WEBVTT 00:00.020 --> 00:03.330 m 0 0 l 0 102 32 102 b 3 75 3 32 32 0 00:00.020 --> 00:03.330 OSHI NO KO 00:00.020 --> 00:03.330 m 0 0 l 0 102 32 102 b 3 75 3 32 32 0 01:31.040 --> 01:39.260 Top of the Idols 01:31.040 --> 01:39.260 Top of the Idols 01:35.830 --> 01:39.270 Do you ever go out with boys, Ruby-chan? 01:39.690 --> 01:42.880 With boys? Oh, just the other day, 01:42.880 --> 01:45.440 my brother and I went out to get curry buns at the store. 01:45.440 --> 01:49.480 Uh, I don't think he qualifies as a "boy." 01:49.970 --> 01:50.770 No? 01:51.540 --> 01:54.750 Does that mean Onii-chan is a girl? 01:54.750 --> 01:56.350 Like hell he is! 01:58.170 --> 02:00.840 How about you? Don't you ever want to go on dates and stuff? 02:00.840 --> 02:02.590 Oh, never! 02:02.590 --> 02:04.460 I don't even have anyone to go with! 02:10.740 --> 02:15.840 Why do they keep asking us about boys and dates and all that stuff? 02:16.160 --> 02:19.970 Those are the topics that attract the most interest, probably. 02:19.930 --> 02:21.800 Top of the Idols Guest Idols Dressing Room 02:22.320 --> 02:25.470 Here's B-Komachi to have their makeup retouched. 02:25.470 --> 02:27.270 Thanks in advance! 02:27.270 --> 02:29.820 Oh, hey there. 02:29.820 --> 02:32.780 Kana-san, MEMcho-san, please sit down here. 02:32.780 --> 02:35.740 Ruby-san, could you wait over there for a bit? 02:38.180 --> 02:40.450 Hey, Iwasaki-chan. 02:40.450 --> 02:43.690 Can you cover this up with concealer? 02:43.690 --> 02:45.950 Oh? Is that a hickey? 02:45.950 --> 02:51.060 My boyfriend actually has this thing for biting. 02:51.060 --> 02:54.670 He keeps trying to mark me before gigs. 02:54.670 --> 02:57.220 Oh, wow. That's risky. 02:57.220 --> 02:58.340 I know, right? 02:58.340 --> 03:01.490 You've been living with your boyfriend for what, four years? 03:01.490 --> 03:04.160 Are you getting married once you retire? 03:04.160 --> 03:07.980 Nah, that's probably not happening until I'm thirty or so. 03:07.980 --> 03:12.210 By the way, does Anmi-chan still go drinking in Kabukicho? 03:12.210 --> 03:15.440 You bet. She's totally a dude on the inside. 03:15.440 --> 03:17.300 Seriously? 03:17.300 --> 03:19.400 When is she gonna grow out of that? 03:19.400 --> 03:22.300 My first thought after diving into this business was, 03:22.800 --> 03:26.460 "Wow, a surprising number of these girls have boyfriends." 03:27.110 --> 03:32.940 The idea that idols can't date really only exists in the minds of the consumers. 03:33.250 --> 03:40.210 Enter Passcode 03:33.550 --> 03:35.490 If you do, cover it up. 03:35.490 --> 03:39.600 Don't get caught. That's how many insiders define professionalism in this biz. 03:40.220 --> 03:44.380 When idols go eat with the opposite sex, they always pick private rooms 03:44.380 --> 03:46.980 and choose restaurants far away from concert venues. 03:46.970 --> 03:56.190 *Here we have a girl whose lack of popularity with the boys drove her crazy 03:47.850 --> 03:50.930 YouTubers don't talk about their partners, 03:50.930 --> 03:55.580 and they're careful to keep their relationships low-key in public. 03:56.590 --> 04:00.410 Many male voice actors keep their marital status under wraps. 04:00.400 --> 04:07.620 Merry Christmas! We got together to have Christmas cake! #MerryXmas 04:00.410 --> 04:01.900 And some female VAs 04:01.900 --> 04:06.810 meet up to take Christmas pics in advance to make it look like they're single. 