Angelic Yuzuru

Some pics from P&G YUZU DAYS…. so cute! :D

The P&G website is having a special project (until 30 June 2018) – members can send in messages to thank Yuzuru for the courage and deep emotions he has given them.

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P&G YUZU DAYS (1 March 2018)

“BEHIND YUZU DAYS”: Off-shot photos….

And a video of the making-of past Yuzu Days episodes!

For past YUZU DAYS articles, here is my LIST.

(Gillette episode coming next month, haha.)

Cr: P&G myrepi.com

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P&G YUZU DAYS (Oct 2018)
From Hanyu to readers, gratitude of 4 years.—YUZU DAYS started as a serial publication in 2015, end of June. The series has now entered its 4th year. This year in May, we had a special project “Let’s send our ‘Thank You’ to... — P&G YUZU DAYS (Oct 2018)
From Hanyu to readers, gratitude of 4 years.
—YUZU DAYS started as a serial publication in 2015, end of June. The series has now entered its 4th year. This year in May, we had a special project “Let’s send our ‘Thank You’ to Hanyu-senshu who has moved us and given us courage”; we have delivered all your comments to Hanyu-senshu and we have received his comments on this, and also on YUZU DAYS which is in its 4th year. —
**To the readers who have been supporting me, I would like to say “thank you” and “congratulations”~**
First of all, it is really due to everyone’s support that I was able to win 2 consecutive victories. Thank you very much.
This is a story from my childhood days; I like baseball and I often watched the game. During the player-of-the-game interviews, “the home run I hit today was due to all of you”, there are often expressions like that, right? As a child, I wondered about those words, “Can it be real?” Because it is impossible for cheers of support to physically carry the ball. However, as I myself continued to skate, I came to feel that support can really turn into power.
This is just my own explanation; support means expectations, and that becomes pressure. Pressure is, let’s take for example homework, when there is a deadline, you will advance and head towards the goal. That pressure turns into power. So, with all your expectations and support, I want to win the gold medal, I must win it, so that becomes my driving force. So really, support turns into power, and I want to say “thank you”, but more than that, your power through me as a medium emerged as results, so I would also like to say “congratulations” to all of you.
**To me, YUZU DAYS is a place where I can be myself~**
In YUZU DAYS, I can speak plainly as myself. It is a serial publication and is for members only, so I can feel at ease and speak about myself properly. Here, being at ease, I can share about myself, I can say fully things that I want to say, hey I’m like this, hey I am this kind of human being, I think it is a place where I can be myself and say such things.
**I want the comments section to be a place where you can be yourself~**
I can really feel that all of you are also feeling at ease when you make comments. Maybe because I am feeling at ease when I am speaking, so everyone is at ease and they send in various comments.
For me, I can speak through skating or through the media, but it is hard to have a place for all of you to directly convey your individual thoughts. I think it’s good if this becomes the place where you can speak. Because I have a place like this, I can be myself, and I hope the comments section can be a place where you can be yourself.
Like the 'congrats’ and 'thank you’s in our hearts, I hope YUZU DAYS will be a place where such positive feelings can be expressed.
-Translated by me; original from: P&G myrepi.com (Do not use my translation without permission)
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I still remember the very first YUZU DAYS in 2015…. it was an interview on the ice show that he had just done, FaOI Makuhari. I did not translate it but from the 2nd one onwards, I fell in love with these monthly YUZU DAYS articles and *found myself translating them to share with other fans every time after I read a new one.* Sometimes they were cute advertisements, sometimes they were his thoughtful words as he reflected on his life, and always there were lovely new photos of him. *All fans looked forward to Yuzu Days at the beginning of each month.* His wit and wisdom always touch me and you can really see the beauty of his character in his thoughts. So happy to read in this latest article that this is a place where he can be himself. Thank you, P&G-san, for Yuzu Days. Thank you, Yuzu-kun, for being just the way you are.
*For a list of my **past translations: see HERE.** (almost all the articles are here)*

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P&G YUZU DAYS (1 Dec 2017)
“Thoughts towards skating” Hanyu-senshu talks about this.
‘To challenge means to hit against a wall’
For example, when I am practising, “this is impossible”, “I can’t do more than this”, I have these feelings everyday.... — **P&G YUZU DAYS (1 Dec 2017)**
**“Thoughts towards skating” Hanyu-senshu talks about this.**
**‘To challenge means to hit against a wall’**
For example, when I am practising, “this is impossible”, “I can’t do more than this”, I have these feelings everyday. Really, I always feel this and I think I want to make it easier, or let’s compromise, but in the end, I can never compromise, and I guess that’s me. To challenge something means to hit against a wall at one time. With each challenge, the wall becomes higher, and so it becomes harder to go over it. At those times, I try to search for more efficient ways or try to go another path, but I am not able to stick to it. In the end, I return to my original path and climb over that wall; that is me, this is already my character. I think it has made me who I am now.

