Absolute Idol Pose☆/Card Story

* Episode
* Special Episode

**Transcript**

Aya
One, two, one, two~ ♪
**Aya**: One, two, one, two~ ♪

Aya
Spin, and that's it! ...The perfect pose!
**Aya**: Spin, and that's it! ...The perfect pose!

Eve
Bushido!
**Eve**: Bushido!

Aya
C-Cut it out, Eve-chan.
**Aya**: C-Cut it out, Eve-chan.

Eve
Bushido!
**Eve**: Bushido!

Aya
A-Ahaha...
**Aya**: A-Ahaha...

Aya
Hey, Eve-chan. That last pose you did in our practice session today...
**Aya**: Hey, Eve-chan. That last pose you did in our practice session today...

Eve
That's my bushido pose!!
**Eve**: That's my bushido pose!!

Aya
Oh... umm, since we're idols, don't you think we should do poses that are, you know, cuter?
**Aya**: Oh... umm, since we're idols, don't you think we should do poses that are, you know, cuter?

Aya
I know that's the kind of thing you're into, but...
**Aya**: I know that's the kind of thing you're into, but...

Eve
...? But that was one of your poses, Aya-chan?
**Eve**: ...? But that was one of your poses, Aya-chan?

Aya
Huh?! It was?!
**Aya**: Huh?! It was?!

Eve
Yes, you taught me when we did extra training for poses. After that, I continued practicing it in secret.
**Eve**: Yes, you taught me when we did extra training for poses. After that, I continued practicing it in secret.

Eve
Watch me do it...
**Eve**: Watch me do it...

Eve
Bushido!!
**Eve**: Bushido!!

Aya
T-That was really high quality.
**Aya**: T-That was really high quality.

Aya
(I thought it was a cute pose I showed her though...)
**Aya**: (I thought it was a cute pose I showed her though...)

Eve
I really like the pose you taught me, Aya-san!
**Eve**: I really like the pose you taught me, Aya-san!

Aya
It doesn't really look very idol-like, though...
**Aya**: It doesn't really look very idol-like, though...

Eve
Hmm, now that you mention it, I didn't get very good reactions from my teachers or the staff at the agency...
**Eve**: Hmm, now that you mention it, I didn't get very good reactions from my teachers or the staff at the agency...

Eve
I wonder why. Maybe the pose needs more bushido...?
**Eve**: I wonder why. Maybe the pose needs more bushido...?

Aya
I-I guess your pose does have a martial arts feel to it, but... don't worry about it too much.
**Aya**: I-I guess your pose does have a martial arts feel to it, but... don't worry about it too much.

Aya
Anyway, why don't we practice my new pose together? Come on. Cover your face like this, and bend your left knee... Ta-da☆
**Aya**: Anyway, why don't we practice my new pose together? Come on. Cover your face like this, and bend your left knee... Ta-da☆

Eve
Umm... like this, and then I... bushido?
**Eve**: Umm... like this, and then I... bushido?

Aya
Why do you always end up doing that?!
**Aya**: Why do you always end up doing that?!

Eve
Your movements were so powerful, I could feel the bushido, Aya-san!
**Eve**: Your movements were so powerful, I could feel the bushido, Aya-san!

Aya
But why~?!
**Aya**: But why~?!

Chisato
You two seem to be enjoying yourselves.
**Chisato**: You two seem to be enjoying yourselves.

Aya
Ugh... Chisato-chan, help...
**Aya**: Ugh... Chisato-chan, help...

Chisato
W-What's the matter?
**Chisato**: W-What's the matter?

Chisato
I see. You're having trouble deciding on your signature poses.
**Chisato**: I see. You're having trouble deciding on your signature poses.

Eve
Chisato-san... Do you think my bushido pose is strange?
**Eve**: Chisato-san... Do you think my bushido pose is strange?

Chisato
No, I don't. Both you and Aya-chan have your own individuality.
**Chisato**: No, I don't. Both you and Aya-chan have your own individuality.

Chisato
However, what is important is how other people see you, don't you think?
**Chisato**: However, what is important is how other people see you, don't you think?

Aya
How other people see us...
**Aya**: How other people see us...

Eve
...
**Eve**: ...

Eve
As an incarnation of bushido?
**Eve**: As an incarnation of bushido?