04:08.300 --> 04:10.560 Half the human race is the opposite sex. 04:10.560 --> 04:15.500 Living life avoiding the other half may seem possible, but it's really not. 04:16.050 --> 04:19.660 So what risks do you or don't you take to live your own life? 04:19.660 --> 04:22.650 That dilemma is a huge part of an entertainer's job. 04:23.850 --> 04:25.020 Or at least, it used to be. 04:25.450 --> 04:29.790 That idea of professionalism has started to change a bit in recent years. 04:30.850 --> 04:36.850 Hot topic! 04:30.850 --> 04:36.850 Actor E Remarries & Purchases Luxury Home \h\h\h\h\h\h\hNew Life In a Highly Desirable Residence 04:30.850 --> 04:36.850 His partner, a classmate from high school 04:30.850 --> 04:36.850 Popular Idol H and Actor K Affair Discovered! 04:30.970 --> 04:36.850 Women's Heaven 04:31.890 --> 04:36.040 The cause is a shift in the nature of gossip reporting. 04:36.850 --> 04:46.820 2.5D Actor Caught Two-Timing 04:36.850 --> 04:46.820 2.5D Actor Caught Two-Timing 04:36.850 --> 04:46.820 Actress Momoka Kotori With Coactor 04:36.850 --> 04:46.820 Actress Momoka Kotori With Coactor 04:36.850 --> 04:46.820 Fans Livid 04:36.850 --> 04:46.820 Fans Livid 04:36.850 --> 04:46.820 Heroine In Affair 04:36.850 --> 04:46.820 Heroine In Affair 04:36.850 --> 04:46.820 Steamy Love 04:36.850 --> 04:46.820 Steamy Love 04:37.340 --> 04:42.640 While the rise of social media has led to a huge increase in gossip stories, 04:37.900 --> 04:46.820 Lover Found 04:37.900 --> 04:46.820 Lover Found 04:39.900 --> 04:46.820 Attitude Changes Overnight 04:39.900 --> 04:46.820 Attitude Changes Overnight 04:42.900 --> 04:46.820 Model's Apartment 04:42.900 --> 04:46.820 Model's Apartment 04:43.110 --> 04:46.290 it's also watered down the significance of each individual one. 04:46.820 --> 04:54.040 Exclusive: "It was Hell" 04:46.820 --> 04:54.040 Decides on Comeback 04:47.410 --> 04:51.290 Scandals no longer do lethal damage to entertainers. 04:51.290 --> 04:58.020 Now, even the ones who get outed can make a full comeback in time. 04:54.040 --> 04:59.630 You didn't break any laws or anything, so the fans will understand!! Welcome back!! Ignore the haters! I'll root for you no matter what!! 05:00.010 --> 05:03.580 This trend has probably given a fair few idols some much-needed peace of mind. 05:05.070 --> 05:06.310 After all... 05:06.660 --> 05:09.310 most "steamy romance" gossip about idols 05:09.810 --> 05:12.640 is leaked by members of their inner circle. 05:14.530 --> 05:18.200 Showbiz is hardly just glitz and glamour. 05:25.850 --> 05:31.120 It's such a cruel and harsh place that sometimes you just want to run away. 05:32.830 --> 05:35.080 Tokyo 05:32.830 --> 05:35.080 Super Hot 05:32.830 --> 05:35.080 Weekly Social Media Hit Chart 05:32.830 --> 05:35.080 PM Sakaichi Meets With President Stump Niigata Records Largest Snowfall in History Brohei Kotani Prepares for New Season 05:32.830 --> 05:35.080 Popular Idol Holds Retirement Press Conference 05:32.830 --> 05:35.080 JP Burger Chain Lands in USA Another Bear Spotted in Tokyo Spring Fashion Lineup Revealed Popular VTuber Holds First Budokan Concert Reiwa's Noodle War Food Researcher Launches Channel 05:32.830 --> 05:37.340 Nina-san suddenly announced her retirement last night. 05:33.970 --> 05:35.080 Wow. 05:35.080 --> 05:37.080 She's quitting? 05:37.080 --> 05:40.300 Her group had really been picking up in popularity, too. 05:37.340 --> 05:40.300 We asked her fans for their thoughts. 05:40.300 --> 05:42.040 What a shame. 