B-Project
| B-Project | |
 B-Project: Kodō＊Ambitious Promotional Poster | |
| Genre | Music |
|---|---|
| Anime television series | |
| B-Project: Kodō＊Ambitious | |
| Directed by | Eiji Suganuma |
| Produced by | Takanori Nishikawa |
| Written by | Hitomi Mieno, Takashi Ifukube, Junko Koumura |
| Music by | Masato Nakayama |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, ABC, CBC |
| Original run | July 3, 2016 – September 24, 2016 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| B-Project: Mousou＊Scandal | |
| Written by | Morino Mizu |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Cheese! |
| Original run | May 24, 2016 – October 24, 2016 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Game | |
| B-Project: Muteki＊Dangerous | |
| Developer | Criware |
| Genre | Rhythm game |
| Platform | iOS, Android |
| Released | June 28, 2017 |
| Anime television series | |
| B-Project: Zecchō Emotion | |
| Original run | January 2019 – scheduled |
B-PROJECT is a Japanese cross-media project by MAGES. about a group of virtual idols that began in 2015. The project was first announced via Twitter on August 9, 2015, with the first production presentation and song previews being released on September 4, 2015 via nico live.[1][2] As of January 2018 the project features an anime series, a manga adaptation, a rhythm game, a stage play, multiple music CDs, and a range of related merchandise.
Overview
B-PROJECT follows four (initially three) Japanese idol groups that perform both as separate units and as a whole group. When the project first began the units were: Kitakore (キタコレ), THRIVE and MooNs, but on December 4, 2015, a fourth group known as KiLLER KiNG was added.[3] The first single for the series, "Eikyuu Paradise (永久パラダイス)", was released digitally on September 11, 2015, alongside a promo video for the series and a teaser of a new single, "dreaming time", from THRIVE.[4] It was later revealed that in addition to "dreaming time" from THRIVE, MooNs & Kitakore would also be releasing singles on November 25, 2015, "Glory Upper" and "Koiseyo Otome (恋セヨ乙女)" respectively.[5]
Shortly after the introduction of KiLLER KiNG the next round of singles was announced on January 24, 2016.[6] KiLLER KiNG's debut single would be "Kira Kira Smile (キラキラスマイル Kira Kira Sumairu)", THRIVE's new single would be "Maybe Love", Kitakore's new single would be "Mysterious Kiss", and MooNs' new single would be "Brand New Star". Unlike the first round of singles the release dates were split into two batches; "Kira Kira Smile" and "Maybe Love" were released on March 23, 2016, while "Mysterious Kiss" and "Brand New Star" weren't released until April 6, 2016.
On September 9, 2016, it was announced that from December 2016 to March 2017 there would be six consecutive releases, with at least one single from each unit.[7] The releases began on December 21, 2016 with the release of "Muteki*Dangerous (無敵＊デンジャラス Muteki＊Denjarasu)" by B-Project as a whole, and "Hungry Wolf" by KiLLER KiNG. The next single, "Summer Mermaid" by MooNs, was released January 18, 2017. "Needle No.6" by THRIVE was released on February 22, 2017, while "Wonder☆Future (ワンダー☆フューチャー Wandā☆Fūchā)" by Kitakore was set to be released on February 8, 2017, but was pushed back to March 15, 2017, the same release day as KiLLER KiNG's next single, Break it down, for unspecified reasons.[8]
On March 19, 2017, alongside the announcement of the stage play production it was announced that B-Project would be releasing its first album.[9] Two versions were released with different tracklists: S-Kyuu Paradise BLACK & S-Kyuu Paradise WHITE, both albums were released on July 19, 2017.[10] The first song on both albums, "S-Kyuu Paradise (S級パラダイス)", is a new song sung by all 14 members, and each unit also released a new song: THRIVE and KiLLER KiNG on BLACK, and Kitakore and MooNs on WHITE. On June 9, 2017, the album covers were revealed and the titles for the four new songs were announced; "the one& only" by THRIVE, "Blooming Festa!" by KiLLER KiNG, "Jikū no Rasen (時空の螺旋)" by Kitakore, and "PRAY FOR..." by MooNs, along with previews for the THRIVE and Kitakore songs. [11]
On September 30, 2017, at the second anniversary event, DARK in the HALLOWEEEEN, it was announced that the anime series would be receiving a second season at some point in the future, as well as announcing the fourth round of singles for each unit alongside new solo songs from all 14 members.[12] On January 28, 2018, at the WINTER of FANTASIA event at Universal Studios Japan it was announced that there would be a new live show in July of 2018, B-PROJECT SUMMER LIVE2018, as well as announcing the names and release dates of the fourth round of singles.[13] The first singles released were "Phantom・of・Love (ファントム・オブ・ラブ Fantomu・obu・Rabu)" by KiLLER KiNG and "Ultra-sensitive Destiny (超感デスティニー Chōkan Desutinī)" by THRIVE which both released on March 18, 2018, followed by "GO AROUND" by MooNS which was released on May 16, 2018. "Crank In (クランクイン Kurankuin)" by Kitakore and "Kaikan Everyday (快感エブリデイ Kaikan Eburidei)" by B-Project are set to be released on July 16, 2018.
