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  On 9/7/2020 at 9:27 PM, LadyLou said:

yep:67638860:  FS fandom is a small world after all:biggrin:

 

one more thing to be happy about after watching Yuzu live:

now I can read all those replies in that thread and go "YES EXACTLY!:tumblr_inline_mm2wbaeqQM1qz4rgp::tumblr_inline_mm2wbaeqQM1qz4rgp::tumblr_inline_mm2wbaeqQM1qz4rgp:  and also FLEX a bit that YES I got the honor of watching him live instead of getting all envious :68468287: (though I still envy those of you who've watched him more than once argh:13877886:)

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and I envy his coaches who get to see him skate all the time....not gonna lie, if tickets were available for his daily practices at TCC I'd buy them.

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  On 9/8/2020 at 2:43 AM, rockstaryuzu said:

and I envy his coaches who get to see him skate all the time....not gonna lie, if tickets were available for his daily practices at TCC I'd buy them.

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Every day.  I love watching his practices and run-throughs, in his black workout gear, almost more than the actual competition.  Seeing 3A's and 4T's over and over and over.  Heaven.

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I heard most of the people who have seen Yuzuru for the first time react like "Oh, he really exists!"  So did I :confused0066:

 

I like this video used to be on YouTube.  The music and lyrics are really good and it suits Yuzuru.

青い春 Aoi Haru (Blue Spring) is a poetic expression of 青春 Seishun (Youth)

 

 

Lyrics of Aoi Haru:

https://www.jpopasia.com/backnumber/lyrics/331772/encore-アンコール/aoi-haru-青い春/

 

Rough translation by me - sorry for my lack of poetic genius :smiley-scared003:

 

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  On 9/8/2020 at 2:38 PM, SuzyQ said:

I heard most of the people who have seen Yuzuru for the first time react like "Oh, he really exists!"  So did I :confused0066:

 

I like this video used to be on YouTube.  The music and lyrics are really good and it suits Yuzuru.

青い春 Aoi Haru (Blue Spring) is a poetic expression of 青春 Seishun (Youth)

 

 

Lyrics of Aoi Haru:

https://www.jpopasia.com/backnumber/lyrics/331772/encore-アンコール/aoi-haru-青い春/

 

Rough translation by me - sorry for my lack of poetic genius :smiley-scared003:

 

With just what we've been taught.

It is still left undone.

Calculations should’ve been correct.

Even if being squeezed into the box,

Even on a creaky rail,

Heading into tomorrow undauntedly.

 

While dancing.

Even if crawling on the stage

Where I should spread my wings

I’ve been a puppet to dance

I knew it since before

And yet, still, you know

Just keep on dancing

I'm struggling to stay alive.

No such thing as an ideal future is prepared.

But I’m still longing for

Ah the light, the light.

 

Adding up “who cares” recently

Not because I'm grown up.

Maybe those who don’t like

Our overthinking may be mixing and

Discharging something odd

In the air.

 

While dancing,

Even if crawling on the stage

Where I should spread my wings

I’ve been a puppet to dance

I knew it since before.

And yet, still, you know

Just keep on dancing

I'm struggling to stay alive.

I don't see anywhere a ship

directed to the answer, but

I'm not running away,

Just keep on dancing,

Knowing it's not the right rhythm.

 

Dreaming and being overwhelmed

Getting up, yearning, wandering around again

Feeling I have understood myself

Being lost there again.

Such a dance called Blue Spring.

 

While dancing,

Even if crawling on the stage

Where I should spread my wings

I’ve been a puppet to dance

I knew it since before.

And yet, still, you know

Just keep on dancing

I'm struggling to stay alive.

No such thing as an ideal future is prepared.

But I’m still longing for

The days wrapped in dazzling light

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Nice video and nice song. I remember Yuzu once said that he often listened to back number's "スーパースターになったら" ("When I become a superstar"). It was before Sochi. Wonder if he had been listening to this song as well.

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  On 9/8/2020 at 8:32 AM, CaroSkate said:

I enjoy practices too as I usually get too nervous to fully enjoy his skating during competition.

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I can really understand that.:nod2:

Saw him for the first time at GPF-2019 and could "only" come to the Free skate and Gala, but not to the practice sessions.
My memory of him sets in as he enters the arena, I thought: "gosh, his costume sparkles so much, like fireworks".

