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Prologue 2022 in HACHINOHE

yuzuangel
in 2022 Ice Shows

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4 minutes ago, kiches said:

For those of you using JapanTV app, is this the right channel? For some reason I don't see the show listed. I had the worst time trying to find TV-Asahi Ch2 for Yokohama and I think I have it right this time, but for some reason I don't see it on the schedule at all.

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it's the right one, rn I have a serial/movie on, then 5minutes before Yuzu's rologue there's another program, and then there's Prologue in Hachinohe listed (I'm on YoiTV)

    Hi everyone!

     

    Sorry for being late to reply, but thank you, @野生の花 Yasei no hana and @Anabel for your warm wishes. @BWOZWaltz, welcome back to Japan. I am sorry to hear about your loss. Hope that you will take good care of yourself too and also enjoy the things you can do in Japan.

     

    It is also super late, but here is my report on day1… I put it in the spoiler as it is long, not-well-organized, and must be confusing for those who looking for reports on day3. Read it when you have time and if it’s OK there isn’t much news!

    Spoiler

    Hachinohe day 1 was freezing cold but a huge success! (As you may know!)

     

    I arrived at the venue at 17:30 and found a long line of people waiting to enter. Flat Hachinohe is a relatively small venue but obviously, an hour wasn’t really enough to get everyone inside. Fortunately, the snow had already stopped, so waiting outside was not too difficult, but when I finally managed to get to my seat, Niimura san was already announcing that the show was about to begin.

     

    The 6-minute warm-up made me so nervous because it started with popped jumps! I immediately switched into praying hard mode, reminded of the fall on 4S at Yokohama and how he regretted it. I was sitting in row 5 on the long side, but since the venue was small, I could see how those iffy jumps affected him even from above. So I prayed hard for his safety and success in the real thing at the same time, like, Yuzu, don’t push yourself too hard, God, please be on his side, Sal and Axel, stay with him, I beg you, etc. Meanwhile, he also landed a nice 4T, and people around me clapped extra hard for that, if I remember correctly, though I am not 100 percent sure if this is correct… Overall, the warm-up was super worrisome.

     

    Then his name was called, he went to the starting position, and skated everything just beautifully, not just during the performance of SEIMEI but throughout the show! All the jumps weren’t just clean. They were all done with good height, beautiful running edge, and beautiful air position, all to the music. Step sequences were done in official practice style, showing every detail, while pouring all his energy into it. Spins and all the other choreographic moves were exquisite in each way. At some point, I wondered if everything was real because, for many reasons, being there had seemed impossible for me for so long, however, when I heard Yuzu saying “Kincho shitaaaa" (which means “I got so nervous!” He was referring to the warm-up) at the beginning of the talk segment, I realized everything was real, and that Yuzu had put so much effort into realizing this show.

     

    In the talk segment, aside from the Q&As that have already been shared, he laughingly said that he was very nervous because the warm-up felt worse than ever before. He also thanked the staff members helping him with the show despite having all the other work regarding GPS and other competitions. (Maybe he was referring to those from TV Asahi, the broadcaster of GPS in Japan?) He also cared about the audience that might be experiencing an ice show, or an event with loud music for the first time. He also cared about who might have come after staying up all night watching FIFA World Cup and kindly said that it was OK to fall asleep. None would dare, of course! But he said that again as he went back to the backyard.

     

    One thing I found extra sweet about Yuzu was that he was skating along the edge of the rink facing the audience while speaking, trying to talk to everyone sitting on each side of the rink. I am not sure if the show on 2nd was filmed, but if it was, he must have been trying to look into the cameras as well, to talk directly to the audience in front of the screens.

     

    He was also changing the side he faced for each program. For example, he started performing SEIMEI facing the west and faced east when he skated PW as the encore. Because of this, everyone could see at least one or two iconic choreographic move/moves in the best position, I think.

     

    Among the programs performed in Prologue, “Change” was one of my all-time favorite programs. Watching it for the first time in person in Hachinohe in winter was something beyond my dream. Hachinohe isn’t exactly a part of Tsugaru, but it is so close to the home of Tsugaru shamisen, and the sound of shamisen is somehow tied close to the smell of snow and winter in my mind. So I had very special feeling about watching it there.

