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Mr. Komatsu: We'll get right into this. First, I'd like to go over your Japanese test results. Of course, before we look at your answers, I'd like to announce the top three scores and the worst three scores. The top three...

The camera looks over the classroom in anticipation.

Mr. Komatsu: Number three is the Super Enthusiastic Daiki of Hosuchiru.

Cheers. Daiki stands up and points to himself.

Daiki: It was too easy.

Yuki: You say that, but you only placed third.

Mr. Komatsu: Number two, from B.P. Channel... meN-meN of Codomo Dragon.

Cheers. meN-meN stands up.

Subaru: You didn't look like you could do it!

meN-meN looks gracefully offended as the others laugh.

meN-meN: I'm probably the happiest about this.

Mr. Komatsu: Well, then, number one... from B.P. Channel...

Takemasa: It's one of us!

[Please take this opportunity to note that Hiyorin is not present]

Mr. Komatsu: Rio of Zero Hertz.

Rio stands up as the others applaud.

Tatsuya: Rio, you're so cuuute♡

Someone: You're all so loud.

Mr. Komatsu (darkly): Now it's time for...

Justin: Oh god, his eyes changed.

Laughter.

Tatsuya: You don't need to if you don't want to♡

Mr. Komatsu: YOU SHUT UP.

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: The worst three. There is one number one, and there are three who tied for second place.

Scattered: Whaaaat...!

Mr. Komatsu: The three who tied for second place... earned only three points on this part of the test.

Daiki: No way!!

Subaru: What idiots!

Mr. Komatsu: First... is Tatsuya of Second Street.

Laughter. Tatsuya covers his mouth daintily in shock.

Tatsuya: But there are others who look worse than I, no?

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: One more tied for number two... Yuki of Second Street.

Laughter as Yuki also covers his mouth in disbelief.

Daiki: Are we really cheering this?

Tatsuya: Thank you so much~

Mr. Komatsu: Yes, both gay men failed.

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: And finally... Subaru of Royz.

Laughter. Subaru stands and turns to face both members of Second Street.

Subaru: Are we... are we friends?

Tatsuya and Yuki: We're all friends now♡ This is incredible♡

The three put their hands together joyously.

Chamu: Please, please move on.

Mr. Komatsu: And now, for the worst... Hatenyan.

Laughter.

Yuki: That's bad! That's so bad!

Subaru: This is getting chaotic.

Takemasa: Yeah, this is pretty chaotic...

Mr. Komatsu: Alright, I'd like to go over your answers to the questions one by one.

Tatsuya: Already?

Mr. Komatsu: Yes, now.

Title: Japanese.

Mr. Komatsu: Please write the proper kanji in the blank space.

①「将来なりたい【　しょくぎょう　】ランキング」にYouTuberがランクインしている。 (The list of [jobs] I'd like in the future ranks high-ranking YouTuber as number one.)

Mr. Komatsu: The word you're supposed to fill in is shokugyou/job, with this kanji: 職業. It's a kanji compound you learn in grade school. Most of you got this correct. However, Yuki of Second Street wrote this as his answer.

Yuki's answer is the kanji for "take" and another thing that is close to the second real kanji, but not quite.

Laughter.

Subaru: What the hell is that?

Yuki: Wait, wait, I basically memorize kanji only on the general look.

Laughter.

Daiki: It doesn't even look like the real thing!

Someone: Isn't it close?

Mr. Komatsu: Hatenyan's answer was this:

Hatenyan answered "Number three."

Laughter and applause.

Hatenyan: I misunderstood... I thought it was asking what YouTube rank you wanted to achieve in elementary school. It was an honest mistake.

Mr. Komatsu: Thanks to your honest mistake, you earned that number one worst ranking.

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: Next.

①炎上してしまった。【　しゃざい　】　しなければ。 (I accidentally lit everything on fire. I must [apologize].)

Mr. Komatsu: Is there anyone here who has had to hold a press conference apologizing for something?

Vambi: Oh, yes, plenty of times.

Mr. Komatsu: So, you do this often?

