News and Topics 2017

Some more info about video already posted by HB - Thanks, ostile!!

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1073152289489002

This lady did some edits from video, resulting in large pics... Great job!!
in one of them you can see Dai in cockpit with blue helmet on.

https://www.facebook.com/hiromi.shoji.77/posts/1499414890152833?pnref=story

Thank you for the additional links, Pattina!!!      


Here's a close-up of minimum-san's latest source of inspiration:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWzwmHDgjU3/

No doubt I'd panic with that gear on my head, let alone being sent on that infernal ride while wearing it! How did Dai not pass out?


This edited video features a compilation of all the Dai-snippets from several longer takes, including him talking to the pilot and inspecting the plane.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Lxrt6TMUk&feature=youtu.be



Have a wonderful weekend y'all!

Thanks HB!!! Top Gun Dai is sooooooooooooo cool

Dai has updated his IG!!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW2VgL8jk99/?taken-by=d1sk_t&hl=it

He did an online NHK test that shows the chances (percentage)  to be alone at 40 years old. Or at least that's how I understand. But I really don't know if Dai's result is to be read as positive result or not    

https://www.nhk.or.jp/special/askai/result2017_all.html

Let's hope for more info soon! so curious about his possible replies to reach 0%

EDIT: Dai's 0% is good result: this is the percentage of possibility he will be alone when in his 40's!! Glad for him!! Thanks to ostile for info!!!

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1074431846027713

Dai-chan spotted at Chitose, near Sapporo, where an Air Festival with Blue Impulse was scheduled today.

Huge Arigato!! to all people who shared!!  

NOT SURE but from some tweets it seems Dai was on plane n. 5 today during Blue Impulse's aerial show. Waiting for confirmation.

Dark suit and white shirt... classic SPOTLIGHT dress code    (not to mention camera people behind him in first pic).  No more Top Gun overalls but again more than handsome    

https://twitter.com/sawaken48/status/888944838762156032

https://twitter.com/nyamapipi/status/888994268177547264

https://twitter.com/23yuzu_yu/status/888917225133842432

https://twitter.com/nyamapipi/status/888984345632948224

https://twitter.com/nyamapipi/status/888980845414961152

https://twitter.com/nomchan/status/888953277609410560

https://twitter.com/ume_shirt/status/888917148457881602

https://twitter.com/kira2hikaru4/status/888908884525449216

https://twitter.com/a_a1028myu/status/888959371220090880
(if you are interested, some fans with eagle's eyes already tweeted info about Dai's wallet   )

https://twitter.com/COZY3003/status/888972841189691393

https://twitter.com/siraore60/status/888951657437974530

https://twitter.com/O_R_mielco/status/888942409760948225

https://twitter.com/neoTakosuke/status/888908423739211776

https://twitter.com/mamonowa68/status/888907335464136704

More from Chitose Air Festival!!!

Thanks a lot to kind people who share!!!

https://twitter.com/ume_shirt/status/888943265604448256

https://twitter.com/o_n101o_k/status/889066167507210240

https://twitter.com/siraore60/status/888924939041910784

https://twitter.com/snowmanhikari/status/889020999600975873

Aww miss him in the Top Gun Uniform but as always he looks Daigorgeous in any outfit that he wears. Love the wallet!

Thanks Pattina!

More Daigorgeous Dai at Air Festival        

It's a flood!! Dai is so loved

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW4H2QLl5xU/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW4ph9-HWch/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW4bAuqgDMD/   (second pic)

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW4sN5MgDNd/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW5P7HvDW6q/

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=100008184547360&story_fbid=1933459700270163

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=685693451625989&set=pcb.685693561625978&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=685693038292697&set=pcb.685693561625978&type=3&theater

https://twitter.com/6bqmSf96GuYCMRl/status/889129098601054208

We still have some pics from Chitose Air Festival!!!  Thanks a lot to kind people who share!!!

https://twitter.com/yamato20080213/status/889407477619359744

https://twitter.com/megumilkgyu_nyu/status/889411988467482625

This smile makes my day!!             (scroll post for one more breathtaking pic)

https://twitter.com/taenosuke/status/889273623386570752

My gloomy day has become brighter by Dai's lovely smile. We are having pouring rain, wind and minor flooding and the temperature is 55 degrees yikes! The windows are rattling in my office building.This is not summer weather 😢

Shyla, sad to learn you are not enjoying summer time, due to unusual bad weather. I cannot think of "summer" with that temperature, either. Hope Dai can warm you a bit!!

Dai as "ballerina" in this CM for a movie to be released soon in Japan. If I get it right, there is a contest, too, and his friend Kumakawa san is part of panel of judges.

