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Flower Troupe Top Star Yuzuka Rei-san Retirement Conference

(Source from Humming 83.5 FM 宝塚)

This is Tarui Miho.

On August 15 (Tue), Flower Troupe Top Star Yuzuka Rei-san and Flower Troupe Top Musumeyaku Hoshikaze Madoka-san announced their retirement on May 26, 2024.

2 days before their announcement, they had the closing performance in the Takarazuka Grand Theatre on August 13 (Sun). In "Singing Lovebirds", we felt happiness from Yuzuka-san's Reisaburou and Hoshikaze-san's Oharu's smile; in "GRAND MIRAGE!", we saw how compatible the two were in their elegant and beautiful duet dance.

As the performances for the Takarazuka Revue 110th Anniversary were announced for next year, and when I thought that she would show us more dreams in this world from now on, she announced retirement.

The next day after the announcement on August 16 (Wed), she attended the retirement press conference in the Hankyu International Hotel.

Yuzuka-san became the Top Star in November 2019. Her Grand Theatre [Top Star] debut performance was delayed after 4 months and there were days that they had to adapt to the coronavirus. In these difficult circumstances, Yuzuka-san always wanted to deliver us those heart-fluttering times. She always has such a gentle gaze, and kindly approached our hearts.

In front of the golden panel in the press conference arena, what's placed in front of the table were white and Flower Troupe-coloured pink flowers signifying retirement.

Seeing Yuzuka-san appear at that moment, it was breathtaking to see her beauty! She came in with white pants, white suit, white inner shirt and had a great golden accessory [necklace] and white boots. It's a simple white pants and suit attire, but from the lines of her shoulders and chest and even the pocket, you can feel the delicate design and angle of this outfit. White outfits give a bright colour with a pretty cleansed feel to it, so doesn't everyone usually wear white a lot? But when Yuzuka-san wears white, you don't just see how beautiful Yuzuka-san is in white, but Yuzuka-san can also show how beautiful and sparkling the colour of white is✨

Yuzuka-san gives a calming smile that showcases such mild aura. Also, she has such a composed demanour that you almost can't feel too much weight from her presence.

Attending this press conference is Takarazuka Revue Chairman Takeshi Kiba and Yuzuka Rei-san. Chairman Takeshi began in the press conference by speaking about Yuzuka-san:

"Yuzuka had her debut performance in the 2009 Cosmos Troupe performance "Amour, it's something about..." as a 95th student and was assigned to Flower Troupe. She became the Flower Troupe Top Star in 2019. But after that, coronavirus occured, and her Grand Theatre [Top Star] debut performance "Haikara-san ga Tooru" was delayed for 4 months. Then later, amongst the difficult circumstances that performances suspended and there were even performances with no audience, she led the troupe as the Flower Troupe Top Star and fulfilled her important duty. From underclassmen times, she was acclaimed for her dance, and she delved deeper into the roles by singing and acting and showcased vibrant and intricate conviction in her performance on stage every time."

Yuzuka-san had been hearing what the chairman was saying, and nodding as she recalled the days of those difficult circumstances.

Then Yuzuka-san gave her warm words and began speaking:

"Everyone, I'm sincerely thankful that you are all assembled here despite the impact of the typhoon that may have caused great destructions. I am Yuzuka Rei of Flower Troupe of Takarazuka Revue. I'm truly grateful that everyone are gathered here in my retirement conference. Knowing that this time has come has felt once again real to me, that I am nervous. I am aware that there are things I may yet be able to deliver (due to my retirement), but I ask for your kind support from now on."

Yuzuka-san decided on retirement in February this year.

"I was raised well in the Revue, and I received love from so many people. Also since I've known only about Takarazuka Revue, and I am not only thankful, but also hope to stay that way [to know only about Takarazuka], yet I want to meet myself from the outer world that I haven't known, and that is how I decided on retirement."

It seemed like the thought occurred to her at an instance.

For everyone in Flower Troupe, she told them about the retirement the day before the closing performance in the Takarazuka Grand Theare performance of "Singing Lovebirds"/"GRAND MIRAGE!". And I could feel her love [to the members] from her words.

"From the expressions and gaze of every member of the Flower Troupe, their various views and thoughts reverberated and remained in my heart. I once again was so grateful that I was able to workw with these members. It was like having a one-on-one conversation when I announced that I would be graduating."

Yuzuka-san told her partner, Top Musumeyaku Hoshikaze Madoka-san of her graduation in late March around a month after she thought of retirement.

"This was during the rehearsals for "A Battlefield for the Two of Us". After rehearsaing for my parts, I told Hoshikaze about my graduation. Hoshikaze said, "If Yuzuka-san is going to graduate, please let me graduate along with you." So we decided to graduate together."

