olympic closing ceremony 2021 opera singer

Tokyo Ska Paradise and Demon Slayer weren’t the only entertainment industry icons lending their star power to the closing ceremony either. Omg omg they actually played Gurenge!!!!!! Proud weeb noises 🥺✨😭 #Olympics2020 #Olympics #olympischespelen #olympischespelen /IsFoz0tdda- Devika August 8, 2021

“Yes, this is the opening theme for the anime Kimetsu no Yaiba,” says one commenter, whose broadcast partner adds “It’s an anime that’s became a hit all over the world,” avoiding the confusion regarding otaku arts that recently plagued the BBC, as a group of yosakoi dancers moved in time with the music. Providing the performance was Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, whose brassy tunes have been energizing fans since 1990, and the song’s source material was quickly acknowledged by the announcers for Japanese public broadcaster NHK. For the closing ceremony, the organizers once again tapped into Japan’s globally popular pop culture, with the surprise inclusion of “Gurenge,” the opening theme of smash-hit anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.īut while vocalist LiSA’s rousing rock anthem has been one of the most listened-to songs in Japan over the past year, so one had heard “Gurenge” like this before: as an instrumental ska cover. The Olympics’ opening ceremony is always a visual spectacle, but the Tokyo Games’ was a treat for the ears too as the world’s top athletes entered the stadium accompanied by epic video game music. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Takarazuka theater troupe provide music as 2021 Tokyo Olympics wrap up.

Olympic closing ceremony 2021 opera singer