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[optimistic piano music playing]

-[woman 1] All set. Good luck today. -[Akane] Thank you.

-Thank you. -Good luck.

-You got this. -[man 2] Thank you!

-[woman 2] Miss Saijo is ready. -[woman 3] Everything's ready.

-[woman 4] Standing by. -[Akane] Thanks.

[chuckles]

Guess I look kinda strange. Doesn't suit me at all, right?

Come on. You look cute.

Right?

Huh? Sure.

-[woman 5] What? Uh… Yeah. -Okay, then.

-[woman 5] Okay. Yeah, yeah. -Hmm. You look super cute.

-[woman 5] Yeah. I think that's good. -[laughs]

-[man 3] Okay, we're ready to roll. -Mmm.

-[woman 6] Ready! -[man 4] This way, please.

-[Naoki] All right? -Okay.

-[man 5] So that's it? -[man 6] What else?

Okay, let's start with you two under the umbrella.

-[Naoki] Sounds good. -[Akane] Thanks so much.

[man 3] Let's get 'em ready for the shot, please.

-[woman 7 whispers] Nice and still. Right. -[Akane] Okay.

-[woman 7 whispers] The collar. -[man 7] I'll hold this.

-[woman 7] That's nice. Let's go. -[man 7] Okay.

[director] Okay, thank you. Okay, looking good.

-Take this, please. -Thank you.

[director] Okay, stand by, everyone.

Okay. Rolling!

Scene one alpha. Take one, alpha mark.

Cue the rain, please.

And… action!

["Crystalline Echo" playing]

-Cut! Okay. -[woman 8] Perfect!

What? You wanna take the band on Music States?

I do. Yeah.

[Sho] Whoa. Been a while since I thought about that show.

[Naoki] It's a special.

-They're building a stage and everything. -[Sho] Hmm.

[Kazushi] Honestly, I don't really care about going on TV.

No way! We're going on Music States.

[Kai] Do you discuss anything with your manager?

In the social media era, what's the point of going on TV?

It's less about where we go on than how we go on.

"How we go on"? What's that mean?

[Naoki] We're the final performance.

I'm sure it's in the best interest of the band to go on the show and play.

-So, everybody, are we in? -Yes!

[woman 9] Morning.

[man 8] Morning.

[magical music playing]

[footsteps echoing]

So cute.

[chuckles]

-Hmm? -[woman] Thanks again for before.

[Naoki] Sure. What are you doing here?

[woman] I've got a shoot too.

They told me TENBLANK's shooting next door, so I stopped by.

Naoki, come visit my shoot.

"Naoki?"

Yeah. I'll see if I've got the time.

[man 3] Set change is complete!

[woman] Oh, I don't wanna interrupt. I better go.

So…

Looking forward to seeing you again.

[man 3] Mr. Fujitani, if you would? Right over here.

Watch your step, please.

[Kai] Uh-huh.

Yes, I am aware.

Will you check with the station as well?

-[laughter] -[sighs]

[server] Thanks for your patience. Here's the drip coffee and the latte.

[Sho] Thank you so much.

Here.

It's not a good idea.

[sighs]

There's no going back, you know? Once you perform on TV.

Is this about Akane?

Well, there's that too, but… first and foremost, we need to be careful.

[tense music playing]

It's true you'll get more exposure through a TV show,

but… I think it's a little weird now, in the social media era.

It could come off as outdated.

Naoki has no interest in my opinion or expertise.

Without my input, I don't think TENBLANK will be successful.

You act like we're your property.

-[laughs] Of course I don't. -Just look at it this way.

Maybe our screwups aren't your fault.

[chuckling] Go easy on yourself.

[music fades]

-[man] Have a good night. -[Akane] Thanks, you too.

Music States. Finale.

Music States. Finale.

-Music States! -["Your Voice" playing]

[lyrics in Japanese]

Huh?

[music fades]

[emotional piano music playing]

[birdsong]

[fast, jazzy pop music playing]

[music stops]

[upbeat electronic music playing]

[music stops]

Morning!

