일본 총리 타카이치, 딥 퍼플의 사무실 방문에 환호
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi thrilled by Deep Purple's visit to her office
Associated Press
https://apnews.com/author/mari-yamaguchi
EN
2026-04-11 19:25
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도쿄 — 일본의 다나에 타카이치 총리는 금요일 오랫동안 팬이었던 영국 록 밴드 딥 퍼플을 도쿄에 초청하며 짧지만 행복한 휴식을 가졌다.
"일본에 오신 것을 환영합니다... 아, 딥 퍼플이 정말 여기 있다니 믿을 수가 없습니다"라고 타카이치 총리는 총리실 접견실로 들어서며 활짝 웃으며 팔을 벌려 밴드 멤버들을 맞이했다. "저는 항상 딥 퍼플을 존경해왔습니다."
"당신은 제 우상입니다"라고 타카이치 총리는 드러머 이안 페이스에게 말하며 자신이 서명한 일본산 TAMA 드럼스틱 세트를 선물했다. "당신은 드러머군요, 우리는 친구입니다"라고 페이스가 말했다.
타카이치는 하드록과 헤비메탈 음악 팬이며 대학 시절 열정적인 드러머였다.
총리는 50년 이상 딥 퍼플의 슈퍼팬으로서의 음악 역사를 설명했다. 초등학교 시절 이미 "머신 �드"를 듣고 있었는데, 이는 밴드의 1972년 앨범으로 "하이웨이 스타"와 "스모크 온 더 워터" 같은 히트곡들을 수록하고 있다.
중학교 때는 딥 퍼플 커버 밴드에서 키보드를 연주했고, 대학생 때는 드럼으로 전향했다고 말했다.
"요즘 남편과 싸울 때면 '번(Burn)'에 맞춰 드럼을 연주하며 저주를 걸어요"라고 타카이치 총리가 농담을 했다. 그녀는 이전에 "번"을 가장 좋아하는 곡 중 하나로 꼽으며 "마음을 맑게 해준다"고 말한 바 있다.
밴드의 방문은 일본의 첫 여성 지도자로 알려진 타카이치 총리에게 반가운 휴식이었으며, 그녀는 장시간 근무와 함께 중국과의 외교 관계 악화, 중동 전쟁의 여파, 국내 물가 상승으로 고심하고 있다.
"록의 역사를 만들어주시고 계속해서 새로운 도전을 하며 더욱 매력적인 음악을 만들어내신 점에 대해 깊은 존경을 표합니다"라고 타카이치 총리는 말했다. 그녀는 토요일부터 도쿄에서 시작되는 투어가 성공하기를 바란다고 말했다.
그녀는 총리로서의 일을 잊지 않았고 문화 콘텐츠 홍보가 정부의 성장 전략의 핵심 영역 중 하나임을 강조했다.
"딥 퍼플의 내일부터의 공연이 일본 전역의 팬들을 흥분시키고 오랫동안 지속되어온 한일 문화 교류를 촉진하는 강력한 힘이 되기를 바랍니다"라고 그녀는 말했다.
AP 통신 기자 아야카 맥길이 이 기사에 기여했다.
"일본에 오신 것을 환영합니다... 아, 딥 퍼플이 정말 여기 있다니 믿을 수가 없습니다"라고 타카이치 총리는 총리실 접견실로 들어서며 활짝 웃으며 팔을 벌려 밴드 멤버들을 맞이했다. "저는 항상 딥 퍼플을 존경해왔습니다."
"당신은 제 우상입니다"라고 타카이치 총리는 드러머 이안 페이스에게 말하며 자신이 서명한 일본산 TAMA 드럼스틱 세트를 선물했다. "당신은 드러머군요, 우리는 친구입니다"라고 페이스가 말했다.
타카이치는 하드록과 헤비메탈 음악 팬이며 대학 시절 열정적인 드러머였다.
총리는 50년 이상 딥 퍼플의 슈퍼팬으로서의 음악 역사를 설명했다. 초등학교 시절 이미 "머신 �드"를 듣고 있었는데, 이는 밴드의 1972년 앨범으로 "하이웨이 스타"와 "스모크 온 더 워터" 같은 히트곡들을 수록하고 있다.
