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00:07Mom-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ko
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00:28I don't think I'm going to be able to do it
00:33I'm going to throw it on the ground
00:37Trust me, I don't know if I can
00:41Chase me, I'm going to die or I'm going to die
00:44Tell me, I'm going to tell you now
00:47I don't know if I can
00:49Trust me, I don't know if I can
00:52Trust me, I don't know if I can
00:56Trust me, I don't know if I can
00:59Tell me, I'm going to die or I'm going to die
01:01Tell me, I'm going to die
01:04Trust me, I don't know if I can
01:11Trust me, I don't know if I can
01:13Trust me, I'm going to die or I'm going to die
01:14Tell me, I'm going to die or I'm going to die
01:19Trust me, I don't know if I can
01:21Trust me, I don't know if I can
01:22Trust me, I don't know if I can
01:31Did you catch anything?
01:34Ichigo Saito?
01:36Not you again.
01:37I'm not an agency president anymore.
01:40What's the problem?
01:41You saw Ai as a daughter, and now her daughter's coming to see you.
01:45I know deep down you're happy to see me.
01:48Why can't you just leave me alone?
01:51You're not getting away.
01:53After all, you were the one who was closest to my mom.
01:56So you're the one who's closest to the truth.
02:00I am not going to let you run away from us again, until I find out who killed her.
02:05The time has come for you to tell me who my father is.
02:08Like I keep saying, I don't know who.
02:12If I knew, I would have killed the bastard myself.
02:16Then give me the contact details of everyone who was involved with her!
02:20Hell no!
02:21I know you, Ruby. You would just pester them all.
02:24Even the bottom feeders all those years ago will be big shots by now.
02:29If you piss them off and get on their bad side, who do you think will face the brunt of
02:34it?
02:35Strawberry Productions' manager, Miyako.
02:39I'm starting to become a big name myself, okay?
02:42Compared to other underground idols, maybe.
02:45You're so unknown that if you got caught drinking underage, not even the sleaziest tabloids would cover it.
02:51Then, will you give me the contacts when I'm popular?
02:56If I become a big enough name that they want to see me, you'll introduce us, right?
03:02Yeah, sure.
03:04Remember, that's a promise.
03:08Now teach me how to promote myself.
03:10Why don't you use your own brain for once?
03:13I've helped you enough already.
03:15Oh, right! I did exactly what you told me to do and I totally landed the reporter gig!
03:20On Dig Deep?
03:22That's amazing!
03:23Then that means the industry's watching.
03:26If you make your mark, you'll land more gigs!
03:31Whatever.
03:33Hey, you should know.
03:34I trust your skills and I know you still have something to offer.
03:37I still believe in you.
03:39B Komachi went from an unknown group to almost performing at the Tokyo Dome.
03:44And I don't think it was just Mom who took them there.
03:47Tell me, what do I have to do to become a bigger name?
03:52You won't get anywhere if you don't perform at your best every time.
03:57Make your character stand out on the show.
03:59And have I got a great one today!
04:01Yay!
04:02Take a look at Aqua, for example.
04:04Please stop putting my sister on the show.
04:06I already see her enough times back at home.
04:10He's playing up his toxic cool guy character.
04:14Whenever anybody says something stupid, put him on the spot and you'll cut them down to size.
04:20If the others are aware of that, they'll make sure those lines go to him.
04:25Having a clearly defined character is vital to your success in any variety talk show.
04:31So what should my character be?
04:34I could go in being my cute, clever, and consider it so?
04:37Try dumb, disrespectful, and defiant.
04:40You can lean into that a bit more.
04:42Make everything that you say and do seem really stupid.
04:45Put your all into being the clown.
04:47The surveys they do can play a big role in that.
04:50Don't even think about writing something run-of-the-mill.
04:53It's okay to embellish a bit.
04:55Just make sure you give some absurdly stupid anecdotes.
04:59You look like you've got it all figured out.
05:01Have you made any silly mistakes lately?
05:03There it is.
05:04Silly mistakes?
