June 11, 20224 yr Thank you everyone for all the post! I didn't even remember that there was a Makuhari show today! Was so nice to be surprised when I opened the forum! Thanks a bunch!
June 11, 20224 yr Thank you so much for sharing everything that came out today! @Anni, @LiaRy and the others, would you mind crossposting some of the news stuff to the general chat, there might be people who will not find this thread! I could do it as well! Ah, Yuzu is glowing, so so happy! We got a glimpse of his “healing” during Beijing gala practice, but seeing him here basking on the audience’s attentions and surrounded by friends and colleagues who have their own legacies in the sport he loves is so great! Great way to keep us fed and watered also LOL I really hope baby fanyus treasure these FaOI memories, feel like this year’s, despite a couple of shortcomings, have been particularly healing and wholesome~
June 11, 20224 yr 29 minutes ago, Xiupia said: Thank you so much for sharing everything that came out today! @Anni, @LiaRy and the others, would you mind crossposting some of the news stuff to the general chat, there might be people who will not find this thread! I could do it as well! Ah, Yuzu is glowing, so so happy! We got a glimpse of his “healing” during Beijing gala practice, but seeing him here basking on the audience’s attentions and surrounded by friends and colleagues who have their own legacies in the sport he loves is so great! Great way to keep us fed and watered also LOL I really hope baby fanyus treasure these FaOI memories, feel like this year’s, despite a couple of shortcomings, have been particularly healing and wholesome~ Do you mean from today or from all days?
June 11, 20224 yr 2 minutes ago, LiaRy said: Do you mean from today or from all days? The ones from today! You guys shared some great clips from the broadcast, especially the interviews!
June 12, 20224 yr Thank you everyone for sharing all the news and information 20 hours ago, Anni said: Ahhh I just moved up to rank 4A. 19 hours ago, Anni said: Thank you so much @DancingFeather for your kind words. I wrote at the time of my introduction here that I might not post much because of my poor English.... and now there are already many posts. But it is also a lot of fun to communicate with all of you. Congratulations! It's an under-rotated 4A, though I wonder how many posts we need for a fully rotated 4A Your English is not poor at all. It's perfectly fine and you should be proud of yourself
June 12, 20224 yr 20 hours ago, Xiupia said: Thank you so much for sharing everything that came out today! @Anni, @LiaRy and the others, would you mind crossposting some of the news stuff to the general chat, there might be people who will not find this thread! I could do it as well! Ah, Yuzu is glowing, so so happy! We got a glimpse of his “healing” during Beijing gala practice, but seeing him here basking on the audience’s attentions and surrounded by friends and colleagues who have their own legacies in the sport he loves is so great! Great way to keep us fed and watered also LOL I really hope baby fanyus treasure these FaOI memories, feel like this year’s, despite a couple of shortcomings, have been particularly healing and wholesome~ @Xiupia Of course we can also post this in the general chat. Edit: I just saw that @LiaRy already posted ... thank you for your efforts.
June 12, 20224 yr 9 hours ago, turquoiseblue said: Thank you everyone for sharing all the news and information Congratulations! It's an under-rotated 4A, though I wonder how many posts we need for a fully rotated 4A Your English is not poor at all. It's perfectly fine and you should be proud of yourself Thank you so much @turquoiseblue Regarding my English the online translators also help me. But sometimes the translation sounds "comical". Therefore I am grateful for your understanding when something is not exact. His look at the beginning This post has been tagged by yuzuangel as [NEWS].
July 1, 20224 yr I am posting this on the other FaOI chats. I realized that some people are not taking full advantage of Japan TV, so I put together a document with instructions to search past broadcasts (they re saved for 1 month). I also added screenshots of the logos of the TV Channels as I know it's hard to figure it out which one is what: Japan TV- How to watch past broadcasts You can check the schedule of the past and future broadcasts here. Please note that new programs could be added as the TV stations are squeezing FaOI excitement :-) Also, some programs include new content. For example, most of what we have seen are the live broadcast of the 3rd days of the stops, but there will be broadcast of the other days for Makuhari, Nagoya and Shizuoka.
