News and Topics 2020

In Japan it's already 2020 and this is the best start with the brand new Dai's instastory

EDIT: links cancelled because stories have expired

HAPPY NEW YEAR DAI-CHAN!!!!  

And Happy New Year to all fans all over the world!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR DAI-CHAN

Pattina Dai's instastories always crack me up. Dorky Dai.

Happy New year Everyone!!!!

Hi everyone!! Hi Shyla!!!

Dai-chan goes on sharing his happy feelings with his fandom!!!

EDIT: link cancelled because instastory has expired

One of Dai's friend has posted this - more or less the same shot of Dai's first 2020 instastory. The guy is Koyo Yanai, a Hyoen 2019 cast member.

Koyo Yanai's instastory

The smile from MOI Finale  

Cute Fan art - Happy New Year Dai-chan!!

2020 means the start of Dai's new career as Ice Dancer!! Wish Dai and Kana all the best!! Wish them to enjoy the time together, working hard to achieve their goals and feeling satisfied with their achievements.

We will be here for you, dear Dai and Kana!! Spreading our support for your all over the world, because we, Dai-fans, are the best as we love the best skater ever      

Happy New Year!!!!

Happy New Year Friends!  We're off to a great start with Pattina sharing the link to Dai's Instastory so thank you for that.  He's such a jokester.  Wishing him much luck with his new chapter and I'm sure he'll do well.  How can he not, with all the artistry and creativity he brings to the ice.

I forgot to say thank you for the warm wishes, Shyla.  Sending the love back to you!

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your warm wishes, and have you all a Happy New Year too!

Thanks for the instastories Pattina! Dai shows his best side as an entertainer! Such a clown  

Dancing god 1

Dancing god 2

The ultimative Dai pic gallery 2019 (four parts, 36x gorgeousness )

Young wild cute 2008 - Comments say Dai tells a story about some stack of CDs..

--- Yomiya thread was updated ---

Take few minutes to relax and enjoy Dai's cheerful and joking spirit

Post with link to original YT video - and be careful at 9:22 later in video, Dai and friend Yoshi in live chat with the band. Dai's heartful laughes and smiles are priceless

Daisuke appears on band Runny Noze's YouTube channel during a joke

Thanks for the latest Sonabilis and Pattina.  I loved the photos of Dai and hearing him be a part of a joke.  I'm sure he enjoyed being in on the prank and it's always nice to see that playful side of him.

New Dai's instastory!!!          About 2 hours ago!!

             

First skate

One more Night practice for Ice Explosion!!

Ice Explosion - Midnight

Ahaaa! How nice And Miyaken does the group choreos, sure, who else
Night rehearsal... at that time they have the rink all to themselves, I guess.

Oh, is this a hint? Misha Ge twitter
"Soon
#Choreo
#IE2020"
Well, of course it's what everyone's hoping for  

Ayaka Hirahara posted a pic from a Hyoen reading rehearsal. She doesn't remember why she was sitting there on floor with Dai  


Good-night wishes of Japanese fans have quite a kick

Hi everyone and happy Sunday!!

Just in case you arrive late and Dai's second insta has already disappeared..... his long-time friend Hirokazu san - cast member - has posted the same pic on IG.

Belated Happy New Year

Flashback to Nationals 2019

Flowers for Utako Sensei

Free Skating warm-up - no sound


Fans' creativity has no limits

Inspired by The Phoenix


Hyoen 2019's costumes exhibition will last till January 08th, then costumes will be auctioned for charity purposes. English translation with details about costumes and how to submit a bid.

Hyoen 2019 - Like The Moonlight - Charity Auction

A photo has surfaced of Hikaru Genji's mishap with the forgotten flute!  In fact you can see half of the cast collapsing with laughter And Dai, deadly serious!

I feel the need to defend Dai-chan a little bit. Because he wasn't as clumsy as he may have seemed.
If I understood correctly what Dai told about it (by subtitles), he even noticed how the flute fell out. But in the fight scene he didn't manage to pick it up again.
Most likely an attentive colleague took it later and put it on the prop table backstage. It's common for actors to pay attention to this kind of thing.
Stuff like this doesn't happen that rarely. On contrary, forgotten or lost props are among the most common stage mishaps. Letters, pens, flowers, weapons... There are lots of funny anecdotes about it.
IIUC Dai told that he didn't think about getting the flute from prop table again. - Understandably because he hadn't rehearsed it that way!
Considering that Dai is a newcomer to stage AND had a lot of new things to deal with AND it was even the premiere, I have to say I admire the presence of mind with which he saved the scene!

sonabilis wrote:

A photo has surfaced of Hikaru Genji's mishap with the forgotten flute!  In fact you can see half of the cast collapsing with laughter And Dai, deadly serious!

Thanks sonabilis and thanks to dear fan!! The other pics are from the famous video when Dai started the fire alarm while cooking    

Quote :

I feel the need to defend Dai-chan a little bit. Because he wasn't as clumsy as he may have seemed [...]
Considering that Dai is a newcomer to stage AND had a lot of new things to deal with AND it was even the premiere, I have to say I admire the presence of mind with which he saved the scene!

Dear sonabilis, your words are full of love and respect for Dai-chan. Of course, he was great in finding quickly a way to amend the lack of this important prop, keeping in mind that acting is not his job. But fans joke about Dai being dorky and clumsy with so much love, as is Dai were their own son/grandson/nephew because finding himself in funny situations seems to be one of Dai's trademark Just very few examples

Uncle Dai demonstrates his sweet moves - part 1

Uncle Dai demonstrates his sweet moves - part 2

how to stumble twice by climbing 4 steps

Chef Daisuke's cooking adventure

In 2020 PUMA will launch a new campaign with 12 sponsored athletes, among them Daisuke. The athletes will feature in various short ads while a full version video with all athletes will be aired on 23rd January.