During this conference, Yuzuka-san doesn't make it look like she's answering questions, but as if she wants to converse with everyone, and you could feel her sincerity that she wants to talk about how she feels. That she isn't thinking a lot beforehand, but she's speaking whatever is on her mind in her honest feelings and words. And you could feel how she cares for everyone that has attended this press conference! Even towards reporters that sit at the way back, Yuzuka-san would try to lean closer and meet with the eyes of the ones asking, and responding elegantly and kindly with her small replies of "yes, yes" to the questions asked. I also felt how she has this amazing strength and inclusive energy that doesn't make people nervous. In this press conference, Yuzuka-san is probably too kind and graceful, that it felt like I was invited to Yuzuka-san's house for an after tea [party] that I had the chance to talk to her.

When asked about memorable performances and roles, Yuzuka-san said, "it's difficult!" with a smile and thought, "Every performance and every role is full of memories that I worked diligently and worked through every rehearsal for it, that each role exist like duplicates of myself. It's really difficult...hm...." That "hm" from her was really adorable💕

"What should I do...really for every performance, I cherished every scene in every musical and show, that they feel like my duplicates, but if I should give my answer..."Haikara-san ga Tooru", "Years of Pilgrimage", and also um.... ah "Top Hat" too haha.....AH "Boys Over Flowers" too...yes.....it's so difficult....to give an answer. But these are all dearly important performances for me. Sorry about that (LOL)."

Yuzuka-san held the mic with both of her hands and thought of the performances while looking into the ceiling. The expression is totally kyun-!💘 Also her eyelashes are long! Even if she's frowning a bit, her appearance of holding the mic with her long and beautiful fingers is nice✨

And about turning points:

"There are so many moments that I'm grateful for, so there are many turning points. Even though I feel so....hm....em....yes....uh... (LOL) There's so many memories so this is going to take a while (LOL)."

Then she mentioned the turning points in 3 performances. "The first is the 2015 Taiwan performance. When thinking about how the audience was watching us on stage, I thought about how I should present myself to let the audience feel the same. When I stood on stage, the Taiwan performance was one that changed my perspective of the distance performers have with the audience. Before, I used to think that I must only do things correctly or do them more correctly, but as I stood on stage for the Taiwan performance, those feelings were really memorable that I thought more of how I should create the stage to make it enjoyable for the audience, and how I want the audience to watch it, how I could make the audience smile more, so I'd say the first turning point is the Taiwan performance. The second performance is the leading performance of "Boys Over Flowers" in 2019. Even though this is also a work that I originally like, this felt different because as a musical, it's not just how to breath freely on stage in the performance that it's not a fixed step-by-step performance, it's also a production about enjoying those interactions for every single day, and hoping to embody myself in the role on stage.

You can see the beauty in Yuzuka-san's description that even the words she chose are so pretty! Sometimes, she'd put her hands to her cheeks or chest and using her hand to express what she wanted.

"Then the third one is the 2020 Grand Theatre Top [Star] debut performance "Haikara-san ga Tooru". "Haikara-san ga Tooru" is my second time performing it and either of them is a very significant performance, but my position changed since this was my Top [Star] debut performance in 2020, and the coronavirus also changed many things. If I have to talk about "Haikara-san ga Tooru".... haha...it's going to take 2-3 hours I think (LOL). As a performance, this was one that united our Flower Troupe members together, and also I time that I learnt and felt a lot, thus being an important performance. The debut performance was delayed for 4 months. When the novel coronavirus happened, the world is also in a confusing situation to udnerstand, and it's a situation where it's difficult to determine what's right or not. For theatre, this was also the first time the entertainment industry has faced this in such worry."

The host wanted to continue with "The next question is from..." but suddenly! Yuzuka-san said with an apologetic face like she's about to cry, "Ah, sorry, er...Fascination, Fascination is also a turning point....."

"This is not good! When I talk about it, many different things come to my mind. Because I really learnt so many things and was taught so many things, and was supported by many people. It feels like we should go for lunch [to talk more] right now? (LOL)."

People began laughing and the venue was filled with everyone smiling and laughing.

For me, I raised my hand mentally and thought, Let's go for lunch, Let's go!! 🤩✋💗

"The Fascination!" is a performance that Flower Troupe members learnt a lot. This is the debut performance with Hoshikaze Madoka-san [as the new Top Combi] and an important performance that we embarked on a new step. Phew...this is actually a really difficult question... (LOL)."

Even though Yuzuka-san is calm when recalling these memories, it seems that it is filled with many memories. Yuzuka-san speaks of these memories vividly as if they happened yesterday. As all of these happenings accumulate, these help hone her skills and mentality.

What is the otokoyaku that Yuzuka-san wants to pursue from now on?

"The strongest thing I want to continue pursuing is the male and personality that the directors envisioned that I could be able to embody such role."

