CHOCOCONTESTS
Chiyoko Sonoda contest (Game mode) Summaries
Wonder Nova Idol Grandprix - W.I.N.G.
Hello Sweet Chocolate
After a couple of months, Producer is ready to be in charge of an idol, Amai has great expectations and Hazuki while half asleep, hands Producer a document while explaining the basics of the W.I.N.G. (Wonder Idol Nova Grandprix) contest. After letting him choose the idol he's about to produce, Producer notices a short, twintail girl is looking at him, then she gets close and asks him if he remembers her from the audition, then Producer recognizes that's Sonoda Chiyoko, one of the girls who passed the audition, she admits it'll be a while until she makes her debut but Producer notices her simple yet cute smile can have a great potential, then he asks her if she wants to join the unit he's producing (Houkago Climax Girls), surprised by the question Chiyoko replies wondering why her, after all she's normal, Producer denies this and asks her to tell him more about her, she says her name is Chiyoko but everyone at her school calls her Choco, from that Chiyoko gets an idea, and introduces the concept of being a Chocolate idol to the Producer as she loves sweets. Now as a Chocoidol, Chiyoko expects her idol work to be "a choco bar".
Chocolate labyrinth
Choco is working hard with her singing, dancing and creating choco phrases to sell her chocoidol image, she asks Producer for advice, in the first case Producer tells her to read more about chocolate, later she goes to the library for book about the origins of chocolate but she doesn't get it right, however any interesting fact she finds she posts it on her twista, second, Producer thinks a chocoidol should be able to eat a lot of chocolate so Choco goes to the shop to buy a lot of chocolate, Producer is surprised by the amount but the expression Choco makes after eating chocolate is cute so he decides it to take a photo and upload it to twista, lastly, Producer wonders what it chocolate?, Choco goes on a philosophical journey and comes up with a poem about chocolate that she also posts it to twista, with all actions leading to great reactions among her followers.
Beware of big chances
Day by day, Choco is updating her twista diligenty while gaining new fans when suddenly Producer recieves a call from the director of a variety show, Producer and Choco both surprised Choco doesn't know what to do in the show and asks Producer once again for his advice. In the first option Producer tells her to have fun, Choco tries to have fun and thanks to that she gains new fans. In the second option Producer tells her to be as usual, Choco tells he she's all normal and producer tells her it's because of his normal qualities that he got the job, Choco acted as usual and she recieved praise from the staff. Lastly, in the third option Producer tells her to act energetic and cheerful and she does it, she gets praised for her contagious charm.
Bitter or Sweet or...?
For the first time Choco fails the audition and thinks being a chocoidol is not good anymore so she tries to quite her chocoidol act and tries with other stereotypes for her image in the upcoming handshake event, going from the serious type to the bully type, however this doesn't go as smooth. Once again Choco asks Producer for advice. First, Producer asks her what did they fans think, she said her fans were wondering what happened to the chocoidol as Choco was acting strange, Producer tells her everyone likes Choco as she is. Second, he asks what makes Choco confortable, she says having a sweet choco calms her and then rectifies on why she likes being a chocolate idol. Third, he tells her she finally noticed it, as she couldn't hide the fact she was disappointed for failing the audition, she goes back to thinking on her path towards being a top chocoidol.
Accident and Chocoidol
It's the big event and Choco is excited to perform with HCG and even sing a solo part, however there's an issue, the song isn't playing, Choco goes to check out and there seems to be a problem with the equipment, Producer is worried the audience is starting to lose enthusiasm so Choco decides to go out and do something, she then starts telling then facts about chocolate and chocolate jokes, everyone seems to keep their attention and Producer is surprised by her resolve. After she comes back to the backstage, Producer praises her by telling her she has become a great idol, choco is the best and how it looked fun.
A sweet dream that never ends(Fail Scenario)
After failing the season, Producer goes with President Amai, saying despite being the best idol she couldn't do it, Amai gets disappointed and Hazuki jokes about it, Amai gets annoyed and tells Producer to meet with Chiyoko, she's sad but she knows that can't keep letting her down forever, therefore she says she's the immortal choco idol despite failing because she finds being an idol so fun and she's expecting her next idol work for her comeback.
