Kanojo wa Uso Wo Aishisugiteru (The Girl Who Loved Lies)
~Controlling every day with the palms of their hands
~Handling every day with radio waves
~Are humans really connected?
~It looks like we have choices
~but we all end up the same
~Can you love yourself like that?
~Some things we do really want to feel
~Warmth, beat, sweat and tears
~It's supposed to be that simple
~Right now - Right now
~Use your senses to the fullest
~Chase the world with that small body
~I'm on your side! I'm on your side!
~Never give up the fight
~Go beyond yourself with that big heart
[Wait for us on roof - SHUN] [On roof, nothing here - ME]
[Look up - SHUN]
Gimme a break!
Oh, hurry up.
~Right now! Right now!
~Wake up all your senses
~Open the door of the future with your five senses
~Become the new you ~
We came to get you, Aki.
Not in a helicopter!
You wanted a limousine?
A taxi's fine.
- This is more fun. - Be honest, you love it!
I prefer a radio-controlled heli.
"I prefer a radio-controlled heli".
- Bye. - Wait, wait, wait!
- Don't be mad! - You're such a kid.
Ok, I'm going.
Shinya!
That helicopter takes 4.
You childhood mates can enjoy yourselves.
I'll head to the party lounge.
Shun!
We did it on purpose.
He must find it hard being 'midnight'.
Well, get in!
Let's celebrate! Album Vol. 3!
Those days, I was always moody.
But why I felt down...
I had no idea why.
THE LIAR AND HIS LOVER Satoh Takeru - Sakaraku Ohara
Seriously, even I'm like that...
Darn! It's Takagi.
Everyone wants to celebrate with you guys.
Aki, you too.
Thanks. I had fun.
- Hoi! Not coming? - Nah.
'World peace'... did you write it yet?
Where's our genius boy off to?
That guy never wanted this from the start.
Music is meaningless if you can't sell it.
Whenever and wherever, the world easily gets music.
That's not a bad thing.
But that easiness...
is wasting music.
That's how I felt.
But music can make money in that kind of world.
The songs I wrote for high school mates
began ranking in the charts.
And before I knew, we had it all.
Yet...
"World Peace (demo)"
Yet...I wonder why?
I feel emptier now
than when I had nothing.
Maybe it's because
I got nothing I really wanted.
Is my song done?
Talk to me, now you're here.
I did talk, lots of times.
I told you I won't be Takagi's ghost writer any more.
Aki. You're my boyfriend, right?
Mari.
I'm begging you.
I can't do this any longer.
What's up?
Picturing you sleeping with that guy makes me crazy.
I knew. No way I won't notice.
Leave the key.
Damn shame!
(hum)
...in no time I fell in love
...with you
...surely you made fun of me
(hum)
..what were the reasons that we met...
(hum)
Aaahh!
I'm sorry!
Sure.. back then, I felt down all the time.
I just needed to steady myself.
Honestly, I talked to her just because she happened along.
Do you believe in 'love at first sight'?
Huh? Um.
Oh no, I'm just kidding!
You ought to know that.
Oh...
You better not talk to strangers who blurt weird things.
Okay.
- I believe. - Huh..?
Well, I fell in love just now.
Huuh?
Not with you, but your hum.
Hum?
It gave me goosebumps.
Please tell me your name.
I'm Koeda Riko.
Shinya.
Ogasawara Shinya.
Ogasawara ... Shinya.
In that early stage of dating her,
I hadn't the slightest feeling of liking her.
It was all lies.
But to the big fat liar me...
she says I'm an honest person.
So, Shinya, you're the only one not a childhood friend.
Did you join Crude Play last?
Originally Aki was to be the bassist
but he dropped out right before the debut
so I just filled the gap.
But may I know why...?
Well...
partly because he liked fooling around with me.
Stop it, Shinya!
I'm joking, Kaoru!
What? You got a girl?
Sort of. I've got a date now.
Whoa. What sort of girl?
Well...
like a kinoko...a mushroom.
- Why the hell's that? - Her hairstyle.
She said her name is...
Koeda... something. Her dad owns the local fruit stall.
Oh, that's pretty close to you.
Shun!
Yep, okay.
Well, don't mess it up, ok?
