In each Kageki, there is a ‘Troupe Report’ where someone from each troupe collects funny or interesting anecdotes or does Q&A with other members.
The February 2017 Flower Troupe Report was written by Nana Kurara, and has some winter seasonal questions as well as discussion of Golden Desert and the 2016 Takarazuka Special.
Flower Troupe Report – February 2017
Hello, everyone 💖 Once again, it’s time for ‘Troupe Report’!! Thank you for sending so many questions this month ✨ In order to get answers to all your questions, I went around to interview the Flower Troupe stars 🌸
Enough of that, let’s get started!!
🌸 Asumi-san, Serika-san, Yuzuka-san 🌸
For the cold winter, nabe1 is just the thing. What is your favorite kind of nabe to warm both bode and soul? (O-Nabe)
Sayumi-san (Asumi): “I love nabe 💖 I like all kinds of nabe, but recently the one I’ve eaten the most is ‘onion pork shabu-shabu2’ ✨ It’s packed with onions and pork is cooked in the soup shabu-shabu style, and it’s all brought together with soba noodles!! Onions are good for the throat, and it’ll warm you up nicely 💕 ”
Kiki-chan (Serika): “That crab nabe that Taso (Tenma Michiru) made was so delicious~ 💖 ”
Rei-chan (Yuzuka): “I love yosenabe3 and chankonabe4!!! You can’t forget to include Maroni brand nabe noodles and Schau Essen weiners!!!” she declared passionately, with sparkling eyes.
🌸 Asumi-san 🌸
Asumi-san loves fried chicken but has issues with birds. In Golden Desert a really large bird turns up; were you okay!? (Wild Turkey)
Giy (Asumi) doesn’t have scenes interacting directly with the bird so that was fine but…during the Tokyo dress rehearsal, when she was going to her standby spot in the wings, she saw a strange shadow… ‘Oh gosh, is that the giant bird!?’ She didn’t want to look again, so she picked another route to reach her standby spot 😣 That’s the story she told me 🐣
That giant bird…really had a big impact, didn’t it. Even though I watch it fall out of the ‘sky’ every day, I’m honestly not great with birds… The first time I saw it I unthinkingly was like ‘Gahh!’ and it was really hard to get through that scene 💦 I really respect Rubaba (Marika Yume) for being able to pick up the giant bird!!
🌸 Minami-san 🌸
I was stunned by how beautiful Maittii (Minami) was as a woman in the 2016 Takarazuka Special. Did you all decide on your hairstyles yourselves? (Chibirin)
“We all designed our hairstyles ourselves!! Actually, before settling on the one in the show, I went through 3 versions… 1: Cute long hair, like Elisabeth. But it didn’t fit the song we were dancing to… 2: A woven arrangement. But that seemed a bit off too… 3: An updo that left my neck clear ✨ I thought that one was best so I used it in the actual show!! I’m really grateful to have been in the special and perform with so many people, surpassing troupe boundaries 💕,” is what she said. Maittii is usually so handsome, but she made a massive transformation into a beautiful lady~ 💖That’s all for this month! I hope you’ll look forward to next month~ 💖
1 – nabe is the term for a large variety of hotpot dishes.
2 – shabu-shabu is thinly sliced meat or vegetables that are flash-cooked in boiling broth directly at the table.
3 – nabe with many different fillings cooked together in broth.
4 – traditionally served to sumo wrestlers for weight gain, it has more ingredients than other varieties and a higher calorie content.