Dear my chocolate(Win Scenario)
After the announcement, Hazuki calls Producer and congratulates him for Choco winning WING, tells him she might not be able to sleep for the excitement, then conmes President Amai and congratulates Producer for his work, Hazuki tells producer the president was so excited that when he saw Choco winning he started crying but Amai stops her, then tells Producer to look for Choco, she's happy for winning but believes she couldn't have done it without Producer's help, then he tells her he supported her because he knows she could be a great idol without him, but she counters him by saying is thanks for Producer believing in her that she was able to keep working on becoming top chocoidol, after that both look forward to work together on their next idol challenge.
283 Production Fan Festival ~Thanks Flapping Day!!~
Remark
Unlike WING, this mode shares most commus with the members of the unit, in this case Houkago Climax Girls with the exception of the first and last being focused towards Choco.
Happy Melting Chocolate!
For her work, Choco is reviewing a chocolate dessert from a fancy place, after the filming ends, she comes with Producer and ask him if such happier job exists, as she wouldn't have imagine to taste the most delicious desserts in her life because of being an idol, Producer says is because of her expressions that she was hired, then Choco expresses her gratitude to Producer for helping her stablish her image as Chocoidol.
Thank you for your hard work
It starts with Choco coming later for the reunion with HCG, as Choco's school is far from the office, Natsuha introduces the plan for the Thanksgiving event, Producer explains this special event is for the fans so they have to try their best, Kaho and the rest start describing some of their ideas until Natsuha points out as this is an important event, they need to practice harder and asks everyone if they're alright with her organizing the schedule therefore everyone agrees and they get to work on the plan.
I'm home
Juri and Rinze go to pick up Kaho at her house, she is still preparing and her mother appears to greet them, after that they Kaho is ready and the three finally leave to the 283pro office. Juri tells Kaho that her mom is very kind, Kaho agrees but also says that she's very scary when she gets angry. Kaho also mentions her mom made riceballs for everyone and Juri shows concern as Kaho is bringing the lunch as well with all of her luggage but Kaho is strong and says Heroes have to carry heavy weights when fighting on a pinch. After reaching the office they get reunited with Producer and Natsuha at the warehouse, Natsuha just finished the plan for the Thanksgiving event and shows it to everyone. Kaho in the meantime draws the line in the warehouse for what is going to be their new secret base and Choco comes a little later and the rest of HCG agrees on taking the little space with the approval of Producer. As an advice Producer mentions this could be a training experience for kaho and the rest, supporting Natsuha's decision of planning ahead and if there's anything else, don't hesitate to tell him.
Welcome back
Producer on his way to the office notices Rinze is sending a letter to her parents for the event, in the meantime Natsuha, Juri and Choco are discussing on what things to bring in the new secret base, however Natsuha proposes they should decorate the place, so everyone starts setting up the warehouse to make it look like a real HCG hideout, they even get to make a little space made of cardboard for Kaho to play, after that Kaho arrives and decides to help them as well, then Kaho remembers she brought a sword as she though it could be good for the performance, however Kaho realizes her sword looked bigger when she got it but now it's kind of small, Choco mentions that her when she was at elementary school she saw her schoolyard pretty spacious but now it looks very small, so she mentions as they grew up things that looked once big they look small after they grew up, Kaho describe this as one of the wonders of becoming an adult, later on Rinze and Producer get to the secret base and Kaho tells him he has many questions to ask about those wonders.
See you tomorrow
Choco, Rinze and Juri are going through a step road to the 283pro dorm, Choco has a bag full of groceries and Juri is riding her bicycle, both are having a hard time going up, meanwhile Rinze tries not to think about it as the event is getting close, they have to practice more and stay late at the production, Choco decided to stay in the dorm with Juri and Rinze so they're discussing where Choco should sleep however Juri is afraid Choco's stay at the dorm could lead to a sleepover, however Choco is already making plans for dinning, bath and sleeping together as a summer camp, also Choco asks about the food in the dorms, Juri says it's good, especially the curry and hamburger steak. Choco can't decide on what to try first so she wants to invite producer so everyone can try everything at once after thanksgiving preparations are over, Rinze offers Choco and Juri to prepare Croquettes for tonight, as they get closer the evening unveils a great view of the city and makes Juri hurry before it gets darker while Choco and Rinze are chasing her.
