Konosuke Takeshita Performs A-ha’s ‘Take On Me’ At AEW Double Or Nothing Fan Fest
The sweet synth sounds of A-ha live on at AEW Double or Nothing Fan Fest.
On May 27 following a live edition of AEW Rampage, the folks at All Elite Wrestling set out for a night of karaoke. The event, which was part of this weekend’s fan fest, saw the likes of Bryan Danielson sing Backstreet Boys, John Silver sing *NSYNC, Rebel sing Journey, and many more.
One of those to take the stage was Konosuke Takeshita, who belted out A-ha’s iconic 1984 hit, Take On Me. The Norweigan group, who also performed the theme for 1987’s The Living Daylights, hit some high notes in their songs, though judging by the crowd’s reaction, Takeshita cleared them with flying colors.
Take on Me by @Takesoup pic.twitter.com/8RgN7wcDQg
— rachel (@ohhoe) May 28, 2022
He took to Twitter after the performance to say that this was the first time he sang a song in English in front of a large group of people. Luckily, he had some liquid courage to help him along.
It was the first time I sang a song in English. I love karaoke, but this was the first time I sang in front of so many people. The beer helped. Thanks @AEW fans. pic.twitter.com/WLndWSnTqf
— 竹下 幸之介 Konosuke Takeshita (@Takesoup) May 28, 2022
A few of the other performances have been included below for your enjoyment.
Gonna be uploading some videos from the @AEW Karaoke night. Props to @MandaLHuber doing a great job organising it 😀
First off, @bryandanielson aggressively singing Backstreet Boys at (not with) a fan haha#AEW #AEWDoN #BryanDanielson #whathappensinvegas pic.twitter.com/BUMipDkJfQ
— CJ (@frodijr) May 28, 2022
Holy moly @RealKeithLee just showed up, surprised everyone, and absolutely KILLED IT with Turn The Page. Wow! ——–#AEWfanFest #AEWKaraoke pic.twitter.com/EPHJWaBIsE
— –Phoenix– (@AmyNemmity) May 28, 2022
I love @MadKing1981 so much. Yes, he sang “Hello” by Lionel Richie to @Ortiz_Powerful at AEW Fan Fest karaoke night and it was phenomenal.
Shouts to @RebelTanea our host for the night for running in with the fun performance props. —- pic.twitter.com/tGLaom3ta0— Imogen is on Fansly– (@ImogenPeahen) May 28, 2022
.@SilverNumber1 doesn’t want to be a fool. @callmekrisstat @orangecassidy @ShawnDean773 & @SonnyKissXO help Johnny Hungiee say, “Bye Bye Bye!” This performance was ——#AEWKaraoke #AEWCommunity pic.twitter.com/9BEzMxXCNo
— —————— (@christina_tries) May 28, 2022
@thunderrosa22 getting down at @AEW Fan Fest Karaoke. It’s gonna be a fun night pic.twitter.com/Se3wHclv3S
— Justin Ashton (@justinash7281) May 28, 2022
Also set for AEW Fan Fest is a BTE Championship Match between Christopher Daniels and Adam Cole.
Fightful will have live coverage of Double or Nothing on May 29 beginning at 7 p.m. ET. You can view the updated card for the event by clicking here.