Didn't you get the text? Sound check is off for today.

What was that song? This one's not for the band, is it?

It's nothing. Just forget it.

I bet that it's one of your original songs.

Huh? Why's that?

[laughs] I knew it!

It's got your name just written all over it. It's really good!

It's delicate but with strength.

Can I hear once again? Please!

-Pretty please! -Forget it.

-But why? -Forget it!

-Come on, please? -Enough!

-[chuckles] -Look, Naoki's not coming today.

[Akane] Why not?

[Kazushi] He's got a meeting with Music States.

Looks like he'll also be performing with Yukino Sakurai.

What? They're performing together?

That guy lives his life like he's running with scissors.

Why is he writing songs for Yukino Sakurai

when his own band is riding the struggle bus?

I don't understand it.

[server] One seafood curry, here you go.

-Thanks so much. -Of course.

I'm back. Hello.

Plans got canceled, so I'm here. How can I help?

You're not on the schedule.

Huh? What do you mean?

-I'm back! -And she's back!

-Ooh! -[Akane] Eiko?

[Eiko] Ah! I'll get right on the floor, Momoko.

-Oh, thanks. Oh, Eiko, real quick. -Yeah?

-Their check. Can you take care of that? -[Eiko] The check?

-That'll be 2,000 yen, please. -[man] Oh, thanks.

-Two thousand exactly. -[Eiko] Indeed.

-Come again. -Are you even cuter than last time?

-You noticed! -[all laugh]

-[Eiko] Thank you so much. Thanks, guys! -[Momoko] Thanks! Come again.

You know I was looking for someone part-time since you're so busy.

-And Eiko was there. -[Eiko] Best job ever!

You're a pro drummer in a band now,

so… there are better ways to spend your energy than in a curry shop.

-[door opens] -[Momoko] Oh! Good afternoon!

-Come on in. -[Eiko] Welcome in. For how many?

[poignant music playing]

MUSIC STATES PERFORMANCE

[soft, rhythmic tapping]

[sighs]

Everyone's asleep, I guess.

Let's do this.

What's this?

Hmm?

-Huh? -[yelps]

Ah.

Akane? Why are you here?

-Why are you here? -I live in this house.

Ah, that's right.

Still feeling like practicing?

You shouldn't, you know… come here so late and on your own.

Yeah.

Just for a while.

[grunts]

How I get it.

Does a number on your nerves.

Wait. So you're worried too?

[Naoki] Huh? What do you mean?

[Akane] Oh, I, uh…

The whole world meets TENBLANK tomorrow night.

The whole world?

Then everything will change.

[gentle music playing]

Our album releases. We go on tour.

Of course, we'll hit the charts too.

But all of those are just steps along the way, you know?

Huh?

There are some stunning sights ahead

for the four of us to experience.

And there'll be struggles along the way too, that's for sure.

But I'll tell you what. With you here, I could sing forever.

And there's more.

'Cause, Sensei?

Between the four of us,

anything is possible.

[chuckles]

Hmm.

[music fades]

[Akane] Thanks for the ride.

[uplifting music playing]

[man 1] Spots on the stage, please.

[Akane] Whoa!

We'll be playing up there?

-[man 1] Okay, everyone. -[man 2] Let's get started.

[Kai] It's unheard of for a new band to take the special stage.

The concert in Yaon was mostly for music fans. That's a much smaller world.

Yeah.

Do you get it? Today's broadcast means TENBLANK's--

Debut is official!

I'll do my best!

Okay, I guess you do get it, sort of.

-[Sho] Oh, morning. -[woman] Good morning.

-[Sho] Mr. Minamida. -So nice to meet you.

-[Sho] How are you? -[Minamida] It's been forever.

-[Sho] Our keyboardist. -We're looking forward to it.

-I'm Kazushi. -Today's finale, we expect a lot.

Yes. Thank you for the opportunity.

The finale.

Mr. Fujitani was here and met the crew earlier.

Everyone's been brought up to speed.

