The bri l l iant w orld of music. . .
The angel of music said to l ive there. . .
O nly he w ho receives the smi le of the angel can become a star.
Who w i l l the angel bestow that chance upon?
The spotl ig ht may be the only one that knows. . .
O oh y eah, w e w anna si ng w ith y ou
Yume mitei ru dak e dato
Tomodachi w a w arauk eredo
S hi nj i nak ereba nani mo umarenai
S orede i ito k ok oro ga iy uy o
Konna hitori bocchi o aishite
Tsuy oku dakishi mete hoshi i
Mienai ky ori w a atodoredak e
Donna samishi i y oru mo k oete
Anata no tok oro made
Watashi w a hoshi no matataki
Then, shal l w e get started about now? Beg i n record i ng . . .
Ex cl usive i nterview. . .
The era-defi ni ng prod ucer, Ms. Aki ba Kisarag i speaks for the fi rst ti me.
Go ahead . Gently, okay?
Wel l , Ms. Kisarag i w ho now prod uces Rei ka,
the artist now q ual ified to be cal led the ''Q ueen of S ong , ''
and R3, w ho ha ve the energy to rise to superstardom,
w as herself w as once an idol si nger. . .
Next ! We don't ha ve ti me ! H urry, please !
Kuchi bi ru ga j i reru ky ori
l w anna do, l w anna kiss, l don't know
Ms. Kisarag i ! l w anna do, l w anna kiss, l don't know
S amishisa mo y urushitemou
l 'm gonna fai nt ! S amishisa mo y urushitemou
Wonderful ! l 'm gonna fai nt ! S amishisa mo y urushitemou
U nebore made w a y urusenai
Muboubi na k ok oro shi ka
Aisenai kuse ni
Watashi no subete kaerareru to y uuno?
That w as g reat, Kisarag i !
Thank y ou ! But may be l got a l ittle too ex cited at the end?
That much ex citement is good !
Because those w atchi ng get ex cited too, y ou know?
Encore ! Encore ! Encore !
May be it's about the rig ht ti me for y ou to go out agai n? Encore ! Encore ! Encore !
H ey ! H ow's the stand by for the encore? Encore ! Encore ! Encore !
H ey ! H ow's the stand by for the encore?
Anyti me !
O kay, go out and get 'em ! Last knock out !
Yes ! H ere l go !
J ust a l ittle more to go on the concert tour, y ou know?
lt seems as thoug h e ven y ou are ti red .
Why don't y ou sleep for a w hi le?
lf that's w hat y ou thi nk, then don't k eep tal ki ng to her,
and concentrate on d rivi ng ! You've got a big star onboard , y ou know !
l 'm sorry.
J ust tal ki ng is al l rig ht, isn't it?
S hi rou is real ly sw eet, y ou know.
Yes, those ly rics y ou show ed me last ti me, they feel the same.
l 'm g lad ! Thank y ou.
lt's true ! N ice and gentle, and e ven w arm.
That phrase, ''The pow er of bel ief can change the w orld ,
please l isten to the voice of the angel , ''
if y ou put music to that, it w ould be so mo vi ng !
H ey, manager, let's use S hi ro's ly rics for my new song !
S ug i no, isn't that g reat?
S omeday, y ou mig ht be able to ha ve Kisarag i si ng those ly rics.
Back then l w as cal led an ''idol'' and w as at the apex of the era,
but somew here i n my soul l felt somethi ng w as unfulfi l led .
But at that ti me, together w ith hi m. . .
Wow ! lt's beautiful !
What are y ou doi ng?
S urface beauty has no meani ng .
l sti l l don't understand true beauty.
S akuramiy a said somethi ng l i k e that?
And then, Yoh, y ou know. . .
Mr. S akuramiy a is a rich man's son, so. . .
That's not true ! H e's del icate and . . .
What's w rong? Are y ou al l rig ht?
Could it be?
What're y ou goi ng to do?
l 'm goi ng to ha ve it.
But. . . the agency defi nitely w on't. . .
l know. They defi nitely w on't al low it.
They w on't e ven accept that w e're dati ng .
Then. . .
l 'l l do somethi ng .
S omethi ng?
Yes. . .
Do somethi ng for me !
S hi rou ! You're the only one l can ask.
You'l l understand , w on't y ou?
More than anythi ng . . .
lt is so i mportant that y ou'd throw e verythi ng aw ay?
Yes. . .
More i mportant than si ng i ng? Yes. . .
More i mportant than si ng i ng?
Yes. . .
The press w on't k eep q uiet ! Yes. . .
The press w on't k eep q uiet !
l 'l l end ure it.
l 'l l close my ears agai nst thei r heartless rumors, close my ey es,
and k eep my mouth shut.
Wi l l y ou lea ve it to me?
Thank y ou !
l n my hometow n, a seaside tow n by the l nland S ea,
my father sti l l l ives there. H e's getti ng on i n his y ears.
H e's estranged from the matters of society,
but he tak es care of thi ngs w el l .
Because he's y our father. . .
lt's q uiet, but it's a w arm and ki nd tow n.
l 'l l do somethi ng about the preparations and e verythi ng .
S hi rou. . .
We're beg i nni ng ! H urry !
Yes !
The sea urchi n ( uni) is w ide ! lt's big !
The sea ( umi) is w ide is w hat y ou mean, rig ht?
O h, that's it?
The cow ( ushi) goes up and . . .
Are y ou al l rig ht?
lt's nothi ng . l ha ve to w ork more for the sak e of these chi ld ren, rig ht?
