Yesterday I was watching the live stream of Yuzuru’s press conference at Japan’s Haneda Airport and I nearly fell out of my chair cos he suddenly mentioned ONE OK ROCK!!! It’s my current favourite band!!! I only discovered them a few months ago and I already have tickets for one of their Asia tour concerts next month! This is what Yuzu said: (my translation)
@15:00 Reporter: You have said that you listen to songs right before a competition to pump up your mood. For this competition, was there a theme song, a song that you often listened to?
Yuzu: Hmm… what was it…… Kimishidai Ressha (“キミシダイ列車”), a song by One Ok Rock. I listened to that a lot. And also Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer (“完全感覚Dreamer”). I listen to them to push up my motivation. The lyrics too. The difference between past and present; because we had the past, that’s why we have the present…. I really felt the meaning of this. I listened a lot to these 2 songs. [….] I do have feelings of nervousness. Recently I have been listening a lot to One Ok Rock. They have saved me, One Ok Rock-san. (laughs)
Songs mentioned: 1) https://www.youtube.com
2) https://www.youtube.com
Then later, Taka, the lead vocal of the band, posted this pic and message on his Instagram:
羽生くん!フィギュアスケート
グランプリファイナル
史上初男子3連覇おめでとう!!!
Hanyu-kun! Congratulations on being the first man in history to win 3 consecutive Figure Skating Grand Prix Finals!!! (my translation)
source: https://www.instagram.com