Don't worry.
I'll try and try my best to like her.
Bye!
- I pity that girl! - Spare me!
I need to train my dogs.
My private life is separate from my work!
No way you can do that.
In the middle of your ideals, there's a thing called music.
I want a relationship outside music...
That new girl...
is only seeing you as Aki of Crude Play.
I never told her I'm Aki, and I never will.
How long can you keep that up?
What a wimp!
Whoops!
Takagi-san, you better not go home like that.
What?
Those clothes of yours...
smell of Mari's Chloe perfume.
Darn it! I forgot what she looks like.
Aki composes all Crude Play songs, right?
Why's he never showed up?
He's an ex-member, right?
Hmm, because he's ugly?
- Internet rumours say he's fat. - Is that right?
That's why they replaced him with Shinya!
Hah!
- Is something wrong? - Nothing.
I don't know why, but your voice...
Umm.
- Should we go somewhere quieter? - Hey!
I'm a big fan!
You don't know them?
Ah, I don't listen to music much.
They're the best! Please listen to them.
The songs written by Aki are really the best.
And Shinya's bass is too.
So this is your boyfriend?
- Yuu? And Sou? - Sorry, Riko. I couldn't stop him.
- They're my friends. - What the hell, Riko?
Your boyfriend's an old guy?
Old guy?
What's he do?
What was it?
(neet = Not in Education, Employment or Training)
If you really must know...I'm a 'neet'.
A neet?!
- Is it okay for an adult not to work? - It's so wrong, yeah?
- Ouch! - Let's run!
What? Wait!!
Hey!
What about them?
This is training.
I can't get it out of my head...
your hum from before...
No-one can tell me why.
Well.
What are you on about?
It's sad...and intense...
can't be sung softly...
You want to sing it out loud.
- I can't breathe! - Sorry!
Ogasawara?
I'm...
scared of songs.
What?
Maybe...I hate songs.
Why?
Why are you crying?
What are you saying? I'm not crying.
But you're about to, right?
What?
What's this?
Hold on a sec.
Damn it!
Don't look!
It's okay.
I'll protect you.
You don't sing, right?
- Eh? - Don't sing.
I hate women who sing.
As I expected, it didn't even last two weeks.
Didn't I say so, Nakahama?
If a beauty sings sad songs,
her popularity fades.
I'm sorry.
Well, most sad songs are sung by lesser singers.
Well, they're not ugly. Still, beauties won't do it.
It's time for Mari to sing about world peace
but Aki won't write the song.
There's something wrong with Aki lately.
He's kind of irritated.
A genius like him writes better when he's depressed.
It's better if he's a bit down.
Where are you going?
Aki's place.
You left it open again!
Thank you.
Anything wrong?
- Hey, Sou... - Hmm?
'I hate women who sing'... what's it mean?
- Your boyfriend said that? - Must be that Neet.
Guess I can never tell him... I actually love singing.
We're ready, Riko.
Geez!
We're nothing without your singing!
This is the perfect time to sing and get a boost.
Yeah.
I get it.
You're right!
Ahhh, I feel like screaming!
About Takagi and me...
All this time, I was afraid you'd find out.
I wasn't pressured into the relationship.
It's just...
when I first met him...
I was an ordinary high school girl, and he said to me...
"What should I do? I've found a genius."
He's the one who discovered me.
Thanks, Mari.
You made me clear about my own feelings.
You know... I've found a girl.
She...doesn't know I'm Aki of Crude Play
and thinks I'm just a neet.
Even so, she said to me...
"I will protect you".
Even though I don't write songs for her...
she still said that.
I want to treasure a girlfriend like her.
What a perfect trio!
Who's he?
What should I do? I...
have found a genius?!
You're selected to debut. Congratulations!
What?
Umm, we don't quite get it...
It means you'll release CDs, do live concerts, go on tv and so on.
Amazing!... Seriously, for real?
You see, we just started playing.
Your debut has nothing to do with skills.
If you can pretend in front of the camera...
leave it to the pros to play for you.
Don't look like that. It's normal.
Even Crude Play do that.
The only one who actually plays is Shinya.
- You surprised me! - I'm the one surprised.
