Oshi no Ko 1x8

Directed by Daisuke Hiramaki

Masaki Terasoma as Katsuya Kaburagi (voice) • Saori Onishi as Yuki Sumi (voice) • Tomohiro Ono as Nobuyuki Kumano (voice) • Taito Ban as Kengo Morimoto (voice) • Yuuki Sanpei as Director (voice)

Focused on revenge, Aqua underestimated Akane and gave the talented actress a way to win his heart. If love is a game, Akane is playing for keeps and Kana is falling behind.

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1. The Lala Lai Theater Company is said to feature only top-class actors.

2. And Akane Kurokawa is their young star performer.

3. She thoroughly prepares for her roles, displaying deep consideration and insight into the parts she's given.

4. With a natural feel for it, she acts out those roles to perfection.

5. Though it seems her personality isn't suited for shining on reality shows,

6. as an actress, she can only be called a genius.

7. A-Akane?

8. What's the matter, Aqua?

9. You look like you saw a ghost.

10. No...

11. Akane!

12. Welcome back!

13. Sorry to have kept you all waiting!

14. You can say that again! We missed you!

15. Let's have a good time, okay?

16. Yeah!

17. It's good to see you're looking well...

18. but are you really okay now?

19. Huh? What do you mean?

20. What do I mean? Well, you know...

21. Oh right, I did get flamed big time!

22. I feel like I really messed up, but that kinda thing happens all the time!

23. You seem different somehow, Akane.

24. Do you hate the new me, Yuki?

25. Nuh-uh.

26. Aqua, let's hang out today.

27. 'Kay.

28. In an instant, she drew them in.

29. The cast...

30. The staff...

31. Even the cameramen.

32. She had a strange magnetism that kept their eyes fastened on her.

33. A charisma just like Ai's...

34. was also exhibited by Akane.

35. I heard about that video, you know.

36. Apparently, you stayed up all night for several days to make it.

37. It made me so happy.

38. Thanks, Aqua.

39. Sure.

40. I already knew that Akane was acting strange, but Aqu-tan is too, don't you think?

41. Hm?

42. Let's find out.

43. Hey, Aqu-tan, grab that pouch for me!

44. I'm thinking about something - do it yourself.

45. It won't take you long. Just get it for her.

46. 'Kay.

47. Here.

48. See?! It's like he'll only listen to Akane!

49. That seriously is his type, huh?

50. Akane totally nailed the role.

51. It's not like that.

52. Well, well, you like her, don't you?

53. You like the new Akane, huh?

54. Knock it off.

55. See! See! See!

56. Hmm?

57. Like I said...

58. seriously, stop.

59. Wait, that reaction...

60. You're dead serious.

61. What're you gonna do, Akane?!

62. He's seriously serious about you?!

63. What'll you do?! Well?!

64. Wh-what should I do...?

65. Oh! She's back to the same old Akane!

66. So, if he shows he's serious about you, will you return his feelings?!

67. Could you see you two dating for real?!

68. If I had to say one way or the other...

69. Yes.

70. In that case, you'll have to stay on the offensive like that, even if it's behind the scenes!

71. For real?!

72. For real?!

73. This is getting interesting!

74. This is dull.

75. I'm sick of the show.

76. I'm done watching it.

77. In the first place, the whole concept of watching other people's love lives

78. from the comfort of your home is in bad taste.

79. Like, "Who should pair off with who?"

80. What's with that? Are you a racehorse owner? Trying to breed a horse that can win the Kikuka-sho?

81. Oh, good grief. I'm through with that show.

82. I don't want to see Aqua's face, either.

83. Bye-bye. Farewell.

84. Mom.

85. In my early childhood, I spent a few years together with Ai,

86. but I feel like I wasn't able to truly learn a single thing about her in the end.

87. I wasn't able to understand anything about her.

88. Where did the lies end...

89. and where did the truths begin?

90. What exactly is Ai to me?

91. Am I her fan? Is she a mother to me?

92. Or...

93. I'd been really hot on Yuki-Yuki...

94. but lately Aqu-Aka is crushing it, right?!

95. Since Akane came back, she seems more stylish. Isn't she super cute?!

96. What strength she showed together with Aqua in overcoming that stir...

97. She's really turning her attention to him. It's adorable!

98. It's almost the final episode, huh?

99. I wish it'd go on longer. I mean, it finally got interesting!

100. Last season, the couple kissed at the end!

101. Wow, crazy! The anticipation's killing me!

102. Arima.

103. Kana Arima.

104. Hey, wanna skip school and hang out with me today?

105. Yeah!

106. Simply unbelievable!

107. Cutting class to go have fun - talk about being delinquents!

108. I can't believe it! We're the worst! The absolute worst!

109. If it bothers you so much, wanna back out?

110. That's not what I'm saying.

111. It's just that you look deep in thought, so I felt I had to look out for you as your senpai.

112. I have the heart of an angel, you know.

113. So, where're we headed?

114. Tokyo Disney?

115. Tokyo Tower?

116. You've got some guts to suggest such exciting places while skipping school.

117. Well, if we're in our uniforms while cutting class, we'll attract attention, right?!

118. Besides, heading home to change would waste time!

119. There're lots of people in school uniforms at those places, so I thought it'd be perfect!

120. That's not really what I had in mind.

121. You really are an odd one.

122. You think so?

123. I sure do!

124. When I think about what a young guy and girl would do after escaping from the prison known as school,

125. leisurely playing catch in the park is not what comes to mind!

