This 2010 Kageki feature introduces young performers and has them talk about recent events in their lives. The May issue features Seto Kazuya, Shimon Yuriya, Sumireno Rei, and Ayakaze Sakina.
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Category Archives: Multiple Troupes
A half-century of drawing the stars decorates the 800th issue of Takarazuka GRAPH
This article about Yasuda Zenkichi (estimated reading), the artist published as Ashizawa Jin in GRAPH, was published by Yukan Daily, a news site for his home town of Nobeoka, on January 16, 2014. The original article can be found here (archive link here).
Continue readingTakarazuka’s 107th class debuts – top-ranked musumeyaku Shiraki Hana moved, “This is the grand stage I’ve always yearned for”
This article about the debut of the 107th class was published in Sponichi Annex on June 26th, 2021. The original article can be found here (archive link here).
Please note that at time of first posting I have not seen the show or the rockette dance, so I do not have full context for what is being described.
Continue reading99th Class debut talk: Let’s fly! To that sparkling stage of dreams
This talk featuring Sou Kazuho, who was starring in the 99th Class debut performance, The Rose of Versailles: Fersen, and the top members of the new class, was published in the June 2013 issue of Kageki.
Continue readingLet’s Ask 2 Questions! – June 2013
In the 2013 Top Star feature for Kageki, the Tops of each troupe took turns submitting questions that they would all answer, as well as predicting the question writer’s own answers.
The questions from June (submitted by Sou Kazuho):
1) Do you like rainy days?
2) What is your favorite color for umbrellas?
88th Class Ties
This round-robin style talk with all the 88th class members was published in the May 2017 issue of GRAPH, as part of a series on the more senior classes (those who have been in the company 10 years of more).
The participants are: Kouzuki Ruu, Asaka Manato, Kagetsu Miyako, Sahana Mako, Kurenai Yuzuru, Hoshou Dai, Yugiri Rai
Continue readingDebut Roundtable Talk – 103d class, marching onward!
This talk, featuring several members of the 103d class and Snow Troupe Top Star Sagiri Seina, was published in the June 2017 issue of Kageki.
Continue readingWhich Side are you On? May 2008
In the Kageki Top Star feature for 2008, all 5 Tops were asked to pick a side on 2 different questions.
For the May issue, the questions the Top Stars were asked were…
Question 1: If you were going to challenge yourself, would you try…
A – Skydiving
B – Scuba diving
Question 2: If you could be reborn, would you rather be…
A – A man
B – A woman
Feeling Now – March 2012
In the 2012 Top Star feature, the Top Stars are asked to pick answers to questions based on their current mood.
March questions: ‘What movie genre would you be interested in right now?’ and ‘If you were buying a new wallet right now, what color would you buy?’
Continue readingMonthly Question!! June 2018
Monthly Question!! was the new Kageki Top Star feature for 2018, taking over from That’s RanKING! It’s somewhat similar to That’s RanKING! in that it asks the Top Stars what they think the others would do in a particular situation, but without the points competition element.
An outtake from the back of the magazine is included.
This month’s question: If you were 10cm tall for a day, what would you do?
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