I like the way they shot the CM: in a corner of a normal room, Dai is so "easy" and natural in black t-shirt, jeans and sandals, and his moves are nice but not perfect at all. Seems he is just having fun in front of friend's camera, and "yes!!" like the winner of the contest

https://twitter.com/baretaisou_cp/status/890034947834093569


https://twitter.com/tarakookura/status/890044166889029632

Have a Dai-gorgeous Daiday!!

Thank you for the barrage of updates, Pattina!!!


Love how several people seemed to cast a furtive glance at Dai at the Chitose air festival. He looks like he enjoyed himself. Do we know when the new Spotlight episode will be aired?


The CM for the "Ballerina" movie inspired competition is incredibly funny and cute! I guess he's trying his hand at a choreography from the movie there? Maybe copying the moves from a screen (a little bit like the "Dance Evolution" game he had to complete for "Athletes vs Celebrities)? It seems like he's doing it not too neatly on purpose as not to discourage potential contestants.



Hope the weather has improved in your part of the world, Shyla!  

Finally! A glimpse of "The Ice" cast members learning group choreo! And Daisuke being suitably uncly as always.   He's got the ending pose down though.  

https://twitter.com/asadamai717/status/890529484079677440



The Line store offers a brandnew set of adorable Daisuke stickers:

https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/1492282

Thanks for the kind words Pattina and HB about my stormy weather. It is still unseasonably cool and damp but according to the weatherman good weather should be arriving soon.

Dai practicing. He looks good!

https://twitter.com/jdainyan/status/890265271469875200

Hullabaloo wrote:

Finally! A glimpse of "The Ice" cast members learning group choreo! And Daisuke being suitably uncly as always.   He's got the ending pose down though.  

https://twitter.com/asadamai717/status/890529484079677440

You can ALWAYS count on Dorky Dai to highlight your practice days at THE ICE

Last year https://twitter.com/asadamai717/status/758630449237196800/video/1

The ending pose is a full Kabuki "strike the pose"

Mai couldn't help herself and laughed a lot

Quote :

The Line store offers a brandnew set of adorable Daisuke stickers :

https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/1492282

Lovely but his face is too.... I don't know how to explain.... too similar to many manga characters. I liked previous version (2015 - for Listerine ads) more

Shyla wrote:

Dai practicing. He looks good!

https://twitter.com/jdainyan/status/890265271469875200

Shyla, you should write "he looked good": the original video is of some years ago. He is at the Kansai Uni rink practicing his FS of 2010/2011 season "Inverno Porteno"

Anyway thanks a lot for posting It's always a joy to watch and the fan tweeted right: "Beauty - just beautiful"

PATTINA wrote:

Hullabaloo wrote:

Finally! A glimpse of "The Ice" cast members learning group choreo! And Daisuke being suitably uncly as always.   He's got the ending pose down though.  

https://twitter.com/asadamai717/status/890529484079677440

You can ALWAYS count on Dorky Dai to highlight your practice days at THE ICE        

Last year   https://twitter.com/asadamai717/status/758630449237196800/video/1

The ending pose is a full Kabuki "strike the pose"          

Mai couldn't help herself and laughed a lot    

Quote :

The Line store offers a brandnew set of adorable Daisuke stickers :

https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/1492282

Lovely but his face is too.... I don't know how to explain.... too similar to many manga characters. I liked previous version (2015 - for Listerine ads) more

Shyla wrote:

Dai practicing. He looks good!

https://twitter.com/jdainyan/status/890265271469875200

Shyla, you should write "he looked good": the original video is of some years ago. He is at the Kansai Uni rink practicing his FS of 2010/2011 season "Inverno Porteno"

Anyway thanks a lot for posting         It's always a joy to watch and the fan tweeted right: "Beauty - just beautiful"

LOL I am new at this tweet business why do fans post old tweets. I think they are current. I am going to leave the sharing
of tweets to you and HB I am no help. lol

Thanks for the updates Pattina!

Shyla wrote:

LOL I am new at this tweet business why do fans post old tweets. I think they are current. I am going to leave the sharing of tweets to you and HB I am no help. lol

Thanks for the updates Pattina!

Shyla, please do not!!! Yours and any contribution are more than welcome!!! Old or new Daisuke is always a joy for anyone here!!


Tomorrow wel'll know if Dai has a new program for Japanese fans who couldn't travel to Switzerland in February and are starving to see his skating again in ice shows.

