#aoi wakana

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[terarin08]

『葵わかなさん』

[yamujiburo]

Who do you think would/should play Jessie or Delia (or anyone in poke-verse) if they ever did a live-action with them?

okay im usually bad with actors and fancasting and all that but i cannot get ayaka miyoshi as jessie and wakana aoi as delia out of my head solely because of the japanese version of The Prom where they play the lesbians lol

idk do you see the vision??

[japanesedoramaandanimelover91]

On today's episode of ‘The Yakai’ airing tonight at 22.00 p.m on japanese time and 15.00 p.m. on european time on "TBS".

#kenichiendo tries to guess the lines of the doramas he starred in. ‼🎬

Do you remember the lines from the legendary drama #IkebukuroWestGatePark? ⁉

Also, some backstories are too amazing, like ⁉😨 who once scared her colleagues!

Another cycling challenge from a member of the #WEST group #daikisigeoka 🔥🚴‍♂

Overcoming the most extreme narrow hill in history that even motorised vehicles can't climb ‼.

Can he put his pride as a self-proclaimed #mamachara idol on the line and climb the number one steepest hill in history?

In addition, popular actresses compete against each other in the #one-multi-mono chellenge🧦’ #rikkaihara from a prestigious dance school, #fukakoshiba from a figure skating school and #wakanaaoi from a tree climbing school are all confident in their strength. ‼💪🏻

Enjoy the challenge from our gorgeous celebrity guests.

𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆★

[anastasiamusicalupdates]

Double Anya! Haruka Kinoshita (left) and Wakana Aoi (right) in Japan.

[sutosid]

This is so real especially for mother from older generation

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[avfanatics]

Yamori Wakana 八森わか菜

Best AV debut January 2024 【2024年1月】ベストAVデビュー

[putschki1969]

Wakana at Today's "Ghibli wo Utau Concert"

Title: “Ghibli wo Utau” Concert ~ Produced by Satoshi Takebe Date and time: March 27, 2024; Open 18:00 | Star 19:00 Venue: Tokyo International Forum Hall A Homepage: https://ghibliwoutau-concert.com/

Tweet by Wakana | Instagram post by Wakana | Tweet by Ghibli wo Utau Concert | Instagram post by Leo Ieri | Instagram post 2 by Wakana | Live Report

Today, we successfully held our “Ghibli wo Utau” Concert ~ Produced by Satoshi Takebe! ️🤗✨ It was a lot of fun...!!😍 I was deeply moved to get the chance to sing the music of my favourite Ghibli works together with so many artists😭✨ The dress was chosen based on the image of “San” from Princess Mononoke 🧚 I took a picture with some of my personal Ghibli mascots 📸 The last photo is of me exploding with joy during rehearsal. Ahhhh, it was truly a wonderful concert!! Thank you to everyone who came to see me!! ️☺️💕 (Source)

《Setlist》 「Kimi wo Nosete」 Leo Ieiri 「Itsumo Nando Demo」 Wakana, Leo Ieiri 「Mononoke Hime」 Wakana 「Teru no Uta」 Little Glee Monster 「Sekai no Yakusoku」 Little Glee Monster 「Hikōki Gumo 」 GLIM SPANKY 「Don't disturb me」 GLIM SPANKY ・Message video from director Goro Miyazaki ・Medley from Poppy Hill Aoi Teshima 「Asagohan no Uta」「Hatsukoi no Koro」「Sayonara no Natsu」 「Rouge No Dengon」 Kaela Kimura 「Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi wo」 Kaela Kimura 「Inochi no Namae」 Da-iCE 「Country Road」 Da-iCE, Little Glee Monster 「Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä」 Shiori Tamai 「Hitori-bocchi wa Yameta」 Shiori Tamai, Leo Ieiri 「Gake No Ue No Ponyo」 Shigeru Kishida, Shiori Tamai 「Sanpo」 岸田繁,Shiori Tamai, Little Glee Monster, Wakana, Leo Ieiri 「My Neighbor Totoro」 Shigeru Kishida Encore 「Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara」 Everyone

Exclusive Live Streaming on U-NEXT

Date/Time: From 5/18 (Sat) 16:00📺 Platform: U-NEXT (I don't think this is very foreigner-friendly)

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Anastasia (Umeda Arts, 2023)

I’m flattered that the overwhelming response to my poll was to bring back reviews :D Since I posted that, Takarazuka has unfortunately been involved in a terrible tragedy (additional information here). I may review the Takarazuka performances I was able to see at a later date, but at the moment I’m going to take some space from doing so.

