/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

Dear /jp/,

I come to you with a problem and I need some advice. You see, I'm going on a trip to japan with two of my friends, and I predict that we're gonna have some hardcore karaoke action going on, but most of the japanese songs I know are restricted to animu-related. so I was wondering if you folks could help out with some song choices for me to learn and impress the girls a bit (and also hide my powerlevel), since you guys are more hip and cool (plus I doubt /mu/ would have a more extensive knowledge of japanese mainstream pop).

So help out a fellow in need, will you?

pic related, it's what I listen to 95% of the time nowadays.

[Nitori's faceless !FRIENDgj1s No.]

lol

>>>/mu/

[Anonymous No.]

despite the subject, we are not all flaming homosexuals, go back to /fit/, reported

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6426368
oh dear i'm sorry i seem to have forgotten that /jp/ is all about touhou and nothing else oh boy you guys sure are better than me i shall take my problems elsewhere

but seriously do you really need to resort to this to make yourself feel better?

I could take it elsewhere but /jp/ does seem like the best option I have. I only came here because /mu/ doesn't seem like the type who would listen to japanese music and I'm trying to stay away from anime-related songs so /a/ is out.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6426690
Why would /jp/ know normalfag Japanese songs?

[Anonymous No.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lawOGQTm3Q

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6426708
Ok, I watched the video and, aside from it likely to make me really appear like a flaming homo like >>6426368 said, it's a step in the right direction.
One of my friends is a big AKB48 fan (of which I know nothing about), so knowing some popular songs from them could come in handy.

>>6426703
uhh because I believe even /jp/ would have come across "normalfag Japanese songs" at least once or twice

[Anonymous No.]

>>6426746
Take it or leave it. That's all you're getting.
Make sure you pick up some oil. You'll need it.

[Anonymous No.]

Just sing songs in English. You're only going to make a fool of yourself if you try to sing in an unfamiliar language to native speakers.
Also, I think singing AKB48 would be worse than anisongs.

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6426777
that's true, but why all the hate? I mean these are just regular friends you get drunk and talk shit with, even if I mess up the lyrics they aren't gonna mind, at least I tried. I mean I did "Melt" once and they were cool about it, but it did seem weird because the lyrics were from a female's POV.

Thus singing a song by the appropriate gender would probably be easier for everyone, no?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6426804
Oh wow, you literally RADIATE insecurity.

Also, you look like you've done your homework regarding the subject. Take the link the other guy posted and find your way from there; we can't help you stop being insecure.

[Anonymous No.]

http://community.livejournal.com/oriconcharts
Don't use the weekly rankings since anisongs usually have inflated initial sales due to otaku loyalty.

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6426814
yeah I suppose

I was just hoping /jp/ would be just as helpful as my usual lurking place /ck/.

Guess not

[Anonymous No.]

>>6426840
Does /ck/ help you with board-unrelated content?

[Anonymous No.]

What ever the fuck you do, do not act like a weeaboo.
Act like a fucking human being and you won't get your ass karate-chopped.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6426840
We support self-tutoring and google search. We are also notorious jerks.

But why hatin' on SEXY♂BOY? It's fucking awesome.

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6426836
thanks! that's really quite helpful to get me started
>>6426855
well i supposed i missed the namechange of the board, my bad
>>6426875
right, no worries, i'm not even white to begin with
>>6426876
no hating on SEXY BOY here, just wasn't familiar with Morning Musume's songs (3DPD yadda yadda)

[Anonymous No.]

Oh shit, normals asking us for help.

You couldn't be more reported.

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6427119
why am i being castigated so? like i mentioned in the OP, i am only doing this to disguise my power level

i'm still one of you guys!

[Anonymous No.]

>and I predict that we're gonna have some hardcore karaoke action going on

[sage No.]

sage

[Anonymous No.]

Try RADWIMPS. As far as I can tell they don't do anisongs and they're somewhat popular.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MaF-bWeLGw

If they're no good, fuck it. Fuck singing stuff that's at the top of the charts in Japan. People will be more impressed if you sing something they wouldn't expect a foreigner to know about.

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6427162
>>6427160
okay guys please stop saging, my choice of words may not have been to your liking, but i'm really serious about this

[Anonymous No.]

>>6427167
>okay guys please stop saging

[Anonymous No.]

>>6427173
Go to bed, Sion.

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6427166
That's...actually pretty good, to be honest. Liking that funky off-beat feeling. Now let's just hope my tongue can catch up

[Anonymous No.]

>>6427167
Ugh, could you please not care about the sage since it does nothing? Also ignore retards like >>6427173 and
>>6427162

[Anonymous No.]

>>6427184
They have slower songs, but they're of a more traditional rock variety. I think this is the only song of theirs that has that funk appeal.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6426804
singing opposite-gender songs can be really funny, especially when the lyrics are gender-specific.

it's karaoke- go for entertainment value. you're never going to best the original artist's singing ability.

