?Oshi No Ko? (2023–…): Season 1, Episode 9 - B Komachi - full transcript

ICHIGO PRODUCTION
SAITOU

Maybe I should've hired you
as a talent scout.

A popular YouTuber
as well as an influencer, Mem.

I was surprised to know
you were interested in idols.

You have 370,000 subscribers
on your YouTube channel.

And 638,000 TikTok followers.

You seem to be very popular online.

First, I'd like to first ask
what agency you are with, Ms. Mem.

I'm actually self-employed
as an online streamer.

Currently, I'm with an agency called FARM,

but I'm not registered with them,
I work as a business partner.



I'm under a contract where I can freely
take on jobs myself with no problems.

I see.

In that case, Ichigo Production
will be offering idol work to you.

We have many internet personalities too,
so there's no problems with the contract.

It would be perfect for us.

But your expression tells me that
there's something you need to say.

Well, I've got a hunch.

You're lying about your age, aren't you?

Can you tell?

Yes, you look very young
based on your build,

but you can't fool my eyes.

But you don't need to worry.

It's very common for freelancing girls
to lie a few years about their age.

I don't really mind.



Are you sure?

I'm so glad.

So, how old are you really?

Um... well...

I'm actually...

Mm-hm.

You really stretched it!

I apologize!

If you're officially 18 years old,
you got some major guts.

Please don't count!

How many years did you subtract?
Like three?

Double that.

You sure stretched it!

Wait, so you're 24?

I was 24 until spring.

Which means you're 25. Don't try
to struggle your way out at this point.

So you were on the show as a teenager
at 25? You got monstrous mental strength.

There's a reason to this!

My dream was to become an idol
since I was little.

But I was raised by a single mom
and I also have two little brothers.

So I felt that I should find
a job right away.

But Mama told me...

Don't worry, just chase your dreams!

Mama will be with you to help!

After that, I started applying
to auditions.

I even made it
to a major agency's last screening.

But during my 3rd year in high school...

Mama worked too hard and was hospitalized.

I needed money,

so I took a break from high school
and worked at all kinds of jobs.

Thanks to that, I was able
to send my brothers to college,

and my mom got better too.

But by that time, I was already 23.

You know how you're treated
as a granny at 20 in this world?

Every audition application said,
"Any female up to 20 years of age."

By the time I was in a state
to chase my dreams,

I wasn't at an age to chase them anymore.

I began streaming after losing my way
of becoming an idol.

And I was still on break
from high school at the time,

so I joked that
I was a current high school girl.

But then I got surprisingly popular.

And I gained subscribers like crazy.

Then I couldn't back out anymore!

I continued like that for two years
and here I am today.

I know, this isn't okay.

I lied about seven years, and it would be
a major problem if it got out.

A 25-year-old as an idol could never...

That's not true.

Mem-cho!

The real thing! So cute!

I heard the whole story.

Arima.

I'm also someone
who was scorned for their age,

so I can relate a little.

It doesn't seem like a little.

Once I got older in elementary school,
my child acting agency kicked me out.

It really pisses me off!

What?

Mrs. Miyako!

That's why I never said no.

And you, Ruby?

Of course!

Age doesn't matter in becoming an idol!

Because you can't stop anyone
from dreaming!

Welcome to B Komachi!

Yeah... Thank you.

There goes my sister
with her sugarcoating again.

Arima, take care of Ruby and Mem for me.

Shut up, don't talk to me so casually.

Go take care of Akane Kurokawa.

You womanizing steward!

I'm gonna keep this group together
even without you telling me.

Hey, let's go out to eat right now.

Let's go!

What's with these girls?
They're so warmhearted!

And like that, Mem-cho joined our group.

And the newly formed B Komachi
made its official start.

Aww, Love For Real ended.

Hey, how did you feel
seeing your brother kissing on the show?

How did I feel?

Can there be anything other
than super mixed feelings?

I thought so.

It was five times as awkward as watching
a brother and sister kissing on TV.

Eek...

Ruby, you'll probably meet
Akane one day too.

Since she is your brother's girlfriend.

Girlfriend...

But Aqua's feelings
toward Akane is probably...

Is this about Love For Real?

Oh, yeah.

You knew about it, Ms. Shiranui?

Well, someone I know is on it after all.
It was interesting.

You don't need to be so considerate.

There were nothing but pretty boys
and cute girls in it.

It was great eye candy.

Eye candy?!

I didn't think a top star would say
something like that too.

Who doesn't like pretty faces?

It pleased my eyes so much,
I think my eyesight got better by 0,5.

She says some funny stuff!

Personally, I liked Mem-cho's maiden face.