In the meantime, a very bright spot in a long-awaited trip otherwise filled with multiple bouts of shocking news was the Broadway musical Anastasia, featuring Asami Hikaru (my ご贔屓, kamioshi, bias to end all biases, for those who joined during COVID and somehow missed this) amidst a rather star-studded cast. Getting to see Anastasia was quite special, not only because it’s been 4 1/2 years since I was last able to travel to Japan and see Komu, but also because I HAD tickets to the original Spring 2020 run before, well, you know (not to mention the ruined plans to see fave #2 as the same role in the tkz version). On top of that, it was good.

The Broadway version of Anastasia follows two con men in post-revolution Russia, Dmitri and Vlad, who, amidst rumors that Anastasia Romanov has somehow survived the execution of the rest of the royal family, accidentally find the real one while auditioning actresses to pretend to be her for reward money.

Given that my bias to end all biases taidan’d 17 years ago, I’ve seen my fair share of Japanese theater outside of Takarazuka in my quest to spend as much time in her presence as humanly possible. Usually, I find the non-OG cast members (especially men!!) unimpressive to the point of superfluousness. Imagine my shock when I found myself raising my opera glasses when Komu wasn’t even on stage.

Ranking!!

Anya: Aoi Wakana / Kinoshita Haruka

Anya is a poor street sweeper with amnesia who has a feeling SOMEONE is waiting for her in Paris (turns out it’s her grandmother, the dowager empress). I was supposed to see each actress twice, but due to the flu making its rounds through the cast, I ended up seeing Wakana three times and Haruka only once… which is unfortunate, because Haruka is an absolute powerhouse, and Wakana is a TV actress. The cast lineup for my first of four viewings was absolutely flawless, and I wish it had been the finale instead (especially because I was in shock from Sora taidan dropping like 3 hours prior to curtain). Haruka has a Broadway-quality voice, and her acting not only made sense, but also lacked that peculiar anime-like delivery that most of the Japanese actors I’ve seen have in spades (IYKYK). Although perhaps she returned from flu recovery too quickly and didn’t have her whole voice, Wakana’s singing wasn’t really up to the challenge of the role; all of Anya’s big solo’s were rendered anticlimactic by very flat long notes. I also found her acting to be over the top and desperate, whereas Haruka’s was quite nuanced.

Dmitri: Kaiho Naoto / Aiba Hiroki / Utsumi Akiyoshi

Dmitri is the romantic lead, something of a street urchin who starts off by hatching a moneymaking scheme to produce a fake Anastasia, and ultimately gives it all up after falling in love with Anya. I got to see Kaiho and Aiba, and to be honest, the only reason I’m not mad I had to see Aiba once is because that day Kaiho Naoto was Gleb. I know I am very late to this party, but this was the first time I got to see Kaiho Naoto live, and hooooooooooo boy. That man’s voice gave me chills, he acts like a normal person and not a cartoon, and his facial expressions are SO dynamic. His fans in the FIRST ROW had their opera glasses up, and now I take back making fun of them in my head. Incredible casting choice for Dmitri; he did an amazing job going through the full range of emotions and showing character growth, plus he looked so good in that scruffy little outfit. Tbh, marry me (Aiba on the other hand was an anime boy made flesh and blood and I can’t say I cared for it).

