A P P L A U S E || Viktor Nikiforov || Yuri on Ice

I love Viktor Nikiforov and you can't convince me otherwise
Anime: Yuri!!! on Ice
Song: Applause by Sam Tsui (original by Lady Gaga
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[@skywest7774]

This scene when his hair changes tho😍

[@jahlirious]

Sky West yasss

[@c0smick4rma21]

I wish I could like this comment more than once

[@c0smick4rma21]

Sky West I also love ur picture lol I love L

[@shinchan5939]

That's okay I'll like for!!

[@camilafadigas7398]

Really hits different

[@isabelah3023]

It is completely beyond me how anyone could not be completely in love with Victor.

[@luckyporkbeans4504]

They could be REALLY intense Victuri shippers

[@breerito5923]

Even the really intense Viktuuri shippers are in love with him.

[@karladelao7188]

in love with Victor so much, it depresses me he's not real

[@54junnie54]

I know that feel...

[@pinkribbonsparkler]

Isabela Hastings I have the biggest fucking crush on him

[@adindarahmania]

I WANT HIM TO DO A QUADRUPLE SALCHOW ON MY FUCKING GRAVE.

[@kirascarlettt]

Panic! At My Chemical Phandom more like a quadruple flip! His signature move!

[@millieharrison9925]

Just him breathing near it would be an honour tbfh

[@mvaf3513]

Panic! At My Chemical Phandom OMG YOUR USERNAME MARRY ME.

[@skzlegs4653]

I WANT HIM TO QUADRUPLE SALCHOW THROUGH MY NECK

[@anastasiakarolina3277]

pyroslegs BUT HE DOESN'T EXIST. Life is brutal.

[@hannahbull]

Viktor is the sexiest anime character ever

[@knoshyy]

Hannah Wisdom 100% agreed

[@ambiguoussarcasm]

Hannah Wisdom too bad he's kind of a dick

[@susi9240]

Ambiguous Sarcasm what? hes super duper nice :o? tell me one dick move he made..

[@ambiguoussarcasm]

mimi pupu He is really fake. He purposely "forgot" the promise he made to Yurio, Called Yuuri, his biggest fan, a pig and he only thinks about himself. If you rewatch all the episodes up until this point you'll notice.

[@jaskoca142]

Ambiguous Sarcasm I love how we've hardly seen victor's backstory and we don't really know why he thinks like he does but people (you) are calling him a dick, i mean he can be inconsiderate at times but he's a freaking anime character

[@_ytnahs]

I generally don't like watching AMVs but I clicked anyway because I needed to see Viktor skating *.*

[@savannah-hello6478]

Kía S. thats exactly why i am here. this video is soo beautiful too and ive just been craving watching Viktor dance again.

[@thebunnyprogrammer122]

Kía S.

[@Mariederoses]

Kía S. what are AMV's?

[@_ytnahs]

Kealey D Anime Music Video. It's a term that refers mostly to fan made videos like this one.

[@azealia1741]

Kealey D Anime Music Video

[@ericjackson748]

I'm really gay but I'd be straight for Viktor tbh

[@luka620]

Same bro

[@Alittlebraindead]

Ivan Braginski I feel you

[@Cupcake-ts1cn]

TBH I was gay but turned bisexual for Victor 😂😂😂😂

[@kduong1899]

I'm bisexual already so Viktor marry me!~❤️

[@viktornikiforov1228]

Yoruka Kirishima Sorry, but I'm already planning to marry Yuuri once he wins gold! Мне очень жаль!

[@DomericanBear]

I watch this, like, every day. HELP

[@sleepyokayy]

SAME IT'S A DRUG AHH

[@spacelyft2418]

omg me too

[@lobotomy__]

ME TOO

[@criptongan7739]

Me too. It gives me life.

[@pennymikk]

mee too at least 3 times a day. AND IT'S EXAMS TIME IN ITALY

[@YL-xd6ou]

great. now I'm pregnant.

[@giuliettawanderlust6953]

Penguin SoDa me too. I'm so fucking pregnant

[@klarisdavis5486]

It's so eros, it makes me pregnant.

