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    Dressage (equestrian), caring for horses, dogs, Kabuki, mathematics, philosophy and Social Mindfulness
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    The blue hoody, the same one that @rockstaryuzu ordered??
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    He is seriously fighting for something. Preparing all the different jumps. He says he wants to break something.
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    Oh is he going for 4A?
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    Hi! Watching on TV Asahi 1.
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    And he just squeaked it out! Too bad for the Axels. But otherwise a lovely skate.
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    So sorry for Jun!! I am here to cheer Sota!
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    Dear Satellites! Let's all send our reviews and rating to the Rotten Tomato - which is an important indicator of the movie/show's performance value. I sent in my review - which seems to be the only one so far. But it's only been up on the website for a couple of hours... https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/yuzuru_hanyu_ice_story_2023_gift_at_tokyo_dome
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    Hi, @JanMary I have some ideas regarding the problem of translating Japanese to English - as the direct translation totally misses out on the whole host of nuances that Yuzu is trying to express in this very round-about response regarding the collaboration with King Kohei. I know the direct translation would suggest what you are saying and you are correct from this perspective. But the way Yuzu went so far out of his way to obfuscate the response raised questions in my own mind as to why he did so, and I have my personal reflections below under the spoiler.
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    Ashura-chan - The camera work was not good today, too many out of focus/out of frame close ups. Just stick to whole body shots from different angles, forget about doing close ups because he moves too quickly and you chop up the overall rhythm and flow of the movements.
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    I love Satoko's "Ne me quitte pas". So expressive and delicate.
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    Wow, Uchimura Kohei (the Olympic gold medalist gymnast) and fellow gymnast Shirai Kenzo are attending today's show! This is according to the tweeter at the venue:
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    It is 3:30 PM here in Japan, and I could not find any stations showing Exhibition Gala live. Checked all the Fuji channels and alas, no WC2023 figure skating. Meanwhile, TV Asahi is showing Yuzu's Prologue from 6 PM. I had thought about looking at the Gala before the Prologue, but now I will turn back to Sumo - our other major national pastime (after baseball and football/soccer). PS Fuji TV is showing thoroughbred racing (there is a major spring season race today). Should have added horseracing as the other national obsession.
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    Uchimura collaboration was definitely Yuzu's initiative, and Yuzu had been talking about for a long time and on many Japanese media appearances. I enjoyed Kevin's performance qua performance, and his artistitry and musicality deserve greater opportunities to develop. Yuzu can help Kevin expand on those abilities.
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    That is exactly the point I was making: because he doesn't have to produce the event, he is not bearing the burden of direction and production, and can concentrate on just his performance. You can't expect him to be producing and performing every month! He will burn out and not have the time to recover.
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    Fully agree. Notte Stellata was his own production, and not a part of some established production like FaOI. And I believe it is his own choice to participate in SOI. This will give him chance to continue performing in front of his audience without having to expend his entire life and soul into producing his own show, which is probably very exhausting and he needs to recharge. You can also see that he loves performing with the other skaters, and it will be a chance to test out new ideas with relatively lower investment in time and energy. He has always loved skating. What made him disappointed were the travesties at the competition, and not the skating itself.
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