We're only on episode 3 of Between us, but there are already so many similarities between these two shows. Here are just a couple of images to showcase the parallels:
Win gives me such Prapai vibes, although his look is more similar to Payu.
Both feeling not so hot after their respective one night stands🥹
Chasing them sugar daddies away😆
Both Prapai and Win making sure their babies eat.
Sugar daddies feeling unappreciated 🤣
Tell them boys.
Secretly really enjoying those kisses.
Prapai and Win - long lost brothers??
Speaking of siblings, they both have to take care of their respective siblings.
Nightmares! Both are trauma babies😥
I can't wait for the rest of "Between us" to air. It helps to fill the Lita sized gap in my heart.
petition to complain ask Studio Wabi Sabi to change the english subtitle for Between Us ep10 from "Man Up" to "BE BRAVE ABOUT IT" as rightly it was in UWMA.
on a side note: I had checked a bit of english to thai translation on google (in Google translate isn't that great but oh well) and the translation of "Be Brave About It" sounds closer to what Boun said than "Man Up".
Suddenly by the decree of Starless it is decided Team W will have a limited menu based on their image. Takami, who's been charged with coming up with the menu, has a plan as to how to get the uninterested cast members to cooperate with him in creating the menu…
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Translations under the cut
Common route / 4th chapter
Akira & Takami
Takami: Akira's recommendation is Chinese cuisine?
Takami: Though, I think Team W has not had a Chinese-themed event so far, have they?
Akira: Don't sweat on the details~ Isn't the colour kinda sorta fitting?
Takami: Well.... I guess it might be.
Akira: The mapo tofu of this place is seriously the best!
Takami: Mapo tofu?
Akira: Yup. My recommendation for this place is mapo tofu.
Takami: Hey Akira. I don't know how well mapo tofu is going to sit in a show restaurant.
Akira: Eeh? Sure there is (a place with mapo tofu).
Akira: Aren't you thinking too complicatedly about this? As long as it is delicious, everyone's gonna be happy, I'm sure.
Takami: I wonder...
Akira: To turn things around, what sort of Chinese food would Takami be okay with then?
Takami: Hmm... Shark fin soup would probably be a bit too much but maybe scallops or shrimp, I think.
Akira: Aaah, so stuff you'd get at a hotel's (set) menu
Takami: Yes. Or maybe something Chinese bar -like. Something like chicken or spring rolls.
Akira: When you say stuff like that, it reminds me of how way back in the old Starless we used to serve stuff like rice and pork fried with ginger (a dish called Shougayaki) .
Akira: There were a lot of snacks served too. Compared to that, mapo tofu should be much better.
Takami: I see.... But doesn't the taste go down when it gets cold. (the quality of the taste, that is...)
Akira: Well, that's how it is. The right way to have it is piping hot.
Takami: When it comes to the menu of Starless, it might be better to have dishes that are also delicious even if they go cold....
Akira: So serious―. Is it because the customer can't choose when the food is served to them?
Takami: That is just what I mean.
Akira: Well, I'll leave the heavy thinking work to you~
Akira: First of all, let's eat mapo tofu. With your money. ^-^
Common route / 5th Chapter
Takami & Sin
Sin: We're here.
Takami: Hee, so there was a western style restaurant jammed in here (hidden among other establishments). I hadn't noticed at all.
Sin: The place is small, but the taste makes up for it.
Takami: Gives me the feel of a spot only known by the connoisseurs. Shall we go in?
[And in they go]
Takami: I see, it's pretty packed.
Sin: Around this time, yes. Here's the menu.
Takami: Looks like an orthodox Western restaurant menu, doesn't it? What's your recommendation, Sin?
Sin: Omurice.
Takami: Eeetoo... That's the popular dish of this restaurant, is what you mean right?
Sin: Yes.
Takami: If, Sin, you were to choose a dish from these to be the Team W menu item, what would it be?