126. And you even went and bought a ball and baseball gloves!

127. Super weird!

128. Just throw the ball.

129. You know, I've never played baseball be-

130. Ah, sorry!

131. It's okay.

132. I'm so bad at this - shouldn't you have invited someone who knows what they're doing?

133. Like Ruby...

134. What kind of brother would make his little sister cut class?

135. There's that gross sister complex.

136. Then, what about someone from Love Now?

137. You guys get along well, right?

138. Well, we don't get along poorly...

139. But, it's just a job,

140. or rather, we're not super close.

141. Oh, I see.

142. We lie and are always calculating our next move,

143. so I don't have many people around with whom I can have an idle chat free from ulterior motives.

144. But, I don't have to care about all that with you.

145. Hey, care a bit!

146. Well, that said...

147. I guess being chosen by you for that role doesn't feel so bad.

148. Love Now is wrapping up filming soon, right?

149. Yeah.

150. Yuki's the most popular, isn't she?

151. Well, it does seem like Akane Kurokawa is doing well lately.

152. Level with me, who're you going for?

153. I see it as just a job, so it's not like that for me.

154. But, you at least have a type, right? Like, a thing for younger girls or a thing for older girls!

155. Don't ask me tough questions.

156. Lately, I've become keenly aware...

157. that people's thinking is greatly influenced by their physical development.

158. When I was a baby, it was hard to make firm memories due to infantile amnesia,

159. and during puberty - one's second growth period - I strongly felt a heightened wariness of those around me.

160. As I grow, my mind increasingly suits my body and environment.

161. The boundary between "me" and "Aqua Hoshino" is steadily vanishing.

162. There's something I've been thinking, but I was too scared to ask...

163. Could it be that you...

164. have delusions of grandeur?

165. Hurry up and grow outta it.

166. It's cringey.

167. In short, I'm a high schooler, too.

168. I view girls around my age as potential love interests.

169. Well, there's no doubt I prefer them to be a bit above me in age.

170. So, you like older girls?

171. Oh?

172. Hmm?

173. Ooh?

174. Throw the ball already.

175. Oh!

176. Oh...

177. Hmm...

178. Ooh...

179. What is it?

180. Nothing!

181. Whoa, nice throw.

182. It was?

183. You really don't have any experience?

184. That's right.

185. Doing it with you is my first time. My very first time.

186. Maybe I'll aim to be an idol who throws ceremonial first pitches.

187. Sure enough, my feelings toward Akane Kurokawa aren't of that nature.

188. I owe Arima my gratitude.

189. I've sorted out my feelings.

190. I'm simply seeing the ghost of Ai Hoshino in Akane Kurokawa.

191. Filming is just about to wrap up.

192. I'm sad for it to end.

193. When I put on a character in just the way you advised me to, I gained popularity... You really helped me out.

194. Thanks.

195. Your acting as Ai... Er, the way you got into character...

196. It was like I was in a dream, as if I was seeing the real deal.

197. How'd you manage it?

198. Well, uh, it wasn't all that impressive...

199. I do read books on profiling and stuff, though. I just did a bunch of research and interpreted her in my own way.

200. Plus, I fleshed out her background with my own assumptions.

201. Your own assumptions?

202. Yeah. For example...

203. that Ai actually had a child in secret.

204. If I do that, it allows me to achieve coherence between her various emotions

205. and understand the reasons behind her many inexplicable actions.

206. What was she thinking and what kind of personality did she have?

207. The answers come into view like a mathematical puzzle!

208. How good of a grasp do you have on Ai's thought patterns?

209. From the way she lived her life to what kind of guys she was into,

210. I think I have it pretty much figured out.

211. The entertainment industry is a place where talent gathers.

212. As for what Ai Hoshino, that freewheeling epitome of talent, was feeling and what she hoped to do,

213. I still hadn't been able to understand in the slightest.

214. I dare say that the talent known as Akane Kurokawa

215. understands Ai far more deeply than I do - despite the years I spent with her -

216. and is imitating her behavior perfectly.

217. We have a purely working relationship.

218. Once the show is over, I suspect we won't see each other anymore.

219. But...

220. I can use Akane Kurokawa.

221. I can't just let her go now.

222. Aw...

223. This is seriously the worst.

224. Drop dead, you big jerk.

225. Filming has wrapped on My Love with a Star Begins Now!

226. Good work, everyone!

227. Well, looking back on it, it was over in a flash.

228. We went through a lot, but it was really fun.

229. If you feel that way, Akane, the rest of us can't complain!

230. So...

231. Can we get the scoop?

232. That kiss at the end! Are you two gonna date for real?!

233. How'll it turn out?!

234. I don't know.

235. With the way the show was unfolding, doing that made sense...

236. but I have a job and stuff, so the idea of a love life...

