E10 - Gateway to Success

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[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!"
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