In total, the series has seen the release of 18 singles, and two albums, with three more singles slated for release in 2018. In addition to musical releases B-Project also features an anime produced by MAGES that ran during the Summer of 2016 for a total of 12 episodes, a manga written by Morino Mizu that ran for 6 chapters in late 2016 in the monthly magazine Cheese!, an ongoing web-radio series, a mobile musical game, and stage play. The anime was later released in 6 DVD & Blu-ray volumes; volumes 2-6 came packaged with 2 character songs each, 1 song for each unit member who made an appearance in the anime.[14] The series has also seen a variety of special events, all of which have taken place in Japan and usually feature several of the voice actors from the series. These events have usually been to announce upcoming singles or projects, however two have been to celebrate the anniversary of the series. So far the series has seen the following special events: Happy Summer Eastar,[15] KING of CASTE,[16] Brilliant＊Party,[17], LOVE & ART FAMILY MTG 2017,[18] DARK in the HALLOWEEEEN,[19] and WINTER of FANTASIA.[20] For April Fools in 2017 there was an announcement on the official Twitter saying that the B in B-Project stood for baby, this was accompanied by a voting poll for who the fans most wanted to see become an adult again which lasted until April 9. [21] The top 3 ranked characters, Kento Aizome, Goshi Kaneshiro, and Ryuji Korekuni, had limited edition life-sized body pillow covers made as a result of the voting poll.
Characters
Idol Groups and Members
MooNs
- Hikaru Osari (王茶利 暉 Osari Hikaru)
- Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo
- The "eye candy" of the idol group, MooNs. In episode 7, it is revealed that Hikaru has an incurable disease. He has had it since before the auditions for B-Pro. It is also known that Nome has known about this when they met at the auditions which causes him to have a protective personality when it comes to Hikaru. His representative animal is a monkey. He was portrayed by Tatsuki Jonin (上仁 樹 Jōnin Tatsuki) in the first stage play, but was replaced by Hinata Matsumoto (松本ひなた Matsumoto Hinata) in the REMiX play.
- Tatsuhiro Nome (野目 龍広 Nome Tatsuhiro)
- Voiced by: Genki Okawa
- MooNs' "musclebound idiot" He and Hikaru share a deep friendship as they were shown to have met in the auditions for B-Pro and have been together since then. His representatve animal is a bear. He is portrayed by Yuhei Chiwata (千綿勇平 Chiwata Yūhei) in the stage plays.
- Kazuna Masunaga (増長 和南 Masunaga Kazuna)
- Voiced by: Yūto Uemura
- He is called MooNs' Leader but doesn't agree to it but nevertheless accepts it for the time being. He is quite conscious of Tomohisa's actions. He also thinks that Tomohisa shines brighter that anyone while not considering his own brightness. The MooN's members are fond of him as seen in episode 3. His representative animal is a dog. He is portrayed by Ryo Taguchi (田口 涼 Taguchi Ryō) in the stage plays.
- Momotaro Onzai (音済 百太郎 Onzai Momotaro)
- Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara
- MooNs' member. In episode 6, it is revealed that he can see avenging spirits in items. A very quiet cool type of person unlike Sekimura. He is close to Mikado. His representative animal is a hedgehog. He was portrayed by Tsubasa Kizu (木津つばさ Kizu Tsubasa) in the first stage play, but was replaced by Seiya Konishi (小西成弥 Konishi Seiya) in the REMiX play.
- Mikado Sekimura (釈村 帝人 Sekimura Mikado)
- Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda
- He is the most energetic idol of the group. He is a really huge fan of Mamirin. He keeps a keychain of Mamirin on his bag, and keeps it as a good luck charm. He knows about Onzai's ability to see spirits and also is very close to him. His representative animal is a squirrel. He is portrayed by Jin Hiramaki (平牧 仁 Hiramaki Jin) in the stage plays.