Thanks for the meal
Producer gets invited to the dorm to celebrate for finishing the event preparations, all of HCG was involved in preparing the feast, even Juri which usually gets her food from the cafeteria. Then Choco starts by grabbing the croquette and putting soy sauce on it, Rinze asks if the croquettes already had sauce on it but Choco does this out of habit, everyone is shocked at Choco eating croquettes with soy sauce then Natsuha gets surprise that beef stew is served with rice as she eats it with a loaf of bread at her home, it seems everyone notices the different manners they have for their usual meals, as Juri then gets curious for trying out Croquttes with soy sauce, then Producer proceeds to join the party, however there's also lots of food left like curry and tepanyaki. Choco mentions she makes lots of memories when eating tasty food so everyone proceeds to make nice memories today.
We're off!
The schedule and the secret base have served their purpose, HCG is ready to clean the warehouse and Rinze says in true Sun Tzu nature:
In a good battle... there is also a good retreat...
Everyone finished cleaning the warehouse quite fast and left it cleaner than they encountered it, Kaho then aks if they'll be able to make another secret base for the next live show, Choco and Juri think it should be something even bigger and flashier; Rinze suggests a huge castle until Producer hurries them for the lesson.
From Chocoidol, with love!
After the thanksgiving event ends, Choco is preparing bags of sweets for every member of HCG, every sweet is carefully choosen depending on what Choco assumes they might like, this is a chocoidol expression of gratitude. Choco says she's able to be a chocoidol thanks to the acceptance of the staff, the members of HCG and everyone who sees it's okay for her to be it, then she gives a bag of sweets to the Producer as well, Producer feels bad about it but Choco insists, as she says this is for the person she wants to thank the most, then Choco thanks producer for his hard work and asks him if he can help her to give the sweets to the rest of the members.
Grand Repute AuDition - G.R.A.D.
About the Pink of Houkura's Thoughts
The G.R.A.D. account has picked up Choco's video from her twista, Producer and Choco are talking on the street about it when they notice a guy watching the video, then he asks to another guy what are his thoughts about the pink of HCG, Sonoda Chiyoko, the other guy replies that his idol is also going to participate in GRAD, however he would also like to see his idol making a video like this. Producer apologizes to Choco for what she heard over those guys conversation, she say she doesn't mind, as that's her ability to blend in with her normal appearance, however she recognizes that she can't control anything but her feelings and asks Producer what they can do to attract more fans then he promises to Choco she'll be in top condition for the audition, as Choco replies that she and Producer are as strong as 100 men combined.
Don't Overdo it
Choco is uploading more content to her twista, reharsals and HCG visiting a school festival to mention a few, during the way to the office, she checks her twista feed to see any responses while Producer is driving, however Choco notices there are no responses so she asks Producer what he thinks about her twista content, as a fan he says it would be happy to see more content of his favorite however as someone who knows what happens behind the scenes he shows concern about Choco overworking, she says she's trying her best however she thinks is not impossible for her but then she gets annoyed by Producer's cold response, saying he's being rude today and how people yet still doesn't know about her so GRAD is a good chance for her to grab a lot of attention, then Producer apologizes and tells her that he appreciates the work she's putting right now, however small things don't turn into something big overnight, as he notices Choco's actions showing her impatience towards catching up, then he mentions her followers are increasing little by little, she asks Producer to keep supporting her, as Producer says for he and her fan to take care for them.
