{"id":525,"date":"2017-09-21T03:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/?p=525"},"modified":"2021-01-09T22:46:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T05:46:57","slug":"anything-sagiri-seina-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/21\/anything-sagiri-seina-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Anything: Sagiri Seina (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This half of the feature has 2 different Q&A sections. Chigi answers questions from Graph <\/em>readers and questions inspired by her upcoming performance of One Night of Stars<\/em> and Greatest HITS!<\/em> in Nagoya’s now-closed Chunichi Theatre. (Part 1 here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Questions from readers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m very picky about my food, so I tend to leave a lot behind\u2026 Chigi-san (Sagiri), what would you do if you were served something you hated while eating out? Also, please scold me with love. [Kiyoko]<\/em>
I\u2019m not really picky about anything\u2026it would depend who I was eating with, but if something I didn\u2019t care for was brought out as the main dish I would do my best to eat it anyway. Scold you? Let\u2019s see\u2026Now eat without needing me to scold you first! (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did you spend the New Year\u2019s holidays? [Chigi\u2019s Servant]<\/em>
This might be the first time since I joined Takarazuka, but I went back to my family home for the end of the year. My sister and her husband came too, so I played with my nephew a lot. But then our family dog Andy would come over very sadly as if to say \u2018pay attention to me too!\u2019 I found that so adorable it just made me fuss over my nephew more (laughs). I went back to Takarazuka on the 31st, and then I went to the New Year\u2019s Day assembly at the theatre the next day. I took photos with a bunch of different people\u2026 Also, the same as last year, Sakihi Miyu-san made o-zouni1<\/sup> for me. The white miso kind. She put my favorite lily bulbs in, so I was really happy! The miso was a little thin, though (laughs). But she did realize that herself (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you good at parking? [Tsurunko]<\/em>
Ah\u2026I don\u2019t like it much. Therefore I just drive in facing front. I\u2019m really careful when pulling out as well. Parking also makes my fatigue levels really obvious. If I\u2019m clearheaded I can slip right in. But if I\u2019m tired I have to keep pulling out and trying again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us 3 good points about your acting partner, Sakihi-san! [GreenLove, Fuu-chan, and MyMelo]<\/em>
She always responds right away to my ‘air slap\u2019 (laughs). After that\u2026if it\u2019s some kind of special event she\u2019ll always (laughs) give me something handmade. How many nights must she spend making this stuff\u2026For Christmas she gave me an electric handwarmer with rhinestones all over it. I really liked the design, but\u2026I couldn\u2019t help thinking ‘wouldn\u2019t it be warmer without the stones?\u2019 (laughs). And third is how she gets all pouty and flustered if I tease her by pointing out the problems with her hair or makeup. I find that really funny so I\u2019ll end up wanting to see that and let things slip out (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk about how much you love your nephew! [Snow-Emblem Piccata]<\/em>
I honestly find it kind of embarrassing to tell people around me ‘I love this so much!\u2019 But\u2026of course my love for my nephew would slip out (laugs). Every day I\u2019ll watch videos of him and smile, he\u2019s really\u2026so cuuuuute. Since in ‘One Night of Stars\u2019 I play the child version of my character I thought I could use him for character building inspiration, but he\u2019s still just a baby (laughs). But I think as an actor there\u2019s a lot I can learn from how straightforwardly he displays all his emotions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year your first performance will be in Chunichi; what is it that you absolutely have to bring with you? [Uepon]<\/em>
Salt. When I get to where I\u2019ll be staying, I put a tiny bit of sale in the four corners of the room and at the sink. It\u2019s like a protective charm. It\u2019s not as if I feel much when I do it, though, so I do forget once in a while (laughs). If I feel uneasy before a performance, too, I\u2019ll taste some salt and it\u2019s a really bracing feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions inspired by the Nagoya performance of ‘One Night of Stars\u2019\/’Greatest HITS!\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sagiri-san\u2019s character of Haruoki is obsessed with stargazing; what were you obsessed with as a child?<\/em>
Roller skates and pogo sticks! The roller skating was because I loved the band Hikaru GENJI2<\/sup>. But skating on concrete was a really bumpy ride, and I couldn\u2019t do the cool stops or reverse. No matter now hard I tried I couldn\u2019t be like Hikaru GENJI, so it was pretty upsetting to young me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a restage performance, but is there anything you would like to do once again in your private life?<\/em>
Skiing! In Sasebo there\u2019s a grass ski slope so you can ski even in summer. I used to go there a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were a ruler, what laws would you put in place?<\/em>
Uh\u2026well, first I would get other friends to settle on the basic laws, and then I\u2019d rather just fuss with the minor points (laughs). Deciding on everything from the beginning would be a bit much\u2026 But I prefer a world with rule of law. You can freely enjoy yourself, but within certain limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What have you thought was ‘Great!\u2019 lately?<\/em>
Sorry to make this about me, but\u2026in the movie the next Grand Theatre show is based on, ‘Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate\u2019, there\u2019s a scene where the main character throws his haori up and slips both arms into the sleeves3<\/sup>, and when I tried it at the costume fitting I was able to do it on the first try! Daimon (Nozomi Fuuto) has apparently done it in a show before4<\/sup>, so I asked where I should hold it, but on the first try? I was really happy about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has been a ‘HIT\u2019 with you recently?<\/em>
I\u2019m not one to be really interested in beauty supplies, but recently I\u2019ve been really excited about this lip cream\u2026 (laughs) Even though I\u2019m like that, Tomomin (Yumeno Seika) was good enough to tell me ‘this one is great, you have to try it!\u2019 about the CLINIQUE lip cream. I had already tried out a lot of different ones, so I was thinking ‘I already know about all the good stuff\u2019 but\u2026this topped them all! It\u2019s my #1 right now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any thoughts about Chunichi theatre shows?<\/em>
I\u2019ve gone there for performances quite a few times, so I\u2019m fond of the theatre and I think it\u2019s sad that it will be closing. Besides that, of course there\u2019s the Nagoya food. There\u2019s a lot of really hearty food everywhere, so it\u2019s got this, I don\u2019t know, really reassuring feeling, like ‘I definitely won\u2019t starve here!\u2019 (laughs) It\u2019s energizing and gives me the power I need for the shows. We often all go out to eat as a group and I love the atmosphere with warm food plus warm people. But I think my favorite Nagoya dish is the miso udon (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 – O-zouni<\/a><\/em> is a traditional dish to serve during New Year celebrations in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 – Hikaru GENJI was a popular boy band of the late 80s, known for doing live performances on roller skates.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 – As seen here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Bakumatsu Taiyouden rehearsal footage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

4 – Most likely in Kurawanka<\/em>, though this is unconfirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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