E7 - When The Going Gets Tough, Smile

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[00:05] Mayu
    As members of Sendai's first
    idol group, Wake Up, Girls!,
[00:09] Mayu
    we've been taking on solo jobs in order
    to increase our national popularity.
[00:15] Mayu
    I appeared in a drama;
[00:18] Mayu
    Yoppi was a magazine model;
[00:20] Mayu
    Minyami and Kayatan did gourmet reports;
[00:24] Mayu
    Nanamin and Myu were on a variety show;
[00:27] Mayu
    and Ai-chan was a caster on a news show.
[00:30] Mayu
    They were first experiences for all of us.
[00:33] Mayu
    We had our struggles,
    but we're growing little by little.
[00:40] Mayu
    And at our first fan club event,
     we got to see our fans smile up close.
[00:49] Ota
    Looks like the WUG fan club
    bus tour was a success.
[00:54] Asazu
    Th-That's great.
SIGN    Bus Tour Memories
[00:56] Ota
    As true WUGners, we must watch
    over them from a distance.
[01:03] Ota
    Never crossing the line between idol and fan,
[01:09] Ota
    stage and audience,
    is the creed of true idol...
[01:13] All
    Uh, oh.
[01:14] Ota
    Y-You guys!
[01:18] Employee
    Sir, please be quiet.
[01:23] Mayu
    Finally, we're beginning preparations
    for WUG's first national tour.
SIGN    National Tour Performance Schedule
[01:37] Coach
    We may be able to go with
    a slightly more complex formation.
[01:41] Coach
    What do you think? Should we do it?
[01:43] All
    Yes!
SIGN    Episode 8 When The Going Gets Tough, Smile
SIGN    Katayama Minami
SIGN    Hayashida Airi
SIGN    Kikuma Kaya
SIGN    Hisami Nanami
SIGN    Okamoto Miyu
SIGN    Nanase Ayano
SIGN    Shimada Mayu
SIGN    Hayashi Ayumi
SIGN    Atsugi Itsuka
SIGN    Morishima Otome
SIGN    Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter
[03:20] Miyu
    I... I can't take it anymore.
[03:23] Mayu
    Myu, are you okay?
[03:25] Kaya
    Come on. You can't be exhausted already.
[03:27] Nanami
    Yeah. How many songs do you think
    we'll be singing at the concert?
[03:31] Minami
    After all, it is a full album.
[03:33] Yoshino
    Yeah. You need to build your strength.
[03:37] Yoshino
    At least you have the energy to speak.
[03:41] Airi
    Myu, it's just a little longer. We can do it.
[03:44] Miyu
    Ai-chan, you're an angel.
[03:48] Minami
    I'm hungry.
[03:48] Miyu
    The rice is ready.
[03:50] Mayu
    Could you set the table?
[03:51] Miyu
    Okay.
[03:52] Minami
    I'm starving.
[03:53] Yoshino
    Come to think of it, the president said
    we can come up with the set list ourselves.
[03:57] Minami
    Really? All right.
[03:59] Kaya
    We should start with something
    that will draw people in.
[04:02] Nanami
    Our choreography has to be perfect.
[04:05] Yoshino
    Are you guys having any trouble
    balancing your schedules?
[04:08] Mayu
    Kayatan, you've been busy lately.
[04:10] Kaya
    Yeah. I might become
    a regular on Let's Try soon.
[04:14] Kaya
    People like my contests against animals,
    so they're turning it into a series.
[04:17] Miyu
    Really? That's amazing.
[04:20] Airi
    Mayushi, you were cast
    in another drama, right?
[04:22] Mayu
    Yeah. This one's a two-hour special.
[04:25] Minami
    Nanamin, is it true that you're
    auditioning to be a singer on a kids' show?
[04:29] Nanami
    Yeah. It's a little way off,
    but I'm not sure if I can handle children.
[04:35] Kaya
    After all, you're still a kid yourself.
[04:37] Nanami
    Say what?
[04:39] Yoshino
    Our solo work is important,
    but the tour comes first.