After that, blackout:embSwan:.......and my memory only starts again when the Pooh-storm started.

So, I'm so happy that I saw him, but if I could do it again, it will definitely be in such a way that I could see the practices, because my nerves get in the way too much during the competition.

 

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  On 9/1/2020 at 8:22 PM, barbara said:

One my my very favorite compilation videos is chock full of quotes, though only one in English at the very end. I had forgotten that he is mostly speaking Japanese and that it has subtitles-maybe because I've watched it so many times, and also typed out, for myself, the translations.  I don't know if it's all from an interview attached with Continue with Wings, but others might know where the audio comes from and, possibly, offer up their own translations. Wonderful stuff.

 

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 Because I found some Yuzu's comments I loved, I searched the sources of these quotes. I could find half of the sources in the Documentaries and Miscellaneous Media (2006-2019) thread made by @kaeryth, so I believe many people have seen them with different subtitles or translations sometime somewhere. However, many of the quotes are linked with old videos that are fun to revisit, so let me share here.
I numbered the quotes in order of appearance. The descriptions of some of the sources are very long as they include transcriptions and translations, so I am going to put them in the spoilers.

 

1. “I would face the process of realizing my dream seriously”

Original: “その夢までの期間をすごい大事にしたいなと思っています”

10. "Because it is the stage of dreams, the reality of getting there, the path of getting there, I think I should take it seriously step by step."

Original: “まあ夢の舞台だからこそ、本当に…まあそれまでの現実というか、それまでの道のりを、本当に一つ一つ大事にしていきたいなと思っています。”

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2. ”Because I believe what I move these issues beyond the past, the scene ahead is absolutely beautiful. So I am happy right now. In fact, the training is very hard, although I think the present situation is very strict, but I will happily face it and continue to work hard.”

Original: “だからそれをちゃんと乗り越えられた時にある先の景色っていうのは絶対いいはずだと僕は信じているからこそ、楽しいなって思えるし、まあ実際練習はしんどいんですけど、ものすごくきつい状況に立たされてると思いますけど、でもそれを楽しんでいけるくらい頑張っていきたいなと思ってます。”

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3. “For the sake of this dream, we must go through innumerable trials and hardships.”

Original: “実現するために苦労がたくさん必要だなって思えるようなものでした。”

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4.  “I feel I have been fearless. In any case, if I can overcome that, what else I can't?”

Original: “まあ、あんまり怖いものはなくなったかなと思います。どんな環境においても、あれを乗り越えたから「ま、どうにでもなるんじゃねえ?」って。”

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5. "I love pressure. I love on the edge of cliff. A-ho."

Original: “プレッシャー大好き、崖っぷち大好き、ヤッホーイ。”

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6. "I believe that by focusing on what I should do, the road ahead can be opened up naturally."

Original: “自分がすべきことを集中してやっていけば、自ずと道は開かれてくると信じているので。”

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7. “In order for tomorrow's self to standing tall back to who you are today, I 'm gonna take care of every single day.”

Original: “明日の自分が今の自分を見たら胸張っていられるように、そんな今を過ごし続けたいなという風に思ってます。

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8.   "There is no such thing as night without a dawn," "I've been waiting for the dawn to come"

Original: “それがあるから絶対幸せが来るんだって” ”明けない夜はない

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9.  "Be clear on your steps, see what can you achieve right now"

Original: 自分の足元をしっかりと見て、で今自分が何を出来るのか

According to some blogs, it is an excerpt from an interview given to Fuji after GPF2014 and aired sometime before Nationals that year, but I could not find the exact source.

 

11. "It feels like you have to push yourself again and again in any case"

Original: Could not catch what he said since the music was too loud.

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  On 9/8/2020 at 6:32 PM, rockstaryuzu said:

That's definitely a thing. I distinctly remember thinking 'OMG, he's real! He's really real!" when I first laid eyes on him. 

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Ditto.  I needed to see that he is real.  His brilliance and cuteness and athleticism and resilience seemed almost too good to be true.  And, wow, he IS real.  And human.  And, of course, now I can't get enough of him.

