Lady Gaga was set to perform at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games.The games, delayed since last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, began last week (July 23) and will run until August 8.New documents viewed by Bunshun have now shed light on initial plans for the opening ceremony.As part of the planned performance, Gaga was set to appear remotely wearing Mario’s signature red hat.
She would then disappear into a warp pipe, before reappearing in the arena itself, though the person dressed up as Gaga would be Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe.As Bunshun report, the Mario stunt was intended as an homage to former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s appearance as the character disappearing down a warp pipe at the closing ceremony.
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