Yuzuru Hanyu Cheer Thread

[Wynter]

Kose set up a booth with AR of Yuzu during China International Export Expo 2024 (5-10 Nov 2024).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853759425133375587

New magazine cover featuring GUCCI for December 2024.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1854796685966557359

Echoes of Life will have live broadcast for the 7th and 9th December by TV Asahi.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1855795330320675216

Yuzu was included in he list of "Asia-Pacific Leaders Under 30 in 2024"
"The list recognizes entrepreneurial leaders & industry elites who have made unique contributions to the economic development & social progress of Asia-Pacific region."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1858016456346316996

 

[Wynter]

New 6-page interview with Toyo Keizai magazine (business magazine)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1859147927685591141

Yuzu is now the brand ambassador for Haier and Aqua (home appliances) Japan.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1859431546861781009

 

[On My Own]

No one came in and posted his programs to game music? He has good taste in JRPGs.

 

[Wynter]

No one came in and posted his programs to game music? He has good taste in JRPGs.

Just returned from Japan and haven't got the time for posting anything yet.

I have a really great time this time! I enjoyed Echoes of Life and hope to be back to watch it again.

Really love the Utai IV Reawakening program and Mass Destruction:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1865420264588312715

https://twitter.com/x/status/1867948043137679419

I also found the classical music medley and Ballade no 1 progression to be nerve wrecking:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1865618897329959105

Love the Eclipse/blue and Stteiner's Gate Aesthetics on Ice as well, but it seems there is no video of the Eclipse/blue part available yet.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/comments/1haatub/yuzuru_hanyu_gate_of_steiner_aesthetics_on_ice

I don't know how Yuzu does it, but his ice show production keeps getting better and better. I initially thought it will be hard to top RE_PRAY, but I was wrong.

 

[On My Own]

Hope you had a great time @Wynter

 

[Wynter]

Hope you had a great time @Wynter

Thank you. I truly enjoy the trip this time. The weather's nice, Saitama Super Arena is a very convenient place for events, and I got many cute things.

 

[On My Own]

Thank you. I truly enjoy the trip this time. The weather's nice, Saitama Super Arena is a very convenient place for events, and I got many cute things.

Did he do Haru yo Koi again?

 

[Wynter]

Did he do Haru yo Koi again?

No Haru this time. Most of the programs are new for this show. Here's the set list:

1. First Pulse (Original composition for the show)
2. First Cry ~Meguri (From Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki)
3. Utai IV - Reawakening (From Ghost in the Shell)
4. Mass Destruction - Reload (From Persona 3)
5. Piano Medley:

- Piano Pieces Op. 118: No.3, Ballade in G Minor (Brahms)​

- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No 2, Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847 (Bach)​

- Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K141 (Scarlatti)​

- 12 Studies Op.25: No. 12 in C Minor "Ocean" (Chopin)​

- 12 Studies Op.10: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor "Torrent" (Chopin)​

6. Ballade no 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 (Chopin)
7. Goliath (Moppy Sound, Available on his YT channel)
8 Aqua's Journey (Moppy Sound, Available on his YT channel)
9. Eclipse/Blue (Nosaj Thing)
10. Gate of Steiner (From Steiner's Gate)
11. Danny Boy (Keith Jarret)
12. The Poem of Everyone's Soul (From Persona 3)

For Encore:
1. Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams)
2. Day 1 and 3 Ashura Chan (Ado), Day 2 Megalovania
3. Seimei

 

[Wynter]

Yuzu recently got interviewed by KHB. Here's some snippets of his cute interaction with Guriri, the mascot.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875735925726265431

Upcoming interview with TV Asahi on 26/1:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875726663268381058

Echoes of Life Hiroshima (5/1) got live streamed in Shanghai too. Here's the TV report from the event. The venue is so cool.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1876615803166151142

The guest star for Notte Stellata 2025 is Mansai Nomura!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1872477544760709243

 

