In this GRAPH feature from 2016, troupe members were asked to vote on their favorite on- and offstage things about their top stars. Asaka’s was published in the November issue.
This is the second half of the feature that I began posting last time. In part 2, the troupe members vote on their favorite things about her personality off-stage and things she does while performing. (Part 1 here.)
Continue readingIn this GRAPH feature from 2016, troupe members were asked to vote on their favorite on- and offstage things about their top stars. Asaka’s was published in the November issue.
Since this is a long feature it is being posted in 2 parts to make formatting easier and more readable. Part 1 contains the troupe’s ranking of their favorite roles and revue scenes that Asaka has performed. (Part 2 here.)
Continue readingThis is Part 2 of the feature that I started posting last time (Part 1 here). This section features Makaze answering questions sent in by readers, as well as questions themed around the show she was performing in at the time, Land of the Gods/Classical Bijoux.
This feature was originally published in the October 2017 issue of GRAPH.
Continue readingAs usual, this feature was published originally all at once, but I am posting it split into two sections. Part 2 can be found here.
In this section, Makaze talks about her likes and dislikes in her work and offstage life.
This feature was originally published in the October 2017 issue of GRAPH.
Continue readingTo 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.)
Continue readingThis is Misaki Rion’s farewell invitation talk in Kageki, which was published in the April 2017 issue. She invited Senka member Yuuma Rin, who she had also performed with when they were both members of Flower Troupe.
Continue readingSparkling TIME is a Kageki talk feature which includes a photoshoot (designed by the participants) and talk between performers, often classmates. Asami’s and Sakuragi’s was published in the March 2017 issue.
Continue readingThis talk between classmates Masaki Ryuu and Sagiri Seina was published in the September 2009 issue of GRAPH. I was working from the version reprinted in Sagiri’s memorial book so there is a possibility it may have been edited in some fashion.
Continue readingON THE RISE was a 2008 feature for up-and-coming young stars, asking them various questions about their on- and off-stage life. Kazu’s was published in the May issue.
Continue readingTo the Future is a small GRAPH interview of junior actresses. This one was published in the February 2018 issue.
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