Here is the song on youtube:  UPDATE: Luminous informs me the that this is the right song, but the wrong voice, and it isn't available on youtube. I'm sorry for this error. I don't speak Japanese, unfortunately, and I haven't seen the whole performance. Luminous says it's a different voice that sings this song, not KAT-TUN. Perhaps it is a live performer singing it?? Well, even if KAT-TUN doesn't actually sing this in the show, perhaps it is still of some interest, so I will keep it posted.

 

 

Notice that Yuzu wears a grey hoodie in his skating, similar to the image, but more detailed and decorated.

4 minutes ago, Muffinator said:

Notice that Yuzu wears a grey hoodie in his skating, similar to the image, but more detailed and decorated.

About this

 

 

Watching the water cup footage...I can't stay serious I'm sowwryyyy 

Sorry Zuzu you're still way too extra for me, my brain can't handle it 

But I foresee more sold out &reprints for next magazines! Zuzu keeping print industry alive one extraness at a time

 

Anyway yeah, tomorrow and then Nagoya should be slightly less wild...

I wonder if broadcasters will keep broadcasting water cup moment as his EX highlight, in place of jumps and other more traditional choreo highlighs in next days too...

The lyrics mention water at one point and rain at another point. I wonder if he pours the water at one of these two points? Maybe someone who can speak Japanese can tell me???

More pictures by Yaguchi-san 

 

 

Yuzu's smile 

 

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I'm guessing he pours it at this point:

 

This grief and these tears are my step to the future
So, I’m going to break it with all my might
(To go through fire and water)

 

But, of course, he probably didn't  include the whole song since it is 5 minutes long. I wonder if he skipped the verses about lying. That's the part that doesn't seem to go with Yuzu.

5 минут назад, Muffinator сказал:

I'm guessing he pours it at this point:

 

This grief and these tears are my step to the future
So, I’m going to break it with all my might
(To go through fire and water)

 

But, of course, he probably didn't  include the whole song since it is 5 minutes long. I wonder if he skipped the verses about lying. That's the part that doesn't seem to go with Yuzu.

During these part:

Flinging off a new shirt
The more that I laugh about
That soaking wet Tuesday
The more that on a bank that was wet, after the rain
The first lie that I told to you
Even now isn’t dry

@Luminous Oh! It's at the rain reference. That was my second guess. Thanks for telling me! And he includes the part about the lie. Interesting.

46 минут назад, Muffinator сказал:

Here is the song on youtube:

 

 

Sadly it’s not KAT-TUN. The original song can not be found on YouTube I guess. Only fancams from live performances 

Oops. Sorry. That's the problem with not speaking Japanese, I guess, as well as the fact that they haven't published the actual music on the limited videos that I have seen. I didn't know there were so multiple songs with this title. Sorry, sorry folks.

 

@Luminous But the lyrics are correct, right??? You just quoted them, and they are the same as the ones I posted.

5 минут назад, Muffinator сказал:

Oops. Sorry. That's the problem with not speaking Japanese, I guess, as well as the fact that they haven't published the actual music on the limited videos that I have seen. I didn't know there were so multiple songs with this title. Sorry, sorry folks.

 

@Luminous But the lyrics are correct, right??? You just quoted them, and they are the same as the ones I posted.

It’s the right song. But not KAT-TUN’s voice.

sorry for my English….

1 час назад, Muffinator сказал:

Notice that Yuzu wears a grey hoodie in his skating, similar to the image, but more detailed and decorated.

It’s just a random picture on the cover. As someone mentioned Yuzu’s costume looks like new version of Hello I love u

Someone is going to stream FaOI on Twitch, so keep an eye on this one link, too

 

https://www.twitch.tv/yuzurumayo

 

 

 

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I have been looking for photos of Yuzu's interview in the FaOI pamphlet, but I could only find some short parts. Here is my automatic translation of those parts, made with OCR and deepL. My OCR had to capture the text from not-perfect photos, I just hope there are not too many mistakes in it.

 

If anybody finds more photos of the pamphlet interview, I will try to translate them, too. 

 

Do not share outside of Planethanyu!

 

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羽生結弦

1994年12月7日生まれ

2014 ソチオリンピック金メダル

2018 平昌オリンピック金メダル

2022 北京オリンピック4位

2013~2016 グランプリファイナル優勝

2014、2017 世界選手権優勝

 

Yuzuru Hanyu

Born 7 December 1994

2014 Sochi Olympic gold medal

2018 Pyeongchang Olympic gold medal

2022 Beijing Olympics 4th place

2013-2016 Grand Prix Final champion

2014, 2017 World Champion

 

 

日本が世界に誇るメガスターが､ 再びファンタジー・オン・アイスに降臨する。 オリンピック2連覇、男子史上初のスーパースラム達成など誰もが知る偉業を数々成し遂げてなお、羽生結弦は挑戦を選ぶ。北京オリンピックでは、自身の夢とフィギュアスケートの可能性をかけてオリンピック史上初の4回転アクセルへ挑み、 世界中の人々の心を震わせた。 技術、 音楽性、 衣装のデザインに至るまで、 氷上では完璧なパフォーマンスを追い求める。 そのいっぽうで、“見てくれる人のため”、“フィギュアスケートのため”に一途に走り続ける姿も、選手たちや観客の尊敬を集めている。

 

Japan's world-famous megastar returns to Fantasy on Ice. Even after numerous well-known achievements, including two consecutive Olympic titles and the first men's Super Slam in history, Yuzuru Hanyu still chooses to take on new challenges. At the Beijing Olympics, he put his own dreams and the possibilities of figure skating on the line by attempting the first quadruple Axel in Olympic history, and thrilling the hearts of people all over the world. He strives for perfection on the ice, from technique and musicality to the design of his costumes. At the same time, his single-minded dedication to "the people watching" and "figure skating" has won him the respect of athletes and spectators around the world.

