Japanese rapper has talked about FC Tokyo

After the launch of the ‘You Are Tokyo’ campaign with New Balance and

partnership

Taeyo

has talked about the matter.

“This club has such strong roots. FC Tokyo fans should be so proud of their club,”

Taeyo says

.

“The fans are unique, with their singing in the stands. They have a real sense of style. This is a club we are definitely going to see more of now. It’s rare in world football for a club from a capital city to make so much history so recently. I want more people to start watching them now.”

And about how he has started supporting the club he added:

“It was 2002 and I was in my first or second year of school. I went to Tokyo Stadium for the first time to see a Jubilo-Iwata game. Iwata forward Naohiro Takahara had just returned from Boca Juniors in Argentina and I wanted to see him.

“I’d gone there to see Takahara but, after the game, I thought to myself, "FC Tokyo are a really interesting club." From then I was hooked and would go to games with my parents.”

And about the team’s new kit he added:

“I think the shirts are really cool now,” insists Taeyo. “I would like to see more fans wear it away from the stadium as opposed to just for those special occasions of matchdays. My club’s shirts are really special. It’s great to see fans of local J-League clubs wear the shirt from their hometown.”

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