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Tanno Enichi as Lelouch Lamperouge & Shiozawa Hidemasa as Kururugi Suzaku in the 2012 stage play Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion: Riot's Eve

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[Video] 2.5次元ダンスライブ「ALIVESTAGE」Episode4 『WYD』(2.5jigen dance live alive stage episode4 wyd)

the Blu-ray will be released on August 27th, 2021☆ ☆ ☆

☆ Blu-ray ♪ Amazon ☆ Blu-ray ♪ CD Japan

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IVESTA TV DVD box shares searching

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I’m looking for shares for「IVESTA TV」DVD box. People who buy the share will be sent a link to download video rips of the performance on Google Drive, along with booklet scans in 600dpi.

Please send me a message to sign up.

The total amount of the DVD set (product) is divided equally to all participants (including me). I will handle the shipping and taxes myself.

Deadline for signing up is 31 August 2020,  and I will announce the amount you have to pay. People who sign up for this please pay before 15 September 2020.

Cancellation/Leaving AFTER signing up deadline is impossible. This would affect many people who joined. You can have a delay in payment if you tell me beforehand, NOT only before the deadline date a day.

Paypal accepted only. If you’re in Vietnam, bank transfer is accepted too ♡

The box is released by 25 September, so the files would be available in around first two weeks of October.

Please feel free to send me a message if you have any questions.

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Ivesta EP 2  - Koki&Mamoru

Beautiful...   ( ´ ▽ ` )

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Group visual for ALIVE Stage Episode 1!

「Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious. -歌いながら歩こうよ-」

Running from May 15-19, 2019

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☆ALIVE Stage Visual☆

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【Growth】

• Eto Kouki - Shiozawa Hidemasa

• Yaegashi Kensuke - Ishikawa Sho

• Sakuraba Ryota - Mitani Reo

• Fujimura Mamoru - Iwasa Yuki

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Episode 1 「Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious. -歌いながら歩こうよ-」

☆ May 15th, 2019 ~

☆ Location : Sogetsu Hall

ALIVE STAGE OFFICIAL TWITTER : @alive_stage

Source : ☆

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[Subs DL] ALIVE Stage Side Story - ZIX Stage - “Break It!”

Hello, hello! Oh my gosh, I really hoped to post this before the new year started, but a lot happened in the past few months. Happy 2022 to everyone though! Hopefully, this year is much better~!  ( ´ ▽ ` ).｡ｏ♡

In any case, I really loved this stage play!!! Like, it’s peak drama and peak angsty backstory, but TsukiPro (SunPro??? LMAO) tells their story in such a beautiful and delicate way.  Also, the actors are just really great! Takuto-kun and Riki-kun are just so perfect as Makoto and Mitsuru, and I hope we get to see more ZIX Stages in the future~!

It’s described as a “side story” for ALIVE Stage, but the execution, love, and dedication the staff and cast poured into it is just as phenomenal as with any of the main stages.

I did mention before that the stage play’s story is exactly the same as the “Break It!” drama CD, so if you haven’t had a chance to get a copy of the play yet, listening/reading to the drama will give you a good idea about what to expect! 

BD is still available for order here (JP) or here (international shipping available) for those who want a physical copy for themselves or for those who just want to support the actors ^^

Link and a few notes under the cut, enjoy~!  ♡＼(￣▽￣)／♡

NOTES:

※ THE FILE IS SUBTITLES ONLY, VIDEO IS NOT INCLUDED!

I actually only subbed the main play part and not the dance live. If your program ripped your BD and combined the honpen and the dance live together, the subs will end right before the dance live starts ^^;

The play is literally just word-for-word from the drama CD, but there were some scenes removed for time. Some differences from the “Break It!” drama were the inclusion of some Growth drama CD scenes as well as the daily ad-libs.

I also changed a bit of wording from the original drama to fit the faster time stamps present in the play.

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Start of my babies the failed Elites. 