Flexible, Risilient
As the seasons pass, Choco is clearing more requirements, yet she's not satisfied with her results as she wants to stand out more, the she talks with people from the staff, the first one congratulates her for the song and loks forward to her next song, another however, thinks that it was lacking the power of the rest of HCG, she keeps thinking about these opinions, making a mental conversation about them, as she thinks there's nothing wrong with being normal and asks herself what is the reason she can't show her normal self even when she's alone?, what is she lacking when she's not with the rest of HCG?, then another member of the staff comes and tells her lastest choco recommendation got sold out, praising her influence as chocoidol, then again she keeps these opinions in her mind, looking for what has worked for her. Then a fourth member of the staff comes and praises Choco's efforts as she says she's getting into the qualifiers round, then he also includes the rest of HCG but Choco says she's putting more effort into making more people to know her, the staff member then asks her if being a choco idol is not enough for her as everyone thinks Choco is the only one chocoidol, then he thinks Choco might not want to be a chocoidol forever, he asks her if it's though to fight with only chocolate, how long if she going to keep trying, and if she's tired of making more characters to sell her appeal, then on her mind she replies, she's not being a chocoidol out of necessity as know she does it because she wants to be a chocoidol, Choco unable to response Producer comes and calls her, but before she leaves she answers she's always been a chocoidol and wants to be remembered for that, Choco joins Producer and he apologizes for the rudeness of the staff, she stops him and thanks him for helping her, Producer says it's his job but also praises Choco for her professional response and says he didn't feel like he had to step in, then Choco reaffirms her commitment of being a chocoidol.
My Sweet ♡ Weapon
Choco is practicing her lessons when Producer enters and brings a pair of eclair bread he bought, he's been getting more into sweets thanks to Choco and he did his own research by looking at the lastest recommendation, Choco mentions she doesn't want to quit being a chocoidol, she admits she didn't stand out as well as she not being completely into chocolate since the beginning, however being a chocoidol has become something special to her and as long she's an idol, this is a weapon she wants to keep using until the end, however she recognizes there has been times she wanted to quit, she understand it's hard to share these feelings to her audience so working around this is her promise for GRAD. Understanding this, Producer tells her to show her seriousness, as he believes serious feelings reach to those who are also watching seriously, and looks forward to her resolve. Choco is strong and believes now she can stand on her own, yet she wants to keep giving her support as a member of HCG, as this has helped her in making her name, someday she hopes one day people learn about HCG because of her.
Promise (Commitment)
There's a live stream about Choco before the final audition, she thanks everyone who are able to see her, then she plays a little with the comments by doing some acting, however after joking for a while she talks a little about the upcoming GRAD audition and thank everyone who has supported her despite her shortcomings, therefore she proceeds to make a pledge for her fans, she won't make them regret supporting her and will always try to make them smile, as well as working hard to bring this promise to more people, after this the stream ends and Producer tells she did go in conveing her sincere thoughts, Producer also mentions every experience she gets just like this will help towards her preparation for GRAD, Choco then reaffirms her commitment to accomplish her promise.
This Sparkling Place is My Stage
After the finals Choco is about to get on the stage along with HCG, however Choco is the first one to get introduced, as everyone hears her name everyone gets excited, Choco is impressed by the amount of people in the audience yelling her name, Producer says this is the result of Choco's efforts, both her appeals and faults, Producer feels proud of the hard work and Choco goes out of stage with strength after all the build up and proving her resolve, she introduces herself as the chocoidol and the rest of HCG, and thus the great live show starts.
Landing Point
What kind of idol do you want to be?
At home, Choco is messaging producer about borrowing some DVDs of the office for study as she's about to get her Solo concert, her mom arrives and asks why is she so excited, and how many she's going to see this time, she mentions 3 performances with bonuses, chocomom tells her is good to study hard but she must not forget to prepare dinner, after her mom leaves Choco starts turns the DVD and sees an idol mentioning she has finally reached her dream of becoming an idol. This makes choco think about all the things she went through, the words of her friend Asumi supporting her, Producer proposal to join HCG before WING, her promise to her fans at GRAD, then she asks to herself, what kind of idol does she want to be, as being an idol just because she wants to be one is not enough, what she can do and what she wants to do, she wants to find an answer before the solo concert, the she tries to put her thoughts in pen and paper.
Only she doesn't know
Choco seems to ask for reference to her trainers about what she can do to enhance her signature song and dance, think about her work as a Chocoidol, then she's a Pastry chief making a huge chocolate cake, think on what is her aim for becoming an idol, maybe go from a chocoidol to a choco craftsmanship idol. Later that day as she's tries to collect her thoughts, she comes with Producer and asks him that she would want to set a goal, Producer understands that isn't only to make her fans more entertained but something she wants to reach, Producer then looks if they can get some tickets for an idol concert and see more samples, afte Choco leaves Producers starts thinking, he thought she already knew what she wanted to do, then he remembers when he was younger and also didn't know what he wanted to do for his career, as he thinks he tries to write down a solution.
