Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy - Class 1-B
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Student
All rise!
Student
Class is adjourned! Thank you very much!
Students
Thank you very much!
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Honami
(We still have to practice and get ready for our show later, so I should head over to SEKAI now...)
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Haruka
Yes. They were supposed to finish their drawings today, but couldn't. As a result, they have to stay back to work on them.
Honami
(I wish I could do something about that, but I don't think there's anything I can...)
Honami
Oh, um... It's just...
We've been very busy preparing for our solo show, which is probably why they fell asleep today.
We've been very busy preparing for our solo show, which is probably why they fell asleep today.
Honami
Yes...
We were approached by someone from a record company and they suggested that we do one.
We were approached by someone from a record company and they suggested that we do one.
Honami
Thank you.
However, as happy as we were, the hard work of practicing and preparing for it is starting to take its toll on us...
However, as happy as we were, the hard work of practicing and preparing for it is starting to take its toll on us...
Haruka
The first one's always the hardest.
Having to do everything yourselves makes it just that much...
Having to do everything yourselves makes it just that much...
Haruka
It wasn't easy for us, either.
There was so much we had to do, which was really tough...
There was so much we had to do, which was really tough...
Honami
Actually, if possible...
Would you mind telling me how you all prepared for it or what you watched out for on the day of?
Would you mind telling me how you all prepared for it or what you watched out for on the day of?
Honami
I know that things can be pretty different between bands and idols... But I was hoping that you might have some tips for me.
Haruka
Compared to joint shows, you have to think much more carefully about solo shows and do considerably more work, yes?
Haruka
So, I thought only about putting on the best performance possible and making sure our fans have fun. Nothing else.
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Haruka
And we did everything we could to make that happen. Including asking others for help when we couldn't handle things on our own.
Haruka
Yes. Some of our supporters decided to lend us a hand in terms of operations and such for the show.
Haruka
Other than that... We ran surveys on stream to ask what people wanted to see and asked acquaintances for suggestions regarding set lists...
Honami
I never thought about asking others to help us with things outside of our performance...
Haruka
Hehe. I was the same way at first.
In particular, I had reservations about asking our fans to help us directly.
In particular, I had reservations about asking our fans to help us directly.
Honami
(They want their fans to genuinely enjoy themselves and get their money and time's worth no matter what...)
Honami
(I want our solo show to be fun...
But I also kept thinking about succeeding so that we can go pro or trying to reduce everyone's workload.)
But I also kept thinking about succeeding so that we can go pro or trying to reduce everyone's workload.)
Honami
(After all, that's our primary goal...
To play music that moves people's hearts and put on fun performances for them...)
To play music that moves people's hearts and put on fun performances for them...)
Haruka
We want to enjoy our show from the bottom of our hearts, just as much as our fans do.
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Haruka
If you fall into the trap of thinking “our show has to be fun”, it ends up being pretty dull and the audience will notice right away.
Haruka
So, it's important to do something that you yourselves enjoy and are satisfied with. We really tried not to forget that.
Haruka
Put on the best performance you can that your audience will enjoy, and have fun yourselves.
That's what we told ourselves.
That's what we told ourselves.
Haruka
Of course, because you're taking what you do seriously, it's not always going to be smooth sailing...
Honami
I'll think more about putting on a solo show that we and our audience will genuinely enjoy...
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