Yuzuru Hanyu

[DizzyFrenchie]

In this NHK Tohoku commercial, Yappei starts with Seimei:
https://twitter.com/nhk_tohoku_news/status/1786954078607806838?ref_url=


Yappei is not anybody:

https://twitter.com/hanyu_sarang/status/1648613645012828160

(For chaste viewers, the angle is misleading; a video from another angle showed that there hadn't been a real kiss, Pooh was safe; sort of.)

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Here's a little extract of the wonderful RE_PRAY behind-the-scenes we got today, when Yuzuru Hanyu just exits the rink and is grateful that his fans cheer him:
https://twitter.com/Sun_Rise7777/status/1787067322538119572?ref_url=


I had calumniated TV Asahi: there was little commercial intermission, it was a huge broadcast with a lot of RE_PRAY.

 

[Magill]

Here's a little extract of the wonderful RE_PRAY behind-the-scenes we got today, when Yuzuru Hanyu just exits the rink and is grateful that his fans cheer him:
https://twitter.com/Sun_Rise7777/status/1787067322538119572?ref_url=


I had calumniated TV Asahi: there was little commercial intermission, it was a huge broadcast with a lot of RE_PRAY.

Here's another one, Yuzu working out backstage

 

[Magill]

And here's some more from Re_Pray BTS
The workout took place during the 30-minute break when everyone thought Yuzu was resting a bit right!

獻上最誠摯的祝福與♥ on Instagram: "今天 #RE_PRAY 幕後花絮🧐其實⋯ 說這是哪場冰演的幕後花絮都可以的(不特別說明還以為是NS🤪)貓的熱身運動就是跟別人不一樣 上下半場30分鐘的休息時間，本來以為貓貓可以稍微喘口氣，哪想他為了不讓身體冷下來，不停地進行著各種熱身，辛苦貓貓了 #羽生結弦RE_PRAY舞台裏SP #羽生結弦 #figureskating #hanyuyuzuru #願世界溫柔以待 #yuzuruhanyu #flyyuzu"

404 likes, 25 comments - hanyu_constellation on May 5, 2024: "今天 #RE_PRAY 幕後花絮🧐其實⋯ 說這是哪場冰演的幕後花絮都可以的(不特別說明還以為是NS🤪)貓的熱身...".

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[Arigato]

I must say that I preferred so much when his main (and real) rival was Patrick Chan who would say "this time he was the best, but next time..." and Yuzuru Hanyu would say "Patrick Chan is the Sun, I must surpass the Sun", which to me speak sports so much, rather than what PR companies/agents who seem to have no idea of what competition is, make today's athletes say, like, we're all friends, I wish my competitors to win... which screams falsity. I'm not speaking of athletes whose aim is at best to reach the Free Skate at championships, I'm speaking of World podium contenders: who can believe them?

I may have had a problem with some things that came flying out of Patrick's mouth from time to time but Patrick's skating is something I still watch to this day. It was superb. And of course Yuzu knew that as well. "I must surpass the Sun" is funny but at the same time clearly shows what the competitive spirit in sport is about. Having competed in sports myself, I appreciate seeing that spirit in others. Especially Yuzu. He was quite animated at times after finishing a great skate and it made me laugh out loud. How could I not enjoy watching such a great sportsman?

As for wishing one's competitors to win? That's rubbish. Having said that, competitors in the same sport can indeed be great friends. In tennis, my fav athlete who I have watched his entire career, Rafa Nadal, is great friends with other tennis legend, Roger Federer.

 

[Magill]

New clips keep being posted. Here on one of the screens you can see how the "falling bricks"episode was recorded plus some more YUzu interactions with the staff and collaborators

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

I may have had a problem with some things that came flying out of Patrick's mouth from time to time but Patrick's skating is something I still watch to this day. It was superb. And of course Yuzu knew that as well. "I must surpass the Sun" is funny but at the same time clearly shows what the competitive spirit in sport is about. Having competed in sports myself, I appreciate seeing that spirit in others. Especially Yuzu. He was quite animated at times after finishing a great skate and it made me laugh out loud. How could I not enjoy watching such a great sportsman?

