I am right now

in a relationship with someone.

That person is

working at San Marco Ham.

And his name is Nakata Sousuke-San.

But was there any chance of getting something from a fake kiss?

No.

Then, goodbye.

Goodbye.

Telling lies is a bit tiresome.

I feel as though I'm not myself.

The announcement I made about the
relationship with Nakata Sousuke-san

is a total lie.

The reason why I'm so angry is because you think it's fine that you can no longer see me again.

Do you know why I came to you, Sousuke-san?

It's probably because I live in a different world than you.

Like that bow,

he is a very warm person

with a straight heart.

He is the most important Yumi teacher.

Thank you.

Itadakimasu*
{\fs12}* usually said before a meal.

Who could be calling this early?

I'll get it.

Please.

Hello!

Hello?

They hung up.

I see.

This croissant is delicious.

Good morning.

Good morning, Saegusa!

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

President!

I found a weird fax.

Weird fax?

What the heck is this?

Yes. Nagai speaking.

What?

Who shall I say is calling?

Hello?

I'm hanging up now.

Anything wrong?

Must be a prank call.

The caller wanted to know what color your rouge would be today!

Some people have nothing better to do.

Well, it's time for the annual

Keyaki Festival at the Unoki Shrine
sponsored by the local merchants!

Of course, We, at the
San Marco Ham were asked

to set up a Yatai booth!
(Yatai=roofed cart)

He is full of energy again this year.

Sousuke, we are in the middle of the meeting.
So don't work! Just share your thoughts.

Yes.

Every year we do nothing
but the same thing, anyway.

I'm voting for yakitori this year.

Why?

I just want to eat yakitori.

Ushiyama-kun! What comes to mind when you think of "San Marco".

Plaza.

How dare you!

Chief!

It's ham!

Yes, it is!

No, Plaza, it should be.

As such, after we did a lot of brainstorming.

We haven't done anything!

The overwhelming majority of votes.

We have decided to go with ham sandwiches!

Again, it is the same as before.

And the committee members are

Tsubomi-kun and

Sousuke.

Yes.

Yes.

Again, same as usual.

I will help you.

Thank you.

Sousuke-san.

Yes.

Right in front of the station

a new Italian restaurant just opened.
Did you know?

You mean that fashionable place?

Discount coupons...

I happen to have some.

That's great.

Do you want to try the restaurant tonight?

Maybe we shouldn't.

Chief, Tsugiya-san and Ushiyama-san...

with them there we should avoid
such a fashionable place at all costs.

I think we should go to our
usual Izakaya japanese pub.

I think you're right.

Ushiyama-san might touch a waitresses' rear or something.

We had better avoid that place.

Hikaruko-Chan.
I wonder when you'll notice me.
I always watch you.

Yesterday, you ate Ikasumi spaghetti (Squid ink spaghetti).
and your teeth became black.

You should drink orange juice before eating...

Senpai, did you really eat Ikasumi spaghetti?

Yes.

Your work seems to be very tough every day.

You had 6 morning shoots last week.

Because of that, I'm a bit sleepy.

Was it really 6?

Yes.

This is an act of stalking, isn't it?

As a matter of fact I noticed a
suspicious character in front of her condo.

This morning's silent phone call, too?

That prank call, too?

Don't you have anyone in mind?
Maybe one of those you dumped...

Men I dumped?

You don't remember any, do you?

No.

It could be a common person
whom you have never met before.

It's scary...
he is watching over Hikaruko-san.

That person must go though a lot of trouble.
He has to take off-days from work.

Senpai, you shouldn't worry about the stalker's own problems.

President, I will hire bodyguards.

See to it.

Hikaruko!

I know you are worried.
But don't.

We'll take good care of you.

Good morning.

Good morning.
We'll shoot soon.

Sure, I'll change ASAP.

Good morning.

Hikaruko-san, in this scene...

Is this really OK?

It feels good.

Hikaruko-San I'm so privileged.

Not only am I co-staring with you
but I'm having dinner with you.

What a magnificent night view!

Nothing can compare to your beauty.

Tonight, I wish to be with you...

This isn't working.

Ready!

Action!

Cut! Cut!

Can't you do anything about these people?

I'm sorry.

{\a6}Stop! In the name of love

{\a5}Before you break my heart

{\a7}Stop! In the name of love

{\a5}Before you break my heart

Stop! In the name of love

{\a5}Before you break my heart

{\a7}Stop! In the name of love

{\a6}Before you break my heart

{\a10}Stop!
STAR NO KOI
Episode 07

Going to the lady's room.

