February 27, 20233 yr 3 hours ago, Umebachi said: Hi dear Satellites! I hope you are all recovering from the aftereffects of the Gift!! Like everyone else, I have found it difficult to express all the emotions that I felt watching the Gift. Instead, I have been immersed in reading a whole new wave of people expressing their thoughts and emotions about the event. Here is one tweet that I found particularly poignant, precise and effective in describing the experience. Translation below: "GIFT is a creation that immerses us in the spiritual world of a wounded young man. His resurrection is nothing "cool" or special, just a process of suffering and struggle that one day brings light, and the only way to open the next door is to struggle in the darkness until you break out of your shell. That's what this work was for me. Even if you are not an athlete or an artist, there are times when you fight against your own limitations. This work is a gift to all such people, and while it is quite bitter and abstract, it also exposes the loneliness and anguish of the athletes themselves in an unabashed manner. Hanyu is capable of making any number of entertaining shows, but instead he has made a show about what he really wants to say now. Because that is what truly touches people." Thank you for sharing! His resurrection is nothing "cool" or special, just a process of suffering and struggle that one day brings light, and the only way to open the next door is to struggle in the darkness until you break out of your shell. - This is a great summary of why this story was so captivating to me. I very much appreciate that Yuzuru, despite having lived so long in a rather closed environment, is so down-to-earth, genuine, honest, keeping his feet on the ground. I don't know if I understood him correctly, but if I'm not mistaken, he did not eventually revoke his somewhat depressing thought that we are not special: we are one of many and easily destroyed, and even if we die, the world will go on as usual. And yet he seemed to have found the meaning of such a fragile existence. This appealed to me very much. Unlike him, I haven't done anything in my life to impress other people and make me "special" even in my own eyes. But as humans we share the same nature: we are insignificant on a cosmic scale, yet we are precious and our lives are precious because each of us has our own "color," as he said, and sees the world in different colors than anyone else, and thus can find meaning true to ourselves in our lives. This is not the first time I've heard this narrative, but the way he told it, and the fact that it was him who told it, hit different. I'm sorry for such a long and pseudo-philosophical post, but that's how it is: he's not just a skater or entertainer, he makes me think time and again.
February 27, 20233 yr 3 hours ago, noraTina said: Hi all, just got back from delayed viewing, there was an interview that was played at the intermission which wasn't at TD yesterday, was it there during live viewing? Trying to find a translation but haven't been successful, not sure if I'm searching for it wrong or if it's too new. It was on Disney+ and not on the Globe Coding. People say that it was one of his recent interviews (Asahi Shimbun GIFT Exclusive Interview? I didn't see it yesterday, but if it was this one, then there is a post with a translation thread in our video section).
February 27, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, nekodearu said: It was on Disney+ and not on the Globe Coding. People say that it was one of his recent interviews (Asahi Shimbun GIFT Exclusive Interview? I didn't see it yesterday, but if it was this one, then there is a post with a translation thread in our video section). I'll go check that, thanks!
February 27, 20233 yr 2 hours ago, nekodearu said: Thank you for sharing! His resurrection is nothing "cool" or special, just a process of suffering and struggle that one day brings light, and the only way to open the next door is to struggle in the darkness until you break out of your shell. - This is a great summary of why this story was so captivating to me. I very much appreciate that Yuzuru, despite having lived so long in a rather closed environment, is so down-to-earth, genuine, honest, keeping his feet on the ground. I don't know if I understood him correctly, but if I'm not mistaken, he did not eventually revoke his somewhat depressing thought that we are not special: we are one of many and easily destroyed, and even if we die, the world will go on as usual. And yet he seemed to have found the meaning of such a fragile existence. This appealed to me very much. Unlike him, I haven't done anything in my life to impress other people and make me "special" even in my own eyes. But as humans we share the same nature: we are insignificant on a cosmic scale, yet we are precious and our lives are precious because each of us has our own "color," as he said, and sees the world in different colors than anyone else, and thus can find meaning true to ourselves in our lives. This is not the first time I've heard this narrative, but the way he told it, and the fact that it was him who told it, hit different. I'm sorry for such a long and pseudo-philosophical post, but that's how it is: he's not just a skater or entertainer, he makes me think time and again. I thought I was done crying. Good words.
February 27, 20233 yr Just rewatching gift and I realized that the way the two hands are positioned above the bandstands looks a bit like someone presenting an open jewel box. Like a GIFT
February 27, 20233 yr On 2/26/2023 at 6:13 PM, YuzuXPooh_sion said: I wonder when they put those screen panels around the rink The screen panels were lying down the whole time (at least in the second half of the show) and automatically went up at 1:52:44 after the words "dare ga wakaru" ("does anybody understand [who I am]?"), along with the words "isshou wakaranai" ("Nobody will ever know"), very quickly, so at the moment of "game over" they are already up.
