Sea Towaki

{{Infobox person

| name = Sea Towaki

| native_name = 永久輝せあ

| native_name_lang = ja

| pronunciation = とわきせあ

| birth_date = August 8th

| birth_place = Setagaya Ward, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

| nationality = Japanese

| education = Takarazuka Music School

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2011-current

| known_for = Flower Troupe Top Star (2024–)

| predecessor = Rei Yuzuka

}}

Sea Towaki (永久輝せあ, born 8 August) is a Japanese actress and a Takarazuka Revue otokoyaku (男役, "male role").{{cite web |title=永久輝　せあ |url=https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/star/towaki_sea.html |website=Takarazuka Revue Official Website |publisher=Hankyu Corporation |access-date=May 25, 2024}} She is a current leading actress of the Flower Troupe ("Top Star").{{cite web |title=宝塚歌劇花組、永久輝せあ・星空美咲が「エンジェリックライ」で大劇場お披露目 |url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/561996 |website=Natalie.mu |publisher=Natasha, Inc |access-date=May 25, 2024}}

Career

In 2009, she entered Takarazuka Music School as part of the {{ill|97th class|ja|宝塚歌劇団97期生}}. In 2011, debuted in Star Troupe's performance "Nova Bossa Nova / A Second Fortuitous Meeting"{{cite web |title=初舞台生特集2011 |url=https://www.tca-pictures.net/skystage/Prgm/Detail/5282.html |website=Takarazuka Sky Stage |publisher=Takarazuka Creative Arts |access-date=May 25, 2024}} and was later assigned to the Snow Troupe. She graduated 6th in her class.{{cite book |title=『宝塚おとめ』（2011年度版） |date=27 April 2011 |publisher=Hankyu Communications |isbn=978-4-484-11505-4 |pages=149–154}}

In 2013, Towaki was featured in NEW GENERATION III.{{cite book |title=NEW GENERATION III |date=29 November 2013 |publisher=Hankyu Communications}} In 2015, had her first lead role in a newcomer performance (新人公演) "Lupin III" as Arsene Lupin. She was the first otokoyaku from 97th class to have a lead role.{{cite web |title=勝負の赤ルパン／永久輝せあ |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/column/takarazuka/news/p-cl-tp0-20150129-1427746.html |website=nikkansports |access-date=May 31, 2024}} In 2019, had her first main stage lead in a Bow Hall performance "PR×PRince".{{cite web |title=PR×PRince |url=https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2019/pr_prince/index.html |website=Takarazuka Revue Official Website |publisher=Hankyu Corporation |access-date=May 25, 2024}} Same year, she was transferred to Flower Troupe, and became the spokesperson and image model for VISA after Rio Asumi's retirement.{{cite web |title=新イメージキャラクターに、宝塚歌劇団「永久輝せあ」さんを起用！ |url=https://www.smbc-card.com/company/news/news0001487.pdf |publisher=Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., Ltd.}}

In 2022, had her first lead role in the Flower Troupe with the performance "Paris in the Winter Fog".{{cite web |title=冬霞の巴里 |url=https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2022/fuyugasuminopari/index.html |website=Takarazuka Revue Official Website |publisher=Hankyu Corporation |access-date=May 25, 2024}}

On May 27, 2024, she became a Flower Troupe Top Star with her Top Combi partner Top musumeyaku (娘役, "young female role") Misaki Hoshizora. She is the first Top Star from 97th class. Their first performance as leading actresses will be "Don Juan" in July 2024 {{cite web |title=ドン・ジュアン |url=https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2024/donjuan/index.html |website=Takarazuka Revue Official Website |publisher=Hankyu Corporation |access-date=May 25, 2024}} (in 2016 production of Don Juan, she played Raphael).{{cite web |title=Towaki Sea |url=https://www.takawiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Towaki+Sea |website=TAKAWIKI |access-date=May 31, 2024}}

Biography

Towaki has an older brother. When she was a child, she was in a car accident after which didn't wake up for three days.{{cite web |title=【花組・永久輝せあさん】"人に優しく、自分に厳しく"ではなく"人に優しく、自分にも優しく"【宝塚スター｜ことばの力】 |url=https://lee.hpplus.jp/column/2619481/area02/ |website=LEE |publisher=SHUEISHA Inc. |access-date=May 29, 2024}} At the age of four, she started learning classical ballet and later joined a dance club in middle school.

She is a fan of the former Takarazuka Revue Top Stars Sei Matobu and Sumire Haruno; in 2023 she met with Sumire Haruno on Sky Stage program "Dream Concert".{{cite web |title=夢の音楽会＃7「春野寿美礼・永久輝せあ」 |url=https://www.tca-pictures.net/skystage/Prgm/Detail/11860.html |website=Takarazuka Sky Stage |publisher=Takarazuka Creative Arts |access-date=May 31, 2024}} Towaki chose her stage name based on the former Top Stars Yuki Amami (they have the same birthday) and Hikaru Asami (first performance that she saw "The Rose of Versailles" with her lead); she made a word play on the character "海" (umi, meaning sea) in both their names, hence "せあ" (Sea). While underclassmen, was influenced by Seina Sagiri, whose characters she portrayed five times in newcomer performances, four of which are lead roles. She also used to write down all the advice she received from her upperclassmen at that time.

She is a close friend of her classmate Hikari Ayaki. They appeared together in the first episode of the Sky Stage's program "Yururi Funwari Futari" (ゆるりふんわりふたり).{{cite web |title=ゆるりふんわりふたり＃１ |url=https://www.tca-pictures.net/skystage/Prgm/Detail/9556.html |website=Takarazuka Sky Stage |publisher=Takarazuka Creative Arts |access-date=May 29, 2024}}