Vlad: Osumi Kenya / Ishikawa Zen

Vlad is Dmitri’s old man friend, a former aristocrat and adulterous lover to Lily. This one is slightly less cut and dry because both actors had their merits, but alas, I’m a big Ishikawa Zen fan. Osumi Kenya is a dancer and Zen is not, and that was quite apparent in any scene with choreography. Other than that, I quite preferred Zen’s knockout voice, nuanced acting, and overflowing kindness. He’s irl bffs with Komu, so I found his Vlad’s chemistry with Lily to be more compelling; but he also integrated himself seamlessly into each cast, despite that I imagine it’s tricky to get the best possible rapport going when the roles are changing all the time. Osumi definitely gave his Vlad quite a bit of enjoyable energy and unique flair, but ultimately, I thought his Vlad was a bit over the top (he’d be a huge hit in a kids’ show), and he seemed to be acting next to rather than with the rest of the cast.

Gleb: Kaiho Naoto / Douchin Yoshikuni / Tashiro Mario

Gleb, a Bolshevik general trying to fill the shoes of his father who relished executing the Romanov family, is the villain of the show. I was SUPPOSED to see all three Glebs, and I’m quite sad I didn’t, but the flu took Tashiro Mario. I ended up seeing Douchin three times and Kaiho once. This is REALLY HARD, and it’s likely impossible to separate out my feelings toward Kaiho’s Gleb in isolation, because Dmitri, without Kaiho in the role, was not compelling, so the overall impact of the show was less on the not-Douchin day. Kaiho showed up again with the voice that gives you chills, and while his performance throughout most of the show was a bit more low-key, his final scene, in which he attempts to get Anya to admit she’s playing around and return to Russia lest he be forced to shoot her on the spot if she is in fact the real Anastasia, was ABSOLUTELY FUCKING UNHINGED (spit flying everywhere, no wonder everyone got sick). Douchin, however, also has quite a powerful voice, and I think overall he did a better job of coming off as creepy and weird. He was awkward in kind of an is-this-guy-ok way, his barely concealed feelings for Anya were both clearer and more unsettling, and he felt believably indoctrinated into an ideology vs. just this is the villain because we said he’s the villain. His slick, jet-black hair and choice to wear light blue colored contacts also really enhanced the evil image. I really regret not getting to see Tashiro Mario, but I think my ever so slight preference here is Douchin just because his presence balanced the rest of the cast.

Lily: Asami Hikaru / Marcia / Horiuchi Keiko

Lily is the dowager empress's lady-in-waiting, a former countess who, in her younger days, cheated on her boring husband with Vlad and is currently tending to the dowager empress in refugee-laden Paris. LBR, I didn’t fly across the world to see the other two (although 3 or so days into my trip there was a SCARE where Komu was announced out with an injury, and I thought I might have to… but she recovered in time for my first show!). Ohhhh it was so nice, I missed her more than my COVID-era complacence led me to believe. Lily was a very fun and pleasant Komu role for me. Homegirl is 51 now (don’t talk to me) and fresh taidansha like Tamaki Ryou are getting the heroines she played a decade and a half ago, but Lily isn’t exactly someone’s mom either. She’s funny, and sassy, and wears sick costumes, and has DANCE NUMBERS! Which she did without looking injured at all! With the exception of like 20 seconds in the prologue, Lily does not appear at all until Act 2, but Act 2 is very juicy. I think I liked the look-Vlad’s-back tango even better than her piano-top nightclub solo, but both were utterly delightful. She also has great chemistry with her Yukigumi top senpai Asami Rei, comfortable yet reverent (just like in real life!). I juuuUUUUuuUUUUuuuSsstttt wish they would lower the key for her… just a little… as a treat.........

Dowager Empress Maria: Asami Rei (more like Asami SLAY)

Y’all… seeing Asami Rei live has BEEN on my bucket list, and the experience did not disappoint. Her voice may be going, but it’s completely age appropriate, and she could have done literally anything up on that stage without it ruining the impact of her presence. I legit inadvertently gasped "mother" into my mask when she made her appearance in a black and silver bejeweled gown to attend the ballet… serving boatloads of charisma uniqueness nerve and talent at 73, to say the least.

The ensemble was also a force and the songs were expertly directed, giving the whole show a stunning sound that has been rare in my experience with Japanese musicals (part vocal talent, part book made for Broadway). The play-within-a-play scene at the ballet was genuinely impressive (it's been a while since I've seen a man jump that high). All in all, a treat to watch!

