Japanese vocalist Orono Noguchi isn¡¯t afraid to say she¡¯s not a huge fan of her home country. But her feelings have changed somewhat ahead of her band Superorganism¡¯s tour here, which kicked off in Tokyo yesterday and will now head to Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima and Fukuoka, in support of the group¡¯s second album, ¡°World Wide Pop.¡±
¡°I am more chill with the idea (of playing in Japan) now,¡± she says. ¡°But last time around (in 2019), I was pretty uncomfortable. I mean, I still had a good time. But the crowds here tend to be a lot stiffer, which I always had an issue with. And I was very outspoken about that last time. But I think now people have caught on to it. So it should be more fun now.¡±
Then, she adds pointedly, ¡°And I¡¯ve chilled out on my stubbornness about hating Japan.¡±
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