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Pulltab to Can interview transcript!
It was wonderful to meet Atobe and Bun-chan again~! Pulltab to Can fans, this has been done just for you! Enjoy~!

Jirou: It's five o'clock and it's time for, that's right, Interview with a Band Member with your host, Akutagawa Jirou. Today we have as a special guest, the amazing, the brilliant... Pulltab to Can! Yes folks, while I do not have the entire talent of this created band on the show with me, I do have at least one member of each instrument, and especially for the rabid crowd, the infamous keyboardist Kirihara Akaya. Also, it is most regrettable that Tachibana Ann, Pulltab's former IA is still recovering from the accident, let's all wish her a speedy recovery! In her place, we have the sweetest- I mean, the new wonderful IA Marui Bunta~!

-soft chuckles heard in the background, followed by a popping noise-

Ehehe. Now that we have that out of the way, let's begin! Congratulations Pulltab, on making the charts once again... how did you feel when you first heard the news?

Atobe: It's always nice to see that we are well received by the fans. Thank you again for having us on your show, it's always a pleasure. I was also told to apologize for Akutsu-san not making it. His mother is currently hospitalized, and he decided she needed him when she woke up.

Jirou: Oh dear, I fully understand. Do tell your manager that I wish him and his mother the best of luck. And it's good to see you again, Atobe!! I loove your singing voice... just what inspired you to write Wonderful Days?

Atobe: Just the excitement of being in a band and meeting the members made me want to write something that could be felt. I enjoy seeing you as well. As for Akutsu-san, I am also sure he'd thank you for himself and his mother, Jirou-san.

Jirou: Wai!! Atobe enjoys seeing me! Will Akutsu-san really thank me? He's nice, but he seems very grumpy all the time.

Oshitari: Akutsu-san, sadly, thanks nobody, and Atobe enjoys seeing many people. It's one of those terribly sad facts of life.

Atobe: Hey. That sounded almost envious...I like seeing you best of all.

Oshitari: But I don’t have bells on.

Jirou: Bells, Oshitari-san…?

Atobe: …Now is not the time… Oshitari-san...

Oshitari: But I like the time, Atobe-san…

Atobe: Seriously, we can talk about that whole thing later…

Oshitari: …if you insist.

Atobe: *purrs* I insist we have a nice… long… talk… tonight.

Jirou: …?

Atobe: *laughing* I meant Yuushi.

Jirou: Hai, but bells?

Atobe: an Allusion to an event involving a certain hotel employee...leave it as that, unless Oshitari-san feels the need to lament about it further...

Jirou: Okay… Oshitari-san, please?

Oshitari: No, no, I'm sure I'll be able to talk about it more than i ever dreamed later tonight, right Atobe?

Atobe: I don’t know… that just depends…

Oshitari: hmm… on?

Atobe: A few simple things...like avoiding certain private issues that I am sure could simply be forgotten, especially during interviews. Unless you like the media attention.

Jirou: Ano… Anyone else…?

Shinji: ah thank you for having us, jirou-san...i'm glad to be on your show because i always listen to it...in the charts this week, i was kind of disappointed, but only because we obviously have something the other bands don't, but then we got bumped down...but atobe-san has been working on a new song, so maybe we'll do better next week...

Jirou: Ibu-san, it's nice to finally meet a guitarist from Pulltab! Welcome, welcome, and I have no doubt in Pulltab rising once again, especially with your new IA ne! A question for you Ibu-san, rather old I know but are the rumours in Dan-san's magazine true?

Kamio: I'm definitely happy with the rankings Akutagawa-san, but for your information, Bunta is insane. Ann-chan would never have put us on those reality TV shows-- what rumours?

Bunta: Insane, Neko-chan? *pop*

Kamio: Yes, insane. And blow that gum of yours away from my face.

Jirou: As Bun-chan said, pure genius is always mistaken for insanity Kamio-san! Do you read Monthly Pro-Idol by any chance?

Kamio: ...'Bun-chan'? Uh, not really... why?

Jirou: Hai, Bun-chan~ you’re not still scared by the cuddling just now are you? Ohh... You really should read the magazine, it has fun articles! Well maybe Ibu-san would like to explain what happened instead?

Kamio: Uh.

Shinji: well, i don't really remember all the rumors, but anything that involved echizen ryoma probably wasn't true...i only kissed him because he was trying to take the cd's that i wanted...but akira wasn't very happy about that, even though i only kissed the brat because then he'd let go of things that were rightfully mine...

Jirou: Ahh, so the kiss wasn't supposed to mean anything?

Shinji: just to make the brat shut up and leave…

Jirou: So it's not a love triangle of any sort then! Fans must be disappointed... Is the rumour about you and Kamio-san being a couple still true though?

Kamio: Love triangle!?

Jirou: Aww, don't be angry Kamio-san, it was in the magazine that's all!

