Original subtitles

Iza tsukame! wonderful world

Now grab hold of that wonderful world!

Atarashii hajimari wo

That new beginning

Ki wo nukeba isshun de

If I lose focus

koroge ochiteku no

I'll fall down in an instant, no

Girigiri no saizensen

When you're at the very front lines,

hikikaese yashinai

there's no turning back!

Kakugo wo kimetara go my way go my way

Once I make up my mind, go my way, go my way

Nanimo shitogetenai

I haven't accomplished anything yet

Sore demo never give up mada never give up

But still I'll never give up, still, I'll never give up

Susumu michi wa kono te de hirake

I'll open the path forward with my own hands

Zasetsu mo

Your frustration

Shinpai mo

Your worries

and your pride

Puraido mo

sutesatte

throw them all away

Tada munehatte

just stand tall

hashire

and then run for it!

Iza tsukame! wonderful world

Now grab hold of that wonderful world!

Atarashii hajimari wo

That new beginning

Hirogatteku beautiful light

The beautiful light is spreading

Nandomo tachiagare

Just keep getting back up

Ato ippo go my way mou ippo go my way

I'm almost there, go my way, just one more step, go my way

Tachidomatteru dake ja

If you just come to stop

Tsukamenai wonderful world

You'll never grab hold of that wonderful world

Darenimo tomerarenai mirai e

Nobody can stop me from getting to that future

Episode 20: Failing Business

Ren-kun is switching agencies?

Yes.

He's going to the big production company that handles StoLove, Twilight.

Ren agreed to this?

It seems that his parents discussed it with Twilight without him.

I haven't been able to contact him yet.

It's big news on the internet.

"Ukita Ren's shocking transfer to Twilight!"

"Leaving current production company amicably."

Officially at least.

Are you kidding me?

I'm the one who found him and worked so hard to make him what he is!

And now...!!!

Twilight!!!

Owowowowowowow....

Come on! How are you so stiff?

I don't think I can help it!

Us being able to hold a concert at Budokan is like a dream!

I can't believe we're also releasing an album!

An album and a concert at Budokan!

It's so awesome! We're really doing great!

We're not doing that great. And if we don't sell more we're going to be in trouble.

Because if Ren leaves Manpro, we'll have to support the agency ourselves!

That's why we have to make sure the budokan concert a success no matter what!

We sweated and worked to improve ourselves harder than ever before.

We tried to find ways to promote ourselves even just a bit more.

We were desperate.

Hello Eternal Boys.

The other day we opened early ticket sales for our concert to members of our fan club.

And the sales...

haven't been doing well.

Eh?

But isn't the fan club people who are our fans?

Our concert is only one day. I'm sure there's people who aren't able to come.

Even if all the members of the fanclub came,

we still wouldn't sell out the Budokan.

Will this be okay?

It's a very difficult situation.

I'm sure you already know, but if Ukita Ren switches agencies Manpro's financial situation will become even more dire.

NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY

We have to make sure the Budokan concert a success no matter what.

So we became even more desperate.

Too desperate.

Thanks for watching!

See you soon! Good night!

Live stream ended

Despite how hard we were working, the amount of people watching our live streams kept decreasing.

Live stream ended 256 viewers

We're going to hold a concert at the Budokan soon!

Eternal Boys Mini Concert Proposal

Oh! The Budokan?

We were wondering if we could hold a concert here to sell presale tickets for that event.

I think that's really amazing!

As a fellow middle aged man, I'm in full support of Eternal Boys!

Thank you very much.

You were in a commercial too, right?

Yes! Nyamu!

Yes, that!

Oh, and you had a concert at the shopping mall, didn't you?

I just happened to be there that day, so I saw you!

Really?

There were so many people there! I couldn't believe it!

You've become so popular!

Enough to have a concert at Budokan!

Oh, no, we still have a long way to go...

If it were at that shopping mall then it would be fine but...

since we're such a small supermarket if that many people showed up and there was an accident or something...

I mean, personally, I would want to let you hold the concert but...

This is hard.

I didn't think we'd get nothing after going around to all those places.

Yamanaka-san, may I ask you something?

Huh?

What do you really think about our Budokan concert?

Umm, to be honest, I think it's too risky.

If the Eternal Boys concert at the Budokan fails, then Manpuku Production could go bankrupt, right?

The company where I thought I'd live a normal life as long as I worked there

just suddenly disappeared one day and made me unsure of my future.

I'm really scared that if I mess up I could put someone in that same position.

Do you think we could cancel the concert now?

Manpuku Talent Production is going bankrupt.

It was bound to happen sooner or later.

Supporting the company on Pepe-chan and Ukita Ren was going to become more and more difficult.

No matter how it turned out, Eternal Boys was a last ditch effort for the company.

We might not have expected Ren to switch agencies...

but canceling the Budokan concert would only delay the inevitable.

So even if Manpro goes bankrupt, you don't need to feel responsible for it, Sanada.

I must admit really do I appreciate how dedicated you are though!

