Kirari (voice cheerfully muffled by red bean paste): “Mm! The custard one is winning, but the chocolate is putting up a good fight!”
Kirari: “Partners?”
Kirari: “That was artistic interpretation.”
[Her room is a hurricane of pink: stuffed animals, pop posters, a half-eaten bag of potato chips on her pillow. She’s on her phone, scrolling through a talent search website.] kirarin revolution ep 1 eng sub
[But Kirari isn’t listening. Because standing at the edge of the tent, half-hidden behind a pillar, is Hiroto. He’s watching her. And he’s smiling. Not a polite smile. A real one.]
[Kirari at home, singing into a hairbrush in front of a poster of SHIPS. She hits a note so wrong that her pet hamster, Hanata, falls off its wheel.]
Kirari (to herself): “That’s it. I’m going to be a star. Right next to him.” Kirari (voice cheerfully muffled by red bean paste): “Mm
[Kirari’s eyes go wide. Then, they sparkle.]
[The producer sighs. He waves his hand.]
Kirari (undaunted): “Day one! Only 999,999 more notes to perfect!” Because standing at the edge of the tent,
Hiroto: “Maybe. But disasters change the weather.”
[A flimsy stage set up between a hot dog cart and a fountain. A bored-looking producer sits behind a folding table. A line of polished, nervous girls stretches behind Kirari, who is vibrating with unearned confidence.]