Vambi: It's my forte.

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: The answer is this: 謝罪. Monyo of Baby Kingdom and Subaru of Royz both wrote the same thing.

They both wrote 射財, which is not a real word.

Laughter.

Subaru, quietly to Monyo: Like... a wealth of cum...

Yuki (who sits between them): NONONONONONONONONONO.

Mr. Komatsu: Well then, Yuki of Second Street... You wrote...

His answer is "my bad."

Laughter.

Yuki: I apologize for not being able to write it. I just didn't know the kanji.

Mr. Komatsu: Number three.

①眠らない街【　かぶき　】町 ([Kabuki]cho is the town that never sleeps)

Mr. Komatsu: The correct answer is this: 歌舞伎町. (Kabukicho is the name of the red light district in Tokyo. The individual kanji mean "song," "dance," "art," and "town")

Scattered: Ohh.

Mr. Komatsu: Hosuchiru's Justin.

All: Whaaa?

Mr. Komatsu: ...Is correct.

All: Oh!!

Justin: My handwriting looks so nice!

Mr. Komatsu: As for another member of Hosuchiru, Rikkun... He wrote...

His answer is nearly illegible, except for the "ki," and possibly "I" as "bu."

Scattered: Heey, what even is that? What?

Daiki: You're hopeless.

Mr. Komatsu: Yuki of Second Street wrote this.

His answer is 歌分木, which could potentially sound out "kabuki" but instead means song-part-tree (song is correct).

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: Subaru.

Subaru's answer is 歌舞鼓, which is close, but instead means song-dance-drum.

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: Also from Royz, Koudai.

Koudai's answer is 花仏木, the Buddhist flower tree.

Someone: Yeah, I guess some "flowers" are blooming there.

Mr. Komatsu: And Vambi.

Vambi has just spelled out Kabukin phonetically and added a -san to the end like it's a person.

Someone: Yeah, he's a YouTuber, alright.

Vambi: Yeah, I just spelled it out. That's the only way I see it nowadays, so I've forgotten how it's actually written.

Mr. Komatsu: Kurosaki Mahiro has written it this way.

Mahiro has written it 歌無枝, which means a song without branches.

Cheering.

Mr. Komatsu makes his appearance (the same test proctor from the first series). He is introduced as B.P.Records's employee, who has also made appearances in magazine contests. The room silences immediately in his presence.

Mr. Komatsu: Long time, no see. I think there are many people here who remember when we first met in this classroom. I would like to start the test quickly, but first, I'd like to call in some new students.

Takemasa: Girls?

Mr. Komatsu: Some of them are kind of girly.

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: We started B.P. Channel to become Youtubers, but in order to make things more exciting, we will be calling in some other famous Japanese Youtubers.

Scattered: Ohh.

Mr. Komatsu: Well, then, let's get started. First up, please come in.

Vambi walks in and people begin giggling.

Vambi: You're all so uncool. I come from the UUUM private Youtuber school. V-A-M-B-I, I'm Vambi!

BP sits quietly before Mitsuki bursts out laughing. They all begin cheering.

Vambi: That really hurt.

Mr. Komatsu: Moving on. Next is...

Vampire Rose walks in through the door.

Takemasa: Store owner?

Vampire Rose: Shut up.

Laughter ensues.

Vampire Rose: I come from the world of demons, I am Count Rose (Vampire Rose).

Someone: Good work.

Vampire Rose: Thanks.

Laughter.

Vampire Rose: I have come here today to take a test. I look forward to it.

He laughs creepily and the others cheer. Koudai reaches out his hand and points to him for some reason.

Mr. Komatsu: Next is...!

Hatenyan walks in shyly to a silent room. Everyone watches him without a word.

Vampire Rose: Hurry up and introduce yourself already.

Hatenyan half-bows apologetically as the others laugh.

Hatenyan: I'm Hatenyan.

Cheers.

Mr. Komatsu: Next is a two-person team.

Two people poke in their heads slyly, then burst into the room to applause.

