Elvis Costello, who broke into the pamphlet of “The Lover of Notting Hill”, appeared in Kinshicho with a funky atmosphere.

In early April, fans with movie pamphlets and colored papers in their hands gathered in front of the backstage entrance of Sumida Triphony Hall (Kinshicho, Tokyo). At the center of the crowd was a foreign man happily engaged in conversation. He was musician Elvis Costello (69). It was the first day of his first concert in Japan in eight years.

He debuted in 1977 and initially released punk-tinged songs. He wears strong black-rimmed glasses with a short haircut. In their first visit to Japan in ’78, they appeared in a pedestrian mall in Ginza on the back of a truck, dressed in school uniform, and gave a funky live performance.

He had a strong message in his lyrics and was a man of habit, and was supported by the young people of his time as a ‘representative of angry youth.” In 1989. Veronica,” an album co-written with Paul McCartney, was a worldwide hit and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in ’03” (music magazine editor).

In Japan, “She,” the theme song from the 1999 film “Notting Hill Lover,” is so famous that it is said, “When you think of Costello, this is the one. He is known as a Japanophile, having visited Japan more than 20 times since his first visit to Japan. However, he had temporarily suspended his music career after undergoing surgery to remove a malignant cancerous tumor in 2006, and this was his first visit to Japan in eight years.

Costello skipped up to his fans in the pouring rain, and when asked for an autograph by a fan holding a pamphlet of “Notting Hill Lover,” the movie for which his signature song “She” was the theme song, he happily broke into a “wow” in that slightly croaky voice.

Although he is not as physically sharp on stage as he was in his younger days, Costello, who will turn 70 this year, must have intoxicated his fans with his austere charm.

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