July 4, 20224 yr Interview with Taketoshi Hara, the FaOI costume designer, about the costumes he has created for the Makuhari and Nagoya shows. From Kiss & Cry magazine vol. 44, automatically translated with deepL. [NEWS] Spoiler 原孟俊 Taketoshi Hara Born 1984, Kanagawa. Designer of costumes for numerous skaters, including Stéphane Lambiel and Deniss Vasiljevs. He is also a professional guitarist and uses his musical sensibility to create innovative costumes. Q: What is your concept for the opening costumes? TH: Shikao Suga has written a wide variety of songs, but when I saw his live videos, I felt that his roots as a singer-songwriter were in the funk music of the 1970s and 1980s. The opening song, 'Afternoon Parade', has a relaxed atmosphere, but I wanted to incorporate that fundamental aspect of his music into the costumes, so I took inspiration from artists from that time as well as American music shows from the 1970s and 1980s, such as 'Soul Train'. I added some modern elements to it. I also wanted to make sure that the music would fit in with the Fantasy on Ice theme tune that is played before the Afternoon Parade, and that it would have the right 'atmosphere' of the long-established Fantasy on Ice. I imagined a scene where all the top skaters, including Yuzuru Hanyu, Stéphane Lambiel, Johnny Weir, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, are all in the rink and skating with the same choreography, and I wanted to create costumes that would suit them. The design was based on the idea of creating a costume that would be suitable for them. Q: What were the special features of your opening costume? TH: For the ice show, we mainly use full stretch material for ease of movement, even for formal styles such as jackets and shirts. The shirts for the male skaters this time were also made of stretch fabric, and we used two patterns, one in gold and one in blue. Q: Hanyu was gold, right? TH: Yes, that's right. Hanyu is usually associated with blue, but this time I wanted to make it unexpected, so I asked Hanyu to wear the gold-patterned outfit. I knew that both would look good on him, but he looked great! For the jacket, I incorporated the taste of the European luxury fashion brands I like, and paid attention to the silhouette so that the overall impression is flashy, but the jacket is also classy. It has a tuxedo-like collar, but I tried to find the right balance so that it looks beautiful even when it is open in the front. The pockets and buttons are fake and cannot be closed, but they can affect the jumps, so depending on the skater, snap buttons are attached on the inside and finely adjusted so that they do not spread out too much. Also, the fabric of the jacket looks heavy at first glance, but we use imported thin stretch material with sequins on it. Q: We also heard that you created the costumes for the collaboration performances of Mai Mihara, Kaori Sakamoto and Keiji Tanaka. Can you tell us about the stories behind the production of each of these? TH: Mihara's song is "I want to love you so much that the snow melts" by Kohmi Hirose, so I chose a top with a nuance of fur as a winter image. I have the impression that Mihara has a classical, youthful image in many of her outfits, but this time I wanted to add a more mature and modern touch, so I incorporated K-Pop touches to express not only her cuteness, but also her power and inner strength. And Sakamoto's "Kimi ni Serenade" is a song commemorating the 30th anniversary of Hirose's debut and is the theme song for TV Tokyo's "Winter Sports 2022". The image of Sakamoto's 2021-22 season, which included the Beijing Olympics and the World Championships, was inspired by the banquets after the competitions, and was created in the style of an evening gown. I am glad that the short dress, combined with the fact that Sakamoto had cut her hair short, suited her well. Q: Keiji Tanaka's song is 'Progress' by Shikao Suga, right? TH: Tanaka's costume is based on a jersey shirt. It's a very famous song, so I was worried about it, but as he has just retired, I thought it was important to give him a new look for the future, so I chose something that wasn't like Tanaka's previous costumes. Also, in terms of the theme of the song, I didn't want to create a costume with too much information, so I kept it simple. At a quick glance, you might think, 'Isn't it a bit empty if it's just this?'. But when Tanaka skated in the costume, the way the soft fabric unfolded was really beautiful. The costume was a perfect match for Tanaka's graceful skating. Q: Next, tell us about the costumes for the finale. TH: The finale starts with Hirose's 'God of Romance', so I wanted to show the brightness of J-Pop from the 1990s. Also, Hirose is the 'Queen of Winter' and this song was a commercial song for ski equipment, so ski clothing was also used as a concept. When I first saw the funky boa around the neck, I thought, 'I definitely want to use that' (laughs). It's attached to the collar like a hood, and I was particular about the angle and the way the boa itself is fixed so that it looks good. It is made with a sleeveless top and a bolero-like upper part. I wanted it to be a little genderless, so that both women and men could wear it and look beautiful and lovely. Q: When Hanyu jumped during the finale, he took off this bolero. TH: It was unexpected at first when he took off the top, but it was no problem, as it is a basic rule that we never make compromises in the design, even in places that can't be seen. The silhouette of Hanyu without the top was also very beautiful and it suited his slim and graceful body, which made me very happy. The finale is a moment for the skaters to express their gratitude and happiness to the audience, so I'm really happy that we were able to create costumes with a happy atmosphere for such a moment. Q: How did the performers respond to your creations? TH: In the beginning, I used to explain the concept of the costumes in detail, but now they are just like "this is what the costumes will be like this time" or "I see, that's nice!". I don't really go into too much detail anymore. But this year again, everyone seemed to like it. The skaters understand everything the moment they put on the costume, so we don't have to tell them in words what we're trying to do - it's all reflected in their skating. Watching them get used to the costumes is like watching a child leave the nest (laughs). Q: How did you feel when you saw them actually performing in the costumes? TH: Every rehearsal is emotionally moving beyond words. Designing and making costumes is a lot of work, and above all, you only get one chance for a fitting, a few days before the performance. So, even after the costumes are made, I think "what if the size doesn't fit" or "what if the costumes don't look good at all", but at the dress rehearsal, I feel a sense of closure and think "I've made something good again this year and the audience will be happy to see it". It's a moment when I feel happiness. Q: How did you feel about the event being held for the first time in three years? TH: I felt a great sense of loss when 'Fantasy on Ice', which I had taken for granted, could no longer take place. I thought again about what the 'Fantasy on Ice' show was all about. Legendary skaters and current skaters, plus guest artists, acrobats and aerialists... it's really spectacular and special. In other words, Fantasy on Ice is a festival that reaffirms that figure skating is beautiful, interesting and enjoyable, and is a festival of appreciation for those who love figure skating. So I wanted to make costumes that would make everyone feel "We're back!". I'm really happy that the show was held successfully and I'm really proud to be involved in such a wonderful show.
July 4, 20224 yr 27 minutes ago, birnasan said: Q: When Hanyu jumped during the finale, he took off this bolero. TH: It was unexpected at first when he took off the top, but it was no problem, as it is a basic rule that we never make compromises in the design, even in places that can't be seen. Yuzu being a nuisance for everyone at some point. I like his energy so much!
July 4, 20224 yr Thanks @birnasan for the translation! I wonder if there's an interview with the designer for Kobe and Shizuoka...
July 4, 20224 yr 9 minutes ago, Anabel said: Thanks @birnasan for the translation! I wonder if there's an interview with the designer for Kobe and Shizuoka... I would love to have that too, but sadly I haven‘t seen something like that in any of the recent magazines. It seems that the press was only invited for the A-tour. (Which also means that we may not get many Raison photos in the upcoming photobooks, if any at all.)
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