Tatsuya: We come from Shinjuku 2-chome! We're Second Street!

[Second Street is a two-person group made of Tatsuya and Yuki. Shinjuku 2-chome is famous for being the gay district]

They applaud and the others follow suit.

Yuki: Oh, that's so fulfilling, I'm so happy♡

Tatsuya: We're just going to eat you all up♡

Mr. Komatsu: Continuing on, next we have three people from Kabukicho.

[Kabukicho is the Red Light District].

Daiki: Hello!

Takemasa: A popular person is here!

Daiki closes the door nonchalantly before his cohorts can follow him in.

Daiki: Good to see you!

Chamu loses it as the two other hosts enter the room.

Daiki: I'm hopeless. We're the host Youtubers from Kabukicho!

Rikkun: I am Rikkun, and...

Daiki: I'm the super energetic Daiki, and this is...

Justin: Justin!

Applause.

Mr. Komatsu: Thank you all for gathering here today. Today, you 19, are going to take this.

Title screen: Test of knowledge.

Tatsuya: A test of knowledge? Yaay♡

Cheering.

Mr. Komatsu: Hey, don't leave me out.

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: Today, we are going to conduct a test of knowledge. However! There is one person here who is NOT a Youtuber!

He points to Vampire Rose.

Vampire Rose: Rose-stop.

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: Our test today will be comprised of four parts: Japanese, math, science, and social studies. Each part will be worth 25 points for a total of 100 points. We will score you all individually.

Tatsuya: Let's all do our best♡

Someone: He's flirting with us!

Chamu: Teacher, we have a problem here!

Mr. Komatsu covers his face.

Mr. Komatsu: I'm... I'm not good at handling people like this...

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: Alright! I will now explain to you the rules. You have one hour to complete the test. Fill out whichever section you like first.

Tatsuya: What I like♡

Mr. Komatsu: You're... scaring me...

Laughter.

Mr. Komatsu: We will not accept blank answers. Even if you don't know, please write something. If you finish the test early, you may leave. Do you understand the rules?

All: Yes, sir!

Mr. Komatsu: Well, then, let's begin the B.P.R. Channel vs. Youtuber test of knowledge! START!

Daiki: Do your best!

Subaru: I will!

First of all, I think there are a lot of people who don't know who I am. So, I'll give you a brief description.

In 2007, Kiryu was formed. From 2008, I decided to never take this mask off in public. Having made that decision... In 2009, we joined our current record label, B.P.Records, and then... [too fast for me to understand]

Well, the people who watch this video may think that life and everything have been smooth sailing, (I'm doing my best!!)

WHY IS THIS VIDEO ONLY ABOUT YOU BRAGGING SHADDUP\(^o^)/SHADDUP\(^o^)/ SHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP There might be people who think that (↑) way, too.

WELL! What I wanted to talk about Is that we're still in the middle of our dream.

I guess, what I'm trying to say is, this is what I wanted to talk about. Kiryu, you know, has sort of been around for over ten years now... It's such a small world, but for Visual Kei, especially compared to the early days, people have become so kind. This is kind of an old story, but actually... in the beginning... The people around us were all cold. Well, no, I guess "cold" isn't the right word... It's more like just no one would talk to us. Well, in the beginning, since we formed, there was no reason to. It's kind of obvious that people weren't interested in talking to us. You know. Of course, in the beginning, we didn't have a lot of fans, and the people we looked up to said things like YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT. YOU'RE GONNA DISBAND SOON. Right to our faces (don't look at my face) TODAY PEOPLE FROM THE RECORD LABEL 〇×■ are going to come watch us! This is our chaaaaaaaaaance! We were so happy, but when they saw our shows... I guess we weren't good. They didn't even talk to us, I mean, like we were nothing. They just left. Well, recently, I haven't even really talked to the others, but. Kiryu is still doing its best!!!

