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Don't say that!

But the story is really good!! | I love stuff like this!

You're good at egging people on!

Thank you, Mr. Tejima.

Kuro...

Oh, this one's not for you.

Well, keep up the good work.

So, Sir, tell me!

Who's the criminal?

Sorry, can't tell you. | That'd spoil the fun.

So what ARE you going to | do about the criminal?

You're gonna have to make | your mind up soon.

Good morning, Mr. Tejima! Mr. Shibuya!

Oh, hello there...

Mima's getting good reviews. | Even among station staff.

If that's the case, don't you | think she's got too few lines?

So he says, Shibuya.

Hey, don't look at me!

Sir! Please! Make use of Mima | just a little bit more!

But see... She's a pop idol, right?

They're really hard to use...

That's no problem! | She's done with being a pop idol!

Really?

We're ready for the take!

Oh, this is for Mima.

"Who are you?"

"Who are you?"

5 seconds!

4, 3, 2...

Mr. Tadokoro!?

Mr. Tadokoro!

Mr. Tadokoro!!

I'm all right...

What the hell is this!?

I think that letter just exploded...!?

Call an ambulance! An ambulance!

Yes!

...is a warning. | The next one will be REAL.

We're all set now.

Rumi, you're really amazing!

I'll sign you up for | online services now.

Okay.

What do you think, Rumi?

About what?

About that thing the other day.

Oh, that...

Credit card number...

Shouldn't we have called the police?

Mr. Tadokoro said not to. | We can't do anything about it.

But it was a crime!

And it might have been me!

It's okay. It was just a prank.

Fortunately, Mr. Tadokoro | wasn't badly hurt.

So you shouldn't worry, Mima.

Anyway, Mima, I'll explain | all of this so listen carefully.

Okay!

This is a browser for | the World Wide Web.

You launch it by double-clicking here.

Wha? Double-clip?

What are you going to do with a clip?

But...

See, next to "location" | you enter the URL.

It's not hard, is it?

Come on, Rumi!

Can't you explain it to me in Japanese?

Boy! Why did you buy a computer when | you don't know anything about it?

Because they said it was easy!

Oh, all right. I'll explain it | from the beginning once more...

Okay!

H... T... T... P...

Ooh, something came up!

Hey, I'm doing pretty well!

...And now...

There it is!

Mima's Room

Mima's Room

Mima's Diary

Mima's Diary | What's this?

"lt was just terrible!"

"l screwed up the choreography, | AND forgot my lyrics."

"l feel so sorry to all my fans!"

"This morning, when I got off | the train left foot first..."

"...was when all | the bad stuff started."

"l always make it a point | that my right foot..."

"...goes first into the | train and into the bath."

Someone sure knows me! What's this?

"Today was my 21st birthday."

"Yukiko, Rei, and the staff at the agency | held a party for me. It was terrific!"

"Coming home, I went grocery | shopping at the usual store."

"l got mineral water and milk."

"The milk just has | to be Cow Brand milk."

"l have to allow myself | at least this much luxury."

"And food for my | precious fish, of course..."

"May 12th. I was impressed with Eri | Ochiai's performance in Double Bind."

"She's another person | when the camera is rolling..."

What is all this...?

How do they know this much...?

Who are you?

Who are you?

Who are you?

Who are you?

Who are you?

Who are you?

Who are you?

I'm Dr. Touko Asamiya, | specializing in psychiatry.

I was your late sister's psychiatrist.

There are some things | I'd like to ask you.

Detective Yamashiro! Another one!

What!?

This is the fifth victim...

Just three shots.

Is this work really | worth leaving CHAM for?

Rumi. Do you know how hard | it is to get a character...

...that reappears in a drama series? | Even a role like this?

Yes, I do. But...

This is where Mima proves if she can | be seen as a real actress or not.

But we should sell Mima as a pop idol!

Really. Times are different from when | Rumi Hidaka was a working pop idol.

I know that.

Nowadays, there are no places for | pop idols to appeal to the masses.

This is the branch point that | will decide if Mima lasts or not.

Well, excuse me for not surviving.

Please, Rumi!

There's nothing better than having Mima | be able to change into an actress!

She came to Tokyo to sing...

Think!

On record sales we | make practically nothing!

But I do wish that they'd | use her a little bit more...

Sorry we're not that profitable!

Good morning!

How's the new CHAM going?

Double Bind

It's the pits!

Double Bind... yeah, I saw it too.

It was so boring!

Why do all psycho-thrillers made | in Japan turn out that way?

Mimarin's not in it!

Oh yeah. How many scenes was | she in last week? Four?

Three.

Somebody save Mimarin! PLEASE!

A HOME PAGE ON THE INTERNET: | You can make one too!

This morning, when I got off | the train left foot first...

Hey, It's Mimarin!

Good morning!

Good morning, Mimarin!

Break a leg with that drama series!

Hey, wait, Mimarin...

Do they get all unfriendly when | they become actresses?

Hit-And-Run at Shinkaido.

Tadashi Doi (1 8), in critical condition.

Good morning!

Good morning, Mima.

Cheers!

Cheers!

What's going on?

CHAM's new single...

Oh, wow! They got 83rd?

We never even made the charts before.

One, two...

Congratulations!

We did it!

Now we've got to work | together really hard!

But will there be anyone | in the audience?

Sure there will be, Mima!

Your next script. | It has a few more lines.

Yeah.

You've both done great!

CHAM is totally okay being a duo!

Hey, you. Are you currently | in any talent agency?

I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry.

Hey!

Wouldn't you be interested | in being a model?

Model?

Cut!

OK! We're going to move | for the next scene!

Who's that girl?

I don't know.

Hey, hey, hey!

I saw next week's script, Shibuya. | You're wonderful!

I didn't think it would come to this!

To tell the truth, | I have an even more drastic idea.

Fantastic!

But...

I wonder if it would be | all right for Mima...

...or rather, her agency.

Mima's character, | Yoko Takakura, changes...

...personalities completely when she's | raped by the customers at a strip show.

You're crazy! A rape scene!?

She's the key figure in the second half | of the series! It's an important role!

But Mima's a pop idol!

Don't worry, Mima.

We'll ask the producer | and get it changed.

Hey, hey. Wait a minute!

The scripts are already behind schedule | as is, and the art staff is getting antsy!

How will it look if we | make it worse by arguing?

I even told Shibuya that she was | changing out from a pop idol!

It's our job to protect | the celebrities in our agency!

There's no way Mima | can do such a thing!

It's all right, Rumi.

I'll do it.

Because I decided that | I WILL become an actress.

Mima!

I see. You're really wonderful, Mima!

This kind of thing is commonplace for | actresses! Jodie what's her name did it too!

Mima, please think it out.

Do you realize what will | happen as a result of this?

It's not as if I'm | really getting raped!

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