05:43.650 --> 05:45.790 Doesn't matter if you're popular or not. 05:46.330 --> 05:49.520 Some girls just aren't cut out for this. 05:50.210 --> 05:56.020 Sticking with a job can be pure torture if it feels like a bad fit for your life. 05:57.980 --> 06:00.960 Hey, hey! What's with the doom and gloom? 06:00.960 --> 06:02.780 What's the matter? Wanna talk? 06:02.780 --> 06:04.970 Why don't we go out and get smashed? 06:04.970 --> 06:07.470 Wait, you're only 18! Can't drink yet! 06:07.470 --> 06:08.260 Drink... 06:10.200 --> 06:11.260 Sorry. 06:12.650 --> 06:14.750 It's nothing. Don't worry about me. 06:15.580 --> 06:18.470 I'd just like to be left alone for a while. 06:29.640 --> 06:30.930 Aqu-tan! Aqu-tan! Aqu-tan! 06:31.250 --> 06:33.180 Whoa, why so frantic? 06:33.180 --> 06:36.640 MEMcho, I bet your scalp smells good as hell. I'll pay 100,000 yen for your dandruff. Deal? 06:33.630 --> 06:37.060 Did you get a creepy message in your Marshmallow Q&As? 06:36.640 --> 06:36.770 MEMcho, I bet your scalp smells good as hell. I'll pay 100,000 yen for your dandruff. Deal? 06:37.060 --> 06:38.730 Swing and a miss! 06:38.730 --> 06:41.860 That happens all the time! Why would I pitch a fit over it now?! 06:42.380 --> 06:45.570 We need to do something! Kana-chan might leave B-Komachi! 06:47.570 --> 06:49.380 What makes you think so? 06:52.210 --> 06:58.130 You know how she always runs her mouth but never lets her actual feelings show? 06:58.760 --> 07:04.610 She's always talking smack to cover up what she's thinking on the inside. 07:05.830 --> 07:10.370 But lately, she's been making it obvious that she's in a funk. 07:11.300 --> 07:14.410 It seems like a pretty clear yellow flag. 07:15.200 --> 07:18.980 If this keeps up, things might really turn sour. 07:21.440 --> 07:23.600 Look after her somehow. 07:23.600 --> 07:26.100 I'm doing everything I can, okay? 07:26.710 --> 07:27.490 But... 07:28.030 --> 07:31.780 I bet nothing I say will get through to her. 07:34.040 --> 07:36.570 And you know how Ruby is now. 07:38.270 --> 07:40.380 The only one who can really fix Kana-chan is... 07:40.380 --> 07:42.560 Don't come to me for help with Arima. 07:43.680 --> 07:47.340 Like I told you before, I'm not going to half-ass this. 07:47.910 --> 07:49.510 I won't be irresponsible. 07:51.160 --> 07:53.340 I have no right to. 07:54.040 --> 07:56.170 I get what you're saying. 07:56.650 --> 07:58.770 You don't want to lead her on... 07:59.730 --> 08:03.610 You don't wanna hurt her any more, right? 08:05.160 --> 08:09.750 But hey, listen... Kana-chan... 08:11.090 --> 08:15.050 Kana-chan's probably only being an idol for you, Aqu-tan. 08:16.510 --> 08:19.980 She believed in and took this path because you asked her to. 08:20.920 --> 08:23.950 She became an idol because that's what you wanted. 08:25.130 --> 08:28.950 You're the one who dragged her into this world. 08:32.820 --> 08:34.780 It doesn't have to be a lot. 08:35.420 --> 08:37.220 Just give her something, anything. 09:23.960 --> 09:25.690 Excuse me. 09:26.020 --> 09:28.700 You're Kana Arima-san, yes? 09:31.280 --> 09:39.290 m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 09:31.280 --> 09:39.290 Questions Regarding Kana Arima-san Dear Saitou-sama of Strawberry Productions, My apologies for contacting you out of the blue. I'm Itano, part of the editorial team for Houdensha's True Showbiz Weekly. We plan to publish a story on your talent, Kana Arima-san, in our next issue. We're sure you would like to review the content and/or contest certain points. So it might be best for both parties if we could conduct an official interview. 