Kitakore (キタコレ)
- Ryūji Korekuni (是国 竜持 Korekuni Ryūji)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio
- A shy person who naturally can't confess his emotions easily. He is mostly seen with a candy in his mouth, mostly a lollipop. In the past, his mother would dress him up in girl clothes because he looked cute. His family is famous in the Entertainment business. He has been bullied due to people thinking he used his father's influence to get into B-Project. His representative animal is a cat. He is portrayed by Toman (とまん) in the stage plays.
- Tomohisa Kitakado (北門 倫毘沙 Kitakado Tomohisa)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Ono
- He is a confident and also a rich person since his family runs a hospital although his personality says otherwise. He is very close to Ryūji who is in the same idol group as him. They share a close friendship since they met at a party when they were younger. At the party, he met Ryuji who was wearing girl's clothes at that time which causes Tomohisa to think he was really a girl. He cares for Masunaga whom he had also known for a long time. He is known as the "Prince". His representative animal is a lion. He was portrayed by Yoshihide Sasaki (佐々木喜英 Sasaki Yoshihide) in the first stage play, but was replaced by Atsuchi Kimura (木村 敦 Kimura Atsushi) in the REMiX play.
THRIVE
- Goshi Kaneshiro (金城 剛士 Kaneshiro Gōshi)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
- Goshi is considered the non-conformist of the group. He enjoys composing and prefers to maintain his more mature, rock-influenced image. He has a short temper and is often teased by his group members. His representative animal is a wolf. He is portrayed by Yuta Kishimoto (岸本勇太 Kishimoto Yūta) in the stage plays.
- Kento Aizome (愛染 健十 Aizome Kento)
- Voiced by: Kazuki Kato
- He is the play boy type in the group. He is mostly seen holding a mirror and fixing his bangs and according to Tsubasa, is always alert and pays attention to his surroundings. In episode 9, it was seen that he gets really annoyed when his bangs gets messed up. It was also revealed that he had a bit of a rough childhood causing him to have a play boy personality. His representative animal is a fox. He is portrayed by Tom Fujita (藤田 富 Fujita Tom) in the stage plays.
- Yuta Ashu (阿修 悠太 Ashū Yūta)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae
- Yuta is the cute idol of the group. Has a cheerful, bright, and energetic personality but is also quite self-conscious about his nature. He is friendly with almost every member of B-project, and is closest to Kitakore's Ryuji outside of THRIVE. His representative animal is a sheep. He is portrayed by Reo Mitani (三谷怜央 Mitani Reo) in the stage plays.
KiLLER KiNG
- Yuduki Teramitsu (寺光唯月 Teramitsu Yudzuki)
- Voiced by: Kōtarō Nishiyama
- One of the twins, much quieter than his brother and appears to be a bit shy. His representative animal is a rabbit. He is portrayed by Shochiro Omi (大海将一郎 Ōmi Shōchirō) in the stage plays.
- Haruhi Teramitsu (寺光遙日 Teramitsu Haruhi)
- Voiced by: Taku Yashiro
- One of the twins, the more extroverted and talkative of the two like his band-mate, Akane. His representative animal is a rabbit. He is portrayed by Ryo Takizawa (滝澤 諒 Takizawa Ryō) in the stage plays.
- Akane Fudo (不動明謙 Fudo Akane)
- Voiced by: Shōya Chiba
- Like Yuta of THRIVE, Akane seems to be the cute idol of his group and appears to be quite talkative and friendly. His representative animal is a pig. He is portrayed by Shunya Ohira (大平峻也 Ōhira Shunya) in the stage plays.
- Miroku Shingari (殿 弥勒 Shingari Miroku)
- Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi
- Like Yuduki or Nome of MooNs, Miroku seems to be the quiet and stoic type of idol. His representative animal is a panther. He is portrayed by Shota Kawakami (川上将大 Kawakami Shōta) in the stage plays.
Anime-only Characters
- Tsubasa Sumisora (澄空 つばさ Sumisora Tsubasa)
- Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto (B-Project: Kodō＊Ambitious) / Asami Seto (B-Project: Zecchō Emotion)[22]
- The main protagonist of the anime series. She is shy at first while meeting the boys, but slowly becomes more outgoing as the series goes on. She has a very keen hearing ability to any type of distinction in music and nature. She was also said to be hired directly by the chairman of the company; she now works as the A&R of the all-boy group, B-Project.
