Re: [Sumo] Singing Sumotori

[Achim Pawelczyk <achimp@herten.de>]

Toki with Morning Musume:
http://www.mainichi.co.jp/suponichi/pixnews/200002/04-2.html

The programm has just started on JSTV here in Euope.

At 07:34 06.02.00 -0500, Joe Petrow wrote:
>I happened to turn on NHK ataround 5:30pm, and noticed Morning Musume
>singing on a stage in front of the dohyo at the Kogikukan.  The surreal
>scene became even more intriguing when they introduced Toki, and he
>started belting out an enka tune!
>
>This was apparently the 33rd Annual Ozumo Benefit or some sort, but I
>couldn't figure out exactly what they were benefitting.  Five rikishi
>(Toki, Takanowaka, Ohinode, Tokitsuumi, and Wakanoyama) were paired up
>with singers (mostly enka, with the exception of Morning Musume, a J-Pop
>group) to perform for the crowd, the proceeds going to some charity or
>other.  Most of the rikishi did their best salaryman karaoke
>impersonations to enka tunes, but Tokitsuumi did his to a SMAP ballad that
>was popular around two years ago.
>
>For what it's worth, I thought Wakanoyama had the best voice of all the
>rikishi, but I don't see any of them giving up their day job anytime
>soon...
>
>  - Joe
>


Akinomaki

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