중학교 때는 딥 퍼플 커버 밴드에서 키보드를 연주했고, 대학생 때는 드럼으로 전향했다고 말했다.
"요즘 남편과 싸울 때면 '번(Burn)'에 맞춰 드럼을 연주하며 저주를 걸어요"라고 타카이치 총리가 농담을 했다. 그녀는 이전에 "번"을 가장 좋아하는 곡 중 하나로 꼽으며 "마음을 맑게 해준다"고 말한 바 있다.
밴드의 방문은 일본의 첫 여성 지도자로 알려진 타카이치 총리에게 반가운 휴식이었으며, 그녀는 장시간 근무와 함께 중국과의 외교 관계 악화, 중동 전쟁의 여파, 국내 물가 상승으로 고심하고 있다.
"록의 역사를 만들어주시고 계속해서 새로운 도전을 하며 더욱 매력적인 음악을 만들어내신 점에 대해 깊은 존경을 표합니다"라고 타카이치 총리는 말했다. 그녀는 토요일부터 도쿄에서 시작되는 투어가 성공하기를 바란다고 말했다.
그녀는 총리로서의 일을 잊지 않았고 문화 콘텐츠 홍보가 정부의 성장 전략의 핵심 영역 중 하나임을 강조했다.
"딥 퍼플의 내일부터의 공연이 일본 전역의 팬들을 흥분시키고 오랫동안 지속되어온 한일 문화 교류를 촉진하는 강력한 힘이 되기를 바랍니다"라고 그녀는 말했다.
AP 통신 기자 아야카 맥길이 이 기사에 기여했다.
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives for a meeting with members of British rock band Deep Purple at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, poses with Ian Paice, a member of British rock band Deep Purple during their meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, poses with members of British rock band Deep Purple, Don Airey, second left, Ian Paice, third left, Ian Gillan, third right, Roger Glover, second right Simon McBrideat, right, and British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom, left, during their meeting the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, back to camera, greets members of British rock band Deep Purple , from left, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, and Roger Glover at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Ian Gillanat, a member of British rock band Deep Purple leaves after a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives for a meeting with members of British rock band Deep Purple at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives for a meeting with members of British rock band Deep Purple at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, poses with Ian Paice, a member of British rock band Deep Purple during their meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, poses with Ian Paice, a member of British rock band Deep Purple during their meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, poses with members of British rock band Deep Purple, Don Airey, second left, Ian Paice, third left, Ian Gillan, third right, Roger Glover, second right Simon McBrideat, right, and British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom, left, during their meeting the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, poses with members of British rock band Deep Purple, Don Airey, second left, Ian Paice, third left, Ian Gillan, third right, Roger Glover, second right Simon McBrideat, right, and British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom, left, during their meeting the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, back to camera, greets members of British rock band Deep Purple , from left, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, and Roger Glover at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, back to camera, greets members of British rock band Deep Purple , from left, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, and Roger Glover at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Ian Gillanat, a member of British rock band Deep Purple leaves after a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Ian Gillanat, a member of British rock band Deep Purple leaves after a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi took a short — and happy — break on Friday as she hosted legendary British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer.
“Welcome to Japan ... Uh-oh, I can’t believe Deep Purple are here,” Takaichi said as she walked into a guest room at the Prime Minister’s Office with open arms and all smiles to welcome the band members. “I have always admired Deep Purple.”
“You’re my god,” Takaichi told drummer Ian Paice, presenting him with a set of Japanese-made TAMA drumsticks she had signed. “You’re a drummer, we are friends,” Paice told her.
Takaichi is a hard rock and heavy metal music fan and was an avid drummer in her college days.
The prime minister explained her history as a Deep Purple superfan for more than half a century. At elementary school, she was already listening to “Machine Head,” the band’s 1972 album featuring top hits like “Highway Star” and “Smoke on the Water.”
In junior high school, she played the keyboard in a Deep Purple cover band, then as a university student she switched to drums, she said.
