01x06 - Egosurfing

[bunniefuu]

I want to quit Love For Real.

What?!

Right now?!

Why are you saying this?!

Lately, the guys at school tease me.

Like, "So you like those types of guys?"

Nothing's scarier than openly showing

your feelings for someone you like.

I had no idea until the show started.

Drawing attention

from many people isn't all good.

I do dumb stuff on my channel too,

so I understand.

Everyone thinks I'm dumb

Well, in fact, I am dumb though.

A-Are you really going to quit?

I'll listen anytime you need to talk!

If you're gonna quit, I'll quit too!

Nobu

So don't be like that. Let's continue!

I

WILL YUKI REALLY LEAVE THE SHOW?

Wow, I wonder what's gonna happen!

She might really quit.

Since Yuki seems sensitive.

But what will happen to Nobu

if she quits?!

YUKI SUMI TO QUIT DATING SHOW?

Look! I'm in a news article!

You think I contributed a little

in gaining viewers?

Probably.

So, are you going to quit the show?

Well, I can't quit, can I?

There's a contract.

What? So that was an act?

No, no, I'm not an actress like you,

Kurokawa, so I can't act.

I just exaggerated my feelings a little.

It's true that I was sad

from being teased at school.

And it's also true

that I've thought about quitting.

Because this show is always filmed

first thing in the morning.

I'm always so sleepy.

I see, so it's not a lie,

but an exaggeration.

An exaggeration, huh?

Once we started opening up

after some time passed on the show,

everyone's character became clear.

The ones who are good at this.

The one who isn't two-faced but unique.

The ones who aren't good on camera

and has little appearance.

Aqua! Let's go eat once we're done!

No, I'm good. I have food at home.

Come on, let's go!

Mem-cho says she'll treat us to yakiniku.

What?! I never said that!

I know that you gained new subscribers

recently and you're loaded.

Your agency only takes

50% of the cut, right?

Seriously?!

We split 80/20 at my agency. I envy you.

Ermm

All right! Add on another

extra premium assortment!

Stuff yourselves, brats!

Yay!

Aqua, the kainomi is cooked.

I'll grill my own,

so don't worry about me.

Kurokawa, you haven't been eating at all.

No, this is my role!

I've decided to never release

the tongs in these settings.

People would get mad when I used

to burn the meat before,

but I can grill them well now.

That's why!

What's being demanded right now

is something more extreme!

It's like, how much risk you take

She's so studious.

Ah, I'm sure the yakiniku was luxurious.

I bet the meat you ate while staring at

some cute girls tasted real good, huh?

Well, it was just a hangout.

Liar! I can see the satisfaction

oozing out from your face!

No, it's not.

Look me in my eyes and say that!

With a young body, you can eat unlimited

oily foods and never get indigestion.

This is too awesome.

You promised to eat with us

on Sundays together.

But it's been like this

ever since that show started!

First of all, isn't that show's concept

to meet after school?

But they always film on weekends.

It's a setup!

It's not a big deal.

They're good at least

for prioritizing education.

Actually, reality dating shows

aren't set up as much as you think.

A few of them are obviously faking it,

but most of them are just trying to

make themselves look good.

Everyone does that in real life,

don't they?

If you go on a group date,

you can see the same thing.

I've never been to one,

so I wouldn't know

Then does everyone seriously fall in love?

That depends on the individual.

You end up liking them surprisingly.

But my fans are watching, so I want to

keep it to a certain level on the show.

I do! It's kinda similar to getting close

to a host at a host club!

I shift into work mode when I'm on camera,

so it's a little hard.

Out of the question. It's work.

I seriously can. I mean, wouldn't it

be fun if it led up to marriage?

I don't know

I'm just barely fulfilling my role,

so I don't have the room for that.

I never watched reality dating shows

before, so I lacked knowledge on it.

I had a biased view, but its realism is

enough for it to be the selling point.

Contrary to what I imagined,

not a lot is set up.

And it's filmed to show the individuals'

character just as they are.

What's the matter? Isn't it a good thing

that there aren't many setups?

It's good from the audience's view.

But lies are also the best way

to protect yourself.

Well, it's probably

a needless worry though.

Later on,

the Yuki Sumi and Nobuyuki Kumano pair

becomes the focus of the show.

That's where Kengo shows his jealousy.

A love triangle is formed over Yuki.

Yuki becomes the gamemaster,

and her flirty character excites the show.

And the show gradually

gains popularity from teenagers.

Aqua, what about you?

Are you not gonna

join the battle over Yuki?

If you wanna get popular, it's better

to mingle with them instead of me.

I'm good. I want to play it safe

until the show ends.

You have no ambition

What about you?

Aren't you going to butt in?

As long as I can keep this dumb,

laid-back role, I'm okay.

Since my goal is to lead viewers

to my own channel.

But if you wanna make a move on me

seriously, now that's a different story.

