Dream Festival! (ドリフェス!)

Our goal is the Dream Festival that determines our debut!

"Dream Fes" is about to start!

Previously on Dream Fes...

Previously on "Dream Fes!!!!!!

I'm Kanade Amamiya, a second-year in high school.

One day, the legendary idol Haruto Mikami approached me,

and asked me if I wanted to be an idol.

You're beyond the ultimate.

I passed my audition,

and with the goal of reaching the top in the upcoming show, Dream Fes,

so I can win my CD debut,

I began my activities as an idol in the rookie class.

Shin Oikawa,

Junya Sasaki,

Itsuki Katagiri,

and Chizuru Sawamura

are all so passionate!

I was also allowed to observe Oikawa-kun's idol work.

Just as I'd decided to work hard so I wouldn't lose to him...

In this world, you won't get what you want by wishing for it.

Without even knowing what he meant,

I sang a song Oikawa-kun wrote, 2032, in our concert.

But after that, something happened.

"Found to have a girlfriend."

It even says the lyrics of the song you sang, "2032,"

were about something that actually happened.

Shin Oikawa's got a scandal.

Yikes...

Shin Oikawa Has a Girlfriend! And Who's the Girl?

Shin Oikawa's totally wrapped up in a scandal!

Make sure you don't eat the tablet by mistake.

Chomp.

Ritsu, is that a portal site?

Yeah.

"Shin Oikawa has a girlfriend. And who's the girl?" it says.

Apparently the story started with a tweet his ex-girlfriend's friend posted.

It says the lyrics he wrote for the song "2032"

were about their break-up.

That's the song you and the other boys sang last time, right?

"Phrases such as:

'Since it didn't occur to us that we'd never meet again,

we let go of each other's hands.

What could I have said to stop you?' occur in the lyrics,

...that we'd never meet again

...that day can never return to

...seems to take your afterimage away

A blank Answer The emotions we cut short...

giving an impression of regret

lingering feelings for her," it says.

He's quite a poet.

Well? Well?! Is this true?!

I don't know.

Bah! You're useless.

Huh?!

Anyway, Shin Oikawa told me...

The lyrics you wrote were great.

I actually felt the pain of losing someone you love while I sang it.

That's not what the song is about.

Huh? But it's a song about heartbreak, isn't it?

So is the scandal a mistake?

Then everything should be fine, right?

I'm sure the people around him know the truth.

What? What's with you?

I might be...

the only one who knows that!

Here We Go!! (Make the wind roar)

Here We Go!! (Run to the future...)

Why does this light that I want to touch but can't

Grasp at my heart so much?

My unstoppable emotions (Speed-Up!) become passion for my dream

We already know our destination, don't we?

we can't talk to each other

is also a strength, and now

together as one

Let's put up the Pleasure Flag

The dazzling drama I want to make with you is about to start

Fly the Special Flag

High into the sky For My Dream!

It'll bring and it'll bring closer to me

All right, (now) let's go beyond the ultimate...

Here We Go!! (Run to the future...Start Dash!!)

Talk Room

President This Sunday, there's a regular... Shouta Farewell!! Katagiri See you again next...

The president?

President

Thank you very much.

Next Sunday, there's a regular concert event booked for you.

For real?!

Oh! Kana-chan, that concert...

We're taking over for Shi-chan since he got scandaled!

Huh?

He'll be hung out to dry! Totally hung out to dry!

Seriously?

Yes, seriously! Super extra seriously!

An idol that gets caught in a scandal

might as well be laundry that was left in the desert for three years!

He'd be really dried up then.

Where is Oikawa-kun?

The president sent for him.

Want some biscotti?

No, thank you.

All right, I'll have one.

You're supposed to dip them in the coffee.

So, was that story true?

It may become necessary to publicize the truth.

People won't be satisfied if we announce something with no reality factor to it,

like they might've been in the old days.

The rumor is not true.

None of what's shown up online actually happened.

But...

Oikawa-kun!

Did the president want to see you about the "2032" scandal?

Wait! Do the other guys know what that song really means?

What did you mean when you said that wasn't what it was about?

It's none of your business.

Chizuru, you've been looking at those all day.

I just can't help wondering...

The portal site linking this story must be getting a ton of views, huh?

It's at 51,346 views now.

This article has been viewed 51,346 times Currently being viewed by 1,259 readers

I bet most of them are you.

About 50,000 of them might be me!

I'm sure they're not.

Hey, guys...

Kanade-kun.

Heya!

Hello.

This really makes me curious, though.

I wonder if the lyrics for "2032" are so good

because they're written from personal experience.

A photo of D-Four Production's rookie class idol Shin Oikawa on a date has spread around the internet, raising various speculations regarding, among others, who the girl in the photo is.

Yeah, it does use a lot of really great expressions

The uproar began when someone calling herself the friend of the ex-girlfriend in the photo posted a social network site. She was also the individual who started the spread of the photo. The post claims that the two of them are no longer together, but what was written after that has started various speculations that the song Oikawa wrote lyrics for, "2032," was about this ex-girlfriend.

that only someone who's experienced it probably could write.

Phrases such as "Since it didn't occur to us that we'd never meet again, we let go of each other's hands" and "What could I have said to stop you?" occur in the lyrics, giving an impression of regret and lingering feelings for her.

Well, it's not unusual for things to be written based on experience,

but for an idol, romantic experience is kinda...

Because relationships are forbidden?

You could probably have one if you really wanted to.

But there are things you'd lose as an idol.

You can see that by looking at Shin now.

Actually, about that...

It's not a song about heartbreak?

Did Shin-kun really say that?!

What does that mean?

He didn't say any more than that.

If that's true, then that would mean his scandal is a lie.

Then Shi-kun wouldn't have to be hung out to dry!

So what are these lyrics about, then?

Not only that, but this title...

"2032."

What does it mean?

Good point. It's not used in the lyrics at all.

The year 2032?

A car license plate or something?

What could this number mean?

For now, we'll just see how things go.

Yes.

Is something wrong?

If Oikawa remains silent on the matter,

the uproar should calm down eventually, but...

One has to ask if that would really be good enough.

Haruto?

The rain isn't letting up...

Oikawa-san!

Would you talk to us about the story

that's going around on the internet?

Could you go through my agency for that?

I'm sorry.

Oikawa-san!

"2032" is a great song.

Does it really have some connection to the girl in the rumor?

Oikawa-san, I think your fans are dying to know!

Are the emotions in those lyrics real,

or just completely made-up lies?

The rumor on the internet is not true.

But...

The emotions in the lyrics are real.

He gave the press an answer?

It's all over entertainment sites.

"The rumor on the internet is not true,

but emotions in the lyrics are real."

Things like this always leave out too much information.

"The Emotions in the Lyrics Are True" - Shin Oikawa's Comment on Reports About His Love Life

What could it mean?

I dunno... My head is all a big, messy, messy, messy, messy mess.

I wonder if Oikawa-kun is okay.

Huh?

Everyone's talking about him.

I just hope this doesn't blow up so much that he quits.

We have to do something!

I don't think Shin-kun really likes people doing things like that.