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Sexy Utada Hikaru x Nintendo = First Nintendo DS TV commercial
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DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
"No kidding. Her first album wasn't that bad... it was refreshing hearing GOOD English in J-Pops.
Yeah, and American pop singers can't sing 1 word in Japanese, so..?"
Well, you have to hear the amount of English J-Pop songs that are really REALLY terrible to understand the appreciation of Good "english" J-Pop.
"This easy-breezy-Japaneezy thing is just upsetting. I have never heard anyone use the words "easy-breezy"... and "Japaneezy" sounds like something someone who knew NOTHING about Japan would say.
I suppose you know more about Japan then her?"
I think you are picking up the wrong end of Ozchins tone.
For me, it's not a question of knowing Japan better, it's more a question of it sounding retarded.
Yeah, and American pop singers can't sing 1 word in Japanese, so..?"
Well, you have to hear the amount of English J-Pop songs that are really REALLY terrible to understand the appreciation of Good "english" J-Pop.
"This easy-breezy-Japaneezy thing is just upsetting. I have never heard anyone use the words "easy-breezy"... and "Japaneezy" sounds like something someone who knew NOTHING about Japan would say.
I suppose you know more about Japan then her?"
I think you are picking up the wrong end of Ozchins tone.
For me, it's not a question of knowing Japan better, it's more a question of it sounding retarded.
JackFrost2012
Banned
DCharlie said:
Yeah, I mean, just cause she's Japanese and I'm not doesn't make her sound less stupid when she says "Jap-a-neeseeey."
Brofist
Member
It's true, but still considering a fair amount American pop singers have a poor grasp of the English language themselves, let alone any Japanese says something
Could be, just can't help to back when I was a Kansai Gaidai student, and in Japanese class there were always those 2 or 3 people that challenged the teacher like everytime...and talked like they knew more about Japan than Japanese people.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
"Well, you have to hear the amount of English J-Pop songs that are really REALLY terrible to understand the appreciation of Good "english" J-Pop.
It's true, but still considering a fair amount American pop singers have a poor grasp of the English language themselves, let alone any Japanese says something"
ha ha ha - now THATs the truth!
"Could be, just can't help to back when I was a Kansai Gaidai student, and in Japanese class there were always those 2 or 3 people that challenged the teacher like everytime...and talked like they knew more about Japan than Japanese people."
... perhaps you were in the same class? No .. seriously. Ozchin has a mean Kansai-ben accent.
It's true, but still considering a fair amount American pop singers have a poor grasp of the English language themselves, let alone any Japanese says something
"ha ha ha - now THATs the truth!
"Could be, just can't help to back when I was a Kansai Gaidai student, and in Japanese class there were always those 2 or 3 people that challenged the teacher like everytime...and talked like they knew more about Japan than Japanese people."
... perhaps you were in the same class? No .. seriously. Ozchin has a mean Kansai-ben accent.
Brofist
Member
JackFrost2012 said:
Yeah it sounds stupid, I'm not gonna debate that. But I took it as her thinking, being Japanese I can say something stupid like that about myself..
anyway this is giving it way too much though...it's not like we're breaking down Pink Floyd lyrics here it's pop music in a Nintendo commercial
JackFrost2012
Banned
Jason said:
Tommy February 6 > Tommy Heavenly 6 > The Brilliant Green
SolidSnakex
Member
JackFrost2012 said:
Switch TBG and TH6 and i'd agree. 80's pop will never die.
And if this is the new Nintendo, then they've got my attention.
Wow... this thread when in a different direction...
So they don't try going to put lots of Japanese into their songs. Assuming I can even comprehend what they are trying to say it usually doesn't make sense.
I am also against stupid-ass Kanji tattoos.
...and my Japanese AND English suck ass. oh well.
What I meant was that when I hear the word "Japaneezy" this is the image I get.... an older (mid 30s ++) American trying to describe something Asian to me (and the person doesn't know much about anything Asian) and can't find the words to describe it, so s/he says it is "Japaneezy" or "Oriental". I hardly know everything there is about Japan/Japanese... but I know what sounds stupid and "Japaneezy" is it.
I went to Doshisha University (1996-7) for study abroad, and we had a couple of "challengers" in our group... but I am not one of those people. I still can't shake my Kansai-ben, but considering I can't shake my Californian English either, I'm not too worried... just feeling a little out of place.
btw - Utada is a cutie. I wish she wore nicer clothing in the CM... something that could show off some curves or waist.
kpop100 said:
So they don't try going to put lots of Japanese into their songs. Assuming I can even comprehend what they are trying to say it usually doesn't make sense.
I am also against stupid-ass Kanji tattoos.
...and my Japanese AND English suck ass. oh well.
What I meant was that when I hear the word "Japaneezy" this is the image I get.... an older (mid 30s ++) American trying to describe something Asian to me (and the person doesn't know much about anything Asian) and can't find the words to describe it, so s/he says it is "Japaneezy" or "Oriental". I hardly know everything there is about Japan/Japanese... but I know what sounds stupid and "Japaneezy" is it.
I went to Doshisha University (1996-7) for study abroad, and we had a couple of "challengers" in our group... but I am not one of those people. I still can't shake my Kansai-ben, but considering I can't shake my Californian English either, I'm not too worried... just feeling a little out of place.
btw - Utada is a cutie. I wish she wore nicer clothing in the CM... something that could show off some curves or waist.
SolidSnakex
Member
Ozchin said:
She based the line off some old saying that goes "Easy Peasy Japanesy". The main problem is that most people have never even heard of that and are just wondering what the hell she's talking about.
JackFrost2012
Banned
Sho Nuff said:
You and I should start a business. Japanese people say something in English to us, and we tell them "that's fine" or "that's retarded." Then they pay us $1000. IN RAPE DOLLARS!!
F
Folder
Unconfirmed Member
Agreed.mightynine said:
Brilliant.
norinrad21
Banned
Sho Nuff said:
:lol
i still dont get it, was she dumped by someone?
neo2046
Member
The real TV ad is just simple as we saw earlier :lol
http://tokyo.cool.ne.jp/bouhimajin2/nintendo_ds_01_15.mpg
http://tokyo.cool.ne.jp/bouhimajin2/nintendo_ds_01_15.mpg
Semjaza Azazel
Member
neo2046 said:
Wow, that's awful.
Spiritreaver
Member
Wow, this topic is hardly even about the DS anymore. Amazing.
SolidSnakex
Member
She's probably still out of it from pulling those all nighters with Kyoko Fukada at gay night clubs.
norinrad21
Banned
Utada rocks..xD
Christoff Yurievich
Member
SolidSnakex said:
wasn't this line in Goldmember? said by Austin's dad, I think?
Spiritreaver
Member
I finally got around to listening to her album myself, I must say it's really nice..... but only when you ignore the lyrics. Who wrote them? Horrible.
Well time to go find a dirty blond Texan and born again Christian.
Well time to go find a dirty blond Texan and born again Christian.
Trevelyon said:
LAME!!! I wonder how much money was spent on the ad from start to finish... maybe I should join the advertising agency instead...
"hey guys, how's this for an idea... Utada is playing the DS, but you can't really see anything cuz we don't have any games so she can just make circles on the screen and laugh cuz she doesn't know what she is supposed to be doing. THEN we show some clevage and pop up the words 'TOUCH!' right next to her clevage... get it? tits, touch, DS has a 'touch' screen... isn't that great?"
$$$$$$$$