One of the yearly retrospective features from the December 2015 issue of Kageki, featuring Star Troupe Top Star Hokushou Kairi (who had just joined the troupe from Senka midway through the year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking Back on 2015: Hokushou Kairi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since I\u2019d always wanted to be in a show with a happy ending that had action scenes and a human element to it, Jirokichi of the Wind: Night Flight Over Edo<\/em> fulfilled all my dreams for years. It had a lot of new challenges, such as fight scenes at a higher level than anything before, so I felt like I was pushing my limits every day (laugh). I\u2019m really glad that I was able to achieve what I did then and have those experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In [Billboard Live<\/em>]1<\/sup> there was a lot of pressure since I had to stand on the Billboard stage and put on a performance to match first-class recording artists, but I took on the various challenges with the intention of giving the audience a good time. As a result, it felt like I was performing from a place really close to the audience, and I felt even more than ever that I was able to enjoy the music together with the audience. It was really fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And then, in May, I transferred troupes to Star troupe. In the three years before that I had been in Senka, performing with all the different troupes, so I suppose you could say I was gathering a wealth of experience\u2026I\u2019m glad I could go to my new troupe with those assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The national tour performance Great Pirates<\/em> was a show that required a lot of communication between everyone as we were putting it together, so I\u2019m glad I had it for my first production after changing troupes. Amour, That is\u2026<\/em> fulfilled my dream to show a Takarazuka revue show to the whole nation, so that made me really happy, and I\u2019m really grateful for the new scenes that were put in for this production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The role of Sky in Guys and Dolls<\/em> was performed by past Takarazuka stars so I was a bit uneasy about performing it myself, but I decided this was the place to display everything I\u2019d learned until then and fought to perform it well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Takarazuka Traditional Japanese Dance Recital I had the difficult task of performing in \u201cShooting Star\u201d, a work for 4 dancers. While dealing with that challenge, I understood the real importance of continuous, habitual practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m going to have a lot of shows giving me new challenges next year, so I\u2019m eager to carry on the traditions of Takarazuka while giving everyone entertainment that isn\u2019t limited by the bounds of Takarazuka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 – While she wrote Music Palette<\/em> (the title of her dinner show in 2014), the details and dates clearly reference her Billboard concert from 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the yearly retrospective features from the December 2015 issue of Kageki, featuring Star Troupe Top Star Hokushou Kairi (who had just joined the troupe from Senka midway through the year). Looking Back on 2015: Hokushou Kairi Since I\u2019d … Continue reading