TELL ALL! was a 2016 Kageki feature asking Top Stars various questions about their personality, their work, and their daily life. Asumi’s was published in the October issue.
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ON THE RISE – On and Off: Asaka Manato
ON THE RISE was a 2008 Kageki feature for up-and-coming young stars, asking them various questions about their on- and off-stage life. Asaka’s was published in the May issue. (Please note that she was still a Flower Troupe member at the time.)
Continue readingBackstage Journal: Maisora Hitomi (Wind over Yamataikoku/Sante!!)
Backstage Journal is a short Kageki feature where very young cast members write anecdotes about what’s going on behind the scenes of the productions. They’re not very deep, being full of emojis and more like blog entries than articles, but they are a good way to get to know the newest actresses in each troupe.
This one is by then-Flower Troupe member Maisora Hitomi (of the 102 Class), and was published in the July 2017 issue.
Due to the nature of this feature there is the possibility of spoilers.
Continue readingLyrics: Ocean’s 10 (Ocean’s 11)
This duet song for Danny Ocean and Rusty Ryan was added in the 2019 Cosmos Troupe production of Ocean’s 11, and appears midway through Act 1.
I have not yet seen this production yet, but I have translated the lyrics to accompany the upcoming script release, in order to make my translation apply to as many versions as possible. I may edit the translation once I have seen the actual performance.
Continue readingFlower Troupe Top Star Asumi Rio’s retirement press conference
So you know how I said I wasn’t going to post on Fridays for a while unless there was a major news event…
This article was published on Sankei West on March 13, 2019. (Archive link here.) Check the original article for photos.
Continue readingKeep Smiling! – Misaki Rion retirement talk with Yuuma Rin
This 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 readingDream Stars’ Salon – Fuji’s Bar w. Ranju Tomu (Flower Troupe)
This Kageki feature from the mid-2000s had directors Fujii Daisuke and Ueda Keiko trading off hosting a ‘bar’ where they would conduct talk features with young otokoyaku stars. The interview between Fujii and Ranju Tomu was published in the February 2006 issue.
Continue readingTOP MANIA – Asumi Rio
TOP MANIA! was a 2017 Kageki feature where Top Stars and Top Musumeyaku talked about their work routine during performances. Asumi’s was published in the August issue.
Continue readingGRAPH PETIT TALK: Ichika Sakura, Hanano Juria, Hatsuhime Saaya, Kayou Kirari
In this talk feature, several Flower Troupe members discuss in detail the philosophy of being a musumeyaku. It was published in the November 2011 issue of GRAPH.
Continue readingTakarazuka Flower Troupe Musumeyaku Top Senna Ayase at retirement press conference – “Being here right now has made me so happy”
This article about Senna Ayase’s retirement press conference was published by Sankei West on October 16th. The original article with pictures can be found here. (Archive link here.)
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