Main Commu 157 - Let's Smile Together

Umi's new song was used for an educational exercise program for children a few days ago. The children were rowdy, but Umi managed to wrangle them by proposing that they play tag while sitting. Umi is particularly fast at moving around with her butt and immediately hits it off with the kids, though P notices a boy standing to the side who wasn't participating. Umi notices this herself and tries to encourage him, but he says he doesn't want to exercise because he's not good at it and doesn't want to be made fun of because of it. Umi keeps at it, but he doesn't budge. Not even Mami's offer of playing sexy tag can sway him. Kotoha, Shizuka, and Momoko are part of the gang too by the way. The program's producer comes by and says that it's fine for the boy to skip the exercise segment if he wants, but P manages to buy some time to possibly convince him.

Umi thanks P in the break room, and he asks why she wants the boy to participate so much. Umi wants him to enjoy exercising while not forcing him at the same time. She can't quite put what she wants to say into words, but promises to give it some thought before the next shoot.

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A few days later, Umi is still stuck in deep thought about what to do. The others ask if P has any ideas, but he trusts Umi to handle it herself. The day of the shoot eventually arrives with no results, but P tells her not to worry and be herself. It turns out that the problem boy has sprained his ankle, making Umi think about stretches she did before ballet practice. These are done while sitting down, so she wants the boy to participate in the Build Up Exercise and have fun, as she doesn't want anyone to have bad memories about exercising. They go to speak with him and the boy is no match for Umi's positivity. Time to exercise!

[Bi! Bi! Bi! Build up!] (The kanji used is for "Beauty" and also part of Umi's name)