I love them so much

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Mizuki's DL evolution

Cinderella

King

Evil Queen

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ALIVE Stage Episode 1 Report

I was able to go to the first four performances of Ivesta Episode 1 from May 15 to 17! I won’t spoil the story or any plot points, but I will be talking about some funny moments, the daily (higawari) scenes, the curtain calls, and the dance live. These will be behind the cut. I’ll cover the things I mentioned in my twitter thread and more~ Sorry for any typos, I typed this on my phone on the plane ride home.

Synposis:

The cast of Episode 1 consists of Growth, ZIX, and some original characters. This play focuses on Mamoru and was a great introductory show for Ivesta. It was a good mix of comedy and low-stakes drama, so it was lighthearted (although some people did cry when it got heartwarming and wholesome). The main motifs were wisteria flowers (Mamo’s family name contains the kanji for wisteria = 藤) and Growth’s tagline in their logo, “Let us go singing as far as we go, the road will be less tedious.”

TLDR: You should buy the BD/DVD when it comes out because Ivesta is so wholesome and the dances are super impressive, unlike anything Tsukista or SQS has done before. The acting was good and it’s a great into to Growth!

The Stage Design:

It was a relatively small theater, but that meant any seat was a good seat to view the stage. The stage itself was kind of trapezoidal shaped because it’s tucked into (what would be) the corner of the venue space. The stage had a lot of tiers and stairs, but the main flat area was large enough for the dances. It was also pretty close to the seating level, only about 2ft off the ground. Since the first row was only 4ft from the edge of the stage, those people sitting in front wouldn’t have to tilt their necks up to view the stage.

The Acting:

I’m not a native Japanese speaker so I can’t fully judge the acting/intonation but it wasn’t cheesy or bad! Some of the backup dancers actually played characters in the play part, and their acting was good.

Ishiwaka Sho was a cute and peppy Kensuke! His voice is also surprisingly high, just like Yamayan’s, so it fit the character perfectly. He talked kind of fast during the MC parts and also would forget it was his turn during the MC, so I would say he was the most nervous that I could tell. Mitani Reo as Ryota was amazing! At first I thought he didn’t fit Ryota’s look that much (I had high expectations since Ryou is my favorite member) but I’ve gotten used to seeing him as Ryou, and his acting is ON POINT. He plays up the bitter/sarcastic parts of Ryou so well and is hilarious. Shiozawa Hidemasa was a calm and collected Koki, but I could tell he wanted to act out of character more since Kou is a very subdued person. For example, he always had a lot of fun in the higawari parts which I’ll talk about later. He was a great leader and had command of the crowd as a leader should. Iwasa Yuki made the stage Mamoru a very puppy dog-like and happy person. Personally, I always thought of Mamo as a more reserved person, but Yuki would always be waving really cutely to the crowds with a big smile. As the main character of the play, Yuki did an amazing job and I’m looking forward to how he’ll play Mamoru in the future!

The Dancing:

Let me just start by saying Ivesta has some of the most technical and complicated dancing in all of Tsukista/SQ Stage. Even the solos all had proper choreo with footwok and wasn’t just the usual waving/walking around like Tsukista has. I’m so glad I got to see the dancing live be sure it was amazing. When the disc version comes out I want to learn the dances because they’re legit. The dancing is characterized by a lot of hand/wrist movements, leaping, and grace.

The play started with a mini live where Growth performed the short versions of “Mahou no Kizuna” and “Fushichou no Nebula” then ZIX performed “Brilliant” and “BML.” This was ZIX’s only dance performance since they’re not in the dance live. Their songs have that edgy/sexy vibe and the dances mirrored that perfectly.

