This is the first in a series of troupe-focused episodes: Hanagumi! We discuss the history of the troupe from all the way back in the beginning as well as recent years. NOTE: we recorded this before the transfer announcements! The new top musumeyaku of Hanagumi will be Senna Ayase.
LINKS:
StarlightParade @ deviantart
Interview with Masatsuka-sensei about Caleb Hunt by chemicalperfume
Interview with Inaba-sensei about Greatest Hits by chemicalperfume
Jen’s translations of Ooura Mizuki’s memoir
Junna Risa’s facebook page
Interview with Aika Mire and Makoto Tsubasa from Splendor of 100 Years
Nestle Star Talk
Hinata San’s melon-pan ice cream shop twitter
PEOPLE:
Tani Masazumi
Masatsuka Haruhiko
Koike Shuuichirou
Takigawa Sueko
Koshiji Fubuki
3K: Kou Nishiki, Kouzuki Noboru, Koshiro Miyako
GLOSSARY:
Nibante/sanbante – the second and third ranked otokoyaku in a troupe
Irimachi/demachi – waiting for a star outside the theater
Otome – an annual publication listing profiles for every current member of the revue
Momotaro @ Wikipedia
Dom-Brako (Momotaro) @ TakaWiki