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6427188
I see, I will watch their other clips on youtube tomorrow.

Does anyone else have J-rock suggestions?

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6427193
yeah i reckon, but i can't sing what i don't know, right?

anyway the aforementioned few suggestions have been helpful in getting me started, but more help is always welcome

[Anonymous No.]

>>6427213

oh true. try anything by perfume. half their lyrics are in english so you'll have an easy time of it.

also, don't you play any rhythm games? there's tons of good j-pop on those. try taiko no tatsujin or ddr soundtracks.

[Anonymous No.]

OMG.....

motherfucking Japs love ballads like you would believe. If you wanna impress girls (like you'll get some in a box with you....) you have to sing some fuckoing ballads. really depends on the girl though most average run of the mill girls like Mr. Children, Dreams Come True, and Ayaka. Learn the karaoke staples like "choo choo train" from Exile, "Cutie Honey" from Koda Kumi, "Linda Linda" from the Blue Hearts, and "Sha Na Na Na" from Minmi

Some other stuff that's popular right now is Perfume, Kato Milliya, Koba Kuro(?), AKB48(heavy rotation is a good song), Greeen, Arashi, also a lot of Korean pop is creeping into popularity so you might want to sing the Japanese version of "Mister" by Kara

you can go to Jpop Asia to find romaji lyrics if you can't read Japanese

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6427218
I do! Uh....project diva....

Eh.

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6427220
holy shit all the help is pouring in just when I'm about to sleep.

Hope this thread will still be here when I wake up ~8 hours later. (Saving the thread just in case it does get removed by all the reportan going on)

[Anonymous No.]

I'd help but I don't want to encourage tripfaggotry.

Polite sage.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6427235
Reporting you say?

On it, like the fist of the North Star.

What's with the normalfag invasion?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6427252
Maybe it's just the idolfriends who have left their own little thread for a while. I would expect them to know a good deal of normalfag Japanese songs.

[Anonymous No.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7mPqycQ0tQ
I hear this song is all the rage in Japan right now.

[Anonymous No.]

Eurobeat. Here's why.

1) It actually had SOME sort of significance in Japan, mostly in the 90s but nevertheless has its prominence.
2) It's in ENGLISH which will make it all the easier, no need to learn moon (unless you're singing a Domino song, in which case... don't.)
3) Eurobeat is fucking awesome.

[Anonymous No.]

Sing Country Roads or What a Wonderful World
for popular old English songs in Japan.

[jomod !XCurPvSuuQ No.]

i love how everybody come to /jp/ for japanese related help its like were some higher up council of gods that everybody looks to for wisdom

[Incestfan !pWKInCESTY No.]

post more Miku hips

[Anonymous No.]

>>6427418
That's because we are.

[ロリあき No.]

>>6427418
Yeah, to the initiated, we're wise elders, to the uninitiated, we're crazy heretics who molest children.

I don't like to help people though. Takes away the drive to do things for yourself

[Anonymous No.]

here you go, sing this, I'm sure your jap friends will like it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXiXgZX5SCQ

[Anonymous No.]

You know, I never thought of this. I am going to japan soon and rooming with a bunch of girls who go to some all girls school, they are probably going to karaoke or something, but like OP I only know vocaloid songs nowadays. Although I guess the female pov thing doesn't matter. I guess I should go to the idol thread to see what some good music is...But those guys scare me, they are even worse then the dollfriends.

[Anonymous No.]

Miku is widely popular OP, just sing your miku and enjoy the alcohol, no one cares but you, and if your friends think your some strange creepy gaijin, well, you probably are. Have fun with it.

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

Well this was a pleasant surprise, the thread is still here!

>>6427286
Eh, even I know Gee when I see one

>>6427400
Eurobeat actually reminds me of like half of the vocaloid songs I have. I'll probably encounter it when I check out DDR sometime

>>6427412
In one of my previous sessions they actually sang a japanese version of Country roads, which totally caught me by surprise. What's up with that?

>>6427444
I will try

>>6427543
Sounds good, but I'm trying to stay away from K-pop for now. Thanks for the suggestion anyway

>>6427554
Good luck in your endeavours then. Remember to share your findings if you can!

>>6427615
yeah I know, but my main concern is that I won't be able to find my vocaloid songs available at karaoke places where we will visit. Hence I wish to expand my repertoire of Japanese songs beyond vocaloid, so that I won't look like a flipping mute when we actually go to one.
Unless of course there are karaoke places that actually have machines that carry/specialise in vocaloid songs, then I would be a happy (singing) camper

[Anonymous No.]

Like /vp/ it's really just to separate people the main board doesn't want. Absolutely! I was hoping you would help people though anon.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6429212
>japanese version of Country roads
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisper_of_the_Heart_%28film%29

[HARBL !ajyYCI29tY No.]

>>6429230
oh wow I didn't know that, guess it makes more sense now