Good morning.

Morning! The weather sure is nice, huh. Perfect for a siesta!

Kanata, won't you fall asleep during the performance?

*Giggle* She'll be fine. She might be saying things like that, but she's been looking forward to today.

That's right. Mia's the one with a sleepy look on her face. I bet you were up late watching baseball again. Am I right? Huh, huh?

Whoa, stop that! Quit treating me like a kid! I'm a college student back in the States, you know!

It's that side of you that's just so adorable!

Hey, I came in my uniform because that's what you asked me to wear, but is there some kind of reason for that?

It's because going to today's show is a school field trip, so to speak. I get tickets from the school a few times a year.

What?! Those are tickets for the Theater Club, aren't they? Is it okay for us to use them?

Yeah. All the club members have already seen it and don't want the spare tickets to go to waste.

This performance is one I really recommend seeing. The characters are unique and compelling, just like you guys.

You're making me all embarrassed saying they're like us! But I'm happy to hear it.

You're giving us these important tickets, so we should watch and learn something.

That's the attitude. The performers dedicate their lives to each and every performance. We gotta watch carefully so it's burned into our minds.

That's just something my mom told me.

A musical… It's been so long since I've seen one that now my heart's starting to pound.

Oh, so you've seen a musical before.

Yeah. I saw one during my short-term study trip abroad.

Maybe it was one Mia's mother appeared in…

Um, I believe it starred…

Oh, look at the time! We better get going!

[Fade in/out.]

*Yawn* I'm stuffed!

The egg sandwiches were so good!

We'll have to thank the Theater Club president again sometime for this.

Okay. Well, let's get started on making the introductory video.

Wait!

You still haven't figured out what you want to say, Karin?

It's just… That musical kind of caught me off guard.

I didn't know that one actress was going to appear as a guest!

You've been watching her a lot recently, right? That's a pretty neat surprise! You should just be happy and celebrate.

Th-That's not my style. That's why I want to pay her the highest compliment.

Ever since I became her fan after watching a movie I borrowed from the club president, I've been tracking down more of her movies to watch.

She's unique, beautiful, and cool in everything she appears in. I wanted to learn lots from her.

Wow. So she's your idol, Karin.

An idol?

Isn't she more of an actress than an idol?

Ah, you're right. In Japan, idols have this kind of image as people who sing and dance, don't they?

Is it different in America?

Yeah. I guess they don't have Japanese-style idols in the States. The term is used more broadly there.

Musicians, dancers, artists, models, athletes, influencers—it includes all types of people.

I see. That makes sense since an idol means someone who others look up to.

By the way, my idols are my hometown baseball team!

The team I support always responds to the support from us fans. So the fans just need to show their support and it lifts their spirits!

And the team members would be energized too with you supporting them.

I hope that's true. If the team's energized, then I'm energized. So I'll do my best to support them.

And that'll help out the team again, right?

They're idols, even without the singing and dancing…

If there are people who look up to you, then that makes you an idol…

That's right!

Idols are those who give us energy and courage.

…………

I think I've figured it out a bit more.

Huh? Figured what out?

What I want for our promo video!