**'I have absolutely no fear towards a challenge’**
If I explain my character, in good words, my core/belief is strong; in bad words, I am stubborn. (laughs) There are times when I feel negative but I have the sense that my core does not waver. Of course I have feelings of anxiety and nervousness. These feelings come usually when I am not moving my body. Like when I am eating or before I sleep, when I am resting, there are times when I feel maybe I should do a bit more training or stretching, my feelings will sway. But when I enter the phase before competition, my feelings switch, there are no feelings like anxiety or fear. For preparation time, the things to do are set; during the time when I am getting my bag ready, or doing the warm-up, I am doing this and doing that, I become very absorbed, and so I am completely focused. During competition, there is no fear at all towards a challenge, there is not even once where I had thoughts of failure during a challenge.

**'I love skating so much that I can devote everything to it’**
I do love skating after all. I really love the moments when I am skating. I like everyone watching me, everyone feeling happy for me, enjoying (my performances), being moved (by my performances), all these things make me happy. I can have such experiences because of skating; it suits me well and I really think I am very blessed.
Looking at it objectively, I give so much (to skating) that it is unthinkable. Like my time, and almost everything in my daily life is linked to skating. But all this does not matter to me; I feel very happy and blessed that I am able to skate. I have received many various things from skating. And so, no matter how difficult (the journey) is, I will work hard and do my best.
– translated by me, from P&G myrepi.com
For previous translations of YUZU DAYS: see HERE.

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P&G YUZU DAYS (APRIL 2018)~Interview with Hanyu-senshu~
I use Gillette. My ‘hige’ (moustache/beard) is like soft, downy hair, so I don’t use it everyday. But on mornings that I have interviews or (photo/video) shoots, I always use it. The feeling is... — P&G YUZU DAYS (APRIL 2018)
~Interview with Hanyu-senshu~
I use Gillette. My ‘hige’ (moustache/beard) is like soft, downy hair, so I don’t use it everyday. But on mornings that I have interviews or (photo/video) shoots, I always use it. The feeling is that it slides comfortably and I can shave the area that I want to shave. Rather than my own hand moving it to shave, the feeling is more like it goes naturally in the direction that I want. I have sensitive skin and it gets rough and dry easily, but Gillette is gentle on the skin even though it’s sharp.
The male image that I want to become in future, is “a cool old man/grandpa” (ojiisan). [laughs] Even when I reach the age of being called 'grandpa’, it is my ideal that what I’ve done skating up to now is visible in my behaviour, bearing and attitude. Internally very strong, yet gentle and kind and able to see the surroundings properly. I long to be a cool adult like that.
In future, I want to become an adult who can do something for (the people) around me. Not just doing my own things, but someone who can become strength for others, I would like to be such an adult. I think I have such feelings especially because people around me have been supporting me and devoting themselves to me all the way up to now.
With the adding of years (of age), I hope I can devote myself to others in return.
-translated by me; original source: P&G, myrepi.com
For my past translations of YUZU DAYS, see HERE.