Don't get your hopes up.

But the one we should be

more worried about is

She sells seashells by the seashore.

The shells she sells are sea-shells,

I'm sure. For if she sells sea-shells

-Excuse me

-Do you want to be fired?!

I heard the reality show Akane's

in was popular, so I watched it,

but what the hell is that?!

She probably wasn't even on screen

for ten minutes!

This is her chance,

but she isn't standing out one bit!

You're the manager!

Why aren't you lecturing her?!

But Boss, Akane is doing her best and

Doing her best doesn't make any money!

I chose her out of a ton of kids

who said they wanted to do it!

At least make her leave a mark

on the show!

I'm sorry, Manager

Oh. You were listening?

Akane, you're doing the best you can,

so don't worry.

I'll act as your shield for you.

I-It's because I'm not good enough

I must work harder.

I need to work harder to leave a mark.

Ugh, this juice is gross.

I'll post this on Twitter

to get my money's worth.

"The new drink I bought

at the convenience store was ultra gross"

Hey!

What was that for?

What were you just trying to do?!

What if you write a bad comment

about a company's product,

and they happened to be egosurfing?!

No, they wouldn't.

Jeez, you ex-commoners know nothing.

If you write about a product, at least

five affiliated people will see it!

And that company

will never offer you a job!

You're exaggerating.

Don't you egosurf yourself?

No, I don't.

Gimme your phone!

Oh! Give it back!

Let's see.

That's a lot of digging.

Oh my, you've even put "cute"

in your search words.

Did you wanna see

people call you cute that much?

Everyone says they don't egosurf,

but let me state this!

Ninety percent of idols all egosurf!

Try going to a wrap party after an event.

It's funny how all musicians and

performers are egosurfing as they drink.

Whoa.

The world has entered a great egosurf era!

You can now access big data

without being an advertising agency,

so you can look up analytics

on reviews and target audience!

Web advertising now costs

as much as traditional ads

and is said to be

a two-trillion-yen market!

The days of ignoring

internet responses have ended.

The ones who lack online marketing are

the ones to retire first in society now.

The content creators and the fans are now

mutually monitoring each other.

And in this industry,

we are the content itself.

Don't forget that if you gaze long into

an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

AKANE'S NONEXISTEN

YUKI'S CUTE

AKANE'S NONEXISTENT

I gotta work harder.

What are you doing?

I was taking a video for the show's

official Twitter and TikTok accounts.

Hm.

We've been gaining lots of subscribers.

Well, that's all thanks to me of course!

Speaking of which, Mem,

weren't you originally a TikToker?

Yup. There was no affiliate marketing

or Coins at the time,

so I switched over to being a YouTuber.

Aqua, you upload something too!

I don't know how to use those platforms

for the youngsters, so it's okay.

You old-timer!

Huh?

Huh?

Nobu, do you wanna go over there together?

Akane's making a move!

I forgot about this girl.

Was it Akane?

Whether she's there or not,

isn't it the same?

They can kick out Akane,

so please add a new guy member!

"What should I do to stand out?"

Well, that's where you pull

a bad girl move and steal Nobu from Yuki.

If you can do that, your character

will stand out and you'll draw attention.

Of course, that's not a direction

or anything.

But the kids that can do that

are the ones who become popular.

I gotta work harder

Wow! How pretty!

My big sister's a manicurist,

so I learned this from her.

That's cool.

Akane, I'll do yours too.

Come here.

Uh, okay.

Akane, are you panicking lately?

The series is almost finished,

so I can understand.

It's not exactly like that.

I just want to stand out

to produce results, that's all.

I see.

But I can't let you.

I'm going to fight

for the spotlight myself.

So don't think badly of me.

YUKI LIKE #LOVEFORREAL

"I BET YUKI HAS A GOOD PERSONALITY"

AKANE LIKE #LOVEFORREAL

NO SEARCH RESULTS

I wonder why I'm so different from Yuki.

I need to stand out more than her.

And so then

Ken!

You said you liked Labradors, right?

There's a big one over there!

Oh, seriously?!

I need to work hard and fight.

For the sake of everyone

supporting me too.

-Let's go!

-Stop it!

Clinging to guys so easily!

You play too dirty

Cut!

We'll stop the sh**t once!

Get a towel or tissues!

Doing that to a model's face

is a bit much

She has a magazine sh**t tomorrow, right?

I I didn't mean to No

Akane.

I

Akane!

I'm okay, so calm down!

I understand, you just panicked.

I know that you're a hard worker, Akane.

You were trying to meet

everyone's expectations

and did something out of your comfort zone

so you got all confused, right?

Sorry Your face

And you have a magazine sh**t

Don't worry.

This will be easily erased in Photoshop,

so it won't affect work!

Akane, do you hate me?

I don't hate you.

You're strong and kind, I like you.

Me too. I like you

and your hardworking, earnest self.