Aya
A-Ahaha... I don't know about everyone else, but that's not exactly how I see you...
**Aya**: A-Ahaha... I don't know about everyone else, but that's not exactly how I see you...

Chisato
But it's a good point to focus on. That's how Eve-chan perceives herself.
**Chisato**: But it's a good point to focus on. That's how Eve-chan perceives herself.

Chisato
It's possible that your poses don't feel right because the way you perceive yourself, and the way others see you, don't match.
**Chisato**: It's possible that your poses don't feel right because the way you perceive yourself, and the way others see you, don't match.

Aya
Cute, and bushido... Ah, you might be right.
**Aya**: Cute, and bushido... Ah, you might be right.

Chisato
Which is why it may be good for you to have a think about the way you are seen by others.
**Chisato**: Which is why it may be good for you to have a think about the way you are seen by others.

Eve
I see, that is really helpful!
**Eve**: I see, that is really helpful!

Aya
Oh, so for example, how is that you see me, Chisato-chan?
**Aya**: Oh, so for example, how is that you see me, Chisato-chan?

Chisato
You, Aya-chan? Hmm, let's see...
**Chisato**: You, Aya-chan? Hmm, let's see...

Chisato
... Perhaps I'll tell you some other time.
**Chisato**: ... Perhaps I'll tell you some other time.

Aya
Huh?! But now I really wanna know...!
**Aya**: Huh?! But now I really wanna know...!

Eve
I see you as really bright and cheerful, cute... and just lovely, Aya-san!
**Eve**: I see you as really bright and cheerful, cute... and just lovely, Aya-san!

Aya
That's how you see me, Eve-chan?! Ehehe, this is kinda embarrassing ♪
**Aya**: That's how you see me, Eve-chan?! Ehehe, this is kinda embarrassing ♪

Chisato
...
**Chisato**: ...

Chisato
On second thought, I think I'll just keep my opinion to myself. Now, if you'll excuse me.
**Chisato**: On second thought, I think I'll just keep my opinion to myself. Now, if you'll excuse me.

Aya
Whaaat?!
**Aya**: Whaaat?!

**Transcript**

Aya
Kiran~.
**Aya**: Kiran~.

Aya
Ha-oon~.
**Aya**: Ha-oon~.

Aya
Kyapi-kyapin♪
**Aya**: Kyapi-kyapin♪

Aya
... Hrm, something's not right~.
**Aya**: ... Hrm, something's not right~.

Aya
This part needs to be a little cuter.
**Aya**: This part needs to be a little cuter.

Aya
Okay, here we go...
**Aya**: Okay, here we go...

Aya
Kyapirin~♪
**Aya**: Kyapirin~♪

Aya
Yeah, there we go! ... Huh?
**Aya**: Yeah, there we go! ... Huh?

Aya
Eeek! BanG Dreamer-san!
**Aya**: Eeek! BanG Dreamer-san!

Aya
I thought I saw someone in the reflection of the mirror. Y-You scared me~.
**Aya**: I thought I saw someone in the reflection of the mirror. Y-You scared me~.

Aya
Aww... I feel so embarrassed, now that I know you saw me...
**Aya**: Aww... I feel so embarrassed, now that I know you saw me...

Aya
Umm, I was practicing the poses that I think are cute.
**Aya**: Umm, I was practicing the poses that I think are cute.

Aya
Huh? You think it's great that I'm working hard?
**Aya**: Huh? You think it's great that I'm working hard?

Aya
I-It's nothing special!
**Aya**: I-It's nothing special!

Aya
I'm just doing what any professional idol would do!
**Aya**: I'm just doing what any professional idol would do!

Aya
And besides, I've been doing these poses since I was a trainee...
**Aya**: And besides, I've been doing these poses since I was a trainee...

Aya
No, earlier than that. Ever since I started dreaming about being an idol when I was in elementary school!
**Aya**: No, earlier than that. Ever since I started dreaming about being an idol when I was in elementary school!

Aya
So I guess they're kind of part of my daily routine.
**Aya**: So I guess they're kind of part of my daily routine.

Aya
Huh? You want to see my best pose...?
**Aya**: Huh? You want to see my best pose...?

Aya
My best pose... O-Okay, got it!
**Aya**: My best pose... O-Okay, got it!

Aya
Here it is!
**Aya**: Here it is!