You guys are improving, huh? I heard you practise everyday.
Yeah. We want to play on our new recording.
Oi, oi, it's no joke.
The audience don't pay to hear low amateurs. Pity, eh?
Super musicians will play for you ...so don't worry.
Guess so?
By the way... have you seen Aki?
Well, he's heading here.
I see.
Ah! Practising isn't a bad thing.
Your pretend playing will look better.
Teppei!
Come back here!
You heard that? It's too much.
I know!...I know.
But...don't mess up.
He's not wrong.
We play like garbage.
Hey!
You came at a great time.
- I want you to meet some kids. - I'm no good at meeting people.
Won't you try producing?
Huh?
Crude Play Aki's first producing job...
brilliant high school girl singer
and her band members who are childhood friends.
What are you up to now?
If they had pretty faces, they could be idols.
But I've found kids who lack that image.
I refuse to ever take advantage of them for you.
Just meet them!
If that's the case...
can I do it?
Crude Play Shinya's first producing.
I think that's catchy.
- What do you think? - Aki really is an idiot.
There's nothing you can do. He said he won't do it.
He will if he hears this.
Yeah, I bet he will.
If he heard this voice, I bet he'd stick to this girl.
But...this girl is mine.
I'll treasure her.
~ CD 'Sotsugyou' (Graduation) ~
~Never changing, always the same classroom
~Precious friends here I could never replace
~'Why's our school canteen bread all dry?'
~Those kind of things, soon we can no longer say to each other
~Let's go and change ourselves!
~Even we haven't found things we want to do yet
~Let's laugh out loud
~We're not going to end ourselves here ~
- Wait a sec! We did it! - We did!
How cool is this?!
Be ready for a life change!
CD: CRUDE PLAY "SOTSUGYU" (GRADUATION)
After debuting, you can't go to McDonalds together.
- McDonalds? - I wanna go...
Now! I have to talk to the songwriter.
Follow me.
I think only you realised.
So it's not us playing, is it?
I used top session musicians.
Be glad it cost you nothing.
What's that expression!
Don't tell me you planned to be pro performers?
You have good ears.
Of the pros and you guys, whose playing sounds better?
My bass...who's playing my bass?
That kid.
Shinohara Shinya.
He's a year younger than you.
Shinya!
It's Crude Play's Aki.
Takagi-san.
I get it.
But I have one request.
What is it?
Let him replace me in Crude Play.
I...will stop playing.
Hello.
It's Riko... Koeda Riko.
- Yeah, I know. - Oh...I, uh...
Ogasawara, I need to tell you something.
Hey...
You said you'll protect me, right?
What?
- Eh?...I did. - Really?
- Really. - From what?
Everything.
Everything that will hurt you.
Eh?
A guy in a music textbook said that.
Music...? Is he famous?
Yeah, his name...
Matsu... Matsu... Matsu... kinda like that.
What was funny that I said?
Let's meet up. Where are you now?
Can't be!
Aaah!
Hey! You did that on purpose?
No, I didn't!
Huh?
I'll take care of you.
Koeda Riko.
I'll protect you.
I can't help it!
You laughed way too much!
Why'd you say Ogasawara Shinya?
Whole lot better if you said Ogasawara Shun.
I can't wait to hear what's next.
I wondered what happened after you broke up with Mari.
Never guessed you'd mess up this bad.
She's really just a normal high school girl.
So I wanted to be myself around her
and liked for the way I am.
So you wanna keep lying while dating?
I get it!
So I plan to tell her the truth.
- Excuse me. - Pardon.
- Just a moment. - Sorry.
It was a good day!
- Sou, what are we gonna do? - We came like we were told.
We're totally out of place, huh?
Yeah, well, but...
I still can't tell Ogasawara the truth.
What?
- It was a good day! - Wow!
So beautiful!
Smells so nice! Didn't she smell great!
- You like Mari? - Yes! Love her!
Perfect girl idol!
Mari's 'YOU' was actually written by Aki.
Not Mr. Takagi?
Well, these things happen in the music world.
You'll get it soon. This way.
Crude Play's new song today is also Aki's composition.
You guys are its first audience.
Great!
What kind of guy is Aki?
- Hmm? Overall...he's a fool. - Fool?
