{"id":569,"date":"2017-10-09T03:16:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T09:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/?p=569"},"modified":"2021-01-09T22:44:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T05:44:19","slug":"backstage-journal-houka-haruna-one-night-of-stars-greatest-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/09\/backstage-journal-houka-haruna-one-night-of-stars-greatest-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstage Journal: Houka Haruna (One Night of Stars\/Greatest HITS!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Backstage Journal is a short Kageki <\/em>feature where very young cast members write anecdotes about what\u2019s going on behind the scenes of the productions. They\u2019re not very deep, being full of emojis and more like blog entries than articles, but they are a good way to get to know the newest actresses in each troupe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This one is by Snow Troupe member Houka Haruna (of the 98th class), writing about the Chunichi production of One Night of Stars\/Greatest HITS!<\/em>, and was published in the March 2017 issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Backstage Journal: Houka Haruna (One Night of Stars\/GREATEST HITS!)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hello everyone \ud83d\udc96 it\u2019s been so long. This is my second time appearing here! It\u2019s \u2018Gigi\u2019: Houka Haruna! Please pardon my poor writing; I hope you\u2019ll read through to the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know I\u2019m talking about myself here, but this was my first time going to the Chunichi venue. I had heard a lot about the theatre from other people, but when I had the chance to go onstage there myself I found it really enjoyable, so I like it a lot  \ud83d\ude03 For example, the aisle through the middle of the audience!! Apparently it\u2019s used for Kabuki performances, and since there hadn\u2019t been anything like it at a theatre I\u2019d been to before, I wondered what to make of it. Our Snow Troupe Top Star, Sagiri Seina, runs through there during the show, so I thought ‘the audience must really enjoy that~\u2019 \u2b50\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, I was really surprised by the fact that the theatre is on the 9th floor!! The venue is scheduled to be closed, so I\u2019m glad I had this chance to appear there for the first time \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now I\u2019ll change topics to backstage stories from the Snow Troupe trip to Nagoya! \u2026Though I\u2019ve said that, first I have to say that this show had a ton of quick changes, so it was always a really stressful race against the clock \ud83d\ude05 I\u2019d like to write about some things I had the chance to overhear among all the furor then as well as things that I\u2019ve only realized just now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~GHOSTBUSTERS in NAGOYA~<\/strong>
I\u2019m sure those who were able to see the show know this already, but the Ghostbusters scene was redone for the Nagoya production! While they only said ‘in NAGOYA!!\u2019 onstage the one time, I heard it over and over again backstage \ud83c\udfb5 (LOL) The senior actresses who were busy changing for the big ensemble number coming up next would always add ‘in NAGOYA!!\u2019 after ‘GHOSTBUSTERS\u2019 (LOL) like a backing chorus. They were even talking about how they really want to be in an actual backing chorus for this scene. By all means, let me join in too (LOL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~Phosphoresence~<\/strong>
One day before the show, when I was crossing from stage right to stage left so I would be in the right position for my entrance, I noticed a staff member holding a flashlight against the stage!! I watched for a little while, wondering ‘what on earth are they doing?\u2019 and realized that they were lighting the glowing marks that show us where to go when it\u2019s dark onstage. That was the first time I ever realized that! I was like ‘Oh my gosh, they don\u2019t light up by themselves!!\u2019 Because of that staff member carefully lighting up those marks one by one, we are all able to take the stage safely \u2728 Because of that I realized once again just how many people, starting with the backstage staff, are helping us perform onstage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I won\u2019t ever forget these thankful feelings and I\u2019ll continue to do my best! Please continue to support me \ud83d\ude0a \u2728<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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