The brilliant world of music...
The angel of music said to live there...
Only he who receives the smile of the angel can become a star.
Who will the angel bestow that chance upon?
The spotlight may be the only one that knows...
Ooh yeah, we wanna sing with you
Yume miteiru dake dato
Tomodachi wa waraukeredo
Shinji nakereba nani mo umarenai
Sorede iito kokoro ga iyuyo
Konna hitoribocchi o aishite
Tsuyoku dakishimete hoshii
Mienai kyori wa atodoredake
Donna samishii yoru mo koete
Anata no tokoro made
Watashi wa hoshi no matataki
Then, shall we get started about now? Begin recording...
Exclusive interview...
The era-defining producer, Ms. Akiba Kisaragi speaks for the first time.
Go ahead. Gently, okay?
Well, Ms. Kisaragi who now produces Reika,
the artist now qualified to be called the "Queen of Song,"
and R3, who have the energy to rise to superstardom,
was herself was once an idol singer...
Next! We don't have time! Hurry, please!
Kuchibiru ga jireru kyori
I wanna do, I wanna kiss, I don't know
Ms. Kisaragi! I wanna do, I wanna kiss, I don't know
Samishisa mo yurushitemo
I'm gonna faint! Samishisa mo yurushitemo
Wonderful! I'm gonna faint! Samishisa mo yurushitemo
Unebore made wa yurusenai
Muboubi na kokoro shika
Aisenai kuse ni
Watashi no subete kaerareru to yuuno?
That was great, Kisaragi!
Thank you! But maybe I got a little too excited at the end?
That much excitement is good!
Because those watching get excited too, you know?
Encore! Encore! Encore!
Maybe it's about the right time for you to go out again? Encore! Encore! Encore!
Hey! How's the standby for the encore? Encore! Encore! Encore!
Hey! How's the standby for the encore?
Anytime!
Okay, go out and get 'em! Last knockout!
Yes! Here I go!
Just a little more to go on the concert tour, you know?
It seems as though even you are tired.
Why don't you sleep for a while?
If that's what you think, then don't keep talking to her,
and concentrate on driving! You've got a big star on board, you know!
I'm sorry.
Just talking is all right, isn't it?
Shirou is really sweet, you know.
Yes, those lyrics you showed me last time, they feel the same.
I'm glad! Thank you.
It's true! Nice and gentle, and even warm.
That phrase, "The power of belief can change the world,
please listen to the voice of the angel,"
if you put music to that, it would be so moving!
Hey, manager, let's use Shiro's lyrics for my new song!
Sugino, isn't that great?
Someday, you might be able to have Kisaragi sing those lyrics.
Back then I was called an "idol" and was at the apex of the era,
but somewhere in my soul I felt something was unfulfilled.
But at that time, together with him...
Wow! It's beautiful!
What are you doing?
Surface beauty has no meaning.
I still don't understand true beauty.
Sakuramiya said something like that?
And then, Yoh, you know...
Mr. Sakuramiya is a rich man's son, so...
That's not true! He's delicate and...
What's wrong? Are you all right?
Could it be?
What're you going to do?
I'm going to have it.
But... the agency definitely won't...
I know. They definitely won't allow it.
They won't even accept that we're dating.
Then...
I'll do something.
Something?
Yes...
Do something for me!
Shirou! You're the only one I can ask.
You'll understand, won't you?
More than anything...
It is so important that you'd throw everything away?
Yes...
More important than singing? Yes...
More important than singing?
Yes...
The press won't keep quiet! Yes...
The press won't keep quiet!
I'll endure it.
I'll close my ears against their heartless rumors, close my eyes,
and keep my mouth shut.
Will you leave it to me?
Thank you!
In my hometown, a seaside town by the Inland Sea,
my father still lives there. He's getting on in his years.
He's estranged from the matters of society,
but he takes care of things well.
Because he's your father...
It's quiet, but it's a warm and kind town.
I'll do something about the preparations and everything.
Shirou...
We're beginning! Hurry!
Yes!
The sea urchin (uni) is wide! It's big!
The sea (umi) is wide is what you mean, right?
Oh, that's it?
The cow (ushi) goes up and...
Are you all right?
It's nothing. I have to work more for the sake of these children, right?
Over here! Over here! Hurry!
