What are you doing here?

Oh, are you here to see another shoot...?

Yes, that's right.
I'm here today for a music program.

Wow!
You must really love TV considering how often you're here!

Yes, I do...
As a result, I've become familiar with quite a few celebrities.

Oh...
Is that how you knew my name?

Yes, I've seen you on TV.
You're Minori Hanasato from MORE MORE JUMP!

Oh wow...!
You really know who we are? But we haven't been on TV all that much...

Thank you very much! I'm so happy!

Hehe. I'm happy about getting to meet such a cute idol again...

But are you okay?
You seemed to have your shoulders hunched just now...

Oh...

N-No, I'm okay!
Honest!

I'm as cheerful as ever!

You are...?

Working in show business isn't easy.
At times, you're forced to endure quite a lot.

Idols in particular, since it's your job to spread hope to others. You have to keep smiling no matter what.

Wait...

I'm sorry...
I overheard a bit of what those people in the audience were saying just now.

Oh...

So, if you think it'll help, would you mind telling me what you're really feeling?

What I'm really feeling...?

Thank you.

Then, if you'll give me a minute to explain...

Yes, of course.

So...

That explains why you seemed so deflated...

Yes...
We thought we were doing our best to make things as enjoyable as possible for the audience...

But we ended up disappointing everyone who came here to see LiLia because we couldn't fill their shoes.

I felt so powerless when I realized that...

Minori...

...

Was there anything you could've done about that?

Huh?

LiLia has its own unique qualities...
Qualities that no one else can copy.

Any group replacing them was doomed to suffer this fate. MORE MORE JUMP! just happened to draw the short straw in this case...

So, Minori, I don't think you should be blaming yourself.

This is actually a common occurrence.
And I've seen quite a few of these shows.

Yes, I understand what you're saying...

(But...)

...

(We can't just let things go on like this and have them leave feeling disappointed...)

(We should do everything we can to make sure they go home smiling...)

(Which means...)

Minori?

I know what I need to do now...

Yes, you're right about us having no hope of filling LiLia's shoes...

But we still need to do everything in our power to ensure that our audience has even a little bit of fun or gets even a little bit of energy.

That should allow them to keep believing in a better tomorrow.

...!

So, I'm going to try even harder during the remainder of this shoot...!

Minori...

Hehe...
Talking with you has really helped clear up my mind for some reason.

Thank you for listening!
I feel so much better now!

I see...
I'm glad I could repay the favor you did for me the other day.

No, please don't worry about that!
It was nothing. Really...

Wait, our break's almost over!
I've gotta head back to the set!

I-I'm sorry for not noticing sooner!
I need to return for my shoot and...!

Hehe. You should hurry.
And good luck with the rest of your shoot.

Thank you!
I hope we see each other again...!

Me too...

Minori Hanasato from MORE MORE JUMP!...

Can I get a camera over here?!

You gotta show Mr. Arimura's daifuku!
It's overflowing with red bean paste! Look!

Haha. Talk about a close-up!
But this does make it easier for the audience to see.

Yes, on top of seeing that it's coarse and not fine, they're getting a look at how wrinkly my hands are.

(Ever since our break ended, Minori's been making a huge effort to please the audience.)

(And they seem much more interested in what's going on compared to earlier.)

(I dunno what happened during the break, but this is going great...)

(That means we gotta follow her lead.)

I'm loving your segment about local delicacies hiding in plain sight, MYU! I feel like I'm going somewhere else with every bite I take!

Me too...
I knew you traveled a lot as an influencer, but I didn't realize just how knowledgeable you are about local delicacies.

That's definitely one way to get on my good side!
I've still got plenty more in store. Next, we have...

E-Excuse me! Sorry!
We need to stop temporarily!

Huh...?

Now?
Is something wrong?

I'm so sorry...!
The thing is...

We're missing a lot of footage...

How much?
From where...?

W-We're missing...
Everything since the break...

What?

That means...

They didn't get any of that forty-minute conversation we just had...?!