision!
**[04:07] Miyu**
Huh? But you're our leader...
**[04:11] Yoshino**
Yeah, but why do I
have to make the decision?
**[04:15] Miyu**
We're not asking you to do that.
**[04:18] Kaya**
We won't get anywhere like this.
**[04:21] Nanami**
We're running out of time!
**[04:24] Kaya**
You shut up.
**[04:25] Nanami**
But...
**[04:27] Yoshino**
What should I do, then?!
**[04:28] Yoshino**
Should I decide if we're voting or not?!
**[04:31] Kaya**
It's not like that.
**[04:39] Hayasaka**
Honestly speaking, I don't
think you have any talent.
**[05:04] Hayasaka**
Why are you having fun?
**[05:15] Mayu**
It's almost time.
**[05:19] Mayu**
I want Airi to stay.
**[05:23] Yoshino**
Does that mean you're okay
with everyone being fired?
**[05:28] Miyu**
What?!
**[05:29] Kaya**
Are you saying you'd cut her?
**[05:35] Yoshino**
This must be the difference
between us and I-1.
**[05:40] Nanami**
What do you mean?
**[05:42] Yoshino**
We're not sure if we're just
playing with our friends or not.
**[05:46] Nanami**
I don't get it.
**[05:48] Yoshino**
Because we get upset so easily,
**[05:50] Yoshino**
we'll be treated like amateurs forever!
**[05:53] Miyu**
Treated like amateurs?
**[05:55] Yoshino**
Isn't it true, though?
**[05:57] Yoshino**
That's why people
say Wake Up, Girls!
**[05:59] Yoshino**
doesn't exist without Shimada Mayu!
**[06:01] Kaya**
You're bringing that up now?
**[06:03] Yoshino**
After all, we're not
here to make friends.
**[06:08] Yoshino**
We're here to become idols.
**[06:11] Miyu**
Yoppi's right.
**[06:16] Nanami**
I'm sick of fighting like this!
**[06:20] Nanami**
I quit.
**[06:21] Nanami**
I wanted to go to Hikarizuka
in the first place.
**[06:24] Nanami**
I was just doing this
to improve my skills until then.
**[06:27] Miyu**
What? This was just
a stepping stone for you?
**[06:29] Kaya**
Your dream or delusion
has nothing to do with this.
**[06:34] Nanami**
What are you calling a delusion?
**[06:35] Nanami**
Don't call it that!
**[06:37] Miyu**
We're getting off track.
**[06:39] Minami**
Stop!
**[06:41] All**
What?
**[06:43] Minami**
I'm so hungry!
**[06:47] Nanami**
Minami.
**[06:54] Kaya**
Here.
**[07:00] Mayu**
Yoppi.
**[07:02] Mayu**
I'm not sure how to put this,
but is that what we're doing?
**[07:07] Yoshino**
What?
**[07:09] Mayu**
You're right that we're
here to become idols,
**[07:12] Mayu**
but is that what being
an idol is about?
**[07:17] Mayu**
I don't think it's
Wake Up, Girls! without Airi.
**[07:23] Minami**
Yeah.
**[07:24] Minami**
Even the president said the
**[07:26] Minami**
seven of us together
make Wake Up, Girls!.
**[07:29] Miyu**
You're right.
**[07:30] Miyu**
When I ran away,
Airi came to get me.
**[07:35] Mayu**
I'll bring her back.
**[07:37] Mayu**
I'll bring Airi back.
**[07:41] Minami**
I'll go with you.
**[07:42] Kaya**
So will I.
**[07:43] Miyu**
I'll go, too.
**[07:45] Nanami**
Me, too.
**[07:46] Yoshino**
No, I'll go.
**[07:48] Yoshino**
After all, I'm the leader.
**[07:50] Yoshino**
Mayushi.
**[07:57] Kaya**
This is our decision, right?
**[07:59] All**
What?
**[08:00] Kaya**
We're not abandoning Airi.
**[08:03] Miyu**
Yes.
**[08:05] Kaya**
Don't you think we're
being messed with?
**[08:07] Kaya**
I feel like we're being
thrown out of order.
**[08:11] Kaya**
Besides, he has no right to fire us.
**[08:14] Miyu**
But even the president said
he had total control over us.
**[08:19] Kaya**
Then let's try talking
to the president.
**[08:22] Miyu**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** Next Stop: Kita-Yobancho
**[08:27] Yoshino**
I can't believe Ai-chan skipped
practice without saying anything.
**[08:30] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[08:31] Yoshino**
Hayasaka-san must have
been pretty hard on her.
**[08:34] Mayu**
Probably.
**[08:36] Yoshino**
You waited for her
that day, didn't you?
**[08:39] Yoshino**
Have you heard anything?
**[08:42] Mayu**
She didn't tell me anything.
**[08:44] Yoshino**
She didn't tell you, huh?
**[08:48] Yoshino**
I understand how that feels.
**[08:51] Mayu**
Huh?
**[08:52] Announcer**
The next stop is Kita-Yobancho.
**[08:58] Tange**
I heard.
**[09:00] Miyu**
Then you understand
what's wrong with
**[09:02] Miyu**
what Hayasaka-san is saying, right?
**[09:05] Tange**
What's so wrong about it?
**[09:06] Miyu**
We belong to Green Leaves, don't we?
**[09:11] Miyu**
You're the only one who
can decide if we're fired.
**[09:16] Tange**
Didn't I tell you?
**[09:18] Tange**
I'm leaving it up to
Hayasaka-san this time.
**[09:22] Nanami**
I knew this would happen.
**[09:23] Kaya**
But we want to keep working
as a group of seven with Airi.
**[09:30] Matsuda**
You can't smoke in here.
**[09:33] Tange**
Aren't you talking
to the wrong person?
**[09:35] Kaya**
What?
**[09:36] Tange**
Go confront Hayasaka-san.
**[09:39] Nanami**
So that's your answer.
**[09:40] Miyu**
This is getting crazy.
**[09:42] Kaya**
I understand.
**[09:43] Kaya**
Where is he?
***SIGN*** Kumagaiya
**[09:55] Dad**
What do you want?
**[09:56] Airi**
Huh? I thought I'd help out.
**[10:00] Dad**
What brings you here?
**[10:03] Airi**
Huh? The daughter
of a confectioner doesn't need
**[10:07] Airi**
a reason to make sweets.
**[10:09] Airi**
So this is how you make them.
**[10:12] Dad**
You're in the way.
**[10:13] Airi**
Isn't there anything I can do to help?
**[10:17] Dad**
No.
**[10:19] Dad**
Don't you have your thing today?
**[10:21] Airi**
What?
**[10:22] Dad**
You're always going to your lessons.
**[10:27] Dad**
Go line up those sweets.
**[10:31] Airi**
Okay.
**[10:34] Mom**
Huh?
**[10:36] Mom**
Airi, you're helping around
the shop? How unusual.
**[10:39] Airi**
Yeah.
**[10:40] Mom**
You must be so happy, Dad.
***SIGN*** Mori no Miyako Game Land
**[10:49] Miyu**
Is he really here?
**[10:51] Minami**
Matsuda-san doesn't lie.
**[10:55] Minami**
There he is!
**[10:59] Hayasaka**
You won't cut Hayashida Airi,
but you want to continue your lessons?
**[11:08] Hayasaka**
Don't you think you're pushing your luck?
**[11:09] Miyu**
You're right.
**[11:11] Kaya**
But this is the conclusion we
reached after discussing it together.
**[11:14] Kaya**
Even the president
told us to come talk to you.
**[11:20] Hayasaka**
I see.
**[11:22] Hayasaka**
You can start by doing
what I tell you to do.
**[11:25] Minami**
All right!
**[11:27] Hayasaka**
It's still too early to celebrate.
**[11:29] Hayasaka**
Could you go get
three of those for me?
**[11:40] Mayu**
Airi...
**[11:41] Airi**
Well? Don't I look good?
**[11:45] Kaya**
Okay, just like that.
**[11:48] Kaya**
That was close.
**[11:50] Kaya**
We'll get it next time.
**[11:51] Miyu**
You've been saying "we'll get it
next time" since three tries ago.
**[11:56] Kaya**
Shut up!
**[11:57] Miyu**
Stop, stop!
**[11:58] Miyu**
You're too slow!
**[12:01] Kaya**
I told you to shut up!
**[12:08] Mayu**
Um...
**[12:09] Mom**
Here you go.
**[12:12] Mom**
Sorry all we ever
have is our sweets.
**[12:16] Mom**
Oh, Airi made these.
**[12:20] Mom**
That's why they look a little funny.
**[12:22] Airi**
That's enough, Mom.
**[12:25] Mom**
Okay, okay. I'm sorry
for bothering you.
**[12:31] Mayu**
Listen...
**[12:32] Airi**
I'm thinking of quitting WUG.
**[12:36] Airi**
Unlike everyone else,
I don't have any talent.
**[12:42] Airi**
Even if I keep practicing, I...
**[12:46] Yoshino**
Did Hayasaka-san tell you that?
**[12:49] Airi**
Yeah.
**[13:01] Hayasaka**
You're not having any luck.
**[13:03] Hayasaka**
What are you going to do?
**[13:07] Kaya**
I'm going to get more change.
**[13:12] Minami**
I'll give it a try.
**[13:14] Both**
What?
**[13:15] Airi**
I thought I could get somewhere
with enough practice, but I can't.
**[13:21] Yoshino**
I feel the same way about myself.
**[13:24] Airi**
You and I are on different levels.
**[13:30] Airi**
I love Wake Up, Girls!.
**[13:34] Airi**
When I'm with everyone,
I can't help how much fun I'm having.
**[13:40] Airi**
Since the audition, I've always
thought everyone's so cute.
**[13:46] Airi**
I felt elated.
**[13:51] Airi**
I wrongly assumed just being with
you made me part of the group.
**[13:59] Mayu**
Wrongly assumed?
**[14:00] Airi**
Yeah, I was wrong.
**[14:03] Airi**
Now that I think about it,
**[14:04] Airi**
there's something wrong with
me being in the same group
**[14:09] Airi**
as a former I-1 center and
someone who's been in magazines.
**[14:15] Yoshino**
I don't think that's true.
**[14:17] Airi**
It is.
**[14:18] Yoshino**
What?
**[14:19] Airi**
It is true.
**[14:22] Airi**
After all, I'm the only
one who's different.
**[14:25] Yoshino**
What?
**[14:27] Airi**
I'm the only one with no presence.
**[14:30] Yoshino**
That's not...
**[14:31] Airi**
You don't need to force yourself, Yoppi.
**[14:33] Yoshino**
I'm not forcing anything.
**[14:35] Airi**
I understand who I am.
**[14:39] Mayu**
Why would you say that?
**[14:42] Mayu**
I decided to join WUG and try being
an idol again because of you.
**[14:49] Airi**
What?
**[14:50] Mayu**
When I heard you were auditioning
and we sang and danced together,
**[14:55] Mayu**
I realized something.
**[14:57] Mayu**
I like doing this kind of thing.
**[15:02] Airi**
Because the night is cold, tomorrow...
**[15:07] Airi**
The mic is bothering me,
and I can't sing!
**[15:09] Mayu**
Let me see that.
**[15:11] Mayu**
Remember this distance between
your mouth and the mic.
**[15:14] Airi**
Huh.
**[15:16] Mayu**
Give it a try.
**[15:23] Mayu**
* When I was depressed,*
* you appeared blindingly bright.*
**[15:39] Mayu**
You were shining then.
**[15:42] Mayu**
That's how it looked to me.
**[15:46] Mayu**
You made me decide to return.
**[15:51] Mayu**
So don't say you're quitting.
**[15:57] Kaya**
You've got it!
**[15:58] Nanami**
You can do it!
**[15:59] Miyu**
Just like that!
**[16:03] Minami**
All right!
**[16:04] Miyu**
I got one! Okay, let's get another!
**[16:07] Kaya**
Let's keep up our energy!
**[16:08] All**
Yeah!
**[16:16] Airi**
I'm sorry. I can't do it.
**[16:19] Airi**
I may have been shining then,
**[16:22] Airi**
but now I'm just
holding everyone back.
**[16:26] Yoshino**
So, what?
**[16:27] Airi**
Huh?
**[16:28] Yoshino**
Then let's make sure you don't!
**[16:31] Yoshino**
I'll even help you!
**[16:34] Yoshino**
At the very least,
it's not too late to quit until...
**[16:38] Yoshino**
until after you've tried everything!
**[16:42] Airi**
Yoppi...
**[16:44] Yoshino**
I don't know how
I ended up as our leader,
**[16:49] Yoshino**
but I have no idea
what I'm supposed to do!
**[16:54] Yoshino**
I don't know what I'm doing.
**[16:57] Yoshino**
Everyone keeps telling me things,
and they seem really worried.
**[17:01] Yoshino**
I even tried organizing
everyone's thoughts,
**[17:03] Yoshino**
but I couldn't even organize my own.
**[17:07] Yoshino**
When Hayasaka-san told us
to decide whether we'd continue
**[17:11] Yoshino**
our lessons or cut you
from the group...
**[17:14] Yoshino**
everyone kept saying
leader, leader, but...
**[17:17] Airi**
So that's what happened.
**[17:19] Yoshino**
What?
**[17:20] Airi**
Don't worry about me anymore.
**[17:24] Airi**
I don't want to cause
any more trouble.
**[17:26] Yoshino**
You said we shouldn't
worry on our own!
**[17:29] Yoshino**
You're the one who said
we shouldn't worry on our own.
**[17:33] Yoshino**
Worry with the rest of us, then.
**[17:35] Yoshino**
Let's think together.
**[17:37] Yoshino**
If we don't do that,
what's the purpose of this group?
**[17:40] Airi**
You can talk to us about anything.
**[17:42] Airi**
We're a group. Let's come
up with something together.
**[17:50] Nanami**
You're amazing, Minami!
**[17:51] Miyu**
Airi! Airi!
**[17:53] Both**
Airi! Airi!
**[17:55] All**
Airi! Airi!
**[17:57] [CHANTING]**
Airi!
**[17:58] Hayasaka**
Your time's almost up.
**[18:00] Minami**
Hayasaka-san,
give us one more chance.
**[18:04] Minami**
Prepare yourself, Musubimaru!
**[18:08] Yoshino**
After discussing it, we decided
we'd do anything to bring you back!
**[18:14] Yoshino**
That's why Mayushi and I came here!
**[18:18] Yoshino**
This is my first command as a leader.
**[18:23] Yoshino**
Come back, Airi!
**[18:57] All**
All right!
**[18:59] Miyu**
Yes, yes!
**[19:02] Minami**
Yeah!
**[19:05] Minami**
Here.
**[19:17] Airi**
Thank you.
**[19:18] Yoshino**
It's okay.
**[19:20] Airi**
Why are you crying, Yoppi?
**[19:22] Yoshino**
I don't know.
***SIGN*** Sender: Kikuma Kaya
**[19:27] [Messenger] PHONE**
Subject: All right!
**[19:28] Kaya**
*Hayasaka has fallen.*
**[19:29] Kaya**
*How are you guys doing?*
**[19:31] Mayu**
Fallen?
***SIGN*** To: Kikuma Kaya
**[19:34] [Messenger] PHONE**
Subject: Re: All right!
**[19:34] Mayu**
*We're on our way with Airi.*
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[19:46] Tange**
What?
**[19:47] Tange**
They completed their Musubimaru task,
so you changed your mind?
**[19:50] Tange**
Airi's staying on board?
**[19:53] Tange**
Can't you explain so I'll understand?
**[19:56] Matsuda**
What did Hayasaka-san say?
**[19:58] Tange**
As usual, I had no idea
what he was saying...
**[20:02] Tange**
In any case, Airi has returned to WUG,
**[20:05] Tange**
and he's going to
continue his lessons.
**[20:09] Matsuda**
Really?
**[20:11] Tange**
He says he's sick of watching
amateur potatoes pretend to be friends,
**[20:16] Tange**
but it seems that's what
that weirdo likes about them.
**[20:21] Matsuda**
What?
**[20:22] Tange**
It must be because he's
worked with I-1 for so long.
**[20:31] Airi**
Dad.
**[20:33] Airi**
I know I'm in the middle of helping you,
but something came up.
**[20:41] Airi**
See you later.
**[20:43] Dad**
Persistence pays off.
**[20:44] Airi**
Huh?
**[20:46] Dad**
I'm saying you can't
give up on everything.
**[20:52] Dad**
Go do it.
**[20:55] Airi**
See you later.
**[20:58] Airi**
I'm sorry.
**[20:59] Miyu**
Ai-chan...
**[21:01] Nanami**
Sheesh.
**[21:07] Kaya**
Welcome back.
**[21:13] Yoshino**
I finally got to say
what I wanted to say.
**[21:16] Mayu**
Huh?
**[21:17] Yoshino**
I think I understand what
Karina-san meant when
**[21:19] Yoshino**
she said we should fight.
**[21:22] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[21:25] Yoshino**
Mayushi, if there's anything
you want to say...
**[21:37] Airi**
Excuse me...
**[21:38] Hayasaka**
Huh?
**[21:39] Airi**
I-I'll make you
acknowledge me someday.
**[21:47] Hayasaka**
My acknowledgment
won't do you any good.