[@magalifernandez323]

Wow, such eros! It's enough to make even a penguin pregnant

[@tournesol9223]

Magalí Fernández How about you, cupcake? Does he makes you pregnant too?

[@yomom9282]

Penguin SoDa Ohhh yeah~~

[@mitroujk]

I love how Victor's like "I'm sexy af" and then the next second he's all like "I'm the cutest cinnamon pie you have ever seen, love me"

[@jillianyourdreams]

ACTUAL. FACTS.

[@ashmeetkaur1336]

That makes him more identical to jimin bcz he litterally reminds me of jimin tge way jimin is sexy one sec and cute the other and then he's savage and blunt at times and his hair style same as jimin idk but i think the author wrote the character after getting inspiration from jimin also the comments are like I'm gay for him and stuff that's exactly how jimin makes men and lesbian women question their sexuality................ don't hate on me I'm new here I don't know shit but i said what i said

[@lavanyasharon3569]

Awww😭😭😭♥️♥️👌 so true

[@user-archonquest]

@@ashmeetkaur1336 oh my God, to think that Victor and Jimin have the same mbti type too.. It's always the male ENFJs. They are very similar it hurts

[@user-archonquest]

@@ashmeetkaur1336 but YOI was released like 5 yrs ago and Jimin with the same hair in bst doesn't add the timeline. I don't think he's related to the character in any way, animation takes time and debut era Jimin wasn't as open as he is now. Any how, Jimin is a dream come true for every female or male weeb

[@millieharrison9925]

didn't think I'd get into this anime and fall in love with a balding Russian guy but here I am

[@bellav3575]

thnks fr th meme-eries Viktor is hecking sugar daddy (;

[@millieharrison9925]

yeah trUE

[@millieharrison9925]

mcr-meme-trash 👉🏻😎👉🏻

[@Fani-qw2sb]

nightwishnemo Its just a joke xD

[@viktornikiforov1228]

Now I feel old... T^T

[@ReverseTwinkie]

You know what I think of when I watch this video? Victor with long hair was probably still skating for himself. But “Stay Close To Me” Victor sends another message, like his dance is more like a plea to the world that he’s actually very lonely and that he needs someone. But the tone still makes him seem unreachable, no matter what his language may say. Because not just anyone will do, whoever chooses him must also prove themselves as well. He doesn’t ask, he demands someone to take the challenge with the “give me the thing that I love” line.This seems clear even before Yuri comes into the picture. An unsatisfied and lonely prince. But anyone else viewing the performance would just accredit it to his masterful skill to be able to replicate such deep emotion and would never suspect it genuine. And because no one can reach or understand him, he starts to implode on himself…and he starts losing what it was he loved - canonically, he has lost his motivation and cannot make it what he wants it to be any longer. In a way, just like Yuri, Victor is starting to give up on himself too in this frustration. But the show must go on. Contrast that with the initial “practicing” skating sessions…he looks happier a bit, probably because it isn’t a competition of course, but also I see even the small smiles and teasing remarks (i.e. piggy) as kind of a poker face (another Lady Gaga song wow) to silently hide his hope for Yuri so he can remain objective until both are satisfied.

[@goldenwing5960]

Yay, I'm not the only one! I always thought that he seemed sad in that performance, especially considering that the piece was composed specifically for him and titled "Stay Close to Me." It was as though he was telling a story of people leaving him when he just wanted one person to be the one in the stands, cheering the loudest of all of the people there. Fans appreciate him for his skating, but nothing more. Now, enter Yuuri. At the end of the Grand Prix final, he declined when Victor (his idol, mind you) offered him the chance for a commemorative photo. Right off the bat, I think Victor realized that there was something different about that one fan. He probably pushed the thought to the back of his mind, though, until he saw the video. At that moment, he decided that Yuuri Katsuki was going to be his inspiration for whatever career moves he might make next. He saw himself in Yuuri and decided that he wanted to BE the one person that HE always wanted, while forging him into someone that he could actually connect with on a more personal level.

[@ReverseTwinkie]

Interesting - have you read the translation of "Stay Close To Me"? When I really started understanding the nitty gritty details of Victor's character...damn, it's so heartbreaking. I have read a few analyses and just the more you consider about him the worse it gets, but also the happier you are for him when things with Yuri are so nice!

