All the days go by at high speed.
So how are you? Have you found yourself a love by now?
We dance, we kiss, we go our separate ways...
So why... why does my heart tremble so tonight?
Even if we hide our agitated feelings...
...we cannot keep ourselves apart.
That's high-school love.
Oh! Choose me! And take on me!
Dance with me again!
Choose me, and let's fall in love.
Oh! Choose me! And take on me!
Dance with me again!
And hold tight to the me that no one knows...
...because lovers' hearts are whimsical indeed.
KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD
Stage of Love = Heart on Fire! (BIRTH OF A STAR!)
"Ladies and gentlemen..."
"...today, I must tell you something you will find hard to believe."
"I have had an incredible experience, right here in your town."
"In a flash, I switched bodies with another man."
"H... Hayakawa Mitsuru... don't say it! Please don't say it!"
"What's wrong, Kasuga?"
"Allow me to introduce him to you."
"Kasuga Kyosuke... a man with supernatural powers!"
"WHAT! It can't be! No way! I can't believe it!"
"Kasuga..."
"A... Ayukawa! It's not true, Ayukawa! W... Wait!"
"Ayukawa!"
Ayukawa!
Darling, is something the matter with Madoka?
H... Hikaru! N... Nothing. Nothing at all.
What do you mean, "Nothing at all?"
I bet you were having another lecherous dream, Oniichan!
Wha... What the devil are you talking about, Kurumi?
I was dreaming that I was cheering on Ayukawa, who was on stage.
Oh, yes! I thought so. Darling is so considerate toward friends.
Say, how do I look?
Give us a look, too!
Uh, hey, it's not like you're gonna be on the show.
Look, audiences get to be on TV too.
There's no telling who might be watching us.
Right?
Oh, that looks so pretty on you! How about this? Oh, it's great!
Ayukawa is going to participate in the upcoming TV Special...
..."Shine On! Talent Scout Caravan," as a fill-in band member for Shuu's group.
All right now! Line up in order please!
Line up to the right if you have confidence in your looks.
Preference will be given to any cute-looking girls!
Hey, you... What do you mean by that...? Don't talk rubbish...
Uh, the line on the left is still open...
Yeow! It was only a joke! Really! Stop it! Ouch!
Where could Komatsu and Hatta be?
OUCH!
Komatsu! Hatta!
You guys did save seats for us, right?
Arrr... Yeah, no sweat.
Hurray! All right!
More of the same old stupidity.
Eh? Did something happen in the dressing room?
I hope it's not Madoka.
Let's go check!
"Fire Extinguisher"
Ayukawa...!
Hang on, Yukari!
I'm... I'm all right, Madoka. Really, calling an ambulance is overkill.
How is she? Can she make it back before we go on?
Today is an important day for us!
What are you talking about, Shuu? Now isn't the time for that.
"Now isn't the time?" We've finally got a chance at a major record label.
Yukari should know that too.
Which is why Yukari practiced to the point of collapse!
She did her best!
Madoka, if Yukari... if Yukari can't make it back in time, then you sing for us!
Huh?
-Huh? -Huh?
I'm begging you!
Please, Madoka.
All right. Please take us to the hospital immediately.
I'll come back as soon as possible.
I wonder if Yukari will be all right, Darling.
Yeah.
Hayakawa Mitsuru... What must he think about our switching bodies?
Darling, he really is such a snob.
Huh? Uh, yeah.
If he suspects my power, then I'll have to ask him to keep it a secret.
Okay, folks! No unauthorized entry is allowed beyond this point! "Dressing Room A"
Go away, go away!
Excuse me. Please let me through.
What are you doing, you pervert?
Looks like I can't get in that way. "Monthly Schedule"
What is this? A pervert! "Dressing Room C" "Ladies Only! No Men Allowed"
What? You want to do another sound check?
Yeah. I have to sing the new single, right?
Well, that's the show's selling point...
...the premiere of Hayakawa Mitsuru's new single, that is.
Then let me at least do the sound check again.
I'm still not confident about it.
What are you talking about, Mitsuru?
You can't just push the band around like that.
You're the one who skipped the scheduled sound check to have fun.
I know. But today I want to sing my best... my very best...
C'mon. What's with the sudden mood swing? Look, it's okay.
The audience are all kids anyhow. No one will know if you're a little off.
I want to do the sound check! You're the manager. Do something!
Or is your job only to shoo away girls?
What did you say?!
Now, now, take it easy. Let's just set it up.
That way he'll be happy, right, Kuro?
Ha! Hey, Mitsuru, don't ever think you came all this way alone, you hear?
I never thought I came this far alone... no, not alone.
I'm pretty sure... it's that room.
He seemed like a nice guy after all.
If I ask, I'm sure he'll understand.
Wow! It's like a flower shop in here!
First time I've had a male groupie sneak into my room. Were you hiding?
Actually, I came here to ask a favor from you.
A favor?
I want you to forget what you saw and experienced yesterday.
Yesterday?
Oh, yeah. No, I can't do that.
What?
Today's show is being taped, but it'll be shown on TV eventually...
...on a national network!
A national network?!
That experience was a fair shock to me, and I need to talk about it.
But, but, wait a minute!
Good morning.
Sorry, but it's makeup time.
Uh, uh, hold on...
At least stay and enjoy the show, Mr. Kasuga.
Damn! What a jerk. And I thought he was a good guy.
Darling! Darling, there you are.
Something wrong?
Madoka still isn't back yet. Maybe something's happened to her.
What?!