**[21:51] Hayasaka**
You need ordinary people
to recognize you.
**[21:55] Hayasaka**
In other words, your audience.
**[21:57] Hayasaka**
Anyway, here.
**[22:05] Hayasaka**
It's an application form
for the idol festival.
***SIGN*** "Idol Festival" 2014
**[22:08] Hayasaka**
You will be entering this.
**[22:11] All**
What?!
***SIGN*** To be continued
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[23:45] Airi**
Mayushi, are you friends with Yoppi?
**[23:47] Mayu**
Huh? Where did that come from?
**[23:49] Airi**
It just always seems that way.
**[23:51] Mayu**
You think so?
**[23:53] Mayu**
We're just ordinary friends.
**[23:53] Airi**
I see. That's fine, then.
**[23:56] Mayu**
What? That sounded
really significant...
**[23:57] Both**
The next episode is "Commotion"!
***SIGN*** "Commotion"
# E8 - Commotion
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR757VZZY/commotion)
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**[00:03] ---**
**[00:03] ---**
**[00:04] ---**
***SIGN*** "Idol Festival" 2014
**[01:31] Hayasaka**
It's an application form
for the Idol Festival.
**[01:33] Hayasaka**
You will be entering this.
**[01:36] All**
What?!
**[01:38] Hayasaka**
Anyway, master this song.
**[01:46] Hayasaka**
It's your new song, "First Rate Smile."
**[01:48] Hayasaka**
I wrote it for you.
***SIGN*** Goal: Major Debut!!
**[01:51] Hayasaka**
If you're going to be singing my songs,
**[01:53] Hayasaka**
the school festival feel
you've been bringing won't cut it.
**[01:57] Hayasaka**
See you later.
**[01:58] Hayasaka**
Make sure you learn the song
by the next time I see you.
***SIGN*** "Idol Festival" 2014
**[02:04] Matsuda**
An idol festival?
**[02:19] Newbies**
G-Good morning.
**[02:34] Shiraki**
Good work on your daily lessons.
**[02:37] Shiraki**
As you all know,
**[02:39] Shiraki**
the I-1 Club National 47 Prefecture
Love Connection Project
**[02:43] Shiraki**
will meet its goal
**[02:45] Shiraki**
of opening a theater in every
prefecture by the end of the year.
**[02:50] Shiraki**
But it's far too early to relax.
**[02:53] Shiraki**
The battle is only just beginning.
**[02:54] Shiraki**
The Idol Festival!
**[02:58] Shiraki**
This year, you'll face the idol
groups across the country you've been
**[03:04] Shiraki**
competing with on I-1's home turf, Tokyo.
**[03:08] Shiraki**
Those who make it through
their local preliminaries
**[03:11] Shiraki**
will challenge us at the end of the year.
**[03:14] Shiraki**
Of course, you won't
compete with them directly.
**[03:17] Shiraki**
However, standing on the
same stage with them
**[03:19] Shiraki**
is the same as battling them.
**[03:21] Shiraki**
You will engage them, take them down,
and crush them to smithereens!
**[03:30] Shiraki**
Oh, and numbers 1135, 1136, and 1137.
**[03:35] Girls**
Y-Yes!
**[03:37] Shiraki**
You greeted me just now
when I entered the room.
**[03:40] Girls**
Yes!
**[03:42] Shiraki**
Are you stupid?
**[03:44] Shiraki**
Listen carefully.
**[03:45] Shiraki**
The battlefield extends beyond the stage.
**[03:48] Shiraki**
It even applies to your lessons.
**[03:50] Shiraki**
Let your guard down even a little,
and you're finished.
**[03:53] Shiraki**
Once you stand here,
pay no attention to anything else.
**[03:58] Shiraki**
Focus solely on your singing and dancing.
**[04:00] Shiraki**
Nothing captures the hearts
of fans more than focus.
**[04:04] Girls**
We're sorry!
**[04:06] Shiraki**
There are no second chances.
**[04:08] Shiraki**
Anyway, it's time for
the usual announcements.
**[04:11] Shiraki**
189, 490, 795, 864, 1003, and 1129.
**[04:19] Shiraki**
Good bye to the six of you.
**[04:21] Shiraki**
Don't come back, starting tomorrow.
**[04:24] Shiraki**
In this age of warring idols,
we must protect our position of power.
**[04:28] Shiraki**
Let us conclude this day by singing
**[04:31] Shiraki**
the necessary attributes
of a popular idol together.
**[04:33] ---**
Yes!
**[04:33] Shiraki**
Don't rest! Don't complain! Don't think!
**[04:36] Girls**
Don't rest! Don't complain! Don't think!
**[04:39] Shiraki**
Always gratitude!
**[04:41] Girls**
Always gratitude!
**[04:52] Mayu**
I think I can finally like idols.
**[05:01] Shiho**
Mai, let's do it one more time.
**[05:03] MAI**
Okay.
**[05:04] MAI**
Let's practice our basics one more time!
**[05:06] All**
Yes!
**[05:08] Shiho**
What? Hayasaka-san is?
**[05:10] Reina**
Yeah. I heard he's producing that
Sendai group Shimada Mayu's in.
**[05:15] Moeka**
They must be amazing if
Hayasaka-san has his eye on them.
**[05:19] Moeka**
But isn't Wake Up, Girls! from
a really small and weak agency?
**[05:24] Moeka**
I'm surprised they could afford him.
**[05:25] Tina**
It's not like that.
**[05:27] Tina**
Hayasaka-san is the one
who was interested in them.
**[05:29] Moeka**
Really? Go figure.
**[05:32] MAI**
Should you be impressed?
**[05:34] Tina**
During our opening concert in Sendai,
**[05:36] Tina**
he went to see a Wake Up, Girls!
concert and asked to produce them...
**[05:40] Tina**
For free, if you'd believe it.
**[05:42] Reina**
You're kidding! That money-grubber?
**[05:44] MAI**
It must not be about the money.
**[05:48] MAI**
But what's Shiraki-san going to do?
***SIGN*** Track 13 Track 07 Track 08 Track 09 Track 10
**[06:02] Shiraki**
There are some parts that bother me,
but it's mostly okay.
**[06:05] Hayasaka**
I see.
**[06:07] Shiraki**
Anyway, how is Wake Up, Girls! doing?
**[06:11] Hayasaka**
Oh? You already heard about that?
**[06:14] Shiraki**
Long ago. Even my girls know about it.
**[06:17] Hayasaka**
How terrifying.
**[06:19] Hayasaka**
The walls have ears,
and the doors have eyes.
**[06:22] Shiraki**
Well, you can't have too many rivals.
**[06:25] Shiraki**
If you're always leading the pack,
your times will never improve.
**[06:29] Shiraki**
It's the blues of being the top runner.
**[06:32] Hayasaka**
I thought you'd say that.
**[06:34] Shiraki**
Shimada Mayu is good, isn't she?
**[06:37] Hayasaka**
What?
**[06:38] Hayasaka**
Oh, it's certainly no wonder
she was I-1's first center.
**[06:43] Shiraki**
If she pulls the other
amateur members along,
**[06:47] Shiraki**
Wake Up, Girls! might end up
being an interesting group.
**[06:51] Hayasaka**
I don't know about that.
**[06:52] Hayasaka**
Do you really think she can do that?
**[06:54] Hayasaka**
Anyway, the Idol Festival is
excited by the simple fact
**[06:58] Hayasaka**
of Shimada Mayu's participation.
**[07:01] Hayasaka**
Isn't that good news for you?
**[07:04] Shiraki**
I suppose.
**[07:05] Shiraki**
Let's just say I'm doing
Wake Up, Girls! a favor by sending you.
**[07:10] Hayasaka**
A favor? That's some favor
you're doing for them.
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[07:14] Miyu**
Is this for real? It's amazing!
***SIGN*** Idol Festival
**[07:17] Matsuda**
Yeah. Apparently, idols from all over Japan
**[07:21] Matsuda**
gather and compete to be the best.
**[07:23] Matsuda**
It started three years ago.
**[07:26] Minami**
It's like the Local Mascot Contest.
**[07:28] Miyu**
Don't compare this to that.
**[07:31] Minami**
Don't make fun of local mascots.
**[07:33] Matsuda**
The winners of each region
get to participate in the finals
**[07:38] Matsuda**
held at the end of the year in the I-1 Arena!
**[07:40] Yoshino**
What? You mean *that* I-1 Arena?
**[07:43] Kaya**
Isn't that amazing?
**[07:44] Miyu**
It's like a super version of the
most amazing thing you can think of.
**[07:48] Miyu**
It's super-duper amazing.
**[07:49] Miyu**
It's the holy ground of idols.
**[07:52] Kaya**
What?
**[07:53] Matsuda**
And the winner gets
a contract with Queen Records!
**[07:58] Airi**
You mean *that* Queen Records?
**[08:01] Miyu**
It's practically a Cinderella story!
**[08:04] Miyu**
I'm so excited!
**[08:06] Matsuda**
If we can make our break here,
**[08:08] Matsuda**
we'll be able to pay off
the rest of our debts!
**[08:11] Tange**
I found the perfect place.
**[08:12] Tange**
It'd be just right for our new office building.
**[08:14] Tange**
I'm going to go check it out.
**[08:15] Matsuda**
Huh? What?
**[08:18] Matsuda**
President?
**[08:20] Miyu**
She's being a little hasty.
**[08:21] Matsuda**
I was just speaking
hypothetically if we won.
**[08:24] Airi**
We can do it.
**[08:28] Airi**
Only if I do my best, though.
**[08:32] Airi**
But I *will* do my best.
**[08:37] Mayu**
Let's give it a try.
**[08:38] Kaya**
Yeah.
**[08:38] Miyu**
They do say participating
bears great significance.
**[08:41] Kaya**
That's what they say
about the Olympics.
**[08:43] Minami**
Tokyo has hosted the Olympics before.
**[08:45] Kaya**
Yeah, sure. Whatever.
**[08:48] Matsuda**
Hayasaka-san's busy with I-1
performances for a few weeks,
**[08:52] Matsuda**
so he won't be able to come here.
**[08:54] Matsuda**
The official word is you should
master this song by your next lesson.
**[08:59] Matsuda**
He gave us the choreography, too.
**[09:01] Matsuda**
I spoke with your dance instructor
**[09:02] Matsuda**
so you can begin practicing right away.
**[09:05] Matsuda**
Learn the choreography by tomorrow.
**[09:07] All**
Okay!
**[09:08] Yoshino**
Do you girls have a minute?
**[09:10] All**
What?
**[09:11] Yoshino**
Do you want to go get something to eat?
**[09:13] Miyu**
Sure, but you don't usually
invite everyone out.
**[09:18] Yoshino**
You think so?
**[09:19] Yoshino**
Deepening our friendship isn't
so bad once in a while, right?
**[09:22] Yoshino**
If you still don't want to go,
I'd be willing to pay.
**[09:24] Minami**
Let's go.
**[09:25] Minami**
Where do you want to go?
**[09:26] Miyu**
Should we go to my workplace?
**[09:29] Kaya**
That place is too expensive.
**[09:30] Miyu**
But you have my discount.
**[09:33] Kaya**
I don't know what you're talking about.
**[09:34] Minami**
What about the pancake
house we covered before?
**[09:38] Mayu**
Oh, "Honeybee"?
**[09:39] Minami**
Yeah. They've even got
ten-layer pancakes.
**[09:43] Minami**
They're really good.
**[09:44] Yoshino**
Let's go there, then.
**[09:46] Nanami**
I need to talk to Matsuda-san.
**[09:49] Nanami**
I'll catch up later.
**[09:50] Matsuda**
What? With me?
**[09:51] Nanami**
Yes.
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[09:52] Yoshino**
We'll go on ahead, then, Nanami.
**[09:55] Minami**
We'll be waiting for you, Nanami.
**[09:56] Nanami**
Okay.
**[09:58] Yoshino**
Anyway, this song seems difficult.
**[10:01] Yoshino**
We'll be practicing like crazy,
starting tomorrow.
**[10:03] Kaya**
We need to put something together
by the time he comes back.
**[10:06] Miyu**
That's right.
**[10:07] Miyu**
Let's surprise him with our progress.
**[10:10] Matsuda**
So, what did you want
to talk to me about?
***SIGN*** Certain Victory: Idol Festival!!
***SIGN*** Hikarizuka Music School
**[10:16] Matsuda**
This is...
***SIGN*** Certain Victory: Idol Festival!!
**[10:18] Matsuda**
Now that I think of it, you mentioned
this during your audition.
**[10:21] Nanami**
Yes. They're the entrance
requirements for Hikarizuka.
**[10:24] Nanami**
I'm thinking I should
start focusing on studying
**[10:26] Nanami**
for the entrance exam soon.
**[10:27] Matsuda**
What? But...
**[10:29] Nanami**
The entrance exam is next spring.
**[10:31] Nanami**
I had always intended to stop
working with WUG by then.
**[10:34] Matsuda**
Huh? What?
**[10:36] Matsuda**
What?!
**[10:38] Nanami**
Anyway, I won't be able
to participate in the Idol Festival.
**[10:42] Matsuda**
What? What?!
**[10:45] Nanami**
I'm sorry.
**[10:46] Nanami**
Anyway, I hope you understand.
**[10:48] Matsuda**
What?
**[10:50] Nanami**
Excuse me.
**[10:52] Matsuda**
Hey, wait...
**[10:53] Matsuda**
Um...
**[10:57] Matsuda**
What am I going to do?
**[11:00] Matsuda**
Nanami!
**[11:01] Matsuda**
President?
**[11:02] Tange**
What? What's with the slack expression?
**[11:05] Matsuda**
That's not important!
**[11:06] Matsuda**
It's an emergency!
**[11:08] Tange**
What?
**[11:09] Boss**
Minami-chan, it's been a while.
**[11:12] Boss**
After you came, we were covered
by a bunch of other places.
**[11:15] Boss**
It's all because you made
the food look so good.
**[11:19] Minami**
But the food really is good.
**[11:22] Boss**
Today, we even have people
from I-1 coming to cover the place.
**[11:26] Minami**
What?
**[11:27] Boss**
They should be arriving soon.
**[11:29] Both**
Hello!
**[11:31] Boss**
Welcome.
**[11:34] Manager**
Thank you for having us today.
**[11:35] Manager**
I'm their manager, Machida.
**[11:36] Nanoka**
What are you doing here, Mayu?
**[11:37] Manager**
Nice to meet you.
**[11:38] Boss**
It's nice to meet you, too.
**[11:54] Nanoka**
Should we address it to Honeybee?
**[11:56] Minami**
Oh, well.
**[11:57] Minami**
Just when I thought we'd
established a place for WUG fans...
**[12:01] Kaya**
It feels like I-1 stole it
right out from under us.
**[12:04] Miyu**
We can't help it.
**[12:05] Miyu**
They have theaters operating
all over the country.
**[12:09] Minami**
But we're the ones who get
to live in the area and
**[12:12] Minami**
come here all the time.
**[12:19] Miyu**
Whoa! The I-1 center is coming this way!
**[12:24] Shiho**
Hayasaka-san is strict, isn't he?
**[12:26] Mayu**
Huh?
**[12:27] Mayu**
Yeah, he is.
**[12:29] Shiho**
But he's not interested
in hopeless individuals.
**[12:35] Nanami**
Thanks for waiting.
**[12:37] Miyu**
Look at that.
**[12:38] Nanami**
What's going on?
**[12:39] Kaya**
She wanted to talk about
something and dragged her away.
**[12:42] Miyu**
What are they talking about?
**[12:44] Airi**
Their past, maybe?
**[12:46] Miyu**
Mayushi, you're as cute as ever.
**[12:49] Miyu**
But, Shihocchi, your skin is so smooth.
**[12:52] Miyu**
Like that?
**[12:53] Kaya**
No way.
**[12:54] Minami**
I wonder if Mayushi's okay.
**[12:57] Kaya**
I'll handle it, if I have to.
**[12:58] Miyu**
What are you? A hit man?
**[13:02] Shiho**
I heard you're participating
in the Idol Festival, too.
**[13:05] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[13:06] Shiho**
Don't forget you used to be part of I-1.
**[13:10] Mayu**
What?
**[13:11] Shiho**
If you're just going to
produce embarrassing results,
**[13:13] Shiho**
it's better not to participate at all.
**[13:15] Shiho**
You'll damage I-1's reputation.
**[13:19] Shiho**
If you're coming, bring everything you have.
**[13:21] Shiho**
I'll crush you will all I've got.
**[13:27] Shiho**
Thank you for today.
**[13:29] Boss**
No. Thank you.
**[13:30] Boss**
Please come again.
**[13:36] Miyu**
Are you all right?
**[13:37] Airi**
Did she say anything mean?
**[13:41] Yoshino**
What did she say to you?
**[13:43] Mayu**
It wasn't anything special.
**[13:46] Minami**
Our pancakes are getting cold over there.
**[13:49] Minami**
Poor pancakes.
**[13:51] Mayu**
You're right. Sorry.
***SIGN*** It's happening again this year! The battle to determine the nation's greatest idol, the Idol Festival. This year marks the fourth time the nation's greatest idol will be chosen. The winning group will be officially recognized as I-1's rival and will make their major debut and receive a one-year contract.