It's just right there.

I can't even breathe.
I need some space!

We can't help it.
It's for your own safety.

How long do we need them?

Until we can confirm you're out of danger.

I want to go shopping for a change.

Hold back shopping for now, will you?

I want to eat Aroma Fiesta's Pasta.

I'll have it delivered to you.

it's not the same as eating there.

I'm bored.

Then, shall we hold a home party?

What do you think?

Home party?

{\a10}HIKARUKO vs. STALKER
Weird Fax, Phone Calls...

I'm sorry. I'm late.

Hikaruko-san has a stalker problem.

Stalker?

Scary, isn't it?

It can't be helped. There are hundreds
of thousands of fans nationwide.

Out of so many fans there's bound to be one stalker.

I hope the stalker is not a member of the fan club.

As a member I won't allow such a thing!

Celebs are not always blessed.

I'm glad that I'm not a celebrity.

You could never be one.

Did she hire a bodyguard?

I have a steel body.

Nobody is going to ask you.

Excuse me?

Here's her manager.

I heard about the stalker.

You're having to
go through a great deal now.

Yes.

I hope you're not suspecting one of us!

No, I'm not.

Then you came here to promote her new movie?

No, I didn't.

I thought that was it...

Then, what is it that you want?

I'm here to order hams.

That's it?!
You only came here to order hams?

Thank you very much!

Sousuke, please take him to the sofa.

Please come this way.

Kirishima Hikaruko will host
a home party this Sunday.

Home party?

I have an unavoidable appointment this Sunday.

But I will be sure to attend.

If the Chief is attending,
then I must be there too.

I'm coming,
as I have nothing to do.

Tsubomi, you're free aren't you?

I came here to order hams.

For the home party.

This Sunday, right?

We will all come.

I don't think any of us
have been invited.

Is that right?

What a disappointment!

I'm sorry.

Just a premature joy, then.

Kindly be seated, please.

Tea for you.

So what kind of hams
do you have in mind?

When it comes to home parties

I'd recommend Cordon Bleu.

Did Hikaruko-san request
anything special?

She told me that she wants to eat sandwiches.

I see.

Also she wants Nakata-san to be the chef.

Chef?!

She wants you to make her ham sandwiches.

You know, with that Culatello.

Not fair. Sousuke only.

I can't accept it.

Do you have to go?

Of course, you do, right?

I wasn't invited.
I'm just there to make sandwiches.

Who cares about that?

The question is if one went
into an actress' room.

What kind of scent
would you smell in her room?

A typical perverted Oyaji (old man).

Possibly a peach smell...

No...it would be a scent of rose.

The lowest!

What kind of scent
would I smell in Tsubomi's room?

Listen, Sousuke.

You must wash your feet
and wear brand new socks.

And take a picture of her bedroom with this.

And submit a report, minimum of 2 pages,
using 400-words-genkoyoushi (the boxed paper).

Also you must breathe deeply
and bring back the scent to us.
Breathe deeply, you hear!

Hello.

Thank you for coming.

I'm sorry to scan you like this
even though I asked you to come.

Please come in.

Thank you.

Keep your shoes on as today's a party.

Hello. I'm the 1st Assistant to Chef Nakata.
My name is Koganei Akira.

I'm the 2nd Assistant.
My name is Tsugiya Kichitaro.

I'm the 3rd Assistant.
My name is Ushiyama Mamoru.

I'm the 4th Assistant.
My name is Koizumi Tsubomi.

Check them thoroughly.

Why?

This is a ham.

Being scanned was a VIP treatment, wasn't it?

Wow!
This room is great.

Tsubomi-chan, don't touch anything.

Hello.

Hello!

Hello.

Thank you for coming here today.

Not at all.

Not at all!

The kitchen is over there.
You'll find all the ingredients in there.

Yes.

Yes!

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Wow. This tomato is in the expensive Paulownia tree box.
I've never seen something like this in my whole life.

Is this a tomato?

Unbelievable.

Sousuke-san look at this spacious kitchen.

This is really a kitchen, isn't it?

So this is the kitchen.

Ciao!

Ciao?

Ciao.

Director, will you try something?

Perhaps the ham?

This ham is so delicious.

Do you want to eat something?

