B-Project: Kodou Ambitious

Did you finish your draft of the website update?

I'm almost finished. I'm not good with computers, so I had to do it analogue.

"Their delightfully rising singing voices cause a sense of elation

as though I'm watching a musical."

What a great comment.

It's not that good.

"Their musical sensibility is exceptional."

It looks like our president wasn't wrong to pull you out of that CD shop.

I don't understand it myself.

But if there's anything I can do for B-Pro, I'll work even harder.

It's not going well.

Yeah, we fumbled in the middle.

Tomo, the studio was narrower than that.

Should we try moving to the front sooner?

Let's try it again from the top.

All right!

Yeah.

Yeah.

Guys, you've been dancing for three hours straight.

Your attention, please.

You can practice hard, but you have to take breaks, too.

What are you going to do if you hurt yourselves

when you have a recording for a TV show coming up?

You're right.

Then let's take a break.

Good boys. Here, this is for you.

"My 48-Hour Report"

It's a report on the other day's RAIZIN Festival.

"The intensity of the performance even blew away the gathered storm clouds. Their staging exceeded expectations. Keep an eye on B-Project." (Nishiyama)

Nishiyama-san commented on B-Project.

"The intensity of the performance even blew away the gathered storm clouds."

"Their staging exceeded expectations."

"Keep an eye on B-Project."

That's not all. Even Kiss & Hug asked to do a special article on B-Project.

What?

The offer came directly from the editor. The shoot is tomorrow.

It's time.

It's time to show them the fruits of your training, Gochin.

Shut up.

This is proof the world is starting to pay attention to B-Project.

Yeah.

Tomo, do you have a second?

I want to confirm the timing before the chorus.

Sure.

Monthly Sum of 2 Million Yen?!

With Someone 3 Years Younger Than His Daughter

Momotasu, what are you reading?

Hey, that's Matsukura-san's...

Lover scandal?

His performances are incredible. The air changes around him.

Yeah. His fight scenes are the best in the industry.

Monthly Sum of 2 Million Yen?!

With Someone 3 Years Younger Than His Daughter

Ryuji.

Sorry. I'm going to go wash my face.

A lover, huh?

You think Matsukura-san is popular with women?

Well, he is a dandy.

Yeah.

I want to be dandier, too. Do you think I should grow out my beard?

You don't have a beard.

What? It'll grow in soon.

Are dandies popular with the ladies?

Wouldn't that be Aizome-sensei's area of expertise?

Before discussing popularity, we must first define what it means to be popular.

What it means to be popular?

Do you want to be loved deeply

by a single person or broadly and shallowly by numerous women?

Of course, both are sinful.

He's so mature!

Huh?

Hey, isn't Matsukura-san Kore-san's dad?

Now that you mention it, you're right.

What? Really?

Ryu-chin, is it true?

Huh? He's not here.

Maybe he's in the bathroom.

Did all you guys know about this?

No, it's news to me.

Well, they hadn't made it public.

Isn't his mom an actress and his sister a top stylist?

So they're a super-elite family of the entertainment industry.

Kane-chin, did you know?

No. I don't care, either.

Why doesn't Ryu-chin brag about it?

Because people say all kinds of things.

He probably doesn't want to cause any trouble.

And a family's circumstances can sometimes be complicated.

There he is. It's Korekuni Ryuji-kun.

Could you tell me a little about your dad?

What?

The Compensation is a Monthly Sum of 2 Million Yen?!

This is really making waves. I want to make a splash with my next story.

Do you know anything about the major actress you dad was

rumored to be with or the beautiful woman he set up a business for in Kagurazaka?

No.

There you go again. I heard you used to be bullied because of your dad while you

were attending some training school called Bambi.

Kitakore.

THRIVE.

MooNs.

The ten members of these three groups are the members of B-Project.

Must be nice to have an influential dad.

You get to debut without doing anything at all.

My dad has nothing to do with it.

Yeah, yeah. We can't hear you over your parents' influence.

Hey!

Those aren't the faces of idols.

They're black with envy.

Shut up.

Don't let them keep you from smiling.

You have your own light, Ryuji.

Tomo.

Does he have a secret love child?

I don't know how many women he has, but you must know at least one of them, right?

Ryu-chan.

All I had to do was stir him up a little to make him turn pale.

Looks like I can expect to hear something about Matsukura from him.

I'll keep chasing, chasing, chasing Korekuni Ryuji.

Ryu-chan, wait!

Ryu-chan!

Ryuji...

Tomohisa.

How's Ryuji?

He's regained consciousness. He'll live.

Good.

But since he struck his head, they'll be keeping him at the hospital for a while.

Doctor, the patient in room 301...

The prince's dad runs this hospital.

I see...

They have the newest facilities and equipment,

and their staff is supposed to be top notch.

Osari-kun, how are you feeling?

Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm fine.

Hikaru-kun, you're not feeling well?

What? Oh...

During the commercial shoot the other day,

he got ahead of himself and fell into the river, remember?

He caught a cold after that.

Yeah, that's right. I have a cold.

I'm glad that's all it is.

Ryuji...

Who are you?

Who? Ryu-chin, there you go again.

Don't talk to me like you know me, mister.

M-Mister?

Hitting his head made him lose his memories past the age of seven.

Memory loss, huh?

My father said it was temporary, but there's no clear way to restore his memory.

What? Then...

Right now we have to accept these circumstances.

N-No...

Kitakado-san, I'm tired now. I want to sleep.

You're right.

You should rest for now.

You can have this.

It's for being nice to me.

Thank you.

I think we'll still be able to do tomorrow's job.