01x11 - Idol

[bunniefuu]

Nice job!

Nice job!

What should we do after this?

Hmm, I guess I'll go home.

Oh, what about you, Mana?

I saw a cutie at the dressing room booths,

so I think I'll go see her!

You sure do like the cute ones.

Such an otaku.

Which stage?

Star Stage.

Ah, that hellhole.

It's so hot there.

Hey, Boss, can we stay

and watch the next stage too?

Mem-cho's performing.

I've heard of the name. Who is she?

She's a streamer. She's cute and funny.

She was on this show called

Love For Real recently.

Ah, the one that received backlash.

That girl joined

this group called B Komachi.

B Komachi?

You've heard of it?

I guess kids nowadays don't know.

They inherited the name of an old group.

There was this legendary girl

called Ai in it.

She was just amazing,

but she died midway through her career.

But even if they have the same group name

Well, let's just watch a little

before we leave.

B Komachi, you're on.

Okay!

B KOMACHI

The size of the crowd isn't bad.

I wasn't too worried

since we have an influencer in our group.

But also many red penlights stand out

more than I thought.

My penlight color will be red!

The same color as Ai's!

Then I guess I'll be yellow.

And you, Senpai?

Oh. Hmm

If anything's okay, white.

White, huh

Oh, is that not allowed?

It is allowed, but some girls see it

as special and unfair,

so they tend to argue about it.

Really

Why not?

Since you're not an idol otaku,

it's very like you.

B Komachi!

I'm fine.

Once I get up on stage,

I'm not really nervous.

The customers in the front

are mostly waving yellow lights.

Our customers are mainly here for Mem-cho.

Everyone's here so they can see her.

I'm sure the customers would've been

happier if she was the center.

What do you think

as an OG B Komachi otaku?

They're completely different.

This isn't B Komachi.

That group was upheld by a star called Ai.

Just gathering three amateurs

Boss?!

Oh, this girl is so bright.

Thank you so much!

She loves idols and she's always upbeat.

It's like she was born to become an idol.

Even at this very second,

she's grabbing someone's heart

and she's gaining more fans.

These are the girls who rise to the top.

Next up is that megahit song

you've all been waiting for!

"Sign is B!"

I envy them.

For being watched over

and desired by everyone.

There's no one who'll look at me.

My mom and my manager neglected me.

Even our fans only see

the old child star in me.

"Somebody, please look at me."

That's all I've been screaming

for the past dozen years.

"Please say that you need me."

If you just tell me that,

I'll work as hard as I possibly can.

"Say that you can use me."

Then I'll work like a dog for you.

"Tell me that I did a good job."

Then I'll work even harder.

Somebody

Somebody

Tell me that I belong here!

He's so stupid!

What's he doing

while keeping a straight face?!

He even bothered to wave

all three of our color lights.

Does this mean he's a fan

of every member? You cheater!

I've made up my mind.

While I'm an idol, I swear

I'll turn all of your lights white.

I'll make you love me.

I'll become your favorite!

Boss, isn't that girl nice too?

Her expression has been getting better

since the first song.

I can honestly be her fan.

All three of them have the looks

of an ace idol in other groups.

Especially that girl in the center

would be loved by otaku and she can sing.

They might get popular.

I'm so tired!

Oh, Bro, you were here?

Well, yeah.

By the way, what was that back there?

I couldn't stop myself from laughing!

How was our performance?

Well, I guess you guys did good

for your first time.

What? Compliment us some more!

I can't do that.

Since you guys are going to do bigger

and better concerts from here.

Considering that, it's a waste

to give you guys a high score now.

Is that so.

Those two finally decided

to talk to each other.

They don't seem like they get along.

It's not what you think.

Hey Aqua, are you doing well

with Akane from Love For Real?

No, I haven't seen her since the party.

Really?

Well, she's just

a work colleague after all.

But we're talking about going to take

photos together to post on Instagram.

Work

That's right!

That Akane Kurokawa would never get

serious over someone like you!

It's all an act for the TV show!

This is pretty common, you know.

Poor you!

You can't take these things seriously!

Oh gosh, are you seriously upset?

Arima, you're so smiley all of a sudden

Is that what this is?!

Arima has a thing for Aqua!

Akane!

Who am I supposed to root for?!

Akane, your next job's decided.

Oh, is this true?

Aqua, we'll be able to

work together again.

You were the one behind

Pieyon's mask during our lessons, right?

Why did you do something like that?

Because you wouldn't talk to me.

That's it?

That's the only reason?

That's why you were running and dancing

with that hot mask on?

I did it once too,

but wasn't it tough as hell?

And you were talking in that creepy voice?

But hey, you're good at impressions!

You got yourself a surprising skill. Wow!

Like I said, if you wouldn't talk to me,

you would never listen to my directions.

It was just to make

my sister's first concert a success

Sure, sure. This is one of your

sister complex moves again.

You have such a convenient excuse.

I'll leave it as that for you!

What's with you? I'm leaving.

You running? You running?

What are you talking about?

I'm not running from anything.

