Wandance (2025) s01e11 Episode Script

11 SELF-AWARENESS
RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS
[students] If you're interested, here.
[students chattering]
Ugh, it's chilly.
DANCE CLUB RECRUITING
Oh! You're a dancer!
I just know it. You dance, don't you?
What?
-[crowd clamors]
-[MC] Both contenders refuse to budge!
The dancer bringing the heat
with his sick moves, Usen…
-versus On!
-[panting]
[MC] Change!
The second and the final round, Usen!
["Way Up" playing]
-This ain't good.
-What?
This song is so up Usen's street.
[Usen] Whoo-hoo!
[cheers] Yeah!
Hey, hey!
[Banri] Is this guy really
a high schooler?
He's beyond the point
of striking poses to show off.
He's funky.
[Usen whooping]
[cheering]
[laughs] Sick.
Is he playing around or serious?
I can't even tell.
[MC, in English] Three, two, one.
Okay, change!
[in Japanese] Usen's got the skills
to intentionally look unpolished.
[gasps]
[MC] It's On's last round!
[in English] Let's go!
[all gasp]
[music continues]
[grunts]
-[MC, in Japanese] That's it!
-[student 1] So, who won?
[student 2] Usen! Usen!
[student 3] I want On to win.
-[Iori] Here's another way to look at it.
-How isn't this the championship?
Which contestant's dance
made the music sound cooler?
Once you get used to polished performance,
an unrefined one can suddenly seem cool.
Which style will be more popular?
[MC] Judges!
-Winner… Usen!
-[Usen] Yeah!
[crowd cheering]
[gasping]
Thanks, man.
It was seriously awesome.
It was great to battle you.
Right back at you, Usen.
[Kabo] Seeing one of my friends
in the heat of a battle,
it was seriously incredible.
Oh.
[Kabe] Wanda packed a punch too,
but so far, the guy
who spells trouble for me is Usen.
I already have a plan against Iori.
Actually,
every toprock looks about the same.
Oh, boy. I lost.
On, you were amazing in there.
I was sure you'd win.
[On] Thank you.
[Iori] Sorry.
For what?
WANDA - MACCHIN - USEN - ON
-[On] Your next opponent is Usen.
-[gasps]
You've got to avenge me.
[chuckles]
I don't know if I can.
[Iori] I feel responsible.
I've pushed her to get into dance battles
since I was a first year.
If I were to battle against Usen,
it will be in the semi-finals.
[MC] Judges.
-Winner… Ichirin High, Iori!
-[cheering]
[Kabe scoffs]
[laughs]
That guy's nuts.
Man, Kabe.
[MC] Judges!
Winner… Kanemitsu High School, Kabe!
[crowd cheering]
Judges!
-Winner… Ichirin High School, Kabo!
-[crowd cheering]
[Kabe] Seriously? That Kabo?
[panting]
Round Two will now begin. The contestants
who advanced past Round One…
There's only me
and one other guy left from my school.
Looking forward to it,
but I'm not gonna lose.
May the best dancer win.
[Chun] Look at Wanda,
standing her ground.
[B-Boy 4] Not like she has
a real chance against Usen though.
[Kabe] It depends on the tune.
Who can say? After all,
dance isn't a sport. It's an art.
Oh.
["Not Competing" playing]
USEN - SAKAYA HIGH SCHOOL
VS WANDA - ICHIRIN HIGH SCHOOL
[MC] First match of Round Two,
Wanda versus Usen.
[in English] DJ, let's go!
[music continues]
[in Japanese] Wanda has what it takes
to enthrall this whole room.
Look at Usen. He's feeling the pressure.
[music continues]
[crowd cheering]
-[MC] Change. Going second, Usen!
-[chuckles]
Is he cranked up more than usual?
The tougher his opponent,
the more fired up Usen becomes.
[Assay] His dance is already
on the same level as us adults.
I can't help but recognize him
as a threat.
When I catch myself like this,
I'm painfully reminded
I still have a long way to go.
[MC] Okay. That's it!
Let's hear the judges' verdict.
[in English] Three, two, one.
[in Japanese] Judges!
-Winner… Sakaya High School, Usen!
-Whoo!
[crowd cheering]
[panting]
I almost got dragged into her style.
Those eyes… Hikari Wanda's eyes…
She was absolutely determined
to make me bend to her will.
She's more domineering than I thought.
Wanda lost.
She was so close.
[breathing shakily]
INTER-HIGH DANCE BATTLE
-[Kabo] Oh.
-[On] Wanda.
[Kabo sighs]
Wanda…
-[Kabe] Wanda lost.
-Oh.
[Kabe] She's got
a unique nuance to her dance.
I had fun watching her.
But she wasn't out to kill her opponent.
And you'll never win a battle like that.
[Kabo grunts]
[stuttering] B-Both Wanda
and On m-may have lost,
but they gave their best performances.
I was really moved.
There's more to it than winning or losing.
-[Kabe sighs]
-Oh.
[Kabe] "It's not about winning or losing"
is what the loser says.
Obviously, it's better to win.
Or else, what's the point
of competing in a dance battle?
[Kabo breathes heavily]
Maybe you wouldn't understand, Kabo.
Since I was born, I've gotten
the short end in everything.
Everything.
But dance?
It's the one thing I can stake a claim to.
So I never make excuses in dance.
If you go into battle thinking,
"I don't care if I lose,"
it spoils the mood for your opponents.
So take it seriously, okay?
Okay.
[Kabe] Hmm? Huh?
[stuttering] I-If I face you…
in the s-semi-finals,
I'll give it everything I've got.