- Sakurato Yashamaru (夜叉丸 朔太郎 Yashamaru Sakurato)
- Voiced by: Kousuke Toriumi
- Yashamaru is the company director of Gandara music and Tsubasa's boss. B-Pro is extremely close to him since he was the one who created their group and he guides Tsubasa through her job as an A&R. However, it is later revealed in the final episode that creating B-Pro and hiring Tsubasa was his plot in order to exact revenge on Tsubasa's father whom he claimed had "killed" his family.
Media
Manga
On April 8, 2016, shortly after the announcement of the anime series it was revealed that a manga series known as "B-Project: Mousou＊Scandal (B-PROJECT 妄想＊スキャンダル B-PROJECT Mousou＊Sukyandaru)" would begin serialization in the magazine "Cheese!" the following month.[23] The series began on May 24, 2016, and concluded on October 24, 2016, after 6 chapters, the series focused largely on the units of THRIVE and KiLLER KNG.
Game
On August 6, 2016, it was announced that in addition to the anime and manga the series had just begun development on a rhythm game app for smartphones known as Muteki＊Dangerous (無敵＊デンジャラス Muteki＊Denjarasu).[24] Pre-registration has opened on the game's website and will remain open until the game's release, with users receiving bonuses for collectively clearing certain "stages" of pre-registration (stages are determined by the amount of people signed up so far), the most recent stage to be cleared was 700,000+ users.[25] At the LOVE & ART FAMILY MTG 2017 event in March a small preview of the game and how to play it was available for attendees to play. The game will involve putting on performances to B-Project songs with the characters you have obtained, it also appears to have a story mode including some chapters in a visual novel game style. In a live broadcast on nicovideo on June 9, 2017, it was announced that the game would finally be released in the second half of June. [26] It was then announced on June 27 via Twitter that the game would be released the next day, on June 28, 2017. [27] Due to an unexpected amount of users, the game was largely in maintenance for its first week so that the servers could be upgraded to handle the increased amount of activity.
Radio
The first release in the series was the web-radio show, premiering on September 7, 2015, on nicovideo and known as "B-Project Radio: Gandara Broadband".[28] The radio series currently has 16 installments as of December, 2016, but also often hosts special announcements and messages, such as the special broadcasts done as part of the first anniversary and the announcement of special events such as KING of CASTE.
Stage Play
On March 19, 2017, it was announced that the series would be seeing the release of a stage play called "B-PROJECT on STAGE『OVER the WAVE!』" beginning July 28, 2017, and ending on August 17, 2017. [9] Along with the play's announcement the first round of casting was released with one character from each unit being revealed. A second run of the play, entitled OVER the WAVE! REMiX was announced on January 10, 2018, with most of the original cast returning to reprise their roles; Tomohisa, Momo, & Hikaru were recast due to scheduling conflicts with the original actors. The REMiX play ran from February 22, 2018, until March 3, 2018.
Anime
On March 26, 2016, at AnimeJapan MAGES. announced that B-PROJECT would be receiving an anime adaptation called B-Project: Kodou＊Ambitious (B-PROJECT～鼓動＊アンビシャス～ B-PROJECT~Kodō＊Anbishasu~) in the Summer of 2016.[29] The series began airing in Japan on July 3, 2016 and ran for a total of 12 episodes before concluding on September 25, 2016. The series focuses on the units of Kitakore, MooNs and THRIVE, with KiLLER KiNG only making a brief, non-voiced cameo in one episode, as well as featuring several unique characters that have not appeared in any other media for the series as of yet. Series producer and songwriter Takanori Nishikawa also made a brief cameo in the fourth episode as fellow performer Nishiyama.
The opening theme is Kodō＊Ambitious (鼓動＊アンビシャス Kodō＊Anbishasu) by B-Project while the first ending theme is Hoshi to Tsuki no Sentence (星と月のセンテンス) by Kitakore. The second ending theme is "STARLIGHT" by THRIVE. The third ending theme is Yume Miru Power (夢見るPOWER) by MooNs.
