Until now I've given in to you about many things.
But... I won't let you have Mio.
I'm going to meet with the child of the person who's important to me.
It's Mio.
Mio?
Why do you have to be that man's daughter?
I don't want to see your face ever again.
It's okay to cry.
Until you feel better,
I will
stay here
right by
your side.
I'm sorry, I...
I'm fine now.
Mio.
I can't
rely on Shu-san anymore.
This child is the daughter of the man I loved.
This is bad, this is bad, this is bad!
They've asked to do an interview with Mio and Miko together.
They've found out that Mio is a fake!
Probably...
Just a little more...
Just a little more before the real Mio comes back...
If we're found out now, our hard work so far will be in vain!
And I'll be sunk to the bottom of the sea...
What should I do? Tell me, what should I do?
Stop whining!
Who has been working the hardest?
- Me. - It's Mio!
Since you were the one who brought her into this,
you have to protect her till the end!
Think of something...
I got that...
I don't want to see your face ever again.
Mother Superior, because of my father,
Ren-san was abandoned.
Because of Ren-san's mother,
my mother died alone.
For the first time in my life,
I feel like I hate God.
I can't come back here anymore.
Morning, everyone!
Okinawa?
There's an autograph session.
I think it's better that we leave Tokyo to avoid the reporters.
I'm sorry.
There's nothing to apologize for, Mio.
Okinawa is the best!
My brother is coming back tomorrow, isn't he?
Yes.
When you come back from Okinawa,
the real Mio will join the band.
Anyway, until then,
it would be good if no one finds out that you're a girl.
So Mio's time as a member of A.N.JELL
will end in Okinawa?
Why are you so downcast?
It doesn't mean that you will never see each other again,
and she doesn't have to leave right away.
That's right. After this, you can come and visit us often as Miko.
Come and visit!
We can have another party together.
That's right.
Thank you very much.
Oh, right, I have to tell Ren.
Where is that fellow right now?
I can't go. I have to settle the plans for the tour.
=But, Ren, everyb...=
Why did Mabuchi-san suddenly accept that job in Okinawa?
Somehow, it feels like they've been lying to me.
Like how there seems to be a reason behind Ren and Nana's relationship?
They've been hiding a lot of things from me recently.
And Shu...
his relationship with Mio's twin sister Miko?
it was really too sudden.
All of that happened after Mio joined A.N.JELL.
Now that you've mentioned it...
Hey, Sawagi, I want you to look into this...
Did you find anyone who knows about my mother?
Not yet.
I see...
For me, Takumi-san abandoned your mother.
That Father had abandoned Mother...
I still don't want to believe it.
That's natural.
=If you find anything, please give me a call.=
Okay, I will.
For now, I will go and see them without telling Miko.
If the truth is too painful,
it will be too cruel to let her know.
From now on, I will protect you.
Stop that! Ow ow ow ow...
Ah! My hairpin!
Ah, they came apart!
I'll never...
see Ren-san again...
Mio, let's go.
Okay.
=Popular idol Nana-san collapsed from overwork and was urgently admitted to a local hospital.=
Ah... I'm bored.
Really, because of those stupid reporters?
Before we publish this scoop,
don't tell anyone about it.
Well, it's only a matter of time
before the fact that Mio is a girl is exposed.
Serves you right, A.N.JELL.
But, I guess...
it's better that I tell Ren about it...
A.N.JELL's manager called to say that
Sakuraba Miko has gone on vacation overseas,
so they can't let us interview the both of them now.
That sounds like a lie.
As we suspected, Mio and Miko are the same person.
I'll stake out at the agency, you two split up and find out where Mio is.
We're here, Okinawa!
Amazing!
Look, there's even a manta ray!
It would have been great if Ren-san had come too.
That's true...
Shu-san, did you know? About Mio and Ren-san?
Yes.
She really wants Ren-san to be here too, doesn't she?
Please stop calling me.
I don't want you
to have anything more to do with Mio.
You have no right to say...
She's so much like her.
Like her mother.
You know about her?
About Mio's mother.
Yes, I do.
Because she was
my friend.
You're really kind.
Even though Mio is the daughter of the man you hate the most...
.
She has been waiting
for her mother since she was a child.
The mother whose name she didn't even know.
She's that important to you?
It's just that I know exactly how she feels.
The nation-wide tour is finally about to start!
I'm really looking forward to it!
You're A.N.JELL's fans, right?
Do you know where they are right now?
How gross! Kappa guy! (Kappa - refers to his bobbed haircut which looks like that of a Japanese mythical creature called Kappa)
Ew, he's so gross!
Damn it, I won't be beaten by this...
It's the ocean!
It's the first time I've seen such a beautiful ocean.
The ocean feels really great. It opens up the heart.
When I was a child,
I was really curious about what was on the other side of the ocean.
For me, A.N.JELL was
a world that felt as far away as something across the ocean.
Really?
Really!
Has it been fun?
It has.
