"Beethoven's 7th symphony 4th movement A major Op.92"
Two years ago, when I conducted an orchestra for the first time, it was this piece.
And...
Okay, that's enough! Chiaki, you fail.
This is the very symphony Stresemann said I failed.
"Height: 148cm"
It feels like a new beginning with this piece.
Until the very last note...
I've given my best performance so far...
Because I want to return to this orchestra.
What kind of name is "Rising Star Orchestra" anyway?
I'm definitely going to change the name.
Everybody, thank you!
And for all the people going abroad, good luck and cheers!
- See you soon! - Cheers!
We'll be waiting for you return! We'll be waiting!
Hey you, all!
Going abroad isn't everything, you know!
"Already Drunk"
Don't expect an automatic place for you if you come crying back here.
That's right! You all have to re audition! _
Yeah, Kikuchi, you need some punishment!
I have to tell them I'm also leaving to go abroad.
Chiaki...
We wanted to say thank you.
Thank you for inviting us to join this orchestra.
That's because you sent me your CD.
And you two have really improved.
Oh, Chiaki!
- I'm so happy! - Me too!
Don't forget me!
I'm happier than all of you combined!
Quick, somebody bring a rope to tie this guy up!
Masumi, you're so cool!
When should I tell them...
- How about you, Chiaki? - What?
I mean... Where are you going, then?
- What? - You're going abroad too, right?
- Is it Vienna? - Going to study under Stresemann?
How do you guys know about this?
I heard from Mine... You're going, aren't you?
Nobody told me anything!
Mine!
I didn't think it a good idea to let Takahashi know about this.
No! You deceived me!
I'll make sure he won't escape this time!
Go for it, Masumi!
So Chiaki...
I take it you found us a new conductor, right?
'Cause if the new one is not someone we approve of...
then we won't let you go abroad!
Mine...
It's Yukihisa Matsuda.
He was in Paris with the R Orchestra
but this year he's conducting the M Orchestra of Japan.
- No kidding! - The Mr. Matsuda!?
- How!? - Yeah!
I didn't expect them to take it so well.
You hooked a big one!
He's more experienced than Chiaki, and a bigger draw than Chiaki!
Oh, brother.
Mr. Matsuda, really? He sounds great!
Oh, brother is right.
My job here is done now.
Well, it's done... everything.
"Sweet House"
I'll clear out this room
and stay with the Miyoshi family until I leave Japan.
That idiot...
What's wrong with playing piano just for fun!?
I don't care if I'm right or wrong...
but I will miss your piano!
Can you see the landscape of this melody?
The number you have dialed is outside of the service area,
please make sure you have the right number
and try your call again later.
No luck. She's out of reach again, today.
She hasn't emailed me either.
Since that time Nodame hasn't been in school, right?
- I'm worried about her. - Nothing we can do about it.
With this kind of thing, it's up to the persons themselves.
Waiting is all we can do.
But there is a little time left...
Damn, if her cell phone isn't working...
Oh... Found it!
Nodame's parents' phone number must be on it.
Not here!?
What kind of parents are they?
Musicians who become a part of history
must not only have talent, but also important encounters...
Dammit.
Why am I doing this?
Why am I going this far to Kyushu?
I must be nuts.
If she turns me down twice, forget it!
It's been tuned.
How can I persuade her?
She's not interested in becoming a pro...
and she'll go nuts if anybody insists...
But still... it's me.
Will you go to Europe with me?
I was pretty sure she would say "yes" to going abroad
if I asked her to.
Why?
Does she have any idea how much courage I had
to muster to say that!?
That I was offering to take a bizarre creature like her abroad with me!
How can I persuade her?
Huh?
Oh! Is that Megumi?
So she's been back.
Sounds so nice.
Did you learn that at school? It was so pretty.
- It's Schubert. - Schubert! I see.
I played this piece at a piano concours.
Concours!? That means a piano contest, right?
Yeah.
Wow! Megumi was in a competition...
But, I messed up...
But did you enjoy taking part in that competition?
Yeah! A lot!
"Hakata Station"
Ohkawa... Ohkawa Station?
There's no station called Ohkawa here!
Never mind!
Please go to this address.
She told me her home was in an urban area,
so I figured it's not far from Fukuoka.
The number you have dialed is outside of the service area...
As expected, her phone is still off.
Oh, wow! 23 text messages!?
Oh no. They're all from Etoh.
Wait! Puri Gorota News! Yay!
- It's Etoh. - Oh no.
It's Etoh. I'm glad I got you.