Aya
Kyarurun~ ♪
**Aya**: Kyarurun~ ♪

Aya
...
**Aya**: ...

Aya
H-Huh?
**Aya**: H-Huh?

Aya
Kya-kyarurun ♪
**Aya**: Kya-kyarurun ♪

Aya
Hey, why have you clammed up all of a sudden~?!
**Aya**: Hey, why have you clammed up all of a sudden~?!

Aya
... It was lamer than you thought it would be?
**Aya**: ... It was lamer than you thought it would be?

Aya
Was it really that lame?! Aww, everyone says that...
**Aya**: Was it really that lame?! Aww, everyone says that...

Aya
It happened just the other day when we were practicing too...
**Aya**: It happened just the other day when we were practicing too...

Aya
Oh, I'm on my own today, but we often practice together, you know?
**Aya**: Oh, I'm on my own today, but we often practice together, you know?

Aya
Everyone practices and trains so much harder than me...
**Aya**: Everyone practices and trains so much harder than me...

Aya
When we practice together, I feel like I can't let myself fall behind the others, so I always really get into it.
**Aya**: When we practice together, I feel like I can't let myself fall behind the others, so I always really get into it.

Aya
So much that I always practice whenever I can, just like this!
**Aya**: So much that I always practice whenever I can, just like this!

Aya
It's really thanks to the others that I'm able to put so much effort into practicing.
**Aya**: It's really thanks to the others that I'm able to put so much effort into practicing.

Aya
Everyone says my taste in poses is kind of off...
**Aya**: Everyone says my taste in poses is kind of off...

Aya
But for me, it's kind of like a reminder of the hard work I've put in to follow my dreams...
**Aya**: But for me, it's kind of like a reminder of the hard work I've put in to follow my dreams...

Aya
I guess I'm a little bit attached to these poses.
**Aya**: I guess I'm a little bit attached to these poses.

Aya
Hina-chan says I should try different ones...
**Aya**: Hina-chan says I should try different ones...

Aya
And Eve-chan always reinterprets them as crazy bushido poses...
**Aya**: And Eve-chan always reinterprets them as crazy bushido poses...

Aya
But even so, these poses and whatever's wrong with them is something I've worked on over time...
**Aya**: But even so, these poses and whatever's wrong with them is something I've worked on over time...

Aya
Maybe they're a part of why I'm me.
**Aya**: Maybe they're a part of why I'm me.

Aya
I think it's thanks to meeting the other members of the band that I've really been able to become aware of what makes me who I am.
**Aya**: I think it's thanks to meeting the other members of the band that I've really been able to become aware of what makes me who I am.

Aya
That's why I'm going to focus on working hard with the others and become an idol that's true to who I am!
**Aya**: That's why I'm going to focus on working hard with the others and become an idol that's true to who I am!

Aya
Oh, and one more thing.
**Aya**: Oh, and one more thing.

Aya
When I say everyone, that umm...
**Aya**: When I say everyone, that umm...

Aya
It includes you too, BanG Dreamer-san!
**Aya**: It includes you too, BanG Dreamer-san!

Aya
The way you come check up on our practice and give me advice...
**Aya**: The way you come check up on our practice and give me advice...

Aya
And all the other little things you do...
**Aya**: And all the other little things you do...

Aya
You've helped me so many times, BanG Dreamer-san.
**Aya**: You've helped me so many times, BanG Dreamer-san.

Aya
So it'd make me really happy if you could keep watching over me...
**Aya**: So it'd make me really happy if you could keep watching over me...

Aya
Not just me, over all of us!
**Aya**: Not just me, over all of us!

Aya
We'll all be here doing our absolute best, right along with you, BanG Dreamer-san!
**Aya**: We'll all be here doing our absolute best, right along with you, BanG Dreamer-san!

Aya
...Okay, it's a promise!
**Aya**: ...Okay, it's a promise!

Aya
Oh, I should probably say that more like an idol would, huh?
**Aya**: Oh, I should probably say that more like an idol would, huh?

Aya
Hmm...
**Aya**: Hmm...

Aya
A promise is a promise ♪
**Aya**: A promise is a promise ♪

Aya
...
**Aya**: ...

Aya
L-Like I said, this is what makes me who I am...!
**Aya**: L-Like I said, this is what makes me who I am...!