The setlist for the dance live was as follows: “Mahou no Kizuna”, “My Gloria,” MC, “Rada Kiana,” “Jiyuu no Tori,” “Planetaria,” “Amaki Kaze no Primula,” “Lila no Shirabe,” “Re:raise,” “Lucretia,” MC, and “Parallel Lineage.” (That’s all the songs but I may have switched the order of one of the unit songs)

I raved about the overall dancing already, so I’ll just point out some specific stuff. Reo is the best dancer out of the other three Growth members, not that any of the other guys are bad, but he has way more experience. He’s been a dancer for a while and is the main dancer in his idol group. My favorite performance is “Rada Kiana.” It starts with the spotlight shining on each member in succession while they do some solo moves and it looks really cool. It had some salsa-like hand and hip movements that fit the tone of the song. The “la da di la” parts also have amazing hand movements and Hide’s expressions during that part we’re so sultry~

Another memorable song is “Jiyuu no Tori,” especially the outro (around 3:53 of the song) where they do some contemporary hip-hop stuff when the beat is really kicking in. Reo was amazingggg!! Look out for him in this part of the song on the disc cuz damn, you’ll be impressed.

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From here on, I’ll be relying on the list of memorable parts I wrote in my Twitter thread and try to elaborate on them. It will contain spoilers about some scenes!

General:

They do the lightning crackle effect when Ryota and Mitsuru are starting each other down on the TV program (just like in the anime)

Mamoru inhales (huffs) his pachira to give him strength and energy, then Ryou and Ken walk in like “wtf are you doing” lol.

Mitsuru refers to Ryota as the “Sakuraba-rrier” (get it? sakura barrier?) since he protects Koki (Ryou’s last name is Sakuraba), and Mitsuru’s nickname for Kensuke is “Yaegashi Ken” and does little doggie paws since “Ken” can also mean “dog.”

Each Growth member eventually receives a head pat from Koki at different points in the play

Mamo’s headpat scene is where Kou is trying to reassure him and their faces were so close - I’m pretty sure all the Kou/Mamo people in the audience got nosebleeds. Ken breaks it up though by saying something like “now’s not the time for the story about the dog and his master.” xD

For some reason, the MC before the final song never goes perfectly lmao. Either Sho will forget to say his line or they get sidetracked lol.

The Growth call and response they came up with for the stage play was to repeat the flower/plant-based kanji that’s in their names. Mamo and Kou have 藤 (fuji/wisteria), Ken has 樫 (kashi/evergreen), and Ryota has 桜 (sakura/cherry blossom). Then at the end, Kou says “Fan no minna to-” and the audience responds “issho ni Growth!” (“Together with all the fans, let’s grow!”)

May 15, Evening:

The higawari is about Mamoru going to the Lost and Found at a train station to look for his phone. The person playing the station attendant and the 2 guests change each show. For the first show, it was Reo/Ryou as the station attendant. One of the props he pulled out from the lost and found bin was a basketball and Reo got to show off his hidden talent of being able to spin and hold basketball on his fingertip. He even transferred the spinning ball to Yuki/Mamo’s hand~ The two guests were Sho/Ken and Hide/Kou as street performances. Sho kept yelling at Mamoru about soul music and then pulled out some buckets to play the drums on (he was really good!)

During the last song, the cast all go out into the aisles and do the usual high-touches and waves. I was sitting one seat in from the aisle, and Yuki came down and touched my hand!! Unfortunately I missed Reo who came from the back doors…

The first show’s curtain call had each Growth member say a message. Sho went but forgot to introduce himself and mention his name - he went straight to “thanks for coming today,” etc. So when he finished and it was Reo’s turn, Reo said “How can I go when this guy didn’t even say who he is?” Then at the end, Hide forgot to pause so everyone could say “arigatou gozaimasu” together so halfway through him saying it himself he stopped and was like “wait…” lol.

May 16, Afternoon:

This higawari had Hide/Kou as the station attendant. One of the props was a plunger, and I forget if there was another prop or not. The guests were Takuto/Makoto from ZIX and two of the original characters. They had sunglasses and suits on and were some kind of dancers. I’m not 100% sure what they were referencing, maybe that World Order dance group?

