Namie Amuro’s retirement announcement re-sparks debate on who should sing at the Olympics
tokyoreporter.com -- Sep 22
With Japan’s Queen of Pop set to end her career, many are left wondering who the front-runner for the opening ceremonies is now.

After a highly successful career spanning two and a half decades, Namie Amuro announced that she would be calling it quits in September of 2018 and leaving singing to perhaps take up needlepoint or crime, like so many other retirees in Japan.

But along with laments from her fans, the internet has been abuzz with talk about the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Amuro was considered a front-runner to perform at the opening ceremonies due to her decorated career and international recognition. But with her heading out to greener pastures, who is the prime candidate now?

As one might expect with a question that is essentially "Who is your favorite musician?" The Internet was a chaotic mess of suggestions over who and who not to select for the prestigious role of... um, opening ceremony singing person.

News source: tokyoreporter.com