To the Future is a small GRAPH interview of junior actresses. This one was published in the December 2017 issue. (This was a few years before Jun’s transfer to Cosmos Troupe.)

To the Future – Jun Hana (Snow Troupe)

Profile:

Debut – 2016, The Entertainer
Nickname – Junhana, Kano
Birthday – September 19
Hometown – Asahikawa City, Hokkaido
Blood type – A
The thing you’re most interested in offstage right now – Since I love nature and the ocean, I want to go to a beautiful beach or somewhere with a lot of natural features.

First Takarazuka show
It was the 2013 Flower Troupe show, Ocean’s 11, starring Ranju Tomu-san. The reason I ended up seeing it was that I had been saying I wanted to do all different kinds of dance, so my mother said “You ought to see a Takarazuka show” and took me to the theatre.

School clubs
I didn’t join a club, but I began studying classical ballet starting in my second year of elementary school.

Motivation for taking TMS entrance exam
When I first saw a Takarazuka show I thought “I never knew I could be this happy!” and I was so moved, so I decided I wanted to be on that stage too and become a performer who could make people happy.

Memories of the debut performance
When we were permitted to watch the rehearsal of Die Fledermaus, Director Tani Masazumi allowed us to watch from the front of the room, and I’ll never forget how moved I was.

A role that had a big impression
The role I was given to play in Captain Nemo, Rani. It was my first time experiencing other people’s actions being influenced by my character’s journey, so I was able to learn how to consider my role in terms of relationships with other characters, and it was such a valuable time for me. I treasure that time when I was putting my all into my acting every day and living as Rani.

Senior actresses you admire
Yumesaki Nene-san and Ayakaze Sakina-san. Yumesaki-san is my ideal model as a musumeyaku. I love the way she is able to make the otokoyaku appear even more wonderful by her intimacy with them. Ayakaze-san puts so much passion in, even in the rehearsals, and by seeing how even during the breaks she’ll keep practicing by herself the whole time, I have come to respect her so much, both as a person and a performer.

Your dream as a performer
While I still have a lot of issues, I want to make sure my love for the stage is the most important thing for me, and become a performer who performs from the heart to make lots of people happy.