The story follows Tsubasa, a new hire in the A&R department of the major recording company Gandala Music. Tsubasa is immediately assigned to oversee the idol unit "B-PROJECT," which is made up of three idol groups: Kitakore, THRIVE, and MooNs. This is Tsubasa's first job, and she gets involved in various incidents and accidents as she deals with this group of young men who each have their own differing personalities.
| No. | Title | Insert Song | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "BOYS MEET GIRL" "BOYS MEET GIRL" (BOYS MEET GIRL) | Hoshi to Tsuki no Sentence | July 3, 2016 |
| The episode starts with boys singing their rehearsal song. Afterwards, the boys seeing someone from the backstage went to greet someone called Yashamaru after performing their rehearsal. Yashamaru then introduces the girl standing by earlier as Tsubasa Sumisora, saying that she will be B-Project's new A&R. Yashamaru then, receives a call. After the news that their debut at the festival was cancelled, each of the groups proceeded with their own jobs for the day with Tsubasa accompanying Kitakore for their song recording. As they record the song, they notice how Tsubasa was able to note the dissonance in the song and how and why they sing that way. The episode ends with them heading home in a taxi where Tsubasa falls asleep in between Kitakore. Tomohisa suddenly sneaks a kiss on Tsubasa's cheek while she sleeps which startles and embarrasses Ryuji, and Tomohisa silently gestures Ryuji to keep it a secret between them. | |||
| 2 | "The BAD END isn't so bad" "BAD END mo warukunai" (BAD ENDも悪くない) | STARLIGHT | July 10, 2016 |
| The episode starts with the photo shoot of Kitakore. Since Kitakore's song turned out so well, MooNs tells them that they, too would sing a song just as good, causing them to receive a commercial deal. Tsubasa is then assigned to accompany THRIVE who will be doing a photoshoot for a page in the magazine called Kiss and Hug. During the photoshoot, Goshi refuses to act "cute" by wearing a cat ear headband which causes the editor-in-chief of the magazine to provoke him to the point where he dashes out of the studio. After learning that Yashamaru had been convincing the editor-in-chief to let THRIVE be included in the magazine, Tsubasa, Yuta and Kento chase him down and confront him. They return to the studio to continue the photoshoot and they end up having their photos taken with a cat. The photos are a success and THRIVE gets more than one page for the magazine. The episode ends with Yuta and Kento trying to get Goshi to perfect a cat pose. | |||
| 3 | "Let's go with BRILLIANT☆" "BRILLIANT de ikou☆" (BRILLIANTで行こう☆) | Yume Miru Power | July 17, 2016 |
| The episode starts off with the MooNs members on the bus with everyone asleep and resting before the commercial. After trying to explain about them sleeping, Yashamaru hangs up on Tsubasa. At the CM site, Tsubasa overhears some staff members belittling them behind the make-up bus. Thankfully, MooNs' members did not hear them. As the commercial rolls about, MooNs makes curry as a competition between members, Nome and Hikaru versus Onzai and Sekimura, with Masunaga as judge. After filming the first few scenes, a monkey manages to catch Tsubasa off-guard when she was on the phone with Yashamaru. After chasing the monkey, the CM director changes the location of the commercial to the hot spring that they found. | |||
| 4 | "BREAK OUT STAR" "BREAK OUT STAR" (BREAK OUT STAR) | Hoshi to Tsuki no Sentence, STARLIGHT, Yume Miru Power, Kodō＊Ambitious | July 24, 2016 |
| The episode starts off with Tsubasa sitting with the members of B-Pro. Yashamaru is impatiently texting, calling and pacing Tsubasa's phone. When she finally notices, they all rush to the concert venue stage where they cause people to get angry. As the dance practice starts, the stage had many props around, making it hard to dance. As the B-Pro members start to argue, other bands of the same concert, as well as staff, start to look down on them. The weather wasn't too favorable to them either as it started to rain, as well as a mishap with the costumes. As Tsubasa worked fast on fixing the problem, the B-Pro members dance shirtless in order to give her time. On the last song, Tsubasa barely manages to fix the costume in time. The rain lets up on the last song as well. Yashamaru praises the boys on a job well done, and a look at his phone shows that he told Tsubasa the wrong time. The episode ends in him buying Omi Beef steaks for the B-Pro members as punishment. | |||
