Rehearsal Studio

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Ichika

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Ichika

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(Miku and the others... They're all listening...)
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Ichika

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(Come to think of it, we haven't performed with them sitting in front of us for a fairly long time.)
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Ichika

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(They're usually stuck watching us from somewhere backstage or in the shadow of some piece of equipment...)
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Ichika

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(We never get to see their faces when we're on stage.)
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Ichika

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(But they must really enjoy themselves.)
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Ichika

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(And they've always been there for us. I mean, they helped out so much for our last show, but we never got to thank them properly...)
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Ichika

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(So... Now's our chance to do that... With our sound!)
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Luka

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<I can clearly sense what they're all feeling. Maybe far more than during that last show they played...>
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Miku

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<Me too. The way their sound is resonating with my heart... They're playing for us.>
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Miku

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<Message received, girls.>
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Miku

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<And from all of us... Thank you.>
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Ichika

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Saki

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Okay, how'd we do?!
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Luka

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<Incredibly well...
Your performance really resonated with all of us, more than ever before.>
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Len

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<Yeah, I got goosebumps!
This is totally what Leo/need's all about!>
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Ichika

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That's nice to hear...
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KAITO

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<All that's left is for you girls to see how it turned out...>
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Saki

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Huh?
For us to see...
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Saki

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Oh, right!
I totally forgot that we're making a video!
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Shiho

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Oh, Saki... To be fair, I also nearly forgot about our primary goal, but that's a bit much.
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Rin

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<Let's watch it together!
I bet it turned out super duper amazing!>
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Honami

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Me too.
I'm looking forward to seeing how we did.

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Saki

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Whoa! This is...!
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Shiho

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Really good...
We have so much force behind us, but it's also easy to listen to.
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Ichika

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I think it's because we got to play for you guys, Miku.
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Honami

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Thank you all very much...!
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Miku

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<Hehe. Thank you for the wonderful performance.>
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Ichika

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Now that I've seen this video...
I guess this is what it's like to see us play, huh...?
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Honami

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I'm actually a bit embarrassed.
I have such a serious expression on my face...
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Saki

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No, don't say that!
You looked really cool, Hona!
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Rin

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<Yeah, totally! It's obvious that you were playing like you meant it, which I think is really good! Sakki on the other hand couldn't contain her joy...!>
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Saki

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Huh? Me?
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MEIKO

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<You do always seem to really enjoy yourself, Saki.>
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Shiho

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That's an understatement. But that's also one of Saki's best qualities. It's nice how the video actually captured that.
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Saki

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Oh, stop it, you two.
You're making me blush... Wait!
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Saki

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Look, don't forget about Ichi!
The way her throat tightens up during the high notes is so cool!
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Ichika

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Y-You don't have to examine my singing so closely...
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Len

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<Anyway, now that you're done shooting your video, you just have to upload it, right?>
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Miku

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<No, don't they have to edit it first?>
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Honami

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Yes, that's right...
Can I borrow a bit more of everyone's time? We should decide on how we want our video to look.
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Honami

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Which is why I made sure to bring my laptop with me today...

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Saki

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Whoa, Hona, how did you cram so much stuff into your bag?! Is it enchanted or something?!
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Ichika

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It must've been heavy.
We would've helped if you needed it.
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Honami

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It's actually not so bad.
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Honami

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Anyway, I'll send the video over to my computer and load it into my video editing software...

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Shiho

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Hey, that's a lot easier than I expected...
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Rin

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<But there's so much going on with her screen. I have no idea what buttons you're supposed to push and stuff...>
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Honami

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It took me a while to get used to, but I managed to figure some things out by looking up instructions online.
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Honami

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So, if you click this tab...
Oh, here. This lets you easily throw in some really cool effects.

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Ichika

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...!
Wow! This blur effect goes so well with our performance...!
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Len

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<That's pretty cool.
I didn't realize that one effect could change your video so much.>
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Honami

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Oh, there's more. For example...
We can have flowers bloom as it plays.