That's why I won't get mad.

Really?

The camera isn't rolling,

so there's no point in acting right now.

If this were school,

arguing a little and making up

would be a common story.

But even if the conflict is resolved

amongst themselves

AKANE WHO LAID A HAND ON YUKI

AKANE KUROKAWA

AKANE MUST BE WORSE OFF CAMERA

SHE NEEDS TO BE ARRESTED

THE DULL GIRL EMERGES

I KNEW SHE WAS CRAZY

AKANE'S DONE THIS BEFORE

SHE'S SO TRASHY LOL

the internet won't allow it.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!

POST YOUR REVIEW

BY TWEETING #LOVEFORREAL

YOU'RE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE.

DON'T EVER SHOW YOUR FACE AGAIN.

WHY DID THE SHOW USE HER?

WHO'S AKANE AGAIN? LOL

THE WORST ON THE SHOW.

PLEASE QUIT ALREADY.

"I knew it," is what I thought.

I thought I'd be forgiven

if I apologized properly.

I AM TRULY SORRY

Due to my contract with the show,

I can't say anything about

things that weren't filmed,

but if I just explain

as much as I can and apologize

But that triggered it.

-You make me want to puke.

-Be sorry you were born.

-Aren't you ashamed to be alive?

-You think an apology is enough?

Mem told me before

People g*ng up on those who apologize.

"If you apologize, you admit

that you did something bad, right?"

"We can punish you

if you did something bad."

That's what they think.

While apologizing is the ethically

correct choice as a Japanese person,

it's the absolute worst thing

you could do in response to backlash.

REPENT BY DYING

I did something bad, so I deserve it.

This is everyone's opinion

I shouldn't look away from it.

I even looked through

the criticisms as much as possible.

Backlash is something

that hits the serious people harder.

They shouldn't even look

at the criticisms.

But they try to earnestly accept

everyone's opinion head-on.

When I close my eyes, I can't think

of anything but the backlash.

So I tell myself that it'll calm down

by morning and force myself to sleep.

But there's no way that would happen.

Akane, are you okay?

You look pale.

I'm fine.

You want to stay home tomorrow?

I'm fine, I'll go to school.

You see Akane's news?

Isn't it crazy? I knew

she'd do something like this one day.

She always acts like a celebrity,

saying she has work and stuff.

Does she always have to act

like she's better than us?

Such an ugly personality.

She always gives off this vibe like,

"I'm different from all of you."

I bet her posse of guys

are soothing her now.

I bet.

Akane, you seem down lately.

Is something wrong?

Did something happen at work?

No.

These trashy hoes are born because

their moms don't teach them anything.

It's a cycle!

I'm sorry, Mom

For now, it's probably best

to not tweet anything right now.

Anything you say will just fuel the fire.

If you want to post something, tell me.

When a new episode released, I didn't have

the energy to check the comments.

But after seeing the backlash

reignite like before,

I was able to guess what they'd said.

And I also figured this will never settle

as long as this show is popular,

and that it's a problem that will haunt me

for the rest of my showbiz career.

I know her from a long time ago,

but she thinks she's different

from everyone else around her.

She probably believes

she's a genius or something.

I doubt she would ever think

about the pain of others.

Those goody-goody moves are

all just an act too, right?

I'm sure she's just partying

with guys in secret

and never working that seriously.

She always has a face on

like she's the center of the world.

I bet she's just a rich kid anyway,

she's never suffered any hardships.

Is there anyone who likes this brat?

These types of kids are useless

no matter what they do.

I bet she doesn't have friends.

You can tell how shallow she is

since she can't get along with others.

She's an idiot who doesn't think

about consequences.

She's always surrounded by guys

and throws a fit

if she doesn't get her way, right?

She's probably never dedicated herself

to anything in her life.

I see these types of selfish brats

around me too.

Narcissist. You don't belong anywhere.

This Akane who's been getting backlash

is the main cast at Theater Lalalai

and she's a super hard worker.

But after seeing this incident, it makes

me feel like everything was faked.

I've been supporting her all this time,

but I can't anymore.

I was Akane's classmate up to middle

school, but everyone seriously hated her.

I hear she messes around

and is a sl*t too.

She's completely finished as a celebrity.

Nobody would use someone

who'd hit a model's face.

Isn't she ugly too?

She does look like

she has a rotten personality.

Bye-bye, Akane.

Too bad we'll never see you on TV anymore.

NAMELESS ANONYMOUS:

SIMPLY PUT, DIE

YOU OKAY? YOU EATING?

EVERYONE'S WORRIED ABOUT YOU

Oh yeah, I haven't eaten anything.

I'LL GO BUY SOME FOOD

DON'T GO LOL

A TYPHOON'S COMING LOL

I'm tired.

I'm tired of thinking.

I don't want to think anymore.

No! Let me go!

Calm down!

I don't mean you any harm.

Please just calm down.