masahi

So a CD has been released, featuring songs performed by various otokoyaku. Including my girl :D :D

Seriously, this on top of being the face of Ponds for Soragumi and getting postcards. She really is getting pimped all over the shop :)

Thanks to m'dear Beth, I now have my grubby hands on Je Chante, and this show is really raising a banner that Kacha could and may be a great Top Star of the future. I've only started watching bits due to wooze and head-spinning, but in the bits I've seen so far, she reminded me of young Komu with a side of Yuu-kun's comic timing but ery much inspired by the ladies who have led her troupe since her debut. I especially like 'Boum' :) Can't wait to sit down and watch the rest.

Have been updating Mariko's TakaWiki page a little bit with stuff she's been getting up to since her retirement. Her page looked so sparse for OG-ness, so it's now all updated :) And it got me to noticing just how early they started giving her leads.

Her first two shinjinkoens, she was understandably gently overlooked as a baby of the troupe. However, her third she was in the Nibante role in the Shinjinkoen to none other than Mayo, while she was still a Tsuki-baby. And by her 4th Shinko, she was leading. 7 shinko leads (and how much would I give to see her Yukariko!), as well as 6-leading roles and guest alternate roles (Fersen and Rhett respectively) before her Top Star debut.

She's back in Japan in just over a month as well, to perform, and wah! on missing her, but I'm so glad she didn't just disappear like many Siennes seem to do. After a career like that, it would have been such a shame.

Incidentally, I love one of the books I have: it's technically her journal during her year ascending to Top Star, but about 65% of the pages are photographs from her earlier years. Now, I'm going to have to look it out, because if I can find Yukariko pictures, I will be exceedingly happy ;)