Just because I found out you did

something weird to talk to me,

you're gonna run

because you're embarrassed?

Fine, you seem to have the wrong idea,

so let's talk this out.

Sit down.

Bring it on!

I'm glad it seems like those two made up!

But it also seems like

things are just about to get worse.

It's okay, Bro's not the type

who likes to get involved with others.

If you don't provoke him like that,

your relationship with him wouldn't last.

He wasn't like that before though.

Really?

Well, a lot happened

and he developed a twisted personality.

Oh.

When he's with Senpai,

he seems a bit like his old self though.

Akane you gotta work a little harder.

Well! I've got us our first big title

in a long time!

Over a total of 50 million copies sold!

Its anime film was a megahit too!

The theatrical adaptation project of

the almighty popular manga, Tokyo Blade!

Oh, I know this!

My daughter's hooked on this

from the anime.

Theatrical means it's 2,5D, huh?

That's right!

I've got a huge budget for it,

so we're gonna make it flashy this time!

The stage is an interesting place too!

The seats rotate 360 degrees

and the stage uses computer graphics

to recreate

the original story's atmosphere!

I've secured a good crew too!

And for the adaptation, I've added on

Theater Lalalai's cooperation.

Oh, that's exciting.

I'm surprised you were able to

talk Mr. Kindaichi into doing it.

Money talks. Since any theater

has it tough financially.

All that's left is the casting.

We can probably get

Akane Kurokawa from Lalalai.

But pretty boys and cute girls will

be essential for our target audience.

Lalalai doesn't have many young actors,

so we'll need to bring some in

from the outside.

Kaburagi, you've got

strong connections there, don't you?

You know any good ones?

Well, I may know a few.

Some up-and-coming young ones.

I can introduce you,

but you'll owe me one.

No, no!

I'm giving the kids you're looking after

a chance to grow,

so actually, you'll owe me one!

Then it's a deal.

PROJECT PROPOSAL

Is this good?

I don't know, but I guess it's good.

Now, we've made our

boyfriend-girlfriend alibi for our fans.

So we'll be good for a while.

About that one job

has the news reached you?

Is it about Tokyo Blade?

Yeah.

The theatrical troupe that I belong to

called Lalalai will be leading it,

so I've received an offer too.

Theater Lalalai

I thought it might help her somehow,

so I introduced her

to this one theater's workshop.

A workshop?

It's called Theater Lalalai.

The theater group that Akane belongs to.

It wasn't that famous at the time though.

That's probably the place

where Ai fell in love.

Ever since Ai joined that workshop,

she started to care about her appearance.

And she would ask me

where the good restaurants were.

Of course I couldn't tell

who her dates were,

but I remember she suddenly

looked all grown-up.

If you're curious, I'll introduce you

to Lalalai's superintendent.

You'll surely get closer to the answer

you're looking for there.

I'm doing it.

Right?

I got an offer to play Princess Saya,

and you'll be Touki, right?

The two roles are a couple.

I bet whoever chose the cast

did this on purpose.

I hear there's a high demand for BL

in 2,5D, but is this okay?

It's because the original story has

mainly male and female couplings.

Of course, many girls tend to have

that kind of view though.

Touki's a side character,

but he's pretty popular among men too

due to the rom-com elements.

Every week, everybody's discussing if

he'll get with the heroine or his partner.

Touki's partner, Tsurugi

That role should also be filled soon.

I wonder who it'll be.

Me.

Arima.

Don't do live posts.

These types of posts can draw

troublesome fans into stalking you.

For any photos taken outside,

it's a basic rule to schedule posts.

Did you wanna cause trouble again

by making a weird fuss?

You need to learn, Akane Kurokawa.

Kana, you're playing Tsurugi?

How long has it been

since we were cast together?

I surely thought you quit acting.

Since you're an idol now, right?

Akane?

What's the point of locking yourself up

in a stage that doesn't make any money?

Oh! That's right, you were

on some reality dating show lately.

I heard you finally got popular

from selling off your private life.

Good for you!

Arima?

Well I came to warn you guys

because I was just nearby.

Continue your business date

after you change location.

Bye.

You know Arima?

We're the same age and we've been

in the same industry since we were kids,

so of course.

Well, try to get along.

That's impossible.

She's always taken all of the jobs

that I wanted to do.

Try to imagine

how it feels to be an actress born

the same year as that genius child star.

But I won't lose now.

While Kana was releasing that ridiculous

"Green Pepper Exercise,"

I was always doing my acting lessons.

This is my chance

to finally get my revenge.

I won't lose this time.

Why are all actors

I won't lose to her.

so competitive?

The child actress

formerly known as a genius

and the actress

currently known as a genius.

Kaburagi's clever but cruel

to put these two against each other.

Now, I'm personally looking forward

to Tokyo Blade's stage!

I think that you might

become an idol yourself one day, Ruby.

And maybe Aqua might be an actor?

I wonder what kind of adults

you two will become.

The culprit who put Ai to such a fate

is in the entertainment industry.

I'll find them no matter what it takes.

If it's for that, I'll