Chance Pop Session (2001)
Separated by tragedy, brought together by Chance...
Three young girls, strangers to each other, share an instinctual passion and talent for music. Brought together from distinctly different worlds, they meet by chance at the concert of their idol. The concert strikes a chord in each of their hearts and unites them with a common dream of stardom. The girls each enroll in the same music school and are brought together again in a special class for exceptional talent. As their voices come together in harmony, the girls realize that they share more than just a passion for song. A mysterious blue stone, a hauntingly beautiful meoldy... what do these traces of the past have to do with the uncertain future of this gifted trio?
Chance Pop Session: Season 1 - 13 Episode s
1x1 - Angel
May 21, 2001
Three girls from all different walks of life are brought together by their shared love for Reika's music.
1x2 - Destiny
May 28, 2001
Akari, Yuki, and Nozomi do their best to get accepted into Akiba Music School, Father Samuel expresses his concerns about Akari.
1x3 - Class S
June 4, 2001
Yuki decides to join a street band. Meanwhile, Akari struggles with her nerves as Kisaragi starts observing classes, in search for students to join her S Class.
1x4 - Fortissimo
June 11, 2001
S Class must face new hardships as they prepare for their debut. Yuki starts to make a name for herself with her newfound band.
1x5 - Love Song
June 18, 2001
Feeling refreshed, Akari talks to the S Class about much needed improvements. A new student joins the S Class. Could this mean trouble for the other girls?
1x6 - Memory
June 25, 2001
Akari is trying to put together the pieces of her past as she encounters a similar blue stone. Samuel then reveals her past to her.
1x7 - Resonance
July 2, 2001
Akari makes her fateful return to the S Class, but she still feels isolated and alone. Yuki comes up with a plan to cheer everyone up.
1x8 - Audition
July 9, 2001
The trio prepares for the M & K Records' Rookie Audition. The girls quickly realize that Jun is no longer their only rival.
1x9 - Blindly
July 16, 2001
After the results have been announced, the trio now prepares for their next challenge. But does one of them push herself too far?
1x10 - Advance
July 23, 2001
R3's first TV performance brings about the pressure of their debut. Meanwhile, Reika is haunted by memories of the past
1x11 - Past
July 30, 2001
Kisaragi has an exclusive interview, during which memories of her past and youth flash through her mind.
1x12 - Beginning
August 6, 2001
Even as rookies, R3 is destined for greatness as they are nominated for a Music Police Award, but is the publicity too much for the girls to handle?
1x13 - Angels
August 13, 2001
The day of the Music Police Awards has finally arrived. R3 must face up against their longtime idol Reika in their rise to fame.
Chance Pop Session: 1 Season
Actors in Chance Pop Session
Kana Ueda
Jun
Takehito Koyasu
Kosaka Kaito
Maria Yamamoto
Nozomi Kaihara
Mayumi Izuka
Mizushima Akari
Atsuko Enomoto
Aoyama Yuki
Mariko Kouda
Reika
Asako Dodo
Kei (voice)
Azusa Nakao
Aya
Hiroki Takahashi
Bassist
Hiroshi Naka
Father Samuel
Hozumi Goda
Sugino Shirou
Katsuyuki Konishi
Yaokichi
Kazuhiko Inoue
Yoh Sakuramiya
Masako Isobe
Orphanage director
Masuo Amada
Yaegashi
Miki Ito
Kaibara Madoka
Motoko Kumai
Otoki
Osamu Saka
Kaibara Shou
Rie Kugimiya
Nao
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Old Man
Taiki Matsuno
Keiji
Takayuki Fujimoto
Guitarist
Cho
Hikoza
Yuji Ueda
Muraki
Tetsuo Kanao
Yamanaka Tsumu
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