Shinji: i don't think fans will mind that there isn't a love triangle...but the other rumors are true, even though it's really not a big deal, because there are other couples in pulltab, like atobe-san and oshitari-san...

Atobe: And...well....I think that is it right now. Ne, Shinji?

Jirou: I've seen quite a few fan works on you and Oshitari-san but... so it's really true?

Atobe: The fanworks or our relationship?

Jirou: Unn… both!

Oshitari: I believe the fanworks are primarily about Atobe with Kamio, actually.

Kamio: GOD, they corrode my brain with the mere thought.

Oshitari: odd, I could have sworn it was already corroded.

Kamio: What was that supposed to mean!?

Bunta: *laughs* Better sheath those claws, Neko-chan. We're in an enclosed space.

Kamio: *makes a hissing noise akin to that of a ruffled cat*

Shinji: anyway, a while back i heard rumors about akutsu-san and one of the members of another band, but if i heard them from montly pro-idol then i guess they're not true, anyway, so i souldn't worry about other people's business like that...

Jirou: It's perfectly all right to worry Ibu-san, in fact it's my job to worry for the fans! Though yes, I suppose I ought to interview Akutsu-san directly about his affair with... who was it again?

Shinji: it might have been that crazy drummer from cap to bin, but i don't think i heard it from very reputable sources, so you shouldn't take my word on it, because i wouldn't want akutsu-san to be mad...

Kamio: Why exactly are we merrily broadcasting our relationships to rabid girls again?

Shinji: figured it was ok since they all already know about it, or at least they think they know about it from dan-san's magazine, so at least now they won't think there's a strange love triangle...

Jirou: In all honesty Ibu-san, I don't think this confession would deter them in the least. But at least the truth is out, thank you! Tell me, how do you feel about the fanworks published online?

Shinji: i think they're very strange, but i guess it doesn't really matter to me since i'm not the one having atobe-san's babies...i just name them, but since we have fans at all, i shouldn't complain if they want to use creative license in strange ways...

Kamio: I think the baby was yours. But whatever, I guess you're right, we should be... thankful... we have fans, nutty as they are.

Jirou: That's the spirit, Ibu-san, Kamio-san! I'm sure the fans will be pleased to know that.

Atobe: Well for me, I don't like to jump the gun on such matters as relationships. So I will merely leave that to the imagination of your listeners.

Jirou: Sasuga Atobe!! But you are aware of how dirty the minds of some of our listeners are, aren't you?

Atobe: They can’t possibly be that dirty…

Jirou: Anything's possible! After all, Kamio-san could get pregnant!

Kamio: NOT over the radio, NOT OVER THE RADIO!!

Jirou: Gomen, gomen! And you don't have to yell Kamio-san, the microphone's right in front of you ne~

Oshitari: Ah, you must forgive him Jirou, he spends so much time practicing and hanging out with Shinji...it's amazing he isn't totally deaf yet.

Jirou: It's ok, most drummers have that problem! And with Ibu-san by his side 99.9% of his time... You should take care of your hearing Kamio-san~

Kamio: My hearing is PERFECT, thank you.

Shinji: i don't yell at akira or anything like that, so i don't see why he would be deaf...but i guess if we're talking about strange habits, then atobe-san should probably be a fruit by now, because i think we've all heard about your strange interests in fruits and vegetables...i don't really understand that, but i guess you and atobe-san do...

Oshitari: I never said you yelled. *smirk* but maybe you do, I wouldn't really know about that. And Atobe is a star and that is a fruit, so I suppose you could be right.

Jirou: I guess I’ll just chalk that comment up with the bell one.

Atobe: Ahem. I second Kamio-san on what he said. I would never, we would never. He can't get pregnant anyway. Men can't have children...

Kirihara: You've obviously never seen that American movie with that governator guy, then, Atobe.

Atobe: I am entirely lost now.

Jirou: Making a reference to the question I asked Ibu-san, you aren't too delighted with the fanworks?

Atobe: I can't say either way, it's all freedom of expression. No matter how bizarre it may be...

Jirou: Another question to all of you: How do you feel about your rival bands, Aozu and Cap to Bin? Especially Cap to Bin, for beating you in the rankings last week?

Bunta: Hmmm...well I for one don't want that to happen again. Now if the boys would all just let me put them into the house for the reality TV program I could skyrocket their sales. Some people are just really stubborn, Nikko.

Jirou: Hai, Bun-chan. Well maybe they're scared of doing naughty things in front of cameras!

Bunta: Hmmm....well I can't control what they do in front of the cameras...but the general ideas was for the public to see the band living in one environment and creating music together...and if they happen to something else *laughs* Well...that's television.

Jirou: Un. I guess the fans will be happy at least!

Atobe: Fans or not, I refuse to be on some stupid show that takes the privacy out of my life...

Kamio: I don’t know. Just as long as Shinji and I share the same room... and as long as there aren't any cameras in the shower... I’m okay with it I guess.

