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 Dr.Handa also said he likes keeping abreast of the trends in pop music now popular among the youth. Therefore the list of his repertoire of this concert inevitably includes such a genre of the music. 
 He sang "Heavy rotation" and "Flying Get" by the poplular AKB 48 idol group, and then performed two theme songs of the anime series, including "Cha-la Head-Chala", which is the theme song of the Dragon Ball, and "Slow Ballad" by the late Kiyoshiro Imawano, and finally, "We are the Champions" by Queen. 

 For an encore, he sang "Mazinger Z". 

 Soon afterward, He asked the audience in the venue to inflate balloons given beforehand to all the audience while his band played the instrumental tune "The March of Macky Mious and Dunald Dock." The audience flew the baloons when he began singing "Lupin the Third".

 The last song for the concert was "Kanpai", a  well-known folk song by Tsuyoshi Nagauchi.

 The concert this time held at Budokan was his first concert in which Dr.Handa performed his musical talent all by himself from the beginning till the end. 

 The concert really marked an epoch of his long-standing artistic activity. 

Audience  cheer Dr.Haruhisa Handa during the conert

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  The Group Sounds were followed by two enka, "Sazanka no Yado"(Accommodation of Camellia sasanqua) and "Tokyo Sabaku"(Tokyo desert). 
  Enka is widely known Japanese music genre characterized by kobushi, or undulating tones.   Next, Dr.Handa sang two polular hits by famous songwriter Miyuki Nakajima: "Harunanoni"(Even though it's spring.) and "Wakare Uta"(Breakup song).
  After that,  he sang his oroginal numbers including "I Left my Heart in San Francisco," "I Lost my Love,","Amayadori"(Resting at one place to avoid rain), "Koisuru Otome"(a girl in love) and "Enmusubi"(Matchmaking). 
 Amang others, "Koisuru Otome" is a song about a high school girl who likens herself to an earthworm and her crush, her classmate and a track and field athlete, to an ant. Very funny lyrics.
  

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  Dr.Handa started the concert with "Take the 'A' Train." Then, he said, "We've artrived at a high-class cabaret in Las Vegas," and sang "The shadow of Your Smile," "Mysty" and "Summertime." It's already autumn, but he joked, "'Summertime is a great song of the year." 

  Next, he sang Japanese folk songs, which were popular in the 1970s. He showed his performancve with "Kandagawa"(Kanda River), "Tabi no Yado"(Accomodation for a journey), "Tsubasa wo Kudasai"(GIve me wings) and "Emerarudo no Densetsu"(The emerald legend). He also sang two 'Group Sounds' by groups who were popular in the 1960s and 70s. They were "Kimidake ni"(Love only for you) an "Seaside Bound". 
     

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 On Sept. 19, The Tokyo Art Foundation (TAF) held a solo concert in which its chairman Dr.Haruhisa Handa sang favorite songs across several genres of music at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. 

 The concert was titled 'This is going to be one fantastic concert, for young and old, no matter what your musical tastes!'. He sang 28 songs including jazz numbers, anime themes, and J-pop hits, popular folk songs and so called 'Group Sounds', Enka in the 1970s. Also, he sang some of his own songs. 

 This was his third  performance at Budokan, but his first solo performance at the same venue. 

Tokyo Art Foundation Chairman Dr.Haruhisa Handa sings
during his first solo concert at Nippon Budokan
on sept. 19, 2015

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 The concert reached the most exciting part as the singers entertained the audience with even more popular-hit numbers. A considerable number of the audience gave the performers standing ovations every time they finished singing each song. The performance reached its peak of excitement when Domingo began singing the first encore "Besame Mucho." During the performance. he invited the audience to sing with him, and the excited audience reply with enthusiastic cheers and applause. 

 The concert ended with "Furusato", a Japanese song with lyrics reminding people of one's hometown. All four members sang it together. 

From left, Virginia Tola, Michaela Oeste, Placido Domingo
and Dr.Haruhisa Handa
sing together during the concert.

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 In the first part of the concert, Dr.Handa and Oeste sang "La ci darem la mano" from "Don Giovanni", followed by Dr.Handa's solo performance of "Torna a Surriento" and "'O sole mio"...  Domingo sang "Nemico della patria" from "Andrea Chenier". Tolan an Oeste sang famous solo arias and each performed duets with Domingo.

 In the second part of the concert, the three sang songs mainly from musicals and movies. It began with a medley of "The sound of Music". They also sang famous piece such as "I could have danced all night" from "My Fair Lady", "Over the Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Impossible Dream" from "Man of La Mancha".

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 Domingo is a world-famous classical singer. He gained much fame as an artist in the Latin and pop genres. He has won eleven Grammy Awards, three Latin Grammy awards, and two Emmy Awards., so that he is now recognized as a "Living Legend" and the "King of Opera".

 He is still actively performing even though he is now at the age 74. He can take a variety of roles, including tenor singer, conductor, and arts administrator. This really shows his versatility. Up to now, he has had many great experiences of performing at the most prestigious opera houses in the world. He has performed more than 146 different roles in operas. 

 Domingo was best known for performing with his fellow tenors Luciano Pavarotti and Jose Carreras. The first album of Three Tenors became the best-selling album of all time in the classical genre.