I made so many mistakes,
and at first, I thought I would never be able to do it,
but I learned that
if I have the courage to take a step forward, I will see sights that I have never seen before.
More good things will come in the future.
That's true.
Ren-san?
Hello.
=Mio.=
=Could you come here for while?=
Shu-san, what's the matter?
Mio, I have a quiz for you.
A quiz?
The fact that Mio is a girl...
when did I realize it?
It was? at the preview of the PV. (PV - promotional video)
That was incorrect.
The correct answer is the day you joined A.N.JELL.
On the rooftop of the club,
I caught hold of you while you were drunk.
I have known since then.
I have liked you for a much longer time
than you thought I had.
If you were happy with Ren,
I would have given up.
But...
you're suffering right now.
I know you don't feel anything for me now,
but it doesn't matter.
I don't mind waiting for you.
Couldn't I... replace Ren?
I...
I... don't know how much help I have received from Shu-san all this time.
You've always been kind to me,
and I really thank you for feeling this way about me.
But I'm sorry.
My feelings will not change.
Sakuraba-sama! (Sama - honorific used to show respect)
Yes.
Katsuragi Ren-sama left this for you.
Ren-san? When?
Just a moment ago. He went outside,
but I think he's still somewhere nearby.
Ren-san...
This photo...
I was told that that is your mother.
As I thought...
She was my mother's friend
and it seemed that she wanted to be a singer.
Friend?
Ren-san, did you come all the way to Okinawa to give this to me?
I came because I finished the work I had to do.
Thank you very much.
That the song was written for Mizusawa-san...
That was the first time I heard about it too.
Because of my father,
you were hurt when your mother abandoned you.
It's only natural that you don't want to see my face anymore.
But my mother too...
died surrounded by sad memories.
It also...
hurts me to see your face.
That's why...
I'll go somewhere where you won't see me.
I wanted to watch the stars with you forever,
but if I were by your side,
I think you'd be suffering too.
Is that so? I understand.
Degu-san, I found out where they are.
Degu-san, what happened?
I staked out for too long, and my lower back...
Baba!
While looking for Mio,
I fell to the bottom of a valley.
Damn it!
And I've finally found out that Mio is in Okinawa...
Hashimoto-chan, you go.
- Degu-san... - We'll be fine.
Baba...
The Kappas...
will never die.
Mio.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
Thank you for giving me an honest answer.
I don't have any regrets.
Mio will still
be my good friend.
Shu-san...
Sorry for making you wait.
Okay, wait for your turn! Wait your turn, wait your turn.
Thank you very much.
Excuse me.
Thank you.
The Kappas' heart beat together as one.
I will get this big scoop!
You've worked hard! All right, you have some free time until it's time to leave.
I'm going back on an earlier flight.
Ah, Mio! Let's go look for souvenirs?
Okay.
Ren.
Are you still fighting with Mio?
It's none of your business.
You can't say that.
If you weren't here,
Mio might have agreed to be my girlfriend.
Eh?
I was rejected.
I said that I wouldn't let you have Mio.
It was the first time that I said such a thing to anyone.
I've hated quarrels since I was a child.
Rather than get in a fight with someone,
I would give in.
But...
This time, I didn't want to give in.
Honestly,
I really want to hit you.
But, unfortunately,
I can't hate a friend just like that.
So, instead of hitting you, I'm asking a favor of you instead.
Don't make Mio cry.
She has been looking at you all this time.
I know that better than anyone else.
Shu...
The only person who can make Mio smile
is you.
Ren-san came so late,
there's no reason for him to go back on an earlier flight...
He's really mean,
and he's self-centered, and obsessed with cleanliness.
What's good about him?
But, actually,
he has a very warm side to him.
In the past, he would seldom show that side of him.
How do I say it? he'd get mad easily.
But I feel that he's changed recently.
It's because you're here.
He has finally become aware of it.
It must be because he met you
that he can be the Ren-san he really is.
But now,
I'm hurting him.
I don't know what happened,
but once the leader of A.N.JELL
makes a decision, he will stick with it to the end.
I don't think he will change the way he feels about you so easily.
Yuki-san...
Ren-san is someone you can believe in.
What? She's dumping Shu for Yuki?
Either one is fine.
Right, next.
Pervert!
I'm not! It's a misunderstanding!
It's a misunderstanding!
I'm a journalist!
My camera!
It also hurts me to see your face.
The only person who can make Mio smile
is you.
-=Come and meet me! I'll keep sending mails to you until you do! Nana=-
Lying fairy, you're really faking your illness.
Those persistent reporters suspect that Mio is a girl.
It seems that they are currently frantically looking for evidence.
They told me not to tell anyone,
but I'm letting you know.
You should thank me.
If this were exposed, there would be a huge scandal, right?
Since all of you were in on it, you'd also be criticized.
But if you agree to date me,
I could testify that you didn't know anything.
How about it?
I see...
Thank you.
Did you think I was going to say that?
I was already prepared for it.
There's no use making a fuss about it.