***SIGN*** "Idol Festival 2014"
***SIGN*** I'm so excited for the center battle!
***SIGN*** I'm amazed Shimada's brazenly working as an idol. WUG brought in Hayasaka for help! Who knows what will happen now?
**[14:02] Ota**
*I can't help that WUG is*
**[14:04] Ota**
* compared to I-1 and criticized*
* with Mayushi in their roster.*
**[14:07] Ota**
* However, I hope WUG ignores*
* such comments and grows*
**[14:11] Ota**
*in their own way at their own pace.*
**[14:14] Kaya**
Regional preliminary idol predictions?
**[14:18] Miyu**
Hokkaido's Puchi Marimo,
Nagoya's Akamiso All-stars,
**[14:21] Miyu**
and Osaka's Team Cheetah
are sure things.
**[14:24] Miyu**
However, everyone's focused
on the dark horse,
**[14:28] Miyu**
former I-1 center's
Wake Up, Girls!...
**[14:32] Miyu**
It wouldn't be impossible
for us to win!
**[14:34] Minami**
To win?
**[14:35] Minami**
Let me see that!
**[14:37] Airi**
Me, too!
**[14:38] Miyu**
If we win, we'll make
our mainstream debut.
**[14:41] Miyu**
It'll be our big break.
**[14:43] Airi**
We'll be on the covers
of all kinds of magazines.
**[14:45] Minami**
We might even appear on music
shows on Tokyo TV stations.
**[14:49] All**
And at the end of the year,
the Red vs. White Concert...
**[14:53] Miyu**
We've got to do it!
**[14:56] Miyu**
WUG's time is coming!
**[14:58] Dance coach**
You have a basic grasp
of the choreography, right?
**[15:00] All**
Yes!
**[15:01] Dance coach**
Give it a try, then.
**[15:03] All**
Okay!
**[15:05] Dance coach**
That's all for today.
**[15:07] Dance coach**
Fix your problem areas by tomorrow.
**[15:09] All**
Okay!
**[15:10] All**
Thank you very much!
**[15:12] Airi**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[15:14] Airi**
5, 6, 7, 8.
**[15:16] Mayu**
You're not accenting your movements.
**[15:18] Mayu**
It's like this.
**[15:19] Mayu**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[15:20] Mayu**
5, 6, 7, 8.
**[15:23] Airi**
Okay.
**[15:24] Mayu**
Give it another try.
**[15:26] Airi**
Okay.
**[15:27] Airi**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[15:29] Airi**
Huh?
**[15:30] Mayu**
That's not it.
**[15:31] Mayu**
Watch carefully.
**[15:31] Mayu**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[15:33] Mayu**
5, 6, 7, 8.
**[15:36] Airi**
Okay.
**[15:36] Airi**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[15:38] Mayu**
That's not right!
**[15:42] Airi**
I'm sorry.
**[15:44] Minami**
I'm out.
**[15:45] Kaya**
I'm thirsty, too.
**[15:47] Kaya**
Do you want me to get some for you?
**[15:49] Minami**
Sure.
**[15:51] Minami**
Why don't you two take a break, too?
**[15:54] Mayu**
But we need to practice a little more.
**[15:56] Yoshino**
Don't you think you're working too hard?
**[15:59] Mayu**
When I was part of I-1, we practiced more.
**[16:02] Yoshino**
Why would you say that?
**[16:03] Airi**
It's okay.
**[16:05] Airi**
I asked Mayu to teach me.
**[16:08] Yoshino**
It's late.
**[16:09] Yoshino**
Why don't you stop for today
and pick things up tomorrow?
**[16:14] Airi**
I'm going to stay and keep practicing.
**[16:17] Airi**
You girls can go ahead.
**[16:20] Airi**
Mayushi, I hope you'll
teach me again tomorrow.
**[16:24] Nanami**
I'll stay, too.
**[16:25] Airi**
Huh?
**[16:31] Yoshino**
Do you want to stop by
Honeybee again today?
**[16:32] Miyu**
Sounds good.
**[16:33] Minami**
I'm hungry.
**[16:35] Minami**
What about you, Mayushi.
**[16:36] Mayu**
I'm going home.
**[16:43] Airi**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[16:45] Airi**
5, 6, 7, 8.
**[16:47] Airi**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[16:48] Airi**
5, 6, 7, 8.
**[16:50] Airi**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[16:52] Airi**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[16:54] Airi**
5, 6, 7, 8.
**[16:57] Airi**
What do you think?
**[16:59] Nanami**
You're most of the way there.
**[17:01] Nanami**
But you need to stick your heel out
**[17:03] Nanami**
farther for the last part, like this.
**[17:07] Airi**
Okay. Like this?
**[17:09] Nanami**
Yeah, that's it.
**[17:10] Airi**
You know, you don't usually stay late.
**[17:14] Nanami**
Huh? Oh, yeah...
**[17:18] Airi**
What a difficult song.
**[17:20] Airi**
I need to practice more.
**[17:21] Airi**
You're lucky you can do it properly.
**[17:25] Airi**
I need to work even harder.
**[17:28] Airi**
I don't want to hold
everyone back anymore.
**[17:32] Nanami**
Can I ask you something?
**[17:34] Airi**
What?
**[17:35] Nanami**
How can you work so hard?
**[17:38] Airi**
Huh?
**[17:39] Airi**
Because I've been given this chance.
**[17:43] Yoshino**
After discussing it, we decided
we'd do anything to bring you back!
**[17:47] Airi**
I don't want to let them down,
and I don't want to run away.
**[17:51] Nanami**
Huh...
**[17:52] Airi**
Since I was little I've never
been good at anything I've tried.
**[17:58] Airi**
I could never keep anything up.
**[18:00] Airi**
I always ended up quitting right away.
**[18:03] Airi**
But after everything that happened,
I gave it some thought.
**[18:07] Airi**
I decided I wanted to change who I am.
**[18:09] Airi**
That's why I auditioned for WUG.
**[18:12] Airi**
I decided that if I got in, I'd do my best
**[18:15] Airi**
instead of running,
for once in my life, but...
**[18:20] Airi**
But nothing changed.
**[18:22] Airi**
I was still holding everyone back.
**[18:25] Airi**
I ran away.
**[18:28] Airi**
I knew that wasn't good enough,
but my feelings were half-hearted.
**[18:34] Nanami**
Half-hearted...
**[18:36] Airi**
I'm a huge WUG fan.
**[18:39] Airi**
I really love them.
**[18:41] Airi**
I don't think I could love anything more.
**[18:45] Airi**
That's why I wanted to be a proper
member instead of just a fan.
**[18:54] Airi**
Right now, my head's full
of thoughts about the Idol Festival.
**[18:57] Airi**
I'll do anything to win.
**[19:00] Nanami**
I see.
**[19:16] Hayasaka**
Okay, stop.
**[19:19] Hayasaka**
You're barely scoring twenty points.
**[19:22] Kaya**
But we're doing our best.
**[19:24] Hayasaka**
Doing your best? What?
**[19:26] Hayasaka**
That's normal!
**[19:28] Hayasaka**
Everyone's working hard!
**[19:30] Hayasaka**
What's important is producing results!
**[19:32] Hayasaka**
In order to do that, you need
to work two, three, four, ten,
**[19:35] Hayasaka**
a hundred times harder
than everyone else!
**[19:37] Hayasaka**
How many hours did you
practice this week?
**[19:41] Yoshino**
A little more than twenty, I think.
**[19:43] Hayasaka**
So few!
**[19:44] Hayasaka**
That's not nearly enough!
**[19:46] Hayasaka**
That's not even half
the time I-1 practiced!
**[19:51] Hayasaka**
Well, it's not as though just
practicing for more hours is enough.
**[19:54] Hayasaka**
You have to work a hundred times as hard
**[19:56] Hayasaka**
and produce a thousand times the results.
**[19:59] Hayasaka**
See you next week.
**[20:05] Hayasaka**
At this rate, you won't make
it out of the preliminaries.
**[20:10] Kaya**
He didn't have to put it that way.
**[20:11] Miyu**
Do you think it's impossible, after all?
**[20:14] Yoshino**
That can't be true.
**[20:16] Minami**
He said we didn't practice
half as much as I-1.
**[20:19] Minami**
That means we're not
practicing nearly enough.
**[20:22] Yoshino**
Let's call it quits for today and...
**[20:24] Mayu**
Wait, Yoppi.
**[20:27] Mayu**
I do think we don't practice enough.
**[20:31] Mayu**
Like Hayasaka-san said,
I-1's lessons aren't nearly this easy.
**[20:37] Mayu**
We should practice more
effectively and more earnestly.
**[20:41] Mayu**
At this rate, I really do think
**[20:43] Mayu**
our chances in the preliminaries are shady.
**[20:46] Mayu**
We should review everything
from our lesson plans
**[20:48] Mayu**
to the time we spend.
**[20:49] Yoshino**
Mayushi, you're just flustered.
**[20:51] Mayu**
Of course I am!
**[20:53] Mayu**
I'm saying these half-hearted
practices aren't good enough.
**[20:56] Mayu**
We can't beat the I-1 Club like this!
**[20:58] Yoshino**
What?
**[21:00] Yoshino**
Why do you keep bringing them up?
**[21:02] Yoshino**
The I-1 Club has nothing to do with us!
**[21:05] Yoshino**
I don't know what the I-1 center said to you,
**[21:08] Yoshino**
but you said you were working
with WUG to make yourself happy.
**[21:13] Yoshino**
Does that mean beating the I-1 Club?
**[21:16] Yoshino**
I don't know why you quit I-1,
**[21:18] Yoshino**
but why do you have to drag us into it?
**[21:21] Mayu**
That's not what I meant.
**[21:23] Yoshino**
What, then?
**[21:24] Yoshino**
You're always dodging
our questions when it comes to this!
**[21:27] Matsuda**
Huh? What's going on?
**[21:29] Yoshino**
Why did you quit?
**[21:31] Yoshino**
Why don't you just tell us the truth already?
**[21:34] Kaya**
Hey!
**[21:35] Mayu**
That has nothing to do with this!
**[21:36] Yoshino**
It does!
**[21:37] Kaya**
Stop!
**[21:42] Airi**
Mayu!
**[21:45] Matsuda**
Mayu?
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[21:55] Tange**
An overnight trip?
**[21:56] Matsuda**
Yes, Kaya suggested it.
**[21:59] Matsuda**
But is it really all right
to go under those conditions?
**[22:05] Tange**
It'd be good for them
to let off some steam.
**[22:08] Tange**
For real, this time.
**[22:10] Matsuda**
President, the group
is in danger of collapsing!
***SIGN*** To be continued
***SIGN*** Episode Preview
**[23:45] Minami**
Kayatan, you're the sub-leader, right?
**[23:47] Kaya**
That's right.
**[23:48] Minami**
What does the sub-leader do?
**[23:49] Kaya**
What do I do?
**[23:51] Kaya**
I guess I support Yoppi.
**[23:53] Minami**
It doesn't mean you're
the leader of the sub, right?
**[23:55] Kaya**
Yeah, I don't know what that means.
**[23:57] Both**
The next episode is
"Living Here!"
***SIGN*** "Living Here"
# E9 - Living Here
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***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[01:30] Tange**
An overnight trip, huh?
**[01:32] Matsuda**
Yes.
***SIGN*** Nikkei Average Stock Price Recovering for the First Time in 3 Days
**[01:32] TV**
VSP's stock price is...
**[01:32] Tange**
How unusual for Kaya
to make a suggestion.
***SIGN*** Tour of Fall Flavors
**[01:35] TV**
What huge mushrooms!
**[01:35] Matsuda**
Apparently, they want
to eat from the same pot,
**[01:36] TV**
Those look delicious!
**[01:38] TV**
By the way, I haven't had
these mushrooms in five years!
**[01:39] Matsuda**
have fried saury, raw saury,
and saury dumplings,
**[01:42] TV**
After all, they're expensive!
**[01:43] Matsuda**
and have an honest
talk with each other.
**[01:46] Matsuda**
That's why they want
to go to Kesennuma.
**[01:46] TV**
Hey, Catherine. I can't have you
featuring just the mushrooms.
**[01:49] TV**
I've got lots of delicious things
besides mushrooms like bonito,
**[01:49] Tange**
Do they want to go to
Kesennuma for the saury?
**[01:51] Matsuda**
Yes.
**[01:52] TV**
salmon, chestnuts, and persimmons.
**[01:52] Matsuda**
Also, Kaya's aunt runs
an inn in Kesennuma
**[01:54] TV**
I know that, Steven.
**[01:54] Matsuda**
and will let them stay for cheap.
**[01:56] TV**
Which is your favorite?
**[01:58] TV**
What's my favorite?
**[01:59] Tange**
Oh, really? That sounds good.
**[01:59] TV**
You, of course.
**[02:01] Matsuda**
But President, don't you understand?
**[02:01] TV**
Oh, you're always so crazy.
**[02:03] Tange**
What perfect timing.
Saury's in season.
**[02:03] TV**
Anyway, the king of
fall flavors is saury.
**[02:06] Matsuda**
That's not what I meant.
**[02:07] Tange**
Matsuda, we'll go with them.
**[02:10] Tange**
Find some tickets.
**[02:12] Matsuda**
Understood.
**[02:13] Tange**
Oh, and you'll pay for your own.
**[02:15] Matsuda**
What?!
**[02:18] Tange**
By the way, what happened with Nanami?
**[02:22] Matsuda**
I haven't talked to her since then.
**[02:25] Tange**
Sheesh...
**[02:26] Tange**
We need to do something about her, too.
***SIGN*** For Tomizawa A train is arriving
**[03:14] Kazuko**
Kaya-chan, welcome home.
**[03:17] Kaya**
I'm back.
**[03:18] Kazuko**
I'm so glad you're here.
**[03:21] Kaya**
Sorry.
**[03:21] Kazuko**
Are these them?
**[03:23] Kaya**
Yeah.
**[03:24] WUG**
Nice to meet you!
**[03:25] Tange**
Thank you for having us.
**[03:27] Matsuda**
Thank you for accommodating so many.
**[03:29] Kazuko**
No, thank you for looking after Kaya-chan.
**[03:32] Kazuko**
Come on in.
**[03:35] Kazuko**
Hasn't the city become beautiful?
**[03:38] Kaya**
Yeah.
**[03:38] Kazuko**
This year's saury is really good.
**[03:41] Kaya**
I look forward to it.
**[03:42] Minami**
Saury!
**[03:44] Miyu**
Minami, you're drooling!
**[03:47] Matsuda**
But we're not here to play!
**[03:50] Matsuda**
Let's go jogging before dinner!
**[03:52] WUG**
What?
**[03:53] Miyu**
You're so mean...
**[03:55] Kazuko**
But won't it make dinner taste even better?
**[04:09] Mayu**
Kaya, are you okay?
**[04:11] Kaya**
My shoelace...
**[04:13] Kaya**
It really has improved.
**[04:14] Mayu**
What?
**[04:16] Kaya**
My aunt's right.
The city has gotten a lot better.
**[04:27] Mayu**
Has it been a while
since you were last here?
**[04:28] Kaya**
Yeah. It's my first time since then.
**[04:31] Mayu**
I see. I was in Tokyo then, so...
**[04:35] Kaya**
Right.
**[04:40] Kaya**
When I was little, I lost my parents.
**[04:43] Kaya**
My aunt was my mother.
**[04:46] Mayu**
I see.
**[04:48] Kaya**
I caused her a lot of worry.
**[04:52] Minami**
Hey!
**[04:53] Minami**
Are you guys okay?
**[04:55] Kaya**
Sorry! We'll be right there!
**[05:08] All**
Thanks for the food!
**[05:10] Minami**
Saury!
**[05:12] Minami**
It's really tasty, meow!
**[05:17] Minami**
Kayatan, that's amazing.
**[05:19] Kazuko**
Kaya-chan has loved saury
since she was little.
**[05:23] Minami**
Really? Lucky.
**[05:24] Miyu**
Yoppi, don't tell me you don't like saury.
**[05:29] Kaya**
I can't believe you don't like saury.
**[05:31] Airi**
Have you even tried it?
**[05:33] Miyu**
You're such a little kid.
**[05:37] Yoshino**
I just have to eat it, right?
**[05:39] Kaya**
You're supposed to squeeze some citrus
**[05:40] Kaya**
and put grated white radish on it.
**[05:41] Yoshino**
I know that.
**[05:44] Yoshino**
It's good.
**[05:45] Kaya**
Isn't it?
**[05:49] Minami**
Does saury make your breasts bigger?
**[05:52] Miyu**
Oh, I see.
**[05:54] Miyu**
Kayatan, you've liked saury
since you were little, right?
**[05:57] Minami**
It must be.
**[05:59] Kaya**
Saury has nothing to do with it.
**[06:02] Minami**
By the way, where's the president?
**[06:14] Manager**
This is on the house.
**[06:17] Tange**
Oh, don't worry about me.
**[06:19] Tange**
Just because I'm a woman
traveling through the north,
**[06:21] Tange**
it doesn't necessarily mean that.
**[06:22] Manager**
Well, but...
**[06:23] Tange**
Anyway, it's the opposite.
**[06:25] Tange**
Lately, coming north gives me energy.
