Will she make it in time?
Taylor Swift’s final tune was nonetheless ringing within the ears of 1000’s of followers on the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night time (Feb. 10) when the singer rushed to a personal jet at Haneda airport, presumably embarking on an intensely scrutinized journey to see her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, play within the Tremendous Bowl in Las Vegas.
“We’re all gonna go on an incredible journey,” Swift earlier advised the group. She was talking of the music, but it surely may additionally describe her potential race in opposition to time, which was to cross 9 time zones and the worldwide date line.
With a last bow on the finish of her sold-out present, clad in a blue sequined outfit, the group screaming, strobe lights pulsing, confetti falling, Swift disappeared beneath the stage — and her journey to the opposite aspect of the world started.
Her anticipated journey to see Kelce’s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas on Sunday, U.S. time, has fired imaginations, and hypothesis, for weeks.
“I hope she will be able to return in time. It’s so romantic,” mentioned workplace employee Hitomi Takahashi, 29, who purchased matching Taylor Swift sweatshirts along with her buddy and was taking photographs simply exterior of the Tokyo Dome.
It wasn’t instantly clear late Saturday if Swift’s airplane had left. About an hour after the tip of the live performance, Related Press journalists have been close to Haneda’s personal jet space when minivans drove up and somebody went contained in the gate space as 4 to 5 individuals carrying massive black umbrellas obstructed the view of the particular person.
At Saturday night time’s live performance, there was loads of proof of the distinctive cultural phenomenon that’s the Swift-Kelce relationship, a nexus {of professional} soccer and the large star energy of Swift. Along with individuals carrying sequined clothes celebrating Swift within the packed Tokyo Dome, there have been Travis Kelce jerseys and hats and different gear celebrating the Chiefs. Some in Tokyo spent 1000’s of {dollars} to attend the pop famous person’s concert events this week.
“Romeo, take me someplace we will be alone,” Swift sang Saturday.
She gained’t discover that Sunday in Las Vegas when a sold-out crowd, to not point out thousands and thousands all over the world, will likely be watching her.
If she makes it, that’s.
