Tamaki Ryou ‘Anything’ (Part 1)

This feature was published in the September 2017 GRAPH

It is being posted in two parts due to length. Part 1 contains Tamaki Ryou’s description of her likes and dislikes. The Q&A section, including questions from readers and questions themed around her Grand Theatre show ALL FOR ONE, will follow in Part 2 (posted here).

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BIHODOKI/Beauty behind the curtain – Manaki Reika (Moon Troupe)

BIHODOKI is a GRAPH musumeyaku feature about beauty, fashion and lifestyle. Manaki Reika’s was published in the February 2018 issue. 

NOTE: I don’t endorse any beauty or health treatments recommended by Takarasiennes. Translation is for information purposes only.

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ESPECIAL TIME: As you like it – Ayanagi Shou and Miya Rurika

ESPECIAL TIME is a long-running invitation talk feature in GRAPH, where one sienne is given the opportunity to invite someone else.

Ayanagi Shou’s feature, where she invited Miya Rurika, was published in the February 2018 issue.

There is also an outtake from the feature that was printed in the back of the magazine.

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Relaxing Breeze – Saotome Wakaba

Relaxing Breeze (Fuwari) was a musumeyaku feature published in GRAPH, where an interview would take place at a cafe. It was focused on offstage topics such as how they destress or what they do on days off.

Saotome’s was published in the March 2016 issue.

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Sewatch!! #5 – Minami Maito

Seo Yuria’s 95th class interview series was published in GRAPH through 2016. Her talk with Minami Maito was published in the June issue.

(Yes, she does use that many exclamation points in the original)

If you have read the Seo Yuria/Minami Maito Sparkling Time, some of the anecdotes they discuss may look familiar. The two features were originally published around a year apart.

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