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>> HANA: (Morning everyone. All right, first things first: I need to see how the girls are doing today.)
Good morning, girls! Good to see you.
(Looking good! I don't think we'll have any major problems this week.)
(Now then, who should I strike up a conversation with today...?)
So, what's going on, Chihaya? Have any particular place in mind you'd like to go to this week?
(I see...she's in a really good mood today, huh?)
I know exactly how you feel. Let's all keep working our way up towards that summit together!
Time to fill out our schedule. I wonder what there is for us to do this week...?
(Speaking of which, we've got that Reporter Ataka giving us news coverage right now.)
(With his enthusiastic articles about us circulating, it'll probably be easier to excite our audience during performances.)
(Now, before we head out, do I need to check everyone's stage costumes?)
(Nope, they're good as they are right now.)
Change of pace, girls! Get ready for some promotional work!
All right, we're staying in the Capital Region today!
(Now, which one of them should I help out with this job?)
(OK, it's Yukiho's turn this time.)
The studio is right here in Kanagawa. Just give me a second to look up the directions.
(I had the directions on my phone here...if I can just touch the right prefecture, it should bring them up.)
(Yep, that's the one!) ...And, here we go! We've got our directions. Get ready, girls; we're off!
(So the girls got a spot on this TV show, "Top Star".)
(It's a documentary-type thing where they interview different celebrities about how and why they wanted to become famous.)
You know Yukiho, the fact that you're even on this program is practically proof that you're real celebrities now!
That's what happens when you work as hard and are as pretty as you girls. You ready to talk the talk in there?
Hm? Wh-What's the matter, Yukiho? You look awfully upset about something.
Oh...really? You're having trouble deciding?
Hm...well I can understand that. We've spent quite a bit of time and done a lot of work together...
But I think the program is mostly interested in... up to the point we really hit it big. So...
I guess your favorite songs, or...past experiences with singing would be a good place to start.
Yeah, that's good. I think that'd be interesting to hear about.
What, Yukiho? Is there something else? You have a topic you can focus on in the beginning now, right?
Shh, shh. Yukiho, please try to calm down and tell me what's still bothering you, OK?
Huh? ...Start crying, how...?
...I see. Is -that- all you're worried about...
I'm sorry Yukiho, I wasn't making fun of you. But you don't have anything to worry about, OK? Listen...
It's okay to cry if you need to.
It'll be fine. You know they say there are some things in life that can't be expressed in words?
It's true. But there are still other, powerful ways to communicate them.
When the people watching the show see you crying, they'll understand many important things, I'm sure.
That's right. So I want you to cry as much as you need to, no matter how much of a bother you think you're being to everyone.
(Yukiho...those tears of joy that you perceive as a weakness are actually your true strength of heart made manifest.)
(Your passion for your work, your compassion for other people, your love for your friends...)
(All those important things that can't be fully expressed in words...people -will- feel them through your tears!)
OK, here we are! We made it back to Shinjuku!
(Now, what should I do about today's Lesson, I wonder.)
As always, I'll be the one directing your Lesson. Let's all give it our best together!
I'm looking forward to seeing you express yourselves on the stage, too! Well done, girls; Perfect Lesson!
OK, we're back! Our activities went very well this week. Good job, girls.
Let's wrap things up inside. Then we can all go home.
(They don't look quite ready to go home just yet. Shall we keep talking a little longer?)
Our goal isn't far off now, girls. Keep up the rate you've been going at and you're guaranteed to succeed!
Here, I'll even prove it to you, if you're feeling up to a quick game. I promise you, you won't lose.
You're a regular prognosticator, Chihaya. Anyone for rock-paper-scissors?
(I'm pretty sure by now I know all of them well enough to not win by accident. Who should I ask to play with me?)
Hibiki! Why don't you play with me.
Of course you are, Hibiki. You're in Hana Yori Uta, aren't you? You're all my irreplaceable top idols!
(These girls mean the world to me. I want our remaining time together to be filled with smiles.)
OK, good job girls. Our work is over for the week.
That shouldn't be a problem. If you girls need a couple extra days off, you got it. Not as a reward or anything; I just like you.
(I wouldn't have imagined her so happily accepting time off from work when we first met.)
(I hope our time together will have changed all of us for the better in the end.)