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P&G YUZU DAYS (Oct 2018)
Talking about it now, PyeongChang Winter Olympics—In November 2017, Hanyu had a serious injury during official practice. It was just 3 months to PyeongChang Olympics. Overcoming adverse circumstances, he won the Olympics,... — P&G YUZU DAYS (Oct 2018)
Talking about it now, PyeongChang Winter Olympics
—In November 2017, Hanyu had a serious injury during official practice. It was just 3 months to PyeongChang Olympics. Overcoming adverse circumstances, he won the Olympics, becoming the first person in 66 years to have 2 consecutive victories. We interviewed him on his thoughts and feelings at that time.—
This time, because I had an injury, all of you were waiting for me while worrying, supporting me while worrying, your feelings came through to me very strongly. When I entered the Olympic venue, my feeling was “everyone, I’m alright, so please don’t worry”. And I thought, it would be good if I could skate with the feeling of “I have received all your feelings of concern and I am really back!”
The 3 months before the Olympics were very difficult but I had set the concrete goal of “I want to do up to here” until entering the Olympic venue. I practised with total belief that as long as I could achieve the goal I had set myself, I could win the Olympics.
That goal was achieved on the day before heading for PyeongChang. That is why I had the feeling of “I have done the preparation for winning” when I entered the venue.
During my Olympic performance, the last step sequence of the free skate was most memorable. At that time, I had the feeling of “I could win this Olympics” and so I let the joy explode and I skated. The triple lutz before that, I was in the air in a weird direction and it would not be strange if I had fallen but I managed to stay up. I thought I was so funny not to fall, and from then I became completely my natural self.
Actually, in a sense, a performance has to enchant, so I do not think it is good to finish it with my own happiness. SEIMEI’s Abe no Seimei that I portrayed in my free skate has the image of a mysterious person with limitless abilities, but at the last step sequence I completely became my true self and the feeling was like “I, am simply happy!” (laughs)
But, for that moment, perhaps it was good that way. I want to feel properly the happiness that can only be savoured at this Olympics and to remember it well. From here, there will be some decades more of my life but because this moment will not return again, I want to preserve it properly in my memories and enjoy it from the bottom of my heart.
The moment that I felt the most happiness was when I went up on the podium. When I stand at the place of the gold medal, I do not put my feet anywhere else and I jump up there with 2 feet at the same time ‘dahn!’ – this is what I always do. I also had the thought that I want to preserve this moment in my own memory. By the way, because I was so excited and adrenaline was flowing, I didn’t feel any pain in my foot at all. (laughs)
When I got onto the podium, it was the moment that I felt “Now I am the most free”. In the world of sports where results are everything, I felt I had proven my own hard work up to now. I am first and I performed my best, even if nothing was said, the feeling was like I was standing in a territory that would not be invaded by anyone. Inside me, that felt like “freedom” and it was a very happy moment.
Translated by me; original from P&G myrepi.com. *(do not use my translation without permission)*
**This translation is very late because I have been very busy. I’m sure it’s already translated by other fans but I really miss Yuzu Days, so I decided to just do it. :)

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P&G YUZU DAYS, May 2018Special Project: A message of thanks from Hanyu-senshu to everyone!
(Before PyeongChang Olympics, P&G had a project where members can write support messages for Yuzuru in the website. All the messages were then put into an... — P&G YUZU DAYS, May 2018
**Special Project: A message of thanks from Hanyu-senshu to everyone!**
(Before PyeongChang Olympics, P&G had a project where members can write support messages for Yuzuru in the website. All the messages were then put into an album and sent to him before the Olympics.)
Interview: (my translation)
“4 years ago, I was also able to win the gold medal but precisely because I had that experience, the weight of the gold medal at this Olympics I felt it strongly. Even though the surroundings change, my family is always beside me supporting me, and I am really thankful. Without the support of family, I could not have reached here.”
“After the competition, I was busy and there was hardly any time, but the first (person) that I ‘hung’ the gold medal on was my mother. Having my mother with me, her presence alone is enough. Because my training base is overseas, speaking Japanese (with mother) enables me to savour the atmosphere of family, and I am very grateful for that. By herself, she takes care of my physical condition, nutritional and mental aspects as well. I really thank my mother for that."

[Looking at the album of messages again]
"Thank you very much for so many messages. I can really feel every single one of these messages pushing my back (supporting me). The Olympics is a special stage to me, and this medal hanging on my neck is also something special. Wearing it by myself alone, it is a very heavy medal (t/n. heavy in value/ significance/grandeur). I am happy if I can share this weight with all of you. Truly, thank you very much for this.”
Hanyu-senshu wrote this message to all his fans:
“Thank you very much for the support!
This is the gold medal that I won together with all of you!
I will continue to work hard!!”

Translated by me; source: P&G myrepi.com
For other YUZU DAYS articles.

