Citron/High Spirited LIVE!

Idol Live Research

Backstage Stories

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	—Lounge (Night)—
Taichi	I gotta practise my dancing and singing in earnest for the live show!
Itaru	It has come once again... The days of dance practising that'll take almost every day...
Tsumugi	I'm also not particularly good at dancing, so let's do our best.
Taichi	Yeah! We can do this!
Tenma	We need to improve our live show to be even better than the previous ones to entertain our fans.
Citron	And for that, research and practice are needed!
Guy	What will you research of?
Citron	I'm planning to study on singing and dancing by watching lots of idol live videos!
Tsumugi	That's a good idea! By studying the actual live videos, we'll understand on how to use our body and make attractive movements.
Itaru	We can easily watch various kinds of videos since there're lots of them now.
Guy	I see... I'll watch one as well.
Tenma	True, they'll be a good reference.
Taichi	I'll try to find any good ones to watch!
Citron	I'm "beaming" with motivation!
Tsumugi	"Brimming" with motivation, right?
Citron	Yes, that! Anyways, I'm gonna do my best to study for the live show!
	—Practice Room (Day)—
Izumi	I see everyone has arrived. Wait, where's Citron-kun?
Guy	He still haven't come here yet.
Taichi	He mentioned that he'll showcase his dance as his research results, but I wonder what's it gonna be like?
Izumi	He said the dance is for the live show, so I'm sure the choreography's gonna be like one. But we don't really know the details.
Tenma	Didn't he say he planned to study on idol's dance?
Guy	Yes. He's been watching many videos of it ever since then.
Itaru	I think he can pull it off just fine since it's him we're talking about.
Guy	Quite possibly.
Tsumugi	Fufu, seems like we'll get to see Citron-kun's creative dance.
Taichi	I can't wait to see it!
Citron	Sorry that I'm late~! Everyone's really early, huh!
Izumi	You just came at the right time, so it's okay.
Taichi	What kind of dance are you gonna show us today?
Citron	You'll have to wait and see! Well then, I'll start now!

Citron	Hah! Hah! Hah! Fuh!
Izumi	(I-Is this what idol's dance is...? What a weird movement...)
	(The upper body moves so vigorously, but the lower body is just standing still...)
	(What... exactly is this...?)
Itaru	Don't tell me, is that...?
Izumi	(Does Itaru-san know what this dance is?)
Citron	Phew... How was it!
Izumi	Oh, you're done already?
	(I only see that he was repeating the same kind of movements though...)
Tsumugi	That was really intense, somehow.
Guy	However, only his upper half's doing the passionate moves, while the lower half doesn't move much.
Tenma	Hey, you sure that was an idol dance?
	I've been to many idol concerts due to my work, but never have I seen this kind of dance in any of my visits.
Itaru	Of course you don't.
	That wasn't an idol dance, but rather a type of dance that fans move along with the song. It's what you call Wotagei.
Taichi	I knew it! I was thinking the same!
Citron	Amazing! You are correct!
Tsumugi	Wotagei...? It's my first time seeing that.
Guy	It was a very sharp and avant-garde dance.
	So not only do we need to train our upper body, but also the muscles of the lower body to maintain that movement for a long period of time.
Citron	Exactly!
	Also, doing this would get your neck hurt. You'd get a "wheatlash" if you're not used to it~.
Itaru	You mean "whiplash"?
Citron	Yes, that!
Izumi	Still, doing that dance passionately from a seat is kinda amazing.
Itaru	Yeah, but recently, a lot of places forbid fans from doing it because that dance involves big moves.
Tsumugi	True, it'd be a big trouble if they hit a person while dancing.
Itaru	Most people comply with the rules, but there are some among them that wants to make themselves standing out by making big movements.
Guy	I see, so it's a dance that fans show towards the idol.
Taichi	Uh, that's a bit wrong, Guy-san!
Citron	I'll show you the videos! This is what Wotagei looks like!
Tsumugi	They sure are synchronizing very nicely.
Guy	Their movements are quite precise. Is there a commander giving orders in the center?
Taichi	I don't think a commander is in there!
Citron	I was so moved when I first saw it! I want everyone to do this too!
Tsumugi	I'm not sure if I can do this quick and passionate dance...
Itaru	This seems painful for my shoulders and back...
Guy	How about we start off by training our torso and the whole-body muscles?
Taichi	We're not gonna do this dance for our live show though?!
Citron	Practice makes perfect, guys! Let's all start from the beginning!
	One, two...! Hah! Hah! Hah! Fuh!
	*Everyone dances along*
	Doing this with everyone is so much fun~!
	Hah! Hah! Hah! Fuh!
Izumi	I don't think we can show this form of Citron-kun doing weird dance to the people in Zahra Kingdom...

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