Obviously he's a genius
but he believes he's a nobody.
A laughable joke... sometimes he's a true idiot.
I really love all Aki's songs.
Me too.
Yeah, I love them.
Even though I want to hate them.
- What the...? - Neet!
- What're you doing? - You are...?
Why're you here? A tour?
We've been scouted as new talents. Scouted.
Scouted? By who?
- You serious? - This isn't a joke!
It happened by chance. Or maybe not.
- You led me to her voice. - Voice?
You...date her and know nothing about her?
What do you intend with her?
Work...business.
Music is words and making good money.
Isn't it?
You make me sick.
What are you on about?
Crude Play did the same to sell music, right?
I won't let you play those games with Riko.
But...is it okay for you to fool around?
Shinya said he'll dote on her.
Camera roll in 10 secs, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 sec, 4, 3...
This is their first time performing this song.
Crude Play's new single...
"Sayonara no junbi wa mou dekite ita"
Thank you.
~Purposely in the rain, you
~Getting drenched, waiting for me
~With your wicked smile, waving at me
Riko!
Oi, Riko!!
~In no time I fell in love with you
~Surely you made fun of me
~For what reason did we meet?
~I'm all ready to say goodbye
That song...?
~Whenever, even now, since long ago
~The ending has now begun
~To our glory days, goodbye!
Why?
Why..?
Sorry. I lied.
My name isn't Shinya.
- It's Aki. - Huh?
Ogasawara Aki.
That Aki?
Sure. Crude Play's Aki.
I lied about being a 'neet' and hating women singing.
Umm, I sing actually.
Mmm. I know.
Maybe the truth is...
I've known since I first heard your voice at the bridge.
Is that right?
But I kept lying... and I said "don't sing".
I'm sorry.
But...I don't think you're a liar, Ogasawara.
Eh?
Well, I can tell from your music.
When I first heard your hum,
it sounded like a scream to me...
and it reached me in here
so I wanted to protect you.
That's why...to me...
you're more honest than anyone else.
What's wrong?
Oh!
I want you to know the real me.
You're Aki for real.
That's the first instrument I got when I was 12.
Why bass?
I actually wanted a guitar.
On my birthday, my dad
proudly gave me a guitar bought with his savings.
I was so happy, I went to show Shun... then found out it was a bass.
But then Shun said we could form a band.
Adding Kaoru and Teppei made four of us.
We had a really great time back then.
I'd like to hear your bass too.
Bass needs a band, so later.
I love this song!
That part is funny about the school canteen bread tasting bad.
~Never changing, always the same classroom
~There are precious friends I could never replace
~'Why's our school canteen bread all dried out like this?'
~Those kind of things...
~soon we can no longer say to each other
~Let's go and change ourselves!
~Even we haven't found things we wanted to do yet
~Let's laugh out loud!
~We're not going to end ourselves here
Damn!
~We're not going to end ourselves here
I've fallen for her.
~Modern moms abandon their children
~Dads pretend to be generous and understanding
~So I played my StingRay
~Talked to you guys till morning
~It'd be great if those moments...
~...could continue forever
~Let's go and change ourselves!
~After all, we'll start all over again
~It's okay to cry
~We're not going to end ourselves here ~
- Here. - Ok.
- See you. - See you.
Hurry inside.
(hum)
Wow!!
If they listen to the songs,
I bet Takagi and Shinya will reconsider.
How about Crude Play songs?
Of course I'll keep writing.
Can you manage it?
During our debut, I thought about this.
Leaving Crude Play was the only way my conscience paid for music.
But...eventually I was just running away.
This time I won't.
What the hell! Do as you like!
But let me say this.
Don't rush our songs.
Of course!
Yay!
Please let me do it. I'll write Riko's songs.
You can't.
You won't make it for the debut schedule.
Plus, Shinya's demo is done.
Never thought she's your girl.
I'm sorry I joined Crude Play.
Maybe you had your worries, but I've been miserable all the way.
All this time, I wanted my own band.
When I met Mush, I felt I finally found my own place.
Mush?
I called her that.
Mush sounds so unique.
I won't hand her to you.
Attention, Form 2 Class 3. Koeda Riko.