05:06Course not.
05:07I'd never do such a thing.
05:08Wait.
05:09I did almost set my house on fire the other day.
05:12Duh-gidip.
05:14One of my friends started making soap and I wanted to give it a shot too.
05:19Naturally.
05:20I then tried to boil hand soap in a pot.
05:22You've got issues.
05:23It bubbled up and burned like crazy.
05:25Fire alarm went beating, beating.
05:27The whole apartment was filled with smoke.
05:29Yeah, I'm not surprised.
05:30You thought that was a good idea?
05:32I mean, hand soap is basically just bar soap dissolved in water, right?
05:36I figured if I boiled off the water, I'd have soap.
05:41You must be stupid.
05:43Huh? Who, me?
05:44Isn't that about the time you put detergent in the pot instead of oil?
05:48You embellished that so much it became a totally different story.
05:52Ridiculous.
05:53Are you...
05:54Are you dumb?
05:55I am not, okay?
05:58Aqua's sharp tongue might come in handy right now.
06:01You know me best.
06:02Do you think I'm stupid too, Aqua?
06:04You're obviously an idiot.
06:06The fact that we share the same genes makes it hard for me to sleep at night.
06:10You meanie!
06:13Okay, yeah, she's way too good at this.
06:17Somebody's coaching her.
06:20I see.
06:21So Ruby can play that kind of character.
06:26I think I can pitch ideas that make better use of it.
06:31There's one more very important thing for you to do.
06:34Be nice to assistant directors.
06:37They'll be directors in the future.
06:39If you want to make it big, you need to be calculating.
06:46Wait up, Shun!
06:49Another scorcher today, wasn't it?
06:52Ruby's tired!
06:53Have some tea!
06:53I wanted to ask you, what exactly do you do on your days off?
06:59Ruby's been really attentive lately.
07:02But why?
07:03Why would a rookie idol new to TV suck up to an AD?
07:09Could it possibly be that I'm her type?
07:12Maybe she's into my gloomy emo look?
07:15Huh?
07:16Are you getting enough sleep, Yoshizumi?
07:18It worries me that you always look so worn out.
07:21Oh, uh, do I?
07:23Is it true that ADs line up chairs and take naps every chance they get?
07:28Well, actually, that may have been how things were back in the past.
07:32But these days, we're just like other companies.
07:34We get yelled at by HR if we do overtime.
07:36The rules have gotten a lot stricter since then.
07:39Yeah?
07:41Well, it doesn't exactly look that way to me.
07:43Oh, well, um, this team has a lot of old-fashioned industry that's still working around here.
07:50Yoshizumi!
07:51I said to finish the captions for the report segment within the hour!
07:54I just uploaded them!
07:55Took you long enough!
07:56You know I'm the one who has to edit that!
07:58Sorry!
07:59And how are we on permits for covering restaurants that turn down all media?
08:03They all turned us down!
08:04We've got nothing!
08:05You idiot!
08:06Getting them to agree to what we want is your job, damn it!
08:10If you can't do that, then quit!
08:12Dumbasses like you drag the rest of us down and make us look bad!
08:15Get it?
08:16I'm sorry!
08:16I'll fix it!
08:18Oh, yeah.
08:19That's Director Urushi Bada from the Production Company.
08:22The Production Company?
08:24The Station's creative teams can't do everything.
08:27So production staff from external companies often help out with shows.
08:32Urushi Bada is a director from one of those.
08:34Are directors important?
08:36Oh, man.
08:37You really don't know anything, do you?
08:40Variety talk shows like this usually divide the work among four teams or units.
08:47Several units work under the producer and creative director.
08:51A director leads their unit, and the ADs help them out.
08:55Hmm.
08:57I thought the same team made the show every time.
09:00Director Urushi Bada used to work for a flagship TV station.
09:04But he got himself in trouble and wound up fired.
09:06He moved to his current production company after that.
09:09Ah.
09:10Even now, one of his ADs had to go on administrative leave, leaving just one to handle the workload.