The staff is really excited!

Thank you very much.

-[woman] Until then, excuse me. -[Akane] Bye.

Well, that was my work day, I guess.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Naoki] Good morning, Ichidai.

You ready to show me what you got?

It'll be quite the evening.

I'm a man of my word. You write Yukino's song,

perform it together with her on stage,

and TENBLANK gets to close out the show with its jaw-dropping finale.

No one will be expecting it.

Our genius, live on stage.

It works out… for both of us, huh?

A real win-win.

[Naoki] Mm-hmm.

I really appreciate it.

Thanks to you, my band will have the debut it deserves.

Why do you sound like something's coming to an end?

I was thinking of asking you

to help write and produce all the new music Yukino's gonna release.

You know how I work.

I just go with what feels right. I'm shocked that you forgot.

Since that's exactly what you taught me to do.

Huh. [laughs]

Come on, Naoki.

I gave your band the finale spot.

And now, you're making it so difficult.

[tuning]

[music fades]

[man] Excuse me, TENBLANK.

You guys are up next for rehearsal. Thank you.

-Thanks so much. -[Akane and Kai] Thank you.

[Kazushi] Wait. Where are…

-Huh? -What's the matter, Kazushi?

All our audio files are missing.

-[Akane] What? What do you mean? -[Sho] Pull the backups.

-[Kazushi] The backups are gone too. -[Sho] How?

How the hell am I supposed to know?

[tense music playing]

What do we do now? Rehearsal is staring soon.

[Naoki] We recreate the tracks before we go on.

[Kazushi] Okay. I'll put down the synth and rhythm.

-[Sho] Okay. -[Naoki] I'll handle the rhythm.

-Sho, can you get on the guitar tracks? -[Sho] I'm on it.

[sighs] We'll have to skip rehearsal.

-Sorry, Akane, just give us some time. -Yeah, okay.

[Kai] Miss Saijo, let's start getting you ready.

-[Akane] What? -[Kai] To make the most of our time.

Makeup is on the boat docked at the pier.

Yeah, I got it. I'll be back.

-[Sho] Kazushi, is there an outlet there? -[Kazushi] Yeah.

[Akane] Excuse me.

[panting]

Yukino Sakurai.

-[Yukino] Go on ahead, okay? -[woman] Sure.

Oh. I'm Akane Saijo of TENBLANK. [chuckles]

-[Yukino] I know. -[Akane] Oh?

That's so cool.

Oh, uh, I'm in a bit of a hurry, so if you'll excuse me.

-Oh, Akane? -Uh, yeah?

[mysterious music playing]

You're always behind everyone in the band. How does that feel?

Huh?

The drummer always sits at the back, behind everyone else, right?

Maybe you enjoy it.

It's quite the sight, isn't it?

How do you do it?

Huh? How do I do what?

How do you not fall in love with Naoki?

Who needs that distraction? I focus on the music. That's it.

[Yukino chuckles]

[music fades]

Nobody's here.

[phone buzzing]

Huh?

Hey, Little Miss Ambition.

What do you want?

[rock music starts playing]

How would your drums sound to this?

Huh?

I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now.

Ah.

So? You'll bomb for sure.

What?

[sighs]

Music States.

You called even though you knew?

[sighs]

There are plenty of people in this industry

who want to see TENBLANK go down.

This is a step upwards.

We're definitely not going down!

[hangs up]

[rock music continues]

[music stops]

[Kazushi] Let's take it from two bars before the chorus.

[Sho] Got it.

-[music playing through headphones] -[tapping on keyboard]

-Sounds good. Let's move on. -[Sho] Okay.

[Kai] It's not coming together at all. There's just no time.

[Kazushi] Yup. Sounding good.

[Kai] I think we should consult the producer.

Um, listen, Naoki!

[Naoki] Right here, I'm changing the rhythm for the hook.

-[Kazushi] Got it. -[Sho] Can I retake the guitar to that?

-[Kazushi] This okay? -[Sho] Yeah.

