in which we ignore the fact that we haven't updated in nearly two months. does anyone even bother checking this comm anymore idek

Anyways, Friends on Ice starts tomorrow! (Aug 24-26) Rehearsals took place today, and here is a sneak peek of Daisuke's new SP, choreographed by Nanami Abe:

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Dai, Shizuka, Nobu, Tatsuki and other Team Japan skaters performed in a charity show in Kobe for the second year in a row. Dai performed Roxanne, thankfully without red pants. Video clip:

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SORRY, I'M A FAIL MOD, TOO BUSY WITH THINGS, GOT DISTRACTED BY TAKATRAN'S BRONZE MEDAL IN PAIRS ETC. ETC.

Dai's SP, in which he did not UR his quad! So, you know, progress. The video includes the warmup group.

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Protocols


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Part 5 of the Nikkei Interview is up!

If you haven't watched the previous parts, the first three can be found in this post, and part 4 is in this post.

Also, I really recommend this - it's much more interesting than the average interview.

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Hello, hello, Daisha wives (and regular non-crazy fans)!

Long time no see! *cough* Erm, sorry about that.

So, as far as we know, nothing new has surfaced regarding Daisuke's preparation for 4CC and so on. However, he did give a long interview earlier this month and this kind soul has translated the first 3 parts. It's a great interview, Dai seems ( Read more... )

DAISUKE PERFORMED TANGO DE ROXANNE AT STARS ON ICE JAPAN. WATCH HIM SELL HIS BODY TO THE NIGHT NOW:

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SHAKING AND CRYING AND FLAILING TBH

He also performed his SP at Japan Super Challenge a few weeks ago, and video of that has also surfaced on the internets!

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Thank you for voting in our two recent polls!

Behind the cut you will find the poll results and a video in which Daisuke talks about his New Years' resolutions (with a special appearance by Shizuka).

Hopefully we will have more Stars on Ice news to post soon!

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Hi, bbs!

Hope you all had a great New Year's celebration!

I have a very important question to ask you.

( Time for a retrospective. )

Our five-time national champion!

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