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[man] Mr. Shinzaki, can you hear me?

-Mr. Shinzaki? -[devices beeping]

-[woman] Ambu bag. -[man] Get the defib ready.

-Prep him for intubation. Clear. -[woman] Yes.

-Right. -[defibrillator thumps]

[Kazushi] Sho, your family runs a soba restaurant?

[Sho] Yeah. I used to grind buckwheat on a millstone at 5:00 a.m.

[chuckles] Really? I would pay to see that.

Greatest to do it.

-[Kazushi Gassing yourself up as usual. -I'd like to see you do it.

The organizer said Toya hasn't showed up yet.

[gasps]

[Genji] He wants you to go on first.

What?

[dramatic piano music playing]

Showtime, guys.

-What's going on? -[Sho] How much time do we have?

[Genji] I'd say 15 minutes or so. Can you be ready?

[bight music playing]

[buzz of voices]

-[man 1] You're up. -[man 2] Go get 'em.

-[woman 1] Break a leg! -[man 3] Good luck.

-[Sho] Thank you. -[Akane] Thank you.

[applause and cheering]

Did his manager update you?

-They just called. Toya's in the hospital. -Hospital, really?

Wait. What's going on?

Toya was rushed to the hospital earlier tonight.

-What happened? -Hang on.

They didn't give me any details. Sorry.

[gasps]

-[man 4] Toya? -[woman 2] Look at the news!

-[woman 3] Oh my! -[man 5] What?

[woman 3] This is terrible! Not Toya! Is this real?

[woman 4] What happened?

Why Toya? No.

BREAKING: SERIAL STABBING

[audience members screaming]

[woman 3] It's him.

-[woman 5] Let me see. What? -[woman 6] Oh my God.

-[woman 7] Is he alive? -[shouting and crying]

[Genji] Sensei.

Toya was stabbed. He's in the ER right now.

[quiet, nervy music playing]

[Sho] Gen, what's wrong?

Well, I just got news. It appears Toya was stabbed earlier.

-[Kazushi] Huh? -[Akane] What? Toya was stabbed?

-Yeah. -[Kazushi] Uh, is he conscious?

[Genji] All I know is that he was rushed to the hospital.

-[woman 8] Come on! -[indistinct shouting]

[man 4] Where's Toya?

-[woman 8] What's going on? -[man 5] Get him here!

-[man 6] Is the concert canceled? -[man 7] You seriously worried about that?

[woman 9] We bought tickets and we're just standing here.

-[screaming] -[man 8] Is Toya okay?

-What's happening? -[woman 9] Can we see him?

-[man 8] Is this some kind of joke? -[woman 10] How's Toya?

[man 8] Yeah, just play something already.

[woman 10] Toya!

[man 8] Please just get started with something!

-[man 9] Hey, yeah! -[man 8] Yeah!

We'll hold things down here.

Thank you, Sho.

[Naoki] I'm sorry, everyone.

Right now, I need to go make sure Toya's okay.

[man 8] Is he okay?

Wait, please, we want Toya!

Come on! We want Toya!

You must feel as shocked as we do.

The news we heard was unbearable.

When things get tough, the power of sound can lift us.

In that spirit…

we'll play here tonight, to help get us through this.

[music stops]

[monitors bleeping]

[woman] How many times do I have to explain it, Toya?

Again.

Wrong!

[piano playing]

[sighs] Wrong.

One more time.

That's enough!

Listen.

You're not like that child. You're my blood, Toya.

Why can't you do it?

Naoki could do it so easily. Why not you?

[sighs]

[solemn music playing]

[playing]

[stops playing]

[playing]

[stops playing]

[grunts]

[keyboard cover rocking]

[screams]

[discordant notes clash]

[monitors bleeping]

[music fades]

[Toya] Hey.

Let's get going.

[groans]

[Mahiro] Don't do this. Uh, you're really gonna try to perform?

Please lie down.

-Performing could kill you, bro. Chill. -[groans]

[sighs]

[groans]

If I don't sing, I'll die.

[Mahiro] You have to relax.

I get it, all right?

-You got a death wish. -[groans]

No matter what, I know…

that you would rather die than not sing.

[groaning]

[Mahiro] But, please.

We all still need you, Toya.

[running footsteps approaching]

[groans]

[Naoki panting]

Ah! Huh. Oh, hey.

Are you okay?

[panting]

Sorry, Naoki.