**[06:31] Tange**
Thanks for the food.
**[06:33] Tange**
Here's your money.
**[06:34] Tange**
Keep the change.
**[06:35] Manager**
You're a thousand yen short.
**[06:37] Tange**
Oh...
**[06:38] Manager**
Thank you very much.
**[06:41] Tange**
Now, let's see how these girls
**[06:43] Tange**
will get themselves
out of this predicament.
**[07:05] Mayu**
What's wrong?
**[07:06] Kaya**
Nothing.
**[07:07] Kaya**
You're really into this.
**[07:08] Mayu**
Yeah, I run every day.
**[07:11] Kaya**
I see.
**[07:17] Mayu**
I wasn't sure what would happen then,
**[07:20] Mayu**
but everyone's stronger than I expected.
**[07:24] Kaya**
Can I tell you a secret?
**[07:26] Mayu**
What?
**[07:33] Mayu**
Can I read it?
**[07:34] Kaya**
Yeah.
**[07:37] Mayu**
Kaya-chan, how are you?
**[07:38] Mayu**
A buoy with a Shoutoumaru
mark washed up in Alaska.
**[07:42] Mayu**
We decided to take it.
**[07:44] Mayu**
Anyway, Kaya-chan,
why don't you come home?
**[07:48] Mayu**
What is this?
**[07:49] Kaya**
I got that letter from my aunt last year.
**[07:53] Kaya**
Three years ago, I lost
many important things.
**[08:00] Kaya**
Living here became really difficult.
**[08:03] Kaya**
I ran away to Sendai.
**[08:06] Kaya**
Anyway, I still couldn't go home,
even after receiving that letter.
**[08:11] Kaya**
I couldn't make the decision
to return for so long.
**[08:16] Kaya**
In the end, I idled around in Sendai.
**[08:19] Kaya**
I didn't know what to do.
**[08:22] Kaya**
Then I happened to see it.
***SIGN*** Gyoza no Tenpari
***SIGN*** You can be a star!
***SIGN*** Large Idol Group AUDITION Open!!
***SIGN*** Gyoza no Tenpari
**[08:35] Kaya**
I thought I'd apply.
**[08:39] Kaya**
I started on a whim.
**[08:41] Kaya**
I thought I'd work and have fun,
**[08:44] Kaya**
and if it got boring,
I'd quit on a whim.
**[08:48] Kaya**
But it slowly stopped being that way.
**[08:51] Kaya**
With everything that's happened,
it's just not fun, anymore.
**[08:55] Kaya**
I've had frustrating and
difficult experiences, too.
**[08:57] Kaya**
And then I remembered
something from my past.
**[09:03] Kaya**
I lost again!
**[09:05] Boy**
You're so weak!
**[09:06] Kaya**
Why are you so strong?
**[09:08] Boy**
I was sick of losing to my
grandpa and dad all the time.
**[09:13] Boy**
While trying over and over,
I gradually got stronger.
**[09:16] Boy**
These days, I can almost beat my dad.
**[09:18] Kaya**
Really?
**[09:20] Boy**
You should keep challenging people
stronger than yourself, too.
**[09:23] Boy**
It'll make you stronger.
**[09:25] Kaya**
Okay! Let's do it again!
**[09:28] Boy**
Sure!
**[09:29] Kaya**
I kept trying after that.
**[09:32] Kaya**
By the end, I had improved enough
to beat him a lot of the time.
**[09:38] Kaya**
That's why I can't walk away
after losing to strong opponents.
**[09:42] Kaya**
I don't think Wake Up, Girls!
can end like this, either.
**[09:47] Kaya**
I feel like I finally found
something I can work toward.
**[09:51] Kaya**
That's why I felt like
I could return to the city
**[09:54] Kaya**
I'd been running from.
**[09:57] Kaya**
But I couldn't do it alone,
so I had everyone come with me.
**[10:03] Mayu**
I see.
**[10:05] Kaya**
I don't know how that little
buoy made its way to Alaska,
**[10:10] Kaya**
but I felt like it was
telling me to keep trying.
**[10:17] Kaya**
I want to work hard for those who can't.
**[10:22] Kaya**
That's how I feel now.
**[10:26] Kaya**
This is my secret.
**[10:28] Kaya**
Sorry. I know that wasn't like me.
**[10:31] Mayu**
It's okay.
**[10:34] Miyu**
I can't hear what they're saying.
**[10:36] Miyu**
Let's get a little closer.
**[10:37] Minami**
They'll notice.
**[10:39] Airi**
Quiet.
**[10:41] Kaya**
Now it's your turn.
**[10:43] Mayu**
What?
**[10:47] Kaya**
Don't you think it's time to tell us?
**[10:54] Kaya**
Remember what you said?
**[10:57] Mayu**
Huh?
**[10:58] Mayu**
I want to make myself happy.
**[11:02] Kaya**
What did that mean?
**[11:06] Mayu**
There's something I've always thought.
**[11:10] Mayu**
There are three different
ways to make someone happy.
**[11:14] Kaya**
What?
**[11:15] Mayu**
Yeah...
**[11:17] Mayu**
First,
**[11:18] Mayu**
there are those who can make lots
of people around the world happy.
**[11:21] Mayu**
Then there are people who can make
the people around them happy.
**[11:25] Mayu**
Finally,
**[11:28] Mayu**
there are those who can
make themselves happy.
**[11:31] Mayu**
I haven't made the people of the
world or the ones around me happy,
**[11:37] Mayu**
so I, at least, want to make myself happy.
**[11:43] Kaya**
I want to make myself happy, too.
**[11:47] Kaya**
For those who couldn't do it themselves.
**[11:50] Kaya**
So, did you do it?
**[11:55] Kaya**
Does that have something to do
with the reason you quit I-1?
**[12:01] Kaya**
Everyone's worried about you.
**[12:07] Mayu**
It's a long story.
**[12:10] Kaya**
Okay.
***SIGN*** 4 Years Ago
**[12:16] Mayu**
I joined I-1 when I was 12.
**[12:20] Mayu**
For two years after that,
I worked desperately hard.
**[12:25] Shiraki**
You are the first generation of the I-1 Club.
**[12:29] Shiraki**
You are the elite who were accepted
out of ten thousand applicants.
**[12:34] Shiraki**
Don't forget. Starting today,
**[12:36] Shiraki**
you are an idol first and
a human being second.
**[12:40] Shiraki**
Make sure you understand that.
**[12:43] All**
Yes, sir!
**[12:56] Mayu**
Crazy About You
**[12:56] Mayu**
At first, it was fun.
**[12:59] Mayu**
Everything I saw and heard was so new.
**[13:03] Mayu**
I made new discoveries every day.
**[13:06] Mayu**
But eventually...
**[13:10] Mayu**
I felt restricted by the harsh rules.
**[13:12] Mayu**
It became harder and harder to breathe.
**[13:14] Mayu**
I felt restricted and constrained.
**[13:19] Mayu**
But because becoming an idol was
my dream, I kept working hard.
**[13:25] Shiraki**
Starting tomorrow, the following
individuals do not need to come.
**[13:28] Shiraki**
Number 16.
**[13:33] MAI**
I heard some pictures she took
with a male friend got out.
**[13:38] Shiraki**
Number 23.
**[13:40] Shiraki**
Starting tomorrow, you don't need to come.
**[13:44] Shiraki**
Number 37.
**[13:46] Shiraki**
Starting tomorrow, you don't need to come.
**[13:52] Shiraki**
Number 5, starting tomorrow,
you don't need to come.
**[13:58] Mayu**
Serika?
**[14:01] Serika**
I don't want to quit!
**[14:03] Shiraki**
What?
**[14:04] Serika**
I don't want to quit!
**[14:06] Shiraki**
Why did you break the rules, then?
**[14:09] Shiraki**
I'm always telling you romantic
relationships are forbidden.
**[14:12] Serika**
Why can't we love?
**[14:14] Serika**
I've never neglected
my work because of love!
**[14:19] Serika**
I'm practicing my singing and dancing!
**[14:22] Shiraki**
That doesn't matter.
**[14:34] Mayu**
Um... We worked hard together to get here.
**[14:39] Mayu**
I think it was wrong of Serika
to break the rules, but please.
**[14:43] Mayu**
Please don't make her quit!
**[14:45] Shiraki**
Number 3...
**[14:46] Shiraki**
Your name is Shimada-kun, isn't it?
**[14:49] Shiraki**
You don't understand at all.
**[14:51] Mayu**
What?
**[14:52] Shiraki**
You're only allowed to love your fans.
**[14:56] Shiraki**
If you show even a hint
of love with someone else,
**[14:58] Shiraki**
in that moment, you stop being an idol.
**[15:01] Shiraki**
In other words,
you're a piece of subhuman trash.
**[15:06] Shiraki**
Such an existence is not necessary in I-1.
**[15:11] Mayu**
Don't talk about Serika like that!
**[15:20] Shiraki**
I am very familiar
with how good you are.
**[15:23] Shiraki**
That's why I chose you to be I-1's center.
**[15:27] Shiraki**
Fortunately, all the singles
we've produced since you became
**[15:31] Shiraki**
the center have reached
the top of weekly charts.
**[15:34] Shiraki**
Are you sure you don't mistakenly
believe you did that all yourself?
**[15:40] Shiraki**
Learn your place.
**[15:43] Shiraki**
We will be releasing two
singles simultaneously next.
**[15:47] Shiraki**
You will be the center of one.
**[15:49] Shiraki**
Number 2 will be the
center of the other.
**[15:52] Mayu**
Shihocchi?
**[15:54] Shiraki**
If your sales are better,
I will overlook this.
**[15:58] Shiraki**
However, if number 2's sales
are better, you will be fired.
**[16:02] Mayu**
You can't...
**[16:03] Shiraki**
Shouldn't you be prepared
for such consequences
**[16:07] Shiraki**
when you complain to your employer?
**[16:12] Mayu**
I understand.
**[16:15] Shiraki**
I'm always telling you girls.
**[16:17] Shiraki**
You're an idol first and
a human being second.
**[16:21] Mayu**
No...
**[16:22] Mayu**
We are people first.
**[16:29] Shiraki**
We will be releasing two
singles simultaneously next.
***SIGN*** Mayushi VS Shihocchi Face Off!!
***SIGN*** The loser is fired?! An intense battle begins!!
**[16:34] Mother**
What do you mean?
**[16:36] Mother**
Why? Aren't you the one
who said you wanted to do it?
**[16:39] Mother**
Why would you go and do that?
**[16:42] Mayu**
But Serika...
**[16:43] Mother**
Who cares about anyone else?
**[16:46] Mother**
What are you going to do if you get fired?
**[16:48] Mayu**
I'll do my best to place first.
**[16:50] Mother**
Do you really think you can do it?
**[16:52] Mother**
I can't believe you made
Shiraki-san angry...
**[16:55] Mother**
There are some things you can't
accomplish with hard work alone!
**[16:59] Mayu**
Mom?
**[17:01] Mother**
I sacrificed everything for you...
**[17:05] Mother**
This is all your fault!
**[17:11] Kaya**
I don't believe it. Didn't...
**[17:14] Mayu**
Shiho's single topped the weekly charts.
***SIGN*** Staff fed up with I-1 Mayushi's poor conduct?
***SIGN*** Secret meetings at night in Roppongi?!
***SIGN*** Mayushi fired?!
***SIGN*** I-1 Club Shihocchi becomes the new center!
**[17:22] Kaya**
They did it to trap you.
**[17:26] Mayu**
Yeah. I caused trouble for my dad, too.
**[17:31] Kaya**
That's rough.
**[17:34] Mayu**
In the end, because of my work
in the entertainment industry,
**[17:37] Mayu**
my parents got divorced.
**[17:39] Mayu**
I was fired from I-1.
**[17:42] Mayu**
I returned to my mother's home in Sendai.
**[17:45] Mayu**
I've been running, too.
**[17:50] Mayu**
But I can't give up singing and dancing.
**[17:54] Mayu**
That's why I wanted to give it another try.
**[17:58] Kaya**
I see.
**[18:00] Mayu**
I'd be lying if I said I didn't
hold a grudge against I-1.
**[18:03] Mayu**
I've been traumatized by
the entertainment industry, too.
**[18:06] Mayu**
But since meeting
President Tange, Matsuda-san,
**[18:10] Mayu**
and everyone in Wake Up, Girls!...
**[18:14] Mayu**
I want to overcome that.
**[18:16] Mayu**
No, I believe I can overcome that.
**[18:21] Mayu**
After all, I've learned a lot of things
**[18:25] Mayu**
I didn't know when I was in I-1.
**[18:27] Mayu**
I hope you'll support us!
**[18:29] Minami**
This will make Grandma Isokawa happier.
**[18:33] Kaya**
You looked like you wanted to join us.
**[18:35] Kaya**
Come on, then. Let's do it.
**[18:36] Nanami**
If you could tell us what we
did wrong, we'd appreciate it.
**[18:39] Airi**
I'll do my best.
**[18:41] Yoshino**
Come back, Airi!
**[18:44] Mayu**
That's why I wanted
to stand on the stage again
**[18:47] Mayu**
with everyone from Green Leaves.
**[18:50] Mayu**
I felt like I was going nowhere.
**[18:54] Kaya**
I see how it is now.
**[18:55] Mayu**
I finally believe I'm here
to make myself happy.
**[19:04] Kaya**
You should tell everyone that.
**[19:07] Kaya**
They're really worried about you.
**[19:09] Mayu**
What?
**[19:15] Mayu**
Yoppi...
**[19:18] Mayu**
I'm sorry for not telling you.
**[19:20] Mayu**
My stubbornness must
have been a nuisance.
**[19:25] Mayu**
I'm really sorry.
**[19:27] Yoshino**
It's okay. I'm sorry.
**[19:30] Yoshino**
I said too much.
**[19:37] Yoshino**
I may not be much of a leader,
but I'm doing my best, too.
**[19:42] Yoshino**
So talk to me.
**[19:45] Yoshino**
I want you to talk to me.
**[19:48] Mayu**
Yeah, I understand.
**[19:51] Mayu**
I know.
**[19:54] Nanami**
Oh, come on!
**[19:57] Mayu**
What's gotten into you?
**[19:58] Nanami**
This perfect two-shot!
**[20:01] Nanami**
I can't have you speaking
so honestly with each other!
**[20:05] Nanami**
I'm going to stop with
the half-measures, too!
**[20:07] Minami**
Nanami, I've been wondering
for a while now, but what is that?
**[20:11] Miyu**
Huh? What?
**[20:12] Miyu**
What?!
**[20:14] Nanami**
I, Hisami Nanami, declare my intention
**[20:17] Nanami**
to work wholeheartedly
for Wake Up, Girls!
**[20:20] Minami**
Hikari... Music...
**[20:22] Minami**
What is this?
**[20:24] Miyu**
Huh? The Hikarizuka
entrance requirements?
**[20:26] Miyu**
Does this mean you're not applying?
**[20:29] Nanami**
Not this time.
**[20:30] Nanami**
In any case, I'm going to
focus on the Idol Festival.
**[20:34] Airi**
What? You are?
**[20:36] Nanami**
I made my decision.
**[20:37] Minami**
You're on fire, Nanami.
**[20:39] Nanami**
Now that that's decided, Ai-chan,
you'll have to train hard.
**[20:42] Airi**
Who? Me?
**[20:43] Nanami**
Your dancing.
**[20:44] Nanami**
Honestly speaking,
**[20:45] Nanami**
what you showed me the other
day was completely wrong.
**[20:47] Airi**
What?!
**[20:54] Minami**
You shouldn't litter.
**[20:56] Airi**
Nanami, why did you
have to scatter the pieces?
**[20:59] Nanami**
Sorry about that.
**[21:00] Nanami**
I couldn't help myself.
**[21:02] Minami**
Nanami, you got some in the ocean.
**[21:04] Nanami**
Oh, fine. I'll pick it up...
**[21:08] Yoshino**
Watch out!
**[21:15] Matsuda**
Why are you making so much
noise so early in the morning?
**[21:22] Matsuda**
You can't be serious...
**[21:25] Minami**
It's so cramped!
**[21:26] Yoshino**
You need to warm up.
**[21:31] Matsuda**
Sheesh...
**[21:32] Tange**
Well, who cares?
**[21:33] Matsuda**
What are they going to do
if they catch a cold?
**[21:35] Matsuda**
They have no self-awareness!
**[21:36] Tange**
I suppose...
**[21:38] Tange**
But I'm glad we came.
**[21:40] Matsuda**
What?
**[21:40] Tange**
People who didn't know each
other until the group formed
**[21:46] Tange**
are somehow moving
towards a common goal.
**[21:56] Tange**
They're a group of people
with different styles of thinking,
**[21:59] Tange**
past experiences,
and dreams for the future.
**[22:03] Tange**
But now they have to face the wall
that's in front of them together.
***SIGN*** You can do it!
**[22:09] Tange**
Idols truly are mysterious...
***SIGN*** To be continued
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[23:45] Miyu**
I think I'm too ambitious.
**[23:48] Yoshino**
Is that right?
**[23:49] Miyu**
I want to be the best idol I can be.
**[23:51] Yoshino**
The best, huh?