09:39.290 --> 09:42.040 2 Attachments 09:39.290 --> 09:42.040 File 1 09:39.290 --> 09:42.040 File 2 09:43.450 --> 09:45.040 Oh, no. 09:45.870 --> 09:48.640 This is going to be a real mess. 09:52.510 --> 09:54.060 Excuse me. 09:54.060 --> 09:56.550 You're Kana Arima-san, yes? 09:56.850 --> 10:00.810 I'm a reporter with True Showbiz Weekly. 10:00.810 --> 10:04.060 I'd like to ask you a few questions about your relationship 10:04.060 --> 10:05.980 with Director Masanori Shima. 10:08.900 --> 10:10.030 Huh? 10:10.030 --> 10:13.150 A tabloid reporter? Why? 10:14.800 --> 10:17.300 Is this about that night? 10:17.920 --> 10:22.580 The two of you went into his apartment the other night, yes? 10:22.880 --> 10:26.790 His staff had all left by that time. 10:24.540 --> 10:26.000 What do I do? 10:27.270 --> 10:30.750 He's a married man, and yet you spent all night together. 10:28.420 --> 10:29.860 What do I say? 10:31.120 --> 10:32.760 What were you two doing? 10:31.820 --> 10:33.360 What do I say? 10:33.210 --> 10:34.720 Arima-san. 10:35.000 --> 10:37.550 This is you, is it not? 10:37.210 --> 10:38.460 What can I say? 10:37.550 --> 10:40.740 You two seem quite close. 10:42.140 --> 10:43.640 Why are you silent? 10:43.640 --> 10:44.470 Could you— 10:46.640 --> 10:48.980 Huh? Wait, Arima-san? 10:50.440 --> 10:53.550 Does running away mean you admit it? 10:55.920 --> 10:58.660 Why won't you explain yourself? 10:59.090 --> 11:00.280 Arima-san! 11:14.510 --> 11:17.260 m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 11:14.510 --> 11:17.260 < Mako Azami 11:14.510 --> 11:17.260 Are you free rn?! 11:14.510 --> 11:17.260 I'm having dinner in Roppongi 11:14.510 --> 11:17.260 Director Shima's gonna join me 11:14.510 --> 11:17.260 Wanna come?? 11:17.260 --> 11:19.510 There you are, Shima! 11:19.840 --> 11:22.760 If he takes a liking to you, you could land an acting gig. 11:23.740 --> 11:24.850 Go for it. 11:25.290 --> 11:28.300 He's not a playboy or anything. 11:43.770 --> 11:45.470 Is this going to be in the news? 11:45.870 --> 11:48.040 I didn't do anything! 11:48.810 --> 11:53.220 But I did follow him into a private room. 11:53.220 --> 11:56.340 I was alone with a man all night... 11:57.150 --> 12:00.170 I definitely look guilty! 12:04.230 --> 12:08.960 This is gonna hurt the other B-Komachi members and the agency staff, too. 12:12.130 --> 12:13.630 What do I do? 12:15.550 --> 12:17.120 What do I do? 12:37.760 --> 12:40.720 So I looked up "how to keep white ants as pets"... 12:38.450 --> 12:40.720 Huh? You can't get in touch with her? 12:40.720 --> 12:44.380 No. And we have no idea where she's gone. 12:44.380 --> 12:46.720 Did Ruby get anything? 12:46.720 --> 12:48.770 A message? A call? 12:48.770 --> 12:52.450 Sorry, Ruby-san's shoot is running behind schedule right now. 12:52.450 --> 12:54.150 I'll ask her once she's done. 12:54.400 --> 12:57.190 Okay, please do. 13:04.610 --> 13:07.670 Nope, Kana-chan's not answering. 13:12.130 --> 13:14.500 She wasn't in the studio, either. 13:16.810 --> 13:21.170 She's never once skipped lessons before. 13:21.870 --> 13:22.980 I... 13:23.670 --> 13:25.300 I'm gonna go look for her! 13:25.300 --> 13:26.140 Hold it. 13:26.530 --> 13:30.870 Do you have any leads? Just running around isn't going to help. 13:32.150 --> 13:33.480 I know that... 13:33.910 --> 13:36.270 But I can't just sit around and wait! 13:41.650 --> 13:45.350 It could be that Arima-san's already heard the news. 13:46.100 --> 13:47.540 I swear... 