<p>Akira:<br /><font color="#3366FF"><font color="#FF00FF"> Hiya, Luckies!<br /> It's time for the first ever episode of Lucky Channel! <br /> So blow your hands up in the air and say yay!<br /> And a big hello to all of you tuning in!<br /> I'm Akira Kogami and I'll be your navigator.</font><br /></font><br /> Shiraishi:<br /><font color="#800000"> And, I'm Shiraishi.</font><br /><br /> Akira:<br /><font color="#3366FF"><font color="#FF00FF"> Who's that?<br /> Just kidding. Allow me to introduce Minoru Shiraishi.<br /> He's gonna be my number one assisitant!</font></font><font color="#FF00FF">Ta-da-da-da!<br /></font><br /> Shiraishi:<br /><font color="#800000"><font color="#993366"> </font>Yeah, well, I am Minoru Shiraishi, and I'll be Akira-sama's assistant from now on.<br /> Howdy.<br /></font><br /> Akira:<br /> <font color="#FF00FF">My my my, you're so tense, Shiraishi-san?<br /> Come on, now you're finally on TV.<br /> Loosen up a bit stick-in-the-mud, you!<br /> Kidding...<br /></font><br /> Shiraishi:<br /> <font color="#800000">Sorry, I'm just not used to this.<br /></font><br /> Akira:<br /> <font color="#FF00FF">I know it's only a first show.<br /> We've already got a bunch of letters from the viewers just like you.<br /></font><br /> Shiraishi:<br /> <font color="#800000">O.K. we got a letter here from a viewer of Osaka calling himself " I love Berry-kou. "<br /> Dear Lucky Channel, congratulations on your first ever episode!<br /></font><br /> Akira:<br /> <font color="#FF00FF">Thank you, thank you!<br /></font><br /> Shiraishi:<br /> <font color="#800000">By the way, I've got a question for Akira-san.<br /> You're referred to as a super idol by everyone including yourself.<br /> How much money do you make as an idol, please tell me.<br /></font><br /> Akira:<br /> <font color="#FF00FF">What I'm paid...?<br /></font><br /> Shiraishi:<br /><font color="#800000"><font color="#993300"> Yes.<br /> You know, this question's kind of personal, so maybe we should move on.</font><br /></font><br /> Akira:<br /><font color="#3366FF"> Yeah, you know.<br /> Why do you think he's asking a question like that?<br /></font><br /> Shiraishi:<br /><font color="#993300"> </font> <font color="#993300">A...Akira-sama...?<br /></font><br /> Akira:<br /><font color="#FF00FF"> Well, it totally depends on the job.<br /></font><font color="#FF00FF"> You know, some gigs are cheap. </font><font color="#FF00FF">Some were really cheap.<br /></font><font color="#FF00FF"> Either way I get paied flat fee from the production company so who knows how much money those guys skimmed off tough.<br /> I've been in this business since I was three yeas old and every sum of my pay still get direct deposited into my parents' bank account.<br /> So all I get is a small allowance. Believe me, it's tiny.<br /> Oh, come to think of it,<br /> Mom has been buying a lot of brand-name bags lately.<br /> She could have been spending money from the show already?<br /> You're vampire!<br /> Just because Dad stopped sending money after the divorce.<br /> They suck me dry out, huh?<br /></font><br /> Shiraishi:<br /><font color="#993300"> Oh, wait... Akira-sama...<br /> Why don't you think we want to know about the star!</font><br /><br /> Akira:<br /><font color="#FF00FF"> Oh, no, it's time for us to say good-bye, I'm so sad now!<br /> Please send us your questions and comments.<br /> If you guys have ideas or opinions about the show,<br /> or if you wanna tell me how much you love me, start sending us letters, 'kay?<br /> Is there anything you wanna add, Shiraishi-san?</font><br /><br /> Shiraishi:<br /><font color="#993300"> Um.. right!<br /> So, I hope you guys tune in to see us next episode.</font><br /><br /> Akira:<br /><font color="#FF00FF"> See ya!</font><br /><br /> Akira:<br /><font color="#FF00FF"> I heard they've given you a part in the show, is that right?</font><br /><br /> Shiraishi:<br /><font color="#993300"> How did you hear that?</font></p> <p><a href="http://www35.atwiki.jp/english_anime/pages/261.html"><<previous</a> <a href="http://www35.atwiki.jp/english_anime/?page=%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B1%20%E5%AE%87%E5%AE%99%E9%89%84%E4%BA%BA%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3">next>></a></p>