{"id":727,"date":"2018-03-21T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T03:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/?p=727"},"modified":"2021-01-09T21:11:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T04:11:58","slug":"relaxing-breeze-misaki-rion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/21\/relaxing-breeze-misaki-rion\/","title":{"rendered":"Relaxing Breeze – Misaki Rion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Relaxing Breeze (Fuwari<\/em>) was a musumeyaku feature published in GRAPH<\/em>, where an interview would take place at a cafe. It was focused on offstage topics such as how they destress or what they do on days off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This interview with Misaki Rion was published in the December 2016 issue, a few months before her retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Relaxing Breeze – Misaki Rion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

~A time of gentle relaxation in a cafe~<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, go ahead and order!<\/strong>
What should I choose\u2026 I think for my drink I\u2019ll have the hibiscus tea! (reading menu description)<\/em> \u2018A favorite of Cleopatra\u2026a simple beautifying tea with a slightly sharp flavor.\u2019 ‘Beautifying tea,\u2019 that\u2019s certainly interesting (laughs). I drink a lot of herb tea. If you asked which I liked best, herb tea, black tea, or coffee, I might have to pick herb tea. For cake, I\u2019ll try this \u201cFruit Variety Shortcake\u201d. I really like tarts or cakes with fruit so I\u2019ve got to! (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we\u2019re doing a location shoot at this cafe – do you go to cafes ordinarily?<\/strong>
I haven\u2019t been to a cafe recently so I\u2019m really happy. When I\u2019m on tour and such, I love wandering around with my classmates and finding some cafe to sit in and relax. At a cafe, I really love when there are options for drinks besides coffee and black tea, such as the hibiscus tea here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the fashion points of your outfit?<\/strong>
Since we\u2019re doing a photoshoot at a cafe, I wanted to do something that looked like what I\u2019d wear on an off day! Ordinarily for photoshoots I\u2019ll think ‘I\u2019ve got to make sure my hair is arranged nicely!\u2019 or ‘Should I braid it up!?\u2019 but today I decided to skip that – I thought I ought to come looking less ornamented. Therefore I also went with simple clothes, concentrating on things that felt fun (laughs). I usually go with something that has this sort of feeling on days off, and of course I always wear skirts. Also, I love berets! When I\u2019m wearing hats in autumn and winter, it\u2019s usually berets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you normally spend your days off?<\/strong>
If I\u2019m in rehearsal, I go shopping a lot. And while I\u2019m shopping, I\u2019ll take a break to go to a cafe. If I\u2019m in my home town of Kobe, there\u2019s one place I\u2019ll go to all by myself. I never tell anyone the name of it (laughs). It\u2019s in the middle of a shopping district, but it\u2019s a tiny place with a lot of atmosphere. I\u2019ll always just wander in and space out (laughs). I\u2019ll also work on maintaining my body and make sure I get enough rest, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you go to Kobe often?<\/strong>
No, usually it\u2019s Osaka, I think. But sometimes Kobe! If I specifically think ‘I want to go to that place!\u2019 then I\u2019ll go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where in Osaka do you go?<\/strong>
I go to Umeda a lot. Sometimes I\u2019ll go as far as Shinsaibashi, but recently I\u2019m low on stamina, so that\u2019s\u2026a bit much (laughs). When I\u2019m shopping, I\u2019m always looking for clothes that reflect the show I\u2019m in. For example, for Elisabeth<\/em> if I see any hair accessories that resemble Sisi\u2019s stars I buy them immediately (laughs). But I think that\u2019s very refreshing in its own way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What else do you do to refresh yourself?<\/strong>
Of course it\u2019s very refreshing to go out to eat with my classmates. I also soak in the bath! Recently I\u2019ve really realized how soaking in the bath for a long time takes away all the tired feelings (laughs). I like putting in bath salts, but of course currently I\u2019m taking Elisabeth\u2019s example and trying milk baths (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though you\u2019re refreshing yourself, you\u2019re still immersed in the show.<\/strong>
I totally am! But if I think about it, I don\u2019t think I ever wouldn\u2019t be. It\u2019s really hard to construct a division like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You said you go out with your classmates – does that include those from other troupes?<\/strong>
If I send a message saying ‘What\u2019re you doing right now?\u2019 even the girls in other troupes will sometimes have matching schedules, even if I\u2019m not expecting that at all (laughs). Even if we can\u2019t meet we\u2019ll be in contact a lot. Especially Manaki and Hinami – morning and night! (laughs). It starts with ‘Good morning~\u2019 (laughs), and then ‘When do you go to the theatre today?\u2019 or ‘Say, are you planning on being at the internal lessons?\u2019 and such. We can hardly ever see each other at the theatre, so when we get home at night it starts up again with ‘I\u2019m back~\u2019 (laughs). We don\u2019t talk about anything in particular, but we\u2019re always sending messages (laughs). So I\u2019ll say ‘hey there!\u2019 and Manaki will reply with a cute stamp, that kind of thing (laughs). I\u2019ve always got on well with the two of them, and since we are in the same position, we can  really understand a lot about each other\u2019s situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what are you into recently in your offstage life?<\/strong>
I knew this question was coming! (laughs) I\u2019ve really never been the type who\u2019s really into a particular thing, but recently I\u2019m obsessed with watching DVDs of Takarazuka shows! I\u2019ll start as son as I get home, and I\u2019ll replay my favorite love scenes or duet dances over and over (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(the Fruit Variety Shortcake and Hibiscus Tea arrive)<\/strong>
<\/em>It looks so go~od!!! The Hibiscus Tea is such a pretty pink! I\u2019ll try it\u2026 It\u2019s delicious! It\u2019s a little bit tart, very invigorating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you drink herbal tea at home?<\/strong>
I have plum kelp tea at home (laughs). I really like it! I don\u2019t use individual bags, but buy it loose in a tin. I drink it all the time. I like strong tea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why don\u2019t you try the cake?<\/strong>
I will! It looks so good~ And it tastes good too! The fruit is so delicious. Grapes, oranges, kiwi\u2026not to sweet, with a really mellow feeling. I\u2019m so happy – it\u2019s been a long time since I had cake! (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is there anything else you enjoy outside of Takarazuka?<\/strong>
Hm, not really\u2026 I really enjoy how things are now. I always wanted to to totally devote myself to something, and right now that\u2019s just what I\u2019m doing. Therefore both the good and the bad is all part of that, I think. Oh!!! I like children! My little niece is so cute. She\u2019ll some and hug me and it\u2019s so fun when she\u2019s around. Recently, she\u2019s grown up enough that she can come and see the shows. I\u2019m not sure if she understood what was going on in Elisabeth<\/em>, but it seems that she was awfully proud to see me (laughs). ‘What was that misty stuff at the end?\u2019 she asked, so I told her ‘Oh, at the end, they use dry ice!\u2019 Last time she still didn\u2019t realize that I was there onstage, so I\u2019m very happy that she understands now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, if you had a long vacation, how would you like to spend it?<\/strong>
Let me think\u2026 I retire in April, so I\u2019d like to go on vacation with my family. I\u2019ll invite them! Whoops, I said it (laughs). If they said they\u2019d like to go, it\u2019d be nice to go to Hawaii or Europe. In any case, somewhere overseas! I want to relax together with everyone. If I had a day or two off right now, I\u2019d like to go to an onsen. I want to refresh my body (laughs).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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