Ganked from Feeenix.

[arkster]

Oh, Japan. ♥

Now see, I could explain or at least refer you to explanations of Japanese male impersonators, or kogyaru, or Dragostea Din Tei and its various Japanese ripoffs, or that one Coca-Cola song, and according to Feenix there's some Britney Spears ripoff in there too. But no amount of explanation is going to make a really big difference in the impact of that video. So just watch and marvel. Oh, Japan.

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[catsprite.livejournal.com]

XDDDD

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[cadet-mcnally.livejournal.com]

I thought kogyaru were the ones obsessed with fashionable appearance and ganguro were the ones who let themselves get wet and have their exterior shells rust into that hideous orange color.

[arks.livejournal.com]

Both do the fake tans; ganguro are darker and use black and white eyeliner + light lipstick to emphasize it. Ganguro also generally have lighter hair, but the most obvious difference is the eye-killing sparkly things on their nails, faces, in their hair, etc.

Kogyaru do the skin thing not to be dark and different, but to have a 'California girl' tan. In schoolgirl uniform they're known for pinned-up skirts and floppy socks.

[cadet-mcnally.livejournal.com]

I yield to the statement of the experts.

[arks.livejournal.com]

(http://photobucket.com)

[cadet-mcnally.livejournal.com]

Oh sweet baby Jesus, there's a live version

http://youtube.com/w/I-don't-even-know-what-I-should-call-this.?v=tzAISeza1I0&search=japan%20tv%20show

[arks.livejournal.com]

Complete with singalong lyrics. Awesome.

[mhikaru.livejournal.com]

And the best thing is that he's male. XD

[arks.livejournal.com]

I totally put 'female impersonator' and meant 'male'. XD; Isn't he playing both sides of the lovely couple?

[mhikaru.livejournal.com]

I saw that, but just meant that I liked that the best out of the video. X3 I think he's also done some ads for GAP (or was it Uniqlo?) --women's clothing, of course-- which I think is hilarious.

[maggiekarp.livejournal.com]

What does "chiwawa" mean?

Hell, if anyone has a translation of any of the Japense parts...

[son-maximum.livejournal.com]

Chiwawa's not japanese.
It's English.
I dunno if it really has a meaning, though.

[arks.livejournal.com]

Spanish, dood, Spanish. Careful 'round them katakana!

[son-maximum.livejournal.com]

Conceded :P

[arks.livejournal.com]

Chihuahua.

No, rly. See the paw-gestures they're all making?

Some guy called DJ BoBo wrote it for a Spanish Coca-Cola commercial. It was re-released and huuugely popular everywhere.

[i-nightblade.livejournal.com]

Well, I said it was a "Baby One More Time" ripoff because that's what the video reminded me of. Unfortunately, there is no actual Britney Spears ripoff, AFAIK.

[arks.livejournal.com]

Maybe Britney ripped THEM off.