{"id":2969,"date":"2025-02-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2025-01-21T06:08:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:08:43","slug":"to-the-future-mitsurugi-kai-star-troupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/to-the-future-mitsurugi-kai-star-troupe\/","title":{"rendered":"To the Future: Mitsurugi Kai (Star Troupe)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To the Future is a small GRAPH interview of junior actresses. This one was published in the September 2024 issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>To the Future: Mitsurugi Kai (Star Troupe)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_20240922_225611058-586x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mitsurugi Kai wearing a longsleeved shirt with blue inset front panel and side straps.\" class=\"wp-image-2970\" width=\"293\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_20240922_225611058-586x1024.jpg 586w, https:\/\/zukalations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_20240922_225611058-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/zukalations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_20240922_225611058-768x1343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zukalations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_20240922_225611058-878x1536.jpg 878w, https:\/\/zukalations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_20240922_225611058-1171x2048.jpg 1171w, https:\/\/zukalations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_20240922_225611058-scaled.jpg 1464w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Profile<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debut &#8211;<\/strong> <em>Killer Rouge<\/em>, April 2018<br><strong>Nickname &#8211;<\/strong> Tsurugi<br><strong>Birthday &#8211;<\/strong> April 9<br><strong>Hometown &#8211;<\/strong> Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture<br><strong>Blood Type &#8211;<\/strong> O<br><strong>Biggest current offstage interest &#8211;<\/strong> Going around different stores looking for perfumes. Somehow it&#8217;s hard to find things that make me think &#8216;This is it&#8217;!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8216;Keep on challenging myself&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>First Takarazuka show<\/em><br>2014&#8217;s Flower Troupe Elisabeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>School clubs<\/em><br>I didn&#8217;t join the club, but I did in middle school I did join our rhythmic gymnastics club&#8217;s team. I actually have a prise from the all-Japan junior championship\u2026! I got started because my little sister was learning it and it looked like fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Motivation for taking the TMS entrance exam<\/em><br>I was so moved by my first show, Elisabeth, and on the way out I saw the class recruitment poster and thought &#8216;I&#8217;d love to join that school&#8217;, so I decided to take the exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Memories of your debut<\/em><br>It was a wonderful rockette with a cherry blossom theme, but during rehearsals, it just wouldn&#8217;t go right, and once when we were all jammed up Director Saitou (Yoshimasa) said &#8216;you look like a bunch of weeds&#8217; (laughs). But just like weeds we stubbornly kept on getting back up and made it to opening day! Now it&#8217;s a treasured memory for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A role that had a deep impression on you<\/em><br>Rama Raju from the <em>RRRxTakarazuka<\/em> junior performance. Acting-wise, there was his internal conflict and his double-sided nature, and on top of that he had a lot of musical numbers which were a struggle, but as a character he was so cool and fun to be. Also, since I was given Akatsuki (Chisei)-san&#8217;s role for two shows in a role, she taught me in detail about a lot of things, so I&#8217;m really grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Senior actresses you admire<\/em><br>Former Snow Troupe Top Star Nozomi Fuuto. Ever since the first show I saw I&#8217;ve respected everything about her, from her powerful singing voice to her subtle acting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Your dream as a performer<\/em><br>Since I&#8217;ve joined Takarazuka, I want to value beauty and also be a wonderful otokoyaku who makes the musumeyaku think &#8216;I want to dance with that person!&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To the Future is a small GRAPH interview of junior actresses. 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