Comments on: MiniMoni and Weezer

By: Deas

Deas — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:42:56 +0000

Lost in Ube – yeah! I mean, I don’t blame you for missing the connection, because the famous clip is all of about 5 seconds long and features background music. And you don’t really see MiniMoni in it. The source video also went viral, though. So, yeah, you do lose a few internet credibility points. But I’m certain that you’ll regain them pronto.

Chuck – “Kelly” is the shoes girl. And I love that they had her playing guitar when all the memes clash into the same room at the end. Fun stuff. (Btw – “Let me borrow that top” is nowhere near as funny as “Shoes” was. Don’t even bother.)

By: Nic

Nic — Sun, 25 May 2008 22:31:05 +0000

And they even stuck the ‘let’s get some shoes’ chick in there.

that was fun.

Nics last blog post was: The Office: The Japanese Version

By: lost in ube

lost in ube — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:13:02 +0000

Wait! Dramatic prairie dog was from a MiniMoni clip? Jeez I’m out of it.
I lose five internet credibility points.

lost in ubes last blog post was: Japan Women’s National Volleyball Team qualifies for Bejiing Olympics

By: Deas

Deas — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:20:42 +0000

Kawaiirrhea – you really might want to look into a Firefox plugin called Rikaichan. It’s a fun little tool that can save you some time when doing that sort of reading. Not always – but lots of times.

By: Kawaiirrhea

Kawaiirrhea — Sun, 25 May 2008 06:05:48 +0000

Awesome. I had a little help from Google translate (which usually isn’t very helpful for Japanese), along with a kanji to kana converter and my furigana dictionary.

And yes, I would also like to hear Rivers covering BoA …

Kawaiirrheas last blog post was: Mini Moni meets Weezer

By: Deas

Deas — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:30:44 +0000

Hey – your reading isn’t too bad at all, actually. The author suggests that that is what Cuomo said. However, you should note that the blogger mentions that his English isn’t so good, and that he’s writing from a recorded MD he made of the interview, so “don’t mind the little errors.” Ha ha. I tell you what, though, I agree with the blogger that I’d like to hear Rivers’ cover of BoA. That’d be a head trip.

Also, I saw this link on your page that reminded me that basically the entire video for Hash Pipe is sumo rikishi wrestlers. How’d that escape me? Ha ha.

By: Kawaiirrhea

Kawaiirrhea — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:15:27 +0000

Further investigation has yielded what looks like a transcript of an interview Rivers Cuomo gave on the radio show SCHOOL OF LOCK! on January 23 this year:

http://ameblo.jp/my-world/entry-10067656580.html

If I’m reading this correctly (my Japanese is terrible, so please let me know if this is wrong), Cuomo said he had been introduced to J-pop through Mini Moni’s “Mini Moni. Jankenpyon!” …

Awesomeness indeed.

Kawaiirrheas last blog post was: Mini Moni meets Weezer

By: Deas

Deas — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:54:11 +0000

Ha – what a username, Kawaiirrhea. Of course I didn’t expect them to find the real members of the group. You’re right though – they strove for accuracy with most of the rest of it, so a little extra effort would have been appreciated. Anyway, it’s a catchy video that’s basically a guaranteed success. And the videos referenced are going to catch a whole second round of viral activity off of it, as well. Brilliant.

By: Kawaiirrhea

Kawaiirrhea — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:37:33 +0000

I wouldn’t have expected the real Mini Moni to have appeared, since the group has disbanded, and of the four members at the time of the original clip, one was expelled from Hello! Project, one left voluntarily, and one is currently on maternity leave.

But I do think they should have done a better job of finding stand-ins that look more like the original members … or at least made sure the hairstyles matched.

Kawaiirrheas last blog post was: Mini Moni meets Weezer

By: Deas

Deas — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:48:55 +0000

Mom – I’m not surprised that you hadn’t heard of Weezer…but I’m surprised that you like the song! Ha ha. Here’s a compilation of most of the video references to other one-hit video wonders on YouTube – some may be off-color, so you’ve been warned.