We're in the middle of things... But... I... I've thought a lot About giving up before. I felt strongest about disbanding back in 2011, during our Mugen Houyou tour. My mother fell ill. And at that time My father said, "Just quit your stupid little band," As tears coursed down his face. That was the first time I'd ever seen him cry. And even a happy-go-lucky guy like myself Felt those words resounding in my heart. I was really troubled... Even so, when we had a show, As the hours ticked by, Our fans... I realized how many people were waiting for us. So I asked If I quit, What would the others do? And the staff Everyone thought about it. But... in the end... It was all a mess inside my head. Even now, I still think about it. But now, In regards to our fans, Well, in regards to anyone... It's just not a good topic for discussion. But at that time, I wasn't really good at keeping it in. So, with those feelings in my heart, I turned toward our Mugen Houyou tour. I always wondered what I should do. I asked myself over and over, Ugh, it's so Visual Kei... But really, back then. That's when it happened. On March 11, 2011, The Great Tohoku Earthquake happened. I think it's still left lasting impressions on everyone. And on that day, we were in Fukuoka On our one-man tour. We weren't directly affected by it But back then, we didn't know right away If Japan would be alright. We ended our one-man tour in Fukuoka We didn't have a meeting, but Together, we all got dinner. And we ate, and talked about what we knew, We ate, Returned to the hotel, And... was it before I fell asleep? I was honestly just shocked... I didn't know what would happen... Well... I mean, that's true of everyone, right? Right away, Kiryu held an emergency meeting. Would we be continuing Kiryu even after our tour? Would we quit? We were in our own worlds, Following a feeling of reclusion after the earthquake, And even the other musicians around us Were announcing that they were going to be pausing activities, tours, events. And so, the conclusion we reached Was that we'd continue. When we announced it, there was some resistance. Of course... It was devastating. I don't mean everyone But even amongst our fans, There were people who didn't understand our decision. Until the day before, the ones who told us that they loved us Were suddenly saying, "What?! You don't understand anything!! Shut up!! Die!!" There were so many voices. But we, as we were, with feelings of guilt as we continued activities, We wondered what we were living for. We decided we'd continue activities. Even just a little, A concept band like us, Wanted to give others a reason to live. So, with that thought in mind, We decided that guilt was the wrong thing to feel here, And we were very firm in our decision. But Many people Told us to die Every single day. If I'm being honest... It was hard... Every moment, fan mail was coming, causing my phone to go off ceaselessly. In a single day, the most messages I received was about 2,000. All of them telling me to die. Well, like I said, I was also worried about my family. And during all that... Every minute, every second... All these people...? From people I knew to people I didn't Kept telling me "Die, die, die, die." I felt like giving up... And eventually... "What the hell?" And then, I began to look forward to the first show we'd perform since we decided we'd continue activities. I'll never, ever forget... It was at Matsuyama Salon Kitty. The pre-sold tickets were already sold out. I guess, in terms of sales, that was good. I thought no one would come after all... Even so! Even if it was just five or ten who showed up after all For those who came to see us, we'd put on the best damn show we could. We were very resolute. And we took the stage, And our opening special effects rang out, We entered the stage. And... Everyone came. Everyone was there after all. I thought no one would come. I mean Right before we performed, I really thought I was gonna cry. I mean How do I explain? I don't even know. I felt just overwhelmed with that feeling of not knowing. You guys... To be honest, All the members, All five of us, Thought you guys hated us. But we realized at that moment That as a band, We were supporting people. That was what we wanted to do. But on the other hand, We also realized, We were being supported by you. I was so lost as to what to do about my family... And I wanted to quit sometimes... But when I saw things like that I realized That feeling just flew away. And so When my feelings of quitting flew away I wanted to share my thoughts with the help of the other members of Kiryu And from that Our song Kyousei was born.

[Snippet of Kyousei]

What saved hypocrisy Was the filth that hid away the weak points But hypocrisy tried to run away From the weakness that couldn't face the filth

There's no such thing as a "right" answer Therefore there is also no "incorrect" answer I looked out at the end of the cycle of death and rebirth And saw the path I should follow

Do you hear me crying out? The words have yet to take shape in my voice... I may scream myself hoarse, and my life may wither away, but There's something I need to say...