237. C'mon, even for entertainers it's only natural to have a boyfriend or two once you hit high school age!

238. Yuki, you run through one boyfriend after another, don't you?

239. Is that the impression I give off?

240. The real honest truth is that I've put my job above all else and never even had a boyfriend up till now.

241. Get out!

242. It's true, apparently.

243. I heard as much from someone in her performing arts department.

244. I didn't expect you to be so chaste.

245. But there are lots of models and such like that.

246. Even for idols and actresses, I don't think the percent with boyfriends is different than for typical girls.

247. Naturally, at agencies that ban dating as a selling point, the ratio seems to be lower, though.

248. And occasionally those relationships get exposed.

249. In that sense, a good thing about dating on the show

250. is that you don't need to worry about it becoming a scandal!

251. But still...

252. Yeah, that's right. We'd like you to use the show to your benefit.

253. The show's staff won't get involved from here on out.

254. Whether the couple keeps dating or breaks up is entirely up to them.

255. There are several pairs that kept on dating and eventually got married.

256. And there are others who just call themselves a couple for a few months for the sake of appearances.

257. Really think it over and decide for yourself.

258. In this industry,

259. there are lots of rotten grown-ups who just exploit the talent of you guys and then toss you aside.

260. There are sweet temptations aplenty,

261. but those who easily get caught up in the atmosphere invariably end up in one place: hell.

262. Well, that's some advice from another bad adult.

263. Speaking of which, where'd the bad kid go?

264. Love Now has been well received.

265. It would seem my judgment in selecting you wasn't wrong, no?

266. I wonder.

267. Besides, it appears the storm of online criticism is what got the show attention.

268. I heard you're the one who patched up the situation afterwards.

269. However, that video... caused a bit of trouble for the higher-ups.

270. It's an ironclad rule in the industry not to leak raw footage to the public.

271. So they were like, "What in the world is this?"

272. Though you were a cast member, you nevertheless broke a taboo.

273. There was even talk of seeking damages from Strawberry Productions.

274. But, that didn't happen.

275. Right?

276. Cast members being able to upload candid photos and videos

277. to the show's official social media accounts is written into the contract.

278. Which is why I uploaded the video to an official social media account. I did my job to the letter of the contract.

279. You're a shrewd one, aren't you?

280. Thanks.

281. Furthermore, you honored your agreement with me and did a fine job.

282. I'll have to properly reward your efforts.

283. How about we go out for some sushi next week?

284. I'll give you some choice info about Ai.

285. I'll keep my schedule open.

286. Oh, Aqua!

287. Come here for a sec!

288. We won't let you slip away!

289. It was so much fun!

290. So, um, Aqua-kun...

291. Where do we go from here?

292. What do you mean?

293. Ah...

294. Well, seeing as the episode aired, we need to stay boyfriend/girlfriend for the time being.

295. Yeah, that much I get, but...

296. In that case-

297. So, well, uh...

298. Is our relationship a work one?

299. Or is it the real deal?

300. Well, it's not exactly a work thing...

301. You don't need to tip-toe around it.

302. You don't see me as a girl - a potential love interest - do you?

303. Uh, well...

304. I can tell that much, okay?

305. You're right, the truth is I don't see you that way.

306. I view this dating thing as just an extension of my work.

307. That said...

308. I'm very interested in you as an actress, Akane.

309. That is no lie.

310. I see...

311. Well, I guess that's fine.

312. After all, those words are the thing I'm happiest to hear.

313. Well then, let's be boyfriend/girlfriend as part of our jobs.

314. Besides, we've already got enough real couples here with Yuki and her man.

315. Huh?

316. You haven't realized?

317. Yuki and Nobu-kun started dating the other day.

318. Seriously?

319. But she turned him down during filming...

320. She's a technician, isn't she?

321. But, you know, I quite like that about Yuki.

322. Yuki... has her very first boyfriend it seems.

323. I guess you never can tell...

324. Well, see you later!

325. Good night!

326. You're not taking a taxi, MEM?

327. Nope, I live close enough to walk home.

328. Come to think of it, this is basically your neighborhood.

329. Well, many people in the industry live around here.

330. I'm feeling a bit sad.

331. I really liked being on set with everyone.

332. That right?

333. But, it seems you're not feeling all that sad?

334. I mean, you are Akane's boyfriend now.

335. It's nothing more than a work relationship.

336. Well, I guess it's fine if that's how it is at the start.

337. You guys might start dating for real in time.

338. Not happening.

339. So you say, but I saw you blush when Akane was portraying Ai.

340. Anyway, you sure know your stuff. B Komachi was before your time, right?

341. No, no! Everyone adores B Komachi, you see!

342. This is just between us, okay?

343. The truth is, originally I wanted to be an idol.

344. But, I suffered some setbacks and gave up on it.

345. I'm doing well as a YouTuber now, though!

346. Hmm...

347. Then, why not join our agency?

348. Huh?

349. The new B Komachi is currently recruiting additional members.

350. Me? In B Komachi?

351. C'mon, quit joking like...