Yu Nakajima Interview (by Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi), Part 2

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOSc-1zF6k8

Questions aggregated from speedsolving.com and people in the room.

Macky's comment: My Japanese accent comes out a bit when trying to talk more carefully. I get better at translating as the interview goes on. I fleshed out or took liberty with some of the audience questions when translating to Japanese.


Filmed August 14th 2011
Camera: Canon HF10
Microphone: AudioTechnica ATR-6550

As per request by Nakajima there are some small cuts.

Questions in this part:
After the first time you solved the cube did you know you would be successful as you are and did you know you would come this far?
After you won Worlds 2007 what did you do with the money?
Do you have any siblings and if so do they cube?
What is the nature of the Japanese cubing community?
What is the role in the community?
In 2006-2007 was there a scheduled practice time?
What will be your next dress style, hair style?
What do you think about your fans?
How exactly do you pronounce your name? How do you go in Japan? How should we pronounce your name in English?
Do you have any pre-solve or pre-competition rituals that you always do?
Are there any Japanese cubers that we haven't heard of that will, to us, "come out of no where"?
Where did the numbers 1084 on your YouTube channel come from?
What advice would you give to cubers, old or new, who want to get faster?
Will you look more into advanced solving systems?
Other interests?
Do you listen to music while practicing or do you prefer the silence?
Are you going to consider pursuing other puzzles besides the 3x3?
Is there anything interesting that you learned while getting fast?
Who do you look up to in cubing?

Some translation supplements:
2:01 probably middle school, so probably around 2002
2:33 and found out there are people who can cube that fast
3:40 (forgot) he does have (a) brother(s), and no, he/they can't cube at all
6:00 (Nakajima-san lol, starting to feel like a professional interviewer)
6:02 and what's your role in this community?
6:18 while you're thinking
6:37 JSCC contest in 3x3 speedsolve
6:42 INactive
6:45 active
6:49 tribox's Japan contest, weekly contest in 2x2-5x5 and 3OH, Ao5. Probably ~80 participants for 3x3 every week, probably the online contest in Japan with the most hope for the future

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[Sa967St]

Did I seriously forget to take off my frog brindfold for the whole time? ._.

[drumgod1997]

One of the best videos Iv'e watched, Yu has such a great tone of voice its so calming and peaceful.

[OutrageSC]

@Speedcuber023 My dream is to shake Yu Nakajima's hand... lucky you

[Cubalisk]

Im learning Japanese so one day i can talk to Yu.

Progress? 10 Hiragana letters. LOL

[JBoogie300]

yay i asked one of the last questions haha this video is just awesome

[ThisIsWEB]

SImply amazing.

[cheatmasterbw]

I put on audio captions for this video, and i got some bad words xD

[Engberg711]

What did you show nakajima att 20:00?

[iseldoff]

When this interview was over a small colum rose out of the floor in the center of the room scanned everyone in the room with a white laser and dissapered back into the floor they were all then later cloned at a facility in the dessert of new Mexico it was then dubbed project master cubers