[@goldenwing5960]

ReverseTwinkie​ I have and I hear you! I hope that episodes 9 and 10 bring us some info about his family and background, preferably something happy. Right now, my heart breaks over what he might've been through, but I'm happy knowing that he and Yuuri are happy together!

[@lapushbabyitslapush566]

ReverseTwinkie Wow. Are you on Tumblr?

[@ReverseTwinkie]

Yep! You must have found my post about this then:)

[@xoooxthanks6957]

Victor hasn't been on the ice for so long that we forgot how a great skater he is. I hope to be able to see a performance of his sometime soon.

[@Rin_Morow]

(just because he's not skating competitively anymore doesn't mean he's not skating at all. We saw him with his skates on in episode 11 during a flashback before the grand prix when he was teaching Yuri how to do quad flips, sadly we didn't get to see him skate but he still was on the ice with his skates on so he's still skating to some degree.)

[@clarissaryanputri8534]

am I the only one who finds it funny that Viktor replied to this comment by talking about himself in third person and breaking the fourth wall in succession

[@Rin_Morow]

Clary Fray (shhhh i wasnt being in character....i couldnt do that all the time...that would be exhuasting)

[@clarissaryanputri8534]

yeah but if you read your own comment as Viktor saying it it's actually quite funny lol

[@lkelly7002]

Except he WILL be skating competitively in the second season!!! OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!!!!!

[@SlendyMiller]

Victor you sexy beast! Yuri is one lucky guy~!

[@miriambenbakoura6263]

Heather Johnson true

[@SlendyMiller]

Yup!

[@kingagrzesiak552]

Slenderman's Honey true!

[@viktornikiforov1228]

Slenderman's Honey Awe, you flatter me! (\ = ♡ = /)

[@SlendyMiller]

Viktor Nikiforov 💖💖💖

[@floatingoncloud91]

why is that no matter when you pause the video viktor always looks so beautiful and flawless?

[@Mikishiya]

Ratan Kachwalla 'cuse he lives for the applause! ;-;

[@haleyjusthaley.3197]

Try pausing it at 0:50

[@applechip6748]

Christi Johnson there he's teleporting... awesome.

[@amymitchell9989]

I actually tried this and you're completely right!

[@petra7423]

Ratan Kachwalla I tried this,and,Theory confirmed!

[@luckyporkbeans4504]

Oh my god he's ACTUAL PERFECTION LOOK AT HIS EYES SO MANY EROS

[@soukokufan973]

i'm pregnant.

[@adindarahmania]

sUCH EROS

[@pinkribbonsparkler]

Arika Katsuni same this man is too sexy for my ovaries

[@parkg8427]

Same. Is so much for my ovaries😣😍

[@nataliekhmelevsky3802]

Sehun's Yehet I JUST SPIT OUT MY WATER (thank you for this comment I love it) (also yes VIKTOR)

[@l.lawliet7881]

159.309 people is pregnant right now. Thanks Victor.

[@viktornikiforov1228]

Oh my! What am I to tell Yuuri?? "Yuuri, I'm a father now! to over 100 people!"

[@l.lawliet7881]

Viktor Nikiforov You can give half of those little hot baby Victors to me XD

[@viktornikiforov1228]

L. Lawliet So you want 50 babies...?

[@l.lawliet7881]

Viktor Nikiforov Why not?

[@ecegunl2147]

L. Lawliet Wait, what about Light?

[@wonyoungiesgirl]

this makes him look like such a badass KING i am shook

[@splashedraven7238]

He *is* a badass king

[@kylidre]

CAN-YOU-NOT I'm trying to finish my homework but I keep on replaying this

[@Alice-nc5vu]

me, too! hahahaha I still can't finish my report.

[@ryochoi1352]

same lol

[@msv4865]

omfg same

[@ro_ro22]

Lmaoo same

[@MAYssOuNa699HK]

0:48 that hairflip gave me life...

[@saryanadinafark8448]

As a former ballet dancer, my heart just jumped a little because I have never seen an anime character expressing so much through movement alone. It makes me nostalgic because I know how it feels. His way of dancing on ice is so elegant, so smooth and so emotional. I just came here to see him skate one more time, because he's so, so freakin amazing.