May 16, Evening:

I sat in the second row for this performance and it was so close to the stage! During one performance of Mamo’s solo, “Re:raise,” the bead sash that’s draped over his left shoulder ripped off from being whipped around and the beads spilled out onto the stage. It happened right at the “Zenzen…” line of the last chorus since he has a move where he turns his shoulder really quickly. Even though I was super close to the stage nothing hit me, but I think some beads could have hit the people in front of me. Yuki and the dancers kept going as usual, so that was good. I was just afraid someone might trip since the beads were round. After Mamo’s solo the rest of Growth comes out to do “Lucretia,” and I could see them eyeing the beads a little while taking their places. After that is the MC and after saying his lines Hide went to tell someone backstage about the beads (his mic was still on a little lol). The dancers came out and started to pick up the beads while Growth continued the MC. One of them even used a small vacuum lmao. Growth were joking around about it though, and no one got hurt so things continued as normal. After the show I picked up one of the beads that hadn’t gotten cleaned up from the floor:

The higawari was Ryou as the station attendant again. The first prop was a notebook that he called the “Ikemen Note” (like Death Note). If you write someone’s name inside they become an ikemen. Ryou wrote Mamo’s name inside and then Mamo acted all ikemen-like until Ryou was like “nevermind, it’s not real” lol. The second prop was a foam sword and Ryou acted like a clothing store workers saying, “This is a size small, it’ll look good on you!” The guests were ZIX in their animal fur suits (the costume they wear when doing that fortune telling segment on TV). Makoto had Mitsuri on a leash, but I couldn’t hear what they said they were exactly. Makoto kept trying to get Mitsuru to talk, but he mostly made animal noises lol. Then they played a game with Ryou and Mamo (not sure of the name). Basically everyone crouches with their head down and they take turns guessing how many of the four of them will stand up. When the person guessing calls out, the other players decide if they want to stand or stay crouched. If the person guesses the right number of people standing they win. Only Mitsuru was able to guess correctly because he said “1 person” and he was the only one that stood up lol.

During the last song, I was able to get another high touch from Yuki (this time with my other hand lol). I wasn’t even sitting in the aisle, I was 4 seats in, but he gave high touches to everyone on my left and was about to turn away but I decided to reach out too~ Then he saw me and reached over to give me a high touch~

That night it was Reo’s turn to do a curtain call message. He said he loves the story and the message of Episode 1. He tried really hard not to tear up and stopped to compose himself. Hide even gave Reo a small hug every time he stopped, but eventually the tears came… Reo said he wasn’t expecting to tear up like that, but he’s super happy to be able to be in Ivesta. (Y'all I can’t believe I got to see Reo cry from that close lol)

May 17, Afternoon:

This was the last performance I saw. The higawari had Kou as the station attendant, but I forget what props he had that time. The guests were one of the original characters plus Shoon wearing glasses and lab coats. They said they were from the “Kyun Lab” or something. Their segment consisted of saying a comforting line to Shoon who acts as someone worried about something, and the point is to be heartwarming and make their heart “kyun” (squeeze). The side cast member said an example line, then Mamo went and said something like “Don’t worry because I’ll always be by your side” and it was cute. Then Hide/Kou, who had been just sitting and watching, gets dragged to his feet by the other guys. He doesn’t want to do it and was like “yada yada~” but the audience cheered him on. I don’t think he was prepared or expecting to have to say a cute line too lol. I forgot what the line started with, but he ended with “I’ll give you a hug” and hugged Shoon from the back.