| 4.5 | "Special Premium Episode" | N/A | July 31, 2016 |
| A talk with Genki Okawa, Daisuke Kishio, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Natsuki Hanae, Toshiki Masuda and Yuto Uemura. | |||
| 5 | "BACK TO THE BABY" "BACK TO THE BABY" (BACK TO THE BABY) | Ashita wa, Kyou Yori Yume Miyou, Hoshi to Tsuki no Sentence | August 7, 2016 |
| The episode starts off with the members of B-Pro practicing to Kodou*Ambitious. As they take a break, a little flashback about Ryuji's life at the audition is shown. A stalking paparazzi man is seen talking to Ryuji. A scandal page is shown to him and Ryuji lashes out by running away from him which caused Ryuji to fall down a set of stairs unconscious. Unbeknownst to them, Yuta and Tomohisa were listening. When Ryuji wakes up he has amnesia. As the photo shoot goes on, Ryuji puts on a dress for the shoot. Ryuji sees Tomohisa talking to Tsubasa, making him jealous and runs off. The paparazzi man shows up to make a scandal about Ryuji having amnesia. As the man tries to catch up to him, Ryuji doesn't see the traffic walking signal and as a truck is about to collide with him,Tomohisa jumps in to save him. Ryuji finally recovers his memories and they continue the shoot. | |||
| 6 | "SIX SENSE BLADE" "SIX SENSE BLADE" (SIX SENSE BLADE) | magic JOKER | August 14, 2016 |
| The episode starts with Tsubasa, Mikado, Momotaro and Goshi on their way to an audition for a samurai play. The play will be produced by Ryuji's father, Kenzo Matsukura who will also star in it. The guys practice sword-fighting for the play and one of the auditions gets possessed by a spirit in the katana and Momotaro gets chosen to fight with him resulting him getting his hand struck by the katana. When Momotaro asks Kenzo why he didn't visit Ryuji at the hospital (Episode 5), Kenzo explains that both he and his son are now professionals, work before family. When the actor who injured Momotaro gets the role of the main character, it's spirit possess the others, causing Mikado, Momotaro and Goshi to fight them off. Afterwards, Kenzo asks B-Pro if they would be the main roles together. All three agree as the show goes on. | |||
| 7 | "BULLET of the Heart" "Mune no BULLET" (胸のBULLET) | Arigatou no Harmony | August 21, 2016 |
| The episode starts of with the filming of a popular lunch show, with Nome, Hikaru, Tomohisa, Kazuna, and Kento. Before filming, Nome finds Hikaru panting. Hikaru tells Nome that he forgot his medicine but he'd be fine for filming. When they discuss their shoot, Hikaru suddenly coughs up blood and is taken to his room. It is then revealed that Hikaru has an incurable disease which he had before the first B-Pro audition. After figuring to find some godaiso (mugwort), Nome manages to find some on the side of the cliff, but falls down. As a search party for Nome is away, Hikaru finds Nome singing. After they all get back, the rest of B-Pro come and surprise them. They reveal that Ryuji was contacted by Tomohisa to search for the medicine and they all pitched in. The episode ends with filming the rest of the episode where the Mountain Team surprises the Ocean Team with water jetpacks. | |||
| 8 | "BYE-BYE YESTERDAY" "BYE-BYE YESTERDAY" (BYE-BYE YESTERDAY) | Color of Heart, Eikyuu Paradise, Yume Miru Power | August 28, 2016 |
| The episode begins with B-Pro at the beach where they are filmed to promote their first fanbook. It starts to rain and the sea becomes rough causing B-Pro's boat to get separated from the others. They wake up to find themselves on a deserted island. They try to contact Tsubasa using Kento's cell phone, but the call is cut short. B-Pro then hear mysterious rumble causing them to get a bit scared and decide to look for shelter. They find a cave and split up to look for food and create fire. When Kazuna seemingly goes missing, Tomohisa searches for him and finds him. They bump into Yuta and Ryuji who tell them that they found a nice spot in the cave. The rest of B-Pro join them and through a radio, they hear their songs played and they realize that Tsubasa had recommended their songs to the radio station. After listening to their songs, B-Pro decide to escape the island together. It is then revealed that the island was one of Tomohisa's Family research facilities. The episode ends with Tsubasa greeting B-Pro who return safely from the island. | |||