As for wishing one's competitors to win? That's rubbish. Having said that, competitors in the same sport can indeed be great friends. In tennis, my fav athlete who I have watched his entire career, Rafa Nadal, is great friends with other tennis legend, Roger Federer.

In fact, I believe that Yuzuru Hanyu was lucky to have a model with such exceptional skating skills, because I'm afraid Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson wouldn't have convinced him so well of working really fiercely on them, had there not been Patrick Chan to surpass. His were so good for his age already, and his new coaches were asking him so much, to rework them nearly from scratch! Patrick Chan maybe wasn't very friendly to Yuzuru Hanyu, but he didn't have to be, unlike I would say, his Japanese seniors.
And, isn't it? All competitors work so hard to win, or to get better placements, that making them say the opposite must even have detrimental effects on their mental health.

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

New clips keep being posted. Here on one of the screens you can see how the "falling bricks"episode was recorded plus some more YUzu interactions with the staff and collaborators

He has alway been so attentive and considerate to technical staff! I see it as a common point between the GOATs I know. It's logical, because when you're pushing the limits of your domain, you're necessarily exploring all the domains contributing to your performance, plus Yuzuru Hanyu is kind and considerate to all.

 

[Magill]

And here's some more of the green room

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

And here's some more of the green room

He's doing each sequence so fast after the other! Is it to look as exhausted as the character is supposed to be? It's so impressive!

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

It's just what happened to Tetsuko Kuroyanagi at NHK's 22/23 New Year broadcast (Kohaku Uta Gassen) and Yuzuru Hanyu helped her giving her the micro...

https://twitter.com/LGeorgin/status/1787118065513361461

Here's that moment at Kohaku Uta Gassen:

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[DizzyFrenchie]

By the way, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi later invited Yuzuru Hanyu to her TV show Tetsuko's Room, the video on her Youtube channel has just reached 1,300,000 views:

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AND RE_PRAY credits video, which had so lately reached the million views, has now a hundred thousand more views:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVY9Txe3AH8

(Yuzuru Hanyu skates to a music from video game Estpolis II, by Yasunori Shio, played by the Music Engine orchestra.)

 

[TallyT]

Says something when his BTS special - 3 hours of it! - is broadcast in a good slot with few or not ads, because Asahi value him that much.

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

But this micro incident is so heart-wrenching that I hesitated to post it:

https://twitter.com/urnotkkris/status/1787136751968116877

 

[TallyT]

Seeing him out of breath is always a worry - but he is so strong, and so determined not to let it stop him dong what he needs to do.

 

[Wynter]

I enjoyed Asahi's RE_PRAY BTS a lot. Was very surprised that he keeps practicing during the break but that's so very Yuzu of him.

 

[Arigato]

But this micro incident is so heart-wrenching that I hesitated to post it:

https://twitter.com/urnotkkris/status/1787136751968116877

Asthma.

 

[TallyT]

Asthma.

Because he has developed such amazing stamina, we may forget that the asthma is still there, just under control. And the physical demands of his shows... I really honestly can think of few if any others who could manage it.

 

[Magill]

Because he has developed such amazing stamina, we may forget that the asthma is still there, just under control. And the physical demands of his shows... I really honestly can think of few if any others who could manage it.

Here's a vey informative video about Yuzuru and asthma. Yuzu is really an amazing athlete and such a great source of hope and inspiraton for other people with asthma (you can see it in the comments).

 

[Magill]

Short (appx. 10 minutes) Notte Stellata behind-the-scenes video focused mainly (but not solely) on Yuzu collaboration with Mao Daichi has been posted by News Every TV on their official YouTube channel. Enjoy!