Rough translation from Japanese
British singer Olivia Newton-John performed eight songs in front of 5,000 fans at the Tokyo International Forum on the 4th, her first concert in Japan in many years. Starting with hit songs like “Xanadu,” Olivia greeted the audience in fluent Japanese, saying, “Good evening, everyone.”
She thanked the approximately 5,000 fans who had gathered, saying, “It’s been many years since my last tour in Japan, thank you for waiting for me.”
In a stage that could be considered the culmination of Olivia’s career, she sang famous songs such as “Physical,” “Country Roads,” and “Jolene.” Midway through the fifth song, “Over the Rainbow,” her only daughter, Chloe Rose (17), who was making her first appearance in Japan, joined her for a duet.
The Japan tour will conclude with a performance in Fukuoka on the 8th, and she is scheduled to return home on the 9th.
More from Olivia’s 2003 Japanese tour