ZIX was in charge of the curtain call and we’re really cool. It was nice to be able to hear from Takuto and Riki. Takuto then suggested Hide should do ZIX’s cutesy/embarrassing fortune telling pose and Hide was like “uhhhh” but of course the audience wanted to see that so he said yes. Riki told him to choose another Growth cast member to do the pose with and OF COURSE he picked Reo (cuz Ryota hates ZIX lol). Reo tried to walk off stage saying “oh look, it’s time for me to go” but the other cast stopped him lol. Hide and Reo reluctantly said the line ZIX says which is something like “Happy ni naremasu you ni, sunny na egao de lucky day ♪” and did the pose. The sound board staff even played the little sparkle sound that plays when ZIX does the pose on TV lmao. Reo looked up to the 2nd floor where the sound board was and was like “you better watch yourself” lol.

After the final bow when Growth says their last goodbyes, Reo took his glove off with his teeth before disappearing backstage and the crowd went WILD (including me). Yuki was like “umm idk how to follow that…” but did his usual cute Mamoru waves and had a big smile. Sho had left the stage first so he didn’t see the glove thing lol. Hide was the last to leave. He stuck his hand inside his jacket and “pulled out” a finger heart which was cute~

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[July] J-Actors Birthday Calendar

♪ July 1st

◎  Furuie Hiroyuki 古家広之 1990

◎ Horikoshi Ryou 堀越涼 1984

♪ July 2nd

◎ Itakura Takeshi 板倉武志 1985

◎ Takano Akira 高野洸 1997

◎ Yoshitaka Shion 吉高志音 1999

♪ July 3rd

◎ Akaba Mio 紅葉美緒 1987

◎ Kaku Kento 賀来賢人 1989

◎ Minami Keisuke 南圭介 1985

♪ July 4th

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♪ July 5th

◎ Kosaka Ryoutarou 小坂涼太郎 1996

◎ Oomi Takuto 大見拓土 1994

◎ Uesugi Teru 上杉輝 1982

♪ July 6th

◎ Inoue Yoshio 井上芳雄 1979

◎ Kuroba Mario 黒羽麻璃央 1993

♪ July 7th

◎ Itou Yousuke 伊藤陽佑 1984

◎ Yashima Ryou 八島諒 1995

♪ July 8th

◎ Akiyama Shintarou 秋山真太郎 1982

◎ Suehara Takuma 末原拓馬 1985

♪ July 9th

◎ Furukawa Yuuta 古川雄大 1987

◎ Kishimoto Yuuta 岸本勇太 1993

◎ Masaki Kaoru 正木郁 1995

◎ Nagata Seiichiro 永田聖一朗 1998

◎ Yashiro Takuya 矢代卓也 1999

◎ Yoshida Tomokazu 吉田友一 1982

♪ July 10th

◎ Koizumi Koutarou 小泉孝太郎 1978

◎ Yazaki Hiroshi 矢崎広 1987

♪ July 11th

◎ Ayagiri Takuya 綾切拓也 1991

◎ Morimoto Ryouji 森本亮治 1982

◎ Murata Hisashi 村田恒 1993

◎ Murata Youjirou 村田洋二郎 1980

♪ July 12th

◎ Isaka Tatsuya 伊阪達也 1985

◎ Kageyama Tatsuya 影山達也 1992

◎ Onoda Ryuunosuke 小野田龍之介 1991

♪ July 13th

◎ Tsuji Ryoushirou 辻凌志朗 1993

♪ July 14th

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♪ July 15th

◎ Igarashi Keisuke 五十嵐啓輔 1987

♪ July 16th

◎ Mitani Kenta 三谷謙太 1994

◎ Ogasawara Ken 小笠原健 1986

♪ July 17th

◎ Hayashida Kouhei 林田航平 1988

♪ July 18th

◎ Murakawa Shouichi 村川翔一 1995

♪ July 19th

◎ Chiwata Yuuhei 千綿勇平 1991

◎ Saeki Daichi 佐伯大地 1990

♪ July 20th

◎ Fujito Yuuhi 藤戸佑飛 1994

◎ Katou Junichi 加藤潤一 1985

◎ Kujirai Kousuke 鯨井康介 1987

♪ July 21st

◎ Kudou Hiroki 工藤博樹 

◎ Sasamori Hiroki 笹森裕貴 1997

◎ Yoshimura Kazuhiro 吉村和紘 1983

♪ July 22nd

◎ Suzuki Mirai 鈴木身来 1993

♪ July 23rd