[@kistunya9141]

Yes I am currently in ballet and never really was inspired to actually try until I watched this anime and it sorta slapped me in the face and was like LOOK AT HOW MUCH PEOPLE PUT INTO THIS AND HOW MUCH YOU CAN GET OUT OF IT IF YOU TRY

[@rei-sb5mn]

My ovaries... shit.

[@ABCDEF-zp2tn]

x2 ;-;

[@belenmendez3457]

x3 ewe

[@FanGirlMania]

The ice has become wet!

[@ameliasyifa4332]

+Diana Todorowa omg this is my favorite quote from the anime ;)

[@lovinavargas-carriedo2698]

Chihiro Fujisaki every man I love is gay. this just confirms it. 😂

[@OnlyxHappyxThoughts]

I don't understand what it is about this anime, but it inspires me so much. The beauty in the animation is amazing, I can't remember the last time any movie has made me got chills from how beautiful and soothing the animation was. It makes me want to strive to become this amazing of an animator, more than anything. To all the people who worked on it, they did an amazing job. I just can't seem to stop watching this video, it's completely captivating.

[@bangswizzle7938]

OnlyxHappyxThoughts but the amazing animation wasn't constant in the anime which disappointed me since I watched this anime for it

[@Jessyanimedrawer]

I swear. I stopped watching anime for 3 years and thought I was done with it but then I watched yuri on ice and it really touched me and from now on ive been doing much better than I was these last few years.

[@marcelineevevo]

Yuri after seeing this AMV: "It's enough to make even me, a man, pregnant! Such Eros!"

[@passionyashki6471]

this song fits so good and shows the sexiness of victor

[@weeaboba4324]

Victor is so perfect.

[@blackangelskoksu4137]

•Weeaboba • HE'S PERFECT,BECAUSE HE ISN'T ALIVE ;')))))) DAMIT.

[@victoronice1504]

But he is mine

[@madiaikau9140]

I've watched this video about 60 times

[@advotsya6286]

Madi Aikau 30000 times

[@lavandos7142]

Victor, please marry me!!

[@meoowwwwwwwwwwww]

Vladislava_laiva I just tested this theory and you're right😂

[@poesiabarata]

Vladislava_laiva he loves yuri :v

[@stevesjule]

nO, IN SEASON 2 YUURI AND VIKTOR WILL GET MARRIED OR I WILL MURDER THE CREATORS *coughs* i'm done now.

[@viktornikiforov1228]

I'm marrying Yuuri! I don't care if he turns me down, I'll marry him anyways!! = ♡ =

[@jahlirious]

Julie Laatsch they better get married

[@midnightmxxnx]

I've watched this more times than I'd like to admit

[@Tu1lipTae]

i come back every year to see this vid

[@ChibiNiChan]

This amv is so pretty! I like that there's no victuri or any other interactions between characters. Just Victor. Skating Victor. And there's no need for anything more. (at least it's how I feel about it) It's just so hypnotizing that I could rewatch it countless times!

[@lilomimi94]

honestly... i really want to know the whole story of viktor and all his good and bad lmao

[@sophie-xh6vt]

Man, I love Sam Tsui so much.

[@HristosIisusEdomnul]

aoi i do love him, too!

[@animeforlife1464]

Victor is flawless and he is so perfect i can't barely explain.😘

[@HereeForAnime]

Me discovering this anime in 2023 : 💃🥳 Then discovering there is no manga: 😢 Then discovering there might be a movie and possibility to see Viktor skating: ☺🥰 Then I realized that the movie hasn't been released in the last 7 years and will probably never be released since Mappa animates all the shonen manga: 😭😭😡 this was an emotional rollercoaster.

[@ariellefulk3052]

I love how in this video, he is shown as extremely masculine and also slightly feminine which they claimed that he was known for. I appreciate this kind of video, it was just so beautifully powerful and put together well. Thank you for making this spectacular video, Kudos to you!😘

[@annabelleeyesen5913]

Victor is so mysterious we don’t really know about him and his history and even though he is pretty popular and yuuri is a fan of we don’t know so much about when he was younger. i am so excited for adolence young victor here we come❤️❤️

[@faithrodriguez8198]

*cough* dayum

[@fangirlnari859]

Faith Rodriguez no homo thought right?🙄😏😜

[@jasjas5885]

This honesty sounds and looks majestic! Victor is so handsome!