09:16I see.
09:19I'm kind of surprised you're so curious about the crew.
09:22Why this sudden interest?
09:24I just thought I should be a good professional, that's all.
09:28Shouldn't you be happy about that, brother?
09:31I guess you're right.
09:39An AD's job is very simple.
09:41We do everything we're told to do.
09:43We go location scouting, research stories and topics, get onlookers to leave, pretend to
09:51be cameramen, get forced to help the directors out, arrange for extras, on-site lunches, and
09:57transportation, make copies, make coffee, and carry stuff.
10:02If they tell us to, we even clean the bathrooms.
10:05As soon as I get home, I do overtime in secret.
10:09People my age don't watch much TV these days.
10:12Production budgets are less than half of what they used to be, and even though we have
10:16fewer staff, shooting three or four episodes in a row is the new standard.
10:22Yoshizumi, we've confirmed the next Dig Deep segment.
10:26We'll be covering cosplayers.
10:28Right.
10:29Summer Comic Head is coming up soon.
10:31You know that anime that's all the rage right now?
10:34Tokyo Grey?
10:35Tokyo Clone?
10:36You mean Tokyo Blade?
10:38Yeah, right.
10:39If we get people to cosplay that, it'll make for a great episode.
10:43What do you want to do regarding copyrights?
10:45If we're hiring talent to dress for that IP, I'm pretty sure we'll need to get permission
10:49for it.
10:50Yeah, I'll talk to the anime department for us.
10:52It'll be fine.
10:53Tokyo Blade streams on the site's anime channel anyway.
10:56Okay, cool.
10:57I'll put together a list of cosplayers who accept media interviews.
11:01Oh, and just so you know, regular cosplayers won't cut it for this show, understand?
11:06Hmm?
11:06Our show streams online, so use that to your advantage.
11:10Nobody wants to see amateurs droning on about their undying love for the franchise.
11:15Contact cosplayers who show skin online to boost membership income, or ones who make money
11:20by selling their own content.
11:22Get people we can get some spicy details from.
11:25Every cosplayer is the same.
11:27Each of them is thirsty for validation.
11:29This will get their names out there.
11:31Just go around sending DMs and we'll get 10 on board in no time.
11:3510?
11:37I'm terribly sorry.
11:38I'm part of a Blue Summer group cosplay for this year's Summer Comicette.
11:42I won't be cosplaying Tokyo Blade.
11:44Our circle is a purely hobbyist cosplay group, and many of our members are working adults who
11:49don't want to appear on TV.
11:51Sorry for the inconvenience, but I would consider looking elsewhere.
11:55I shot my photos like crazy.
11:57I don't look like this IRL LMAO.
11:59I'll have to pass this time.
12:01Guilkamoji.
12:02He thinks I'll get 10 on board in no time?
12:05Are you kidding me?
12:07Cosplayers wouldn't touch TV with a 10-foot pole.
12:10Summer Comicettes next week.
12:15Looks like I'm not getting any sleep tonight.
12:18Why so gloomy?
12:21What's the matter?
12:22Did you get stuck with another impossible task?
12:24Is it anything I can help you with?
12:31Well...
12:32You wouldn't happen to cosplay, would you, Ruby?
12:40Oh, darn it.
12:42I should have brought an umbrella.
12:46Huh?
12:48Aqua?
12:52Why are you here?
12:54Did you come to pick me up?
12:56Yeah, I mean, it is raining.
12:58And you told me you were filming close to my place.
13:01So why not?
13:03Oh?
13:04Aw!
13:06What?
13:07Oh, nothing.
13:09We're under one umbrella.
13:11Wait.
13:12I brought another umbrella just for you.
13:14I don't want it.
13:17Fine.
13:22I knew.
13:24I knew that Aqua was attracted to Kana.
13:28I realized it ages ago.
13:32The reason he decided to go out with me and not her
13:36is probably not very nice to think about.
13:39So I try not to.
13:41And honestly, I don't really care that much.
13:45Because he's really good to me.