Don't call me about such worthless things!
Ren!
You can see through my lies so easily,
but why not my...
my true feelings...
You should just continue to be a lying fairy until the end.
That's the way you do things, right?
Ren...
Ren, you idiot! You're the worst...
As you wish, I'll dump you!
I really hate you!
Really hate you...
You're such a fool. It would have felt better to be honest with him.
For the lovely Nana, Love Injection.
Shut up!
Will you really be all right by yourself?
When we return to Tokyo, we'll be chased by reporters.
I would probably be a bother to you.
Well, that's true.
Come back safely.
We'll be waiting for you.
Everyone, please take care too.
Farewell...
Mizusawa-san has sent this
to thank you for the arrangement of "Miss You".
You have to be present for her recording.
There's no need for that.
Hey, don't say that.
It's your job.
However, Mizusawa Reiko is really an amazing person.
"Miss You" was supposedly written by the songwriter Sakuraba Takumi
for his lover who was a new singer.
Eh?
Mizusaka Reiko stole it
and told everyone it was written for her.
Well, a woman's obsession is scary, isn't it?
Takumi-san and I were deeply in love.
Why do you have to be that man's daughter?
Even if I take this picture, I can't show it to Ren.
I think he won't change the way he feels about you so easily.
Ren-san is someone you can believe in.
Ren-san...
It was all a lie!
What are you talking about?
It wasn't you the songwriter loved.
It was Mio's mother!
Do you know how much you hurt her with your lies!
Me too? I misunderstood that I was abandoned
because of her father.
I was the one he loved.
I loved him too...
You're wrong!
In the end, you only love yourself.
Here they are.
Thank you very much.
I don't have my camera anymore.
I have to confirm it with my own eyes.
There they are!
There he is. Mio!
Mio! Wait a moment!
Sakuraba Mio!
You're a woman, aren't you!
Yeah!
He's the real thing.
How could it be...
But it all makes sense if Mio were a girl...
What kind of nonsense are you saying?
There's no reason for Mio to be a girl, right?
Give it back!
All right, all right. You've worked really hard.
You're Mio?
They really look alike.
Yes.
But definitely a guy. Although that's obvious.
Please take care of me.
Where is she?
You're a special person who sings my songs.
So, always stay by my side.
From now on we're going to keep watching the stars together.
Mother Superior, I really
don't want to lose the star that is so important to me.
No matter what happens, I want to be with Ren-san.
=Ren-san, I want to see you and talk to you one more time.=
=I'll be at the airport tomorrow at 1:00pm to pick you up.=
Ren-san.
=I want to see you too.=
I'm too early.
=Shigeko-san=
-=I want to hand you some things that belonged to your mother right away. I'm waiting at the coffee shop in the airport.=-
These are the letters your father sent to your mother.
In them, he asked her to return to him.
And also...
the letter she wrote to the two of you
before she passed away.
They said that right after your mother left on her own,
she became ill and was hospitalized.
They also said that during that time, your father passed away
and she didn't know where the two of you were.
"If one day the children come looking for me,
please give this to them," she said,
and gave it to the nurse at the hospital.
-=To Mio-kun and Miko-chan=-
Is the flight delayed?
-=I have already forgiven your father.=-
-=I regret it now.=-
-=I want to see you.=-
-=I'm so lonely.=-
-=I'm really sad.=-
Mother...
You're finally here.
Let's go somewhere else first.
When my mother heard from her friend Mizusawa-san
about her relationship with my father,
she was so shocked she ran away from home.
Because it was a misunderstanding, my father
wrote letter after letter asking her to return to him.
In one of them
were the lyrics for "Miss You".
"Miss You" was
a song written for my mother.
I'm sorry.
Because of my mother's lie,
you've had a hard time.
You had a hard time too.
I came here today
to apologize for my mother.
And also...
I still...
want to be together...
I was really happy
to receive the mail from you.
Even though we can't erase the painful truth,
I wanted to keep watching the stars with you.
Mio.
Until I read these letters...
I joined A.N.JELL because I wanted to meet my mother.
Even after I knew she had passed away,
I kept wanting to know more about her.
But...
Knowing that her last days were spent in such sadness?
Every time I see you, Mizusawa-san's?
your mother's face will definitely appear in my mind.
I'll remember these letters.
I'm sorry.
I know that it was painful for you too.
I like you.
I really like you.
But...
I can no longer smile beside you.
I don't want to let you see me like this.
That's why...
That's why?
The time I spent with you
is precious to me.
I'll cherish it for the rest of my life.
Farewell.
Mio.
President, Okinawa was great!
Emerald green ocean, white sandy beaches...
It was really paradise!
That's nice.
The band members really enjoyed themselves too.
Is that so? I see, I see...
And? Did Mio's broken nose heal properly?
Of course, it was per...
Although I wanted to be with you forever,
I have no choice but to leave you.
But I... I can't lose sight of you.
Please, I want to see you.
Give me permission to.