This feature was published in the September 2017 GRAPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The previous part, which contained Tamaki Ryou\u2019s likes and dislikes, is in the last post (found here<\/a>). This post includes the Q&A sections, which features questions from readers as well as questions themed around her Grand Theatre show ALL FOR ONE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Tamaki Ryou ‘Anything’<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Part 2: questions from readers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: Soon, I\u2019m going to be the head of a committee, but I\u2019m worried about whether I will be any good at keeping everyone in line. What would the sparkling Top Star of Moon Troupe, Tamaki Ryou, do in this situation? Please give me some advice. (Mastery)<\/em> Q: Your duet dance in Carousel Rondo with Manaki-san was so wonderful. Please explain what you think is important in a duet dance or what you focus on. (Totally Ole)<\/em> Q: I have heard that Tamaki-san likes gentle characters, so among all the Moon Troupe members, is there someone who makes you think \u2018They\u2019re so gentle~ It\u2019s healing to watch them~\u2019? (Yanakana)<\/em> Q: This is a question about how you really like white rice. Is there any \u2018must-have\u2019 compliment dish for you?<\/em> Q: When I watch Takarazuka Sky Stage, et cetera, it\u2019s so healing to see Tama-sama always talking gently. I can\u2019t picture you as getting angry or irritated, but do you ever get really upset about things? (Rana)<\/em> Q: I have to work at irregular hours, so I end up not being able to get to sleep quickly, or waking up at strange times. Tamaki-san, I think you must value your health during performances and rehearsals. Do you have any habits to help you get to sleep, or sleep goods you would recommend? (Domino)<\/em> Part 3: Questions inspired by the Grand Theatre production \u2018All for One\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: Which 3 people would you like to have as roommates?<\/em> Q: [In the show], Louis XIV was abandoned by accident. Have you made any careless mistakes like that recently?<\/em> Q: Tell us a \u2018shocking secret about Tamaki-san\u2019.<\/em> Q: This show takes place in the middle of summer. What says \u2018summer\u2019 to you?<\/em> Q: Is there an episode with Director Koike that left an impression with you?<\/em> Q: Who would be a \u2018undefeatable hero\u2019 to you?<\/em> This feature was published in the September 2017 GRAPH. The previous part, which contained Tamaki Ryou\u2019s likes and dislikes, is in the last post (found here). This post includes the Q&A sections, which features questions from readers as well as … Continue reading
A: If you can get across to them that you\u2019re passionately giving it your all, I think they will all go along with you! Show them that you yourself are tackling the issue the most sincerely. I always think that if I am dealing with something earnestly myself, everyone around me will take notice of that! I hope you will do your best too, Mastery-san!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: When I was in the Takarazuka Music School, Choreographer Hayama Kiyomi taught me \u201cWhen you are performing a duet dance, you should think about how you can make your partner look better. In that way, the otokoyaku will naturally look more handsome and splendid.\u201d That principle is really important to me. Even if I\u2019m dancing with Chapi (Manaki) in the grand theatre, just the two of us, I never feel \u2018this space is too big!\u2019. It feels really good to dance together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: Suou [Mahiro]-kun! She\u2019s so gentle. Soft and spacey. She\u2019s very laid back regarding time, and if you talk to her, she\u2019ll be like \u2018\u2026\u2026\u2026hm? (laughs)\u2019 a lot of the time (laughs). But, when she flips her Otokoyaku Switch on she totally changes instantly; she\u2019s really amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: Pickled cucumbers! I\u2019ve liked them since I was little. There\u2019s a video of me from back when I was a toddler, eating pickled cucumbers (laughs). I prefer cucumbers pickled with kombu to just lightly pickled ones. It\u2019s delicious with dashi (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: No, I definitely do. Right now, we are rehearsing combat scenes, and of course there is some danger involved, so if things don\u2019t go exactly according to the choreography I\u2019ve spoken very sharply to the junior actresses to make sure they do it right. But I don\u2019t think I get really overly emotional and upset. Even if I\u2019m angry I think I stay pretty cool-headed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: When I am in rehearsals until late at night, my mind ends up really stimulated, so I will turn on sleep aid music that uses alpha waves. I like this pillow that is thicker on the sides, so that even if I am sleeping on my side my shoulders won\u2019t end up hurting. I always take it to my Tokyo performances as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: Eh~! What do I do! First, it would be good to have someone who really has it together\u2026I\u2019d really want Karan-san (Chinami) there (laughs). Next, a fun, laid-back person. Mayupon would be good, but on the other hand she doesn\u2019t seem like she would be able to get up in the morning\u2026 (laughs) But, I think she would be really happy to be one of those 3, so I\u2019ll go with Mayupon! And then for the last person, maybe Hikaru (Yuu). She can be our Jack-of-all-trades! (laughs) I\u2019m joking, I\u2019m joking. But she seems as if you could ask her to do a lot of different things and she would do them. We might end up a noisy bunch, but Karan-san would whip us into shape so we\u2019d definitely do fine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: I\u2019ve had times when I\u2019ll wake up suddenly thinking \u2018Ah! Oh no! I overslept for work today!\u2019 but then it turns out it\u2019s a day off. But can you really call that a careless mistake\u2026 I don\u2019t really don\u2019t make that many slip-ups like that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: Recently, I made pancakes at home (laughs). During the Hakataza performance, Risa (Kousaki) was talking about a delicious fried donuts shop, and that term \u2018fried donuts\u2019 [look up] stuck in my head ever since then. I looked it up online and discovered that it\u2019s easy to make them using a pancake mix so I bought some, but then my range broke, so I couldn\u2019t make them\u2026 But since I had gone to all the trouble of getting the ingredients, I ended up making pancakes in a frying pan (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: The days get longer, and I like how it feels when one day lasts so long. From spring through summer I barbecue a lot. Therefore summer means \u2018outdoors\u2019 to me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: When he was giving me constructive criticism on my performance in the shinjin kouen of The Scarlet Pimpernel, I thought \u2018Director Koike is really an entertaining person!\u2019 During the scene where I\u2019m disguised as Grapin and tell Chauvelin \u2018If you fail again you\u2019ll lose your head!\u2019 and make that gesture, I moved as if my head would be flying upwards. And then Koike said about that \u2018If you were guillotined, your head wouldn\u2019t fall off that way!\u2019 (laughs). I was so startled, like \u2018Huh!? That\u2019s the issue!?!?\u2019 (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: My classmates, maybe. After all, if something happens, my classmates will always come and help me. It feels like Wakaba (Saotome) and Risa are always looking out for me so much, maybe because I am the only otokoyaku of the class in Moon Troupe. I\u2019m always so grateful to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"