Karate Kid Ralph Macchio joined cold game On stage in Melbourne, Australia, to perform “The Karate Kid.” The full circle moment came with the lead singer’s perfect setup Chris MartinHe told the audience that he had lost his voice and needed help recording, prompting the actor to come on stage.

Macchio entered the stage to cheers from the audience, but technically he was not performing a live singing performance. The actor lip-synced “The Karate Kid” while playing a pre-recorded vocal track of Martin’s performance. Macchio’s appearance marks the second time Coldplay has performed the album, which was included on the deluxe edition of their latest album. Moon Music.

Coldplay debuted the track during a promotional concert with Sirius XM at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York, in early October. “When I sing ‘Daniel,’ I’m singing to that inner part of me that needs to win the karate competition of my inner life,” Martin said in the show. “Do you know what I mean?”

In the chorus, Martin sings: “No matter what happens to everything we’ve been through/I see you got your new tattoo/I didn’t know someone felt that way too/Maybe we could share the rain/Maybe we could dance again/Maybe we could turn the sky blue/Oh, Daniel knows how to dream/How a dream can made real/Oh Daniel, could I be that person for you?

Macchio appeared as Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 original. Karate Kid film, as well as its 1986 and 1989 sequels. He returned to the action comedy-drama series in 2018. Cobra Kai. Macchio to reprise his role in the upcoming movie Karate Kid: Legends. The sixth film of the series is the first film since 2010. Karate Kid. The film is targeting a May 2025 release date as it was delayed from its initial scheduling window. December 2024.

“One of the interesting things about watching Karate Kid movie, you follow that kid. “The camera is on his shoulder and you experience every frame from Danny LaRusso’s mouth,” Macchio said. Rolling stone In 2020. “Let’s say 15 years ago when I showed the movie to my kids, I suddenly saw the movie from Mr. Miyagi’s point of view because I was looking at this kid who wasn’t listening and he was less interesting. He was more important to me than Miyagi. So I gained a new perspective on the same subject, and this is something we brought.”