**[23:52] Miyu**
Send your encouragement to me,
Miyu, the top idol candidate!
**[23:55] Yoshino**
Don't use our broadcast
to make personal announcements!
**[23:57] Both**
The next episode is
"Gateway to Success!"
***SIGN*** "Gateway to Success"
# E10 - Gateway to Success
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY19NKZER/gateway-to-success)
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**[00:03] ---**
**[00:03] ---**
**[00:04] ---**
**[01:31] Matsuda**
We passed the initial screening
of the Idol Festival!
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[01:35] Matsuda**
These are the groups participating
in the Tohoku preliminaries.
***SIGN*** Idol Festival
**[01:39] Tange**
It's finally starting.
**[01:41] Matsuda**
Only the group that scores highest
**[01:43] Matsuda**
based on on-line and off-line fan votes
**[01:46] Matsuda**
and the judge's scores
will make it to the I-1 Arena.
**[01:54] Miyu**
Everyone's so cute.
**[01:57] Yoshino**
Hey, look at this.
**[02:00] Miyu**
Are they entertainers?
**[02:01] Kaya**
They're so unique.
**[02:03] Airi**
They've got an incredible
aura in more than one way...
**[02:07] Nanami**
But don't they seem more
like comedians than idols?
**[02:11] Matsuda**
You're right. I don't
think we'll lose to them.
**[02:14] Tange**
Don't be stupid.
**[02:17] Tange**
You'll run into trouble
if you underestimate them.
**[02:20] Matsuda**
What?
**[02:21] Tange**
You don't understand, do you?
**[02:23] Tange**
These comedic groups
are the real danger.
**[02:26] Matsuda**
What?
**[02:27] Tange**
Plenty of idol groups are
good at singing and dancing.
**[02:31] Tange**
The groups that make
**[02:33] Tange**
the strongest impact
in the judges' eyes control the game.
**[02:36] Tange**
In that respect, the Demons of Oga
are doing better than us.
**[02:41] Matsuda**
Yes, but...
**[02:44] Tange**
What is the essence of Wake Up, Girls!?
**[02:47] Tange**
Think about it.
***SIGN*** Kumagaiya
**[02:52] Yoshino**
What is WUG's essence, huh?
**[02:54] Yoshino**
I wonder what it is.
**[02:55] Mayu**
It's a difficult question.
**[02:57] Mayu**
We've been working so hard overcoming
**[03:00] Mayu**
the challenges we've encountered.
**[03:02] Mayu**
I don't know what makes us unique.
**[03:04] Miyu**
I've never seen such excited fans before.
**[03:08] Miyu**
They've certainly captured
the interest of their fans.
**[03:12] Minami**
The president's right.
**[03:14] Nanami**
The preliminaries will be streamed lived
**[03:18] Nanami**
and fans will vote in real time, right?
**[03:21] Airi**
We can't win if we don't
make an impression.
**[03:24] Yoshino**
We still have time.
Let's come up with something.
**[03:26] Kaya**
But I haven't thought about it before.
**[03:29] Producer**
Do you have any questions?
**[03:31] Minami**
Yes!
**[03:32] Minami**
What do you think is
the appeal of Wake Up, Girls!?
***SIGN*** Local Gourmet Super Delicious
***SIGN*** Event Details
**[03:39] Producer**
What?
**[03:41] Director**
The appeal of Wake Up, Girls!?
**[03:44] Kaya**
Yes.
***SIGN*** Serious Idol Talk!
Sorry It's So Short!
**[03:46] Yoshino**
This is our 50th concert at MACANA.
**[03:50] Airi**
Oh, right. There's something
we want to ask you today.
**[03:54] Fan A**
Ask us anything!
**[03:55] Fan B**
We'll answer your question!
**[03:58] Minami**
Anyway, when I asked...
**[04:01] Producer**
Maybe it's the way you eat, Minami-chan.
**[04:04] Kaya**
That's only your appeal.
**[04:08] Director**
Oh, I know.
**[04:09] Director**
We've heard positive things about
your biting comments, Kaya-chan.
**[04:15] Yoshino**
That only applies to you.
**[04:18] Fan A**
Your naiveté!
**[04:20] Fan B**
Your energy!
**[04:22] Fan C**
Your shakiness!
**[04:27] Airi**
We got a lot of nonsense answers after that,
**[04:29] Airi**
such as how we're like dogs or plastic bags.
**[04:34] Miyu**
We didn't get any helpful answers.
**[04:36] Yoshino**
Anyway, let's focus on our lessons.
**[04:39] Yoshino**
I doubled our training time and content.
**[04:42] Minami**
What? We're doing even more?
**[04:44] Yoshino**
Mayushi, can you watch us dance
before the instructor gets here?
**[04:48] Mayu**
Okay.
**[04:49] Yoshino**
It'd be great if you could take
note of anything that sticks out.
**[04:51] Mayu**
Got it.
**[04:54] Airi**
I'm glad everything worked out.
**[04:58] Airi**
Nanamin?
**[04:59] Nanami**
Airi, try dancing the steps
for the second Melody A section.
**[05:03] Airi**
What?
**[05:04] Nanami**
I told you.
**[05:05] Nanami**
My goal is to place first
in the Idol Festival.
**[05:09] Nanami**
I always meet my goals.
**[05:12] Nanami**
In order to do that,
I need you to work harder.
**[05:15] Airi**
What?!
***SIGN*** Thank You for the Full House
***SIGN*** Adult
**[05:45] Yoshino**
It's finally the weekend.
**[05:47] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[05:48] Yoshino**
I hope we make it through
this stage to the finals.
**[05:51] Mayu**
Yeah. I want to win, too.
**[05:53] Yoshino**
You just wait, Tokyo!
**[05:55] Mayu**
Yeah!
**[05:57] Saki**
Hey, you gals.
**[06:04] Saki**
Y'all are Wake Up, Girls!, right?
**[06:08] Mayu**
Um, I don't understand
what you're saying...
**[06:12] Yoshino**
Yeah, we are.
**[06:13] Mayu**
What?
**[06:13] Yoshino**
Are you from Demons of Oga?
**[06:17] Saki**
Oh, so you know about us?
**[06:20] Yoko**
'Course she does. We're famous.
**[06:23] Yui**
'Course.
**[06:24] Saki**
Guess we don't need
to introduce ourselves, then.
**[06:27] Yoshino**
Do you need something?
**[06:28] Saki**
We thought we'd check out the girls
**[06:32] Saki**
we're gonna beat in the preliminaries.
**[06:34] Yoshino**
I see.
**[06:37] Saki**
We eat cute little idol groups
like you for breakfast.
**[06:42] Saki**
Prepare yourselves!
**[06:44] Yoshino**
You're the ones who need
to watch out for us.
**[06:46] Mayu**
Y-Yoppi...
**[06:48] Saki**
Really? You've got some guts there.
**[06:51] Saki**
Are you the head of Wake Up, Girls!?
**[06:53] Yoshino**
Not the head. The leader.
**[06:56] Saki**
They're the same thing.
**[06:58] Saki**
I'm head of the Demons of Oga,
Kinumiya Saki.
**[07:02] Saki**
These are our members:
Rokudai Yoko and Kazayama Yui.
**[07:07] Saki**
We look forward to meeting you again!
**[07:16] Saki**
I know we'll cream you
in the preliminaries.
**[07:20] Mayu**
What was that? A threat?
**[07:23] Yoshino**
How terrifying.
**[07:24] Mayu**
What? It was?
**[07:25] Yoshino**
The president was right. They're strong.
**[07:29] Mayu**
I'm home.
**[07:36] Mother**
Why are you starting this again?
**[07:39] Mayu**
I...
**[07:40] Mother**
How much more do you
have to make me suffer?
**[07:53] Mayu**
Um...
**[07:56] Mayu**
Wait, Mom!
**[07:58] Mayu**
I'm sorry I haven't
talked to you about
**[08:00] Mayu**
what I'm doing with Wake Up, Girls!
**[08:04] Mother**
I don't care about that anymore.
**[08:07] Mayu**
Please! I want you to listen.
**[08:23] Mayu**
I want to tell you how I feel today.
**[08:28] Mayu**
I know apologizing for hurting you
**[08:31] Mayu**
over I-1 isn't enough,
**[08:35] Mayu**
but...
**[08:38] Mayu**
I couldn't stay there.
**[08:42] Mayu**
It's hard to explain,
but I wasn't happy there.
**[08:48] Mayu**
I'm just sorry I hurt
you and Dad because
**[08:56] Mayu**
of my selfishness.
**[08:58] Mayu**
My new agency is small,
but the president, the manager,
**[09:04] Mayu**
and all the members are doing their best.
**[09:07] Mayu**
Everyone's so considerate of everyone else.
**[09:10] Mayu**
Because of that, we fight sometimes,
**[09:13] Mayu**
but I finally think this is where I belong.
**[09:18] Mayu**
You may not understand,
but I feel like I could be happy there.
**[09:24] Mayu**
So, Mom...
**[09:27] Mother**
I told you before, but why
don't you do whatever you want?
**[09:31] Mayu**
Mom, this weekend, the Idol Festival
**[09:34] Mayu**
regional preliminaries are happening.
**[09:37] Mayu**
I'd like you to come watch.
**[09:39] Mayu**
If you see me on stage,
I think you'll understand.
***SIGN*** Idol Festival
***SIGN*** Idol Festival 2014
**[09:57] Ota**
* The Idol Festival symbolizes*
* this age of warring idols.*
**[10:03] Ota**
* This event, planned*
* and produced by head*
**[10:06] Ota**
* of the I-1 Club,*
* Shiraki Tooru, has begun.*
**[10:11] Ota**
* The favorite of the highly contested*
* Tohoku Block is Crescent Moon.*
**[10:16] Ota**
* Gathering sudden attention*
* with the addition of former*
**[10:19] Ota**
*I-1 member, Shimada Mayu,*
**[10:20] Ota**
* the one-year-old Wake Up, Girls!*
* is also a formidable contender.*
**[10:25] Ota**
* At first, only former I-1 member*
* Mayu received attention,*
**[10:29] Ota**
* but through local*
* broadcasts and concerts,*
**[10:32] Ota**
* the hard work of the other members*
* has captured the attention of fans,*
**[10:35] Ota**
*and they have distinguished themselves.*
**[10:39] Ota**
Hey!
**[10:41] Asazu**
Hey! Sorry we're late!
**[10:45] Shiromoto**
The war council will now begin!
**[10:46] All**
Yeah!
**[10:48] Yazawa**
Today's subject: How can we show
WUG fans are in the audience
**[10:53] Yazawa**
and support the girls
on the day of the event?
**[10:57] Ota**
I've already thought of something!
**[10:59] Ota**
Why don't we make matching sweatshirts?
**[11:03] Ota**
These will not only unite our hearts,
**[11:07] Ota**
but also declare our presence
to idol fans across the nation!
**[11:13] Asazu**
They'll be black, right?
**[11:15] Shiromoto**
And they'll say, "You can do it!
Wake Up, Girls!", right?
***SIGN*** You can do it!
**[11:20] Ota**
All right! Let's keep our spirits high!
***SIGN*** Family Cafe Diner
**[11:22] All**
Yeah!
**[11:23] Employee**
Please keep your voices down.
**[11:25] Ota**
Oh, excuse us...
**[11:32] Both**
Hello.
**[11:35] Tange**
Oh, it's been a while.
**[11:36] Anna**
It's good to see you again.
**[11:38] Yoshino**
So flashy.
**[11:39] Kaya**
Hayasaka-san wants us to wear these?
**[11:41] Miyu**
But they're so cute.
**[11:43] Miyu**
We can win with these alone.
**[11:45] Anna**
Everyone seems so excited.
**[11:47] Tange**
I suppose.
**[11:48] Tange**
It would've been better if we'd had
this solidarity earlier, though.
**[11:52] Tange**
But if we make it through
the Tohoku preliminaries,
**[11:55] Tange**
maybe I'll treat those
girls to something.
**[12:00] Matsuda**
You're going to jinx them.
**[12:01] Tange**
How rude.
**[12:03] Karina**
Hayasaka-san wrote you
a new song, didn't he?
**[12:06] Miyu**
Yes. It's so hard, he must
have done it to spite us.
**[12:11] Anna**
You should be glad it's worth learning.
**[12:13] Yoshino**
Well, yes.
**[12:15] Mayu**
Oh, right. Could we
ask you something?
**[12:19] Nanami**
Pork buns?
**[12:20] Minami**
No, bean buns.
**[12:22] Minami**
I found them in the convenience
store the other day.
**[12:26] Anna**
The essence of Wake Up, Girls!, huh?
**[12:28] Mayu**
Yes.
**[12:29] Karina**
Maybe you don't need to decide
for yourselves what that is.
**[12:33] Airi**
What?
**[12:34] Anna**
You're right.
**[12:36] Anna**
I think the people who see
you perform will decide for you.
***SIGN*** Office for Rent
**[12:45] Anna**
Well, we'd better get going.
**[12:47] Karina**
Make sure you win those preliminaries.
**[12:49] All**
Okay!
**[12:52] Yoshino**
Excuse me.
**[12:56] Yoshino**
I think I finally understand
what you told us before.
**[13:01] Yoshino**
About fighting.
**[13:03] Karina**
Are you guys fighting enough?
**[13:06] Karina**
You should tell each other
what you want to say.
**[13:08] Karina**
You're part of the same group.
**[13:11] Yoshino**
It took me long enough, though.
**[13:14] Anna**
I see.
**[13:15] Karina**
That's great.
**[13:17] Yoshino**
Yes.
**[13:19] Minami**
Leader, everyone's calling you.
**[13:22] Yoshino**
Oh, sorry. I'll be right there.
**[13:24] Anna**
Hey, Leader!
**[13:26] Karina**
You can do it.
***SIGN*** Idol Festival
**[13:36] Grandmother**
Mayu-chan, you need to leave soon.
**[13:43] Grandmother**
I hope you do well.
**[13:46] Grandmother**
I'll make your favorite tonight.
**[13:49] Mayu**
Okay.
**[13:51] Mayu**
See you later.
***SIGN*** Tohoku Block Preliminaries
**[14:00] Ota**
Good morning!
***SIGN*** You can do it!
**[14:02] All**
Hey!
**[14:06] Ota**
We should show our support, too!
**[14:09] Ota**
Let's start with a Minami chant!
**[14:11] All**
Yeah!
**[14:12] Ota**
Ready, and...
**[14:13] All**
Everyone's little sister, Minami!
**[14:17] Woman A**
Minami-chan's so popular.
**[14:19] Woman B**
She certainly is.
**[14:21] Mother**
We should do our best, too.
**[14:23] Mother**
I made these for today.
**[14:28] Tange**
Why are you so nervous?
**[14:32] Matsuda**
What about you, President?
**[14:33] Matsuda**
Also, you can't smoke here.
**[14:37] Airi**
Okay, okay.
**[14:38] Miyu**
I can do it. I can do it if I try.
**[14:40] Miyu**
I'm a shining star.
**[14:41] Kaya**
What are you talking about?
**[14:42] Kaya**
We're just entering the ready room.
**[14:44] Nanami**
The battle has already begun.
**[14:46] Yoshino**
You're right.
**[14:49] Mayu**
Yoppi?
**[14:52] Saki**
Come to get crushed by us?
**[14:54] Kaya**
What? Say that again.
**[14:56] Minami**
Don't fight.
**[14:58] Yoshino**
Let's settle this on the stage.
**[15:00] Saki**
Bring it on.
**[15:03] Nanami**
Was that...
**[15:06] Mayu**
Yeah, the Demons of Oga.
**[15:09] Announcer**
Thank you for coming
to the Idol Festival today.
**[15:14] Announcer**
The idol group that wins will be
**[15:16] Announcer**
officially recognized
as the I-1 Club's rival.
***SIGN*** You can do it, Minami-chan!
**[15:21] Announcer**
This group will become the second
most popular idol group in Japan.
**[15:27] Shiraki**
Hello, everyone.
**[15:30] Shiraki**
I'm general manager of the I-1 Club,
Shiraki Tooru.
**[15:34] Shiraki**
The day of the Tohoku Regional
Preliminaries has finally arrived.
**[15:38] Shiraki**
Aomori, Iwate, Akita, Miyagi,
Yamagata, and Fukushima.
**[15:43] Shiraki**
Today, the top ten teams chosen
via document screening and
**[15:48] Shiraki**
on-line polls will compete
in the I-1 Sendai theater.
**[15:53] Shiraki**
Ten idol groups born from this
region will battle here today.
**[15:59] Shiraki**
Only one group will make it to the finals,
**[16:02] Shiraki**
but let's show support for every
idol group appearing here today.
**[16:08] Shiraki**
I'd now like to announce the opening of the
**[16:10] Shiraki**
Idol Festival Tohoku
Regional Preliminaries.
**[16:16] Fan A**
Saki-chan!
**[16:17] Fan B**
Yoko!
**[16:18] Fan C**
Yui-Yui!
**[16:19] Fan D**
Demons!
**[16:24] Yoshino**
Let's go, girls.
**[16:25] All**
Yeah.
**[16:37] Announcer**
Next up is Wake Up, Girls!!
**[16:39] Yoshino**
Let's go!
**[16:40] Kaya**
Let's do it!