If I died today, I'd be a legend.

[gasps]

[panting]

[PA chimes]

[indistinct announcement]

-[Naoki] Are your fingers okay? -What?

You're always spouting off nonsense.

When I got stabbed, the knife went in my stomach.

[Naoki] The fingers you hurt on the piano when we were kids?

[delicate, emotional music playing]

[Naoki] I never even asked you if they were okay.

[sighs]

You know what's strange?

All this time, I wanted to be someone who fights for their music.

The way that you do.

Music means everything to me.

But I don't have your passion.

I always admired your unwavering dedication.

Naoki, where are you going?

You're the only reason I can go on creating like I do. So thanks, Toya.

Promise me something.

Just keep living, at least one second longer than I do.

That's all I ask.

You don't still… hold a grudge?

I don't hold one, no.

I feel grateful, if anything.

Grateful for you and for your mother.

Our father had me with another woman, but you both still accepted me.

Unreal. You could have said it sooner.

[Naoki gasps] I'm sorry.

[Toya sighs]

[Naoki chuckles softly]

[Toya sighs]

-Help me up. -What?

The performance has started, right?

Mmm. But we can just reschedule it.

[Toya gasps]

Those fans in the arena came to see us sing today.

Those fans care more about your health than us singing, Toya.

[sighs]

I gave my word that I'd sing.

[crowd singing in English] ♪ Damn it! Damn it! Dummies everywhere ♪

[in English] ♪ Be crazy, crazy! It's our brand-new era ♪

[in Japanese] ♪ Damn it! Expose the darkness ♪

♪ I don't need such things As dreams and love ♪

♪ Now shake off any doubt ♪

[in English] ♪ Just be yourself ♪

[in Japanese] ♪ There's no good or evil ♪

[singing fades]

[yawns]

Toya.

Uh…

[suspenseful music playing]

Hey, what's your problem?

[whooshing]

Hurry, run!

Run, go!

Hey!

[stabs]

[music fades]

[attacker whimpers]

-[woman sobbing] -[Toya groaning]

[running footsteps receding]

[woman whimpering]

[Toya groans]

[sighs]

[groans]

I got your clothes all dirty. Sorry.

Get changed and come to the concert.

What are you saying? Why?

You're always there when we play, right?

[gentle music playing]

[Toya] It's okay.

[woman gasps]

I'll sing, I swear.

-Yeah? -[sobs]

And I need you to be out there.

I need your word.

[woman whimpers]

Mm-hmm.

Mmm.

Come on now, it's starting. Get going.

[woman gasping]

[groans]

Ah. [groans]

[sighs]

[sighs softly]

[music fades]

[crowd, in English] ♪ Hey, turbulence Get me, get me higher! ♪

[in Japanese] ♪ Searching aimlessly for shadows ♪

♪ Tales of destroyed memories ♪

♪ You've all felt the same pain ♪

♪ So fight against it together ♪

♪ Devastate everything Forget your troubles ♪

♪ Flowing with disastrous turbulence ♪

[in English] ♪ Play a deep-deep-deep Killer tune ♪

♪ Light the madness like a fool ♪

♪ Damn it! Damn it! Dummies everywhere ♪

♪ Be crazy, crazy! It's our brand-new era ♪

[in Japanese] ♪ Damn it! Damn it! Expose the darkness ♪

♪ I'll swallow up your scream ♪

[music stops]

-[shouting] -[man 1] Toya!

-[Sho] Kazushi. -[woman 1 shrieks] Toya!

-[Kazushi] What happened? -They're streaming from the hospital.

Get ready. We need to improvise.

The bass, you got it?

-Right now? -[Sho] Yeah.

-[woman 2] Where's Toya? -[man 2] Bring Toya back!

-You can do it. -[man 3] OVER CHROME!

[man 4] We wanna see Toya!

-[loud cheering and applause] -[Toya] Hey.

I was a little late, sorry.

[screaming]

Genji, thank you for this. You came through.

It was down to the wire.

Got it done just in time.

My stomach's feeling a little off today.

Can't make it over there.

I'm not singing because I'm afraid of letting you down.

I've only ever sung for the love of singing.

The truth is, I don't sing, I'll die.

But, yeah.

There are people out there who get strength from my songs.

I don't really know why.

All of this music I create is selfish and reckless, you know?

And it doesn't matter. You're all here supporting it anyway.

