•The episode starts with
this.
•TOMO mentions that she got a boating license this year. The rest go, "Oh yeah!" There's a pause before RINA goes, "...she got her license" to goad HARU. HARU goes, "Geez!" and everyone laughs. A staffer says to do it one more time, which makes HARU go, "Come on already! This is a pain!" They restart and RINA says, "On that subject, TOMO got a license too." HARU reluctantly goes, "You got your license" very unenthusiastically, which makes RINA and the staff burst out laughing. TOMO says that she didn't sound like a Magical Girl then.
•HARU then reads a message from a listener who asks the band this: When you're abroad, is there anything you have rediscovered that you like and want to try again/study again when you're back in Japan? (The actual question is actually pretty oddly worded; it's more like, "When you look at Japan when you're overseas, is there anything that makes you realize that you like it, or makes you want to try something again, or makes you want to study something?") RINA says that there are aspects of Japan that you notice after spending time abroad. MAMI then tries to reword the question in a better, less confusing way. It kind of works, but she herself kind of gets confused and the others laugh. RINA says that she's really been liking the YouTube channel
Kevin's English Room lately, which MAMI and TOMO say they know of. She loves his videos and watches them basically every day. Watching those videos makes her realize that she likes both Japan and overseas culture/etc. and thinks they're all great and interesting. MAMI and TOMO say they like those videos too, while HARU says that she's probably never seen any of their videos before.
•RINA says that there are a lot of things about Japan you don't realize while you're overseas. TOMO mentions that there's a tea ceremony class close to where her parents' house, and she had taken some classes when she was in high school since she was interested in it. HARU says that she's also interested in it, and that her mom is able to do tea ceremonies. TOMO is surprised at that. HARU says that she herself learned a bit a long time ago at home. TOMO says that they should go to a class together. HARU says that she thought about learning about it more from her mom, who said that she'd teach her. TOMO asks if it's okay if she could come too, which makes the others laugh.
•RINA mentions a time when she had gone to LA on vacation and had worn yukata that she brought from Japan. A lot of people called out to them, which made her think that they thought stuff like that was nice. It also made her want to learn how to put on a yukata by herself (since a lot of steps are involved). HARU agrees that it is difficult to do so by yourself. RINA says that there are some that are easy to put on, but she wants to wear authentic, original ones since they're really cool.
•TOMO reads the next message from a listener who is writing in for the first time and basically says that they've been a fan for 10 years and loves their music, etc. The band thanks them. RINA reads the next message from a listener who is also writing in for the first time and says that they haven't yet seen them live but wants to soon, and also says that they're studying to take a national exam (to get a license for a job, presumably). The band says that they hope they pass. MAMI reads the next message from a listener who is also writing in for the first time and says that they had been studying for a test. SCANDAL's music helped to encourage them, and they did pass the test. The band thanks these kinds of listeners who are sending in messages for the first time.
•HARU reads the next message from a listener who is also writing in for the first time and is writing in because they had a "Heart Poppo" situation happen recently. The other day they went camping for the first time with their twin, and they did so because of SCANDAL's appearances on the
WILD STOCK program. They all go, "Ahh!" excitedly. The listener says their "Heart Poppo" moment was when friends and seniors saw photos of them and their twin camping and said how they're close they are as always; the many messages made them feel happy. The band thanks them, and they're then reminded that because this was a "Heart Poppo" message, they need to spin the roulette wheel to see how many pieces of Poifull the listener will get. They spin the wheel and it lands on 5 pieces.
•HARU reads the next message from a listener who was invited to a wedding of their friends they made via SCANDAL. They had a lot of fun with all of their SCANDAL friends who are of all different ages, and they say they're grateful to SCANDAL for giving them a single thing to bond over. RINA says that your bond is strong when you become friends thanks to music. MAMI says that she knows this listener has been attending SCANDAL concerts for a long time now and sends them messages and such all the time, and that it seems like this wedding was a huge gathering of SCANDAL fans (I'm pretty sure this wedding they're talking about is my friend's that happened recently, and I know that friend + all of the others mentioned because of SCANDAL! lol).
•They then close out the episode. They say that this year went by really fast. HARU says that it was pretty tough to bring
MIRROR to different countries, and that those who watch the documentary will understand what emotions went into making the album and what the band felt when touring--this really was a year that they really ran full-speed through. She also says that they have a lot of fun things planned for next year as well. MAMI then mentions that at BEST Xmas they'll be announcing some of the "song titles that sound like they could be SCANDAL songs."
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