◎ Nishino Ryuuta 西野龍太

♪ July 24th

◎ Shiozawa Hidemasa 塩澤英真 1986

◎ Matsuzaki Yutaka 松崎裕 1978

♪ July 25th

◎ Chida Kyouhei 千田京平 1996

♪ July 26th

◎ Harano Masaaki 原野正章 1992

◎ Mizutani Atsushi 水谷あつし 1965

◎ Nakajima Takuto 中島拓人

♪ July 27th

◎ Miyagi Koudai 宮城紘大 1994

◎ Mori Ippei 森一平 1995

◎ Onaga Suguru 翁長卓 1983

♪ July 28th

◎ Adachi Yuuto 安達勇人 1988

♪ July 29th

◎ Koga Ruito 古賀瑠 2004

♪ July 30th

◎ Mitsui Ryou 三井理陽 1997

◎ Uenobori Makoto 植野堀誠 1986

♪ July 31st

◎ Ono Kazuki 小野一貴 1990

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[Video] 2.5次元ダンスライブ 「ALIVESTAGE」 外伝 ZIX STAGE 「Break It!」 (2.5jigen dance live alive stage gaiden zix stage break it!)

the Blu-ray will be released on August 27th, 2021☆ ☆ ☆

☆ Blu-ray ♪ Amazon

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ALIVE STAGE Official Main Cast Comment by Animate [English Translation]

The interview (source) happened during ALIVE STAGE that occurred during May 2019. Big thanks to @ryota-kunstranslations​ for helping me proof-reading this (love you aah <3).

Translated by me (rubymikun)

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The interview

From the popular 2.5-dimensional dance Live “ALIVE STAGE” performances, the official comments of the main casts Shiozawa Hidemasa, Ishikawa Sho, Mitani Reo and Iwasa Yuki has arrived.

“ALIVE STAGE” (alias: IveSta) is an experienced and popular 2.5-dimensional live performance content of TsukiPro that uses original songs, audience cheering, involves all the support from the viewers and expresses them throughout the venue. It was decided that the production will be a total of 3 stages.

The first stage of Episode 1 was performed on Wednesday, 15 May at Sogetsu Hall. The release of the Blu-ray was also announced, and the momentum is accelerating towards Episode 2.

And thus, the official comments from the main cast of Growth who are appearing on the stage this time, Shiozawa Hidemasa as Eto Kouki, Ishikawa Sho as Yaegashi Kensuke, Mitani Reo as Sakuraba Ryota, Iwasa Yuki as Fujimura Mamoru have been revealed to the public.

Q: Please tell us your thoughts when the cast was decided for “ALIVE STAGE”.

Eto Kouki - Shiozawa Hidemasa (hence: Shiozawa): At the audition, I received scripts for various roles, but the only script that I actually read was Kouki’s. I did my best on it. As a result, I passed, but I was really surprised because I didn’t think I could make it.

I thought “Would it be fine if it’s me?”... But the staff said “You have factors that are similar to Kouki”. Until now I still don’t know what the factors are, but since I believe in those words, now, I can perform well on the stage.

Yaegashi Kensuke - Ishikawa Sho (hence: Ishikawa): This is a work that is loved by a lot of people, so I was really happy when I got the role of Kensuke, but I was surprised and nervous at the same time. This is my first time performing in a 2.5D stage. I was worried about whether I could work properly. I have the same height as Kensuke-kun in the 2017 setting, and we have a lot of common points, so I felt this must be something fateful.