It doesn't matter if things go well or not, there's just no such thing as a stable future anymore.

But that unstableness is exactly what led us to meet.

Ah...

That's why we became Eternal Boys!

Having your last ditch effort be middle aged idols is dumb, isn't it?

Isn't it?

Super dumb.

Ah...!

Ren!

Ah!

My mom decided it all on her own...

I told her no! I didn't want to transfer.

But she still...

Twilight is a much bigger company that ours.

Yamanaka-san! You don't care if I leave?

Of course I do. It will be a big problem for us if you leave!

Then you have to convince my mother! Aren't you my manager?

You're still just a kid, Ren.

If I were you, I'd be overjoyed.

I mean it's Twilight!

I auditioned to be an idol with them once.

When you were little?

No. When I was around 36 years old.

Eh?

Unfortunately I didn't make it, though. Since they do a lot of acting work too.

Ren.

Hm?

You want to act, don't you?

This is a big chance for you.

I think your mom did this because she was thinking about your future.

If they rejected you, Fatty, then they must have good taste.

Right, Pepe-chan?

That's right they have goo-... Hey!

If you want to see Pepe-chan, you can come over anytime.

Okay.

But the CEO Fukuko is angry, isn't she?

She's not angry, don't worry!

Twilight!

She was super angry.

Tour starts December 9th

And on top of that...

Eh? StoLove is holding a concert on the same day?

And it's a dome tour. The first day is the day we preform at Budokan.

So the media will probably only talk about them, won't they?

They're already doing a dome tour? Damn it!

We can't help what's been decided.

Let's just do what we can.

What is this?

They're makin' merch for me so I thought I'd try ta design them myself! What do ya say?

Umm, well...

It's creepy.

Can I have one?

Oh! Of course! Isn't it cute?

Kaoru loves gross stuff like this! I'll give it to him next time I see him!

"Gross"...

These are things to make the fans enjoy the event more.

So let's push them in our live streams and try to sell as many as possible!

Merch Sales Chart

They aren't really selling...

We can't even sell tickets so of course we can't sell merch.

Which one sold the least?

Well, umm...

It was this, wasn't it?

I mean it doesn't even seem like idol merch at all!

Hey, Ishida-san! That's so mean!

I'm just looking at the sales.

No matter what we did, nothing was turning out the way we hoped it would, so everyone was in a panic.

You don't need to be so snappy!

We'll you're too relaxed.

Have a little more sense of the danger we're in, Imagawa-san.

I am aware!

Calm down you two...

I can't believe this!

If you use the last of the toilet paper you need to change the roll!

Why are saying that to me?

Because you're the only one who doesn't know this stuff, Ima-chan!

Huh?! You're one to talk when you didn't even know what "sugar daddy" meant!

Huh?

I know more than you, Assacchi! Besides the toilet paper wasn't me!

Hey you two, stop fighting! We're about to hold a strategy meeting for our Budokan concert!

We're not gaining views, we're not selling merch, and we're not selling tickets! Is there any point having a meeting?

There is!

What?

Well, there's that! You know, if we do that... Ahem...

Then that will happen? You know, that?

Wow. All you said was "that". Are you some middle aged cliche?

You take too much advantage of being middle aged.

Ishida? What?

During our live stream the other day,

you told too many dad jokes and it was off-putting, Yamanaka-san!

Eh?

Idols who just tell dad jokes don't sell tickets!

You think they'll allow it because you're middle aged?

But they call that dad joke harassment!

You think that playing up your age will give you an excuse for when lose to real idols like StoLove, don't you?

Ishida-san...

I'm sorry. I went too far.

No, it's fine. You're absolutely right, Ishida.

It was awful.

We had all kind of realized that holding a concert at the Budokan would be impossible for us...

and Eternal Boys was over.

Tsuki ga yasashiku terashita yoru

On a night when the moon was shining softly

Koko ni wa inai kimi wo omotteta

I was thinking of you even though weren't here

Kaze ni fukare me wo tojita mama

While standing in the wind with my eyes closed

Kuchzuasamu no ha ano merodi

I was humming that melody

imamo mada boku no naka ni aru

It's still here inside me

Atatakai mama yasashisa no subete ga

all the warm affection I have

Shiawase wo shiawase na toki ni

It's hard to feel happy

Kanjiru no ha muzukashii dane

during the happy times, isn't it?

Night is dark nemuranakute ii

Night is dark, but I don't need to sleep

Yasashii egao ga ukabu yoru nara

if it's a night when I'm picturing that kind smile

All through the night kimi ni tsutaetai koto wo kakoeteta

All through the night I was counting all the things I wanted to tell you

Wherever you are right now

Mataitsuka aeru made

Until the day we meet again

walkin' on walkin' on walkin' on susumeyou

walkin' on walkin' on walkin' on let's keep moving towards it

Kimi no iru story of my love

You're here in my story of my love

Story of Love

We'll live it as one

The story of love!

Translated by KudouUsagi