The Kidnapping of a Popular Artist Case

Episode 81-82 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Kidnapping of a Popular Artist Case
Japanese title:	人気アーティスト誘拐事件 (Ninki Ātisuto Yūkai Jiken)
Original airdate:	November 17, 1997 (Part 1) November 24, 1997 (Part 2)
Season:	3
Manga source:	Volume 15: Files 4-6 (144-146)
English version
English title:	Two Times Trouble
Dubbed episode:	Episode 84-85
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Detective Boys Two-Mix Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	New Year's Eve midnight bell (Part 1) Coffee (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Storyboard:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Episode director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Animation Director:	81 Hiromi Muranaka 82 Keiko Sasaki
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa, Minami Takayama (Two-Mix) Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Naoko Matsui as Sonoko Suzuki Chafurin as Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Genta Kojima, Next Conan's Hint Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Shiina Nagano as Shiina Nagano (Two-Mix) Norio Wakamoto as Satoshi Miyahara Katsuhisa Houki as Subordinate Hiroshi Naka as Budokan staff B Toshihiko Nakajima as Yama-san, Concert staff A Takahiro Murozono as Manager, Concert staff B Yasuhiro Takato as Security guard, Concert staff C Isshin Chiba as Budokan staff A, Concert staff D Mikiko Enomoto as Waitress, Female customer
Music
Opening song:	Nazo
Closing song:	Kimi ga Inai Natsu
Chronology
Prev episode:	« The Wandering Artist Murder Case
Next episode:	General Hospital Murder Case »
List of episodes

Characters introduced

TWO-MIX
	Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano Idols/Pop-stars

Gadgets introduced

Earring Cellphone
	A cellphone that can be worn on the ear and easily transported

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Part 1

The members of the pop group, Two-Mix, are kidnapped and the kidnappers demand the Detective Boys to deliver the bag belonging to one of the singers, Minami Takayama. The police tail the Detective Boys and when captured, find out Ayumi is disguised as Conan and that the kidnappers demanded Ayumi to deliver the item.

Kidnapping
	Victims: Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano Suspects: Unknown kidnapper

Part 2

Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta tells Inspector Megure everything except how to find Conan. They decide to follow him and they learned who the kidnapper is and why the crime was committed.

People

Man #1
	Kidnapper

Man #2
	Kidnapper

Resolution

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Satoshi Miyahara is the kidnapper who wants to destroy Two-Mix for the song that they wrote because it reminds him of a murder he did. With some tricks from his cell phone, Conan is able to save the pop group. He was Two-Mix's only manager.

Trivia

• In the original, Conan is seen at the karaoke box singing opening 1.
• The demo tape song's lyrics seem to be based on Two-Mix's song "Living Daylights".
• The song Two-Mix performs at the concert is "BREAK" from their "Fantastix" album.

See also

• Season 3