Episode 1

**A Melody of New Beginnings** is the first episode of the TEEA idol RP series.

## Synopsis

Wakana Matsuri is a shy girl who never considered having any dreams of her own. She has no courage, and always runs away from everything. She never was able to make friends, and always wished she could be less nervous all the time.

When going to school one day, singing her favorite song, she notices advertisements for an idol school, Twilight Eclipse Academy. At school, her classmates talk about it a lot, and say that she should try applying since she's good at singing, but Matsuri refuses and runs away, until she goes home and watches her favorite idol on TV.

That idol's words give her courage, and so Matsuri decides to change, and to become the coolest version of herself, so she applies to the school, and a new story begins...

## Plot

The episode starts at the academy, as a second-year student, Misora, is scrolling through social media. Outside, a first-year student, Matsuri, is on a bench in a schoolyard, listening to music and humming it. There are billboards in the city advertising a new single by Shiraishi Koharu. Misora turns on some music and starts to dance, then bumps into a lamppost. Meanwhile, Matsuri is nervous because everyone is performing. After a while, both girls head inside. Classes start, and Mafuyu, a second-year student, arrives at the school and goes to her first class. After classes, idols are called to the auditorium. Mafuyu and a first-year student named Hoshimi head to the auditorium. Misora looks at her phone while walking to the auditorium, causing her to bump into various things. Another first-year, Riko, nervously walks to the auditorium while twirling a lock of her hair.

After everyone is seated, a shadowy figures walks up to the microphone and announces everyone will be performing solo today, then calls Riko to the stage. Riko gets nervous, but quickly calms down, and starts heading to the stage. As everyone watches, she looks around and takes a deep breath, then she starts to perform the song Dream Goes On. During the first part of the song, she tries very hard not to stumble, but does about one to two missteps before the chorus. During the last part of the chorus, she winks and continues dancing, then strikes a pose. After Riko’s performance, Hoshimi is called to the stage, and she performs Umiyuri Kaiteitan. Hoshimi makes a few slipups, but her dancing is otherwise perfect. She also puts lots of emotion and power into her singing. Starting at the chorus, she starts dancing perfectly, and the song ends. The next performer is Matsuri, who nervously gets on the stage. She then performs the song First Love Parade♪, with her voice being softer in the verse and stronger in the chorus. She does a pose as the song ends.

As Matsuri walks off the stage, Mafuyu is called to the stage, where she performs Milk Crown on Sonnetica. Her singing seems to go well, but she makes mistakes during the dance. The mistakes are fading as the song progresses. The performer after that is Misora, who performs Rose Poems, and does a rainbow wave. After this, a purple-haired girl is called to the stage. While her name is undisclosed, her stage name is revealed to be CLEAR. She goes on stage and performs the song Day by day, making absolutely no mistakes at all and hitting perfect high notes. Misora and Riko are awestruck by her performance, and Riko thinks CLEAR performs better than her. The next performer is a first-year student named Shiori, who performs Kimi ga Inakucha!. Afterwards, Riko congratulates her. The last performer called to the stage is another first-year named Azumi, who confidently gets out of her chair and runs to the stage, then performs the song Chizuya Vizualize!. At one point in the performance, she points at Riko, and at another point, does a fist pump. She does a pose as the song ends.

CLEAR thinks the performance was terrible, while Matsuri thinks Azumi performed better than her. The results are in, and the results of likes can be seen, starting with Riko and ending with CLEAR. Riko looks at the screen realizing she got 94 likes, then wonders who the ‘rival’ was in Azumi’s song. Azuki offers CLEAR a handshake. Misora is happy she got sixth place, and Hoshimi, Shiori and Mafuyu all respond to their respective rankings. Riko, Azumi, and Shiori are advanced to C-rank from E-rank, and CLEAR slaps Azumi’s hand away and goes to a nearby bench, frustrating Azumi because she was trying to be friendly. Despite being advanced to C-rank, the E under Matsuri’s name doesn’t change and stays an E. Riko asks if there’s a glitch in the system, while Misora is advanced from C-rank to a B-rank. Because her ranking didn’t change, Matsuri runs off in tears, and Shiori follows her out. To cheer herself up, Matsuri sings Day by day, which catches the attention of and angers CLEAR, her name being revealed to be Hoshino Satomi. Riko gets worried and confused, so she starts walking outside, with Hoshimi following her.

Satomi slaps Matsuri for “tainting her song”. After Satomi leaves, Matsuri goes to a nearby bench, thinking she should quit being an idol. Shiori walks up to her and Matsuri notices, and Riko, still shocked after seeing the slap, goes back inside. That night, the billboard advertisements with Koharu’s new single are glowing. This catches Matsuri’s attention and reminds her why she became an idol in the first place. Riko is then seen laying in her bed in her dorm room, flipping through her journal, reflecting on the day, then she goes to sleep. Shiori is in her dorm room as well, wondering why CLEAR would slap Matsuri for singing her song. Finally, Matsuri is in her dorm room, also reflecting on the day, as the episode ends.

## Characters

* Wakana Matsuri
* Shiraishi Koharu (mentioned)
* Maeda Amane (mentioned)
* Asahina Riko
* Nijikan Hoshimi
* Harukawa Mafuyu
* Kagarin Misora
* Hoshino Satomi
* Sakurada Shiori
* Chiyama Azumi