Sakuraba Ryota - Mitani Reo (hence: Mitani): The time I got Ryota’s role, (I realized) our birthdays are only 10 days apart  so I felt close to him. Also, when I saw his profile, there are many things we have in common, I felt it was destined that I was chosen. I have been dancing all the time, but Ryota has done ballet, it’s different from the normal dance in a dance live, so I thought I have to be careful about my posture.

And since then, from the day it was decided that I was to act as Ryota, I have been leaning against the wall, standing upright for about 30 minutes, training to keep my spine straight, and then study how ballets work. I did study a lot before getting the script this time, too.

Fujimura Mamoru - Iwasa Yuuki (hence: Iwasa): Actually when I was at the audition, I was supposed to take a different role from Mamoru, so I changed my hairstyle and clothes to match that role. But on that day, we decided to try the audition for Mamoru’s role together… As a result, I was very surprised at the time I was decided to be Mamoru. Because it was an audition, I didn’t study well on Mamoru himself, “why is it me?” I kept wondering.

But then, when I get to know him better, Mamoru and I resemble each other about 90% (laugh). Such as hobbies and things we (like to) eat. I thought “Ah, I understand now” a lot of times. Besides that, the other three were originally active in major entertainment productions, they can dance well, but Mamoru is a former salaryman, they met when he was still a NEET. I’m not good at dancing, I have been desperately studying, in an attempt to catch up (with them). Mamoru and I have the same attitude about that. During the training, I worked hard on my dance lessons while thinking positively “This is also for the role”.

When you talk about Mamoru, it must be his music production. He is taking responsibility and is the one in charge of Growth’s songs, so I want to cherish his unique worldview by listening to their songs over and over again. And so, everyday I work harder than anyone when remembering the songs, and I do my best with loving the songs more than anyone here.

Q: Did you notice something again, about your first impression of the roles or the unit, when you actually performed?

Hidemasa: Kouki is the leader of the unit, so he is a classic example of “The Lone Prince”. Being cool, having a strong sense of justice, and stoic and so on. “He’s a person who always comes out with perfect wording, what should I do…” is what I thought at first. That’s why there were times when my body and facial expressions became stiff due to the tension while acting as Kouki.

But then I got advice from the director and the staff. Rather than getting stiff, it’s important to show Kouki’s gentleness and soft atmosphere. I think it’s not up to a motherhood level, but a person who stands there must show a gentle atmosphere, so I think it could work well.

Ishikawa: I thought Kensuke was a noble “naturally refreshing and cheerful character”. However, during the practice progress, the staff told me Kensuke is not only energetic, but also has a very wide vision, and has a role as a balancer in the unit.

While he himself is noisy, he also pays close attention to his surroundings. If one of the members is not feeling well, he can follow them casually. I thought that he is such a great person. I wonder if I could fulfill that position in the unit or not… (laughs). I still have a long way to go, but I will do my best from now on!

Mitani: Ryota has a front that is a righteous idol, but behind it, he’s unexpectedly an easy-going child. I thought: that was completely different from me! Ryota-kun’s strong points are elegance and being refined, but I want to show that each of his movements in both dancing and acting are polite, sexy and (the front of him) in front of people that he is a noble idol with a wide vision. I want to play the role of Sakuraba Ryota like that.

Since I thought that way, I began to study a lot so I think Ryota has grown on me. Again, each member of Growth has a strong core, Ryota’s core must be the “thick” type. He has a pride that can never be bent, and the only place where he can throw it away, the only place that he can depend on someone is with Growth. Because of that, to Ryota, Growth is a very important place where he can be himself.

Iwasa: Mamoru is deep-hearted, extremely gentle, fluffy and free. But that deep-rooted heart has such a painful past. He tried not to show it. That’s why I thought it’s hard to dig out the “root” that was buried in the soil. But then, as Reo-kun has said, it’s very clear that Growth is the most important place to Mamoru. Along with these feelings, I want to face the Mamoru role like that.