| 9 | "A Cheating PLAY BOY" "Kina PLAY BOY" (浮気なPLAY BOY) | LOVE IN SECRET x SEXY NIGHT | September 4, 2016 |
| The episode starts with THRIVE and Kitakore starring in a film; "The Barking Dogs". The star of the film was revealed to be Kento who was chosen by the director herself. While filming, Ryuji and Yuta was doing bloopers by pranking the other members. The next scene was to be shot at a big river, but they didn't have permission to do that. Kento being in favor of the director tries to convince her to let the situation drop but instead, the director replies something that puts Kento in shock as it reminded him of his traumatic past. The next day they shoot the river scene but Kento ends up causing a bit of trouble and he heads out. Tsubasa goes to Kento for company and to confront him about the shoot. Tsubasa tells him that he was not as alone as he thinks he is and this convinces Kento. Their last scene for the film proves Tsubasa's point which causes Kento's expression to soften. However, the last scene turned out to be B-Pro's prank to THRIVE. The episode ends with Kento wanting to aologize to Yuta and Goshi but was shy to say so and it ends up with him treating everyone for ramen. | |||
| 10 | "BIRTHDAY" "BIRTHDAY" (BIRTHDAY) | Eikyuu Paradise | September 11, 2016 |
| The episode starts off with Tsubasa noticing how B-Pro is becoming more popular than before. She receives a call from Yashamaru who tells her to come to the agency to make an important announcement. Yashamaru announces that B-Pro will perform at the Japan Dome for Christmas Eve. They begin rehearsing for the event and when Halloween approaches, Tsubasa buys B-Pro some Halloween-themed doughnuts as a treat, prompting B-Pro to remember that Yashamura's birthday is coming soon, so they decide to throw a surprise party for him. As they shop for food and decorations, Tsubasa learns from B-Pro that Yashamaru has always been there for them since he created B-Pro. While waiting for Yashamaru, some disasters happen, but after some encouragement from Tsubasa, they re-decorate the apartment, but it ends with Yashamaru not coming. | |||
| 11 | "BEYOND YOU" "BEYOND YOU" (BEYOND YOU) | Run and Gun | September 18, 2016 |
| The episode begins with B-Pro on a talk show about their upcoming Japan Dome concert. The next day, Tsubasa, Goshi, Ryuji, Momotaro and Nome go to the recording studio to record the centerpiece song for their concert. While recording, they notice that Tsubasa seems to be overworking herself. However, on the way back from the shoot, Tsubasa notices that their song has been taken by another idol group. With the concert just two weeks away, Tsubasa suddenly suggests that they make a new song. This motivates B-Pro and a new song and arrangement is prepared. B-Pro decide that they will write the lyrics to their new song and they use the theme "invincible". Tsubasa later visits MooNs apartment to deliver their schedule and stays a bit to discuss their new song. The next day, B-Pro show Tsubasa their lyrics for their song and she praises them. Then, Tsubasa receives a message from Yashamaru who tells them to turn on the TV. When they do, a shocking announcement is shown, B-Pro is transferred to another agency. Tsubasa tries to contact Yashamaru, but can't reach him. | |||
| 12 | "BOYS BE AMBITIOUS!" "BOYS BE AMBITIOUS!" (BOYS BE AMBITIOUS!) | Eikyuu Paradise, Muteki＊Dangerous, Kodō＊Ambitious | September 25, 2016 |