13:47And that's all that matters.
13:50He's always thinking of me.
13:52And he never ignores me.
13:56On rainy days,
13:57he comes to pick me up with an umbrella.
14:01He's being a great boyfriend.
14:04And personally,
14:05I think that's all I really need.
14:08Wishing for more would just be gritty.
14:11I hear he hasn't seen Kana in ages,
14:13and he's even got no contact with her.
14:16It's so overkill that it shows how much she's on his mind.
14:20Which honestly annoys me a little bit.
14:23But it's okay.
14:24I can see it as part of his process
14:26for sorting out his feelings.
14:28And let's face it,
14:29boys aren't very good at that.
14:31It tells me how genuinely he's trying,
14:34and how much he wants to be with me.
14:36So I can live with it.
14:38What time do you start tomorrow?
14:399am at Futu Studio.
14:41Oh, that's pretty early.
14:43You should take a bath and go straight to bed.
14:47I will.
14:50Bye.
14:53I was meant to be a fake girlfriend from a reality show.
14:57But Aqua the liar is doing his best not to lie to me now.
15:02That makes me feel really happy.
15:05I don't hate the idea of gradually turning lies into the truth.
15:12But if he cheats on me with some other girl, he's dead.
15:17You know you're a check magnet, and I know you like it.
15:20I've got my eyes on you.
15:28Hey!
15:29Do you really want me to appear as one?
15:31Dig Deep is doing a story focused on cosplayers,
15:34but they're having a difficult time getting people to appear.
15:37You said you were interested in the show,
15:39so I thought it was worth asking.
15:41Ruby?
15:42Sure.
15:43I mean, while I do wear costumes for magazine shoots at times,
15:47I do it as a pin-up model.
15:49I've never worn costumes in advance and stuff.
15:53Profiling me as a cosplayer feels like a lie,
15:55and that's not what I want.
15:58Like a lie, huh?
16:00I guess so.
16:03But hey!
16:04It's still a TV job.
16:06Don't turn it down.
16:08You've got an established character,
16:10and I think you'd shine on screen.
16:12I hear Dig Deep has a great writing team,
16:14and the industry has so many eyes on that show.
16:17If this goes well,
16:19it might just land you more opportunities.
16:21Well, I guess you've got a point.
16:25Of course, it's only if you want to do it.
16:27I'll be there as the cosplay reporter to support you,
16:30and I think it'd be super cool to finally work with you.
16:36Well, I should check with my manager first.
16:42I have been stuck doing pin-up shoots
16:44and not branching out much lately,
16:47so this could be a good opportunity.
16:50But cosplay's a fragile world
16:52that depends on the right shoulders turning a blind eye.
16:56It's got a lot of community rules and etiquette to follow.
16:59This might get messy if I ain't careful.
17:03I always thought Ruby hated fake stuff like this
17:06more than anybody.
17:10I hope the dirty business world hasn't started to change her.
17:16Another rejection.
17:18There's got to be someone good out there.
17:22Hey, Shin.
17:23Do you have a Type-C cable?
17:26Hopefully one that's Thunderbolt certified.
17:29Uh-huh.
17:30What do you need it for?
17:31I want to see if I can make my 3D model move around using VR.
17:35Huh.
17:36Hmm?
17:38Huh?
17:40Mimi, I really need your help.
17:43What?
17:44No, I'm not going on TV.
17:46I only cosplay at home and I edit my pics a lot.
17:50Please, you've got to help me.
17:52Your cosplay account's got a bunch of followers.
17:55I think the director will be fine with it.
17:57Huh?
17:58This is crazy.
18:00Did you completely forget what I do?
18:02My voice would be a TED giveaway.
18:04My little sister, Mimi Yoshizumi, is a cosplayer and VTuber.
18:09VTubers are people who use 3D CG or live 2D technology
18:13to sync their motion track bodies to virtual avatars,
18:17which they then use to stream online.
18:21Major VTuber agencies have gone on to cross 200 billion in market cap.
