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Part of what I do as a hobby is translate what I can for the biggest Miki fan in the world so I did this quite interesting article from the magazine C+ (check the attached file on this entry). It's to promote Grease but there's also a part about food and Miki is a culinary expert so it's always worth taking note when she talks cuisine. Firstly, the mini-article about Grease...
That's the Grease part. Surely everyone knows the plot by now. The following contains spoilers which won't be hidden. If you don't know the story, skip straight to the next quote part below the line of tildes.
I never really thought about it much in detail before but Miki is spot on by saying Rizzo is the cutest character. It's not that Stockard Channing was cute (she wasn't), just that the character of Rizzo is extremely vulnerable, especially after getting pregnant with Kenickie's child. In fact, she is the classic ツンデレ character: hard on the outside, soft on the inside. Compare her with the other main female characters... Sandy just completely changes by the end of the story, making me wonder what her sense of self is like. In fact, in the movie she completely changes at the end. Pure & innocent to smoking cigarettes in leather without a transitional period. It's all a bit abrupt. Frenchie actually takes control of her life by pursuing her beautician dream and that sort of determination is hard to find cute. That's not saying a determined person can't be cute, just that action is strength which is not a cute characteristic.
The funny thing is that Grease is one of the all time great family movies but if you stop and think about it (or actually listen to the words of Greased Lightning) you'd soon begin to question how! However, like virtually everything in the world of the arts, I assume the original Broadway show was better and don't doubt that the show could always be better than the movie. For that, I think anyone who goes to see the Japanese show in October is in for a treat, not just fans of the cast but even neutrals just wanting to see a good show.
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The following is just Miki's words translated into English. There was no journalistic input for this part (besides perhaps some editing).
I assume the Ghengis Khan she is sent is just the raw mutton for her to cook as the dish. It wouldn't make sense to send the cooked meat as she'd have to heat it up again anyway. Funny name for a dish regardless. Okhotsk Atka Mackerel is, if you haven't already guessed, a type of mackerel that's caught in the Sea of Okhotsk off the North East coast of Hokkaido. Presumably they're found near Atka, Alaska as well but that's quite far away from Japan.
My mother has a thing against meat that is anything less than well done so growing up I never actually knew that steaks could be safely eaten any way other than well done which is peculiar because my parents both cook for a living at a family business and I have on many occasions asked customers how they'd like their steak cooked. Rare is an acquired taste and although I enjoy it, I'll always order a steak to be cooked medium so that when the chef inevitably screws up, it'll be somewhere between medium-rare and well done. I'd rather it taste not quite as succulent than have it undercooked. My number one rule when somebody else cooks my food (restaurants and takeaways) is never, ever complain because you don't know what "extras" your food will contain if you do. Of course we'd never do that at ours though...
East Asian culture has a great emphasis on family and family eating plays a big part in Oriental society. Living in Britain, I think that's something that "Westerners" miss out on. Hong Kong dramas invariably have scenes set around a dinner table with characters talking whereas the focal point of British soaps (I think it's the closest analogy) is always a pub. I remember going to my grandparents' house in Hong Kong where there would be about 10, 20 or even 30 of us under one roof. I say "one roof" but when there were about 30 of us, about 10 would eat in the house out in front which my grandparents also owned. After the meal we'd all pitch in to clear everything up and then go outside and look at the beautiful countryside. I miss those days but even now when I go to Hong Kong there'll be lots of meals with extended family in restaurants. There's just so much fun with all the people around the table talking and sharing lots of food. That's not necessarily the same as what Miki experienced but the most enjoyable meals really have been in huge groups. If only I had 20 friends...
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There are plenty of people who know of the musical 'Grease'. Since the 1972 Broadway debut it has been reproduced an uncountable number of times and even became a worldwide favourite starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Grab your leather jacket, pompadour... A stage-set love story of 1950s American youth, it attempts to transcend generations yet still manages to captivate the heart. Fujimoto Miki's first encounter with this work was the movie.
"There aren't many 'musical movies' but the story is sweet and when you watch it you enjoy it. I'm really looking forward to appearing in it on stage."
That's right, this autumn this masterpiece will be powered up and unleased onto the stage. Furthermore with a splendid cast! Ikuta Touma plays the role of Danny, the badass guy who acts flippant towards the girl he likes; Kanda Sayaka plays Sandy, the innocent girl trying her hardest to catch Danny's eye; and Fujimoto Miki's role contrasts with the sweet girl Sandy, the 'Pink Ladies' leader Rizzo. "Rizzo is a cool but feminine role. Perhaps even the cutest character. The truth is, I have yet to play this kind of role... I'm really excited about it."
