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Jumpei Tainaka, who photographed Yuzu for Pirouette magazine, is currently holding an exhibition in Japan. A Japanese fan shared a thread of the talked she had with him about the photo session. Machine translation: After visiting JUMPEI TAINAKA’s photo exhibition yesterday, I had him sign my copy of Piruetto (Piruette) which he shot the cover for. He was very friendly, and he said: “I’m grateful. The moment I posted that photo, I got reactions from all over the world, and it made me incredibly happy.” When I asked him how he photographed Hanyu-kun, he said: “I told him that I usually take a lot of dark photos, while his photos are usually pretty bright, so this time I told him I was going to shoot him really dark. He’s smart, so he understood what I meant right away. For the shoot, I projected my monochrome water photos—they’re kind of dark, even ominous—onto him with a projector. He immediately got the idea and acted like a main character who’s sort of a villain. There are also some unreleased shots from the session, but he came out looking like a villainous heel[1] and yet still the protagonist. The one that I shot in a more portrait-like way at that time is the cover photo.” He continued: “During Echoes of Life, I got to take photos while being allowed to exist as a traveller within his world, and when I posted those in monochrome they went viral, and he liked that shot of his back. This time, he stepped into my world. The moment I posted that photo, people all over the world reacted, saying it was something they’d never seen before, it was incredible.” Tainaka-san, who says he wants to go beyond the surface and capture someone’s inner depths, creates black-and-white photos so three-dimensional and vivid that you can almost see color in them; they speak directly to the deepest parts of the heart. At the Higashi-Nakano venue, you can also see the projector and the water images he used when photographing Hanyu-kun. [1] The term "heel" refers to a character who plays the role of the "villain" or "antagonist" in stories, plays, movies, and TV dramas . The word originates from the English word "heel" and is an expression that originated in the world of professional wrestling. Heels are primarily the antagonists of the main character (babyface), and are important characters who add excitement to the story. In Japan, this term is not only used in professional wrestling, but also in dramas, movies, anime, and even real-life human relationships.

He will never stop dancing. Ever. But I love how they look after each other and think about each other and look forward to their future together. JK cooking for Namjoon and even having his books there whether or not he was reading them or not just beside the point, he had them there to make them feel comfortable. I call that love.💜 Real brother loving friends love.

JK cooked for Namjoon 🥹. Think of all the times when they were younger when Namjoon must have had to be there for JK.... and now when things are high-pressure and Namjoon is clearly feeling it, JK can cook for him (looks like at JK's house, too) and cheer him up... my heart is so full

This thread is taking me out! Hate train ARMYs must be our strongest soldiers because wtf... please read all the replies for a chuckle

Beautiful. Thank you for making this. I had tears in my eyes!

MERCI

Started this a long time ago and finally was able to finish it recently! It's a love letter to Yuzu's competitive career from 2004-2022.

Hoping for safety of everyone in earthquake and tsunami affected areas. Please keep safe and hope that you have an emergency supply bag ready and can get to evacuation centre easily.

Happy (belated) Birthday Yuzu, and also, please stay safe! I just saw that there is a tsunami evacuation warning for Izumi prefecture in Sendai City. Hopefully everyone can avoid the danger and this will pass safely.

Tae was live! 🐯🐯🐯

I think we forget that most of the time, their actions/reactions stem from what they see on the Korean side of the fandom (unfortunately) and don't see what I-ARMYs think or say. It is what it is. Namjoon obviously had some conversations yesterday after the life with some of the guys. Maybe they worried about how everything came across, and it caused Namjoon to come online today to write that post? Who knows. His thoughts and emotions are sometimes all over the place, and he overthinks everything way too much. It's never a simple thing for him, which drives me crazy tbh.

Army's really made Anpanman chart Nr1 on the US itunes charts (I think it was itunes). This is amazing. But pretty sure Army's had not wanted Namjoon to apologize for worrying us with his live.....sigh. What did he read that he thought he needs to offer an apology?! The letter that was spread was so well written, it didn't even hint that he worried us. It's a letter of comfort, not worry......I kind of want to know what's going on in Namjoon's head.

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* 2022.11.04 Source: https://www.sankei.com/article/20221104-BW3DCKDPBZLJBMTRVHWUC2ZVSA/ Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20221104122048/https://www.sankei.com/article/20221104-BW3DCKDPBZLJBMTRVHWUC2ZVSA/ Yuzuru Hanyu kicks off his first solo show with ‘SEIMEI.’ Source: https://www.sankei.com/article/20221104-SRITLWRHGBL4PECVISWEUTWCTU/ Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20221104133107/https://www.sankei.com/article/20221104-SRITLWRHGBL4PECVISWEUTWCTU/ "The Prologue of the Story That Is About to Begin" – Yuzuru Hanyu Q&A

A Fanyu ordered a happy birthday dance from a dance company. Such a creative birthday wish!

The competition program boys are talking about who should give the birthday cake to Yuzu. Then, Nova, the new professional program boy, shows up. The competition boys welcome him, and Haru-chan gives him a pudding to eat. The boys decide to let Nova present the birthday cake to Yuzu.

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* 2023.01.04 Part 6: https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQD84RWYQCKUTQP00C.html Video: https://planethanyu.com/video/view/2721-asahi-shimbun-gift-exclusive-interview-part-5-final/ Yuzuru Hanyu: "A gift that lets me say that my program exists" Talking about the new show "GIFT" - The final chapter JP text: