Things You Love, Things That Are Important

Things You Love, Things That Are Important (Daisuki na Mono, Taisetsu na Mono - 大好きなもの、大切なもの) is the 7th episode of THE iDOLM@STER anime series. It first aired on August 19, 2011.

Story

Iori humiliates herself on live television when she forces an interviewer at the Minase estate to focus on her rather than talk about her father and older brothers. While the Producer reprimands her actions, Iori ignores his advice. Yayoi invites Iori and Hibiki to her home to have dinner with her five younger siblings where Iori learns about the life of a "commoner" and gets to know Yayoi's brother and the eldest boy, Chōsuke, who wants to help his older sister. During dinner, Chōsuke hits his brother Kōji for trying to take his food, for which Yayoi tells him to apologize, but he angrily talks back to her and runs away. Worried about Chōsuke, Yayoi and Hibiki tries searching for him around town and is later joined by the Producer after Iori calls him. Iori soon figures out where Chōsuke is and finds him in the storage shed as that is where she hides when she fought with her brothers. Iori understand what it feels like to be a younger sibling and knows that Chōsuke just wanted to help his sister and gives him the advice that instead of just complaining and running away, he should be bold, confront his sister and tell the truth. Inspired by Iori's speech, Chōsuke reunites with Yayoi and apologizes. As the Producer, Hibiki and Iori go home, he thanks Iori for calling him for help. The next morning, Yayoi learns to her surprise that Chōsuke wants to become more reliable at home.

Episode Guide

#	Episode Title	Airdate	Watch Episode*
1	This Is Where the Girls Start	July 8, 2011
2	The Girls Start Preparing	July 15, 2011
3	Everything Starts With One Courageous Step	July 22, 2011
4	That Changes Who I Am	July 29, 2011
5	Spending Summer Vacation With Everyone	August 5, 2011
6	The Decision to Continue Forward	August 12, 2011
7	Things You Love, Things That Are Important	August 19, 2011
8	The Indirect Route to Happiness	August 26, 2011
9	Things You Can Do As Two	September 2, 2011
10	Moving Forward a Little Bit with Everyone	September 9, 2011
11	Hopes, Uncertainties, and Signs	September 16, 2011
12	A Goal with a One-Way Path	September 23, 2011
13	And So, the Girls Rise to the Shining Stage	September 30, 2011
14	The World that Began to Change!	October 7, 2011
15	Everyone Together, It's a Live Broadcast! A Live Broadcast!	October 14, 2011
16	How It Feels to be All Alone	October 21, 2011
17	Makoto, A True Prince	October 28, 2011
18	Lots of Everything	November 4, 2011
19	Like the Moon Hiding Between the Clouds	November 11, 2011
20	Promise	November 18, 2011
21	Like a Flower Blooming	November 25, 2011
22	On Christmas Eve	December 2, 2011
23	Me	December 9, 2011
24	Dream	December 16, 2011
25	Everyone Together!	December 23, 2011
Bonus	The Story of 765PRO	June 16, 2012

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