
Rina Sawayama shares video of her covering Hikaru Utada's "First Love" at Tokyo show
15 February 2023, 11:13
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
Rina Sawayama has shared a video of her performing a cover of Hikaru Utada at a Tokyo show in January.
Last month Sawayama played the Tokyo Garden Theatre in Tokyo, and gave her cover of Hikaru Utada's "First Love" its live debut. This morning (15 February) Sawayama has shared an official video for the live cover, which was filmed at the show by Yaona Sui.
Next month Sawayama will make her feature film acting debut in John Wick: Chapter 4.
Her second album Hold The Girl arrived in September 2022.
Visit rina.online/tour to see Rina Sawayama's full list of tour dates.
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