**[16:41] All**
Wake Up, Girls!!
**[16:45] Yoshino**
We are Wake Up, Girls!!
**[16:48] Yoshino**
Thank you for your support!
**[16:50] Ota**
WUG-chan!
**[16:59] Yoshino**
This is "First-Rate Smile!"
**[17:06] SONG**
A schedule written in the clouds
**[17:09] SONG**
Filling an empty weekend
**[17:13] SONG**
With anything you can isn't right
**[17:18] SONG**
It's not right
**[17:20] SONG**
Only truly plain and ordinary days
**[17:23] SONG**
I film videos of my cat
**[17:26] SONG**
Maybe I'll try redecorating
my room sometime
**[17:32] SONG**
I made a slideshow of my friends
**[17:38] SONG**
Full of smiles, full-on smiles everywhere
**[17:43] SONG**
Smiles, so many smiles
**[17:45] SONG**
I end up smiling, I have energy now
**[17:52] SONG**
I'll never give up, not in
spring, summer, fall, or winter
**[18:00] SONG**
Because we've known painful seasons
**[18:03] SONG**
I appreciate unchanging smiles
**[18:07] SONG**
The smiles of Japan overwrite
**[18:10] SONG**
Even during hard times
**[18:13] SONG**
The smiles of Japan
make things cuter
**[18:17] SONG**
The overflowing color
of cherry blossoms
**[18:20] SONG**
Because we've known painful seasons
**[18:23] SONG**
First-rate smile
**[18:25] SONG**
Smile
**[18:35] Yoshino**
Thank you very much!
**[18:37] All**
Thank you!
**[18:55] Nanami**
It's over.
**[18:56] Miyu**
Now we just have to
wait for the results.
**[18:59] Announcer**
We will now announce the results.
**[19:07] Ota**
*Wake Up, Girls!, please!*
**[19:10] Announcer**
We will now announce
the results of the Tohoku Block.
**[19:13] Yoshino**
This is it.
**[19:16] Announcer**
The idol group with the highest score based
**[19:20] Announcer**
on the off-line and on-line votes and
the judge's scores will advance to the finals.
***SIGN*** Results
**[19:30] Announcer**
The winner of the Tohoku Block is...
**[19:37] Announcer**
Wake Up, Girls!!
**[19:42] Kaya**
Did we win?
**[19:44] Airi**
No way...
**[19:45] Nanami**
All right!
**[19:46] Yoshino**
We did it!
**[19:48] All**
All right!
**[19:51] All**
Amazing!
**[19:52] Miyu**
I'm so happy!
**[19:54] Minami**
We're advancing to the finals!
**[19:57] Mayu**
We did it! We really did it!
**[20:00] Yoshino**
Yeah, we did it.
**[20:05] Matsuda**
All right!
**[20:10] Announcer**
We will now hand the Tohoku
Block trophy to Wake Up, Girls!.
**[20:20] Saki**
Hey.
**[20:21] Yoshino**
What?
**[20:24] Saki**
Your performance was amazing.
**[20:27] Saki**
Go win the finals for us.
**[20:31] Yoshino**
We will. Thanks.
**[20:34] Saki**
We visited all the Tohoku idol groups,
**[20:38] Saki**
but yours had the most backbone.
**[20:41] Yoshino**
I see.
**[20:43] Yoko**
Starting tomorrow, we're going
back to working every day.
**[20:47] Yui**
We haven't given up.
**[20:51] Saki**
You can do it.
**[20:52] Saki**
If you lose the finals,
we'll make you regret it.
**[20:56] Yoshino**
Thanks.
**[20:58] Saki**
You were great.
**[21:00] Mayu**
What?
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[21:09] Mayu**
Good morning.
**[21:12] Mayu**
Um, what did you want to talk about?
**[21:15] Tange**
It's your contract with us.
**[21:17] Tange**
You didn't join through the audition,
**[21:21] Tange**
so you hadn't formally signed on with us.
***SIGN*** Shimada Mari
**[21:25] Mayu**
This is...
**[21:26] Tange**
Your mother came to the agency yesterday.
**[21:30] Tange**
She asked us to look after her daughter.
**[21:38] Tange**
It's great news.
**[21:39] Mayu**
Yes.
**[21:42] Matsuda**
Good morning.
**[21:43] Matsuda**
I-1 should be appearing
on a talk show today.
**[21:46] Matsuda**
I wonder if they'll mention
the Idol Festival.
***SIGN*** I-1 Club performs its new song!!
**[21:50] MAI**
This is our new song
that goes on sale today.
**[21:53] MAI**
It's by Hayasaka-san.
**[21:55] Manami**
It's a very difficult song.
**[21:57] Manami**
The choreography is incredibly challenging.
**[22:00] Nanoka**
But that's what makes it worth doing.
**[22:02] Shiho**
This is "First-Rate Smile"!
**[22:06] Matsuda**
What? This song title...
**[22:08] Mayu**
Isn't that our song?
**[22:11] Tange**
It can't be!
***SIGN*** To be continued
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[23:45] Nanami**
Ai-chan, what are you good at?
**[23:47] Airi**
Making sweets, I guess.
**[23:48] Nanami**
That doesn't help you
with your idol work.
**[23:51] Airi**
What? But sweets would be
a great present for fans.
**[23:53] Nanami**
I'm not into that kind of flattery.
**[23:56] Airi**
What?
**[23:57] Both**
The next episode is
"Idol Rhapsody!"
***SIGN*** "Idol Rhapsody"
***SIGN***
# E11 - Idol Rhapsody
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6NQP02G6/idol-rhapsody)
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***SIGN*** Win
the
Idol Festival!!
**[01:30] MAI**
This is our new song
that goes on sale today.
***SIGN*** I-1 Club performs its new song!!
**[01:32] MAI**
It's by Hayasaka-san.
**[01:35] Manami**
It's a very difficult song.
***SIGN*** Win
the
Idol Festival!!
**[01:37] Manami**
The choreography is incredibly challenging.
**[01:40] Nanoka**
But that's what makes it worth doing.
**[01:42] Shiho**
This is "First-Rate Smile"!
**[01:46] Tange**
That's that.
**[01:48] Yoshino**
I-1 released our song on CD?
**[01:52] Kaya**
I can't believe him.
**[01:53] Kaya**
That's pretty messed up.
**[01:55] Miyu**
Could he have been a spy for I-1?
**[01:59] Mayu**
If I-1 releases that song on CD,
**[02:01] Mayu**
does that mean we can't sing it anymore?
**[02:03] Matsuda**
Good point. There'd be copyright issues.
**[02:07] Matsuda**
President, do we have a contract?
**[02:08] Tange**
Of course not.
**[02:11] Tange**
That eccentric really got us this time.
**[02:15] Kaya**
Let's have him take responsibility for this.
**[02:17] Tange**
You're right.
**[02:19] Kaya**
How do you want to do this?
**[02:21] Matsuda**
Huh? What?
**[02:21] Tange**
Well, in my day...
**[02:24] Matsuda**
Seriously, what are we going to do?
**[02:26] Yoshino**
I'm not sure we have enough
time to learn a new song.
**[02:31] Nanami**
But if we sing that at the finals,
**[02:34] Nanami**
we'll be singing in front of the I-1 Club.
**[02:37] Nanami**
I definitely don't want to do that.
**[02:38] Minami**
Yeah, neither do I.
**[02:40] Hayasaka**
Congratulations.
**[02:43] Hayasaka**
I don't know what miracle happened,
**[02:45] Hayasaka**
but I heard you made it
through the preliminaries.
**[02:47] Both**
Bastard!
**[02:49] Matsuda**
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
**[02:51] Tange**
Get out of the way, Matsuda!
**[02:55] Hayasaka**
I thought of an even better song,
so I gave that one to I-1.
**[03:01] Tange**
What?
**[03:02] Matsuda**
I don't understand
your thinking at all.
**[03:07] Hayasaka**
You can't help that.
You're an ordinary person.
**[03:11] Hayasaka**
See? Isn't this one way better?
**[03:15] Tange**
This time, I'm going to have
you sign a contract first.
**[03:20] Hayasaka**
When I heard you made it
through the preliminaries,
**[03:22] Hayasaka**
I had a thought, too.
**[03:24] Hayasaka**
It's time to really do this.
**[03:26] Tange**
Does this mean you've just been
doing this for fun until now?
**[03:29] Hayasaka**
No, I've been serious the whole time.
**[03:31] Hayasaka**
But now I guess I'm mega-serious.
**[03:35] Yoshino**
You expect us to perform
**[03:37] Yoshino**
a new song at the finals
with so little time to prepare?
**[03:40] Hayasaka**
That's right. I told you,
I'm tera-serious.
**[03:43] Matsuda**
He's getting more serious...
**[03:45] Hayasaka**
If you win the Idol Festival,
**[03:47] Hayasaka**
you'll be officially recognized as I-1's rival.
**[03:52] Hayasaka**
You could even say it would
make you a top idol group.
**[03:55] Hayasaka**
Top idols can learn new songs
and choreography in a day.
**[04:00] Hayasaka**
If you can't do that,
you won't last long in this industry.
**[04:05] Yoshino**
Are you saying we'll win if we can do this?
**[04:08] Hayasaka**
That's up to you girls.
**[04:11] Hayasaka**
Oh, by the way...
**[04:13] Hayasaka**
This song's center is Nanase Yoshino.
**[04:15] Yoshino**
What?
**[04:16] Hayasaka**
It's you.
**[04:18] Yoshino**
Me?
**[04:19] Miyu**
That's great, Yoppi.
**[04:21] Nanami**
It's your first time being the center.
**[04:22] Kaya**
We're counting on you.
**[04:24] Yoshino**
Okay.
**[04:25] Hayasaka**
Do your best to put something together.
***SIGN*** Win
the
Idol Festival!!
**[04:30] Kaya**
That's easier said than done.
**[04:32] Nanami**
It's so high pitched.
**[04:34] Nanami**
It's up-tempo, too.
The choreography's probably difficult.
**[04:38] Minami**
You're right.
***SIGN*** Win
the
Idol Festival!!
**[04:40] Airi**
I just learned a new song,
and now I have to start all over.
**[04:43] Airi**
I don't know if I can do this.
**[04:45] Yoshino**
But we have to do it.
**[04:47] Miyu**
There's less than a month before the finals.
**[04:50] Miyu**
Are we going to be okay?
**[04:51] Yoshino**
We'll make it okay.
**[04:53] Matsuda**
That's the spirit!
**[04:54] Matsuda**
A lot has happened until now,
**[04:56] Matsuda**
but we managed to overcome all obstacles!
**[04:59] Matsuda**
All that's left to do is
overcome the walls before us!
**[05:02] Matsuda**
If we can't go over it,
we'll break through!
**[05:04] Matsuda**
If we can make it through this test,
**[05:06] Matsuda**
I'm sure we'll find something
new on the other side!
**[05:09] Kaya**
What's gotten into you?
**[05:10] Kaya**
I'm going to start calling you Shuzo.
**[05:12] Tange**
You're smothering us, Matsuda.
***SIGN*** Win
the
Idol Festival!!
**[05:14] Matsuda**
But it's the finals!
**[05:17] Matsuda**
I feel like I can almost see the top...
***SIGN*** Idol Festival
@ I-1 Arena
**[05:23] Yoshino**
We'll be in Tokyo this time next month.
**[05:28] Instructor**
Hayasaka-sensei gave us another tough song.
**[05:32] Instructor**
I wonder if you'll be all right.
**[05:33] Yoshino**
We'll make it all right.
**[05:37] Mayu**
It's even harder than I thought.
**[05:40] Yoshino**
And it uses so much stamina.
**[05:43] Yoshino**
If we're this beat just from dancing,
**[05:46] Yoshino**
we'll be in trouble when we add singing.
**[05:48] Mayu**
We need to be stronger.
**[05:50] Yoshino**
We need more endurance.
**[05:52] Yoshino**
If we can't sing while running for
four or five minutes, we won't last.
**[05:58] Yoshino**
Let's stretch harder, too.
**[06:00] Yoshino**
You're more prone to injury
if your body's not flexible.
**[06:04] Kaya**
She's so inflexible...
**[06:05] Mayu**
Let's return to basics.
***SIGN*** Idol Festival @ I-1 Arena
**[06:10] Yoshino**
Three more weeks.
**[06:20] MAI**
Honestly, I think this
song is really difficult,
**[06:24] MAI**
but don't tell me you
can't sing or dance this.
**[06:29] MAI**
Moeka, focus.
**[06:30] Moeka**
Who? Me? I'm focusing.
**[06:34] Shiho**
Mai-Mai's saying something
because that's not what it looks like.
**[06:37] Shiho**
If you're going to make excuses
or you really can't do it,
**[06:39] Shiho**
just get out of here.
**[06:43] MAI**
Let's do it one more time.
**[06:45] Moeka**
She doesn't need to be so angry.
**[06:48] Reina**
There must be a lot of
pressure on the center.
**[06:51] Reina**
She's got a lot riding on her shoulders.
**[06:52] Tina**
You say that, but you want her position.
**[06:54] Reina**
Don't say that.
**[06:57] Moeka**
You can't, because I'm going
to be the next center.
**[07:01] Moeka**
I won't let anyone else have it!
**[07:05] Both**
Okay, okay.
**[07:06] MAI**
Wake Up, Girls! made it through
the preliminaries, right?
**[07:09] Megumi**
Yeah. I texted Mayushi,
**[07:12] Megumi**
and she said she'll do her best at the finals.
**[07:13] Shiho**
If she didn't, we couldn't crush her.
**[07:16] Megumi**
Crush her? You don't
have to put it like that.
**[07:19] Shiho**
It won't be much of a contest
if they don't try to crush us, too.
**[07:24] Megumi**
But we're not competing directly.
**[07:28] Shiho**
If we're standing on the same stage,
we'll be compared.
**[07:33] Shiho**
People will judge which of us did better.
**[07:36] MAI**
You have a point.
**[07:38] Nanoka**
Besides, have you heard about the new song?
**[07:40] Megumi**
What?
**[07:42] Nanoka**
Hayasaka-san originally wrote
that for Wake Up, Girls!.
**[07:47] Nanoka**
They sang it at the regional preliminaries.
**[07:49] Megumi**
Which means people who heard it
will be forced to compare us to them.
**[07:54] Shiho**
That's right.
**[07:56] Megumi**
Let's try to be friends.
**[07:58] Megumi**
There's no reason for us to fight.
**[08:00] Shiho**
You're so naïve, Megu.
**[08:02] Megumi**
Don't you think you're
worrying about it too much?
**[08:04] Nanoka**
Who cares about that?
**[08:06] Nanoka**
Anyway, did Hayasaka-san
take their song away from them?
**[08:09] Nanoka**
That'd be so sad for them.
**[08:12] Shiho**
Isn't it the other way around?
**[08:13] Nanoka**
What?
**[08:13] Shiho**
They don't need it anymore.
**[08:16] Shiho**
I'm sure they'll bring something
even more amazing to the finals.
**[08:21] Shiho**
I don't want to lose.
**[08:24] Shiraki**
Fortune and misfortune
exist in this world,
**[08:28] Shiraki**
but they don't apply when
accomplishing something
**[08:30] Shiraki**
with your own strength.
**[08:32] Shiraki**
Misfortune is simply an excuse.
***SIGN*** Online Poll Rankings
**[08:36] Shiraki**
How high will their
strength take them?
**[08:42] Ota**
I got tickets!
**[08:46] Ota**
Seats 51 to 65 in Block A2!
**[08:49] Ota**
I was able to acquire
some other good seats, as well!
**[08:53] Ota**
You can't get any closer
than front row seats!
**[08:57] Ota**
This is great start for fans of WUG like us!
**[09:01] All**
Yeah!
**[09:03] Asazu**
I propose we display a level
of restraint appropriate to WUG fans
**[09:06] Asazu**
so as not to cause discomfort
for other audience members
**[09:10] Asazu**
or the members of WUG themselves
due to these excellent seats!
**[09:13] All**
Yeah!
**[09:15] Yazawa**
A display of support
**[09:15] Yazawa**
is expected to take place in front
of the stadium the day of the event!
**[09:18] Yazawa**
I believe we should control
ourselves there, as well!
**[09:20] All**
Yeah!
**[09:21] Shiromoto**
Also, don't bring perishable gifts.
**[09:24] Shiromoto**
Let's discuss our plans beforehand,
so we don't bring the same thing!
***SIGN*** <> Mayushi: Green Tea, Takoyaki, Baby Star Ai-chan: Taiyaki, Gizzards Minyami: Chocolate, Castella Cake, Waffles Yoppi: Cod Roe Spaghetti, Pickled Sea Weed
**[09:28] All**
Yeah!
**[09:30] Ota**
We can't compete with I-1 fans
when it comes to numbers,
**[09:33] Ota**
but no can beat our passion
for Wake Up, Girls!!
**[09:37] Ota**
Let's give it everything we have!
**[09:38] All**
Yeah!
**[09:40] Employee**
Could you please be quiet?
**[09:42] All**
S-Sorry...
***SIGN*** Idol Festival @ I-1 Arena
**[09:49] Matsuda**
What's wrong, President?
**[09:52] Tange**
The god of chance only has bangs, huh?
