Japanese Restaurant
Tsubuan
This is the 10-day story of struggling idols who fight to fill a 100-seat concert hall.
Unorthodox Idols
You're all miming eating steaks! How delightful!
To be precise, we're miming eating 400g filets mignon.
Ruka-san, have some of this.
Thanks.
Oh, now you're miming drinking champagne!
You girls seem to be in high spirits.
That's because Salvatore Tamai-sama followed all of us on Twitter.
Why does Sandwich Tamanegi-san like the Idolls so much in the first place?
Apparently, she's hooked on our new song.
Huh? New song? You mean "Hard Life"?
Yup.
Isn't that the bonus CD you were planning to hand out at your concert?
She can't have heard it yet.
Well, you see...
I accidentally posted "Hard Life" on my Twitter.
You're cruising for a bruising.
Hey, Ruka, didn't you write the lyrics to "Hard Life?"
That's right.
Was it a true story?
As a matter of fact, they're all true facts.
Ami, you did the music, right?
Yeah. What did you think?
It was great.
Rock and roll!
A real earworm.
Thanks!
And Shiori did the moves, right?
That's right.
How'd you come up with them?
I ripped off a dance from a game.
Hey, someone sent me a DM.
Maybe it's from Salvatore Tamai-sama.
No.
It's from someone called Queen Records?
Queen Records?
"Regarding a contract with our company..."
What?
Uh... "We listened to 'Hard Life' after it was forwarded to us by Salvatore Tamai-sama."
"Your incredibly unique song left our heads in a spin."
"We are reaching out to you because we would like you to sign with our company."
What? We have the chance to debut on a major record label?
"However, we have several conditions."
Conditions?
"We would like to emphasize the perspective present in 'Hard Life'."
"In other words, we are signing you as an unorthodox a cappella idol group."
Unorthodox a cappella idols?
Unorthodox a cappella idols.
Unorthodox—
"In practice, this means all your songs will be sung a cappella."
"All your outfits will be made from thin red fabric."
"Finally, while singing, you will hold eggplants in both hands,
and periodically slap the member next to you with them."
"There is no deeper meaning behind this condition."
There isn't?
"If you agree with the above conditions—"
A major label debut? We'll do anything!
But it means slapping each other with eggplants. Eggplants!
We've already sold 26 tickets for our Hoi Hoi Hall concert, right?
If we debut on a major record label, the remaining 74 will sell out immediately.
They'll get resold as premium tickets!
If we make our debut on a major label, we'll get to eat filet mignon for real!
Gotta break a few eggplants to make a filet!
Puttin' all your eggplants in one filet!
Like an eggplant with two filets!
Nice.
Seven punny sins.
All right! Lucky number seven! Yeah!
What's wrong, Aina?
Well... a major label debut does sound great, but...
We've been trying to become normal idols.
Slapping each other with eggplants while singing is a bit...
We only have to do the eggplant thing in the beginning.
It'll be just filet.
Filet?
And any-filet, we'll never get another opportuni-filet like this.
Filet?
Well, yeah, but...
All right! Then, I'll reply telling 'em we'll sign on the dotted filet!
I know. Let's go buy some eggplants from the supermar-filet.
I like your filet-ing. How much do they cost?
Three for 200 filet.
What? You can't get them individu-filet?
Filet?
I forgot this.
Oh, I mean, I filet this.
Filet, filet. I...
The Idolls Make Their Major Label Debut!
All Tickets Sold!