1/23/2023 Akira Fuse Concert "Reviving the Passion of the Old Days"

On January 23rd, I had the opportunity to go to Akira Fuse's live tour concert held in Chofu City.

As soon as my wife found it, I made a reservation. As the theme of the concert was "Reviving the Passion of the Old Days" I expected that there would be many songs that we had often heard before, but it had a wider repertoire. Few songs I knew were "Smell of Cyclamen" and "Lake Mashu in Fog", and "My Way" (in Japanese lyrics). The ending number was "Time to Say Goodbye" in Italian. I enjoyed and spent two hours with a certain sense of security.

Personally, I was expecting a wider selection of songs (including jazz numbers) in addition to his own songs, but apart from that, his overwhelming voice and the volume were just a word of surprise. It was also truly a surprise that in two years, 60 years after his debut, he would become a late-stage elderly of 75-years old. Recently, many singers of my generation are retiring, and I sometimes see them sing at their farewell shows and concerts. So, I may have felt that way about Fuse in particular.

I didn't know that he was originally from Mitaka City and attended a local junior high school in Fuchu City where I live close by. However, as the story progresses with a good sense of humor, it struck me that he himself was worried about the current state of Japan and that he hoped for the revival of the good old days of our times. He was married to an English woman and probably lived in New York（or Hollywood) for a long time thus perhaps came up with the theme of the concert this time. It's still too early for him to retire. I went home with a rich feeling and was sending my all the best to the singer in the coming years.