Q: Finally, please give your fans a message.

Shiozawa: I am honored to be able to play a story that is loved by many people. I have been always searching everyday for a kind of place where people can enjoy and where people can feel love. “Butai”* is a stage where you can see what you enjoy become reality, so when people who have seen it come out of the theater, it will give them the power that will be vital to their daily lives, is what I thought.

Ishikawa: In the drama part, you can feel the real daily life of Growth. In the dance part, you can see the unique, magnificent and pretty, sometimes intense, sometimes beautiful songs of Growth with your own eyes and feel it with your skin. I hope you can enjoy them all with us. I’m very nervous right now, but I will do my best with my full force. Everyone, please support us from now on!

Mitani: It’s a warm story that will snuggle into your heart. So, to everyone who regularly supports Growth, or to everyone who’s only knowing Growth for the first time, I want to fulfill the role of Sakuraba Ryota who is a “counselor” that helps everyone share the same world view with Growth, to tell how good their relationships are.

Iwasa: ALIVE STAGE Episode 1 starts with only Growth. We are responsible and working hard to start ALIVE STAGE properly. It’s a stage packed with our feelings, it would be great if we can grow up together with people who support us, is what I thought. We hope Episode 1 will rise up and bond with Episode 2 and Episode 3 too.

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Butai: He repeated this word twice, so I think using one word in original content would be better.

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ALIVE Stage Ep 5 - Tsukino Hyakki Yakou Growth Photoshoot

Some behind the scenes photos for Growth were released for ALIVE Stage Episode 5! The theme is Tsukino Hyakki Hyakou, Tsukipro's version of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons folktale. I'll make another post with the play's info once the official cast visuals are released. There’s lots of pictures, so read after the cut!

☆ Tsukino Hyakki Yakou ☆

At an ancient shrine, there exist black and white tenko [fox spirits] whose immense powers surpass even gods. During the day, the shrine is a place where people come to rest and relax. But during the night, strange beings congregate around the shrine. It seems as though they hold a sort of banquet night after night... [Mutsuki Hajime from Six Gravity, played by Agata Gouki, guest stars in the play as the Black Tenko]

☆ The Heavenly Photoshoot Has Started ☆

We're preparing to share other news with you all soon, so stay tuned! Please visit us at Tsukino Shrine in September.

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Sakuraba Ryota (Suiyou/Water Fairy) played by Tachibana Ryou

By the way, the real snake used in this shoot is named Kyoromi-chan and will be playing the roles of Sakura and Niwa [the snakes that are with Ryota's character]. In human years, she is a young lady of about 20 years of age.

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The normal costumes are traditional Japanese style to match the Hyakki Yakou setting. They're yukata and Japanese morning glory hairpieces. The new 2021 stage costume photos will be released at a later date. Look forward to it!

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Fujimura Mamoru (Kageboushi/Shadow) played by Iwasa Yuuki

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This time the costumers created yukata that reflect each of the characters' colors. It looks really good on Mamoru-san.

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Eto Koki (Kyuubi no Kitsune/Nine-Tailed Fox) played by Shiozawa Hidemasa

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Here is a hairstyle showing more of the forehead, which enhances Koki’s yukata look.

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Yaegashi Kensuke (Inugami/Dog Spirit) played by Ishiwaka Sho

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This is a unique orange yukata design. It goes along with Kensuke’s bold wardrobe. 

That’s all for the Growth and Black Tenko sneak peak! Look forward to the next one!

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☆ALIVE STAGE Cast☆

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【Growth】

• Eto Kouki - Shiozawa Hidemasa

• Yaegashi Kensuke - Ishikawa Sho

• Sakuraba Ryota - Mitani Reo

• Fujimura Mamoru - Iwasa Yuki

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☆ May 15th, 2019 ~

☆ Location : Sogetsu Hall

ALIVE STAGE OFFICIAL TWITTER : @alive_stage

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