{"id":27630,"date":"2020-06-11T11:59:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T02:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pawanavi.com\/?p=27630"},"modified":"2021-01-01T11:00:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T02:00:46","slug":"piw2020hiroshima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pawanavi.com\/en\/entertainment\/piw2020hiroshima\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Ice World 2019-2020 in Hiroshima"},"content":{"rendered":"

The theme for the year of new beginnings is \"Brand New Story!<\/h1>\n

It expresses an even more glamorous and dramatic world.<\/h1>\n

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Prince Ice World 2019-2020 - Brand New Story - Hiroshima Performance Report<\/h3>\n

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While the heat was still hot from the 40th anniversary Hiroshima performance that ended with a great success in the summer of 2018, a total of four performances were held over two days on January 18 (Sat.) and 19 (Sun.), 2020. This year's Prince Ice World, a year of new beginnings, was themed \"Brand New Story\" and challenged a new style of composition, raising the expectations of the fans for a renewed program. The main entrance of the venue was filled with fans from start to finish, with some of the limited-edition goods sold out by noon on the second day.<\/p>\n

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Daisuke Takahashi, who will retire from single skating at the 2019 All-Japan Championships and switch to ice dancing with Yanaka Muramoto in 2020, drew a lot of attention at the Hiroshima show. Fans came from all over the prefecture and beyond to see him perform his single program at the ice show right after his retirement, and the venue was filled with cheers and words of appreciation.<\/p>\n

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Guests include Olympic gold medalists Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Kanako Murakami, sisters Marin Honda, Noyui and Sarai Honda, and Kazuki Tomono, as well as Japan's only professional figure skating team (24 members in total), the The Prince Ice World Team, Japan's only professional figure skating team (24 skaters in total), and junior skaters will also make appearances.<\/p>\n

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And as a guest artist, the Prince Ice World Team cheering song \"We'll Be There<\/a>\", which was released for distribution on December 12.BOOOST<\/a>The performance was performed by \"Ai ni Tsuite Ai ni Tsuite\". Currently, they have over 20,000 followers on LINE LIVE, and their song \"I want to be loved, I want to be loved, I want to be loved\", released in April 2019, is ranked No. 1 on LINE MUSIC's real-time ranking. On the day of the performance, the first mini-album \"I want to be loved\", which is scheduled to be released on February 10, 2020, was on sale at the venue.<\/p>\n

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After the show, one of the major attractions at Prince Ice World was the \"petting time,\" where fans cheered and expressed their appreciation by handing bouquets and gifts directly to the guests and cast members. It was impressive to see the performers respond politely, offering words of thanks and taking pictures.<\/p>\n

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*This report is a summary of the second performance on the first day and the first performance on the second day.<\/p>\n

venue<\/h5>\n

Hiroshin Big Wave (Japan's largest wave of earthquake disaster prevention specialists)<\/p>\n

date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)<\/h5>\n

January 18 (Sat.) & 19 (Sun.), 2020 (2 days) 4 performances in total<\/p>\n

Composition and Direction<\/h5>\n

Japan<\/p>\n

performance<\/h5>\n

Regular performers<\/strong>
\nPrince Ice World Team (total 24 members) \/ Shizuka Arakawa \/ Takeshi Honda<\/p>\n

Guest skaters<\/strong>
\nDaisuke Takahashi \/ Miki Ando \/ Nobunari Oda \/ Kanako Murakami \/ Kazuki Tomono \/ Marin Honda \/ Mochiyu Honda (18th only) \/ Sarai Honda (19th only) \/ Yanaka Muramoto<\/p>\n

Guest Artists<\/strong>
\nBOOOST<\/p>\n

organizing<\/h5>\n

Hiroshima Home Television \/ Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting Corporation \/ Nihonkai Television \/ Prince Ice World Hiroshima Executive Committee \/ The Chugoku Shimbun<\/p>\n

support<\/h5>\n

Hiroshima Shinkin Bank \/ Nishikido \/ Marimo \/ EDION<\/p>\n

support<\/h5>\n

Hiroshima Prefecture \/ Hiroshima City \/ Hiroshima City Board of Education \/ Japan Skating Federation \/ Hiroshima Prefectural Skating Federation \/ Ehime Asahi Television \/ The Asahi Shimbun Company<\/p>\n

cooperation<\/h5>\n

Oita Asahi Broadcasting Corporation \/ Yume-nanjichi<\/p>\n

planning and production<\/h5>\n

Prince Hotel \/ GAKUON Unity Face<\/p>\n

assistance in news gathering<\/h5>\n

GAKUON Unity Face Inc.<\/p>\n

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Prince Ice World Team<\/h3>\n