Fujimoto Miki, who has already appeared many times in musicals seems to have a "brand new challenge" approach. "In musicals you work together with your co-stars and build up little-by-little. This time there are also boy-girl dance pairs and the such so I'd like to develop a good understanding."
Fujimoto Miki has a reputation of having exceptional vocal strength and sharp dances. For a girl whose forte is song and dance, the singing, dancing musical "Grease" is just perfect... "It's nothing like that! It's a different type of dancing to usual so I'm a little worried. But this time it's just getting used to how to dance with male co-stars so getting the chance to dance with them is a great privilege."
As the performance unfolds, being in the same atmosphere as the stars and being able to appreciate that charm is the highest entertainment. "The showiness of musicals is one of its charms. It's possible to enjoy songs and dance in front of your eyes and the emotion is carried better in musicals. I'd like to put on a powerful show."
A newly reborn masterpiece musical. Singing, dancing within the colour of pop... What sort of Rizzo will appear in such a happy show? That's what you have to look forward to in the show.
"There aren't many 'musical movies' but the story is sweet and when you watch it you enjoy it. I'm really looking forward to appearing in it on stage."
That's right, this autumn this masterpiece will be powered up and unleased onto the stage. Furthermore with a splendid cast! Ikuta Touma plays the role of Danny, the badass guy who acts flippant towards the girl he likes; Kanda Sayaka plays Sandy, the innocent girl trying her hardest to catch Danny's eye; and Fujimoto Miki's role contrasts with the sweet girl Sandy, the 'Pink Ladies' leader Rizzo. "Rizzo is a cool but feminine role. Perhaps even the cutest character. The truth is, I have yet to play this kind of role... I'm really excited about it."
Fujimoto Miki, who has already appeared many times in musicals seems to have a "brand new challenge" approach. "In musicals you work together with your co-stars and build up little-by-little. This time there are also boy-girl dance pairs and the such so I'd like to develop a good understanding."
Fujimoto Miki has a reputation of having exceptional vocal strength and sharp dances. For a girl whose forte is song and dance, the singing, dancing musical "Grease" is just perfect... "It's nothing like that! It's a different type of dancing to usual so I'm a little worried. But this time it's just getting used to how to dance with male co-stars so getting the chance to dance with them is a great privilege."
As the performance unfolds, being in the same atmosphere as the stars and being able to appreciate that charm is the highest entertainment. "The showiness of musicals is one of its charms. It's possible to enjoy songs and dance in front of your eyes and the emotion is carried better in musicals. I'd like to put on a powerful show."
A newly reborn masterpiece musical. Singing, dancing within the colour of pop... What sort of Rizzo will appear in such a happy show? That's what you have to look forward to in the show.
I never really thought about it much in detail before but Miki is spot on by saying Rizzo is the cutest character. It's not that Stockard Channing was cute (she wasn't), just that the character of Rizzo is extremely vulnerable, especially after getting pregnant with Kenickie's child. In fact, she is the classic ツンデレ character: hard on the outside, soft on the inside. Compare her with the other main female characters... Sandy just completely changes by the end of the story, making me wonder what her sense of self is like. In fact, in the movie she completely changes at the end. Pure & innocent to smoking cigarettes in leather without a transitional period. It's all a bit abrupt. Frenchie actually takes control of her life by pursuing her beautician dream and that sort of determination is hard to find cute. That's not saying a determined person can't be cute, just that action is strength which is not a cute characteristic.
The funny thing is that Grease is one of the all time great family movies but if you stop and think about it (or actually listen to the words of Greased Lightning) you'd soon begin to question how! However, like virtually everything in the world of the arts, I assume the original Broadway show was better and don't doubt that the show could always be better than the movie. For that, I think anyone who goes to see the Japanese show in October is in for a treat, not just fans of the cast but even neutrals just wanting to see a good show.
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The following is just Miki's words translated into English. There was no journalistic input for this part (besides perhaps some editing).
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"My obsession is choosing food that will taste good even if it has not been seasoned. If it's complicated cuisine like 'XY's Z style' then the distinct flavours of the ingredients will be hard to distinguish, right? I'd just want to eat the ingredients as they are. Tasty ingredients are fine with just some salt (laugh)! This might also be slow food right?
I'd like to eat my favourite mushrooms again this autumn. Quick stir-frying them with a little soy sauce is the best. I've always loved meat so I wouldn't mind eating yakiniku every day but about half a year ago I've developed a taste for vegetables. When I tried a few they were delicious so I've been an addict since then (laugh). I like the crunchy and crispy sensation.