If I were one of the boys,
I would've totally made her mine.

I wish they would have put more spirit
into seducing her.

Ms. Shiranui is very cool on TV,

but I didn't know
she was like this in private.

But I hear this is common actually.

Men tend to feel rivalry toward
funny women before romantic feelings,

making it difficult for them
to become popular.

So they're not allowed to joke
while they have on an innocent image.

What an ugly fact.

Maybe it's because I'm watching it
from the cast's acquaintance view,

but it made my heart race.

I'm sure everyone else feels the same too.

I hear Aqua is super popular
with the girls in the General Department.

Some girls in our department
are interested in him too.

But he supposedly has a girlfriend,

so I'm sure everyone
will just watch over for now.

In fact, Love For Real's following
is very high,

and it must've been a major influence
for my brother's future.

But it also made a significant impact
on B Komachi.

With Mem-cho joining,

we're now able to create
more professional videos for our channel.

Wow! We reached 10,000 subscribers!

Well, I created the user flow
from my channel too,

so this much should be expected.

It feels... really official!

If it isn't official,
what else would it be?

We only have
self-introduction videos uploaded,

so I'd like to put up our music videos
as soon as we can.

But how is our music-related stuff
going right now?

Looks like the CEO's asking
an artist she knows to write it.

We can't do anything
until the music's ready.

It's still a long way ahead,
so let's just sit back and wait.

Well, we can't do that.

Did you forget that we're B Komachi?

B Komachi has B Komachi songs, right?

Oh yeah! There's no problems
if we use the old songs!

Right!

Mem-cho, you're a genius!

Tsk. So they noticed.

There's a lot we can do right now!

If we waste too much time,
I'll hit my thirties!

So self-deprecating...

The first and foremost duty as an idol!

The idol's most splendorous
and toughest part...

We're gonna learn the dance choreography!

LET'S B KOMACHI
DANCE LESSON!!

There's 30 songs with choreography
that have footage left.

Don't tell me they want
to learn all of it.

I can't keep up
with these two idol otakus' motivation.

Why did I say that I'll become an idol?

Good work.

Thank...

I don't need it! Go away!

You've been acting like this
toward me for a while now.

I know that you mouth off
and have a bad attitude, but...

at this rate, I'll get hurt too.

What's with that? Huh?

You were the one who...

You're the one...

Aqua!

Me telling you this story now is
like digging up someone's grave.

Why do you want to know about Ai so much?

I'm a fan of hers.

A hopeless one.

Do you need a reason beyond that?

The illusion seen by fans shatter
once they know the reality.

There is no exception to this.

Showbiz is pretty much a bluffing contest.

An alluring subject tells an alluring lie

in order to stage a charismatic figure
that doesn't really exist in real life.

What most people do in job hunting
to get into good companies

is what we do for business.

Even so, I'd still like to know.

If you say you're a fan,
it's best not to know.

But no one ever listens.

I connected with Ai and introduced her
some jobs like I told you before.

Back then, Ai was just a country girl
who just moved here from the sticks.

Her level of professionalism was low,
she'd never try to fit in,

and she'd come to work wearing
cheap clothes that never suited her.

She was just a child.

So, I thought it might help her somehow,

so I introduced her
to this one theater's workshop.

A workshop?

It's one that I used to be a part of
during college.

It's called Theater Lalalai.

The theater group that Akane belongs to.

It wasn't that famous at the time though.

They say love changes people.

That's probably the place...

where Ai fell in love.

Ever since Ai joined that workshop,
she started to care about her appearance.

And she would ask me
where the good restaurants were.

Of course I couldn't tell
who her dates were,

but I remember she suddenly
looked all grown-up.

If you're curious, I'll introduce you
to Lalalai's superintendent.

You'll surely get closer to the answer
you're looking for there.

Why would you go that far for me?

I'm just a failed actor
with no achievements whatsoever.

Because I see potential in you.

This industry is all about give-and-take.

As you already know, in Japanese showbiz,

the give-and-take between the agencies and
production companies affect the casting.

And depending on the cast, the profit
changes by the hundred millions.

This 40,000-yen sushi
will feel like nothing

compared to how much money
will be exchanged.

By you owing me a favor now,

once you become a star
and you hit your prime,

I can have a big advantage
in the casting battles to come.

This is what a producer does.

Of course, I don't do this just to you.

I see potential in Kana Arima
and Mem-cho too.

Looks like you kids have
started something interesting.

I hear you guys revived
that B Komachi group.

I feel that all of you are quite
the promising investment.

You don't mean...

Japan Idol Festival?!

Yeah, the producer from Love For Real
says he has connections.

