cinemacoconut Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 4 hours ago, micaelis said: I've been thinking about Yuzu's future but also about the future of his reputation. Despite the fact that he has fans in all parts of the world, up to now the bulk of his fans have been Japanese or skating fans. I think that's about to change. Why? Blame it on Pooh. The Poohvalanches have been mentioned in virtually all the articles and shown in virtually all the news videos, but what's important here is that to those unfamiliar with figure skating all those Poohs descending onto the ice make Yuzu instantly memorable. There is no other athlete in any sport who gets that treatment from the fans out there. Pooh makes Yuzu also instantly COOL (and I'm not talking about ice here). I have a strong feeling that there are legions of new fans of Yuzu hitting the internet to find out all they can about Yuzu. It doesn't hurt that according to one commentator Yuzu has boy-band good looks. Nor does it hurt that Yuzu has through the years had some bad hurts of the body and also one dramatic hurt of the soul, his experience of the earthquake, setbacks that make his life memorable. Add to this the fact that those researchers are also learning that Yuzu may be the the greatest skater ever. The result is that Yuzu has a biography tailor-made for a bio-pic. With the expansion of his fan-base that's ongoing I'm sure there must be some Hollywood or Japanese producers looking at Yuzu's life and thinking it would do well on the multiplex screen. I can see such a film being made, beginning with his experience of the earthquake and ending with the second Olympic gold achieved with the high drama of coming back from a serious injury and the Olympics being his first competition in nearly four months. I wouldn't be surprised to see Yuzu's face on the cover of People. He's certainly photogenic enough and the breadth and passion of his fans make Yuzu more than a sports phenomenon, actually more like a rockstar. The American teenage girls magazines might also show interest (although Yuzu will probably need to shed his shirt for some of the photos}. In short, I think we are seeing Yuzu's reputation transitioning from a Japanese and figure skating context to a global celebrity context. It doesn't hurt that virtually all of Yuzu's competitions are available on YouTube, many with several different commentators. He's got far more YouTube coverage than any other figure skater. All in all I think Yuzu's days of relative obscurity in Toronto might be coming to an end. Yuzu's just been put on the paparazzi hit list. One final comment - I think it quite possible that when Yuzu retires the skating rink in Sendai he started out with will be renamed after him. When he lands a 4A in competition it will make international headlines!! I also wnt him to skate to Lala land soundtrack or michael jackson so that he will become as famous as Stephen Curry haha Link to comment
MrPudding Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 just a heads up that the FCCJ press con is starting in 4 minutes Link to comment
Forcefield Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Just now, MrPudding said: just a heads up that the FCCJ press con is starting in 4 minutes Just when I decided that I was going to sleep. What is sleep? Link to comment
WinForPooh Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I wonder if being a Fanyu could be a paid gig because my actual paid gigs are suffering from me being a fanyu. Link to comment
MrPudding Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Forcefield said: Just when I decided that I was going to sleep. What is sleep? its 4am for me Link to comment
yuzuangel Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 minute ago, MrPudding said: oww taking care not to injure his ankle Link to comment
souyouki Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 minute ago, yuzuangel said: oww taking care not to injure his ankle He hopped on his left foot Link to comment
SparkleSalad Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 11 minutes ago, MrPudding said: just a heads up that the FCCJ press con is starting in 4 minutes Thank you. Link to comment
WinForPooh Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Does anybody have anything on the youtube stream now? I've got nothing. Link to comment
MrPudding Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Just now, WinForPooh said: Does anybody have anything on the youtube stream now? I've got nothing. still waiting.. Link to comment
ralucutzagy Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 minute ago, WinForPooh said: Does anybody have anything on the youtube stream now? I've got nothing. Me too ... it says waiting for Link to comment
freeyafanfan Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 12 minutes ago, Forcefield said: Just when I decided that I was going to sleep. What is sleep? we don't recognize them in the life of fanyus Link to comment
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