Azami Izumida/Brilliance of Blooming

MANKAI Livestream! ~LIVE: Azami~

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Kazunari-kun is also joining in on today’s leader’s meeting.
Kazunari	Let’s do this piko~!
Banri	Have you come up with somethin’ again?
Kazunari	That’s right, Setzer!
	There’s a lil something I wanted to try.
	So you see… we held a project survey for the fans to find out what they’d like us to do!
Sakuya	A project survey?
Izumi	Yep. We did it for our fans as per Kazunari-kun’s suggestion.
Kazunari	Thankfully, MANKAI Company’s popularity is soaring through the roof right now!
Tenma	That’s true. We got a lot of new fans too.
Kazunari	‘Cept some of the folks who have been supporting us for a while also voiced that they’re a bit lonely since it feels like there’s been more distance between us.
	But, like, we wanna be a Theatre troupe that’s close to our fans no matter how much our popularity rises, right?
Banri	I see.
	So that explains the project survey, eh?
Tsumugi	How were the results?
Kazunari	The most common answer was, “I wanna see more InsteLives and selfies from all the troupe members!”
Tenma	Well, the frequency of InsteLive streams varies from person to person.
Tsumugi	It’s the same for our selfies.
	We basically leave it to the members who are good at SNS.
Kazunari	Yep, and so! As a special project this time, I propose we hold a solo InsteLive and selfie festival for 24 consecutive days!
Banri	A selfie festival?
Kazunari	It’d be even more hype if we took selfies during the live and upped the pics to Inste later, wouldn’t it!
Izumi	We’ve also discussed it with Sakyo-san, and he said we can do it as long as I keep watch to make sure no trouble occurs during the streams.
Kazunari	And so, the rest depends on you guys…
	How about it?
Sakuya	I’d love to do it! Of course I want to make everyone happy…
	But I’m happy for the chance to talk with all the fans through the screen too!
Tsumugi	I’d like to give it a try too. I feel like I’m getting more used to InsteLives, little by little.
Tenma	Hey, but, we can’t just idly chat, right?
Kazunari	On that topic, I thought it might be great to send out another survey to hear what they’d like each troupe member to do.
Banri	Seems like it’ll be a lot easier to handle in that case.
Izumi	Every InsteLive will turn out differently. That sounds interesting.
Kazunari	‘Kay then, it’s settled!
	Leave the form creation and tallying up to me!
Sakuya	Thank you very much, Kazunari-san!
Izumi	Alright then, leaders. Please share the InsteLive and selfie plan with all your members.
Leaders	Got it!
Azami	…
Azuma	Aren’t you cold out here, Azami?
Azami	Azuma-san.
	It ain’t that cold today, so I’m fine.
Azuma	I see.
	…Is that the survey for your upcoming InsteLive?
Azami	Yeah.
	Quite a lotta stuff’s written so it’s interesting.
Azuma	Since it’s you, I’m sure you got a lot of requests related to makeup, right?
Azami	That’s pretty much what I’m seein’. So that’s why I think it might be good to show myself doin’ makeup in my stream.
Azuma	That might be fresh. People get to see the end result of your makeup, but they rarely get the chance to watch the process.
Azami	‘Cept it’s supposed to be a solo stream, so I’m sorta at a loss.
	If I’m gonna do makeup, then I’d prefer someone else to lend me their face.
Azuma	That’s fair. But then it wouldn’t be a solo stream—is that what you’re worried about?
Azami	Yeah, pretty much.
Azuma	What if you put makeup on your own face?
Azami	It’s not like I couldn’t do that, technically…
	But I was thinking of doin’ “land mine makeup”, so it’d be tough to do on my own face.
Azuma	Hmm… in that case, you could explain it using illustrations, couldn’t you?
Azami	You think so too, huh?
	I also considered that.
Azuma	Why don’t you consult Kazu or Yuki as well?
	If it’s regarding illustrations, then they might be able to help you in some way.
Azami	Right.
	I’ll try talkin’ to them.
	Thanks, Azuma-san.
Azuma	Not at all.
	I hope it’ll be a fun InsteLive.
Azami	Yeah.
	Aight, I’ll go find those two right now.
Azuma	Hold on, Azami.
	Actually, maybe you could—.