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Luka

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<Oh, that's so cute.>
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Shiho

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Yeah, it's cute...
But it kinda doesn't go with the video, you know?
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MEIKO

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<It's not exactly a cute and happy song either...>
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Honami

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Th-This is just a test to show that we have a wide variety of options to choose from.
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Ichika

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(A wide variety of options to choose from...)

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Saki

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I see...
That's quite the conundrum.
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KAITO

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<And I have a feeling that it's going to take a while...>
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Honami

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Actually, it's kind of fun to try all these different things out. Although, that was all just for practice. I'm yet to actually work on an entire video...
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Shiho

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Yeah, just watching you work is exciting.
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Saki

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But wow Hona, you really did your homework.
You can already do so much after just starting.
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Honami

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I'm still limited to what a beginner can do... But if you pull this lever-like thing, you can change how the colors look...

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Ichika

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Oh you're right... It looks a lot darker now.
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Honami

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Hehe. Isn't this fun?
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Honami

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When I was at home thinking about how to edit the video, I had the idea to give it a darker tone around the chorus for a more somber feel...
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Honami

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But I sort of like the original at this point. What do you all think?
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Miku

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<Both options seem good to me.>
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Shiho

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Yeah, I thought the same thing.
In that case, I guess we should go with the original.
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Shiho

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This is just me, but I have a feeling that people are gonna focus on how dark it is instead of our song.
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Saki

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Wait, you think so?!
I get what you mean, Shiho, but...
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Saki

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I really like this dark tone!
Like you said, Hona, it goes really well with the theme of the song...
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MEIKO

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<Looks like we've reached an impasse.>
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Honami

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What do you think, Ichika...?
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Ichika

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...
I...
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Ichika

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(Shiho and Saki both bring up valid points. Neither are wrong.)
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Ichika

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(This is just like what's going on with my own song... I need to have the courage to make a decision...)
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Ichika

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(So, I...)
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Ichika

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I think darker is better.
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Ichika

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I agree with Saki.
It makes it easier to understand what our song's about, and we wouldn't be able to do this if we weren't making a video.

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Ichika

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Yes, Shiho may be right about people focusing on that more than our song, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing...
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Ichika

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If this effect helps our viewers see how pain and sadness are at the core of this song, then I see no problem with using it.
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Honami

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Ichika...
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Ichika

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Oh, of course, Honami... You know the most about video editing here, so you'll have the final say regarding this...
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Honami

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Thank you.
Your suggestions have all been duly noted.
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Honami

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Both sides provided valid arguments, but I'm of the same mind as Ichika. I think darker is better for this song.
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Honami

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Since a video can't deliver the impact of a live performance 100%, I'd like to use this effect to achieve something similar.
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Shiho

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Okay...
Maybe I gave our actual song a little too much weight.
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Shiho

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Also, now that I think about it, not everyone who watches this video is necessarily going to be a die-hard music lover...
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Shiho

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Which means we should probably keep them in mind if we want them to actually listen to our song. So, let's go with darker.
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Ichika

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Okay...
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Honami

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Alright, now that we've reached a consensus, I'll continue working on this when I get home.
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Rin

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<Cool! I can't wait to see how it turns out♪>
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Saki

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Just from what you just showed us, Hona, I have a feeling that it's gonna turn out great!
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Saki

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I'm really looking forward to making even more videos♪
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Miku

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<Do you know what you girls are going to do for your next video?>
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Saki

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Yeah, a brand-new song!
I'm gonna come up with something really good for everyone who enjoys our music!
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Shiho

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I know how you feel, but I doubt you're gonna be able to come up with one this instant.
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Saki

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Y-Yeah, if things go like the one before...
I'll have to think about it a lot, which means it might take a really long time...
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Saki

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But I know that some people out there are really looking forward to hearing our songs, so I'm gonna do everything I can to make sure our next video can bring a new Leo/need song to lots and lots of people.
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Ichika

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(Oh...)
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Ichika

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(If I can write songs for us, that would directly help Leo/need...)
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Ichika

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(Until just recently, I wasn't sure when that was going to be possible, but...)
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Ichika

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(Things are different now. I have a good feeling about my song...)
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Ichika

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(I need to complete it as soon as possible, so that the others can hear it.)