Sin: Hmm, from that point of view beefsteak or the like would probably be appropriate.
Takami: Kokuyou also said steak.
Takami: ...I see.
Sin: Heh, what's the matter. Why the long face?
Takami: Ah, nothing. I anticipated that this would turn out like this, that in the end everyone would end up bringing up their own favourite foods, is what I was thinking.
Sin: From the start, the idea customers have of us, does not correspond with the understanding we personally have of ourselves (as Team W).
Sin: And, if we're talking Team branding, there is none better suited for the task than you.
Takami: If you say it like that it's hard to come up with a comeback.
Sin: There will be no one raising an objection to your decision. Especially now, with a theme like this.
Sin: It's alright to play around as much as you like. That too, is a part of what Team W is.
Takami: You're right.
Takami: Well then, today I will also order omurice with you.
Sin: Heh, that's an excellent choice.
Common route / 6th Chapter
Takami, You, Taiga, Kokuyou & Sin
Taiga: He~y, good that you could make it* .
You: Hello, Taiga-san. Also hello, Sin-san and Takami-san.
Sin: You came. The special seat reserved for you has been prepared (for you).
Takami: We want you to enjoy the special Team W menu that starts today.
You: Waaa, thank you so much!
Sin: To the soul coloured with darkness, the love of a flame. Destiny shall surely give you blood and vitality.
Taiga: ....That, the only thing I/one can hear from that is she'll become a sacrifice.
You: It's the menu Team W proposed, isn't it. I wonder what dish it will be?
Takami: It's "Bistekka".
You: Bistekka...
Sin: Heh, the only thing boiling in a kettle of hell probably isn't limited to corpses.
Taiga: That's what I meant, that doesn't sound like we're talking about food at all.
Takami: As Sin said, please look forward to what you'll get when we bring the food to your table.
Takami: Taiga, would you please show her to her table?
Taiga: He―ei heei, right this way―.
[skip to the restaurant hall]
Takami: I am sorry for the wait. Team W's special menu, Bistekka.
You: Wa! The arrangement is so magnificent! Such a meaty, red centre... Is this a steak?
Takami: Well, you could call it that. It is Beefsteak.
You: I see.... But it says "Bistekka" on the menu.
Takami: When the topic of Team W's special menu first came up, Kokuyou said steak immediately then and there, didn't he.
You: Ah, that's true.
Takami: I thought about a lot of options, but in the end steak was the adequate choice.
Takami: But saying that, isn't it a bit annoying to go around and come back to the menu Kokuyou just threw back at Kongou in the first place?
Takami: And that's why, at least I decided to call it "Bistekka'' instead of just settling with steak.
Kokuyou: He has the nerve to come up with this sort of useless resistance.
You: Kokuyou-san.
Kokuyou: It's just a steak but, according to Kongou there's some special touch added. Well, just have a taste.
You: Hai!
Kokuyou: Takami, it's about time you got ready (for the show)
Takami: Yes, understood.
Takami: Well, I'll see you later.
Takami: After we've satisfied your stomach, next, we shall satisfy your heart, too.
The End
* he says otsukare in a very lazy, slangy way and IDK how to best put it in English, but it is very sloppy and probably would be pretty rude to say to a customer IRL!
[Translator's note:
1. Akira you cutie.
2. Sin speaks so coherently in this story it is probably what gave me delusion I could actually translate BSTS xD I hope this keeps up! Sin pls have mercy on me.]
If you spot any mistakes, don't understand something, want me to do something differently (like if you want a screenshot every now and then of the best parts, for example xD) or find some weird punctuation please let me know so I'll fix it! Thank you for reading!
Next up: Takami’s Savoury Days card bc I think no one translated it either (correct me if I’m wrong)!
I just saw Boun upload a tiktok video of both him and Prem using Ocean Eyes by Billie Eilish?! Do they know their most watched fan video of Team and Win from UWMA used this song as well? SOMEONE SEDATE ME.