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P&G, YUZU DAYS (30 June 2016)
What figure skating taught me– “the stage called the world”The stage called the world
–It’s a dream, it’s also a wall (challenge)–
When I was little, my home rink was my world. Then from junior to senior. And from Japan... — **P&G, YUZU DAYS (30 June 2016)**
What figure skating taught me– “the stage called the world”
**The stage called the world**
–It’s a dream, it’s also a wall (challenge)–
When I was little, my home rink was my world. Then from junior to senior. And from Japan to the world. I feel that my stage has gradually grown bigger. When I started to skate in the world, it was really like a dream. Until then, it was a world that existed only on TV, so I was continually surprised and amazed by everything. Same as when I first arrived in Canada, everything was exciting and every day was a day of discovery. Competing in the world, I feel the magnitude of it, and at the same time, I also feel the big wall (challenge) of the reality that there are many great skaters who can do things that I cannot do.
–What I should, it’s just one thing!–
Competing on the world stage, there are many areas that are different from Japan. In order to win, you have to master high level skills, and mental strength is also needed. Because the climate, environment and food are all different, you have to manage and take care of your own physical condition. But whether in Japan or in the world, what I have to do is the same. When I think ‘I want to win!’ in the world of high level skaters, there is nothing else but to keep polishing myself (keep improving). I am able to say this now, but the old me could not say something like this.
**About fans throughout the world:**
–No matter what kind of support, I’m happy–
There is tremendous energy in the support of fans and it always reaches the heart. The feelings of fans who support athletes are the same, no matter what country they are from. But there is a difference in the manner of support. There are fans who like to cosplay to show their support (t/n. I think he means fans who wear Pooh costumes), and there are fans who fill the rink with lots of presents…. the customs and culture of hospitality of the country are shown, and the unique and enthusiastic support raises the excitement level. To support a single athlete, all become united as one, it is something amazing and very happy.
–I want to turn the support into strength–
When the support power is very strong, sometimes I will feel the pressure, in a good sense. Turning that pressure into my own strength is a way of paying back (or living up to) that support. Each time I perform, various sounds arise from the audience area. Depending on the content of the performance, there are expectations, relief, disappointment, etc, but as I skate, the air of the venue moves. I really enjoy that sense of oneness with the whole place and the sense of presence.
**To people who are aiming to (compete in) the world:**
–Do not be afraid of failure or detours–
It is good if it can become good advice to my juniors in the future, but I feel that I am not in that position yet. My mantra is just “Nothing is a waste.” So even if you take a detour or if you fail, it is a 100% opportunity to reflect and think. It may seem like a waste at that time, but some day it will certainly become food for thought on how not to fail again. Sometimes detours (or a roundabout way) become the shortcut in terms of results. So, the things that you want to do, take on the challenge without fear and cherish the experience. That’s what I wish for them.
**Yuzuru Hanyu. university student**
I am in the Faculty of Human Sciences 「人間科学部」 and now my major is 「人間情報科学科」(Human Information Science). What kind of study is that? The world is overflowing with information; by what system do people encounter the information, receive it, judge that it is right and continue into action? On what basis do they do that? Data is analysed and many things are capitalised on. I’m learning about the information processing ability of humans, the way they deal with information, of course some things are related to sports and some have nothing to do with sports, such as how changing the position of an office desk affects efficiency and also environmental design with the study of an actual company as an example. To do one report every week is really tough but I work hard to hand them in.
[This 1st series of Yuzu Days has ended. The 2nd series will start in autumn.]
-Translated by me; source: P&G myrepi.com

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P&G YUZU DAYS (Oct 2017)
“I have been using Pantene (shampoo) since I was a child. At that time, I copied Plushenko’s hairstyle and I could get a nice halo.* [laughs]
I am using Pantene even in Toronto!
When I travel abroad, quite often the water is hard. But even with hard water, Pantene foams up well. It’s a really great product.”
–translated by me. Source: P&G myrepi.com
*halo= he means the ring of glow or shine in the hair (although we all know he really does have one) :)
There is also a promotion VIDEO. At the end, he says, “Ladies with beautiful hair are beautiful.” :))