-[Kazushi] Here we go. -[tapping on keyboard]

[guitar playing]

[Kazushi] That's good.

[silence]

[faint mechanical humming]

[poignant music playing]

[gasps]

[music fades]

[drumming]

[emotional piano music plays over drumming]

[cymbals ringing]

[music and drumming continue]

[music swells]

[drumming continues, muffled]

[emotional music intensifies]

-[woman 1] It's the last look. Last look. -[man 1] Okay.

[man 2] Fifteen minutes until we're live!

-[man 1] Copy! -[man 3] Fifteen minutes!

[music playing through headphones]

-[Kazushi] Okay, we're set. -[Sho sighs]

[Naoki sighs] Yeah.

I think we'll be all right.

[Sho] Sweet. Just in the nick of time.

-[Kazushi] Yeah. -[Naoki grunts]

Wait, where's Akane?

[fan humming]

Yeah.

Apparently, she didn't come to makeup either.

Well, I guess I'll just have to look elsewhere.

Okay, then. I'll see if I can find her.

-[Kazushi] She wasn't there? -[Sho] She never made it to makeup.

Where did she go?

-[Sho] Let's look around outside. -Uh… I'll come with you.

[man] Excuse me. This boat will depart shortly to clear the shot.

[Kai ] You can leave now.

[solemn music playing]

[drumming]

[sighs]

What's…

Huh? [gasps]

Huh?

[rattles handle]

[gasps]

Hello! Is there somebody out there?

Anyone?

[Sho panting]

[man] Five seconds until we go live.

Four, three…

[theme music playing]

[man] Good evening, everyone,

and welcome to tonight's two-hour Music States special.

Somebody, please!

Is anyone there?

Someone help me!

-[banging] -Help me, please!

Open the door! Please, let me out!

This is going to be a problem.

Can't you bring in a substitute drummer?

Of course not.

But TENBLANK not going on is not an option either.

[Minamida] Mr. Fujitani. It's almost time.

-[woman] Eiko? -[Eiko] Yeah?

[woman] When does Akane perform?

[Eiko whispers] In the finale.

-Oh, goodness! Come on now. -[Momoko] Careful over there.

-Surprised? -[Eiko] Excited, are we?

-Let me get this out of the way. -[laughter]

-There you go. Okay. -[woman on TV] …new generation.

For tonight's performance,

she will be singing a new song with Naoki Fujitani of TENBLANK.

Fujitani wrote the lyrics and music for this unique, one-night-only performance.

So, without further ado,

the new single by Yukino Sakurai, "Your Voice."

[in Japanese] ♪ Your low voice trails down my neck ♪

♪ It melts deep inside my heart ♪

♪ Take a guess at my pride ♪

♪ Through the champagne you just popped ♪

♪ My ears chase the voice ♪

♪ Coming from behind me in the underpass ♪

♪ Your eyes follow me ♪

♪ Making my earrings shine ♪

♪ Overhearing boring conversations ♪

♪ Let's get out of this silly room ♪

♪ My ears chase the voice ♪

♪ Behind me in the underpass ♪

♪ What are you looking at ♪

♪ As we have meaningless banter? ♪

[in English] ♪ Hold me tight, baby ♪

[in Japanese] ♪ I'm getting fed up ♪

♪ There's no point in teasing ♪

[in English] ♪ Hold me tight, baby ♪

[in Japanese] ♪ If your passion is real ♪

♪ Show me in blood tonight ♪

♪ Going beyond the night ♪

♪ And through time ♪

♪ To a day that elegantly vanishes ♪

♪ Will I hear your voice tomorrow too? ♪

♪ Try and see ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ♪

[music fades]

[waves breaking gently]

-[applause] -[chuckles]

-[woman] Thank you. -So good! Hah!

Mr. Isagi.

[tense music playing]

-You've done it again. Thank you! -Glad you liked it.

Any word from TENBLANK yet?

It seems they've gone AWOL.

What are we supposed to do without our finale act?

So what do we do, then?

