Yuzuru Hanyu

[DizzyFrenchie]

Apparently they just started accepting advance pre-orders for Couture on Ice on Friday May 22 at 00:00 JST.
Plus another gorgeous photo was revealed. These pics are just soo beautiful!

I'm rather surprised though, that while crediting Costume Maker Satomi Ito, they don't credit Photographer Toru Yaguchi?

They opened online orders... and pretty well immediately had such a surge that the computers had problems! People really really want this book

There are bonuses too, along with the first print: a framed piece of lace identical to that of the costume, and a video, I suppose with a QR code (I suppose too, that this one may well be also available with the possible reprints); and for those ordering through the OTONARI online shop (which I don't know at all, I had never heard about it and I don't know if one can order through them from abroad), there's an invitation ticket for the exhibition:

https://x.com/CoutureOnIce_tv/status/2057476518020817144

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Pianist Shinya Kiyozuka is releasing a new album, Kiyo-Logue, and will have a talk about Schumann and Brahms; in anticipation of this talk. its soundtrack can be downloaded, which includes the Brahms Ballade he played for Yuzuru Hanyu's Echoes of Life:

https://x.com/8246nyan/status/2056991457454784971

https://x.com/sudasudaawawa/status/2057078712731078765

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

The post by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, noticing that Yuzuru Hanyu had been voted sixth most important Male Athlete in the Century by Sports Journalists of "the whole World" on the occasion of the Centenary of the AIPS during Paris Olympic Games, has reached five million views, which may be their most viewed post ever?

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This post was forwarding that of the AIPS itself announcing the result, which is very near a million views, also I believe, their most viewed post ever:

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[DizzyFrenchie]

Less nice, Yuzuru Hanyu has warned on his official Twitter account, of a new impersonator on FaceBook, and recalled that he had only three official Social Media accounts (apart of course of the shows accounts), on Twitter, Instagram and Youtube:

https://x.com/YUZURUofficial_/status/2057275261167759441

Here's a screen capture of this new fake account:

https://x.com/mimotomomon/status/1987481265310998620

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Today is, for phonetic reasons, the egg dish day in Japan:

ねこまさむね (@nekomasamunecom) on X

きょう５月２２日は０５（たまご）２２（ニワトリ ニワトリ）で「たまご料理の日」だそうです　みなさんの好きな卵料理は何ですか　#たまご料理の日 https://t.co/k0bH2NXoPc

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From left to right and up to down, NekoMasamune cosplayed as an omelette nigiri sushi, tamago kake gohan (raw egg on rice), pudding and Japanese omelette; the second and third are among Yuzuru Hanyu's preferred dishes.

Edit: here's a little collection of extracts of the Tetsuko's Room broadcast three years ago, we can see him eating pudding about 0:45 in the video:

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[Magill]

More info on Couture on Ice coming from Toru Yaguchi who photographed it.

 

[Magill]

And here's even more detailed extract of info from Toru Yaguchi's Instagram Live on shooting the amazing pics for Couture on Ice photobook!

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

I don't remember having seen this behind-the-scenes of a previous photo shoot with Toru Yaguchi, for ESSE (the red apple one), I got the impression that it had been released on the occasion of the announcement of the photo book with Satomi Ito but I may be wrong:
https://x.com/mikekurocha/status/2057228229321297937

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

There has been, or has been announced, a TV broadcast about the author of the Lego construction showing The Great Wave as in Hokusai's woodblock print, which was exhibited at the Boston Fine Art Museum; we can see behind the glass box, the photograph of Yuzuru Hanyu by Mika Ninagawa which was also exhibited there:
https://x.com/starfishh127/status/2056561113693872567

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Singer Taisei Miyakawa (Miya), a friend of Yuzuru Hanyu who skated to his songs Raison d'être and Last Ambient, has a pop-up shop this weekend in Sendai (then he's heading to Tokyo until July); Yuzuru Hanyu "of course" sent him a big bouquet:

https://x.com/My_kwk_N/status/2058047249683517474

Here's the Instagram version:

宮川大聖/みやかわくん on Instagram: "Etra Lab. 仙台 お昼休憩中のんびりご飯を食べてたら とんでもないサプライズが… 兄さんいつもありがとうございます…😭 𝑳‌𝑶‌𝑽‌𝑬⁡ ⁡ #Etrarium #EtraLab #羽生結弦"

21K likes, 80 comments - my_kwk_n on May 22, 2026: "Etra Lab. 仙台 お昼休憩中のんびりご飯を食べてたら とんでもないサプライズが… 兄さんいつもありがとうございます…😭 𝑳‌𝑶‌𝑽‌𝑬⁡ ⁡ #Etrarium #EtraLab #羽生結弦".

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Among the merchandise, a perfume is called Sendai!
I hope that they can meet in person!

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

It seems that Photographer Taichi Kaizuka is now holding monthly Instagram Live events?
As he's just appeared as a guest in his colleague Toru Yaguchi's own Instagram Live today, he's going to skip this month:

https://x.com/taichi_kaizuka/status/2058036819720327617

The link provided doesn't seem to work anymore?

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

It doesn't look impressive at first sight, but for a mere interview between a Singer and a Figure Skater over a collaboration, posted over a year ago, that people still watch it is quite uncommon, the interview between Yuzuru Hanyu and Kenshi Yonezu has reached 2.6 million views:

https://x.com/chocolatkeith/status/2058216890154283028

Here's the video:

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[DizzyFrenchie]

Actually their two most viewed videos in common have also reached milestones which I forgot to post about, I'm remiss. The Bow & Arrow Musical Video has passed 37 million views on May 12th and is now in the 37.3 million views, nearing 500 thousand likes:

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As to the Short Program version, it passed 14.5 million views three days ago, nearing 270 thousand likes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcza_Do4IoY

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

May 24th was the anniversary of Date Masamune's death (he founded Sendai), this is why it's also Datemaki day, in spite of these rolls been chiefly eaten for New Year:

https://x.com/nekomasamunecom/status/2058320261863420267

https://x.com/nekomasamunecom/status/2058201284151222539

 

[Magill]

Front and back covers of Yuzuru-dedicated Kiss&Cry Special Edition - Stage 5 have been revealed and are gorgeous. Full gallery of pics from The First Skate, Notte Stellata 2026 and Realive inside.
Goes on sale on June 1.

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Front and back covers of Yuzuru-dedicated Kiss&Cry Special Edition - Stage 5 have been revealed and are gorgeous. Full gallery of pics from The First Skate, Notte Stellata 2026 and Realive inside.
Goes on sale on June 1.

I see that they too resort to encouraging fans to buy several issues to get several posters... It's hard to blame them... Ideally, redundant issues would end on hairdressers' and dentists' magazine tables...

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

I'm still trying to catch up on fanart but I just can't? I'm just on a little past slice but it's still too much, too beautiful...
I had neglected the Shorts looks in the previous page, so here it is:

https://x.com/mLqOlWcE64fFBSc/status/2055789291335557509

I generally fail to post doll fanart, here I'm posting this Prequel with Kaku because they're made of chenille yarn? Caterpillar metallic-core thread? I don't know how it's called in English:

https://x.com/Cherryyuzu1207/status/2056366269809721585

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

In this slice of fanart, there's still quite a lot of White Peacock, here I don't know what Haru-chan is saying:

https://x.com/OVlIriU8AwCZkM4/status/2056357037421081087

There was also a number of reaction to Yuzuru Hanyu's interview with khb, here Yappei from NHK doesn't seem happy of Yuzuru Hanyu's interaction with Guriri from khb:

https://x.com/kirika_0818/status/2056343532009623582

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

But overall it was Masquerade Matsuri and I feel completely criminal for choosing only two among all these wonders:

https://x.com/LibertanewLife/status/2056549677814984998

https://x.com/lisashibu2026/status/2056570409672401390

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

I didn't know this angle of Yuzuru Hanyu's Delayed Single Axel during Gala Practice in Beijing, here retweeted by Runrun8383 who says that she could watch it forever, how relatable:

https://x.com/runrun8383/status/2056048881771925654