[04:42] Mayu
    Yeah. We have to make it a success.
[04:45] Yoshino
    Okay. Let's start preparing for the tour.
[04:47] Kaya
    We can do it!
[04:48] All
    Wake up, Girls!
[04:55] Tange
    How are they doing?
[04:57] Matsuda
    What do you mean?
[04:58] Matsuda
    They're excited and working hard.
[05:01] Matsuda
    After all, it's their first national tour.
[05:03] Tange
    Really? Good.
[05:05] Matsuda
    I wouldn't say that, President.
[05:08] Tange
    What?
[05:09] Tange
    Is there a problem? You look distressed.
[05:12] Matsuda
    Of course I am.
[05:15] Matsuda
    The tickets aren't selling.
[05:17] Tange
    What? Why not?
[05:19] Tange
    They've been doing all that solo work.
[05:22] Tange
    They should be more popular by now.
[05:24] Matsuda
    It's not nearly enough.
[05:27] Matsuda
    Their final performance
[05:28] Matsuda
    at the Sendai Stadium on Christmas
    is looking particularly bad.
[05:31] Tange
    Do something about it.
[05:32] Tange
    That's your job.
[05:37] Matsuda
    It's your fault for choosing
    the Sendai Stadium.
[05:41] Matsuda
    Sheesh.
[05:43] Male caster
    The final performance of
    the national idol group, I-1 Club,
[05:46] Male caster
    will be on Christmas at the Tokyo Dome.
SIGN    Mrs. Monday
SIGN    National Idol Group "I-1 Club" Going On National Tour!
SIGN    Final National Tour Performance At
    Tokyo Dome
[05:50] Female caster
    That's right. Incredible, isn't it?
[05:53] Matsuda
    What?
[05:56] Shiraki
    I have an important announcement to make.
[06:04] Shiraki
    We will be forming
    a brand-new selection unit.
[06:11] Shiraki
    This new unit will stand at the top
    of the entire group, so act appropriately.
[06:19] Nanoka
    Is that why he called back Rena and Tina?
[06:23] Megumi
    Yeah.
[06:24] Megumi
    Was it for the new unit?
[06:27] Shiraki
    Quiet.
[06:31] Shiraki
    A new center will be selected
    from within the unit, as well.
[06:37] Moka
    Huh?
[06:40] Moka
    Does this mean I'm being demoted?
[06:43] Shiraki
    Yes, it does.
[06:46] Moka
    I refuse to accept this!
[06:47] Moka
    Is this because of my injury?
[06:50] Shiraki
    That's part of it.
[06:51] Moka
    But that wasn't my fault.
[06:54] Shiraki
    No, it wasn't your fault.
[06:56] Shiraki
    You were unlucky. That's all.
[06:59] Shiraki
    But a true center must have
    luck on her side, as well.
[07:05] Shiraki
    One more thing.
[07:06] Shiraki
    We'll be changing captains.
[07:07] Shiraki
    Number five will be replaced by number seven.
[07:10] Megumi
    Me?
[07:11] Megumi
    Wh-Why me?
[07:16] Megumi
    I can't be the captain!
[07:19] Megumi
    I can't take Mai's place...
[07:21] MAI
    It's okay. Megumi, you can do it.
[07:23] MAI
    Shiraki-san chose you.
[07:25] Megumi
    But I can't! I can't!
[07:27] MAI
    Please.
[07:29] MAI
    I-1 needs you right now.
[07:32] Megumi
    But... But I really can't!
[07:39] MAI
    I'm counting on you.
[07:49] Shiraki
    What did you want to discuss?
[07:50] Hayasaka
    It's about I-1's new song.
[07:52] Hayasaka
    I've decided to pass on it this time.
[07:55] Shiraki
    Why?
[07:56] Hayasaka
    I just don't feel like writing it.
[07:59] Hayasaka
    That's all.
[08:23] Hayasaka
    Don't feel like it, huh?
[08:31] Band A
    Hayasaka, what do you think you're doing?
[08:33] Hayasaka
    I told you. It's how I feel.