| Tsubasa still tries to contact Yashamura, but he doesn't pick up. When Yashamura finally calls her, he confirms that the announcement of B-Pro being transferred to another agency before telling her that he hates her and the agency. Yashamura then goes to inform B-Pro about the transfer and convinces them to accept it. Even at the new agency, B-Pro is unfazed by how they are not allowed to contact Tsubasa, and Yashamaru lies to them that she quit. When Tsubasa manages to confront Yashamura, he reveals to her that ten years ago, her father "killed" his family. He also tells her that B-Pro has agreed to transfer and they'll be getting a new A&R, claiming that B-Pro doesn't need her anymore. The next day, a guilt-ridden Tsubasa goes to the Japan Dome where the concert was supposed to take place and cries, only to be interrupted when the stage lights turn on and B-Pro suddenly appear on stage. B-Pro reveals that they decided not to transfer, because the deal the agency offered them did not appeal to them and they want her to be their A&R. The episode ends with the boys performing in the Japan Dome. | |||
Music
| Artist/s | Title | Songs | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-Project | Eikyuu Paradise (永久パラダイス) | Eikyuu Paradise | 11/09/2015 |
| Kitakore | Koiseyo Otome (恋セヨ乙女) | Koiseyo Otome Karma |
25/11/2015 |
| MooNs | Glory Upper | Glory Upper Over the Rainbow |
25/11/2015 |
| THRIVE | dreaming time | dreaming time LOVE ADDICTION |
25/11/2015 |
| KiLLER KiNG | Kira Kira Smile (キラキラスマイル Kira Kira Sumairu) | Kira Kira Smile Gokujō Fiction (極上フィクション Gokujō Fikushon) |
23/03/2016 |
| THRIVE | Maybe Love | Maybe Love 3 ・ 2 ・ 1 JUMP!! |
23/03/2016 |
| Kitakore | Mysterious Kiss | Mysterious Kiss Wonderful Days |
06/04/2016 |
| MooNs | Brand New Star | Brand New Star Love☆Reboryu (ラブ☆レボリュ Rabu☆Reboryu) |
06/04/2016 |
| B-Project Kitakore |
Kodō＊Ambitious (鼓動＊アンビシャス Kodō＊Anbishasu) | Kodō*Ambitious Ashita wa, Kyou Yori Yume Miyou (明日は、今日より夢見よう) |
06/07/2016 |
| Kitakore THRIVE |
Hoshi to Tsuki no Sentence (星と月のセンテンス) | Hoshi to Tsuki no Sentence STARLIGHT |
27/07/2016 |
| Goshi Kaneshiro (金城 剛士 Kaneshiro Gōshi) Mikado Sekimura (釈村 帝人 Sekimura Mikado) |
B-Project: Kodō＊Ambitious Volume 2 | Stand to the Top 2.5 Jigen de Tsukamaete (2.5次元でつかまえて) |
28/09/2016 |
| Ryūji Korekuni (是国 竜持 Korekuni Ryūji) Momotaro Onzai (音済 百太郎 Onzai Momotaro) |
B-Project: Kodō＊Ambitious Volume 3 | Koakuma Game (コアクマGame) magic JOKER |
26/10/2016 |
| Yuta Ashu (阿修 悠太 Ashū Yūta) Hikaru Osari (王茶利 暉 Osari Hikaru) |
B-Project: Kodō＊Ambitious Volume 4 | Happy Ending Arigatou no Harmony (ありがとうのHarmony) |
30/11/2016 |
| B-Project | Muteki＊Dangerous (無敵＊デンジャラス Muteki＊Denjarasu) | Muteki＊Dangerous Eikyuu Paradise (14 Vocal Ver.)
Eikyuu Paradise (Short Size) |
21/12/2016 |
| KiLLER KiNG | Hungry Wolf | Hungry Wolf Twinkle☆Bingo |
21/12/2016 |
| Kento Aizome (愛染 健十 Aizome Kento) Kazuna Masunaga (増長 和南 Masunaga Kazuna) |
B-Project: Kodō＊Ambitious Volume 5 | LOVE IN SECRET x SEXY NIGHT Color of Heart |
28/12/2016 |
| MooNs | SUMMER MERMAID | SUMMER MERMAID Panorama (パノラマ) |
18/01/2017 |
| Tomohisa Kitakado (北門 倫毘沙 Kitakado Tomohisa) Tatsuhiro Nome (野目 龍広 Nome Tatsuhiro) |
B-Project: Kodō＊Ambitious Volume 6 | Starrynight Cinderella LONELY HEROES |
25/01/2017 |
| THRIVE | Needle No.6 | Needle No.6 Tick-Tack |
22/02/2017 |
| KiLLER KiNG | Break it down | Break it down Ready to YOU!! |
15/03/2017 |
| Kitakore | Wonder☆Future (ワンダー☆フューチャー Wandā☆Fūchā) | Wonder☆Future Vivid Scenery |
15/03/2017 |
| B-Project THRIVE |
S-Kyuu Paradise (S級パラダイス) BLACK | S-Kyuu Paradise (S級パラダイス) the one&only |
19/07/2017 |
| B-Project Kitakore |
S-Kyuu Paradise (S級パラダイス) WHITE | S-Kyuu Paradise (S級パラダイス) Jikū no Rasen (時空の螺旋) |
19/07/2017 |
| KiLLER KiNG Yuduki Teramitsu (寺光唯月 Teramitsu Yudzuki) |
Phantom・of・Love (ファントム・オブ・ラブ Fantomu・obu・Rabu) | Phantom・of・Love umbrella |
18/03/2018 |
| THRIVE Goshi Kaneshiro |
Ultra-sensitive Destiny (超感デスティニー Chōkan Desutinī) | Ultra-sensitive Destiny Lonely Fangs |
18/03/2018 |
| MooNS Kazuna Masunaga |
GO AROUND | GO AROUND Daytime star (TBA) |
16/05/2018 |
| Kitakore Tomohisa Kitakado |
Crank In (クランクイン Kurankuin) | Crank In My Dearest Wish (TBA) |
16/07/2018 |
| B-Project | Kaikan Everyday (快感エブリデイ Kaikan Eburidei) | Kaikan Everyday After all this time |
16/07/2018 |
References
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External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