Stand by, please.
Uh, all right.
Man, we are in deep trouble without Madoka.
What'll we do now, Shuu?
Maybe something happened to Yukari... or to Madoka...
Shuu! I'll go check it out!
Darling!
I'll bring it right back!
Huh? Oh, hey, you!
Today, everyone will learn that I am an ESPer.
When that happens, I won't be able to stay in this town.
If... If that's the case...
...then I at least want Ayukawa by my side when my secret is revealed.
Miss, I don't think this traffic is going anywhere for a while.
All right. I'll walk from here.
They're finished.
What'll we do now, Shuu?
We'll just have to take as much time setting up as we can.
Yay! Madoka's on next!
Ayukawa! Break a leg!
Yeah, break a leg!
I hope Darling's all right.
Hey, mister! You gotta watch where you're going!
Yeah, yeah!
Uh, right.
Stop screwing around! Get on with it!
Guys, I know you're all nervous, but let's get on with the show!
Uh, right.
Huh? Ayukawa! Ayukawa!
Kasuga!
Ayukawa!
Ma... Madoka!
Darling!
Oniichan!
Kasuga!
I don't think you have time to change into your stage outfit, Ayukawa.
Huh?
Hey...
Huh?
I can't sing unless you put me down.
Oh, yeah, that's true, isn't it?
Thanks.
My lonely heart hates to lose...
...but I took off on the night that I gently packed it away.
There is more joy and pain in me than I can hold...
...and I'll sing it with a hot beat, in the Lonely Hearts Club Band.
When a star drifts across the night sky... When the moon shines on you...
...then the noise of the city will go away, and you just call me...
Where are you? I can't even catch the look in your eyes in this windy city.
You could go North, West, South, or East tomorrow, you're so whimsical.
You'll always be riding the wind, unable to tell where you're going... "I'm weak..."
-I don 't know much about music... You'll always be riding the wind, unable to tell where you're going... "I'm weak..."
-...but Ayukawa onstage... You'll always be riding the wind, unable to tell where you're going... "I'm weak..."
-...was better than any singer on TV. You'll always be riding the wind, unable to tell where you're going... "I'm weak..."
So before I fall in love with you, let me put on my act.
That's really hot!
Madoka!
Don't you think she sings better than Mitsuru?
And now, before we announce the judges' decision...
...the moment you've all been waiting for: Hayakawa Mitsuru will sing for us.
Th... That's right! Him!
What's wrong, Kasuga?
Huh? Oh, nothing.
Huh?
What's going on? I don't like it.
Hayakawa Mitsuru!
Ladies and gentlemen... Today, I'm asking all of you to listen to what I have to say.
Don't say it, Hayakawa!
When I came to this town, I met a couple.
Could he be talking about us, Kasuga?
I dunno...
What the hell is he trying to say?
Because of my having met this couple, I had an amazing experience...
...one that felt like I'd been hit in the head with a hammer.
Good-bye, Ayukawa. Good-bye, Hikaru.
Thank you. Because of you, I had a revelation.
Wha...?
Huh?
Today, I want to give up my title of idol singer.
What?
The truth is, I've had a girlfriend ever since high school.
-What... What in the world? -What! No way! I don't believe it!
I...
I wanted to be a star. I wanted to be in the spotlight and sing songs.
And I wanted...
...to do it all for her.
Hayakawa Mitsuru... no, Kazuto... really was a good guy.
When he said he would speak out, he was talking about his girlfriend.
But from now on, I want to sing to all of you, as a real professional singer.
Please allow me to sing.
I'm sad, but I'm also deeply touched.
Me too.
Hurrah! Hayakawa Mitsuru!
That Hikaru.
Geez, he talks too much.
Let him be, Kuro. This is the birth of a real star.
Kazuto...
Okay, guys, let's go home.
Eh? Huh?
What do you mean, "go home?" They haven't announced the results yet.
Yeah, we were flying high. We just might win the Grand Prix...
Madoka isn't an official member of the band.
Huh?
Right?
Uh-huh.
Let's take some fruit or something to Yukari.
Hey, Shuu!
Like Hayakawa Mitsuru said: we'll just start all over again.
Nothing wrong with that!
In the end, because Shuu and the guys went home...
...there was no one to receive the Grand Prix.
And, probably because Hayakawa Mitsuru revealed his love affair...
...amid a string of other happenings...
...the show never did get shown on TV.
Hey.
Oh, hi.
There's one thing that's bothering me...
What in the world are you, anyway?
Eh? Huh?
Huh?
Damn.
Hey!
What?
Get your act together with Madoka, you hear?
What was that about Madoka, Darling?
N... Nothing. Nothing at all.
Well then, take it easy. Ciao!
What was it about me?
Uh... He said he thought you should have won the Grand Prix, Ayukawa.
Huh? I am "the phantom singer," Ayukawa Madoka.
Oh, cut it out, Madoka.
In May, when the young leaves were in bloom, I heard an angel sing.
I'm not as carefree as you always say.
Even I, at times, become all emotional, you see...
It's her, isn't it? You're concerned about her, I can tell...
Even though I knew, I said nothing because I prefer harmony.
Look, there's the footbridge where we once stood.
The sunrise brings back memories, and this feeling of love...
Come on, let's dance once more.
Even though you give me sweet kisses, my heart is sometimes blue.
Kisses alone aren't enough to put me at ease.
Even though you give me sweet kisses, my love is sometimes blue.
After we kiss, I make myself seem happy, but I'm really sometimes blue.