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Yuzuru Hanyu: 2015-16 Season

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ser22 said:
Yuzu visited Tomioka city:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32gqyc_2015-08-21-福島へ_sport
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Thanks for the link! I think this has been said like more than a thousand times but he is such an amazing person!

Moria Polonius said:
"Kondrad Wallendrod" isn't about revolution... It's about a fictional medieval grand master of the Teutonic Knights who is unexpectedly reminded of his Slavic pagan origins, does a bazillion verses of soul searching and monologuing on loyalty and decides to betray the Order (Teutonic Knights are always the Big Bad in Polish literature) and then commits suicide. The poem was significant for a later real-life uprising though. (Oh look ma, I remember something from the required reading from high school!) Kondrad Wallenrod is an epitome of a "torn" character, so the music, starting slow than getting turbulent up to the stormy finale depicts the story really well.
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cruzceleste said:
This thread is so cultural and educative...
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I agree! :agree:
 
^^^ +5 ....and due to this, I learnt about dreamcatcher from yhmafan and nagini.


Thanks for the link ser22, in this year's 24hr event looks like we will learn more on Fukushima fallout, survivor stories and rebuilding effort.

Sometimes I do wonder how much the toll on Yuzu to keep relieving this and listening/comforting the survivors.....however re-reading the post which echotpe wrote last year as below I believe Yuzu's positive mentality will see him through the challenges.

echotpe said:
Yuzu's life and his skating career is strongly linked with 311 disaster. It is impossible to relieve from those ties as someone expected.

In my view, he knows it's good timing and is trying to take advantages of what attentions and resources resulted from his OG success in order to be benefiting to the damaged areas.

In the video last night, when the male senior smiled talking about his family lost, Yuzu felt painful and was in tears. He really knew how much struggle those people suffered in past three years. The pains is still in life and won't be forgotten.

However he said, "even life is so hard, if you can always hold a grateful feeling and thank anything, anyone around you, the good thing will be happened. I believe that."

On the other hand, he truly got responses that people can get movement and strength from his skating, that encouraging himself to work hard to bring more good results back home. It is a good recycle with positive thinking as he always did - talk some but do more.

As a fan, we can continue rooting for him silently and maybe go to Karaoke stop to sing his cheering song for little donation.
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Edit to add the below:

Fans with eagle eyes have noticed that he wore the same pair of jeans when visiting the stricken area of Fukushima this year and Ishinomaki last year...pix 1, pix 2
 
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According to Sarah Alainn's Twitter and Facebook, Yuzu's going to attend her live performance for NHK singing The Final Time Travller on Aug. 28.
Here's a photo taken backstage of this year's ice show in Japan: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1178713712155038

I really like Sarah's voice, especially how she hits the high notes effortlessly.
It will be fun to see Yuzu sitting there without moving the whole time while she sings.
(must be very hard for him)
 
margarethuililin said:
According to Sarah Alainn's Twitter and Facebook, Yuzu's going to attend her live performance for NHK singing The Final Time Travller on Aug. 28.
Here's a photo taken backstage of this year's ice show in Japan: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1178713712155038

I really like Sarah's voice, especially how she hits the high notes effortlessly.
It will be fun to see Yuzu sitting there without moving the whole time while she sings.
(must be very hard for him)
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That's great! hope we get to see a photo of both of them :love:
 
Have this been posted, is a colaboration job between Hideiki Ano (Neon Genessis Evangelion) and Hayao Miyazaki (as producers?)

Hideaki Anno himself is serving as executive producer of the entire project initiative with Dwango President Nobuo Kawakami, and he also designed the image character mascot "(Tor)-kun." Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki created the title logo, and fellow Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki colored it. The shorts mostly feature the voice talent of Ranma ½ and Cowboy Bebop co-stars Kouichi Yamadera and Megumi Hayashibara.
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The short was choreographed by Kenji Mijamoto. But the costumes and movements looks very Yuzuru to me.
http://animatorexpo.com/endlessnight/
 
ser22 said:
Yuzu visited Tomioka city:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32gqyc_2015-08-21-福島へ_sport
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What impressed me after watching it is the visit kept evoking his memories deep inside him. Yuzu emphasized with what Endos-san was going through in some ways.

The man named Endo-san is an activist to convey the current situation of Fukushima. Of course, he himself is a victim; his house was destroyed and his family now live in Tokyo for refuge. His hometown is suffering from the accident of the nuclear power plant.

Endo-san lost his new house 4 years after the construction (around 7:30-). Yuzu understands the meaning of a house. To build one’s own house is a kind of expression of determination to live here in one’s life. It may be like a symbol of certainty and reliability about life. The disaster destroyed it cruelly. Yuzu’s house also collapsed. Their internal thought is that they cannot reconcile themselves to the fact the house filled with their thought for the future had disappeared.