Since Yuzuka-san has always played as a man on stage, she has always emphasized various methods of making people's hearts flutter and how to interact with others, creating a framework without gaps and enhances the persuasion, conduct, perspective and feeling of the role. And depending on the change of occupation, era, and the relationship with her partner, she has focused greatly on how to convey the persuasion of the role's presence on stage.

When answering, as if reacting to the word "otokoyaku", her voice became lower as she spoke.

What are Yuzuka-san's memories for Flower Troupe, she who has not been transferred to any troupe but has been part of Flower Troupe for 14 years ever since she was assigned in May 2009?

"Because I know nothing apart from Flower Troupe, my feelings for Flower Troupe are fonder than anyone! Knowing that I could be a part of the Flower Troupe 100th anniversary performance, I hope that the audience and to those who have built on Flower Troupe till this time, that they would all feel proud of this troupe called Flower Troupe. There were many times that I feel proud of Flower Troupe traditions passed down for many generations, and also inheriting the character and style of Flower Troupe. It is a great treasure that I could stay in Flower Trope. So I feel even more determined not to bring disgrace upon being a Flower Troupe member."

Seeing how Yuzuka-san says this calmly, I can feel that she is someone honestly facing the situations she is in and the mission she is given with.

During the coronavirus, Yuzuka-san has seen different situations than before, so I asked this question. With all these performances and things you've seen, are there any especially memorable things that stayed with you?

"After all I think most about the audience's faces right now. Also, I think about their faces and their various smiling expressions too. In that space that I could almost feel their words from the appaluse, even from the masks that I could feel their thoughts penetrate my heart straight and directly towards me with their shining eyes, I am really thankful for the audience's bonds with us, and I love that more than anything as I recall it now and it makes my heart throb."

Yuzuka-san and other Takarasiennes stood on stage and gave us hope and dreams in difficult circumstances. If you want to meet with the Takarasiennes, you can support them by going to the theatre. I feel that that's how we could clearly convey our feelings and they could understand us as such. I am grateful for Yuzuka-san's words.

Is there anything Yuzuka-san would like to say to herself who just entered the revue? to which Yuzuka-san smiled cheekily.

"Hahaha...You are going to be meeting amazing people You are going to meet many wonderful people, they are going to teach you a lot. And you are going to live with love" she replied with a smile.

When asking Yuzuka-san what Takarazuka means to her:

"Now, [Takarazuka] is my everything, and it is my youth. All this time has passed, and I was really taught a lot of things..." she paused and the corners of her eyes drop. "I have slanted eyes, but when I think about it, the corners of my eyes naturally droop and my cheeks rise. I realise the irreplaceable, lovely, important I have spent here. And I feel that this wonderful time will remain with me forever."

Then comes the conventional question... whether she has any plans for marriage:

"You really want to hear about that, don't you? If you don't listen to me, it'll be bad luck~ (LOL)."

She touched her left ring finger...

"There's nothing here today and I can't return with an answer, but for a moment I thought about wearing a rubber band (LOL). But I don't have the courage to try that. So yes, of course now I'm available." she replied cutely with a smile.

After responding to the questions, it's the phototaking time.

Usually it's just 2 simple poses for standing up and waving your hands, but this time we have 4 poses!

Apart from the simple standing up and waving hands pose, a male reporter said, "You mentioned "Haikara-san ga Tooru" just now" and Yuzuka-san quickly responded with a salute! "Ah~ You mean this♪" to which the male reporter felt satisfied, "That's great!" And you could hear so much camera shutter sounds📸

I felt that this was a dream and also pressed the shutter with my trembling hands...!

As if saying "thank you!" with her eyes, the venue started laughing again 😆

Yuzuka-san also enjoyed the phototaking time. Yuzuka-san's too-amazing salute pose made us enter the "Haikara-san ga Tooru" world again✨ As if you can see a cool and cute Ijuuuin Shoui right in front of you😍

Then, another male reporter requested, "Could you do a Flower Troupe...?"

It's probably because Yuzuka-san doesn't make anyone nervous, that there were these fun requests!

Answering to the request, Yuzuka-san became serious and asked, "Do you mind if I unbutton my jacket a little to do that?"🥰

I was so moved to see a Flower Troupe pose in front of my eyes! We tend to focus on the hands for the Flower Troupe pose , but she starts posing from how she stands on her feet! We have an outstanding, cool Flower Troupe pose from Yuzuka-san😍 Attending to the requests with her gaze, Yuzuka-san also checked and adjusted the angle of her feet and body, and she also changed her gaze at times.

When requested to do a cool pose, Yuzuka-san said, "I don't know how to do a cool pose (LOL)". What is Yuzuka-san talking about! She already captivated so many hearts here💘💘💘

The reporters in the venue gave her a great round of applause and Yuzuka-san left the venue.