[08:35] Hayasaka
    I just don't feel like it.
[08:37] Band A
    What's going on, Hayasaka?
[08:39] Band B
    Hey, wait.
[08:41] Band B
    Give us the details.
[08:43] Band C
    Is that so?
[08:45] Band C
    Forget it! Do whatever you want!
[08:56] Ayumi
    This is the place. Right, Mocchi?
[08:58] Otome
    Probably.
[09:00] Ayumi
    Then, let's go.
[09:02] Both
    Okay.
[09:04] Matsuda
    What are we going to do?
[09:07] Matsuda
    I can't believe we're performing
    on the same day as I-1.
[09:10] Matsuda
    It's hard enough to sell tickets.
[09:12] Tange
    Why did you have to choose
    Christmas, you idiot?
[09:16] Matsuda
    You're the one who made the decision.
[09:18] Tange
    Really?
[09:20] Matsuda
    In any case, we'll have to bring
    in fans from outside of Sendai
[09:23] Matsuda
    to fill the Sendai Stadium.
[09:26] Tange
    I know that.
[09:30] Matsuda
    Yes?
[09:32] Matsuda
    Who is it?
[09:33] Matsuda
    Huh? You girls...
[09:35] Matsuda
    Have we met before?
[09:37] Otome
    Uh, excuse us.
[09:38] Matsuda
    Oh, you were on the bus tour.
[09:40] Ayumi
    Uh, um... W-We, uh...
[09:43] Matsuda
    Yes?
[09:43] Tange
    Matsuda, who are those teeny girls?
[09:46] Matsuda
    Teeny?
[09:47] Ayumi
    G-Gree... Green L-Leaves...
[09:48] Itsuka
    Hayamaru, pull yourself together.
[09:51] Ayumi
    P-Please make us idols!
[09:56] Matsuda
    Huh?
[09:59] Tange
    You're in middle school?
[10:01] Otome
    Y-Yes. Uh, we're huge fans
    of WUG... Wake Up, Girls!
[10:07] Tange
    Sorry, but we're not taking
    on any new clients right now.
[10:11] Tange
    Please go.
[10:13] Matsuda
    But, ma'am...
[10:17] Ayumi
    Excuse us.
[10:22] Matsuda
    Ma'am, those girls...
[10:24] Tange
    What? I have no intention
    of hiring little girls like that.
[10:28] Tange
    Besides, people who claim
    to be fans tend to be naive.
[10:36] Matsuda
    Are they?
[10:38] Tange
    They are.
SIGN    Ai-chan's Opening Pitch!
SIGN    You Can Do It Radio!
[10:50] Ayumi
    Hey, Mom.
[10:52] Ayumi
    Maybe—just hypothetically—do you think
    maybe, maybe it's possible that maybe...
[10:53] Nanoka
    Moka's been all about the Showa era lately.
[10:57] MAI
    Apparently, she's interested in
    rapid economic growth.
[10:58] Mom
    What are you talking about?
[11:01] Ayumi
    Well, hypothetically speaking,
    do you think I could become an idol?
[11:02] Moka
    Well, I am growing.
[11:04] Moka
    And I'll keep on growing.
[11:07] Moka
    Oh, that and the foil crisis.
[11:10] MAI
    As in aluminum?
[11:11] Megumi
    Don't you mean oil?
[11:13] Mom
    Sure you can.
[11:15] Nanoka
    Moka, you're so easily offended.
[11:15] Ayumi
    Are you even listening?
[11:18] Mom
    You should do something about your
[11:20] Nanoka
    You're blowing bubbles.
[11:20] Mom
    erythromania before you think
    about becoming an idol.
[11:23] Mom
    Oh, I know.
[11:24] Nanoka
    She's broken.
[11:24] Mom
    If you want to dance, we can dance
    at the upcoming festival together.
[11:28] Ayumi
    What? Uh, I don't know about that...
[11:28] Tina
    By the way, I've been into pork belly lately.
[11:30] Ayumi
    Oh, I need to go study.