13:48.470 --> 13:53.780 We need to hear the details from her to figure out how to counter this, too. 13:56.080 --> 13:58.550 But she may not come back today. 13:59.910 --> 14:01.000 She will. 14:01.610 --> 14:03.630 You don't get it. 14:03.630 --> 14:06.560 I know you're an exception, 14:06.560 --> 14:11.520 but kids around her age normally aren't that tough. 14:12.640 --> 14:15.600 Publishers, fans, and us agencies... 14:15.990 --> 14:19.070 We prey on young, fragile kids 14:19.070 --> 14:21.070 You're an idol. Please act more responsibly. 14:19.320 --> 14:23.030 you're so unserious 14:19.480 --> 14:22.500 and put too much pressure and responsibility on their shoulders. 14:21.780 --> 14:23.030 please think about how your fans might feel 14:23.370 --> 14:28.930 This business thrives on breaking the hearts and lives of you kids. 14:33.750 --> 14:35.180 I'm heading out, too. 14:36.980 --> 14:39.970 I have to bring MEM back, at least. 14:57.810 --> 15:00.270 An idol, falling for a guy? 15:00.270 --> 15:02.230 Talk about unprofessional. 15:07.100 --> 15:09.740 Hurting your peers doesn't bother you? 15:11.460 --> 15:13.290 That was so cute, right? 15:13.290 --> 15:14.430 Yeah! 15:13.620 --> 15:15.790 Way to ruin your image. 15:15.790 --> 15:18.700 You're just so... filthy. 15:18.700 --> 15:20.170 I trusted you. 15:20.170 --> 15:23.300 Gimme back all the money I spent on you. 15:27.930 --> 15:32.190 I've seen what happens to disgraced idols too many times to count. 15:32.860 --> 15:33.940 You let me down. 15:33.310 --> 15:36.890 I know exactly what fans say to them. 15:33.940 --> 15:37.340 If you cared about your fans at all, you never would've done this. 15:37.340 --> 15:38.740 I tore up your trading cards. 15:38.040 --> 15:39.460 I'm done being an otaku. 15:39.460 --> 15:41.730 Disgusting. I can't. 15:42.090 --> 15:44.120 Scamming little whore. 15:44.120 --> 15:45.750 Just quit already. Get out of my sight. 15:45.750 --> 15:48.630 Some guy's probably consoling her right now. 15:47.530 --> 15:51.000 If you're gonna be a pro idol, be a pro all the way. 15:49.490 --> 15:51.760 I trusted her, and she betrayed me. 15:51.000 --> 15:53.800 Nobody would care if she'd done this after she retired. 15:51.940 --> 15:55.780 "I spent the money you spent on me on dates with a guy, lol!" 15:53.800 --> 15:57.200 She didn't even stop to think this would hurt her group. 15:54.840 --> 15:58.060 I only stanned her 'cuz I thought she'd never do this. 15:56.020 --> 15:58.060 The girl lost to horny. 15:57.210 --> 16:01.710 Don't be an idol if you want a love life. 15:57.620 --> 16:00.400 Lack of character, plain and simple. 15:58.260 --> 16:01.040 You do this after acting all high and mighty? 15:58.990 --> 16:01.710 Can't even stick to her own word, huh? 16:03.900 --> 16:09.300 In the end, you only saw being an idol as a way to stay in the industry. 16:23.310 --> 16:25.150 read 16:23.310 --> 16:25.150 Where'd you go? 16:25.150 --> 16:27.270 read 16:25.150 --> 16:27.270 Where'd you go? 16:25.150 --> 16:27.280 Come back already 16:27.280 --> 16:29.530 Sheesh, that MEM... 16:31.490 --> 16:33.200 Miyako Got it 16:31.490 --> 16:33.200 Kana Arima Sent a sticker 16:36.020 --> 16:41.060 There aren't many people in my life I can empty my head and shoot the breeze with. 16:44.660 --> 16:47.430 But I don't have to care about all that with you. 16:47.430 --> 16:49.050 Care a little, damn you! 16:51.050 --> 16:52.050 But hey... 16:52.050 --> 16:56.830 Being chosen for that role doesn't feel so bad, I guess! 