[Sylvia]

30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu by By Mai Yoshikawa (Jan. 11, 2025):

30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu

The two-time Olympic champion exited the competitive arena in 2022. His overall career goal — to make spectators say 'wow' — has not changed.

www.japantimes.co.jp

 

[Alilou]

30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu by By Mai Yoshikawa (Jan. 11, 2025):

30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu

The two-time Olympic champion exited the competitive arena in 2022. His overall career goal — to make spectators say 'wow' — has not changed.

www.japantimes.co.jp

It's a lovely interview. There's one photo where I suddenly thought Oh! He's a man! Mostly I think of him as some other-worldly sprite or elf - passionate and talented, but not quite of the same world as the rest of us.

 

[On My Own]

“Critics might agree that I’m making good art in the figure skating genre, but I want to impress people who are familiar with other forms of art like music, opera, dance and drama. In order to do that, I have to improve my aesthetic sense by understanding and appreciating art.”

Hey good for him! He knows that what passes for art in skating isn't really art. I support him trying to improve on that.

 

[Wynter]

Hey good for him! He knows that what passes for art in skating isn't really art. I support him trying to improve on that.

He is. I think this program is one of his tries.

 

[On My Own]

I appreciate the attempt, and I'm happy at him saying he doesn't watch competitions. Because, you know, there's no real point in that, and he's right that it's very rigid in terms of what it demands, and what it leaves open to possibility.

I'm going to be honest with you though, I just don't know if the ice is the most interesting visual medium. There are some things he does that can only happen on the ice, and he does them fantastically. There's a wonderful spin in the middle of that video, and there's that slide he does. But I just don't know that if someone wants to seriously pursue the arts, then I'd tell them that they should try their hand at figure skating, even recreationally. You want to vary your glide, well you need to position your body a certain way and engage certain muscles. You want to vary your speed, same. That limits everything quite a bit, because ultimately just standing there doing dance moves is not impressive skating-wise.

Still, if he wants, he can do it. He has the right idea of it, that's what's impressive to me, and maybe my mind will change on figure skating as an art form because of something he does one day.

 

[Wynter]

I appreciate the attempt, and I'm happy at him saying he doesn't watch competitions. Because, you know, there's no real point in that, and he's right that it's very rigid in terms of what it demands, and what it leaves open to possibility.

I'm going to be honest with you though, I just don't know if the ice is the most interesting visual medium. There are some things he does that can only happen on the ice, and he does them fantastically. There's a wonderful spin in the middle of that video, and there's that slide he does. But I just don't know that if someone wants to seriously pursue the arts, then I'd tell them that they should try their hand at figure skating, even recreationally. You want to vary your glide, well you need to position your body a certain way and engage certain muscles. You want to vary your speed, same. That limits everything quite a bit, because ultimately just standing there doing dance moves is not impressive skating-wise.

Still, if he wants, he can do it. He has the right idea of it, that's what's impressive to me, and maybe my mind will change on figure skating as an art form because of something he does one day.

Since you're being honest with me, I'll also be honest with you. What I like from this program is not the skating. I like the "message" on it (and the way he deliver it). I understand your points, though. When he first did Ashura-Chan he was criticized by some because they don't think it is a skating program.

If he abandons the ice completely it could save lots of money on the production cost. I don't think he'll do it though, at least for now.

 

[On My Own]

Since you're being honest with me, I'll also be honest with you. What I like from this program is not the skating. I like the "message" on it (and the way he deliver it). I understand your points, though. When he first did Ashura-Chan he was criticized by some because they don't think it is a skating program.

If he abandons the ice completely it could save lots of money on the production cost. I don't think he'll do it though, at least for now.

Oh, mine is not really directed at him, as such, it's more just me not thinking an ice rink can really do what someone wants artistically. So it's more criticizing figure skating as an art form.

I'm sure as he puts more and more effort over time, it will look closer to what he wants it to look as, and closer to other art forms. That's okay, art is a lifelong process.