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[sakurajjam]

Rinn, ajuda aqui. Quero fazer uma personagem japonesa, mas queria fcs que fogem das meninas do Twice, além de nomes, pode me ajudar? Não precisa ter rios de resource não, ok?

Opa demorei, mas cheguei com sua ajuda, essa ask ficou perdida no buraco negro que é a inbox. Espero que essas opções te ajudem, coloquei um leque diverso de idades.

Aya Furukawa (1999)

Chiemi Blouson (1990)

Furukawa Kotone (1996)

Hamabe Minami (2000)

Haru (1991)

Hashimoto Ai (1996)

Hikari Mori (1991)

Hirona Yamazaki (1994)

Honda Hitomi (2001)

Kaho (1991)

Kamishiraishi Moka (2000)

Komatsu Nana (1996)

Kotone Furukawa (1996)

Mari Iriki (1990)

Minami Hamabe (2000)

Miyoshi Ayaka (1996)

Mugi Kadowaki (1992)

Nagano Mei (1999)

Sakamoto Mashiro (1999)

Sakura Miyawaki (1998)

Sei Shiraishi (1998)

Shioli Kutsuna (1992)

Shuko (1991)

Suzu Hirose (1998)

Takahashi Juri (1997)

Tsubasa Honda (1992)

Tsunematsu Yuri (1998)

Wakana Aoi (1998)

Yabuki Nako (2001)

Eu gosto muito da lista de sobrenomes que a @nikotalks já fez, também tem uma só com faceclaims japoneses, se quiser ver. Sobre os nomes, você pode ver nessas listas aqui: um, dois, três, quatro e cinco.

[gregor-samsung]

サバイバルファミリー [Survival family] (Shinobu Yaguchi - 2016)

[dear-indies]

hi guys, i hope you're doing alright today! i wanted to know if you guys had any suggestions for a fc for a japanese woman in her 20s with short hair? ( the short hair part is really important ). thank you in advance!

Sonoya Mizuno (1986) Japanese / English, Argentinian [likely including French] - Devs.

Chiemi Blouson (1990) Japanese.

Mari Iriki (1990) Japanese.

Haru (1991) Japanese.

Shuko (1991) Japanese.

Kaho (1991) Japanese.

Tsubasa Honda (1992) Japanese.

Shioli Kutsuna (1992) Japanese - Sanctuary.

Hikari Mori (1991) Japanese.

Mugi Kadowaki (1992) Japanese.

Hirona Yamazaki (1994) Japanese.

Kotone Furukawa (1996) Japanese.

Miyoshi Ayaka (1996) Japanese - Alice in Borderland.

Sei Shiraishi (1998) Japanese - My Fair Prince.

Wakana Aoi (1998) Japanese.

Suzu Hirose (1998) Japanese.

Aya Furukawa (1999) Japanese - The Midnight Club.

Minami Hamabe (2000) Japanese.

Ayumi Roux (2001) Japanese / French.

These range from above the shoulder to shaven!

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Every principle Anya in replica productions of Anastasia the Musical.

Christy Altomare; Hartford and Broadway

Jana Goméz; Madrid, Spain

Judith Caspari; Stuttgart, Germany

Lila Coogan; First National Tour

Tessa Sunniva van Tol; The Hague, Netherlands

Wakana Aoi; Japanese Tour

Haruka Kinoshita; Japanese Tour

Kyla Stone; Second National Tour

Veronica Stern; Second National Tour

Giovanna Rangel; São Paulo, Brazil

[catboywrites]

2024 playlist tag

rules: let your spotify predict your 2024! shuffle your on repeat playlist and the first twelve songs represent your 2024!

january: lapis - trysail

feburary: fancy - reba mcentire

march: what was i made for? - billie eilish

april: pure as the driven snow - rachel zegler

may: my sweet heart (new ver.) - tenma yuuki

june: ザムザ - 25-ji, nightcord de.

july: here - junna

august: le temps des cathédrales - bruno pelletier

september: i'm so hot - chrissy chalpecka

october: シュビドゥビ☆スイーツタイム - miyamoto kanako

november: 翼 - eir aoi

december: 僕の心の時計 - wakana