17:17.020 --> 17:21.370 If I quit, will they let me off the hook? 17:22.260 --> 17:26.300 I guess I never was meant to be an idol. 17:27.500 --> 17:30.610 I have a foul mouth and a nasty personality, 17:30.610 --> 17:34.870 and I'm always whining about not getting the gigs I really want. 17:35.690 --> 17:39.390 I'm nothing like the ideal idol in everyone's minds. 17:40.560 --> 17:45.840 I'm not genuine enough to believe I'm "doing it for the fans." 17:47.070 --> 17:51.070 I'm the furthest thing from sweet and innocent. 17:52.340 --> 17:55.560 I tried to hang in there somehow, and look where it got me. 17:56.580 --> 18:00.260 I don't know what I'm supposed to do anymore. 18:01.590 --> 18:03.410 Somebody tell me. 18:05.350 --> 18:09.420 Nobody wants the real Kana Arima. 18:16.300 --> 18:17.760 I'm not cut out for this. 18:35.450 --> 18:37.050 I'm not meant for this! 18:45.670 --> 18:46.960 Help me... 18:48.370 --> 18:51.020 Help me, Aqua. 19:09.380 --> 19:11.720 What the hell did I just say? 19:12.340 --> 19:16.240 I turn to a guy for help only when I need it? 19:17.710 --> 19:20.590 How gross can I be? 19:21.560 --> 19:25.330 Am I trying to make myself feel better by playing the damsel in distress? 19:26.040 --> 19:29.960 Am I begging and pleading for forgiveness and approval? 19:35.180 --> 19:36.700 Shame on me. 19:37.760 --> 19:42.980 Oh, man. They're gonna say I'm a slut who's sleeping her way up. 19:52.520 --> 19:54.600 Talk all the shit you want, you losers! 19:54.600 --> 19:58.530 I've been dealing with that crap since I was a preschooler! 19:58.830 --> 20:06.120 I don't even like the fans! What do I care what they say about me? 20:06.640 --> 20:10.370 Somebody else can play the sweet and innocent role. 20:10.710 --> 20:13.870 No matter what, no matter how... 20:13.870 --> 20:16.750 I'm gonna be myself! 20:16.750 --> 20:20.840 And I'm gonna survive in showbiz as just little ol' me! 20:24.290 --> 20:25.270 See? 20:25.590 --> 20:29.100 It'll take way more than this to break Kana Arima. 20:29.730 --> 20:31.430 I'm heading out to look for her too Let me know if you find anything 20:29.730 --> 20:31.430 Thanks, Aqu-tan. 20:29.730 --> 20:31.430 I'll hit up places she's likely to go 20:29.730 --> 20:31.430 Where'd you go? 20:29.730 --> 20:31.430 Come back already 20:30.370 --> 20:32.820 Arima will be fine. 20:32.690 --> 20:34.190 Look around here 20:38.150 --> 20:41.580 She has B-Komachi and the rest. 20:44.450 --> 20:45.580 Me? 20:46.680 --> 20:48.080 She doesn't need me. 21:10.940 --> 21:18.900 Hikaru Kamiki Started an agency at 25 Was in Lalalai for six years, from the age of 10 to 16 No details on later activity Might have an accomplice? 21:10.940 --> 21:18.900 Aqua Hoshino Been in showbiz since childhood Thinks the target of his revenge is dead Must not be allowed to come in contact 21:13.310 --> 21:14.820 Hikaru Kamiki. 21:15.250 --> 21:18.020 He started his own agency when he was 25. 21:19.780 --> 21:24.620 Getting information on someone is easy once you know who you're investigating. 21:24.910 --> 21:31.360 I couldn't figure out what he did from 16, when he quit Lalalai, until 25... 21:34.290 --> 21:37.250 Media EYES, Inc. 21:35.550 --> 21:36.730 But that's the place. 21:43.280 --> 21:46.930 Maybe I should have become a private eye, not an actress. 22:05.490 --> 22:09.990 Episode 30 Idols and Relationships 22:11.910 --> 22:15.460 Translation Sriram Gurunathan Editing & Typesetting Geoff Mazzolini Subtitle Timing Krzysztof Kunc Quality Check Gabriella Alabanza Translation Check Michelle Tymon