I'd watched Ashura-Chan It's very early stage, I would say. The recent link you gave me is much better. Some times you make a fool out of yourself, it is what it is

 

[Wynter]

Oh, mine is not really directed at him, as such, it's more just me not thinking an ice rink can really do what someone wants artistically. So it's more criticizing figure skating as an art form.

I'm sure as he puts more and more effort over time, it will look closer to what he wants it to look as, and closer to other art forms. That's okay, art is a lifelong process.

I'd watched Ashura-Chan It's very early stage, I would say. The recent link you gave me is much better. Some times you make a fool out of yourself, it is what it is

I understand that. It is just that I don't think Yuzu will abandon skating to pursue such ideals since he has skated almost his whole life.

Ashura-Chan is a great program for fan service though.

 

[On My Own]

Ashura-Chan is a great program for fan service though.

He does look hot, could do without the tie though.

Was the best looking guy in the top 6 at Beijing.

 

[Fairuza]

I understand that. It is just that I don't think Yuzu will abandon skating to pursue such ideals since he has skated almost his whole life.

Ashura-Chan is a great program for fan service though.

Do you happen to have a link to any Mass Destruction video? I thought this where the visuals are just stunning.

 

[Wynter]

Do you happen to have a link to any Mass Destruction video? I thought this where the visuals are just stunning.

I linked the Saitama ones on my previous post, but I can upload the ones from Hiroshima later. I prefer the Hiroshima ones.

Mass Destruction

 

[skatfan]

Yuzu’s vision and production values are so at higher than anything else that we’ve seen. Just amazing! I never thought I could see something that was this high level.

 

[Wynter]

Yuzu’s vision and production values are so at higher than anything else that we’ve seen. Just amazing! I never thought I could see something that was this high level.

Some fans are worried he won't get profit from his Ice Stories thus they are buying more merchandise to help with the production cost.

 

[Wynter]

I haven't posted about this yet.

The final (non encore) program in the show uses The Poem of Every Human's Soul. In the program, Yuzu interacted with all the doors, and he did one specific choreography from a program before entering the door.

This fan made an edit to highlight the choreography.

 

[On My Own]

Yuzu’s vision and production values are so at higher than anything else that we’ve seen. Just amazing! I never thought I could see something that was this high level.

It's an entire light show.

 

[On My Own]

I haven't posted about this yet.

The final (non encore) program in the show uses The Poem of Every Human's Soul. In the program, Yuzu interacted with all the doors, and he did one specific choreography from a program before entering the door.

This fan made an edit to highlight the choreography.

Waiiiiit I'm crying he really used this music too?

So many memories in the velvet room

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

 

[Wynter]

It's an entire light show.

Waiiiiit I'm crying he really used this music too?

So many memories in the velvet room

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

I'll show you the animation part. There's a segment in Echoes called as Aerith's Church (Final Fantasy VII) scene.

 

[On My Own]

Did he say why he went for Persona? The game's theme is rather interesting.

 

[Wynter]

Did he say why he went for Persona? The game's theme is rather interesting.

He hasn't explained about it yet. I hope he will during the interview with Shuzo on the 26th.

This is the VCR "Aerith" part:

@Fairuza this is the MassDes. I couldn't cut it cleanly though, so there are some parts from the previous VCR.

 

[On My Own]

My only "criticism" for the velvet room skate is that he should dress up as Elizabeth go full waifu

The Aerith is neat! Good for him for living every gamer geek's fantasy

 

[Wynter]

My only "criticism" for the velvet room skate is that he should dress up as Elizabeth go full waifu

The Aerith is neat! Good for him for living every gamer geek's fantasy

Yuzu is living every gamer’s geek fantasy, other gamer geeks are happy Yuzu uses Persona and Steiner’s Gate, and Fanyus have to catch up to this new knowledge by discussing the games with their geek husband/son/daughter.