[11:33] Ayumi
    Bye.
[11:33] Rena
    I'm into erasers.
[11:34] Ayumi
    Thanks for doing the laundry, Mom.
[11:35] Rika
    How are we supposed to get
    this conversation back on track?
[11:40] Otome
    My parents won't take me seriously at all.
[11:44] Ayumi
    Neither will mine.
[11:45] Itsuka
    Mine asked if I had a fever.
[11:49] Otome
    So, what should we do?
[11:58] Matsuda
    That's four thousand copies finished.
[12:00] Matsuda
    Sheesh. The president's
    running out of control again.
[12:08] Otome
    Hello.
[12:10] Matsuda
    Huh? Oh, you girls.
[12:13] Ayumi
    Um, we just couldn't give up.
[12:16] Itsuka
    Will you at least let us audition?
[12:18] Matsuda
    Yeah, but...
[12:21] Matsuda
    The president's not here right now,
    and I have to distribute these fliers.
[12:26] Ayumi
    Huh?
[12:26] Ayumi
    Will you let us do that?
[12:30] Matsuda
    What?
[12:35] Otome
    Are there always this many people?
[12:38] Ayumi
    They all walk so fast.
[12:39] Itsuka
    I'm going.
[12:43] Itsuka
    Take one.
[12:44] Itsuka
    Take one.
[12:45] Itsuka
    Take one.
[12:45] Ayumi
    Acchan's amazing.
[12:47] Itsuka
    Take one.
[12:47] Otome
    This is no time to stand
    here being impressed.
[12:48] Itsuka
    Take one.
[12:49] Otome
    Let's join her.
[12:50] Itsuka
    Take one.
[12:50] Ayumi
    Yeah.
[12:51] Otome
    P-Please.
[12:54] Ayumi
    P-Please.
[12:59] Ayumi
    I bet my face is red.
[13:02] Ayumi
    Plea—
[13:04] Man
    What do you want?
[13:06] Ayumi
    I-I'm sorry.
[13:12] Otome
    Nobody accepts fliers.
[13:17] Itsuka
    Being ignored so much is pretty tough.
[13:20] Ayumi
    Th-That was scary.
[13:26] Tange
    Matsuda!
[13:29] Tange
    What do you think you're
    doing while I'm gone?
[13:34] Matsuda
    Y-Yeah, but...
[13:35] Tange
    How could you let some middle
    schoolers hand out fliers?
[13:40] Matsuda
    They were surprisingly quick.
[13:44] Matsuda
    They stole the fliers before
    I had a chance to react.
[13:47] Tange
    You're just too slow.
[13:57] Tange
    You seem pretty depressed.
[14:01] Tange
    Smile.
[14:02] Ayumi
    Huh?
[14:03] Tange
    Come on! Hurry up.
[14:10] Tange
    Being an idol's about smiling
    when the going gets tough.
[14:15] Tange
    You girls couldn't cut it.
[14:29] Mayu
    Ma'am, who were they?
[14:32] Tange
    Wannabe idols.
[14:34] Tange
    Ignore them. They won't be coming back.
[14:37] Mayu
    I see.
[14:46] Ayumi
    Smile when the going gets tough, huh?
[14:51] Ayumi
    Is that what Mayushi does?
[15:00] Ayumi
    Oh! Come to think of it...
[15:02] Yoshino
    Isn't it amazing when you consider
[15:05] Yoshino
    the things we do make people
    who have nothing to do with us smile?
[15:10] Mayu
    A lot of people thanked us, but this job
    is so wonderful, I feel like thanking them.
[15:21] Ayumi
    Hey, Mom. I have a question.
[15:25] Mom
    What now?
[15:27] Ayumi
    What do you think of my smile?
[15:31] Mom
    What do you mean?
[15:36] Mom
    I guess it's nice.
[15:39] Mom
    You seem carefree like you're not
    thinking about anything at all,
[15:42] Mom
    but looking at it makes me happy.
[15:44] Ayumi
    Happy? Really?
[15:46] Mom
    Well, you are my daughter.