PUMA new campaign

Too much beauty...almost unbearable And his hands

Lost in a breathtaking dream

Dear Pattina, how nice my little "defense" inspired you to post these funny links! I didn't know any of them, not even the complete video of "curry accident". Thank you!
Yeah sure, I know about Dai's tendency to funny clumsiness. Including stumbling on podium  
He doesn't even try to hide it behind any semblance of dignity. It looks like the child inside him comes out in such moments.

A compilation of the possibly last quad toeloops of Dai's skater life, "for memory"

Good morning everyone!!

Up to now no news of possible broadcasting of Ice Explosion 2020

TVTokyo will air a tv special in the night of 09/01/ at 23:58 JT

Exclusive visit to the reharsal of Ice Explosion 2020

Possible streaming for TVTokyo

Number Web's article on Dai switching to ice dance. The author talked with Meryl Davis about it.

Number Web 07/01/2020

English translation

Don't know precisely when this short video was aired, probably a sort of recap before Gala, it seems. The 3 Olympic medalists together again.  Dai bandaging his knee is still so painful for me....

Nationals 2019

Dai at 17 and 33    

Unchanged beauty

First day of reharsal - Ice Explosion 2020

Instastories by Kaitlyn Weaver

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I'm starting a new topic for Ice Explosion 2020!!!

World Figure Skating's next issue on Nationals 2019 will feature Dai-The Phoenix on the cover. The magazine will be on pre-sale at Ice Explosion starting from tomorrow (I bet it will be sold out in just few minutes!!)

Open carefully and at your own risk!!!

Heart attack!!

Sky-Court has posted on their FB page: Dai visited the headquarter on 26 Dec, after Nats.

26 12 19 - Dai at Sky Court

Thanks Pattina. Looking forward to the show!

Is anyone having trouble with the alignment of the pages. The problem started when this 2020 thread was created. I cannot edit or quote because the quote and edit symbol do not appear on my page. When I open the site everything is to the far right and not centered. I checked the older threads and they are fine. Strange.

Hi Shyla!! I think it's my fault, because of the very long link of Dai's instastory just in the first post of the topic.

I have cancelled it and now the page seems ok - or at least it's ok for me.

Please you all: check and let me know. If you still have troubles, I'll edit my other posts with similar long links.

Thanks Pattina. It is ok now.

Firstly, Sonabilis. I loved your defensive explanation of the flute.  It was so sweet of you to jump to Dai’s defence.

Secondly, Pattina, I felt the same way as you did as I watched the video from the Nationals.  Dai, taping his knee was heart-wrenching.  I wondered what the 3 Olympic medallists were saying but then I realized perhaps it’s better that I don’t know because it might possibly make the heart-wrenching even more so.

Thirdly, Shyla, I was also experiencing the same issue with the margins being blown so thanks to Pattina for making our problem go away and for everything else you do!

Lastly, thank you Sonabilis and Pattina for the glorious links.  We’re off to a great start in 2020.

Dai ended yesterday his show, with a great success!!!

As reported in the specific topic, the Opening number tells the story of Dai receiving super powers from God(s). And indeed it seems Dai has the superpower to run from one commitment to another without taking a moment to breath!! Today he has two public appearances and the news of his new task floods all media!!

I had some glimpses during working hours, so I hope not to skip anything, because the amount of Dai-stuff is huge!!

First of all, a flashback to January 10th, first day of the show, when Sky-Court posted this tweet inviting Dai fans to visit their stand at the rink.  The pic was taken on 26 Dec, when Dai visited the headquarter. With him, the mascotte

Dai and Sue

Source https://twitter.com/skycourt50/status/1215540654312325121

Today Daisuke was a one-day coach for a skating lesson hosted by Sky-Court, together with Special Olympic skater Anna Watabiki

All together

Dai and kids

Source   https://twitter.com/AxelQuadruple/status/1216635598523338754

How to fall 1


How to fall 2

Coach Dai 1

Coach Dai 2

Source   https://twitter.com/fskating_Life/status/1216643622642180096

Article with wonderful pics and interview

Sweet coach - Seventietwo article

Video

A smile to Dai for

Together with this....Sky Court announced official sponsorship to Kana/Dai during a press conference held after the skating lesson!!!

English translation of media articles, with links to original Japanese source (pics       )

Sponichi Annex

Quadruple Axel

Apologize, but I have to leave now (family needs dinner!!). Back later with more links!!!

Sky Court skating lessons - post by Miwa Nishida IG

Video Sky Court Skating Lesson 1

Video Sky Court Skating Lesson 2

More info about video 2


And...hold fast!! together with the announcement of sponsorship, a new D-Color project has been announced with Dai again as coordinator

Figure skater Daisuke Takahashi D-color 2nd new challenge!

The following sources are mixed, as some of them reports about the 3 events together.  I'm sorry, but at present I have no time to list them in proper order.

Video - Skating lesson and press conference

Video - Press conference

Kana IG

Kana, Dai and Miwa Nishida of SkyCourt

Posts in English with links to original source (with pics   )

This Kiji

Nikkansports

Tokyo Sports

I think it's all for now.  Unless Dai takes one more white rabbit from his hat      

Oh my.... PIW next week-end, moving to Florida in February and this new D-Color challenge. Our wonderboy never rests!!!!