[panting]

It only makes me love you more.

[sighs]

You've all given me a chance to share these songs.

-[woman 3] Toya! -[cheering]

[woman 4] Toya!

[man 3] Toya!

[man 4] Toya!

[Toya] One more thing.

[silence falls]

See that guy sitting over there, Naoki Fujitani?

I've always hated him, ever since we were kids.

And I mean hated. Nobody could piss me off as much as he did.

Everything I worked so hard at came naturally to Naoki.

This talented jerk really got under my skin.

But if I'm telling the truth,

I've really always admired Naoki.

[sighs]

A part of me wanted to be Naoki.

Instead of following him, I changed directions.

I wanted us to be equals instead.

I won't say this again. So listen, okay?

[sighs]

Wanna sing together, big brother?

[crowd cheering]

[pop rock music playing]

[in Japanese] ♪ I don't believe in hatred with love ♪

♪ I don't believe we're good by nature ♪

♪ I only loved myself ♪

♪ The garden of Tokyo grows misty, misty ♪

♪ On a starless night ♪

♪ The reluctant waning moon drifts above ♪

♪ Blotting out the crescent ♪

♪ A shaking, shaking ♪

♪ Quivering voice ♪

♪ Sang out in full vibrato ♪

♪ The frustrations and struggles Of my past ♪

♪ Surely made me who I am ♪

♪ I vowed to this formless love ♪

[riotous cheering]

♪ I don't accept sorrow without love ♪

♪ What sort of day ♪

♪ Lies beyond the end? ♪

♪ A wavering, wavering ♪

♪ Distorted voice ♪

♪ Shouted out in full vibrato ♪

♪ I chose the untraveled path ♪

♪ With cruel yet transparent Freedom and dreams ♪

♪ It made this formless me… ♪

And I need you to be out there.

I need your word.

-Toya! -[cheering]

[woman screams] Toya!

♪ A shaking, shaking ♪

♪ Quivering voice ♪

♪ Sang out in full vibrato ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ The frustrations and struggles Of my past ♪

♪ Wish for this limitless future ♪

♪ I sing this song without an end ♪

♪ I'm so glad I met you ♪

♪ I won't forget that day ♪

♪ We'll surely get through ♪

♪ So light, do not fade ♪

♪ Even if my body weakens ♪

♪ My heart will not ♪

♪ It's the song of our love ♪

[loud cheering]

[song ends]

[loud cheering and applause]

Toya!

[cheering fades]

[Genji] Let's take the dolly track down too,

once the camera equipment is cleared out.

Oh, the car's waiting for Naoki at the rear entrance.

-Hey, Tajikawa! -Yes, sir?

-[Toya] You took the song over at the end. -[Genji] Sound is wrapped up.

[Naoki] Think so?

-[Genji] Instruments last. -I hate when you do that. Infuriating.

-Well, I always liked you. -You're so cringe.

[Naoki] Hmm.

Hey.

You just better wait to die one second before I do.

[warm, emotional music playing]

You go first.

I probably won't be dying soon, so…

But I know both of us should keep playing music till we go.

It's fun.

[Akane] Oh, my bad. Sorry, guys.

[Toya] Akane Saijo!

Yeah.

I need to know, Akane!

Yes?

Are you enjoying it?

Creating your sound?

I love it!

[music swells]

[sighs]

Later.

[sighs]

[Mahiro] Everyone in the audience looked happy, didn't they?

[Toya] I wonder what that feels like.

[Mahiro sighs] I'm with you there.

[Toya] What's happiness to you?

[Mahiro] I don't think that my happiness is what the rest of the world feels.

Come out and say it.

Say it.

[piano playing]

[Toya] Yo.

Do you hate what I write?

I don't hate your songs.

I just don't like your songs.

[plays discordant notes]

Tell me what you do like, then?

If you don't like my songs,

what do you like about me, then?

I have one thing to offer.

What?

It doesn't matter what you think. I don't care about your thoughts or you.

I care about…

your hands and feet, because they're my instruments now.

So, you can bring one thing to where we're going?

Where's that?

[sighs]

The very top, Mahiro.

[soft, emotional music playing]

[Toya] What's happiness to you?

What is it?

[Mahiro] I'm happy that… you're still alive.

You know why?

I want you to show me the view from the top one day,

even if it's only a minute of glory.

Honestly.

I've been waiting.

