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So Notte Stellata Day 3 is behind us and so is the show! Truly great and wildly successful! Good to see more and more TVs getting behind Yuzu and on his bandwagon, and China allowing for an official last minute live stream was a real breakthrough :love:
I must say both Carmina Burana and Danny Boy truly stole my heart, these are awesome programs, so great and so different from each other and from his more usual stuff. I mean, usual. What is usual for the most creative, best rounded and versatile skater in the world :)
Congratulations, Yuzuru!
 
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Matching the highlight of the day, Part 10 of Yuzuru's interview with Itoi-san is out now.
And although the whole interview is pretty unique, this part is, again, truly candid and revealing as to the inner world of Yuzuru Hanyu.
And maybe the most striking quote, IMHO, for all the skating parents, or maybe all parents, to read:
"When I first started skating, my parents always told me to quit if I was going to neglect my studies. As an extension of that, in junior high school they told me to quit if I was going to lose sight of myself as a person. If I was going to be so engrossed in figure skating that I start losing common sense as a human being or my sense of self-worth, then they told me to just quit NOW. "
What a wise perspective to give to your child, and, unfortunately, how often missed.
Enjoy the read!
www.1101.com

Part 10 No matter when the world might end | No matter when the world might end – Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun | Yuzuru Hanyu | ほぼ日

Yuzuru doesn’t focus on the life ahead of him, but makes sure he has no regrets no matter when the world might end.
www.1101.com
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Magill said:
So Notte Stellata Day 3 is behind us and so is the show! Truly great and wildly successful! Good to see more and more TVs getting behind Yuzu and on his bandwagon, and China allowing for an official last minute live stream was a real breakthrough
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And the Chinese stream for Day 3 reached 341,000! (Imagine what could be done if a future show is approved with time for publicity). And that is just that one, I'd love to know what the stream in Japan reached. I wonder if all the skaters knew they were reaching such a huge audience. Apart from the Olympics, this has to be a figure skating record.


5000 people attended the rehearsal alone, the most they could fit.

The new programs were definitely wonderful. I hope Danny Boy gets added to the reportoire (Carmina Burana may not be practical, like the Firebird from GIFT).
 
Some fan translated Yuzuru's message at the final of today's NS show, the third one and the last one this year, on the eve of the Great East Japan Earthquake anniversary which is tomorrow (and to which he's referring at his speech):
 
See ya! Such a cute and
TallyT said:
5000 people attended the rehearsal alone, the most they could fit.

The new programs were definitely wonderful. I hope Danny Boy gets added to the reportoire (Carmina Burana may not be practical, like the Firebird from GIFT).
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It's not surprising then, that the crowd outside looked like the attendance of a sold out show:
https://twitter.com/marika_yuzu/status/1766654627981013174


Meanwhile, inside:
https://twitter.com/ViolettaHoops/status/1766637479577419957?ref_url=
 
The whole three days was magic. I'm sure the other skaters involved, all of whom he has a long relationship with (I don't know about Violetta though the fact that she has now been invited twice shows his regard for her, and she really is adorable), will always remember it. And I wonder how many of them, already probably amazed by the audiences and the reception and coverage, learned about the size of the livestream audience? What a buzz that would have been....
 
DizzyFrenchie said:
There was a report on Shanghai TV! Making it official that there were 342,000 people who paid to view Notte Stellata 2024 Day 3 on Douyin (the Chinese TikTok), and the report was subtitled:
https://twitter.com/urnotkkris/status/1766860989683904826?ref_url=
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And again, this was only approved last thing so of Douyin can get permission for a future show far enough in advance to get it advertised... :eek: It's especially amazing because Yuzu is Japanese, the countries have history and the governments are fractious towards each other, but someone in authority still gave it the nod.
 
TallyT said:
And again, this was only approved last thing so of Douyin can get permission for a future show far enough in advance to get it advertised... :eek: It's especially amazing because Yuzu is Japanese, the countries have history and the governments are fractious towards each other, but someone in authority still gave it the nod.
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I believe that the thousands of Cfanyus who queue to visit Yuzuru Hanyu's boots when they are exhibited in a SEKKISEI shop, do it in the hope of showing that there's a public for a show in their city, rather than to see his boots. This is another proof
Chinese government is particularly cautious about live shows, because there could be something shocking... or something said that they don't like, so I'm more surprised that there has been an authorisation at all, than that it was so short before Day 2 and Day 3. I suppose that the Day 1 show has been scrutinised in detail, and it has been so in a very short time.
Yuzuru Hanyu has always been respectful of China and I suppose that it is noticed?
 
DizzyFrenchie said:
I believe that the thousands of Cfanyus who queue to visit Yuzuru Hanyu's boots when they are exhibited in a SEKKISEI shop, do it in the hope of showing that there's a public for a show in their city, rather than to see his boots. This is another proof
Chinese government is particularly cautious about live shows, because there could be something shocking... or something said that they don't like, so I'm more surprised that there has been an authorisation at all, than that it was so short before Day 2 and Day 3. I suppose that the Day 1 show has been scrutinised in detail, and it has been so in a very short time.
Yuzuru Hanyu has always been respectful of China and I suppose that it is noticed?
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I think that's a good point. I know from my interest in some Chinese TV fantasy-drama that the authorities are very very strict over all forms of entertainment, the TV producers have so many restrictions and guidelines to work through it's sometimes amazing they get anything done at all! But Yuzuru is respectful of every country and everyone and has been involved in some of the official rapprochement events.
 
DizzyFrenchie said:
It's already March 11th in Japan, the 13th anniversary of the Great Estern Earthquake and Tsunami.
Here's Yuzuru Hanyu's message:
https://twitter.com/YUZURUofficial_/status/1766853833257550127?ref_url=
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Yuzuru's message translated by DeepL:
"I skated with all my soul in the three programs and in the finale!
I pray and hope that the painful feelings and situations caused by the disaster 13 years ago, those who are suffering now, and the future will be filled with the light of happiness!"
 
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