Kimishima Yuichi.
Yamazaki Souta.
Those 3 students, please come quickly to the gym.
- Pleasure to meet you guys! - What? What is this?
Sorry to keep you waiting.
This summer, these three will debut as musicians.
And their name will be...
Mush and Co.
- Eh? Your press conference?! - I slipped out!
Why'd you skip it?
I can't face them.
They blab on and on but I don't know what's going on.
I don't really get what Mr. Takagi said.
Riko. Don't you want to debut?
Not debut... I just love to sing.
It's okay.
I'll protect your songs.
I want you to sing my songs.
I...
once turned my back on music
and I've suffered since then.
But I feel I could face it again with you.
You know...I feel great about music.
Huh?
It's because of you.
You've been holding that for a while.
I didn't realize.
I usually drink this so I feel weird.
- It tastes like lemon, right? - Lemon? You sure?
It does.
See, sure does...
Hmm. Maybe it does.
It does.
Following this, Mush & Co. will model school uniforms
for our latest publication.
Mush and Co. - Debut
- Didn't you get what I said? - One listen is enough.
You never managed to get it.
I understand.
Calm down, Nakahama.
I know it's a mess.
I'm heading there now. Send me the original copy.
Don't tell them yet.
See you guys later.
- Ok. - Do it properly.
- You too?! - Mush-chan?
Oh, Mari!
No, I mean, Miss Mari.
You know me?
You're my cute junior.
Would you like to sit here?
Umm, I hate to be a bother.
I'm just waiting for the car.
Okay.
Say...
Crude Play's new song is great, right?
I wonder how Aki felt when he wrote this song.
Stupid boy to say goodbye!
Well then. Good luck, Mush!
"Hates singing women", huh?
playing
~Purposely in the rain, you
~Getting all drenched, waiting for me
~With your wicked smile, waving at me
~In no time I fell in love with you
~Surely you made fun of me
~For what reason did you and I meet?
~I'm all prepared to say goodbye
~Whenever, even now, since long ago
Thank you.
The new song is really great.
It's like his heart's filled with love...
like he really loves her.
Like he really loves her.
How about my song?
Can you sing it?
It's a good song.
Perhaps the best you ever wrote.
So then...?
But...I'm sorry.
The press is stalking you two.
If this went public, you know how Riko's future gonna be?
Would you consider a solution?
Yes.
There's only one way.
Make a deal with this girl.
I already got rid of her once.
How about Mari?
I already talked to her.
She agreed on one condition.
Condition?
Break up with Riko.
It's a smart scandal hunt. No doubt it was Takagi's idea.
Don't listen to him! You must refuse!
But then ...Riko will...
Hey, you think Riko wants to go through all this to debut?
Oi! You listening to me?
- Shun. I'll call you back. - Aki!

It's a good song.
A really good song.
[ Mari and Crude Play's Aki caught in a love affair ]
[Questioning Mari (26) about love affair] What's behind your relationship?
Please say something!
Mari in love - revealed
Famous female singer Mari
and former member of Crude Play are currently...
- I'm going! - All right!
Off you go!
We knew they were in a relationship...
And this is the first time we found out Aki's real face.
What a perfect couple, eh? Handsome boy, pretty girl.
A year into their relationship, Aki is producing a song for Mari....
Sorry for calling you out of the blue.
I bet you knew.
That article's true.
Back then, you said 'love at first sight'.
Aah. Did I really say that?
Well, honestly, anyone would've done.
No way! Because... because...
Get a clue.
Let me make it clear.
I don't like you one bit.
Riko, sing your own song.
I wondered why my throat seized up at that moment.
Your new song is very different.
- Is it due to Aki's love? - Certainly.
It's my best song. I'll treasure it forever.
I'm filled with gratitude towards Aki.
- Mari's new single produced by Aki? - That's great!
- See, he's really hot. - And talented.
- Bet he said, "Will you sing my song?" - Aww, cute!!!
Hello! Koeda Fruit & Veg here!
I'll tell your dad, "Tsukishima, don't send Riko on deliveries again".
Yes, tell him! Here.
Your live debut's next week. I'll go for sure!
Thanks!
Eh? Aki what?! Why?