Izumi	Azami-kun. If it’s necessary to do what we discussed beforehand, then please go ahead, alright?
Azami	Great, that helps.
Izumi	Alright, shall we get started then?
Azami	Hey.
	It's MANKAI Company Autumn troupe’s Izumida Azami.
Comment	“I was looking forward to this~!”
Comment	“Hello, Azami-kun!”
Azami	I got a lotta requests on my survey, so I plan on givin’ a tutorial on how to do “land mine makeup” today.
Comment	“Land mine makeup!?”
Comment	“Are you doing it on your own face?”
Azami	No, about that…
	Let me explain it to y’all using illustrations instead.
Comment	“The quality of the pics are really high”
Comment	“They’re easy to follow!”
Azami	They turned out nice, didn’t they? I got Kazunari-san and Yuki-san to help me out.
	I’ve also prepared my recommended makeup products like eyeshadows and blush.
	I'll introduce some of those too, as I go along.
Comment	“Please do!”
Azami	First is the foundation.
	I’m goin’ for a porcelain or doll-like complexion, so I’ll use blue tones to reduce the redness.
	This is the one I use a lot.
Comment	“I’m glad to know what you’re using!”
Comment	“I’ll buy the same one”
Azami	The main points are the area below your eyes and the eyeshadow, but the eyebrows are also important.
	The ends of your eyebrows should be brought down to create a droopy-eyed look. But if you put too much emphasis, then it’ll look unnatural.
	Draw your eyebrows parallel to the top of your brow line.
Comment	“I see!”
Comment	“I always messed it up since I lowered my brows too much”
Azami	So now is the essential eye makeup.
	Red eye shadow is a must. And to match the skin tone, there’s this colour, this colour, and…
	I guess swatchin’ them on my hand doesn't do them justice, huh?
	It'd actually be easier to understand if I put it on a face.
	Hey, I know we’re in the middle of this. But is it alright if I call another guy over?
Comment	“Eh! Of course it’s ok!”
Comment	“Who could it be?”
Azami	Thanks. ‘Kay, I’mma call them now.
	*ring, ring*
	Ah, hello? …Yeah, right.
	It would help me out if you came after all… thanks.
	*door opens*
Tsumugi	Hello. It’s Winter troupe’s Tsukioka Tsumugi.
Comment	“Ehhh Tsumugi-san!”
Comment	“Tsumugi-san with land mine makeup!?”
Azami	If it’s Tsumugi-san, then I thought it’d look good on him.
Tsumugi	Ahaha… please go easy on me.
Azami	Aight, I’ll do the foundation and brows as I just explained. And then for the eyeshadow…
	…And finally, I’ll apply the dark lipstick.
	This is shade’s my top recommendation.
	Alright, done.
Tsumugi	Does this look good on me…?
Azami	I’m the one who applied it, so of course it suits you.
Comment	“Tsumugi-san looks cute!’
Comment	“He’s surprisingly into land mine makeup”
CHOICE 1: That’s Azami-kun for you! [+] Comment “That’s Azami-kun for you!” Comment “Both your skills and execution are godly” Comment “You’re the best makeup artist in the universe” Azami You guys are over-exaggeratin’. But, well, I think it went well myself. And it’s thanks to Tsumugi-san too. Comment “Azami-kun’s such a good kid!” Comment “You don’t have to be humble”
CHOICE 2: What makeup style do you like? [+] Comment “By the way, Azami-kun. What makeup style do you like?” Azami What style, huh… I think it’s cool when people figure out ways to match their makeup with their clothes and character. It’s great when you work hard and try your best in everythin’, not just makeup. Comment “So young, yet so deep…!” Comment “I’ll do my best too”
Azami	I gotta take a pic at the end, right? Wouldn’t it be better if Tsumugi-san’s in the picture with me?
Tsumugi	I-I’m alright…!
	We promised to take our selfies by ourselves.
Azami	I think the makeup came out nice enough that I’d like to save a pic of it. But I guess there’s no helpin’ it if that’s the case.
	‘Kay then…
	*click*
	Like this?
	Alright, my InsteLive will go up to here.
	Thanks for watchin’ until the end.
Tsumugi	Sorry for dropping in all of a sudden.
	Thank you very much for today!
Comment	“Thanks!”
Comment	“It was fun!”
Azami	I’d be happy if you tried out the land mine makeup I introduced today. …Alright, see ya.
Izumi	Great job, you two!
Azami	Thanks for coming, Tsumugi-san.
Tsumugi	Not at all.
	I’m glad if I could help.
AzamI	You too, Director. Thanks for givin’ me permission to ask someone else to join the stream.
Izumi	You said you’d try to do the stream by yourself at beginning, but if it got difficult in the middle, then you’d call someone, right? I thought it would be possible in that case.
Azami	Azuma-san told me the same thing. And Kazunari-san and Yuki-san, who helped me with the illustrations, said it would be fine too.
	I’m really grateful to everyone.
	Also, if I was gonna do that, then I knew I wanted Tsumugi-san’s face for sure.
	I owe you one for answerin’ my request.
Tsumugi	Ahaha, it was a bit embarrassing.
	But I hope I was able to contribute to your stream a little?
Azami	The viewers were really happy, so I think it turned out to be a great InsteLive.
Izumi	Agreed! …Ah, right, please choose the photo you’ll upload to Inste.
Azami	Sure.
	Director, I’m going with this photo.
Izumi	Oh, a shot with you holding your makeup tools!
	Fufu, it’s very like you. I think it’s great.
Azami	‘Kay, I’ll post it… there.

Anna