Cinderella Girls S1 E11

## Plot

Only Miku and Riina have yet to make their debut. The producer puts them in a unit together. (Bad call. *Very bad call*). Riina likes rock and wants to be a rock idol, Miku likes cats and wants to be a cute character idol. The two have very different styles and fight all the time, and about everything. Rika and Miria want to ask the producer why he put the two of them together. Instead they find out about an "Idol Fest" later in the summer that all units get to participate in. The producer asks them not to tell the others. They immediately tell the others. Then again, I'm surprised they didn't already know considering that every other time, someone is always eavesdropping on someone else. Riina and Miku worry that if they can't get along as a group, they won't be able to participate in the fest. They begrudgingly *try* to get along, but it goes as well as you'd expect. They go to the producer and request to make solo debuts instead. Riina asks the producer if he just put them in a group because they were the two left over. The producer says that the thought never crossed his mind. Really? Because that was *literally* the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw this episode. The producer genuinely believes that they're a good match for a unit. (What have you been drinking recently, Producer?) However, this means that one of them will have to push back their CD debut. Which might mean that one of them won't make their debut in time for Idol Fest. The girls decide to give teamwork another go. Rika suggests that they live together to get to know each other. (And yes, she along with Uzuki, Kanako and Kirari were eavesdropping. Of course). Riina has to stay over at Miku's dorm for one week. Miku wakes up at ***six a.m.***, Riina likes sleeping in late. Riina skips breakfast, and puts soy sauce on her eggs, not regular sauce. The one thing they both like is the relaxing hot tub. Riina can cook, Miku buys prepared dishes. Miku hates fish, it's Riina's signature dish. The list just goes on and on and on and on *and on and on* ***and on and on***. Late at night, Miku hears a phone call between Riina and her mom. It's implied that Miku hasn't seen her family in a long time. After all, she lives in a dorm by herself. So sad! While waiting outside the producer's office, Miku hears someone who wants a singing idol to fill in at an event 2 days from now. The producer apologizes, but says that it's too short notice. Miku, desperate, accepts on behalf of 346 Productions and Riina. In a surprising act of maturity, Miku wants Riina to make her debut first. Miku sure has come a long way from holding strikes and demanding challenges! And in such a short time! There are no lyrics to their song yet, so Miku and Riina have to write it themselves. Their song is called "Over!" They argue as usual for awhile, but they do manage to bond closer and work together. They have to MC a tournament. The audience has never heard of them. They work together to get the audience pumped. After the credits, the two decide to make their unit debut. There's one small problem. With everything else going on, they didn't decide on a unit name. The producer put an asterisk (\*) symbol there as a placeholder. However, they both love it and keep Asterisk as their unit name. (Chihiro tells them that it means little star in Latin). The two may fight and be different, but that's what makes their unit unique. Now all 14 Cinderella Girls have made their debut!

## Review

I loved this episode! I just realized how similar I am to those two. I sleep in late, stay up late, eat my eggs with ketchup, I skip breakfast most of the time, I can cook basic meals but also like prepared dishes, I hate fish, I don't have a sweet tooth, I like cute clothes, I like country music. Of the two, I'd say I'm more similar to Riina, but I can relate to Miku too. I like anything with salt on it or anything that's spicy, especially Italian food. I like their unit name.