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Wait, black hair + black pants = PW already, no? (Ok, the hair in PW wasn't as slick as LGC, but anyway). I actually like him in white jeans + blue shirt (like that Asaichi interview). Suits him well.

Good point! Yeah I was thinking about that too - must be his. He sort of hinted it in his answers. I wonder if he continued "signing" his other costumes (maybe he hide them in more discrete places this time). Just imagine if one day his costumes get auctioned

Cross-post this from General Chat since it really fits better here. I was watching Yuzu's Asaichi interview, where they chatted about the blue bird on this R+J costume. He seems to hint that it's his designer signature (but didn't reveal it). Wonder who that might be..?

I was watching Yuzu's Asaichi interview, where they chatted about the blue bird on this R+J costume. He seems to hint that it's his designer signature (but didn't reveal it). Wonder who that might be..? Edit: I'm cross-posting on the Costume thread, so as to not distract the passionate chat about 3A/4A/new rules etc that follows...

Love to! But my Japanese is only N3... Are there native speakers who's willing to edit? (I could try transcribing, have a first stab, and then someone edit...?) Feel like we could do a separate thread on these, with all the N3 Japanese learners together on board? Btw, I'm amazed at how you guys manage to get great tweets, pics etc... I wouldn't know where to find these. Thanks so much!

Erm... could you give me some context? (Mount Irene? Paprika? Is there something I'm seriously missing in the fandom?) (Newbie sorry )

Love this. (But the logistics of it is impossible though). Don't worry - I'm sure that this is not the last time Yuzu is holding a charity auction. And hopefully in the second time Yahoo (or whoever's doing the auction) would learn from this experience.

No that wouldn't work - given how they can't defend a few trolls, what's going to happen with everyone's credit card information? Sorry to revive this auction discussion. I could feel everyone's kuyashii~, and of course, you are totally right, these trolls are heartless idiots. But honestly they just increased attention to the auction. As I said above, serious people/groups will bid at the very end. Just think of Yuzuru - he always has a great comeback. I'm sure it will turn out well (barring technological disasters from Yahoo, like, the auction page get hacked or shuts down... )

Lucky you! I was in Europe at the time. I can only kick myself for not discovering him early, otherwise I would have come to Helsinki. I bet you didn't sleep after his free though. I know - can't wait! I watched the Olympic free on B.ESP. They didn't even show the plush ceremony, just cut the line right after Shoma's score. What a scandal! I spent a good half an hour searching for fluff streams before giving up.

I should add, the fact that Yahoo get trolled so badly says something about their cybersecurity. Becareful when you're on Yahoo everyone. (Browse in private, if you buy stuff with credit card, do check your billing etc etc). As an industry insider I know that Yahoo isn't as invested in these sort of issues compared to Google, banks etc. But boy, they need an actual professional CS team behind this, not something quaint like "send an email if you want to bid"... @Hydroblade Yeah totally. I stayed up all night watching Pyeongchang (both short and free). It started at like... 2AM.... (!!) I was so nervous for both the short and the free that I couldn't enjoy his performance, and had to watch it again afterwards, when I was more calm... Happy to be part of the clan!

Anyway, about that auction. I'm an academic by trade (and happen to research on... auctions), so I can tell you that all this trolling will not deter experienced, true bidders. By "true" I mean they really want to buy it and have the money in the millions of yens, "experienced" means they are reasonable, logical people. So this would include big organizations, museums, trusts etc... -- those that probably do make up a portion of those high bidders. There is some psychology going on in bidding, yes. But in these ascending auctions, the best strategy is to submit your bid once, and that bid is your true price (ie: the maximum of how much you want to pay). Since if you win, you only pay the price of the second bid, therefore, there is no harm in submitting your true price. For these timed online auction, only the last day matter. True bidders won't care about it so much until the last 30 minutes. So it's probably all trolls now.

Hi everyone, After lurking for a week here I became convinced about the good vibe of this community. So happy to join! I discovered Yuzuru right before the Pyeongchang (one of those articles on "who to watch out for in the Olympic games"). I've always had a soft spot for good athletes (being a former athlete myself). The week before Pyeongchang, I was watching him for *hours* everyday. I caught up with all of his interviews, performances, gala etc. The thing is, I'm totally not the emotional type. Until Yuzuru, I never understood the word "inspired" or "moved", really. The most crazy thing is that Yuzuru literally changed my life. Seeing him enjoy himself so much made me envious! So I asked myself: why aren't I having that much fun in my work? This has set off a transformative journey, and now my life is so much more fulfilling. . My story could have been replaced by the poster story for religious converts, and it would resonate with many. Yuzuru is the closest thing to God - really.