What's Up in Zuka land!: JP Elderly woman and son arrested for ticket scalping, Press conference for Robespierre (feat Frank Wildhorn), Saou Kurama is Taidaning, Asaka Manato's GT Taidan and more!
In Zuka land:
In the news: The JP cops have arrested an elderly woman and her son who were running a ticket scalping operation for Zuka tickets.
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/fnn?a=20170926-00000576-fnn-soci
Press conference for Snow Troupe's 'Robespierre' feat. Frank Wildhorn's playing accompaniment with Nozomi Fuuto and Maaya Kiho singing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls9fhUhHW3A
Star Troupe's 'Berlin, My Love' has opened at GT on Sept 29
http://www.takawiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Berlin,%20My%20Love%20/%20Bouquet%20de%20TAKARAZUKA%20(Star%202017)
Asaka Manato's GT Taidan took place on Sept 26. Kurenai Yuzuru was there to give her the farewell bouquet! Apparently 6000 people turned up for the Taidan! Onward to Tokyo!
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170925-00000184-sph-ent
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170925-00000201-sph-ent
Sky Stage is doing a feature of Miya Rurika and her ADORABLE cat, Luce
https://twitter.com/skystage_15th/status/912157242354536449
Saou Kurama has announced she's bowing out of Zuka. Her last performance will be on Feb 11 next year.
http://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/news/20170928_006.html
Merch update at QR: They're selling these decorative Washi tapes now, and also the cute 'line dance' and 'team dance' series Zuka stuffs
http://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/news/20170926_007.html
Bitte chocolates have released these special 'Versailles' themed packages with the characters on them.
https://twitter.com/konamonolove555/status/912659274379042816
In OG land:
Sagiri Seina and Sakihi Miyu went to see Yuzuki Reon in 'Billy Elliot' and had silly pics taken in the dressing room
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZbVBsgDKLn/?taken-by=reonyuzuki_official
And of course, speaking of Chigi X Miyu:
Sakihi is now on Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/miyusakihi/
So far, she's recorded a greeting and has featured pics of her wonderful Hokkaido holiday
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZlAgJmHaLJ/?taken-by=miyusakihi
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZpsR9Cnhic/?taken-by=miyusakihi
Sagiri took this lovely picture with her younger sister and nephew while they were holidaying in Hokkaido. It's uncanny how similar they look!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZgrussD59T/?taken-by=seinasagiri_official
Sagiri did a Taidan special segment with WowWow TV with Housho Dai and Karyo Shizuru (which aired today on WowWow Live) they went rafting, camping and had a wonderful time! More photos from WowWow here:
https://twitter.com/wowow_stage/status/913690196012449793
https://twitter.com/wowow_stage/status/913312430532390912
And this AMAZING cow bench picture was also uploaded to Sagiri's insta
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZpwX5Uj5fu/?taken-by=seinasagiri_official
After the Taidan segment, WowWow also aired the commentary of 'La Esmeralda' where Sagiri and Sakihi set through a recording of their performance and commentated.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZnjWksjgDS/?taken-by=seinasagiri_official
Yuzuki Reon drew her 'Billy Elliot' character 'Mrs Wilkinson' on the wrap party card. She's now heading to Osaka to do the show there.
https://twitter.com/YuzukiReonstaff/status/912884476916596736
Maya Miki has been working as an announcer/ interviewer on TV news but recently she's decided to go back to school and take her high school exams...and she passed! There's a TBS show about her journey
https://twitter.com/vivit_tbs/status/909327398608412673
https://sukini164.com/mayamiki-5277
This is Maya's blog: https://ameblo.jp/maya-miki-blog/
Ouki Kaname has been busy: she celebrated her birthday with her team mates on her solo show
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZcfidDBmg9/?taken-by=kanameouki_official
Her first CD album is releasing on Nov 22
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZfEYu2h-S0/?taken-by=kanameouki_official
She did a bit part in a period TV drama: Toto-chan https://twitter.com/maki_lowell_poi/status/913703226419011584
She will be in the 'Galaxy Express 999' stage show as 'Queen Emeraldas'
https://www.instagram.com/p/BY0AgvahgC5/?taken-by=kanameouki_official
Aran Kei has an insta as well: https://www.instagram.com/toko_aran/
She went to Disney Sea with Matobu Sei and enjoyed the Halloween light up
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZgMoWngQTe/?taken-by=toko_aran
Aran will be in 'Scarlet Pimpernel' as 'Marguerite' playing from Nov 13 to Nov 15 in Osaka, Nov 20 to Dec 5 in Tokyo
http://www.umegei.com/the-scarlet-pimpernel/
Matobu Sei also has an insta: https://www.instagram.com/sei_matobu/
Ryu Masaki is busy being a pop star! She'll be doing a musical item with an all-star Broadway Cast in Tokyo on Oct 9
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170930-00000005-ykf-ent
Misaki Rion went to Asaka's Taidan and hung out with the former Cosmos Troupers. She's even listed their Insta account user IDs
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZftK1Rhd9O/?taken-by=misaki_rion
Ozuki Touma had an amazing holiday in Sedona, Arizona, with travel buddy Karyo Shizuru
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZcUFeoHjz6/?taken-by=toma_ozuki
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZeoZrFHSCy/?taken-by=toma_ozuki
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZjGau-nMbO/?taken-by=toma_ozuki
Ozuki also mucked around with Nazuki Kaori (best known as the voice actress of 'Nunnally' from the anime, Code Geass) and did ridiculous Snap Chat style pictures!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZn9XbZHiVt/?taken-by=toma_ozuki
Ayahoshi Rion has been adjusting back to life in Japan having moved back from living in NYC. Follow her on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/rion.ayahoshi.nyc/
Renjo Makoto went to 'All for One' in support of Star Trouper Miya Rurika
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZm0YK7D4BK/?taken-by=hiro_in_ny
While Renjo was in Vegas, she caught A TON of shows - Beatles LOVE, The Beach Boys, Celine Dion and more!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZjC_GsDG58/?taken-by=hiro_in_ny
Hinami Fuu went to Disney Sea and struck an 'Ariel' pose
https://www.instagram.com/p/BY8LJaTHaZ8/?taken-by=fuhinami_official