[@AliaEvera]

THIS SONG AND VOICE FIT HIM SO PERFECTLY😭😭😭😭😭❤❤❤❤

[@TreoYou]

I've been staring at it for 5 hours

[@juruhime]

this amv makes me feel some type of way.

[@WhiteLexye]

I think I broke the replay button.

[@ryochoi1352]

omg!!!! y did u do that I need it to work!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@rorywasmyfavoritecompanion9014]

I want someone to tell me what its like to not be thinking about Viktor Nikiforov 24/7 because honestly i wouldnt know

[@matestfuthanks1121]

Same 😂

[@beutud]

Ymmm, I'm thinking about him only 12h per day. The other 12h is for Yuri Plisetsky. And I'm fine.

[@SnorriSnibble]

I feel you.

[@rubab.junaid]

Same. I wish i find a man like him uwu

[@inescpf]

this is one of those videos i come back to every once in a while because GODDAMN

[@shais1614]

hes beauty hes grace hes...Viktor Nikiforov

[@rivolai6271]

i love watching victor skate. he’s so beautiful and graceful even when he’s doing something simple. he’s just so pretty

[@ToxicPais]

It’s 2023 and I’d still commit heinous crimes to meet this man

[@mariabocai22]

This song really suits him and his story, because before he decided to coach Yuri, he was flawless, winning over and over again, and the show points that we was back then living for "applause", the awe of others for his performances. Glad he decide to take a year break and help Yuri, and at the same time find true love and healthy growth🕊💕

[@saradnd2305]

the song was made for him

[@SnorriSnibble]

He's such and adorable and quirky cinnamon roll most of the time, that I forgot how beautiful and graceful he looks when actually skating.

[@ericjackson748]

This absolute perfection holy crap

[@mccama19]

This is like the perfect song for Viktor!

[@twilliannaforeveranime708]

Summary of Viktor: SMARTASS, BADASS, GREAT ASS~*insert lenny face*

[@___Artemis___]

I've watched this so many times! I freaking love Victor and this show! This song suits him so well! 😍😍😍

[@jenniferl3229]

How can there be 11 dislikes in this video. It's such a passionate edit. I can't stop watching it. Victor is flawless, powerful, and admirable

[@abigailkurz5975]

TmntKp0p 4evz The like button either broke for a while or they thought dislike meant "dis I like".

[@abigailkurz5975]

TmntKp0p 4evz 😜😊

[@ellshellecat6277]

Is it just me or is Viktor even more hot with long hair 😂😘🙏

[@kjgr5688]

Applause was made for Viktor. That's the comment.

[@yourfavmorena]

Almost forgot to watch this today

[@sarr578]

HELP I AM SO IN LOVE ITS UNBELIEVABLE I COULD NEVER LOVE A HUMAN BEING THIS MUCH IT HURTS

[@purplecatangel1376]

Victor is a bae😍😍😍

[@magalifernandez323]

I didn't need my ovaries anyway

[@chaoticbutcool2448]

Yep. Same.

[@just.cause._.996]

I live it when his hair goes Whoosh

[@charlenejohnson5912]

viktor is so beautiful that it literally hurts when i have to remind myself he isn't even real

[@VideoGirlB]

this is THE BEST video on yt. but it should be illegal bc it's too addicting

[@jillianyourdreams]

YESSSSS

[@danstars._]

Victor is Beautiful!!

[@carolinereeves9154]

*Dan's voice: WE'RE ALL PREGNANT*

[@juliiescobedo1118]

POR QUE VICTOR ES TAN HERMOSO?!

[@marshmallow7w727]

ES PERFECTO.

[@Emy-fv5ny]

Porque asi lo dibujaron.

[@ABCDEF-zp2tn]

+Emilce Diaz XDDDD

[@kitzaki]

me lo quiero violar alñsdaskjgu

[@juliiescobedo1118]

Raifu Z ¿Quién no? :"v

[@marie-francescaenoh4264]

This makes me wanna cry because he can't have that anymore 😭😭

[@r.emkaro]

4 years later and I'm still in love with him.