Anyway, he sent all these songs.
I suppose you guys got these too.
This many?
Do you have any idea what's on his mind?
Are you going somewhere?
Hoi!!
Huuh?!
Riko!
Damn it!
Riko!
What am I doing?
Aki!
Oh! Shun!
Riko took my guitar.
I heard you grabbed his StingRay.
Shun!
Ogasawara is going somewhere
but I can't say "Please don't go".
Somewhere nobody knows him...
He said he wants to start all over.
Don't look at me like that.
He'll come back greater for sure.
It's gonna be fine.
Lately he's showing a good face ...like in the old days.
His happy face.
It's since he met you.
Honestly, it's painful for him to see you in music
but how can he admit that to you?
But...Ogasawara...and I...
Actually I grabbed something from his house too.
They're all untitled and seem newly composed.
He was taking them to London without showing me.
Who do you think he wrote this for?
If you listen to this, you'll know what's truth...
and what's lies.
He's leaving next week.
Don't be late for your flight.
See you, Aki.
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to 'Pepsi Nex presents the Mush and Co. debut live'!
Produced by Crude Play's Shinya,
Mush, Yuu and Sou debut as a trio right now, right here! Mush's debut!
Today, do you know how many CDs will be sold?
You see, music is born like this...
filled with someone's thoughts or lives.
Next up, you sing the debut song.
But so many songs have gone unnoticed, not even making a sound
but only dying.
From the very start, they got no chance to be heard.
Be grateful for your debut.
Let all your thoughts... ride on your voice.
Sing with a full heart.
- Give it our best! - All right!!
And here's what we're waiting for. It's time for Mush and Co.!!!
Is she okay?
Good luck!
Mush!! Good luck!
Oi, Riko!
Fly!
~Tomorrow never knows
~Always, always, never give up on my dream
~Let loose now
~I don't know the future in 10 years time
~Hey, don't you think too much?
~But if it's about tomorrow
~maybe I can imagine a little bit
~See, now you can smile
~Nothing to be scared of
~So let's go!
~Tomorrow never knows
~Always, always, never give up on my dream
~With sure rhythm, let's go beyond now
Not bad, huh, Shinya?
~Someday, someday
~Surely we will all be grown up
~So let loose now
- It was a good 'live'. - Was it?
I've got your StingRay. Pick it up before you go to the airport.
And Riko?
She got dragged to the party.
Ok. Where are you now?
Shun!!
Where are you, Shun?!
This song....?
That Shun!!
Sounds awful!
The sound keeps vibrating.
It has thicker strings than a guitar.
Hey...?
Well! I've got lots to tell you
but I can't find the right words.
Please tell me one last thing.
Ogasawara, is the music you create ...the real you?
Not a bit.
Play with me?
~You sing of a sudden
~We kiss of a sudden
~I really need to say a lot of 'sorry's' to you
~I'm afraid of losing you
~I'm the one who lies all the time
~But with you
~I want to be the real me
~Even if my existence
~will be a shadow to your light
~I hope your existence
~will keep shining on someone
~No matter if I'm by your side or not
~You will shine here
You are lying.
Towards me who always lies,
she calls me an honest person.
She smiled, pretending to realize my lies.
I've no right to like her forever.
[ WAIT! PLAY TO VERY END! ]
~Want to laugh together more
~Want to cry more to make me feel better
~Only now I realized my true feelings
~I'm always thinking about you
~I will look for you everywhere
~Thought I wanted to hear your voice
~Right now, here
~Your smiles
~have brought me out of darkness into light
~But my profile will bring you clouds
~No matter if you are here or not
~I cannot be here
~The dreams you're holding in your hands
~Now go chasing after them
~I'm sure you can overcome alone
~Even the reality now
~is holding you back and smothering you
~The dawn will break eventually
~This song of mine
~I hope could push you forward
~Because the thing I wanted to tell you
~I can't tell even one person
Your smiles
~have brought me out of darkness into light
~Someday if my smiles
~could synchronize with yours, it'd be nice
~The miracle of us meeting
~I'm thankful from the bottom of my heart
~Someday will this song reach you?
~This small love song
~It's a love song
~It's a love song...~
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I'm off.
Riko!