I'm still not happy with where you've taken us so far.

It's kind of confusing.

Are we at the top right now or not?

I honestly don't know.

The top better not be this hellhole. I would be the first to die.

[sighs]

I need to eat.

Ramen restaurant?

It's back to the room.

[music fades]

[footsteps slow]

[footsteps echoing]

[suspenseful music playing]

[thunder rumbling]

-[bleeping and whirring] -[man 1] Gorgeous.

Yeah, so cute.

And tilt a bit?

A hint of a smile now.

She takes adjustments perfectly.

[photographer] Yes, that's it. Ah, adorable.

Perfect, keep it up.

Now, let's try glancing upward.

Great. Ah, these shots are fine.

Give me a full smile now. Yeah, lovely.

Okay, great. One more. Last shot.

One more for good luck.

Incredible.

Great. Perfect. Okay.

I'm gonna check out video village.

[man 2] Yukino will do the interview while getting her makeup touched up.

[music fades]

[Sho] Bring it in, everyone.

[all] Kanpai!

-[all chuckle] -[Naoki] Nice work, everyone.

It's been half a century since I've seen Sho drink.

-[Sho] Hmm. -[Kazushi] He found the fountain of youth?

-[Naoki] It's a past life memory. -[Akane laughs]

[Sho] Ah. But I won't forget tonight.

[inhales] Dripping sweat up there.

People dancing to our music in unison.

Spending time like this as a band.

-[Naoki] Hmm. -It's a feeling I'll never forget.

He's gonna sing "Kumbaya" if we let him go on.

[Akane laughs]

-Uh… -[Kazushi] Hey, I didn't say anything.

-Don't look at me. It was Akane. Come on! -[Akane] Yeah, right! [laughs]

How about we get a little crazy?

-[Akane] What? -Ooh, I don't like the sound of that.

[upbeat rock music playing]

-[Akane] Uh… -Why are you smiling like that?

-Oh! You're gonna give me a heart attack! -[Akane shrieks]

-Kumbaya! -[Kazushi] Bro, stop! Not the jacket!

I don't like it! Stop!

Over here!

[lyrics in Japanese]

Whoo!

[inaudible dialogue]

[Sho] The four throw Frisbee game!

Everyone gets a turn to throw the Frisbee.

If you hit the bottle and knock it over, you're good.

If you miss or the bottle stays standing, there will be repercussions.

What are the repercussions?

Uh…

if you miss, you have to reveal a secret.

[Akane] A secret?

I mean, in high school you'd reveal if you had a crush on somebody.

-[Akane] Really? -Huh?

[woman] It's been a while.

Oh, doctor.

Please don't say you're still doing concerts, are you?

[Sho] Ready, everyone? I'll go first,

then it's Kazushi, Naoki, and Akane will bull's-eye the final…

But you're the tallest.

[Sho] Okay…

-[all] Whoa! -[laughs]

[Akane] I got this. I'm going.

-[Sho] Wait. -What?

[Sho] Wait. One second, please.

-[Kazushi] He's not messin' around, huh? -[Naoki chuckles]

Well, where's the fun in it if we all hit the bottle?

We need to make the final throw a challenge.

It's all on the line. Let's bet on it.

Can Akane hit the bottle all the way over there?

I think… I think I'll hit the bottle.

-[Kazushi] You'll miss. -[Sho] I say miss.

After saying I got this, you're gonna diss me like that?

Then I'll go with Akane hitting it dead center.

You got this. I have faith in you.

I'll give it my all. Sensei, we're teammates.

I'm ready.

-[Sho] Oh… -Go!

[gentle outro playing]

[music fades]

-Ah! -[both] Oh!

-[Akane] No! -[Naoki laughs]

-Ugh. -[Sho] Yes!

No. So close.

[Sho] Bummer, you missed.

-[Kazushi] Good try. -[Sho] Akane.

Time to face the music.

Sensei, you go first with your secret.

Mmm.

Your body can't hold up if you continue performing.

Sorry, doctor, but I would still choose to sing.

Are you okay with dying?

And knowing you'll lose music?

Let me see.

There's something I haven't shared with you all.

We booked the shows. For the arena tour.

-[both] What? -[Akane] Huh? What?

[upbeat rock music resumes]

[Akane] For real?

What? I can't believe it!

Yeah, let's go! [laughs]

That's so cool!

[music fades]

[delicate piano music playing]