One of the judges at that competition, Mr. Auclair,
was recommending that you apply for graduate school in France
so I took care of it for you.
The admission test is in February.
If you want to go, contact me ASAP.
Megumi, will you go out and buy some leeks?
"Saga Prefecture"
Excuse me... Are we going the right way?
I want to go to Ohkawa city in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Yes, we are.
Ohkawa is actually very close to the Saga Prefecture border.
So much for your home being in the city.
That girl's always making stuff up!
And she's always looking away, too.
She was doing it then, too.
What the!?
Nodame!?
- Yes, it's me. - Where are you now!?
Um, I'm at my parents' home.
I'm glad you're still in Japan.
"What's more, I'm in Kyushu!"
Nodame...
Where did you think I am now?
Chiaki, I have news.
I've also decided to go abroad to study.
Are you okay?
- Let me out here. - What? But this isn't...
It's okay. Just stop!
What? Stop?
What Chiaki, you don't want me to go abroad?
But you told me it would be good for me...
Do you really mean that?
Yes.
I heard Mr. Etoh sent the paperwork
to have an audition for a school there.
In what country is the school located?
Ah, it's in France. In Paris.
But I still have to take a test
and it might be a different country than the one you're going to.
But I'll work real hard on the piano.
And who knows?
Maybe say, Milch and you,
we could find ourselves on the same stage doing a concerto together.
You conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra
and I'll play the piano.
And that concert is going to be a huge hit.
Then the golden pair, you and me,
will be receive lots of offers from all over the world. Wouldn't it be great?
"Rhapsody in Blue" with the New York Philharmonic.
If I'm with you... Violin sonatas and lots more!
So many exciting things are waiting!
You're getting ahead of yourself. You've got to pass the entrance test first.
Chi... Chiaki!?
Oh my!
Ha... happy new year?
Happy New Year.
I hope we're blessed with another good one.
Yeah.
You hitting on my daughter!?
Hi, Daddy!
"Studying abroad!?"
- "He's what?" - "Your boyfriend!?"
"Well, then, this calls for sake!"
- "Now we're official" - "Now, I know where she gets it."
"The pot stickers are ready!"
"Hey Chiaki, hey Chiaki..."
"Are you oil right?"
- "New dress!" - "Do you like this?"
"Another from Yoko's Vogue Collection."
- "I'll make one for you, Chiaki." - "Make it a formal!"
"I'm definitely not going to France!"
"Is it true Shin can't go to Vienna?"
"That's right."
"Masayuki is going to return to that house in Vienna from Germany."
"Then where is he going?"
"Why don't we go with the second choice, Paris..."
"I love Paris!"
- "Great food" - "Great fashion"
"Should we be deciding on this basis?"
"Shinichi Chiaki, going to France!"
"The Secret of the Miso Font."
"Toshihiko..."
"That Miso font, where did you get it?"
"It's sold on this site."
"My brother's site!"
"Megumi Noda, failing 3rd year due to too many absences... drops out."
"Mine graduates! And is unemployed."
- "I'll write you letters." - "Just text me please."
"The Chancellor's Secret"
"Welcome"
"I'll have liver Salisbury Steak lunch with dumpling gratin,"
"iced tea and a strawberry parfait!"
- "Ch... Chancellor?" - "Long time, no see!"
"Maki's Love."
"Is that Mine's girlfriend?"
- "How wonderful!" - "I'm glad for you".
"I don't get your definition of love, Maki."
"Etoh's Love"
"My teacher!"
"Hey hey, Noda!"
"Do your best, Ms. Noda"
"Warm teacher student relationship of 3 years."
- "Hey hey, Chiaki!" - "No way, bud!"
"Hostile teacher student relationship of 2 years."
- "My Tsuboi!" - "There, there."
"The Chancellor Mystery Finally Solved!"
"Hey, Sis!"
"Sayoko!?"
"The younger sister of the Chancellor"
- "You went to Uraken again!" - "Something wrong with that?"
When Megumi was little, her piano teacher was very strict.
For a while, she stopped playing the piano.
"Sometimes memories..."
I wonder if my daughter is really cut out for studying abroad.
"...can constrict your heart."
"But then the heart..."
It'll be fine.
I'm sure you understand now.
"has a new encounter..."
It'll be fine.
She's still playing the piano, right?
"that sets it free."
What's more... I adore her piano.
I see. You love her that much, huh?
Huh?
"And now..."
- My son... - Excuse me?
"it can take flight."
Shinichi the fool!
Who're you calling a "fool"?
"toward the future."