Everyone is hurt now. Their lives and loves are too tightly interlaced with each other. When one of them is trying to help another one, his actions hurt the third one, and there is no end. Such interlacing is rarely seen in real life, because people tend to draw boundaries between each other, and pairs often separate themselves from other people, keeping their own private happiness. But all these characters, including wise Yasu and superclever Takumi, are YOUNG and thus, inexperienced. Besides, showbiz is a crazy sphere of life, its madness influences everyone included. And, otherwise, a "normal" "middle" person can't become a star. So, it's a lunatic asylum in the hands of its patients. I feel very-very sorry for every character here. And now Hachi, who seemed the weakest one, even, impossibly weak, is the strongest one, who gives people hope. Oh Hachi, what would they do without your smile? =)