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Japan's only professional team of 24 professional figure skaters, specializing in \u201csynchronized skating,\u201d a form of figure skating entertainment with a history of over 40 years in which skaters work in unison. This year's show will feature new productions and dances, as well as a new showcase for the team. This time, they challenged themselves with new productions, dances, and ice taps, and presented a rich and varied program that utilized not only their teamwork, but also their individual expressive abilities. For 2019, the year of new beginnings, the program was renewed under the theme of \"Brand new story\" with a new composition, direction, and choreographer. From the opening of the show, the audience was reminded of PIW's acting and teamwork, as the venue combined technology such as LCD monitors and lighting with performances on the ice, and the production and choreography incorporated elements from various genres such as film, classical, opera, and pop music.<\/p>\n

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Guests (in order of appearance)<\/h3>\n
Mochiyui Honda (appears only on 18th)<\/h5>\n

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\u25bc Main Results
\n2018 Kinki Championship (Junior), 4th place
\n2018 West Japan Junior Championship, 8th place
\n2018 All-Japan Junior Championships, 12th place<\/p>\n

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Dressed in mature red and black, which was different from their lovely image, they showed a much higher level of performance than last year, not only with their fierce steps and stable jumps, but also with their natural expressive power that extends to details such as the movement of their fingers and their eyes.<\/p>\n

Sarai Honda (appears only on 19th)<\/h5>\n

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\u25bc Main Results
\n2018 Asian Open Trophy Advanced Novice 2nd Place
\n2018 All-Japan Novice Championship, A2nd place
\n2018 All-Japan Junior Championships, 17th place
\n2019 Challenge Cup Advanced Novice Winner<\/p>\n

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Last year, Sarai Honda won her first international competition and made her abilities known to the world. She showed the innocent and adorable expressions and gestures of a young girl as she skated through the competition, while at the same time, she performed big tricks such as jumps with a high degree of perfection, showing great promise as a skater who will be active on the world stage.<\/p>\n

Kazuki Tomono<\/h5>\n

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\u25bc Main Results
\n2018 World Championships, 5th place
\n2018 GP Rostelecom Cup, 3rd place
\n2017,2018 All-Japan Championships, 4th place
\n2019 Four Continents Championships Participation<\/p>\n

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Dressed as a trumpeter, she mesmerized the audience with her lightness of body and emotional expression to the song \"Freaks. The audience cheered and clapped enthusiastically as she performed a series of spectacular steps and jumps. When she left the ice, she left the ice with a smile on her face, blowing her trumpet nimbly.<\/p>\n

Marin Honda<\/h5>\n

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\u25bc Main Results
\n2016 World Junior Championships Winner
\n2017 World Junior Championships, 2nd place
\n2018 GP France, 6th place<\/p>\n

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Kanako Murakami<\/h5>\n

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\u25bc Main Results
\n2010 GP Final 3rd
\n2013 World Championships, 4th place
\n2014 Four Continents Championships Winner
\n2014 Sochi Olympics<\/p>\n

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Far from the innocent image of herself known in the media and other media, her program had a sense of gravity set to the theme music of \"Schindler's List\". Many fans may have been drawn in by her captivating use of ice and space to convey her sadness and bitterness, and may have felt the pain in their hearts as they became emotionally involved in her performance.<\/p>\n

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Sakhalin fir (Abies sachalinensis)<\/h5>\n

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She captivated the audience with her passionate eyes and lustrous skating. The audience, even those who had not seen the skaters before, were transfixed by their presence on the ice. At the end of the show, Daisuke Takahashi, who will be her partner in ice dance, appeared on stage, and the audience cheered for his well-matched dance with high expectations for the future.<\/p>\n

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Artist Guest BOOOST<\/h5>\n

BOOOST Official Site
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They performed \"We'll Be There,\" which is the cheering song for the Prince Ice World Team. The audience was enchanted by her deep singing ability, and the excitement of the audience increased.<\/p>\n