“Nowadays, when I have a fight with my husband, I play drums on ‘Burn’ and put a curse on him,” Takaichi joked. She has previously noted “Burn” as one of her favorite songs, saying it “clears my mind.”
The band’s courtesy visit was a pleasant break for Japan’s first female leader, known for her long working hours and now struggling with strained diplomatic ties with China, the fallouts from the war in the Middle East as well as rising prices at home.
“I express my deepest respect for you for making rock history and continuing to take on new challenges and producing even more compelling music today,” Takaichi said, wishing them a successful tour beginning Saturday in Tokyo.
She did not forget to do her work as prime minister and stressed that promotion of cultural content is one of the key areas of her government’s growth strategy.
“I hope Deep Purple’s performances starting tomorrow will excite fans across Japan and serve as a powerful force in promoting the long-standing Japan-UK cultural exchanges,” she said.
Associated Press journalist Ayaka McGill contributed to this report.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, poses with Ian Paice, a member of British rock band Deep Purple during their meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, poses with members of British rock band Deep Purple, Don Airey, second left, Ian Paice, third left, Ian Gillan, third right, Roger Glover, second right Simon McBrideat, right, and British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom, left, during their meeting the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, back to camera, greets members of British rock band Deep Purple , from left, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, and Roger Glover at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Ian Gillanat, a member of British rock band Deep Purple leaves after a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives for a meeting with members of British rock band Deep Purple at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives for a meeting with members of British rock band Deep Purple at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, poses with Ian Paice, a member of British rock band Deep Purple during their meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, poses with Ian Paice, a member of British rock band Deep Purple during their meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, poses with members of British rock band Deep Purple, Don Airey, second left, Ian Paice, third left, Ian Gillan, third right, Roger Glover, second right Simon McBrideat, right, and British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom, left, during their meeting the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, poses with members of British rock band Deep Purple, Don Airey, second left, Ian Paice, third left, Ian Gillan, third right, Roger Glover, second right Simon McBrideat, right, and British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom, left, during their meeting the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, back to camera, greets members of British rock band Deep Purple , from left, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, and Roger Glover at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, back to camera, greets members of British rock band Deep Purple , from left, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, and Roger Glover at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Ian Gillanat, a member of British rock band Deep Purple leaves after a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Ian Gillanat, a member of British rock band Deep Purple leaves after a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi took a short — and happy — break on Friday as she hosted legendary British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer.
“Welcome to Japan ... Uh-oh, I can’t believe Deep Purple are here,” Takaichi said as she walked into a guest room at the Prime Minister’s Office with open arms and all smiles to welcome the band members. “I have always admired Deep Purple.”
“You’re my god,” Takaichi told drummer Ian Paice, presenting him with a set of Japanese-made TAMA drumsticks she had signed. “You’re a drummer, we are friends,” Paice told her.
Takaichi is a hard rock and heavy metal music fan and was an avid drummer in her college days.
The prime minister explained her history as a Deep Purple superfan for more than half a century. At elementary school, she was already listening to “Machine Head,” the band’s 1972 album featuring top hits like “Highway Star” and “Smoke on the Water.”
In junior high school, she played the keyboard in a Deep Purple cover band, then as a university student she switched to drums, she said.
“Nowadays, when I have a fight with my husband, I play drums on ‘Burn’ and put a curse on him,” Takaichi joked. She has previously noted “Burn” as one of her favorite songs, saying it “clears my mind.”
The band’s courtesy visit was a pleasant break for Japan’s first female leader, known for her long working hours and now struggling with strained diplomatic ties with China, the fallouts from the war in the Middle East as well as rising prices at home.
“I express my deepest respect for you for making rock history and continuing to take on new challenges and producing even more compelling music today,” Takaichi said, wishing them a successful tour beginning Saturday in Tokyo.
She did not forget to do her work as prime minister and stressed that promotion of cultural content is one of the key areas of her government’s growth strategy.
“I hope Deep Purple’s performances starting tomorrow will excite fans across Japan and serve as a powerful force in promoting the long-standing Japan-UK cultural exchanges,” she said.
Associated Press journalist Ayaka McGill contributed to this report.