One hour program to promote Hyoen 2019: Like the Moonlight was aired today, but it was limited to the Kanto/Tokyo area. But thanks to Uni, you can watch on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/yb2Wq8hzSgc
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Although Like the Moonlight is based on the Tale of Genji, some characters were changed from the novel and some original characters were added, and the story is Miyamoto's Original.
I'm so so fascinated watching the sencond half in particular! 
Dai's costume, Shizuka's, Stephane's, Nobu's... so beautiful!!! The music sounds very promisng, too. After these shows are over, he should skate to it in other ice shows/galas! I don't mind at all if Dai decides to skate to one/some pieces from Hyo-en's as a competitive program some day. :yes:
source: https://twitter.com/kokomadekokomo/status/1139782973862006784
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Looking at these three together makes me feel time has never passed a bit, they look/stay exactly the same as, say, in 2006!
Thank you, synes!
Very nice to see Sean Rabbitt dropping his comment in that IG. :agree:
), but in these last two pics he really passes for mid to late twenties. Hopefully his bright smile comes back to him soon. (Then maybe that's just his "let's get down to business" face in the shot with Chai-san as we know hair maintenance is a very serious affair for him. )
I think Asian people in general look younger than their actual ages, thanks to rather smallness in physics, black hair, yellowish skin, most of all high humidity. Humidity is unpleasant but good for skin (you will be surprised how hot and sticky in the summer here...). I remember when I flew to New York with my colleagues many years ago, had to wait an hour within the airport to catch a connecting flight, we decided to go to the airport bar for beer. A gorgeous lady who took our order hesitantly asked me, only me 'Sorry to bother you but it's our regulation. May I see your ID, please.' 'Ok, here it is.' She was kind of shocked to find out I was actually same age as she at 28yo. 
I wore a simple T-shirt, jeans with no make-up thus I probably looked like a high school girl to her. 
As for Shizuka, she's exactly my age and I'm jealous of her perpetually slim figure and impeccable looks. She doesn't seem to have aged a day over the last 8 years or so and she's had two kids in the meantime! Just how does she do it?
(I swear the legendary fountain of youth must be located somewhere in Japan!)
Re the secret fountain of youth: You should come to Japan someday and check it out yourself.
Something similar happened to me too once, buying wine at the supermarket when I had just turned 30. The checkout clerk, who asked for my ID looked like he was barely of age himself. I chuckled while I complied. Upon seeing my birth date his cheeks turned pink and he apologized. I told him "No need to apologize. I took that as a compliment!" :