O ver here ! O ver here ! H urry !
O h ! S hi rou !
Yoh Sakuramiya
S orry. . . l could n't become y our sunl ig ht.
That's not true. You, y ou ga ve me courage and hope.
Don't cry. Don't cry, smi le.
S i ng . . . Whi le l isteni ng to y our song , l 'm not scared .
lt w as very fun. l 'm hap p y. . .
Yoh. . .
Yozora no dok oka de umareta, y es, hoshi no hi kari
S ore w a anata kamo shi renaishi
S ore w a w atashi kamo shi renai ne?
Kitto samishisa y a namida ni
The chi ld ren. . . Kitto samishisa y a namida ni
The chi ld ren. . . Michi ni tachi domaru hi mo aru
Dak edo te no hi ra o kasaneaeba
Kok oro w a taisetsuna mono honto no y ume no katachi w o
S ou oshietekureru
Mama, the choo choo has come ! Choo choo !
By e-by e !
O h, song !
H ere !
O h, sea!
S ea!
Yoh, l came al l the w ay to H okkaido to try and forget my sorrow,
but e ven the cold of w i nter could not freeze my despai r.
My despai ri ng soul burns my body day by day,
sad , sufferi ng , lonely. These chi ld ren long for y ou, too.
Yoh, Yoh, y ou're lonely too, aren't y ou?
You'l l come g reet us, w on't y ou?
Mama, it's cold !
S ay, should w e go on a shi p?
A shi p?
Yes, w e're goi ng to go to a very w arm place.
lt's w arm?
That's rig ht.
And w e'l l be able to see Papa.
Papa? U h huh, l 'l l go ! Let's go, Mama!
Yay ! We're gonna get to see Papa! l 'm looki ng forw ard to it !
That's rig ht. l 'l l g ive y ou somethi ng nice.
S omethi ng nice?
Wow ! Pretty !
Now y ou al l ha ve the same thi ng .
Papa is sure to fi nd y ou. Let's go.
Yes !
This ti me, to capture hap pi ness that l w i l l ne ver lose. . .
H a ve y ou come to now?
And my chi ld ren?
When y ou w ere d isco vered , it seems y ou w ere alone.
1 -8-4 Ms. Akiba Kisaragi
Thank y ou for g ivi ng me the hope to l ive.
1 -8-4 Ms. Akiba Kisaragi l ha ve decided .
Li k e y ou, Ms. Kisarag i , l w i l l become a vocal ist
w ho can mak e a person's soul feel hea venly.
l w i l l l ive. - Rei ka.
S orry, al l of the sudden. . . l d id n't know.
You've become a respected ly ricist.
lt seems such a short ti me ago, but it's been so long .
That's true.
l 'm alw ay s aski ng y ou to hel p me w hene ver it suits me.
l thoug ht y ou w ould ha ve forgotten al ready.
You thoug ht such thi ngs? l thoug ht about y ou the w hole ti me.
You, as y ou try to get back i nto this busi ness, contacted me fi rst.
l 'm hap p y.
You ha ven't changed , ha ve y ou, S hi rou?
Rei ka w i l l be here soon. S he is chang i ng her clothes now, so. . .
Yes, sorry to bother y ou.
O h, that chi ld . . .
lt's horri ble. lt w as her real mother, y ou know.
There are scars that probably w on't e ver d isap pear.
Rei ka, rig ht?
Wi l l y ou come?
Wi l l y ou come w ith me?
Why?
Because l need y ou.
Need me?
Yes. . .
You're goi ng to g ive me a future, a chance?
l w as abandoned by my mother.
Mother said she should n't ha ve had me.
Agai n and agai n w ith her w ords and her fists. . .
l had no reason to ha ve been born.
l am a chi ld that is dead w hi le l ivi ng .
That's. . .
But l d id n't w ant to remai n dead ,
and y our songs broug ht me to l ife agai n.
l need y ou. Please promise me. That y ou need me.
Promise me. . .
l promise.
Because l w as dead , too.
You w ere the one w ho broug ht me back to l ife.
Because l need y ou too.
Come here, Rei ka.
J ust a l ittle. . . Please j ust let me cry a l ittle. J ust a l ittle. . .
Akiba Kisaragi Angel's Memo J ust a l ittle. . . Please j ust let me cry a l ittle. J ust a l ittle. . .
Thank y ou for today's i nterview.
l remembered once l got back to the Ed itorial department.
Akari and Yuki w ere found i n H okkaido too.
l w ould l i k e to close my ex cl usive story by w riti ng
that the angel of music tied y our fates together.
Could y ou please acknow ledge this?
l w anna tel l y ou (lo ve fore ver) l j ust w anna feel y our heart
Every day, e veryw here, eien ni
Yozora no dok oka de umareta (y es ) hoshi no hi kari
S ore w a anata kamo shi renaishi
S ore w a w atashi kamo shi renai ne?
Kitto samishisa y a namida ni
Michi ni tachi domaru hi mo aru
Dak edo te no hi ra o kasaneaeba
Kok oro w a taisetsuna mono honto no y ume no katachi w o
S ou oshietekureru
Ai w as istusmo (Lo ve fore ver) todoku bashou ni aru
Every day, e veryw here, eien ni
Kotoba ha mou i ranai
Totemo atatakai hohoemi de
H aj i memashou, lo ve fore ver
The grand prize to R3!
Suspicion of bribing a judge
Something like that... Could that be possible?
Let's tel l Nozomi e verythi ng .