**[09:56] Matsuda**
What's with the dusky mood?
**[09:59] Matsuda**
It's not like you.
**[10:01] Tange**
Matsuda.
**[10:02] Matsuda**
Yes?
**[10:03] Tange**
This idol group I formed
on a whim seems
**[10:12] Tange**
to have taken on a life of its own.
**[10:16] Matsuda**
Well, I suppose so.
**[10:19] Matsuda**
This may be a long shot, but...
**[10:23] Tange**
No, don't.
**[10:25] Tange**
Pride and peace.
**[10:26] Tange**
These are the words
that ruin creators.
**[10:28] Tange**
Don't let down your guard.
**[10:30] Tange**
Anyway...
**[10:34] Matsuda**
A contract for a new office? When?
**[10:37] Tange**
Time to sign.
**[10:38] Matsuda**
Wait, wait, wait!
**[10:40] Matsuda**
Are you sure you should do that?
**[10:45] Minami**
I'm sure you all know,
**[10:47] Minami**
but we're going to the finals
of the Idol Festival!
**[10:51] Minami**
Yeah!
**[10:54] Yoshino**
A lot has happened, but we only
made it this far because of you.
**[11:01] Miyu**
Thank you so, so much.
**[11:04] Airi**
Miyu, don't you think
it's too early for that?
**[11:07] Kaya**
That's right.
**[11:08] Kaya**
Let's not shed tears until we win.
**[11:10] Kaya**
Just kidding.
**[11:11] Asazu**
Yeah, yeah!
**[11:13] Nanami**
Since we've made it this far,
we'll definitely win.
**[11:17] Yazawa**
You can do it!
**[11:19] Mayu**
Thank you. We'll bring
back that big trophy.
**[11:22] Shiromoto**
We'll be waiting for you!
**[11:27] Airi**
Mayushi, have you been
getting enough sleep?
**[11:30] Mayu**
Not really.
**[11:31] Airi**
We've been so busy lately.
**[11:36] Girl A**
Hey, listen...
**[11:42] Girl A**
Could I get your autograph?
**[11:43] Airi**
What?
**[11:44] Girl B**
You advanced to the finals
of the Idol Festival, right?
**[11:48] Girl A**
Does this mean you're
being recruited for work?
**[11:50] Girl C**
My brother's really into it.
**[11:56] Hayasaka**
For better or for worse or for giggles,
today is your last lesson.
**[12:01] All**
Yes, sir!
**[12:02] Hayasaka**
Show me the result of your practice.
**[12:11] SONG**
Here we go
**[12:12] SONG**
We can do it
**[12:13] SONG**
Wake Up, Girls!
**[12:14] SONG**
Leave it up to us, everyone
**[12:19] SONG**
We'll eat up your problems,
no matter how heavy
**[12:35] Hayasaka**
Two points, three points,
three points, four points.
**[12:38] Matsuda**
Shouldn't you boost their
confidence with good scores?
**[12:41] Tange**
No, this is for real now.
**[12:44] Hayasaka**
Two points for your singing.
**[12:45] Hayasaka**
Three points for your dancing.
**[12:46] Hayasaka**
Three points for teamwork.
**[12:47] Hayasaka**
Four points for stamina.
**[12:48] Hayasaka**
That's 12 points total.
**[12:52] Hayasaka**
You barely pass.
**[12:55] Hayasaka**
Oh, each category is out of five points.
**[12:58] Hayasaka**
By the way, this is the first
time I've awarded four points.
**[13:03] Hayasaka**
Clap, clap.
**[13:03] Nanami**
We scored four points for stamina?
**[13:05] Hayasaka**
In just a few months,
my lumpy potatoes have become
**[13:09] Hayasaka**
piping hot potatoes parmentier
or a chilled vichyssoise.
**[13:15] Hayasaka**
At a star-less restaurant, of course.
**[13:19] Miyu**
There's the malice.
**[13:21] Kaya**
I'm going to call you Ariyoshi.
**[13:24] Hayasaka**
The score I gave you
isn't your true score, of course.
**[13:30] Hayasaka**
Now it's up to you to entertain
as many fans as possible
**[13:35] Hayasaka**
at the I-1 Arena at the finals,
**[13:37] Hayasaka**
from the ones in the very front
to the ones in the very back
**[13:39] Hayasaka**
to the fans on the second and third
**[13:42] Hayasaka**
floor seats who think you look this big.
**[13:45] Hayasaka**
In that respect, there's no
such thing as a passing score.
**[13:49] Hayasaka**
The truth is, no matter how hard you try,
**[13:52] Hayasaka**
there's no such thing as a perfect score.
**[13:55] Hayasaka**
Pursuing that perfect score
is what it means to be an idol.
**[13:59] Hayasaka**
Also...
**[14:01] Hayasaka**
I'm not the one whose recognition you need.
**[14:04] Hayasaka**
It's the audience.
**[14:07] Airi**
I-I'll make you acknowledge me someday.
**[14:14] Hayasaka**
My acknowledgment won't do you any good.
**[14:18] Airi**
Yes, sir!
**[14:19] Matsuda**
Huh? I think Hayasaka-san's
words moved me.
**[14:23] Matsuda**
What is this strange feeling?
**[14:25] Tange**
He's no ordinary man.
**[14:27] All**
Thank you very much!
**[14:29] Hayasaka**
Anyway, I'm going to get some beef tongue.
**[14:33] Hayasaka**
Who's coming with me?
**[14:34] Matsuda**
I'll go! I'll go!
**[14:36] Matsuda**
Are you paying, Hayasaka-san?
**[14:37] Hayasaka**
What? Why would I pay for you?
**[14:40] Tange**
Because you're the wealthiest one here.
**[14:43] Hayasaka**
No, no. Don't be such hyenas.
**[14:47] Tange**
What? They say money
makes the world go round.
**[14:50] Tange**
If you don't make it turn,
we'll never get ours.
**[14:55] Mayu**
It's finally tomorrow.
**[14:57] Yoshino**
Let's do our best.
**[14:58] Kaya**
You just wait, Tokyo.
**[15:00] Yoshino**
Anyway...
**[15:04] Yoshino**
I brought these.
**[15:05] Mayu**
Scrunchies? Did you make them?
**[15:08] Yoshino**
Yeah.
**[15:10] Mayu**
Thanks, Yoppi.
**[15:12] All**
How cute.
**[15:13] All**
They're so cute.
**[15:15] All**
Way to go, leader.
**[15:20] Mother**
Mayu.
**[15:21] Mother**
Here.
**[15:23] Mayu**
Huh?
**[15:25] Mother**
The weather report said
it's cold in Tokyo this year.
**[15:29] Mayu**
Thanks.
**[15:31] Mother**
Do your best.
**[15:33] Mayu**
I will.
***SIGN*** Squid Shiokara Kesennuma
**[15:36] Kaya**
Yeah, I know.
**[15:37] Kaya**
That's my plan.
***SIGN*** Shark Fin Curry
***SIGN*** Patteku EX
Cold Compress
***SIGN*** Cold Capsules DX
***SIGN*** Tsukimi Soba
**[15:40] Kaya**
What? Medicine?
**[15:42] Kaya**
I'll take what you sent me.
**[15:45] Kaya**
Um, listen...
**[15:49] Kaya**
Thanks for everything, Auntie.
**[16:10] Brother**
I'm coming in.
**[16:12] Airi**
Okay.
**[16:15] Brother**
Mom said you should take these.
**[16:18] Airi**
What? All of these?
**[16:21] Brother**
You're so cool, Nee-chan.
**[16:23] Airi**
Really?
**[16:24] Brother**
Yeah. I bragged to everyone about you.
**[16:31] Miyu**
Maybe Harajuku and Akiba.
**[16:35] Miyu**
I hope I have time.
**[16:37] Woman**
Let's toast to Minami-chan
advancing to the finals.
**[16:41] All**
Cheers!
***SIGN*** You can do it, Minami-chan!
**[16:44] Woman**
I wish we could go to Tokyo to support you.
**[16:47] Minami**
It's okay.
**[16:48] Minami**
Matsuda-san's going to film it.
I'll show you when I get back.
**[16:52] Woman**
I hope you win.
**[16:55] Minami**
I will win.
**[16:56] Minami**
That's why I've been practicing.
**[17:08] Yoshino**
I need to keep it together.
**[17:12] Tange**
Are you running away from home?
**[17:14] Matsuda**
You're one to talk.
**[17:16] Miyu**
Huh?
**[17:17] Yoshino**
Your luggage is impressive.
**[17:18] Miyu**
What? But I need clothes
for Harajuku, Shibuya, and Akiba.
**[17:23] Kaya**
We're not going to have fun.
**[17:27] Miyu**
You're right.
**[17:29] Kaya**
Give that back!
**[17:57] Airi**
Tokyo's so crowded.
**[18:00] Miyu**
And scary.
**[18:01] Nanami**
I'm already exhausted.
**[18:03] Kaya**
Don't let them underestimate you.
**[18:05] Minami**
Underestimate who?
**[18:07] Matsuda**
We've got rehearsal
at the arena this afternoon.
**[18:09] Matsuda**
We'll leave as soon as we drop off our luggage.
**[18:13] Matsuda**
What's wrong?
**[18:14] Tange**
Why are you so scared?
**[18:16] Tange**
Half of all people in Tokyo
are from the countryside.
**[18:19] Matsuda**
What? You're worried about that?
**[18:21] Tange**
Not only that, but hardly anyone's
a third generation Tokyo resident.
**[18:25] Airi**
Half?
**[18:26] Miyu**
Really?
**[18:27] Matsuda**
What? You're happy with that?
**[18:31] Mayu**
What's wrong?
**[18:35] Yoshino**
I think I'm a little nervous.
**[18:42] Matsuda**
This is it.
**[18:43] Tange**
Let's head inside.
**[18:46] Tange**
Follow me.
***SIGN*** Tohoku Block Representatives
**[18:57] Matsuda**
First, there's an explanation of the arena.
**[18:58] Matsuda**
After that, it's the sound
and light rehearsal.
**[19:01] Matsuda**
The performance starts at 6 PM.
**[19:02] Asazu**
It's huge!
**[19:04] Yazawa**
How many people does this place hold?
**[19:06] Ota**
27,000!
**[19:08] Man**
That's a hundred Macanas!
**[19:09] Asazu**
Don't get swallowed up, WUG!
**[19:11] Ota**
All right! Let's practice our cheer!
**[19:13] All**
Yeah!
**[19:16] Miyu**
Maybe it's ten... no, a hundred
times bigger than Macana.
**[19:21] Nanami**
Yeah.
**[19:22] Minami**
A bunch of people are coming in here.
**[19:26] Kaya**
It's amazing.
**[19:28] Airi**
I wonder if they'll hear
us in such a big place.
**[19:31] Nanami**
We'll be using mics,
so don't worry about that.
**[19:34] Nanami**
But we might want to make
our dancing more dynamic.
**[19:37] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[19:40] Mayu**
Yoppi?
**[19:41] Yoshino**
I'm fine.
**[19:43] Yoshino**
We just have to do
what we've been doing.
**[19:45] Man**
Please get off the stage.
**[19:47] Man**
The I-1 Club's coming in.
**[19:51] Staff**
Watch out!
**[19:53] Yoshino**
Sorry.
**[19:54] Minami**
Are you okay?
**[19:57] Yoshino**
Yeah, I'm fine.
**[19:59] Airi**
You sure?
**[20:00] Yoshino**
Yeah.
**[20:02] Man**
Excuse me. I believe it's
written on the schedule,
**[20:05] Man**
but the I-1 Club
has a live TV appearance.
**[20:08] Man**
They'll be doing their tech rehearsal first.
**[20:11] Megumi**
Mayu!
**[20:13] Mayu**
Megumi!
**[20:15] Megumi**
Are you leaving right after this?
**[20:17] Megumi**
If you have time, do you want
to get something to eat?
**[20:20] Mayu**
Sure, yeah.
**[20:22] Shiho**
You came.
**[20:25] Shiho**
I told you before, but come
at us with everything you have.
**[20:28] Mayu**
I know.
**[20:39] Kaya**
That center never changes.
**[20:44] All**
Thanks for working with us!
**[20:52] SONG**
A schedule written in the clouds
**[20:56] SONG**
Filling an empty weekend
**[20:59] SONG**
With anything you can isn't right
**[21:06] SONG**
Only truly plain and ordinary days
**[21:09] SONG**
I film videos of my cat
**[21:12] Matsuda**
They're amazing.
**[21:12] SONG**
Maybe I'll try redecorating
my room sometime
**[21:13] Tange**
They're the best.
**[21:18] SONG**
I made a slideshow...
**[21:21] Hayasaka**
I wouldn't expect any less from I-1.
**[21:24] Shiraki**
That doesn't sound like a compliment.
**[21:27] Hayasaka**
It is.
**[21:29] Hayasaka**
But if you're asking
if I think it's interesting...
**[21:33] Man**
Lights and sound.
Does everything look okay?
**[21:37] Man**
Good work, everyone.
**[21:39] All**
Thank you!
**[21:43] Man**
Finalists, gather back here in 30 minutes.
**[21:48] All**
Yes, sir!
**[21:49] Kaya**
It's finally here.
**[21:51] Miyu**
It's almost time.
**[21:52] Miyu**
I'm so nervous, I feel like my
heart's going to leap out of my chest.
**[21:55] Kaya**
Show me.
**[21:57] Miyu**
It's just an expression!
***SIGN*** To be continued
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[23:45] Mayu**
The next episode is the last one.
**[23:46] Minami**
You're kidding. How sad.
**[23:48] Mayu**
One season's surprisingly short.
**[23:50] Minami**
I hope I didn't forget
to do anything.
**[23:52] Mayu**
I hope we get a second season.
**[23:53] Minami**
I'll do this!
**[23:54] Minami**
The last episode's really tasty, meow!
**[23:56] All**
The next episode is
"No Regrets in this Moment!"
***SIGN*** "No Regrets in this Moment"
***SIGN***
***SIGN***
# E12 - No Regrets in This Moment
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRMGD427R/no-regrets-in-this-moment)
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**[00:03] ---**
**[00:03] ---**
**[00:04] ---**
**[01:39] Ota**
Give it everything you've got,
Wake Up, Girls!!
**[01:47] Mayu**
Yoppi?
**[01:48] Yoshino**
I'm fine.
**[01:49] Yoshino**
We just have to do
what we've been doing.
**[01:51] Man**
Please get off the stage.
**[01:53] Man**
The I-1 Club's coming in.
**[02:06] Yoshino**
What am I going to do?
**[02:07] Yoshino**
What should I do?
**[02:09] Yoshino**
Why now?
**[02:12] Yoshino**
Why did this have to happen now?
**[02:15] WUG**
Yoppi, are you in there?
**[02:18] Yoshino**
Yeah.
**[02:19] WUG**
It's time to go.
**[02:20] Yoshino**
I'll be right there.
**[02:33] WUG**
What's wrong?
**[02:35] Yoshino**
Nothing. I was just
pumping myself up.
**[02:37] WUG**
Really?
**[02:39] Nanami**
Yoppi, we're rehearsing next.
**[02:41] Yoshino**
Sorry.
**[02:43] Mayu**
We only have ten minutes.
**[02:45] Yoshino**
Really?
**[02:48] Nanami**
Huh? Aren't we going
to form a circle?
**[02:51] Kaya**
Keep it together, leader.
**[02:53] Yoshino**
Sorry.
**[02:56] Yoshino**
Here we go!
**[02:56] WUG**
We can do it!
**[02:57] All**
Wake Up, Girls!!
**[03:00] Man**
We're going to start the music.
**[03:03] Airi**
Yoppi, you're standing
in the wrong place.
**[03:05] Yoshino**
Sorry.
**[03:12] SONG**
Here we go
**[03:13] SONG**
We can do it
**[03:13] SONG**
Wake Up, Girls!
**[03:15] SONG**
Leave it up to us, everyone
**[03:20] SONG**
We'll eat up your problems,
no matter how heavy
**[03:21] I-1 Club**
What's wrong with that center?
**[03:22] I-1 Club**
She's off-tempo.
**[03:26] Yoshino**
Thank you!
**[03:28] All**
Thank you!
**[03:32] Mayu**
Yoppi, is something wrong?
**[03:34] Yoshino**
What?
**[03:35] Kaya**
Something's wrong with your leg.
**[03:37] Mayu**
Did you hurt yourself
when you tripped earlier?
**[03:42] Miyu**
Huh? What?
**[03:43] Miyu**
What's going on?
**[03:48] Matsuda**
This is...
**[03:49] Yoshino**
I'm fine. It's not a problem.
**[03:51] Minami**
But it looks really painful.
**[03:54] Airi**
Yoppi, maybe you shouldn't strain yourself.
**[03:57] Miyu**
It'll get worse.
**[04:00] Yoshino**
I just need to last five minutes.
**[04:02] Yoshino**
If I can handle that, I can still perform.
**[04:05] Matsuda**
That's impossible.
**[04:06] Yoshino**
No! I refuse!
**[04:10] Yoshino**
Then...
**[04:11] Yoshino**
Then perform without me!
**[04:14] Miyu**
What?
**[04:15] Yoshino**
Perform without me! Please!
**[04:17] Matsuda**
But without the center...
