[Article] Namie Amuro’s retirement re-sparks debate on who will sing at the Olympics

[Corvina]

Never thought Namie would be part of it.
Most likely one boyband/ rock band and AKB48.
And for female solos maaaaaaybe Shiina Ringo as she's part of the committee as well as AKB48's producer and she already was in the closing ceremony of the last Olympics in Rio. If anything.

Asahi Shinbun actually released an translated interview with Shiina Ringo on their site about that topic.

Here's an excerpt:

"I also think it would not go down so well in Japan if we were to rely on star power. If a certain celebrity was selected, it would only cause a fight between people who support that person and those who don’t. That is not what our version of Japan and Tokyo ought to be.
She proposes something more harmonious for the ceremony.”I believe collective ideas gathered from the wisdom of ordinary people would be a better representation of the nation.

Here's the full thing:
http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles...708270005.html