     

    The sound system of Flat Hachinohe was really good. As Koki started playing shamisen, the sound filled the venue nicely. The tone of Koki’s shamisen was not too dry and harsh as some of the other shamisen players', but was a bit warm and wet, and it went really well with Change, I felt. The way Koki played and the audience applauded sounded like the windblast and rain/snow responding to each other on a winter day. When Yuzu appeared on the ice, it got even more magical. The red parts of Yuzu’s new costume looked like a small fire in the darkness, and the way it danced on the ice reminded me of Hiburi, a winter festival, especially when Yuzu drew a big beautiful circle on the ice with the hydroblading. I think Change is very cool as it has been, but am thankful to Yuzu for keeping and showing it this way, this time. The memory of Change will surely give warmth later when it is needed.

     

    *An English explanation and movie of Hiburi

    https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2014/12/festivals-of-ice-and-fire-akitas-winter-celebrations/

     

    As reported by others, this time, before starting the section starting with 311, Yuzu gave a comment on it. I felt that he did it partly as a trigger warning, but also to clarify his standpoint and intention. I think it is not difficult to see them even without such a comment if you can see the whole segment without bias, but in the end, it was probably good that he commented because it should be difficult for one to watch the section without being swayed by their personal memories and emotions. Besides, many of us could show a little support to him directly, in the form of spontaneous applauds.

     

    In CwW, I felt that the sophistication in technique highlighted the romantic side of R&J 1.0, this time, I felt anger, determination, and lamentation more strongly from his performance, like in the 2011-2012 season and at Worlds2014. His 3A+3T had gained even more height and distance, and he never faltered in landing 3S in the end, though.

     

    On Fleeting Dream and Haru yo Koi, some say they were best seen in Yokohama, especially from the highest floor. That may be true, although I would never know because I could not be there. However, they looked great in Hachinohe as well. As all the seats were relatively close to the ice, it was hard to read each word projected on the ice, but those images were beautiful nonetheless. They made me feel as if being swallowed up in them, in the forest under the water and the blossoming cherries. The closeness also allowed me to see how Yuzu performed with project mapping, how he controlled his whole body effectively and precisely. Project mapping here, especially in Fleeting Dream, looked more like a co-actor than a prop because I could also see Yuzu's reactions to it. He looked so sad when the letters on the ice slid at his feet and clashed with each other.

     

    This difference in the size of the venues will surely create a difference in the setting of the cameras and the look of these programs in the live-viewing/live-broadcast tomorrow, so I am looking forward to it with curiosity.

     

    One thing I am sad about is that I missed Etude. I chose blue during the request from the audience section, and many others selected light blue. But I can’t complain because the Stsq from Otonal was just superb. (Yuzu said he had always been thinking, “Please, give me more than level 4 because it’s difficullllt!” while executing it!) MI2 was cool and nostalgic at the same time. Although presented here as a video performance, White Legend from Kobe, 2011, I think, was definitely one of the highlights of this show. 

     

    Another thing I remember vividly is the final moment of the show. Yuzu gleeted the audience skating to Watashi ha Saikyo as he did in Yokohama, but as soon as going behind the curtain, he swung it open and came back one last time and waved at everyone with a big smile, and everyone was laughing happily. I hope day 3 will also end in happy note, with smile.

     

    Phew. Thank you so much for reading this far. I don’t know how I should wrap this up, but since the beginning of day 3 is coming close, I will finish my report for day 1 here.

    I am praying that day 3 will also be successful and everyone, including Yuzu, can enjoy it to the full!

     

    5 minutes ago, Sammie-s said:

    I saw "live" in Japanese. It's 9pm for you there. It's on Asahi 1 that's the correct channel. 

     

    Hope you get it. 

     

    4 minutes ago, EisElle said:

    it's the right one, rn I have a serial/movie on, then 5minutes before Yuzu's rologue there's another program, and then there's Prologue in Hachinohe listed (I'm on YoiTV)

     

    Thank you both, mine says Live right  now too and it's also looks like some tv drama (but has been commercials for a fair number of minutes now). It's now showing Prologue as next since it expands and shows the full title :)

    Good morning, afternoon, evening, middle of the night, where ever you are. :)

     

    Nervous and excited for Yuzu's final Prologue show. It's the 6 minute warmup that makes me nervous. Lol!

     

    Hope he has the best time today!

     

    Oooh, the show just started!

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