**[04:20] Matsuda**
We can't train a substitute now.
**[04:22] Matsuda**
President.
**[04:25] Yoshino**
I'm sorry.
**[04:27] Yoshino**
I'm sorry.
**[04:37] Mayu**
Let's withdraw.
**[04:38] WUG**
What?
**[04:39] Yoshino**
You can't withdraw.
**[04:41] Yoshino**
You have to perform.
**[04:43] Yoshino**
Please, perform.
**[04:45] Mayu**
No, let's withdraw.
**[04:49] Mayu**
We may be able to perform without you.
**[04:53] Mayu**
But a performance without
you isn't good enough.
**[04:56] Yoshino**
What?
**[04:57] Mayu**
After all, I can't accept it.
**[05:02] Yoshino**
Mayushi.
**[05:02] Kaya**
I think it's meaningless
without you, too.
**[05:07] Miyu**
The seven of us are Wake Up, Girls!.
**[05:10] Airi**
That's right.
**[05:11] Minami**
Yeah.
**[05:13] Yoshino**
But...
**[05:15] Yoshino**
I'm so sorry, everyone.
***SIGN*** Tohoku Block Representatives
**[05:25] Matsuda**
What should we do, President?
**[05:28] Tange**
Well...
**[05:35] Shiho**
Playing at friendship again?
**[05:38] Shiho**
You haven't changed at all, Mayu.
**[05:43] Kaya**
Were you eavesdropping?
**[05:44] Kaya**
What poor taste.
**[05:46] Mayu**
Shiho, sorry. Today we're...
**[05:49] Shiho**
I won't let you quit.
**[05:53] Mayu**
What?
**[06:00] Nurse**
There.
**[06:04] Nurse**
The bandages will only last
you a few more hours today.
**[06:10] Nurse**
Once your performance is over,
make sure you go to the hospital.
**[06:13] Yoshino**
I will. Thank you.
**[06:18] Mayu**
Shiho.
**[06:21] Mayu**
Thanks.
**[06:24] Shiho**
Whatever.
**[06:29] Kaya**
She's actually pretty nice.
**[06:31] Miyu**
Hold on. We shouldn't
let our guard down.
**[06:34] Miyu**
Yoppi, did they put thumbtacks
under your bandages?
**[06:38] Nanami**
If that were the case,
she'd need surgery.
**[06:41] Airi**
Think you'll be okay?
**[06:42] Yoshino**
Yeah. I feel a lot better.
**[06:44] Airi**
That's great.
**[06:48] Tange**
Just to be sure,
let's change our formation.
**[06:51] Tange**
Can you do it, girls?
**[06:53] Nanami**
We should reduce any further risks.
**[06:55] Nanami**
We should change
the jump during the last hook.
**[06:59] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[07:00] Yoshino**
I'm sorry.
**[07:01] Kaya**
Leave it to us.
**[07:04] Miyu**
Don't be so rough with it.
**[07:06] Miyu**
It'd be bad luck if it broke.
**[07:08] Airi**
What? Didn't you say it'd be good
if it broke like a good luck bracelet?
**[07:12] Miyu**
It'd be more like the bad luck you get
**[07:14] Miyu**
when the straps on your clogs break.
**[07:19] Minami**
Leader.
**[07:21] Minami**
Cheer up, leader.
**[07:27] Yoshino**
Okay.
**[07:32] Nanami**
I'll do this instead of Yoppi here.
**[07:36] Minami**
Next, I'll come in and do this, right?
**[07:41] Mayu**
Yeah.
**[07:44] Nanami**
Make sure it looks like
this is how it always was.
**[07:48] Minami**
Okay.
**[07:49] Mayu**
How are you feeling, Yoppi?
**[07:51] Yoshino**
Okay.
**[07:59] Mayu**
Are you okay?
**[08:00] Yoshino**
Yeah.
**[08:10] Matsuda**
The seven of them together
make Wake Up, Girls!, huh?
**[08:15] Tange**
That's right. No one can
replace any of them.
**[08:21] Tange**
Wake Up, Girls! doesn't exist
without all seven of them.
**[08:30] Matsuda**
Yes, ma'am.
**[08:38] Mayu**
What do you think?
**[08:39] Nanami**
We'll be okay. I think it's coming together.
**[08:42] Kaya**
Yeah.
**[08:43] Mayu**
Let's go, then.
**[08:46] All**
Yeah.
**[09:04] Announcer**
The performance will
begin in five minutes.
**[09:07] Announcer**
Please return to your seats.
**[09:12] Matsuda**
Are you ready?
**[09:13] All**
Yes.
**[09:17] Tange**
It's starting.
**[09:30] Shiraki**
Thank you for coming.
**[09:33] Shiraki**
I am I-1's general manager, Shiraki.
**[09:39] Shiraki**
The finals of the Idol Festival are finally here.
**[09:44] Shiraki**
Today, in this I-1 Arena,
in order to be officially recognized as
**[09:50] Shiraki**
I-1's rivals, the six groups
from across the nation that made it
**[09:53] Shiraki**
through grueling preliminaries will compete.
**[09:56] Shiraki**
What is entertainment?
**[10:00] Shiraki**
What does it mean to be an idol?
**[10:03] Shiraki**
There is only one answer in my heart.
**[10:06] Shiraki**
The story begins on September 11, 2001,
**[10:09] Shiraki**
the day of the tragedy
that occurred in New York.
**[10:14] Shiraki**
The opening of a new musical
**[10:16] Shiraki**
on Broadway had been
planned for that day.
**[10:21] Shiraki**
However, immediately
following the incident,
**[10:23] Shiraki**
a mood of self-restraint
had spread throughout New York,
**[10:26] Shiraki**
and the opening was postponed.
**[10:30] Shiraki**
But in response to the hurt
citizens of New York,
**[10:33] Shiraki**
the producer of the show felt now was
**[10:36] Shiraki**
the time for entertainment and
raised the curtains as soon as possible.
**[10:43] I-1 Club**
What is he talking about?
**[10:44] I-1 Club**
9/11.
**[10:45] ---**
Shhh...
**[10:47] Shiraki**
I believe this is the essence
of entertainment,
**[10:51] Shiraki**
and I believe idols are a part of that.
**[10:57] Shiraki**
All the idols performing today
**[11:00] Shiraki**
are at the edges of this entertainment.
**[11:04] Shiraki**
Aiming for the top,
they will compete here.
**[11:09] Shiraki**
Please show your support for all
the idols appearing here today.
**[11:16] Shiraki**
The finals of the Idol Festival will now begin.
**[11:27] Ota**
The entire arena's full of I-1 fans!
**[11:29] Man A**
It's red everywhere you look!
**[11:31] Man B**
No one can beat our spirit and passion!
**[11:34] Man C**
It's time! Let's get this party started!
**[11:37] Ota**
Okay! Let's cheer!
**[11:39] Ota**
Here we go!
**[11:39] Ota**
You can do it!
**[11:40] All**
Wake Up, Girls!!
**[11:50] Idol**
We're the Akamiso All Stars!
**[11:52] Idol**
Thank you very much!
**[11:55] Matsuda**
Can you go on, Yoshino?
**[11:57] Yoshino**
Yes.
**[11:59] Minami**
Are you okay, Yoppi?
**[12:02] Airi**
If it hurts, don't force yourself to perform.
**[12:04] Nanami**
We'll cover you.
**[12:05] Miyu**
Yoppi!
**[12:07] Kaya**
Why are you crying now?
**[12:10] Mayu**
Yoppi.
**[12:12] Yoshino**
It's been a year since then.
**[12:14] Mayu**
What?
**[12:16] Yoshino**
Since our debut concert in Kotodai Park.
**[12:21] Yoshino**
I never imagined then
that we'd be standing here now.
**[12:25] Mayu**
But we really are here.
**[12:28] Yoshino**
Yeah.
**[12:30] Kaya**
Let's give it our best.
**[12:32] Kaya**
That's good enough for me.
**[12:33] Miyu**
Yeah.
**[12:40] Yoshino**
Here we go!
**[12:40] Mayu**
We can do it!
**[12:41] All**
Wake Up, Girls!!
**[12:44] All**
Good evening!
**[12:49] Man A**
It's Shimada.
**[12:50] Man B**
Shimada Mayu, huh?
**[12:51] Man C**
I can't believe she's back.
**[12:53] Man D**
What does she think she's doing now?
**[12:56] Ota**
WUG's fired up!
**[12:58] Ota**
Let's show them what we can do!
**[13:00] All**
Yeah!
**[13:01] Fans**
Wake Up, Girls!!
Wake Up, Girls!! Wake Up, Girls!!
**[13:12] Yoshino**
Good evening, everyone!
**[13:15] Yoshino**
We are...
**[13:17] All**
Wake Up, Girls!!
**[13:19] Fans**
You can do it!
**[13:19] Fans**
WUG-chan!
**[13:23] Yoshino**
We're an idol unit based in Sendai.
**[13:28] Yoshino**
We're still not great at singing or dancing,
**[13:31] Yoshino**
but we'll do our best today.
**[13:33] Yoshino**
We hope you enjoy the show!
**[13:35] Yoshino**
This is "7 Girls War!"
**[13:39] Ota**
You can do it!
**[13:40] Fans**
You can do it, WUG-chan!
**[13:47] SONG**
Here we go
**[13:48] SONG**
We can do it
**[13:48] SONG**
Wake Up, Girls!
**[13:50] SONG**
Leave it up to us, everyone
**[13:55] SONG**
We'll eat up your problems, no matter how heavy
(You eat too much) (What)
**[14:00] SONG**
Normally we don't
have much confidence
**[14:02] Matsuda**
Not bad.
**[14:05] Tange**
Matsuda.
**[14:06] Tange**
Do you remember what
I told you at the audition?
**[14:06] SONG**
But we'll become anything to see you
**[14:08] Matsuda**
What? No.
**[14:10] Tange**
About idols being a story.
**[14:13] Matsuda**
Oh.
**[14:14] SONG**
We won't let you call us naïve
**[14:14] Tange**
They've written tons
of stories in this past year.
**[14:19] SONG**
We're waking up
**[14:19] Tange**
And today will become a new story.
**[14:22] SONG**
In order to find happiness Take Off!
**[14:24] Tange**
I know I shouldn't be saying this,
but these girls are idols.
**[14:28] SONG**
3, 2, 1, Go!
**[14:30] SONG**
Largely largely Changing (Changing)
**[14:35] SONG**
It's not easy
**[14:40] SONG**
But you're by our side
**[14:45] SONG**
We find the courage to take a step
(All right, let's go)
**[14:51] SONG**
Our dreams are still far away
(So Far)
**[14:57] SONG**
It's not that we're in a hurry
**[15:00] Man A**
Hey.
**[15:00] Man B**
They're surprisingly good.
**[15:01] SONG**
With even stronger feelings
**[15:02] Man A**
Yeah.
**[15:07] SONG**
Tomorrow we'll surely
be Shining Star
**[15:08] Ota**
Yeah!
**[15:20] Audience**
WUG! WUG! WUG! WUG!
**[15:28] Audience**
WUG! WUG! WUG! WUG!
**[15:42] SONG**
At times we must bear disappointment
**[15:46] SONG**
At times we shed tears
**[15:52] SONG**
But the tears we shed together
**[15:57] SONG**
Become seven stars
**[16:02] Yoshino**
Mayu, I'm jumping.
**[16:02] SONG**
Shine shine
**[16:02] Mayu**
What?
**[16:07] SONG**
3, 2, 1, Go!
**[16:09] SONG**
We are reborn Changing
(Changing)
**[16:14] SONG**
It's not easy
**[16:18] SONG**
But you're by our side
**[16:24] SONG**
We find the courage to take a step
(All right, let's go)
**[16:29] SONG**
Our dreams are still far away
(So Far)
**[16:35] SONG**
It's not that we're in a hurry
**[16:40] SONG**
With even stronger feelings
**[16:45] SONG**
Tomorrow we'll surely
be Shining Star
**[16:53] I-1 Club**
The audience is fired up.
**[16:54] I-1 Club**
This is amazing.
**[16:56] I-1 Club**
You were right, Shihocchi.
**[16:57] I-1 Club**
It must be because
Hayasaka's song is so good.
**[17:00] Megumi**
It's not that.
**[17:00] Megumi**
The song has nothing to do with it.
**[17:02] Megumi**
The hard work of the members
is coming through.
**[17:04] I-1 Club**
Let's get ready.
**[17:06] I-1 Club**
We'd better do our best, too.
**[17:08] I-1 Club**
Yeah.
**[17:09] Shiho**
I won't lose.
**[17:12] Shiho**
Harder than anyone!
**[17:14] Shiho**
More beautiful than anyone!
**[17:15] Shiho**
More precise than anyone!
**[17:16] Shiho**
I-1 Club, let's go!
**[17:18] All**
Yeah!
**[17:27] Ota**
You're the best, WUG-chan!
**[17:34] Yoshino**
Thank you very much!
**[17:36] All**
Thank you very much!
**[17:39] Fans**
Wake Up, Girls!!
Wake Up, Girls!! Wake Up, Girls!!
**[18:05] Shiraki**
Your scores, please.
**[18:07] JUDGE A**
Who should we choose?
**[18:08] JUDGE B**
It's a difficult choice.
**[18:11] Hayasaka**
Shiraki-san.
**[18:14] Hayasaka**
I wonder if the guerrilla
concerts you used to put on
**[18:17] Hayasaka**
at Azuma Bridge smelled like this.
**[18:20] Hayasaka**
Not that I ever saw one.
**[18:36] Announcer**
Thank you for waiting, everyone!
**[18:38] Announcer**
Before the results, we have
a special guest appearance!
**[18:41] Announcer**
I-1 Club!
**[18:51] Tange**
Yoshino, are you okay?
**[18:52] Yoshino**
Yes.
**[19:05] Matsuda**
Good job.
**[19:13] Shiho**
Good evening, everyone!
**[19:15] All**
We're the I-1 Club!
**[19:19] Shiho**
Are you enjoying the 2014 Idol Festival?
**[19:26] Mayu**
* I believe there are three ways*
* to make people happy.*
**[19:34] Mayu**
* There are those who make many*
* people happy throughout the world.*
**[19:37] Shiho**
This is "First-Rate Smile!"
**[19:42] Mayu**
* Those who make those*
* around themselves happy.*
**[19:50] Miyu**
That's where you used
to be standing, Mayushi.
**[19:55] Mayu**
No. I belong with Wake Up, Girls!.
**[20:00] Miyu**
Yeah.
**[20:03] Mayu**
*And those who make themselves happy.*
**[20:07] Announcer**
It's time to announce the results.
**[20:09] Announcer**
The winner of the 2014
Idol Festival is...
**[20:17] Announcer**
From Chubu, the Akamiso All Stars!
**[20:23] Shiraki**
They won.
**[20:27] Announcer**
Let's have another
round of applause for all
**[20:30] Announcer**
the idols who participated today!
**[20:34] Mayu**
* There's one other thing*
* I learned about happiness.*
**[20:38] Mayu**
* It's that you can't make anyone*
* happy if you're not happy yourself.*
**[20:46] Mayu**
* That's why I think I might be*
* able to make someone happy now.*
***SIGN*** Green Leaves Entertainment
**[20:56] Matsuda**
Shouldn't you answer the phone?
**[20:58] Tange**
You answer it.
**[21:00] Tange**
If it's the real estate agency,
tell them I'm not here.
**[21:02] Matsuda**
It's your fault for rashly signing a contract.
***SIGN*** Go get some work!!
**[21:06] Matsuda**
Just tell them you can't sign it
because the situation has changed.
**[21:09] Tange**
No way. That's too much work.
**[21:11] Minami**
There she goes again.
**[21:13] Tange**
I paid the deposit.
I'm too injured to go on.
**[21:16] Tange**
Draw, even, safe.
**[21:18] Matsuda**
What?
**[21:19] Matsuda**
You're unbelievable.
**[21:21] Matsuda**
This is Green Leaves.
**[21:24] Matsuda**
What? Yes.
**[21:26] Matsuda**
Um... One moment, please.
**[21:28] Matsuda**
I'll connect you to our president, Tange.
**[21:30] Tange**
I told you to tell them I'm not here!
**[21:33] Kaya**
They can hear you.
**[21:34] Nanami**
Oh, well.
**[21:35] Matsuda**
It's not them.
**[21:36] Matsuda**
It's from a Tokyo record
company named Bivex.
**[21:39] Miyu**
Bivex? They're a major label.
**[21:41] Yoshino**
Why are they calling us?
**[21:43] Mayu**
Who knows?
**[21:46] Tange**
Yes, I'm Tange, the president.
**[21:51] Tange**
A mainstream debut?
**[21:53] Tange**
Bivex wants to sign Wake Up, Girls!!
**[21:56] Matsuda**
What? You're kidding!
**[21:57] All**
You're lying!
**[21:58] Tange**
I wouldn't lie about this!
**[22:00] Tange**
They liked you after
seeing you at the Idol Festival!
**[22:03] Tange**
We're going to take it
to the top this time!
**[22:05] All**
What?
**[22:07] Tange**
Green Leaves and Wake Up, Girls! are...
**[22:09] All**
What's going to happen?
***SIGN*** The End