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Prologue 2022 in YOKOHAMA

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I was lucky to watch Day 1 live in PIA arena last Friday. And watch Day 2 in theater in Japan. Would like to share something that was not commented anywhere that I can find. Something different on the ending between Day 1 and Day 2. 

 

Day 1, after HYK, Yuzu bow and went back stage without saying arigato gozaimasu. Me and audience expecting continuation of the show without knowing it was the end. There were no music or video being played. After waited for a while (could be a min or shorter). Audience started clapping, and thats when it hit me, its the end of the show and we should ask for encore. Yuzu adjusted this confusion on Day 2. I only realised this after watching live viewing for Day 2. Also, his hair was a bit messy on Day 1, he used more hairspray for Day 2. :hihi:

 

Yuzu is always improving. 

 

14 minutes ago, Sammie-s said:

I was lucky to watch Day 1 live in PIA arena last Friday. And watch Day 2 in theater in Japan. Would like to share something that was not commented anywhere that I can find. Something different on the ending between Day 1 and Day 2. 

 

Day 1, after HYK, Yuzu bow and went back stage without saying arigato gozaimasu. Me and audience expecting continuation of the show without knowing it was the end. There were no music or video being played. After waited for a while (could be a min or shorter). Audience started clapping, and thats when it hit me, its the end of the show and we should ask for encore. Yuzu adjusted this confusion on Day 2. I only realised this after watching live viewing for Day 2. Also, his hair was a bit messy on Day 1, he used more hairspray for Day 2. :hihi:

 

Yuzu is always improving. 

 

Awwww... thank you so much for sharing this! :tumblr_inline_mueoe3Yabh1qdlkyg: And congrats on winning tickets to the show and the theater! It must have been amazing to see both. :crybaby:

59 minutes ago, Sammie-s said:

I was lucky to watch Day 1 live in PIA arena last Friday. And watch Day 2 in theater in Japan. Would like to share something that was not commented anywhere that I can find. Something different on the ending between Day 1 and Day 2. 

 

Day 1, after HYK, Yuzu bow and went back stage without saying arigato gozaimasu. Me and audience expecting continuation of the show without knowing it was the end. There were no music or video being played. After waited for a while (could be a min or shorter). Audience started clapping, and thats when it hit me, its the end of the show and we should ask for encore. Yuzu adjusted this confusion on Day 2. I only realised this after watching live viewing for Day 2. Also, his hair was a bit messy on Day 1, he used more hairspray for Day 2. :hihi:

 

Yuzu is always improving. 

 

 

You were so lucky! Congratulations and Thank you so much for sharing. Very interesting about this little confusion with encore. 

 

About the hair - I like the more messy hair, actually. :67638860:

 

@Anabel :tumblr_inline_nhkezmYSxk1qid2nw:

3 hours ago, Sammie-s said:

I was lucky to watch Day 1 live in PIA arena last Friday. And watch Day 2 in theater in Japan. Would like to share something that was not commented anywhere that I can find. Something different on the ending between Day 1 and Day 2. 

 

Day 1, after HYK, Yuzu bow and went back stage without saying arigato gozaimasu. Me and audience expecting continuation of the show without knowing it was the end. There were no music or video being played. After waited for a while (could be a min or shorter). Audience started clapping, and thats when it hit me, its the end of the show and we should ask for encore. Yuzu adjusted this confusion on Day 2. I only realised this after watching live viewing for Day 2. Also, his hair was a bit messy on Day 1, he used more hairspray for Day 2. :hihi:

 

Yuzu is always improving. 

 

Oh, so lucky!! And thanks for sharing! Maybe he was too nervous and forgot it? 

 I also prefer his messy hair :8788161: but I imagine Yuzu feels more comfortable without his hair going crazy 

:hihi:

 

 

 

You shouldn't be so surprised, Yuzu! Everybody wants to watch your show.

Just thinking about the enormous success of Prologue, which at the outset may have seemed like a bit of a gamble.

Yuzu commented that due to the timeframe it had been difficult to find suitable venues in order to actually have two tour dates before the end of this year. Now that the success has been realised following the inaugural two shows, many ice arena venues will now be asking Yuzu to consider their venue. It just makes good business sense for any venue that wants to see sell out shows and have lots of visitors spend money in their cafes on top of the show tickets. Clearly the train operator understands about meeting demand and attracting customers who need to travel to and from the event venues and hotels in Hachinohe already responded with price increases. Businesses in various regions with ice skating venues of suitable sizes will probably be reaching out to Team Yuzu to try and attract his interest.

 

Just watching Prologue ' Dream that will end someday' and how creative and clever it was to segue from the 'Dreamy Aspiration' video.

Upon first viewing of the Dreamy Aspiration the rectangular wrap looked quite unfinished in comparison to Yuzu's gorgeous crystal memories costume. Then an idea began to crystallise about the symbolism or reason it is a plain white rectangle, that has now reappeared at the beginning of Dream that will someday end. Perhaps it was not just a link or continuation from the video to the live performance but a 'ghost' or remnant from the past life of competitions. The footage of Yuzu skating a lap of honour after the flower ceremony in Sochi was shown. Yuzu is laughing and draped in the national flag of Japan, Nisshoki or Hinomaru. Yuzu will never be in competition again and will never have the honour of representing his country, thus he will not have the joy of winning a medal and skating the lap of honour. Yuzu may well be saying goodbye to this experience as he has become a professional skater. Not representing Japan in competition is also a dream that has ended, no matter that it followed the most illustrious international competitive career in skating history. Yuzu's brilliant career in competition is now told in the history and record books and that book is now complete.

Yuzu's interview about the story told in Prologue is not intended to be maudlin but a cathartic outpouring. The arrow of time moves in one direction only. The past stays in the past, but it can be an important foundation for the building the future.

 

Thank you for your indulgence

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