: Hachi bonds with Nobu while getting drinks to cope with her frustrations, a relationship that many viewers see as a healthier alternative to her other connections. Simultaneously, she is disturbed to realize that Shin is effectively working as a gigolo to support himself.
: We learn more about his background; his mother has passed away, his father is an alcoholic, and he has an older sister. Despite his rockstar persona, Hachi begins to see him as a normal, albeit flawed, individual—though she immediately reverts to treating him like a star on his day off. NANA Episode 20
: Hachi continues to grapple with her tendency to fill emotional voids through celebrity idolization and consumerism. She experiences a mix of jealousy and disappointment upon discovering that Yasu previously dated Reira for two years before the formation of BLAST. : Hachi bonds with Nobu while getting drinks