18:26They're making waves in the metaverse market, too.
18:29It's a glamorous industry at a glance.
18:31But the movement has reached maturity.
18:34There are over 10,000 VTubers at the moment.
18:37The market is clearly saturated.
18:40Mimi's VTuber name is Suzune Komimi.
18:42She has over 300,000 subscribers.
18:46I got worried about my sister,
18:48who was a shut-in doing cosplay streams,
18:50so I told her to give VTuber a shot,
18:52which was just getting popular back then.
18:55Three years have passed with me acting as her manager,
18:58and now she does gaming streams pretty much every day.
19:00However, there are still a few issues I have to deal with.
19:03I know your old cosplay account is still active.
19:06You upload home cosplay pics every now and then.
19:10How did you know that?
19:11How could I not? I'm your big brother.
19:13You even cosplayed Tsurugi right here.
19:15I've seen how much you bitch about me on here, too.
19:18But if you go on the show, I'll forget about all of it, okay?
19:21Mmm, that's... that's so unfair.
19:25How's it going?
19:26Did you get enough cosplayers?
19:28Yeah, I somehow pulled it off.
19:30Minami Kotobuki's agency gave us the go-ahead as well.
19:33I think everything will turn out just fine.
19:35Good. I'm glad to hear it.
19:37So who will I be cosplaying as?
19:40Oh, a Tokyo Blade side character.
19:43Wow, that's amazing.
19:45Getting those permits must have been a hassle.
19:46Hmm? Maybe. I don't know.
19:48I don't handle that stuff.
19:50But Ushibara does.
19:51My brother was just saying the other day,
19:53Tokyo Blade is notoriously hard to get permits for.
19:58Miss Abiko, the creator, is really difficult to please,
20:01so her editor turns down most requests.
20:05Oh, that's interesting.
20:09I'd better check, just in case.
20:14Here's a list of the cosplayers we'll be interviewing tomorrow.
20:18Huh.
20:19Uh, this one is really attractive.
20:22Oh, she's from Kureha's agency.
20:25No wonder she's so stacked.
20:27This one's good, too.
20:29Yoshizumi?
20:30She has the same last name as you.
20:33Uh...
20:35So, uh, yeah.
20:37By the way, I just want to confirm one last time with you.
20:41Are we good to go with the Tokyo Blade cosplays tomorrow?
20:44Do we have the green light?
20:48Actually, I don't know.
20:50Huh?
20:51Hang on.
20:54Urushibara here.
20:55Sorry for calling out of the blue.
20:56It's about the Tokyo Blade permits we talked about?
21:01Right.
21:03Oh, is that so?
21:05Got it.
21:06Yes, we'll be okay.
21:09All right.
21:10Goodbye.
21:12Yeah, we didn't get the permits.
21:15Wait!
21:15That changes everything!
21:17What do we do?
21:18I've already asked our talent to wear Tokyo Blade!
21:21Just have them wear something else.
21:23Calm down.
21:24Then to last second?
21:26Gah, this is bullshit.
21:27I told you I'd ask for permits, but they have a backup plan just in case.
21:32He never said that!
21:34Anyway, contact the cosplayers.
21:37Have them wear original or free-to-use costumes.
21:40Ask them to make it like Tokyo Blade, but only slightly different, okay?
21:50It's a bit late for that, don't you think?
21:53We don't have a choice at this point.
21:55And now I'm over here sending apologies left and right.
21:59What do we do for Ruby's outfit?
22:01There's no way we can make a new costume for her now.
22:05Oh no!
22:06I can't put our cast member in just anything!
22:13Come on!
22:15I have some free-sized costumes.
22:17You can use those.
22:19How tall is she?
22:21You're a lifesaver!
22:22you're a lifesaver!
22:25Let's do it.
22:29We're off.
22:29Let's go.
23:15I don't know.
23:59There are two outcomes in you
24:01Now listen, she shaken her
24:02I'll sing, Sing, Sing
24:05Now listen, sing, Sing
24:11Sing, Sing
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