[man 2] Have you decided who to bring in to replace them?

-[man 1] You have approval, make the call. -[man 3] We skip 'em. TENBLANK is out.

-[man 1] Are you sure? -[man 3] Yes.

[man 1] Okay, I'll let them know.

[woman] Come on, hurry up!

[boat engine humming]

[tense music continues]

[grunting]

[yelps]

Hello!

Anyone! Help!

[gasps]

[sighs]

[music fades]

[Naoki] The whole world meets TENBLANK tomorrow night.

Then everything will change.

There are some stunning sights ahead

for the four of us to experience.

[silence]

[boat engine humming]

[sighs shakily]

[gasps]

[emotional music playing]

Sensei!

Oh, it's time. She's on.

[sighs]

[woman] With their much anticipated first single debut,

this is TENBLANK, performing "Unbroken."

"UNBROKEN" - TENBLANK LYRICS AND COMPOSITION BY NAOKI FUJITANI

[in Japanese] ♪ I name the flowers blooming ♪

♪ Along the winding road ♪

♪ And keep them in a silent forest ♪

♪ As bookmarks for memories ♪

♪ I can't say if the future ♪

♪ Will be vibrant and lively ♪

♪ But that's just fine ♪

♪ I don't fit in and I can't love ♪

♪ But these notes wholly embraced me ♪

♪ There has to be a reason ♪

♪ Every living thing is born ♪

♪ You can't hold yourself In your own arms… ♪

This is TENBLANK.

♪ So maybe that's why We found each other ♪

♪ Ring out your solitude ♪

♪ With that loneliness ♪

♪ Tears… ♪

She's so into it.

♪ Remain silent ♪

♪ The wind remains unseen ♪

♪ I will sing everything ♪

♪ That's been left undone ♪

[music fades]

[panting]

[pop music playing]

TENBLANK: ON MUSIC STATES WITH OUR NEW SONG "UNBROKEN"!

WHO IS TENBLANK?

TENBLANK DEBUTS ABOARD A BOAT ON MUSIC STATES

THEY'RE TOO COOL!

TENBLANK IS GREAT!

No way!

Ooh.

The music video is going live. Come on.

Oh, okay!

[Naoki] So, yeah, I'm just gonna disappear before this gets going.

-[Sho] After all this work, what the hell? -[Naoki] I can't stand watching myself.

-[Sho] Yeah, yeah. -[Kazushi] I'm out too.

-[Sho] Whoa, there. Not you too. -[Kazushi] Hey.

-[Sho] Take your seats. -[Naoki and Kazushi groan]

-[Sho] There we go. -[Kai] Mm-hmm.

-Ah! -[scoffs]

["Crystalline Echo" playing]

Well, it's a good song, isn't it?

[in Japanese] ♪ Am I still dreaming? ♪

♪ I'm sure I felt it ♪

♪ Is there even a point ♪

♪ To separating dreams from reality? ♪

♪ In a distant melody ♪

♪ Far beyond our comprehension ♪

♪ The raindrops celebrate this life ♪

♪ No matter what else happens ♪

♪ The moon will be found by the sun ♪

♪ I could never bring myself to tell you ♪

♪ It's the same for you and me ♪

♪ The way you held your umbrella ♪

-♪ Taught me everything about kindness… ♪ -[gasping]

♪ I hung my head and cried ♪

♪ Afraid you'd see through my imitation ♪

♪ No matter how many times… ♪

[Akane] I guess I was kidding myself.

♪ …a song was found in our love… ♪

[Akane] 'Cause I think…

♪ The magic to bring back to life… ♪

…I might just be falling for him.

♪ No matter what else happens ♪

♪ The moon will be found by the sun ♪

♪ I could never bring myself to tell you ♪

♪ It's the same for you and me ♪

♪ The way your shoulders shook ♪

♪ Taught me everything about regret ♪

♪ I lost sight of what was right ♪

♪ And in a daze pulled you close ♪

[music fades]

[warm piano music playing]

[music fades]

[emotional instrumental music playing]