[@yiikesssss2311]

This is the best thing I've ever seen in my life, I'm so blessed, I can't stop watching this *^*

[@blank21502]

Tabitha Rollins same I actually can't stop watching this since the day I found it, send help ;;;;

[@yaellyshkow4762]

the opening gave me chills holy-

[@aj-mf1mb]

Mom, I'm pregnant.

[@sushiotaku2.057]

Im late and sad thing most of the yoi post i see on yt is like 4 years ago yeah yuri on ice is my favorite anime of all the time and another thing that im late since its 2021 now and this anime got release in 2016/2017. the fandom hibernated lol and has woke up after the movie trailer tbh i rlly wish that i have watched this anime earlier around when this was airing and also i love this edit so much even im so so late 💕🤧

[@d1nne937]

Same 😭 I'm still waiting for season 2 and for the movie 😭

[@lowqualitydust2225]

Yeah I just watched it and I’m in love

[@ms-mv9337]

Hey guys! Wow, I really didn't expect to get so much attention for this video, thank you all so much for your wonderful comments! I love you all! However as much as I appreciate all of your love, please be mindful of not flooding Sam's comment section for the original video from where the song came from about YoI! Thank you!!

[@saltedapplesticks2380]

MS-MV THANK YOU FOR BLESSING THE FUTURE CHILDREN :')

[@barahokee3017]

MS-MV what is the name of the song?

[@yukijun9105]

MS-MV, Thank you for pointing that out. It's good that YOI fans are visiting Sam's video to see the cover but it's totally rude when they leave comments saying that they prefer seeing Viktor dance to it than to see Sam sing. Like, they shouldn't have looked for the original if they just want to see Viktor! And it's annoying when they point out that they are the reason why the video is getting views. I mean, c'mon, Sam's video had more or less 4M views even before the YOI fans visited. Give him and his fans the credit.

[@daydreamer6581]

The way I didn't blink for whole 2:16 minutes, my mom is concerned

[@Veganflower]

My fangirl heart !!!OMG😭😱Aaaaaaah!!!

[@poesiabarata]

He's so beautiful

[@yzacque]

this is so accurate, so good, the editing is ON POINT??? dude, congrats, this is awesome.

[@FidoLuveurboy]

yuuri is such a lucky person

[@sarajohnson6386]

It's interesting that you decided to use this version of the song! It still carries the same message, but it's more graceful and elegant somehow, like Victor XD

[@cklioicvip3147]

Viktor is the BEST!👏

[@pinkdink1329]

TBH, this is how I picture Draco Malfoy in 2D..So much grace and nice hair...

[@Aconitums_Poisoned_Art]

The whole time I was just looking at the hair and thinking “damn these animations need an award”

[@SabN55]

0:45-0:50 kills me. every. single. time.

[@sorrowdeath7298]

When I first saw this video, I watched it 30 times over and over again

[@crmbrry]

He's so perfect it's making me cry-

[@sharpieteal6402]

god...this is by far my favorite YOI video I've found....like..legit. You picked the perfect song with perfect clips..just tens across the board.

[@fangirlnari859]

Viktor: Give me the thing that I love~! *Yuri comes in* Yuri: I'm here!

[@ryuuboii5416]

this suits victor at most wow great video

[@terorerorero1643]

What a gorgeous edit omg. The musicality is just Stunning.

[@Sam-tl5zl]

This video honestly inspired me to start figure skating

[@sparkleamber3541]

Binge watching YOI videos

[@roza2987]

victor is the character that I'd go straight for

[@cheyenneagreste9652]

I love Viktor too. Nobody's changing that.

[@SorayaV]

i think i just fell in love again

[@albell619]

I love this because I feel like people forget how impressive Viktor actually is because he's such a dork. But, he's literally the BEST, the 5 time defending champion with world records. He's the absolute best at what he does and he knows it. I love it.

[@FanGirlMania]

You know you've become a true fan when you can distinguish and name all the perfomances in the clip ;D

[@graysha1211]

Literally my favorite thing is his hair

[@jacquelinevalencia2398]

es perfectamente guapo y encantador 😍💖👌