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  On 9/8/2020 at 6:12 PM, sweetwater said:

 

 Because I found some Yuzu's comments I loved, I searched the sources of these quotes. I could find half of the sources in the Documentaries and Miscellaneous Media (2006-2019) thread made by @kaeryth, so I believe many people have seen them with different subtitles or translations sometime somewhere. However, many of the quotes are linked with old videos that are fun to revisit, so let me share here.
I numbered the quotes in order of appearance. The descriptions of some of the sources are very long as they include transcriptions and translations, so I am going to put them in the spoilers.

 

1. “I would face the process of realizing my dream seriously”

Original: “その夢までの期間をすごい大事にしたいなと思っています”

10. "Because it is the stage of dreams, the reality of getting there, the path of getting there, I think I should take it seriously step by step."

Original: “まあ夢の舞台だからこそ、本当に…まあそれまでの現実というか、それまでの道のりを、本当に一つ一つ大事にしていきたいなと思っています。”

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2. ”Because I believe what I move these issues beyond the past, the scene ahead is absolutely beautiful. So I am happy right now. In fact, the training is very hard, although I think the present situation is very strict, but I will happily face it and continue to work hard.”

Original: “だからそれをちゃんと乗り越えられた時にある先の景色っていうのは絶対いいはずだと僕は信じているからこそ、楽しいなって思えるし、まあ実際練習はしんどいんですけど、ものすごくきつい状況に立たされてると思いますけど、でもそれを楽しんでいけるくらい頑張っていきたいなと思ってます。”

  Reveal hidden contents

 

3. “For the sake of this dream, we must go through innumerable trials and hardships.”

Original: “実現するために苦労がたくさん必要だなって思えるようなものでした。”

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4.  “I feel I have been fearless. In any case, if I can overcome that, what else I can't?”

Original: “まあ、あんまり怖いものはなくなったかなと思います。どんな環境においても、あれを乗り越えたから「ま、どうにでもなるんじゃねえ?」って。”

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5. "I love pressure. I love on the edge of cliff. A-ho."

Original: “プレッシャー大好き、崖っぷち大好き、ヤッホーイ。”

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6. "I believe that by focusing on what I should do, the road ahead can be opened up naturally."

Original: “自分がすべきことを集中してやっていけば、自ずと道は開かれてくると信じているので。”

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7. “In order for tomorrow's self to standing tall back to who you are today, I 'm gonna take care of every single day.”

Original: “明日の自分が今の自分を見たら胸張っていられるように、そんな今を過ごし続けたいなという風に思ってます。

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8.   "There is no such thing as night without a dawn," "I've been waiting for the dawn to come"

Original: “それがあるから絶対幸せが来るんだって” ”明けない夜はない

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9.  "Be clear on your steps, see what can you achieve right now"

Original: 自分の足元をしっかりと見て、で今自分が何を出来るのか

According to some blogs, it is an excerpt from an interview given to Fuji after GPF2014 and aired sometime before Nationals that year, but I could not find the exact source.

 

11. "It feels like you have to push yourself again and again in any case"

Original: Could not catch what he said since the music was too loud.

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Every single quote here are so amazingly inspirational.  And he was wise beyond his years.  He was, really, just a boy when he said a lot of these.

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  On 9/8/2020 at 6:12 PM, sweetwater said:

7. “In order for tomorrow's self to standing tall back to who you are today, I 'm gonna take care of every single day.”

Original: “明日の自分が今の自分を見たら胸張っていられるように、そんな今を過ごし続けたいなという風に思ってます。

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omg I love all these quotes!! But this one especially. During quarantine I’ve been guilty of procrastinating a lot and wasting many days... This quote will remind me to make the best out of every single day ❤️

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  On 9/8/2020 at 7:25 PM, barbara said:

Ditto.  I needed to see that he is real.  His brilliance and cuteness and athleticism and resilience seemed almost too good to be true.  And, wow, he IS real.  And human.  And, of course, now I can't get enough of him.

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I know! You look atall that, plus his generosity of spirit and humanitarism, and his courage, and everything that he's faced and overcome...

 

I sort of remember a professional writer on twitter who is a fan saying that she would never base a character or story on him, because who would believe in a fictional character like Yuzuru?  :peekapooh:

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