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YUZU DAYS, 6 March 2017.
Reason for evolution “Heading for greater heights”Olympic champion, current world records holder, 1st person with 4 consecutive GPF victories, Yuzuru Hanyu says, “I am still far from the skate that I am aiming for.” Not... — YUZU DAYS, 6 March 2017.
Reason for evolution “Heading for greater heights”
Olympic champion, current world records holder, 1st person with 4 consecutive GPF victories, Yuzuru Hanyu says, “I am still far from the skate that I am aiming for.” Not content with the present situation, Hanyu continues to strive towards greater heights.
I really hate to lose. I absolutely want to win all competitions and I don’t want any kind of regretful feelings. Even during training, on days that I cannot jump well, I feel that I have lost to myself and I will be very frustrated. I cannot help it. (I’m) already the extreme type of ‘hate-to-lose’. [laughs]
My 'hate-to-lose’ is not just about the win and loss of a competition. When I make a mistake, I have lost to myself who have not grown. When I decide that I want to do this performance, it has to be that performance, I will think that way. Even if I can do it, I am very uncompromising (t/n. or rigid or stubborn) and so until now there has hardly been any time when I felt satisfied. But failure and frustrated/regretful (kuyashii) feelings are a certain kind of experience. Because there is failure, so there can be reflection; frustration and regret can also become (coils of) springs. I think that’s why I can keep moving forward.
Figure skating has many components like jumps, spins and steps; it requires not just skating skills but also expressive skills. It is a sport that is extremely multi-faceted. If there is one part that is not going well, there are other parts that can be stretched. For example, if you are not making much progress in jumps, you can polish up steps, spins or expression; there are many areas that you can grow in, if you search for it. As long as you don’t fix your own limits, there is no end to how much you can grow / improve. Further on ahead, with more years of age, even if jumps cannot be done anymore, expressive abilities can be refined, so it can become better in a different sense. When I think of this, there is still a lot more that I can evolve. This is why I think figure skating is so interesting.
Figure skating is a sport that is done by one person on the ice, but the bigger the competition, the bigger the group of people that supports that one competitor. Until I finally reach the ice, there are people who help to get my body ready, the coaches who teach me, and the people in the team. Then there is my mother who supports me in everything from daily life to competitions, and also everyone who sends me cheers at the venue. Heading towards the same direction, all these people are competing together with me. I have the feeling of competing in a team. And because I can feel that I am not alone and everyone is here for me, I can focus, I can work hard and do my best. To all the people who support me, I am truly grateful.
Translated by me.
Source: P&G, myrepi.com
My past translations of YUZU DAYS: HERE

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Some numbers from Yuzuru’s victory celebration parade (22/4/2018) in Sendai…..

1) The temperature of parade day was 29.9°C, the highest ever recorded for April in Sendai. The next day, the temperature fell to 14°C and it was cloudy with brief rain. (*thank God for good weather on parade day!*)

2) Yuzu received the total of ¥10,000,000 /approx.US$93,000 (¥5,000,000 from Japan Olympic Committee and ¥5,000,000 from Japan Skate Federation) as the reward for his Olympic Gold. He donated the whole amount to be used for the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake/Tsunami (¥5,000,000 to Miyagi prefecture and ¥5,000,000 to Sendai City), at the ceremony before the parade.

He did the same four years ago, after Sochi Olympics. At that time, the money he received from JOC and JSF was ¥6,000,000 in total, and he donated it all as well.

(Btw he also donates all royalties he receives from his 2 autobiographies, ’Aoi Hono’ 1 & 2, to Ice Rink Sendai.)

3.a) Yuzu’s parade T-shirts and wristbands were manufactured and sold to cover the cost of the parade. The T-shirt is ¥2500 each and they made 80,000 shirts, and 70,000 shirts were sold by the day of the parade.
70,000 x ¥2500 = ¥175,000,000 /US$1,623,500
b) The wristband (a set of 2 wristbands, purple and blue) is ¥1000 /set and they made 10,000 sets and all were sold out on the day of the parade.
10,000 x ¥1000 = ¥10,000,000 /US$92,800
a) + b), the sales of those items were ¥185,000,000 / US$1,716,300 in total. In addition to this, many people donated for this parade and their donations reached ¥20,000,000 /US$185,550. (note: these are not the final numbers as the amount was still going up at the time of original post)

【¥205,000,000 /US$1,902,000】take away【the material and labour costs (yes, it gave a good influence to the local economy too)】was the profit = fund for the parade. If it is more than the actual expenses for the parade, the rest will be used for the recovery of Tohoku. (They did the same for the parade after Sochi).

4) Over 100,000 people (the official announcement is 108,000, but many who were there say the number should be higher!) turned up for the parade, and 1000 volunteers were ready for the after-parade clean-up, However, hardly any rubbish was found on the streets. Yes, almost zero rubbish!! (*I’m so proud of us! haha*)

5) Another interesting figure… according to the TV program ‘Kininaru’, Yuzu said “arigato” more than 294 times on the parade van! xD

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Translated by Shuko Doyle, info from yahoo.co.jp and other Japanese media sources. Much thanks to Shuko for giving me permission to share this in my blog; original post in YHIFG. Pic credits are marked on each photo; last 2 photos (showing sale of T-shirts and wristbands) are mine.

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On this day in 2018 (22 April)….. what awesome memories….. 2-time Olympic champion with heart of gold.

sendai victory parade so glad i was there!

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