 

 

[…]

 

そこに自分という人間がいて、 本当に戦い続けているからこそのプログラムになったんだと思います。北京オリンピックでも、4A、SP含めて、 今までのいろんなことが皆様の中にあって、だからこそ､僕自身が満足しきれる 4A ではなかったとしても、皆様の心に残るものができたのかなと思っていて。 そんな僕らしい演技をこれからも滑り続けたいなと思いました。

 

[t/n: last sentences of Yuzuru's answer to whatever question]: I think that I have been fighting so hard, and that's why I have made this programme. At the Beijing Olympics, many things, including the 4A and the SP, are still in everyone's mind, and that's why, even if it wasn't a 4A that I could be satisfied with, I think I was able to create something that will remain in everyone's hearts. I would like to continue to skate in such a way that is typical of me.

 

 

皆様の力を感じながら滑る

 

Skating with the power of everyone

 

 

Q: スケート人生のなかで、 前人未到の挑戦をされています。 誰もやったことがないことに挑むのは恐怖心も少なからずあると思うのですが､ これまでに怖いと思った経験はありますか。 もしおありでしたら、その恐怖心にどうやって打ち勝ちましたか。

 

Q: In your skating career, you have taken on unprecedented challenges. I think there is a certain amount of fear involved in taking on something that no one has ever done before. If so, how did you overcome your fears?

 

 

A: 4Aやる前はいつも怖いです。怖くない時は基本ないです。 全日本選手権も怖かったです。 いつ怪我をしてもおかしくないですし。 ただ、その恐怖心を裏づけしているのは、小さい頃からの経験だと思っています。 アクセルを大きく跳ぶ練習をしていた時に着氷で思い切り後頭部をぶつけてしまって、腕が痺れたり、記憶が混濁し   たりもありました。 あとは皆様の記憶にもあると思いますが、 2014年の中国杯での衝突事故の経験です。 あの時は試合中で、必死になっていて、痛みとか、怖さとか、それどころではありませんでしたが、 あの時に脳震盪が起きていたら、その後の後遺症が出てしまったら、そんなことを考えることもあります。もちろん脳震盪の怖さだけでなく、怪我は痛みが付きものなので、痛くなりたくないという気持ちもあります。

恐怖心に打ち勝てたことはあまりないです。 恐怖に感じられているのは、自分のことを大切に考えられている証ですし、そうあるべきだと思います。 ただそれだけじゃできないこともたくさんあって、恐怖よりも、達成したいという希望的な気持ちの方が強いんです。そのうち、失敗の原因とかよかった感覚とかを頭の中で整理したり、イメージを繰り返しながら跳んでいるうちに、恐怖はなくなっていきます。 次の日にはすでに恐怖心が出てきてしまいますけど、そんな練習の日々の繰り返しです。

 

A: I am always scared before I do the 4A. There is basically no time when I am not scared. I was scared at the All-Japan Championships too. I could get injured at any time. But I think my fear comes from my experiences since I was a little boy. When I was learning to jump big Axel jumps, I hit the back of my head really hard on the ice, my arms went numb and my memory became cloudy. I also had that crash at the Cup of China in 2014, which I'm sure you all remember. I was in the middle of a competition at the time and I was frantic, I was in pain, I was scared, I didn't care about that, but I sometimes think about what would have happened if I had had a concussion at that time, if there had been any aftereffects afterwards. Of course, it's not just the fear of concussion, but also the pain that comes with an injury and you don't want to be in pain.

I have not been able to overcome my fears so much. The fact that I can feel fear is a sign that I'm taking care of myself, and I think this is how it should be. But there are a lot of things that I can't do with that, and I think I am more hopeful about achieving them than I am fearful. Eventually, the fear goes away when I jump while repeating the image in my mind, sorting out the reasons for the failure and the good feeling, and repeating the image. The next day the fear will come again already, but this kind of repetition is what happens in practice every day.

 

 

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Q: 最後に、 今回のファンタジー・オン・アイスの抱負や観客のみなさまへ伝えたいことがあればお願いいたします。

A: コロナ禍が始まり、なかなか以前のような状態には戻らない   とは思いますが、 楽しんでください! 僕も全力で滑り切ります。 そして、どうか最後の最後まで、健康でお帰りください!

 

Q: Finally, do you have any ambitions for this year's Fantasy on Ice and anything you would like to say to the audience?

A: I know it's not easy to get back to normal life after the Corona disaster, but I hope everyone enjoys it! I'll do my best to skate through it. And please, go home in good health afterwards!

 

Edit: Source https://twitter.com/yumikikuha/status/1530068299970584576?s=21&t=TU0Xf4pNTSI_hhgV9M9sVQ

 

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I thought this Toru Yaguchi pic needed to be bigger....no reason ofc......

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