[15:48] Mom
    Seeing you smile is—
[15:51] Ayumi
    Thanks!
[15:52] Ayumi
    I feel confident now!
[16:00] Ayumi
    Good morning.
[16:01] Otome
    Huh?
[16:01] Itsuka
    You scared me.
[16:03] Ayumi
    I don't want to give up.
[16:11] Ayumi
    Give us one more chance.
[16:13] Ayumi
    Please.
[16:17] Ayumi
    When the going gets tough, you have to smile.
[16:21] Ayumi
    I'm sure Mayushi and the rest of WUG
    are doing their best to do that.
[16:25] Otome
    Yeah, you're right.
[16:28] Otome
    Okay, let's go.
[16:29] Itsuka
    Yeah.
[16:30] Otome
    Please.
[16:32] Ayumi
    P-Please.
[16:35] Otome
    Hayamaru, your face is stiff.
[16:37] Ayumi
    Huh?
[16:43] Itsuka
    Please.
[16:45] Otome
    Acchan, can't you smile with your eyes more?
[16:56] Otome
    M-My face is starting to get tired.
[16:59] Ayumi
    It's hard to keep smiling when
    there's nothing funny happening.
[17:03] Itsuka
    My cheeks are sore.
[17:05] Ayumi
    Idols really are amazing.
[17:11] Otome
    How cute.
[17:14] Otome
    Hey.
[17:20] Ayumi
    Are you okay?
[17:25] Otome
    Hayamaru, why did you have to trip, too?
[17:28] Ayumi
    Mocchi, it hurts.
[17:32] Ayumi
    Wh-Why are you laughing?
[17:34] Ayumi
    What? What?
[17:35] Ayumi
    You, too, Acchan?
[17:35] Otome
    Look.
[17:36] Ayumi
    Huh? What is this?
[17:38] Ayumi
    No way!
[17:40] Ayumi
    He smiled.
[17:41] Otome
    You're right.
[17:44] Mom
    Oh?
[17:45] Otome
    All done.
[17:49] Mom
    I'm so sorry. Was he bothering you?
[17:52] Child
    Mommy.
[17:53] Ayumi
    You're his mother? Great.
[17:56] Mom
    You were handing out fliers here
    the other day, weren't you?
[17:59] Mom
    Are you idols?
[18:01] Ayumi
    No, we're just helpers.
[18:04] Itsuka
    We're idols-in-training.
[18:06] Otome
    These are fliers for a WUG concert,
    the group we hope to follow.
[18:11] Ayumi
    Um, you're welcome to take one.
[18:13] Mom
    Why, thank you.
[18:16] Ayumi
    N-No, thank you.
[18:20] Mom friend A
    What's going on?
[18:21] Mom
    These girls are idols-in-training.
[18:24] Mom friend B
    Really?
[18:26] BG Girl
    What's going on?
[18:27] BG Man
    Look at this.
[18:28] BG Girl
    Wow! Really?
[18:30] Man A
    They're idols?
[18:31] Man B
    They're cute.
[18:32] BG Mom friend
    They were handing out fliers
    the other day, right?
[18:35] BG Man
    How cute.
[18:37] BG Girl
    Don't you just want to support them?
[18:42] Mayu
    Those girls...
[18:46] Ayumi
    We still want to be idols.
[18:49] Otome
    Let us audition.
[18:50] Itsuka
    Please.
[18:51] Tange
    Fine. Since you're so persistent,
    I'll let you audition.
[18:57] Tange
    But no promises.
[18:59] Ayumi
    R-Really?
[19:00] Otome
    Thank you.
[19:01] Itsuka
    All right.
[19:03] Tange
    The audition begins now.
[19:05] Tange
    Start by introducing yourselves.
[19:07] Otome
    Okay.
[19:08] Otome
    I'm Morishima Otome, 14 years old.
[19:10] Otome
    Since I was little, I've always
    liked cute stuff and idols.
[19:13] Otome
    Since I learned WUG—I mean,
[19:15] Otome
    Wake Up, Girls! were a local
    group, I've been a huge fan.