As Yuzuka-san left, I could see that everyone was smiling like the blooming flowers 😄 In a 30-minute press conference, I feel like everyone in the press was captivated by Yuzuka-san.

I asked to Yuzuka-san again, for she often expresses her gratitude to the fans when given the opportunity, to leave a message she wanted to deliver to all the fans.

So she gives this final message.

"My gratitude is greater than anything else you can imagine now. More than anything, everyone's words, your presence and your applause, and anything that I have received in that space [of the theatre]…This is truly pale in comparison when I put it to words. I hope I could repay my gratitude to everyone on the stage little by little, that I will cherish and treasure this time to do my best. Before the day of graduation, I want to convey to the audience that I will devote myself to Takarazuka."

Here is the upcoming schedule for Yuzuka Rei-san.

Yuzuka Rei Special Concert "BE SHINING!–Glamorous Time–"

November 28 (Tue) ~ December 3 (Sun) Showa Girls' University

December 10 (Sunday) ~ Decmeber 13 (Wed) Kobe International House Kokusai Hall

"Takarazuka Specials 2023 Open the Future ~ To the future~"

Decemer 21 (Thu) ~ December 22 (Fri) Umeda Main Harts Hall

The graduation performance is "Arc en Ciel ~The Rainbow over Paris~"

February 9, 2024 (Fri) ~ March 24, 2024 (Sun) Takarazuka Grand Theatre

April 13 (Sat) ~ May 25 (Sun) Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre

Flower Troupe Top Star Yuzuka Rei will graduate from the Takarazuka Revue on May 26, 2024.

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yamanaka-shin · 3 months

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Darui for the Character Ask Game!

I love this man very much, he's so handsome and I love me a good fellow fag 🧡

Favorite thing about him: I'm a sucker for a good electric powers haver but also he's just so good looking? maybe the fact that now he's in charge of the Cloud and I trust him very much. god I love 4A so much and how that middle aged man would literally jump out a window to get somewhere but it's nice to have a successor who has a more relaxed pace. which is funny because anyone with Lightning powers you'd generally peg as the get up and go type.

Least favorite thing about him: not a big fan of the facial hair. it looks better in the manga where it's a beard/mustache combo but just the mustache? is just not it. sorry man. also another petty thing: we have his Shippuden self in Voltage but I want the version of him that's Lord Fifth. please id like him, Chojuuro, and Kurotsuchi to go with Hokage Naruto + mature adult Kazekage Gaara. even just aesthetically it's a brain pleasing group.

BROTP: I love how much 4A trusts him. So much so that that ended up being the order of succession. and I think it was a good call.

OTP: him and C are literally married sorry I dunno what to tell people. though I think he's hooked up a few times with Chojuuro (they both have, honestly) just for fun.

NOTP: with any women because I simply think he's gay.

First headcanon: I think his successor will be Tarui rather than either of her teammates. and because I'm also sure the next Mizukage will Be Buntan AND we know Sarada wants to be Hokage, imagine the playful hostility (that isn't real hostility) in the Kage Summits at first between Lady Hokage and the two fellow leaders she once beat down. Tsuchikage Sekki + Kazekage Shinki will simply have to wait for it to relax before any work gets done. anyway yeah I think she will end up being his choice for Lady Sixth and I foresee future training between them going really well. he's a patient person and isn't going to lose his mind if something takes a while or messes up a few times, whether it's jutsu or politics.

Another headcanon: I think it was C who first made the mutual feelings actually known out in the open. clearly they both liked each other a long time but I think Darui is a bit unsure how to approach a situation like that. I also think he has a hard time figuring out how to turn people down (but always does so gently) when they ask if he's single.

One more headcanon: I'd like to think he and his beloved have adopted, and specifically teenagers who usually get passed over by families. probably fostering first then making it an official adoption. he just seems like he would make a cool dad but isn't interested in having biological children. meanwhile C just straight up had a vasectomy because he's Definitely not looking for blood related kids. even though there's no chance he would because both of them are cis gay men. Darui supported him fully because hey man you know what you want and you should be able to get it without a fight.

Unpopular opinion: what's actually unpopular with him, though? he's the unpopular part of the equation I think cuz I don't see enough of him out there. I dunno, maybe the idea that I prefer to think he's gay instead of bi, or that I think he's someone who came from a normal two parent household instead of losing one or both parents like a lot of characters have? I think he's had a pretty easy life in general, but will do anything to help those who have not that ask for help.

Fight I'd like to see: it would be cool to see how well Omoi + Karui could hold up against him. hell, throw in Samui on their side too since we know this man was close with 4A for a reason. a little friendly combat never hurt anyone anyway so have at it. tbh I'd also probably have a good time watching him try to contend with the fireball that is Atsui.

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