【OSHI NO KO】 (【推しの子】)

Shiritai sono himitsu, mysterious

Nuketeru toko sae kanojo no area

Kanpeki de usotsuki na kimi wa

Tensaiteki na idol-sama

Kyou nani tabeta?

Suki na hon wa?

Asobi ni iku nara doko ni iku no?

Nanimo tabetenai

Sore wa naisho

Nani o kikaretemo

Norarikurari

Sou tantanto

Dakedo sansanto

Miesoude mienai himitsu wa mitsu no aji

Are mo nai nai nai

Kore mo nai nai nai

Suki na type wa?

Aite wa?

Saa kotaete

"Dareka o suki ni naru koto nante watashi wakaranakute sa"

Uso ka hontou ka shirienai

Sonna kotoba ni

Mata hitori ochiru

Mata suki ni saseru

Daremo ga me o ubawareteiku

Kimi wa kanpekide kyuukyoku no idol

Konrinzai arawarenai

Ichibanhoshi no umarekawari

Sono egao de

Aitoshiteru de

Daremo karemo toriko ni shiteiku

Sono hitomi ga

Sono kotoba ga

Uso demo sore wa

Kanzen na Ai

Due to the rain, water is getting inside the building.

Including the spots actors stand, the plan for the performance is already set,

and it cleverly avoids places with puddles.

I've even confirmed that point during the rehearsal.

The spot where I enter, the set surrounding me and positions of the cameras, the lighting...

How I'll look on screen, including during the cutback...

I'll hammer the scene into my head one more time.

We're resuming filming!

Cameras are good to go!

Lighting's good to go!

Mics are good to go!

Scene 6, shot 51!

Ready and...

Action!

The sound of the clapperboard booms, and the cameras begin to turn.

The thick, heavy air fills the set.

As if a full year has been compressed down, time feels weighty and intense as it passes.

It is a long moment, which seems to question life itself.

My name is Kana Arima.

When I was little, I was called a genius and everyone showered me with attention.

You were on TV again!

You're amazing, Kana-chan!

Thanks.

Kana Arima's Golden Age

But...

I don't know whether it was a matter of talent,

the whims of the public, or not putting in as much effort as I should have,

but anything and anyone inevitably loses popularity in time.

These days, people online call me a has-been child actor.

Former genius child actor Kana Arima-san. Again-

Anonymous

Why she'd turn out like this?

Anonymous

I get bad vibes from her current photo.

Around the time I was in grade school, I'd apparently already become washed-up.

But I diligently clung to this industry, and I've finally landed a long-sought leading role.

I'll Go With Sweet Today

Final Episode

Final Draft

I want to make it a good show at all costs.

I'll even grasp at straws if I must.

Straw?

I get it, okay? I know this is a pretty crappy show.

The performances lack the fundamentals of acting.

I'll Go With Sweet Today

TV Drama

A girl who can only consume canned food and supplements... She has shut her

heart to the world and harbors a sad past. One day, she meets a handsome yet

slightly mean-spirited boy who has transferred to her school. The two quickly

become close, and the flavor of their love is...?! The live-action adaptation of

the hit manga from Yoriko Kichijouji that caused readers throughout Japan to

shed "sweet tears" is finally here! Featuring the next generation of handsome

young stars, a very sweet love story is about to unfold!

The first four episodes have already been released, and nearly all the viewers are disappointed.

Episode 1: "A Girl with a Sad Past! The Transfer Student Is a Mean Hot Guy"

Episode 2: "Ba-Dump Ba-Dump! The Sports Day Full of Good-Looking Guys"

Episode 3: "School Open Day Has a Scent of Danger?!"

It's cheap and shallow.

I'd like them to make a more fitting adaptation.

They're branding it a flop.

It's boring. In particular, the acting is awful.

Even so, it's still not too late.

I'll Go With Sweet Today

Yoriko Kichijouji

This is the manga's most famous scene of all.

...is a

precious

friend

to me!

It's the showdown between the protagonist and stalker.

Even

so...

A girl who does not know love is protected by someone for the first time, and she sheds tears.

I cry every time I read this part in the manga, and I love the scene so much I've read it time and again.

If I can synchronize with my costar, make him look good, and turn in a supreme performance...

then surely there's still...

Leave me alone! I don't like you following me!

It's so like you to think like that!

Keep in step with him...

Are you stupid?

But...!

I won't let you be alone!

It's impossible to pull this off!

I can't make him look good!

Why's the chief director and his team okay with this performance?!

Isn't this supposed to be a more tense, scary, spin-chilling scene?!

Do they not care about the acting at all?

This part should be more...!

The mics are picking up his footsteps due to the puddles.

Should we stop filming?

No. Hmm...

It's stylish... and gives off a certain vibe.

This girl isn't the kind of person you think she is.

She's simply not compatible with a shallow playboy like you.

Huh? I thought his acting earlier wasn't very good...

She's the same sort of person as me.

But compared to the rehearsal, he's bringing out the character.

I don't have talent the way Ai did.

I don't have an aura that keeps viewers' eyes glued to me.

It's not like I'm good at acting.

Which is why... I'll use all the tools at my disposal.

Props, the cameras, the lighting, the actors...

Even if it takes leveraging them all, I'm gonna be like Ai.

You know, up close you're actually pretty ugly.

This's how you look without photo editing, huh?

Huh?

What the hell did you just say?!

Are you deaf?! I said that girl isn't worth protecting!

That little brat...

He's improvising both his lines and positioning on set...

Don't stop filming.

Keep camera 2 on him.

And turn up the lighting a bit.

This girl is a precious friend to me!

This is good.

It's just like in the manga!

...is a

precious

friend

to me!

This is a famous scene in the manga.

The directorial intent, composition, tempo... There's meaning behind all of it.

Book Report

Write while

thinking about

the author's feelings.

I've long excelled at questions that ask me to think about the author's feelings.

If I can properly grasp a masterpiece, I can receive passing marks.

There, I've set the stage for you.

Haven't you wanted this chance?

Now give it your all, Kana Arima.

Nothing you can do will make a difference!

The lead actress's tears are the highlight of this scene.

To make that aspect shine brightly... I'll bring darkness to the scene.

Give up and be gone!

Appear frightening, disgusting...

There's not a single person who needs you.

Know your place in this world!

Get your head outta the clouds!

You have no future.

Your life is but pitch-black darkness!

And now, the finishing touches.

Kana Arima just needs to put on a show with her crying...

Even so...

Even so, there is light yet.

Oh, right, that's her specialty.

My bad.

My punch connected, didn't it? I ended up swinging hard, too.

No need to apologize.

I got in front of your punch on purpose.

Huh?

Sure enough, acting's all about leaning into your emotions.

You turned in a good performance.

And thanks to that, it seems Arima was able pull out all the stops.

Jeez, that kid really made a mess of things.

We'll have to make a number of adjustments to our directorial plan now.

Well, that's alright.

Besides, on a set with lots of young actors, reworking the script on the spot is common.

Given we're working with young folks here, I've already taken that into account.

I think it'll end up being a good scene, and I bet Kana-chan's happy now.

Kana-chan!

Ready for the final scene?

Kana-chan?

Uh, yes!

Scene 7, shot 310.