[19:19] Otome
    I like all of them, but if I had
    to pick, Myu-chan's my favorite.
[19:23] Tange
    Morishima-san, huh? Okay, next.
[19:25] Itsuka
    I'm Atsugi Itsuka, 14 years old.
[19:27] Itsuka
    I'm a good dancer.
[19:29] Itsuka
    I like WUG, too, but I
    admire I-1 Club's dancing.
[19:33] Tange
    You don't mince words, do you? I like it.
[19:35] Tange
    Okay, next.
[19:36] Ayumi
    O-Okay.
[19:38] Ayumi
    I-I'm Hayashi Ayumi, 14 years old.
[19:41] Ayumi
    Uh, Mayushi—I mean, Shimada Mayu-san
    inspired me to become an idol.
[19:49] Ayumi
    But, uh, my face gets red when I'm nervous.
[19:53] Ayumi
    I know it's not the best.
[19:55] Tange
    Hayashi-san, right? Okay.
[19:57] Tange
    Let's see how you move next.
[20:06] Tange
    Not bad.
[20:07] Tange
    Atsugi-san, right?
[20:09] Tange
    I can tell you look up to I-1 Club.
[20:12] Otome
    Wow, Acchan!
[20:14] Ayumi
    You got complimented by a pro.
[20:16] Itsuka
    Thanks.
[20:17] Tange
    But, unfortunately,
    you're not friendly enough.
[20:20] Tange
    The other two of you are only
    so-so at singing and dancing.
[20:23] Tange
    It'd be tough to take on all three of you.
[20:26] Otome
    What?
[20:27] Ayumi
    But...
[20:28] Itsuka
    I'm out, then.
[20:30] Otome
    You can't give up, Acchan.
[20:31] Ayumi
    Yeah. At least take Acchan.
[20:34] Mayu
    Ma'am.
[20:36] Ayumi
    M-M-Mayushi?
[20:38] Tange
    Oh, Mayu. You're here?
[20:40] Mayu
    I saw them handing out fliers yesterday.
[20:44] Mayu
    They looked like they were
    having fun working hard.
[20:47] Mayu
    When I performed at Azumabashi, it was
    hard, but I enjoyed it more than anything.
[20:52] Mayu
    Don't you think that feeling's the
    most important part of being an idol?
[20:58] Tange
    Well...
[21:00] Ayumi
    I tripped when I was handing out fliers.
[21:05] Ayumi
    It hurt, and it was embarrassing.
[21:07] Ayumi
    But when I saw the people around me
    laughing, it's like it didn't hurt.
[21:12] Ayumi
    I forgot about the pain.
[21:15] Ayumi
    I started having fun instead. So...
[21:19] Tange
    Fine, fine.
[21:21] Ayumi
    Huh?
[21:21] Tange
    But you'll be trainees.
[21:23] Tange
    It'll be on a trial basis.
[21:26] Ayumi
    You mean...
[21:27] Otome
    You'll hire us?
[21:30] Itsuka
    All right.
[21:31] Matsuda
    Ma'am, are you sure?
[21:33] Tange
    It's fine if you think of it as after-
    school lessons for middle schoolers.
[21:36] Tange
    And we can make money off them.
[21:38] Matsuda
    I knew it.
[21:42] Tange
    So, starting this month,
    these girls are our trainees.
[21:47] Yoshino
    What? Trainees?
[21:50] All
    Thanks for having us.
SIGN    We have juniors now, too.
[22:02] Shiho
    Really?
SIGN    From: Shiraki-san
    To: Iwasaki Shiho
    No subject Today
    You're part of the center selection unit.
    Return immediately.
[23:44] Otome
    Let's try striking some idol poses.
[23:47] Ayumi
    Uh, here.
[23:48] Otome
    That's a WUG pose.
[23:50] Itsuka
    I-1 club's "I."
[23:53] Otome
    Acchan, that's surreal...
SIGN    Episode 9 Believe You're Making Progress
[23:56] All
    Next time: "Believe You're Making Progress!"