Japanese PM’s 80s pop tune hot on net auction
London, September 8 (ANI): A single released by Japan’s future prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, two decades ago has sparked a bidding war amongst fans at an auction site.
His pop ballad single, entitled “Take Heart – Fly, Dove of Peace,” was said to have fetched around 35,000 yen (230 pounds).
Teruaki Asanuma, the producer of the 1988 record, expressed his surprise when the bidding started at 1,000 yen.
“I never imagined that there would be a day when this tune would come into the spotlight,” The Telegraph quoted Asanuma as telling Japanese tabloid Kyodo News.
Dentist Asanuma also revealed that Hatoyama, who will be sworn in as prime minister on September 16, initially wanted to sing a traditional Japanese tune but he suggested a lighter pop style, in keeping with Hatoyama’s “urban flair”. (ANI)
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