Oh! Shirou!
Yoh Sakuramiya
Sorry... I couldn't become your sunlight.
That's not true. You, you gave me courage and hope.
Don't cry. Don't cry, smile.
Sing... While listening to your song, I'm not scared.
It was very fun. I'm happy...
Yoh...
Yozora no dokoka de umareta, yes, hoshi no hikari
Sore wa anata kamo shirenaishi
Sore wa watashi kamo shirenai ne?
Kitto samishisa ya namida ni
The children... Kitto samishisa ya namida ni
The children... Michi ni tachi domaru hi mo aru
Dakedo te no hira o kasaneaeba
Kokoro wa taisetsuna mono honto no yume no katachi wo
Sou oshietekureru
Mama, the choo choo has come! Choo choo!
Bye-bye!
Oh, song!
Here!
Oh, sea!
Sea!
Yoh, I came all the way to Hokkaido to try and forget my sorrow,
but even the cold of winter could not freeze my despair.
My despairing soul burns my body day by day,
sad, suffering, lonely. These children long for you, too.
Yoh, Yoh, you're lonely too, aren't you?
You'll come greet us, won't you?
Mama, it's cold!
Say, should we go on a ship?
A ship?
Yes, we're going to go to a very warm place.
It's warm?
That's right.
And we'll be able to see Papa.
Papa? Uh huh, I'll go! Let's go, Mama!
Yay! We're gonna get to see Papa! I'm looking forward to it!
That's right. I'll give you something nice.
Something nice?
Wow! Pretty!
Now you all have the same thing.
Papa is sure to find you. Let's go.
Yes!
This time, to capture happiness that I will never lose...
Have you come to now?
And my children?
When you were discovered, it seems you were alone.
1-8-4 Ms. Akiba Kisaragi
Thank you for giving me the hope to live.
1-8-4 Ms. Akiba Kisaragi I have decided.
Like you, Ms. Kisaragi, I will become a vocalist
who can make a person's soul feel heavenly.
I will live. - Reika.
Sorry, all of the sudden... I didn't know.
You've become a respected lyricist.
It seems such a short time ago, but it's been so long.
That's true.
I'm always asking you to help me whenever it suits me.
I thought you would have forgotten already.
You thought such things? I thought about you the whole time.
You, as you try to get back into this business, contacted me first.
I'm happy.
You haven't changed, have you, Shirou?
Reika will be here soon. She is changing her clothes now, so...
Yes, sorry to bother you.
Oh, that child...
It's horrible. It was her real mother, you know.
There are scars that probably won't ever disappear.
Reika, right?
Will you come?
Will you come with me?
Why?
Because I need you.
Need me?
Yes...
You're going to give me a future, a chance?
I was abandoned by my mother.
Mother said she shouldn't have had me.
Again and again with her words and her fists...
I had no reason to have been born.
I am a child that is dead while living.
That's...
But I didn't want to remain dead,
and your songs brought me to life again.
I need you. Please promise me. That you need me.
Promise me...
I promise.
Because I was dead, too.
You were the one who brought me back to life.
Because I need you too.
Come here, Reika.
Just a little... Please just let me cry a little. Just a little...
Akiba Kisaragi Angel's Memo Just a little... Please just let me cry a little. Just a little...
Thank you for today's interview.
I remembered once I got back to the Editorial department.
Akari and Yuki were found in Hokkaido too.
I would like to close my exclusive story by writing
that the angel of music tied your fates together.
Could you please acknowledge this?
I wanna tell you (love forever) I just wanna feel your heart
Everyday, everywhere, eien ni
Yozora no dokoka de umareta (yes) hoshi no hikari
Sore wa anata kamo shirenaishi
Sore wa watashi kamo shirenai ne?
Kitto samishisa ya namida ni
Michi ni tachi domaru hi mo aru
Dakedo te no hira o kasaneaeba
Kokoro wa taisetsuna mono honto no yume no katachi wo
Sou oshietekureru
Ai was istusmo (Love forever) todoku bashou ni aru
Everyday, everywhere, eien ni
Kotoba ha mou iranai
Totemo atatakai hohoemi de
Hajimemashou, love forever
The grand prize to R3!
Suspicion of bribing a judge
Something like that... Could that be possible?
Let's tell Nozomi everything.