I love raw foods so if I have meat it has to be rare. Liver sashi, sashimi and vegetable sticks are all favourites. In my case I can eat simple food so the taste of the ingredients is the most important aspect. Therefore, I've come to choose tasty food as much as I can. I was born in Hokkaido so I get sent Ghengis Khan/jingisukan and Okhotsk Atka Mackerel/hokke, the greengrocer will go to the local market and get some milt for me if it's good and so on. That way I can eat tender fresh food. Direct market shipping is brilliant, don't you think?
The secret to enjoying food? Having lots of people around to eat and chatter. Of course, that's because eating with family is the tastiest and most fun."
I'd like to eat my favourite mushrooms again this autumn. Quick stir-frying them with a little soy sauce is the best. I've always loved meat so I wouldn't mind eating yakiniku every day but about half a year ago I've developed a taste for vegetables. When I tried a few they were delicious so I've been an addict since then (laugh). I like the crunchy and crispy sensation.
I love raw foods so if I have meat it has to be rare. Liver sashi, sashimi and vegetable sticks are all favourites. In my case I can eat simple food so the taste of the ingredients is the most important aspect. Therefore, I've come to choose tasty food as much as I can. I was born in Hokkaido so I get sent Ghengis Khan/jingisukan and Okhotsk Atka Mackerel/hokke, the greengrocer will go to the local market and get some milt for me if it's good and so on. That way I can eat tender fresh food. Direct market shipping is brilliant, don't you think?
The secret to enjoying food? Having lots of people around to eat and chatter. Of course, that's because eating with family is the tastiest and most fun."
My mother has a thing against meat that is anything less than well done so growing up I never actually knew that steaks could be safely eaten any way other than well done which is peculiar because my parents both cook for a living at a family business and I have on many occasions asked customers how they'd like their steak cooked. Rare is an acquired taste and although I enjoy it, I'll always order a steak to be cooked medium so that when the chef inevitably screws up, it'll be somewhere between medium-rare and well done. I'd rather it taste not quite as succulent than have it undercooked. My number one rule when somebody else cooks my food (restaurants and takeaways) is never, ever complain because you don't know what "extras" your food will contain if you do. Of course we'd never do that at ours though...
East Asian culture has a great emphasis on family and family eating plays a big part in Oriental society. Living in Britain, I think that's something that "Westerners" miss out on. Hong Kong dramas invariably have scenes set around a dinner table with characters talking whereas the focal point of British soaps (I think it's the closest analogy) is always a pub. I remember going to my grandparents' house in Hong Kong where there would be about 10, 20 or even 30 of us under one roof. I say "one roof" but when there were about 30 of us, about 10 would eat in the house out in front which my grandparents also owned. After the meal we'd all pitch in to clear everything up and then go outside and look at the beautiful countryside. I miss those days but even now when I go to Hong Kong there'll be lots of meals with extended family in restaurants. There's just so much fun with all the people around the table talking and sharing lots of food. That's not necessarily the same as what Miki experienced but the most enjoyable meals really have been in huge groups. If only I had 20 friends...
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FumikoH
13 September 2008 - 03:23 AM
Hi, HP!46! What you write is truth for me too! My aunt has three sisters, they have children and husbands, also some cousins etc. and I like holidays because all come to same house for eating! so fun! Each sister is host for one holiday, we are lucky because my aunt is host for New Year! which is best holiday of course although Christmas Eve is nice too.
H!P46
13 September 2008 - 03:56 PM
Wow. Holidays sound like amazing fun for you. So many people and such great organisation! Christmas is the only real holiday for my family as my parents run a shop which is open on all public holidays except Christmas. 
My late uncle's (eldest on my mother's side) wife, her mother and two children used to travel 100 miles or so every Christmas Day to have dinner with us for about 10 years though which was something to look forward to even though my cousins were about 15 years older than me. Nowadays we have a relatively quiet house and my eldest sister is spoiling things this year by leaving for a skiing trip with her boyfriend's family on Boxing Day so Christmas will seem even quieter this year. I'm not at all happy with her about that. But I've been lucky enough to go to Hong Kong about 10 times or more in 23 years for between 1 and 4 weeks each time which is where the real family stuff happens. I always enjoy that. I'll probably be going again in the next year.
My late uncle's (eldest on my mother's side) wife, her mother and two children used to travel 100 miles or so every Christmas Day to have dinner with us for about 10 years though which was something to look forward to even though my cousins were about 15 years older than me. Nowadays we have a relatively quiet house and my eldest sister is spoiling things this year by leaving for a skiing trip with her boyfriend's family on Boxing Day so Christmas will seem even quieter this year. I'm not at all happy with her about that. But I've been lucky enough to go to Hong Kong about 10 times or more in 23 years for between 1 and 4 weeks each time which is where the real family stuff happens. I always enjoy that. I'll probably be going again in the next year.
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