[gasps]
KOKORO - SAKAYA HIGH SCHOOL
VS KABO - ICHIRIN HIGH SCHOOL
[MC] Fourth match of Round Two.
Kokoro versus Kabo!
May the best dancer win.
'Kay.
That Wanda girl from your school
is incredible.
Oh. [gasps]
I practiced so much,
learned to dance to so many songs,
and geared up
to perform all sorts of styles.
But now that I'm standing here,
I finally get just how difficult this is.
Kabo, that was a great round.
[Kabo] I had underestimated
how difficult it is to execute
what you've practiced.
But that's because I'm weak.
No more worrying about looking lame.
My dance is cool.
There's nothing else I need.
[crowd cheering]
[grunts]
[cheering continues]
KOKORO - CHUN - KABO
CLUB & LIVE HOUSE EVENT SPACE
[On] Wow. Kabo made it
all the way to the semi-finals.
Yeah. When he's in his flow state,
his dance is on another level.
Iori, you've thought about Kabo
all this time. Maybe it has paid off.
Stop it. It sounds cringe
when you say it like that.
But On had caught on to Kabo's talent
when he first joined the club.
Now that I recall,
when I was a first year…
Oh! You're a dancer!
I just know it. You dance, don't you?
What?
You saw me at an event or something?
Nope. Just my hunch.
But I bet you're wicked good.
[Iori] She's a bit strange.
But I kinda get what she means.
My intuition tells me
she's really good too.
Wanna join the dance club?
What?
On, why do you want me
to be in the dance club so badly?
I remember we had
a bad argument when I left.
After that, I thought
there's no way I can come back.
All the club members are pretty mature,
so you don't have to worry about it.
And if things got kind of awkward,
then I'm the one who's responsible.
DJs VGP
JUDGES ASSAY ABI BANRI
[exhales sharply]
Yeah, I definitely can't lose.
For her sake.
IORI - ICHIRIN HIGH SCHOOL
VS USEN - SAKAYA HIGH SCHOOL
[MC] First match of the semi-finals.
Usen versus Iori!
Starting the semi-finals, each contestant
will dance three rounds in one match.
I've been itching to battle you
since I first saw you, Iori.
MILK SUGAR
[Iori] I've never had so many emotions
going into a battle before.
To be honest, I've never once
thought I could beat Usen.
[all laughing]
[Kabo sighs]
[Iori sighs]
[MC] Yo, DJ… [in English] let's go!
[crowd cheering] Yeah!
[Iori, in Japanese]
I'm not an exemplary student
or anything in my everyday life.
Even so…
I swear to be true in front of the music.
[cheering]
[Iori] How pure can you become
in front of the music?
Isn't that what dance battles are about?
["Check Me Out" playing]
[music continues]
[student] What a complex beat.
[music continues]
[breathes heavily]
[Wanda grunts]
[chuckles]
[MC] Okay, change. Going second, Usen!
[music continues]
[cheering]
-Usen hit him back with footwork!
-[Kokoro] Go, go, go!
Usen's got the crowd buzzing.
[third year] This doesn't look good.
His personality's totally unfair!
[Iori] Usen looks as though
he wants to say,
"This is how you groove to this track."
Since the first tune was hip-hop,
the second one has to be house.
Right, DJ?
["SE4 2SH" playing]
[Iori] Yes!
Usen, a hip-hop dancer, wants to compete
with me, a house dancer, in footwork.
[MC] Second round, Iori is up first!
[Iori] Thanks for challenging me
in my turf.
[music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[Iori] With the next sound…
[grunts]
[MC] Okay, change!
I blew it.
[Assay] He got a little too greedy.
[On] He chose to show off a move.
The usual Iori would have made a recovery.
[Iori] Oh, crap.
I caught a glimpse of On's face
while I was dancing.
[music continues]
-What? He can totally rock out to house!
-[crowd clamors]
[laughs] He's using hip-hop moves
at a faster speed!
What a guy.
[Iori] I knew it. Usen's a natural
at finding the rhythm of the movement.
Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump…
There's a thump.
[groans]
Yeah, yeah, you're good.
[grunts, chuckles]
What an eyesore.
-[crowd cheering]
-[music ends]
["Uh Uh Uh" playing]
[MC] Now, this is the final round! Iori!
What kinda song is this?
How do you even get into it?
Spin us some house, DJ!
[Iori] It doesn't faze me.
I'll dance to any tune.
[music ends]
The semi-finals will begin shortly.
Okay, remaining dancers…
-Good luck with the semi-finals, Iori.
-Please stand by!
[Iori] Hey, On.
Will you go out with me if I beat Usen?
Oh. [inhales deeply]
What does that have to do with anything?
Oh? No?
If you watch me defeat Usen,
you won't go, "He's so cool! I like him"?
[On] Now's not the time for this, is it?
If you're gonna keep this up,
I won't watch.
[Iori] Sorry. I'm kidding. Please watch.
[On sighs]
You really want Kabo and Wanda
to watch when your motive is like that?
Besides,
that's not your real drive, is it?
[Iori chuckles]
On knows exactly what to say.
When I've landed the moves
I'm satisfied with,
it was never because I was dancing
for somebody else.
The more I dance for someone else,
the less free I get.
I simply want to surpass the part of me
that believes I can't beat Usen!
[chuckles]
[Assay] Oh.
[music continues]
[chuckles]
[both] Oh.
[Assay] It's as if the nerves in his body
are intertwined with the music.
This is his "musicality."
[Usen whoops]
Iori, you're unreal!
I'm having the time of my life!
So am I.
[crowd cheering]
[music ends]
[MC] Judges!
-Winner… Iori!
-[crowd cheering]
[sighs]
Subtitle translation by: Megumi Hunter