Bunta: That's all you are worried about, Atobe. *laughs* I can assure you its not going to be some 'lets see how many naked shots of the hot guys we can get' type of program. I want GOOD publicity not fuel for more scandal. There will be no cameras on in the bed rooms at night...and none in the showers. *pop* So stop stressing.

Atobe: Still...especially the idea of us all under one roof, it's bound to create friction... I am not stressing.

Bunta: Haven't you heard that saying...people work best with a little friction? *pop*

Kirihara: Oi, am I allowed to talk yet? Kamikaze keeps givin' me funny looks. As for that, well, it was a fluke, y'know? Not gonna happen again, especially with all the plans Manager-san and our IA have. Plus, our fanbase is more rabid, if you get my drift.

Kamio: Huh, and since when did that ever stop you?

Kirihara: No need to be so antagonistic, Ka-mi-o.

Jirou: You can talk anytime Kirihara-san, Kamio-san always gives funny looks~ Great confidence! *laughs* Are you aware of how you attained your fans, or did they just come along...?

Kirihara: They just cropped up all of a sudden. Guess it's my boyish good looks, huh?

Bunta: Or his artistic skills...

Kirihara: Bun-tan, I wanna draw the cover for the next single!

Bunta: Hmmmm....well I just might consider that. *grins*

Jirou: Yay! This is a personal question but, it seems like Kamio-san is with Ibu-san, and Atobe-san is with Oshitari-san... are you with anyone?

Kirihara: To quash all the rumors, no, I'm not with anyone, nor do I have any intention of being with anyone, especially the rest of Pulltab. I still don't get where the stories about my threesomes with Kamio and Sengoku come from, since I'm not getting any from either of them.

Jirou: Nn... maybe your fans just like the idea of the three of you being together. Thank you for clarifying though! By the way, why is there so much conflict between you and Kamio-san?

Kirihara: Ohh, that's actually a very good question! He got all pissed off because I typed his name wrong once, and the rest is history. Needless to say, he's a spaz.

Kamio: YOU’RE a spaz, you nutjob.

Jirou: *laughs* Um… bringing it back to the topic, how do the rest of you feel about your rivals?

Oshitari: I believe the other bands create a great sense of competition and encourage all the groups, including our own to strive for excellence. I think everyone would agree that this friendly rivalry can only be good for all involved. As long as beat them next week, or course.

Atobe: I actually purchased their single and enjoyed it, so I feel good to know we have some worthy competition out there. I t makes the whole thing that much more exciting and help us raise our bar of expectation at every turn.

-Sound of a door slamming loudly-

Sengoku: Ohh, suman suman, held up by an old lady. Long story. Anyway, I actually really like Cap to Bin's music. I mean, sure I want to beat them in the rankings, but that doesn't mean I'm going to sit here and try to tell you that they definitely don't deserve it. Also, I think it's good, like Atobe said, to have good competition. Without it this would be a really boring job.

Jirou: Sengoku-san you made it! It's good that all of you have such healthy respect for your rival bands, very good! This is especially for you Sengoku-san: do you feel that any of your luck has anything to do with the Pulltab rankings?

Sengoku: Of course I do! I mean, not that we aren't talented, but come on! With all the other really good groups out there? I think we have to thank luck! At least a little bit, right? It would be arrogant to say we did it all 100% on our own. I'm sure some of the group will disagree, but you have to leave something up to chance, right?

Jirou: Of course Sengoku-san! Luck is always a factor. I actually got this job by pure luck so... yes I can believe that~!

Jirou: Unfortunately, we’ve reached the end of this special one-hour interview… Thank you all for coming, I know you all have busy schedules and such, I really appreciate your presence here! One last thing, would each of you like to say a word to your fans and Atobe-san, if you could, perhaps a hint of how the new Single will be like?

Sengoku: Thanks for listening, guys! I hope you'll like the stuff we put out in the future! You all are the reason we do this at all, so thank you very much! Peace!

Kamio: Um... thank you for all the support you've given us, because as crazy as most of you are, it is appreciated. In a... painful... way. I hope you'll enjoy the next few songs we produce!

Shinji: thank you for having us here, jirou-san, but it's too bad that we're so dysfunctional because i think we've caused a lot of trouble in the studio, so i hope your superiors won't be too mad...i hope the fans will support us when we put out a new single, but strange fiction isn't necessary...

Jirou: *laughs* I don't think Pulltab is 'dysfunctional', Ibu-san!! You've all been wonderful guests, I'm sure my boss won't be mad at all.

Atobe: It was a real joy, as always Jirou-san. As for the single, it's very...honest. Beyond that, the fans have to wait and see.

Kirihara: For the fans, eh? Ahh, thank you for your support, and please continue to buy our single and support the band in the future! Your generosity keeps us going!

Jirou: Thank you all, thank you so much! Good luck with your new Single, and I’m sure we’re all looking forward to Bun-chan’s—I mean, Marui Bunta’s new promotions for the band! Tune in again next time~!