{"id":1743,"date":"2021-08-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2021-07-20T22:56:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T04:56:47","slug":"sena-jun-words-for-the-day-chapter-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/13\/sena-jun-words-for-the-day-chapter-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Sena Jun – Words for the Day: Chapter 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This photo and essay book was written by Moon Troupe Top Star Sena Jun and published during promotions for the 2008 show ME AND MY GIRL<\/em>, where Top Musumeyaku Ayano Kanami retired. It\u2019s very charming and occasionally emotional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some chapters are very short, or contain only pictures, and thus are combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book also featured dual Japanese and English chapter titles, which were not always the same. Where these differ, both are included, with the translation of the Japanese title following in brackets. (For example, Chapter 8 is That time [The era of Asa and Osako]<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

008. That time [The era of Asa and Osako]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first show I saw in the Takarazuka Grand Theatre was Flower Troupe\u2019s Rose of Versailles1<\/sup>.<\/em>
After that I became a huge Flower Troupe fan,
and after my debut and a rotation through Flower Troupe, I was assigned to Flower Troupe.
I was sooooo happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then while I was a junior actress,
I was able to appear in many otokoyaku scenes as the most junior member,
And ended up becoming close with Haruno-san, who was one class above me.
\u2026or rather, I attached myself to her constantly.
Most of all, I respected her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018If I follow this person, I won\u2019t go wrong\u2026\u2019
I was still just a kid but I believed this completely\u2026I wonder why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haruno-san\u2019s existence is such a huge part of me,
And even now that she has retired that hasn\u2019t changed a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A long time ago, back when Hoshihara-senpai was Troupe Elder,
She used to call us this, since we were always together.
Hoshihara: \u201cHey! Asa and Osako!!\u201d
I miss it!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 13 years I spent in Flower Troupe were youth itself to me.
And if I\u2019m going to talk about that time, Haruno-san has to be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To be honest, I didn\u2019t stand out right away as a junior actress.
I was really laid back about things.
It wasn\u2019t that I didn\u2019t care, but I wasn\u2019t ambitious,
And I felt like it would be lame to push myself wildly.
I was afraid of the hurt that would come when,
Even if I did have a goal and did my best to reach it, I\u2019d fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But even though I was like this I had just one dream.
\u201cI want to be in a show Haruno-san stars in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time there were so many otokoyaku crowded together in Flower Troupe,
And everyone was trying to improve themselves, fighting with both themselves and those around them.
As for me\u2026I did everything at my own pace.
While my classmates and my juniors started getting more and more roles,
I kept silently working towards that one dream\u2026
That might have been the best course\u2026is what I think now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then, one day, that one dream came true.
I was cast in The Winter\u2019s Tale!! And on top of that, playing Haruno-san\u2019s best friend!
I was so happy\u2026
I happily worked my hardest, worked my hardest without thinking about limitations,
Worked too hard\u2026and damaged my voice.
I was so frustrated\u2026
My voice was so rough and worn out,
And so though the result might have been inconsiderate towards the audience,
My dream came true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I discovered that working hard for a dream,
Even if it didn\u2019t end up coming true, was still a valuable thing.
It wasn\u2019t uncool at all.
I\u2019m ashamed that it took so long for me to notice such an obvious thing.
But since I understand it now\u2026well, that\u2019s alright.
\u2026I do things at my own pace to the last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And by some years after that, they started calling us \u201cOsaAsa\u201d instead of \u201cAsa and Osako\u201d
It\u2019s an unbelievable phenomenon to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(end)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1 – This seems likely to be The Rose of Versailles: Fersen<\/em> (1990), starring Ooura Mizuki, though I have not seen confirmation elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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