Former Takarazienne male actor who “resembles Meiku Nagano” suffers “until he becomes a woman again

The “promise” of a male actor’s posture

During her active career, she was energetic! Ohara was popular for his cheerful character.

He says, “I always wanted to play the role of Rocket Boy, who sang and danced solo and called for the audience before the line dance. One year before I left the company, I was able to fulfill my dream. There were setbacks along the way, but when I was given the role, I was glad that I had not given up. At that time, I thought there was nothing more I could do to shine here, and I considered leaving the troupe.

Of course I was frustrated when I realized that I would never become a top star, but I also became impatient and decided that I had to find a different path quickly.

Immediately after leaving the troupe, she worked for three months selling cosmetics at a department store. She felt that she was not good at sitting still on the sales floor, so she decided to make a fresh start in the entertainment business. She thought about taking lessons and working part-time to make a living, and even worked at a major beef bowl chain.

I thought, “I made a different choice,” and quit this job after three months (laughs).

After that, she began her performing career, focusing on the stage; she began performing in musicals in December 2019. Since then, he has also been positively involved in straight plays performed in small theaters. It was then that he first learned about “small theaters” in general, and he could not hide his surprise. The term “small theater” in the context of Takarazuka refers to performances at the Umeda Arts Theater Hall or the Nippon Seinenkan, which can accommodate 1,000 to 2,000 people. However, a typical small theater is 1/10th the size, with a capacity of 100 to 200 people. The distance between the audience and the theater was also close, necessitating a change in the method of expression.

There was one more thing that had to be changed. I had to change my behavior in order to play a female role instead of the male roles I had played in the past. Even before taking the music school exam, Ohara’s target was Miki Maya, so she repeatedly envisioned herself in male roles, and with the help of the upperclassmen, she became closer and closer to the male roles that she was expected to play. After her retirement, there was a time when she was puzzled as to how she could learn to behave in a feminine manner.

She said, “Male roles are characterized by their standing posture, with both sides open an egg and the thighs never closed. For many years, I always stood this way on stage and in my private life, so it was difficult for me to get used to it.

Since she is a woman by nature, the expression “back to being a woman” may be misleading, but we are talking about the world of Takarazuka. What triggered this was her performance with idols and her participation in the Miss Contest.