The Producer manages to survive his accident, but remains hospitalized for a while. As a result, Haruka returns to musical rehearsals to channel her grief into her role and wins the lead from Miki. Desperate to get the idols together, Haruka unsuccessfully tries to convince Ritsuko to reschedule or cancel her current gigs so she can practice for the New Year's concert. Miki overhears this and berates Haruka for being selfish, especially after she seized the main role in the musical, and asks Haruka why she wanted to become an idol in the first place...