My stella
From the last live concert, Choco is still analyzing other idols, as she has been going through multiple shows, she's still looking for answers, then from an interview their goal to become idols that can compete on the world stage stands out in her head, then thinks if becoming an idol that can be recognized everywhere is a good idea for her goal, while thinking then Choco hears a voice, she finds out that's her friend Asumi who also came to the concert, they go to a family restaurant to talk a little, Asumi claims to be Choco's biggest fan, she tells her how much she loved the last live Choco was in, despite Choco getting flustered she asks her if she saw something in her she was lacking, Asumi suprised for the question she says she doesn't know, Choco insists if there's something she's lacking she can let her know, Asumi for Choco's sake accepts her request, Choco leaves but gets Asumi thinking.
Like handing out Chocolate
Because of sudden bad weather, the outdoor festival was cancelled, despite everyone's understanding, many customers are disappointed as not many would be able to come later to see their favorite idol, after seeing this, Choco goes with Producer and asks him if they can rent a lesson room, then with the camera Choco makes a video regarding the festival being cancelled and tries to make a quick performance of her newest song "Choco date sunday", many after seeing this take an interest in Choco and after they end recording, Choco apologizes to the Producer for making him do this all of sudden, Producer however is happy that Choco did this for the spectators on her own volition, as for her goals, he thinks doing things like this naturally is what makes Choco special, Producer as he doesn't exactly know how to answer, Choco says her feelings as an idol has been like she were in a maze, and despite not getting an answer now she thinks her and Producer can find it.
It was a charm from the start
At class, Asumi asks Choco if she regrets being an idol, she feels sorry because of her feelings of becoming an idol being pushed into Choco, Choco then denies it and says she has never considered those feelings to be a burden, she then thanks Asumi because now she's exploring a world she didn't know, as Asumi feels relief Choco says she wants to be an idol she can make her smile the brightest, for Asumi, there're many idols she likes but Choco has become her number one, she wishes good luck to Choco on her solo concerts but yet she turns down on Choco's invitation for her seats, as she says she wants to fight for her seat fair, after leaving to the office Choco gets into the car and tells Producer that she not only wants to become an idol she wants to make people smile and not regret it, but also make them fall in love with her, Producer encourages her and Choco hopes to have his support.
Thank you, I'm off then
The day starts with Choco getting woke up by her little brother for breakfast, before that, Choco prepares everything before going out, however she remembers her pouch of sweets is empty, however her mom keeps calling her because her food is getting cold, after finishing, Choco goes to the office with Producer, he gives her a new job offer about her management in SNS, he also got more info and wants to discuss it later, and as always Choco accepts with enthusiasm.
Shinning To Evolving Performers - S.T.E.P.
The spotlight is yet to come
It's the start of the school term, Choco looks at her seat and looks at the girl at her front, her name is Asumi Seno, and both inmediatly become good friends after a little chat, during spring both go to watch the cherryblossoms, Choco brings Sakuramochi made at her home for both to eat, Asumi says is pretty impressive to make japanese sweets at home then aks Choco if she can get some help in English as exams are coming, Choco also thinks she wants so help in math. Suddenly is summer and Asumi wants to enjoy some time at the pool and go to festivals while Choco wants sleepovers and fireworks, skip to fall and Asumi invites Choco at the rooftop, she wants to talk about her dream of becoming an idol, she was afraid of talking before as she didn't want Choco to think it was childish, Choco says she's happy she's pursuing her dreams and promises to support her no matter what.
Your Dream
At the rooftop, Choco is taking pictures to Asumi for the documentation, after gathering all the documents, Choco talks that she saw Asumi favorite idol unit, and tells her she would like to see if she can try the moves, Asumi confidently tells her she can teach her. After a couple of days Asumi submits her application and gets accepted for the audition at 283 production, Choco happy for that wants to celebrate at the family restaurant, however Asumi knows this isn't over. Asumi is part of a unit and she intents to get into audition with everyone, and while Asumi is good at dacing and singing her lecturer notices she gets nervous at the stage and her movements become small. The day of the audition Asumi feels a huge pressure as she has tried so hard to become a real idol, as her fears win over her she calls Choco telling her she can't come to the audition, however she also doesn't want to let down the rest of her unit, Choco by trying to solve the issue takes Asumi's place on the audition.
