All about Yu-Na Kim, For those who like watching her skating

Reighning world champion Yu-Na Kim's own show, FESTA ON ICE(FOI), started last year. Besides FESTA ON ICE, Yu-Na is going to present another grand ice show for home fans in upcoming August.

The second FOI in last April was directed by Brian Orser, and the guest skaters were Shizuka Arakawa, Stephane Lambiel, Patrick Chan, Dan Zhang & Hao Zhang, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Alissa Czisny, Jeremy Abbott, Adam Rippon, etc.



This is opening show of FOI, homevideo by Aisha & Hokku from FEVERS.
(I recommend you to watch in HD.)






Yu-Na performing a new gala program, homevideo by Aisha & Hokku from FEVERS.
(recommend to watch in HD.)






As you all know, Yu-Na is the only Korean figure skater who is internationally competent. Her popularity in home country is beyond imagination. Brian Order once mentioned at an icenetwork interview that Yu-Na is a giant star in Korea and it is like walking around with Princess Diana.

No wonder FOI is the only ice show most Korean people are aware of... They don't even know the name of the show, but all the tickets for 3 days were sold out in about 30 minutes.All they care about is whether it is Yu-Na show or not.


I desperately wish Plush could join Yu-Na's show one day. It is unfortunate Plush already has a contract with Sema show. The tickets for Last year's Super Match were not sold enough that Sema had to spread out free tickets to fill in the empty arena seats. It's a shame that olympic gold medalist, three times world champion Evgeny Plushenko is not well known in Korea. But, it's sad reality indicating that figure skating is still a minor sport in my country.


This is an ice network article about Festa on Ice(Yu-Na show) and enthusiastic fans from FEVERS. Ari Zakarian should consider this when promoting Evgeny Plushenko in Korea.

http://www.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp...5&vkey=ice_news





Edited by goldendove - 10/6/2009, 16:04

Thank you that you have opened this topic, inform us and the future about Yu-Na Kim - she is really a "phenomenon" in today's women's skating.

I saw a video where Yu-Na singing .. and that very good! She is really multi-talented person!

I am heard to show "FIESTA on Ice" - this is not the same show?

And i hope, that two champions will "unite their forces" - Plushy & Yu-Na

Thank you for encouraing!
I think Fiesta on Ice and Festa on Ice are the same.

Edited by goldendove - 9/6/2009, 07:51

why dont you write it in ari's facebook page?
although i think that there is no way he doenst know yuna's show, she is popular universally!

I might as well do that!
Perhaps after the competition season, after the olympics... it would be great if Plushy could come to Yu-Na's show or Yu-Na could be invited to Golden Stradivari.

Thanks for the feedback, dimi!

In fact, I think that Yu-Na was invited to be guest at this year's "spring" tour of "Golden Ice of Stradivary" ... but it was too "expensive"

I'd go to Yuna's show if two shows were held on near day. Someday I want to see her Dance Macabre. I think that is one of the best program in Ladies


btw, so far, I didn't know a topic that is fit to put this. Maybe it's here. "Eureka"

I read some Yuna's old journals which were translated into Japanese. It was written about Zhenya in 2005. I think her comment about Plushenko was pretty good...



* I have not yet read the original. So, I may not understand its nuance.

from Yags fan blog Dear Alexei...
http://arekusei.exblog.jp/5009541/


She's also a wonderful critic. What a versatile person

Yu-Na's new show "Ice All Stars" will be held during August 14 - 16. It's about two weeks after Super Match.



I do appreciate your compliments to our most beloved skater. Thank you so much for posting the journal!





Edited by goldendove - 10/6/2009, 15:51

Don't worry Goldendove also in Italy the figure skating is a secondary sport,. It has been successful thanks to the Oly in Turin 2006.

BTW Yu-na-kim is my preferred female skater in this moment.She is so full of energy, but elegant and perfect on the ice!!

in greece there is no figure skating sport, but all know evgeni because he was so successfull
KRUDy, please put this yuna's journal on golden skates , it is amazing, amazing

You know this is a translated text from Korean into Japanese moreover it into English. So, its nuance may be a little far from the original. Indeed, Yuna's comments are fabulous though ...

hmm.. okay. I try to put

Dear kudryavka,
I did some research yesterday to find the original text.
It turned out that it wasn't written by Yu-Na herself.
It was a comment by a Plushy fan named "lord".

It seems Yu-Na was very much impressed by lord's critic and she felt the same way about Zhenya's Carmen that she scrapped the text to her own journal to share with everyone.

I can't find the whole original text, though.
Here is some sentences I found in Korean.


'그의 카르멘이 특별한 것은 그가 거만한 에스까밀로도 되었다가 관능의 카르멘이 되었다가 고뇌하는 돈 호세이기도 했기 때문이라면서, 쇼트에서의 실수로 메달 가능성이 희박한 상황에서 독기 오른 어린 천재가 보여준 스케이팅'





If you feel like putting an article about Yu-Na on other English forums, I recommend this one.

This is Kim Yu-Na Interview with monthly Korean magazine "The Musical". The interview was held before 2009 World Championships, right after 4CC. (btw, the interviewer happened to be "lord", who wrote the critic about Zhenya's Carmen. )



Image originally uploaded on the Kim Yu-Na Gallery board
Translated by the KFS






Edited by goldendove - 21/6/2009, 04:02

Kamsamnida! Komassumida! (right? )
I wonder if I should tell it to that Yags fan She seems to be Yuna's and also Korean pop culture's fan!
Anyway, that's to say, Yuna has a sensitivity that is similar to "lord"



Very interesting, thanks!!!! I didn't know she likes Ice dancing so far. I think it helps to bring up her artistry
btw ... I have some questions. Is "lord" female? And, is "lord" pro sports journalist ?? I want to know her/his site if she/he has it!!! goldendove, if you found it, please tell me~~

You're welcome! It's my pleasure!




"lord" is the administrator of Evgeny Plushenko fan site "Holym".

http://irue.cafe24.com/zeroboard/zboard.php?id=freebbs060313

Holym is one of the oldest figure skating website for Korean fans that was created back in 2003, even before Yu-Na made her senior debut.


I didn't know "lord" was a journalist until I read above Yuna interview, and I'm not so sure whether she is a professional journalist. The Musical is, as you can see by its title, a magazine writing about muscials from broadway, westend and Korean theater scene, not to mention various performing arts. Hope this information is helpful enough for you.

Lucky you! In Serbia figure skating doesn’t exist

Yu-Na Kim is my favourite female skater and definitly she was my favourite on WC 2009.
Here is the video of her, skating on Moonlight, also one of my favourite piece