Tomorrow Fuji TV will air a first, shorter version of the show at 16:00 JT.  Here is a link to a streaming, but to be honest I don't know if it will be available because it's specified that this broadcast is for Kanto area. Anyway, trying is free of charge so.....

https://mov3.co/en/fujitv/

I don't know who this boy is - sorry. He took some pics in the backstage. A fan of Mao found them and collected in one tweet. The boy seems to be part of a Pair  

Dai's smile is a beam of pure sunlight      


Source https://twitter.com/purplelove301/status/890777591812050944

Have a Dai-gorgeous Daiday!!

The whole cast having.... don't know if it's breakfast, lunch or dinner

Mai's tweet

https://twitter.com/asadamai717/status/890911112023035904

Video by Tong Jian - you can see Dai for less than a blink of the eye, far left near Kana and Taka K.

http://www.weibo.com/tv/v/FevI0uW9W?fid=1034:9e7dd872a187c5c2aa6fca5364a413f2

Dear Minimum san's personal interpretation of Dai's super-dramatic ending pose  Thanks a lot for these super cute fan arts!!

https://twitter.com/minminimum/status/890572925102718981

https://twitter.com/minminimum/status/890917437293477889

Shyla wrote:

LOL I am new at this tweet business why do fans post old tweets. I think they are current. I am going to leave the sharing
of tweets to you and HB I am no help. lol

Twitter can indeed be kinda confusing, but please don't feel discouraged, Shyla. Please continue sharing, if you find sth. interesting. Like Pat said: Doesn't matter, if it's old or new - as long as it's Dai-chan!  

PATTINA wrote:

Tomorrow wel'll know if Dai has a new program for Japanese fans who couldn't travel to Switzerland in February and are starving to see his skating again in ice shows.

I'm so excited to find out!  

PATTINA wrote:

I don't know who this boy is - sorry. He took some pics in the backstage. A fan of Mao found them and collected in one tweet. The boy seems to be part of a Pair  

Apparently his name is Zhang Tianchi.



Love seeing the gang hanging out at the rehearsals for "The Ice". Judging by the way everyone is happily tucking in (with the exception of Adelina   ), it seems that the cantine food is very enjoyable! (Looks like tako-yaki. Yum... ) Thx for sharing, Pattina!  



There's another picture + video from Mirai's IG (click the arrow on the right-hand side of the picture twice to get to the video):

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXF6nmAn4SA/

HB, thanks for additional link (and thanks to Mirai, too!!) and info.

HB wrote:

(Looks like tako-yaki. Yum... )

I've been told it's one of Dai's favourit dishes!! Bet he enjoyed very much!!

Very short tv news about THE ICE with very brief appearance of Dai in bright yellow pants, maybe part of show costume (Opening or Finale)

http://dai.ly/x5v71la

A dear fan immediately thought about Bananas' number in LOTF2017

https://twitter.com/nobumamiya/status/891074659965321217

According to many tweets (online translation!!!, so please don't trust me too much!!) Dai and Mao had a talk show at the end of first part and everyone was moved.

SportsNavi on twitter is posting official pics from show. No Dai up to now but we can hope they post something soon!! so keep an eye on it!!

https://twitter.com/sn_figure


ETA  - Mao's meadley, according to this tweet:  Taka K skated to "Bells of Moscow", Dai's to Rachmaninoff and Mao herself to her "Ritual dance" - but what I don't understand is if Taka and Dai skated the original Mao's programs or their own version.

https://twitter.com/KG_akiyama/status/891180164687601664

ETA 2 - some more info!! thanks, let's talk!!

https://twitter.com/00LT/status/891186237624639488

Dai-chan!!!! wearing his old 2005-2006 costume for Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto n. 2!!!!



Source:  https://twitter.com/0312azu/status/891187897449062401    with link to original source


OMG - his face is super-gorgeous (and his back is to Dai for!!!)

Streaming link posted before doesn't work

This one is working

http://artv.watch/countries/japan/fuji-tv-%E3%83%95%E3%82%B8%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%93/

Thanks Pattina!!!

Oh my... Dai in his Rachmaninoff costume!  

I'm so excited to see him skating again  

That was great!
Did you see Dai jumps? So easy.

Dai skated part of his Rachmaninoff with the great step-sequence during Mao's Medley in his old costume  

In second part of the show he skated Caravan, the hot-spicey-mishievous-flirting with audience version!!!  completed with kiss

A little uncertainty on first jump of Caravan, but nothing to worry about. He was super in both programs

Watch before block for copyright!!!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M6B0W63HFU

Unfortunately the YTuber did not upload Dai's Rach but we have other sources, i.e. devoted Japanese friends we can always rely on!!

https://twitter.com/daichanmylove/status/891203423466434562

2 seconds of Dai praciting in the backstage

https://twitter.com/oritatubeshi/status/891207067477745664