Please take this to the guests.

Sure.

What are you doing right here,
being alone together?

You have to drink with Reiko.
Let's drink!

We need liquor!

Tsubomi?

What is it?

In fact, I am in...

I have...

Are you making a new recipe?

Yes, I'm experimenting.

I see.

Sousuke-san.

Let me be the one
who tastes your new sandwich first.

Then, let me sit over there.

Yes.

I made this for the first time.

Prosciutto with goat and
mozzarella cheese sandwich.

Would you try it, please?

Itadakimasu.

This is delicious.

Really?
It's not bad, is it?

No, it is really good.

It really tastes great.

Then, this year we should use this sandwich.

Next Sunday, we'll be selling sandwiches.

Sousuke-san's sandwiches!
Where do you sell them?

Outside, at a Yatai booth.

Yatai?

There is an annual festival at the Unoki Shrine.

We'll have a small Yatai booth there.

Our Chief is very precise about it.

And he always makes ham sandwiches.

I want to serve yakisoba instead.
(yakisoba=fried japanese noodles)

Yakisoba?

Yes.

Yakisoba at a festival is always tasty.
I really love it.

I had no idea.

But it must be delicious.

Hikaruko-san, have you ever been to a festival?

I love festivals. I have gone to several of them.

This year, I went to the carnivals in Rio de Janeiro.

Next year, I plan on going to
the carnivals in Venice.

I see.

Hikaruko, fashion designer Kay just joined us.

Sousuke-san. Thank you for the sandwich.

How have you been?

I'm sure that you are aware of this,
but today you are not here as a guest.

Yes. I'm sorry.

Can you think of a home party
without Saki Ika?
(Dried Squid/Cuttlefish strips)

No way.
I wasn't comfortable.

You were not even invited.

I couldn't even sit on the sofa it looked so expensive!

I wasn't comfortable either I was afraid I might spill something.

Ushiyama-san! Don't use my bedcover as a napkin.

Did you notice the spacious toilet?

Yes. It was much larger than my living room.
Why is that?

But aren't you happy that
you were in the home of an actress?

Sousuke, you know that
I finally bought a house.

Yes.

I was very happy.

I was on cloud 9.

But now that house seems
like a matchbox.

I have to wonder why I pay a
mortgage for that matchbox.

It's so pathetic.

This room is so dirty.

But it's a nice room.

I feel an ideal human should lead a life much like this.

We all knew from the beginning
that Hikaruko-san lived in another world.

We cannot live in the same world,
even if she is in front of us.

Let's toast! Kanpai!

Let's drink.

Kanpai!

It feels good.

What happened to the party?

It's been over for a while.

I must have slept through it.

You were sound asleep.

I don't want to go home.

Can I stay over tonight?

It seems that I can't refuse.

Thank you! I've always dreamed of living in this place.

I've always wanted to be like you.

Except I don't want any stalkers.

You're right.

Senpai, listen.

You might laugh, but I thought the person you loved was Nakata-san.

That really is funny.

I thought so too.

Nakata-san, the salary-man should fall
in love with Tsubomi, the office lady.

Tsubomi, the office lady?

She also works at San Marco.
She was making sandwiches with him tonight.

I see. Tsubomi-san.

They were talking intimately.

It had nothing to do with you, Senpai.

You're right, it doesn't concern me.

Senpai, can I use your shower?

I need pajamas too.

Tsubomi-san...

Sousuke-san.

Remember today at 5:30 P.M., there's a festival meeting.

Gee, I forgot all about it.

Can you go?

No problem.

Then, let's go together.

Yes.

Tsubomi-chan.

Is the Italian restaurant
coupon still valid?

How about dining there after the meeting?

Gladly.

It's very quiet here.

Because the Chief and the gang aren't here.

You're right.

This is delicious.

Yes, really. I'm so happy
that we found a good restaurant.

Let's come back here together again.

Sure.

Do you really mean it?

Of course.

Then, how about checking out
some other restaurants together?

See, I have many coupons
to different restaurants.

You sure have a lot of them.

Let's try this restaurant next time.

This is a new restaurant
that's not yet popular.

This one serves good stuff.

You mean this?

Yes. I love this place.

Do you like this place?

I'm sorry.

Here's what you have ordered.

I'm so embarrassed.
So am I.

Let's see Bruto-chan of Cabaret Popeye!

What are you saying, Ushiyama!