Another thing impressed me was the tragedy unique to Fukushima, linked to the nuclear power plant (around 7:45-). The damages are different depending on the region. The two homes across the same boundary received the different amount of money. The town used to unite. They held the festivals before the disaster. After the announcement of damages, people who had supported each other for reconstruction suddenly stopped interacting with those who obtained different damages. Facing the absurdity and the complicated human nature, yuzu admitted the difficulty of human relationships. However, he also remarked the absolute existence of something that can be shared with each other in spite of different standpoints or circumstances. As @alia said, the underlying thought inside him is basically positive, he seems to have sort of the premise of the optimistic view about humanity. But, in reality, the connections between some people of Fukushima are divided and they are far away from sharing their thought and supporting each other due to the damages. Lastly, he found it deeply sad.

Thinking about it, the choice of music “hana-ni-nare” and the collaboration with the singers really make sense. One of the messages of “hana-ni-nare” is “You shall find the answer. Never give up.” Chorus can play a role to amplify and strengthen the message.

Yuzu is always striking me as a very persistent and determined person. A newspaper article about one year ago described his wish to suggest new type of charity in the future. What he’ll provide this year is different from that of last year. That interests me.

I shall take in his thought, his performance tonight. At the same time, like @Moria Polonius said, we, who live in different countries and have cultural backgrounds can share the things, exchange our views through yuzu. It’s wonderful.

Sorry for long post! It’ only my view! :drama:
 
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hamaguri said:
What impressed me after watching it is the visit kept evoking his memories deep inside him. Yuzu emphasized with what Endos-san was going through in some ways.

The man named Endo-san is an activist to convey the current situation of Fukushima. Of course, he himself is a victim; his house was destroyed and his family now live in Tokyo for refuge. His hometown is suffering from the accident of the nuclear power plant.

Endo-san lost his new house 4 years after the construction (around 7:30-). Yuzu understands the meaning of a house. To build one’s own house is a kind of expression of determination to live here in one’s life. It may be like a symbol of certainty and reliability about life. The disaster destroyed it cruelly. Yuzu’s house also collapsed. Their internal thought is that they cannot reconcile themselves to the fact the house filled with their thought for the future had disappeared.

Another thing impressed me was the tragedy unique to Fukushima, linked to the nuclear power plant (around 7:45-). The damages are different depending on the region. The two homes across the same boundary received the different amount of money. The town used to unite. They held the festivals before the disaster. After the announcement of damages, people who had supported each other for reconstruction suddenly stopped interacting with those who obtained different damages. Facing the absurdity and the complicated human nature, yuzu admitted the difficulty of human relationships. However, he also remarked the absolute existence of something that can be shared with each other in spite of different standpoints or circumstances. As @alia said, the underlying thought inside him is basically positive, he seems to have sort of the premise of the optimistic view about humanity. But, in reality, the connections between some people of Fukushima are divided and they are far away from sharing their thought and supporting each other due to the damages. Lastly, he found it deeply sad.

Thinking about it, the choice of music “hana-ni-nare” and the collaboration with the singers really make sense. One of the messages of “hana-ni-nare” is “You shall find the answer. Never give up.” Chorus can play a role to amplify and strengthen the message.

Yuzu is always striking me as a very persistent and determined person. A newspaper article about one year ago described his wish to suggest new type of charity in the future. What he’ll provide this year is different from that of last year. That interests me.

I shall take in his thought, his performance tonight. At the same time, like @Moria Polonius said, we, who live in different countries and have cultural backgrounds can share the things, exchange our views through yuzu. It’s wonderful.

Sorry for long post! It’ only my view! :drama:
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I always enjoy those posts.^^ Unfortunately, I'm not surprised by those reports of selfishness. Lot of humans think first of their own survival, their own interest, their own families... But at least, there're many people who are still ready to help each other. But human nature is always complicated and will never by perfect. :no:

I'm also curious to see what type of charity does Yuzu have in mind. :yes:
 
Plumededragon said:
I always enjoy those posts.^^ Unfortunately, I'm not surprised by those reports of selfishness. Lot of humans think first of their own survival, their own interest, their own families... But at least, there're many people who are still ready to help each other. But human nature is always complicated and will never by perfect. :no:

I'm also curious to see what type of charity does Yuzu have in mind. :yes:
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Thanks. I also love your thoughtful posts. Yeah, he gets being facing this complicated and difficult programs. His straightforward and pure heart struggles. It’s really really heartbreaking for him...

Anyway, this guy is very inspirational in many ways. We can see he is realizing his thoughts. :yes:

SuzyQ said:
Thank you hamaguri :)

Requiem ? :confused:
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Provably so. I cannot think up with other programs than Requiem. The news clip was too short and didn’t allow me to get the other program! (lol)
 
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Sorrento said:
I don't think black would suit the music, it's crystal light.
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Maybe cold and bright colors would suit more for his Chopin.

(I used to watch Mao’s black costume version, the Lady of the camellias, as one of my favorites, thus I came to think that black color would suit the music.:thumbsup: )
 
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