Kaikan Phrase Season 1, Episode 37: Top Runner

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Misty Blue

Sakuya is singing in a hotel and starts attracting fans. Yuki and Santa are in a band called Climb but Santa's girlfriend Yumi starts flirting with a different band member. Yuki and Santa leave their band Climb and have Sakuya join as the singer. They name their band Lucifer.

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2

Jam

Yuki and Santa want Sakuya to join their new band but he declines, although they are able to get Atsuro and Towa to join.

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3

Into the Wind

Sakuya is asked by Atsuro, Towa, Yuki and Santa to join Lucifer but they get rejected again, But Kudo from a band called Radical tries to recruit Sakuya and he is interested but tells him that he is expensive. The other Lucifer members keep trying, but then Sakuya does agree to be their band singer.

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4

Time Up

Lucifer enjoys playing at live concerts and they get many fans. Atsuro's sister Yuuka goes along with them and she helps with ticket sales and to promote them. Sakuya still likes to sing at the hotel and talking with women. Sakuya likes to be a band member but that's it. The other members are afraid he will leave if he is pushed too hard.

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5

Day By Day

Sakuya has stood Lucifer up for too long. The band continues to do it's music rehearsals but the band's enthusiasm is low due to Sakuya telling them that he doesn't care about the other band members dreams. When he meets a beautiful woman and finds out she is married and her husband attacks Sakuya.

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6

Cradle

The Cradle, where Lucifer played their first live gig is about to close and the band members without Sakuya go there, but he shows up eventually, they play a live show there.

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7

Farewell Live

Everyone that Lucifer had invited helps decorate The Cradle for the final show.

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8

The End

When someone insults Lucifer during a live performance, Sakuya starts a fight. Everybody involved is arrested, they get bailed out by Atsuro and Yuki's father. Lucifer finds out they are banned from the live club. Sakuya says he's going to leave the group.

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9

On the Street

The remaining Lucifer band members try find a play to perform.

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10

One From the Heart

Yuki tells the band members about Sakuya singing in the street. Yuuka says they should enter a contest but Santa is not interested due to not having a singer.

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11

Some Day

Sakuya has finished writing his song and Yuuka rents a recording studio. The band decides to use the song for the contest. Atsuro gets kicked out of the house for telling his family he wants to be a musician.

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12

Step One

Atsuro dyes his hair red and the other members laugh but he says it for determination. The band finds the competition invitation in the garbage bin.

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13

Rainy Express

Yuki tell s his band members he is going to Kyoko due to his father and the band tries to adapt their song for only four members.

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14

Grand Prix

Yuki does his part perfectly in the Noh drama and goes to Tokyo. Lucifer plays in the contest but only comes in second place.

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15

Magical Mystery Tour

The band obtains a minibus and goes to Hakodate. The band finds out that no venues want them so they play live in the streets. A crowd gathers and someone offers to lend them a venue to play at.

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16

Rival

Yuki and Yuuka try to find a club at play at but fail, The band sees another local band called 'Feel' play and like them. They try to get to be a supporting act for a band called 'Woods Black'.

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17

Osaka Rhapsody

When Lucifer gets to Osaka, a local bar agrees to let them perform. The band mates get in a fight.

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18

Coming Home

The band goes back to Tokyo and on their way there, they remember they were going to do a national live tour. but when a typhoon shows up they have to brave the storm.

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19

Debut

Lucifer meets with a businessman named Sasaki who is a record producer, he gives them a official music deal.

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20

History

The band Lucifer gets to do a official live radio broadcast and a young woman named Aine listens to them. They all introduce each other.

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21

Hit Chart

Lucifer's song only reaches number seven on the music charts and Sakuya wants to leave because he thinks the band lost their bet, but they get on the air and tell the fans they will write a new song.

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22

Song Writer

Sakuya avoids hitting Aine with his motorbike. He gives her a pass to the concert which she go to.

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23

Yesterday

Sakuya decides to tell Aine about his past, his mother was an alcoholic and how she had him with an American man thus neglecting him.

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24

Long Goodbye

Lucifer's second single song gets to the top of the charts.

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25

Junior

Ralph Grazer wants to destroy the band Lucifer so he organizes a charity concert at the same time when Lucifer's concert will be.

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26

Knock Out

Lucifer's popularity is getting higher. a music company tries to buy the band but they refuse. The bands that have been bought have to release a new single on the release date of Lucifer's third single.

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27

Sympathy

Sakuya and Aine have difficulty writing the new songs and Ralph learns that a girl is staying with Sakuya in the suite. He decides to spread a rumor about it.

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28

Scandal

The hotel has been surrounded by Paparazzi but Aine gets out safely. A band member Kudo from the band Radical spreads gossip about Sakuya.

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29

Destiny

Lucifer gets their new single 'Plasmagic' to the #1 spot.

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30

Unplugged

Lucifer gets disbanded and the members releases their own music singles.

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31

Reborn

With all the members releasing their own successful music singles, the get invited to J-Rock Festival. Ralph tries to reform the band with a new singer named Freddy brown.

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32

Loser

Ralph tries to destroy Lucifer and wants the media to abandon them but they refuse. Aine gets kidnapped.

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33

After Days

Sakuya gets beaten up by Ralph's men but Rupert fires Ralph and has him go back to the USA. Sakuya finds Aine safe in a hotel room and they go for a walk.

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34

Actress

Lucifer's next song is going to be the theme song of a Japanese Live Action Drama starring Sakuya but he is not very enthusiastic about it.

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35

Femme Fatale

Ayako has a scaffold fall on Aine but Sakuya shields her injuring himself but wants to continue acting.

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36

Final Act

Aine wants Ayako to stop causing so much trouble for Sakuya.

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37

Top Runner

Lucifer gets to play a three day concert at The Dome and the band members address their own personal problems.

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38

Mistake

Saski tells Lucifer the he will no longer be their manager as Aine gets the new job instead.

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39

Painful Choice

The band e.MU gets to take over for the three day concert instead of Lucifer and The Cradle gets reopened and Lucifer wants to improve.

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40

Emotion

Sakuya makes a suggestion that Aine should write a song for both e.MU and Lucifer and whichever is more popular after two weeks gets to play in the concert.

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41

Never Die

Sakuya gets put into surgery, his heart stops and he has a dream that he not needed anymore. His heart then starts beating again as everyone is relived to see this. Aine gets beat up.

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42

Separate Eve

Saski gets e.MU to play a half hour special guest appearance due to Sakuya not being able to play for two hours.

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43

Love Melody

Aine gets beat up and is treated by a doctor.

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44

Fly Away

Lucifer prepare for The Cradle to reopen and is approached by the UK Producer who tells them to not leave Japan, and tells them he will be their producer if they can get #1 spot on the UK charts.

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