So if we're interested,
he said he'll squeeze us in.

But JIF's next month, right?!

No way! We're not prepared at all.

If some newbies like us
suddenly went on a big stage like that...

Let's do it!

It's JIF, the JIF!

Wouldn't it be cool if the new B Komachi's
first concert is at a big stage like that?

But we'll definitely create
a bad impression to those around us.

I'm sure they'll say
connection this and connection that.

Don't worry!

We're the successors
of the legendary group, B Komachi!

You're the one
who started saying that on your own.

But in reality, there's no way
we let this chance go.

A normal group spends long hard years
to finally get to this stage.

So if we don't do this now,
what are we working towards?

Well, that's true.

If we're gonna do it, let's do it.

This is work after all.

Okay, it's decided!

Then it's time!

We gotta decide now.

What?

Who to have as B Komachi's center role.

Is it that important?

Who cares who the center is?

It is important!

The center is the idol group's star!

The cute one who can sing and dance,
they're the face of the group!

It's the most important position!

Right?

You two really get along.

So, does anyone want to do it?

I-I'm not saying that I wanna do it,
but if everyone insists...

This probably has
to be the oldest and wisest.

I don't wanna do it, but my experience
should help bring the group together.

You both look like you really wanna do it.

I mean, shouldn't it be me
who's good at dancing?

Well, no, it should be me who's used to
the media and well-experienced!

If you put it that way,
that would make it Senpai.

Since her "Green Pepper Exercise"
took 1st place on the charts

and she was all over music shows.

Wow, what a throwback!

Don't bring up my embarrassing past!

Let's start the "Green Pepper Exercise"!

Eat green peppers and become Superman

Everybody dance and become Peter Pan

You know how she sang a little off-key...

Right? That was so childlike and cute!

They made me dance to it in kindergarten.

Hey, try singing it!

No way!

I know that I suck at singing!

I mean, don't you have to be able
to sing as the center?

That's true, it doesn't look good
if the center doesn't hold a mic.

How despicable.

How about whoever gets
a higher score in karaoke gets it?!

All right!

Senpai, you too, right?!

I'll pass.

What? But...

Stupid, the center is
the group's face, right?

If you put me as the center,
this group won't get any popular.

That's not true.

There's enough evidence to prove it.

Even after my one-hit wonder
child star years were over,

you think that I'd only be acting while
I clung to this industry for years?

I tried a variety of fields,
but never got popular.

I put the agency that gave me work
for my child star fame in the red,

but I made sure to take my pay,
so I could feed myself.

To sum it up,
there are no fans following Kana Arima!

I totally agree! Who'd wanna put money
into a foul-mouthed, jaded woman like me?

Oh, that's right, I'll Go with Sweet Today
was in the red too, huh?!

Mem-cho, you have a ton of subscribers.

Ruby, you at least got a great face, and
your innocence will probably win fans.

Besides...

the ones who are likable
are honest cute girls like you two.

Not a difficult and bitter woman like me.

You can just think of me as decoration.

Karaoke or whatever,
just choose the center between you two.

Senpai, you're really sulky lately.

Did something bad happen?

Not really.

Don't worry!

Even my brother who never compliments
people said that you're cute.

You're not difficult or bitter at all.

But he said that to Mem-cho
in Love For Real too.

What a difficult and bitter woman...

You always have to argue.

It must be tough
for whoever dates someone like this.

Well, most celebrities
are difficult people.

Wait, Aqua's the one
who invited these two to join.

I don't like how I can gradually see
what kind of women my brother likes.

Come join us later.

Okay.

KARAOKE

57 POINTS
LET'S WORK A LITTLE HARDER!

43 POINTS
OH... OKAY. TRY HARDER?

I'm surprised you took up this challenge
with a score like that!

Y-You too, you're in the quirky category!

Idols are all about uniqueness!

Even being quirky has value!

But if you suck, you can't help that!

The joy of watching a poor singer
get gradually better live!

I'm thinking of providing this
to the fans! There's a story there!

I should've practiced singing
more seriously.

We both need training!

Please don't put me
on the same level as you.

Why don't we take a quick break?

Right. Let's sing a light song
as a breather.

Why don't we sing
Senpai's "Green Pepper Exercise"?

Ruby, you got a pretty evil personality.
I honestly like it.

- Oh.
- Hm?

Arima released a lot of songs after
"Green Pepper Exercise."

I never knew.

Wanna listen to it?

Yeah.

KANA ARIMA

Seriously, what a difficult person.

And she says she sucks?

97 POINTS

Isn't she too hard on herself?

97 POINTS
AMAZING!!

Subtitle translation by:
Kanami Kitabayashi