February 27, 20233 yr 11 minutes ago, rockstaryuzu said: Just rewatching gift and I realized that the way the two hands are positioned above the bandstands looks a bit like someone presenting an open jewel box. Like a GIFT Nice association. I have a much darker and more dramatic one. Because they are part of a somber pose from Masquerade, I read them as a gesture of total self-disclosure, as Masquerade is all about internal struggle, suffering in the dark, loneliness, being misunderstood, unwanted roles and finally ripping off the mask and regaining his true self.
February 27, 20233 yr If anyone would like to understand the lyrics of Ashura-chan, the music video is posted on Ado's YouTube channel with subtitles available (can choose from 8 languages).
February 27, 20233 yr On 2/26/2023 at 6:13 PM, LaCarmi said: Okay, i've just re-watched the show but I didn't catch it. Where was the Wikipedia appearance? I'm too busy reading subtitles... 1:53:14-15, right behind him.
February 27, 20233 yr 14 hours ago, nekodearu said: Nice association. I have a much darker and more dramatic one. Because they are part of a somber pose from Masquerade, I read them as a gesture of total self-disclosure, as Masquerade is all about internal struggle, suffering in the dark, loneliness , being misunderstood, unwanted roles and finally ripping off the mask and regaining his true self. I think, from a stage management perspective, they serve a number of different narrative purposes. And while I'm on the topic of rewatching, I'd like to take a minute to appreciate the job the GIFT band did with LGC. I was too busy expecting Yuzu to appear in the PPOS and rock out that LGC choreo on the first viewing to pay attention to the band, but they really did Prince justice!
February 27, 20233 yr 42 minutes ago, nekodearu said: 1:53:14-15, right behind him. Oh got it now! Thanks!
February 27, 20233 yr Hace 8 horas, nekodearu said: Thank you for sharing! His resurrection is nothing "cool" or special, just a process of suffering and struggle that one day brings light, and the only way to open the next door is to struggle in the darkness until you break out of your shell. - This is a great summary of why this story was so captivating to me. I very much appreciate that Yuzuru, despite having lived so long in a rather closed environment, is so down-to-earth, genuine, honest, keeping his feet on the ground. I don't know if I understood him correctly, but if I'm not mistaken, he did not eventually revoke his somewhat depressing thought that we are not special: we are one of many and easily destroyed, and even if we die, the world will go on as usual. And yet he seemed to have found the meaning of such a fragile existence. This appealed to me very much. Unlike him, I haven't done anything in my life to impress other people and make me "special" even in my own eyes. But as humans we share the same nature: we are insignificant on a cosmic scale, yet we are precious and our lives are precious because each of us has our own "color," as he said, and sees the world in different colors than anyone else, and thus can find meaning true to ourselves in our lives. This is not the first time I've heard this narrative, but the way he told it, and the fact that it was him who told it, hit different. I'm sorry for such a long and pseudo-philosophical post, but that's how it is: he's not just a skater or entertainer, he makes me think time and again. No, he is one of a kind. I’ve never seen another athlete sharing such deep, thoughtful, inspiring and insightful words.
February 27, 20233 yr I read your interesting observations and ideas, thank you! I'm not yet in that state. I have watched GIFT a third time. Still processing. Some things he says I think I understand better now, others less so. It's heartbreaking that the sad statements can be interpreted as referring to several periods of his career. Interestingly, he doesn't mention any specific things like the ice, competitions, or injuries, so everything can serve as a metaphor for the life of an ordinary person. And as a story. Still, I cried again, first because of what he says, then watching him skate, then because of the music and the memories, his words again, his beautiful movements, his courage, the thousands of lights shining for Swanyu... I love hearing the screams of the audience that say so much. I love seeing him happy. I love recognizing in a gigantic show all those human Yuzuru things like thanking the ice, picking up the scarf, holding back his tears, showing respect to the musicians, giggling, opening his hand in the final gesture. It felt like losing something when he disappears, gracefully as always, behind the curtain. Never underestimate... There are good skaters... From Japan:... What a gift!
February 27, 20233 yr I still can't recover from his Ashura-chan I've watched the coda x number of times, and I can't marvel at how, at this crazy pace, he managed to take all those steps on the tips of his skates PERFECTLY to the (syncopated!) beat of the music, while making energetic but entirely controlled arm movements, completely independent of the movement of his legs, and all without losing his balance. I mean, he's on the ICE!!! And in general, throughout this program he managed to achieve the impression of being wild and the effect of a completely loose body, while maintaining perfect balance and full control of his gestures and steps. Love this guy!
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