A Single Shooting Star
Choco looking for someone of the staff before the audition starts, she finds a guy, using a dark blue suit combined with a light blue tie and white shirt, who seems to be part of the production, she tells him that her friend, Asumi, won't be able to come to the audition, and ask to apply for her instead, in order to not cause any issue to the members of her unit, after this mysterious guy talks with others in charge of the audition, they accept with the condition she won't be counted for the results. Choco gets introduced with the other contestants and says she's taking Asumi's place, she knows her movements aren't comparable to the level of Asumi but she'll try her best. When it's finally the turn of Choco and the others, the mysterious guy is also looking at the audition, he can see her dacing isn't very good but she's putting a lot of energy and enthusiasm, then she gets asked to do a coordinated move with the rest of her group and notices that despite her lack of stamina and difficulties to keep the pacing, she's still keeping her smile and confidence, motivating this guy to scout her, after the auditions are over, Choco is about to leave when the mysterious guy comes and asks for her contact, Choco doesn't understand for what but this guy gives the following response:
I want to send you a notice of acceptance
Turns out this mysterious guy was her future Producer trying to scout her, Choco however still doesn't understand for who is the notice, he affirms this is for Sonoda-san, Choco can't believe what is happening.
Sonoda Family
Later that day, everyone at the sonoda household gather at the table for dinner, while everyone is and especially Choco are enjoying their meals, Choco's mom gives the news to her father about the notice of acceptance from 283pro, Choco denies it was anything serious and was only the production being considerated, Choco's father thought Asumi was the one applying so Choco once again explains what happened to her father, as how she took Asumi's place on the audition and then her mother mentions how this guy from the production asked her contact, Choco still denies it but her mother then thinks that it could be serious as if they think it was bad enough to reject her they would also say it, then she says if her little brother was going to the audition instead she would think that's cool, Choco's father believes that Choco and her little brother have the potential to be scouted, then Choco's little brother ask her what she's going to do if the production is serious, Choco then denies it and thinks that the idol business doesn't have anything to do with someone as ordinary as her, then the next passes, Choco sees her mail and notices a message saying she passed the selection process, her mother asks her what she's going to do now, and Choco says she's going to see Asumi because she's going to decline the offer.
Sonoda Family's Normal
Asumi reunites with Choco after the notice, Choco mentions she wants to decline but Asumi congrats Choco for being accepted and asks her if she can fullfill on the dream she couldn't achieve, Choco gets this in her mind and while she's thinking in her bedroom as she doesn't know what to do she lets a huge scream that her mother hears, she gets in and Choco starts talking about what happened with her and Asumi earlier that day, as Choco feels responsible for Asumi's dream now she thinks is she could give being an idol a try, but she never though on becoming an idol, Choco's mom encourages her to do what she wants if she considers becoming an idol, however she tells her she should be sure and be serious about it, being an idol is a job after all. Mom mentions if after a while she fails to become successful as an idol she would feel bad for letting Asumi down so she shouldn't feel responsible for fullfilling other friends dreams, after all is her decision to become an idol. Before her mother leaves the room Choco tells her that she doesn't think is Asumi's fault for her decision, more like she feels it's a reason that compels her to take that push. The next day she calls 283pro regarding her response.
Hello Bright Chocolate
Fast forward to today and Choco is checking her SNS performance, Producer praiser her work and tells her there's no reason for him to look over her results, however Choco still feels dependant on Producer's approval as she says she expects to rely on him forever, then Producer starts remembering about that day, if he didn't call Choco after the audition she would've go home and none of this would've happened, he praises himself for that, Choco thanks him and also mentions Asumi for giving her that push, the producer tells her it was her choice and thanks her for taking that opportunity, as she has become the fans of many, Choco embarrased says she's just doing what she wants and will continue to fullfill her responsabilities to everyone who supports her.