THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
February 8, 2024 at 11:05 JST
Taylor Swift performs as part of the "Eras Tour" at the Tokyo Dome on Feb. 7, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo)
Some Taylor Swift fans in Tokyo spent thousands of dollars to attend the pop superstar’s first performance Wednesday after her latest Grammy win and the announcement of a new album.
After not seeing her idol in concert for five years, Chiyuki Fujii bought six VIP tickets, including one for each of Swift’s four nights in Tokyo, paying a total of 780,000 yen ($5,270).
Fujii said it was worth every yen, especially after Swift won her 14th Grammy — including her record-breaking fourth Album of the Year award for “Midnights” — on Sunday and announced that her new album “The Tortured Poets Department” will be released April 19.
Fans have been watching to see whether the singer will finish the Japan part of her Eras Tour in time to attend the Super Bowl on Sunday to see her partner and football star Travis Kelce play in Las Vegas.
Japanese fans prayed for her safe and speedy flight back to the U.S.
“I want to see both of them there together,” Satomi Seki said.
From the U.S., Swift will travel for the Australian leg of her tour later in the week, flying halfway around the world on her private jet. That has led to criticism about additional carbon emissions and lavish spending.
Just how swift does Swift need to be to make the Grammys, Tokyo shows and Super Bowl in 1 week?
February 2, 2024
Hitmakers BTS stamp their authority on American Music Awards
November 22, 2021
J-pop stars Arashi release English surprise before hiatus
September 25, 2020
Fans pay tribute to Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer who had international success
July 31, 2023
After rediscovery in Europe, Meiko Kaji enjoys new career high
January 29, 2024
Taylor Swift could make it from Tokyo to the Super Bowl. Parking her private jet could be tricky
February 3, 2024
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
