Lovelyish

At first, I thought, meh, seems normal to me… until she starts spitting eyeballs. I’ll never understand these videos but whatever floats their boat.

lol the eyeball part was the strangest i think

my brain just exploded…

I thought the old lady was wearing black face at first.

http://www.vllasko.com/translations.php?song_id=82

Pon, at least in manga, is kind of like “pop!” Like a sound effect. So it’s kind of like she’s saying the sound affect “pop” over and over.

I found it odd, even more my strange tastes. I used to be really into Japanese music until recently discovering Korean pop. A lot of people I know who were into Japanese music seem to be making that switch and every time I look up current stuff to see why, I see things like this and it all makes sense.

If you think that video is strange, you’ve seen some boring music videos. If the translation the previous poster posted is correct, the lyrics are cute and fun.  Not my kind of music, but whatever.

There are two kinds of entertainers in Japan: those called “タレント” (talent) who really have no talent to speak of – they’re cute, look good in their music or tee-vee shows/movies that they make, or are fashionistas-turned-singers/entertainers.  Basically, “タレント” are famous and on television or in the media merely for looking good.  The second form of entertainers really are talented in what they do and are respected in their entertainment and media fields (Ayaka Hamazaki is one such).

And “pon” is similar to “bump and grind” here in the USA.  Basically, this “タレント” is singing about sex…

I am so confused. 

Lol I like it  Then again I like weird music videos. No sense in them being boring.

Is it bad I find this catchy?

You guys are jealous, I bet none of you can do that hand clap thing. And I saw Lisa Frank!

I don’t see how this is disturbing, yet everyone thought Lady Gaga’s music videos were awesome. Whatever.

Very strange, but to be fair, I got distracted by the box of macaroni and cheese in the background.

That’s some trippy shit o_o

i like it!!

This would be even better if Skrillex remixed it.

OMG GUYS SHE’S WEARING CLOTHES AND THERE ARE TRIPPY COLORS.

Wait. Why is this disturbing?

1:29 i swear I saw a rainbow come out of her ass. So therefor I’m concluding that it’s about butt sex or something

She’s adorable.
It’s catchy music.

Did anyone notice the box of American Mac N’ Cheese in the background?

Also, those aren’t eyeball shorts… It’s a suit.

“pon pon” is a sound word.  Does that make sense?
It’s just an onomatopoeia, and like someone else have said it means something like “pop pop” or even “tap tap.”
The Japanese language is one with a lot of onomatopoeias, and it can be hard to directly translate it sometimes.
This song is a very lighthearted song, and the music video is just really random.

@JandJinJapan@xanga - it does not mean bump and grind. where the heck are you even getting that from?
And talent is not a word just used for these kinds of people.  Talent is also a word used to describe comedians of Japan, too, and they are definitely not famous for good looks, but rather for their comedic acts.  You don’t even know the meaning of the lyrics and you’re assuming that she’s singing about sex? You fail, please stop spreading around your ignorance through the internet.

From Japan and Japanese people themselves, bakayarodane@xanga:  I lived there, in Japan, for twelve years so my information isn’t coming from any kind of ignorance.  I do know what the young lady in the song is singing about, I do know what “pon” means in Japanese because I taught Japanese high school and college aged girls during my time I was there. The word “タレント” (translated as “talent”) means someone who has an attractive face, good looks, or a catchy personality, but no real talent as far as singing or acting (this includes so-called Japanese “comedians”).  Thanks for your reply.

Weird, but I actually found it catchy.

…so. confused.
This is bizarre. 

@AmayaDoll@xanga - That is weird, isn’t it? 

hahaha she reminds me of my cousin XDDD i love how random and crazy this is <3

very weird.. I couldn’t finish the whole thing -_-

Then why did I learn “pon pon” as “tummy”? Hahahaha.

i liked it. 

@JandJinJapan@xanga - I am Japanese, and never heard of pon meaning bump and grind. I can actually understand the lyrics, and she’s definitely not talking about anything dirty.
As for the talent, that’s just opinions.  I agree that there are many talent people who pretty much disappear out of the media in a year or two or even in a few months because they aren’t that good, but there is always some that are really funny or really awesome and get jobs in television shows a lot(or even create their own) for years and years because of their likeable personality.  If you lived in Japan for so long, then you must have at least one favorite talent!!  There’s people like 所ジョージ  who’s been in the industry for decades, and is a favorite among Japanese people of all ages, and he’s considered a お笑いタレント。　　

this is one of those nightmares you are happy to wake up from

@starcrossedloversdivine@xanga - ”Pon pon pon pon way way way WOBBB WOBBB WOBBBBB WAH WAH WAH WAH WOBBBBB”

I’m not even a big Skrillex fan, but I would listen to that shit for sure.

So I kind of think it’s catchy… found myself singing along with it by the end of the song.. 

makes me wanna bounce up and down

pon pon is like pop pop.

just had earbabies

There’s other songs with “pon pon” in them, and it’s just like saying “pop” in those too. Like the Ai Otsuka one~*~

And Kyary is a girl who became famous for her face, fashion, and (I think?) blog in the first place. As I understand, she’s really pretty and then would make a weird face, like in this image:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lom2h582Qz1qclo1to1_250.jpg

And it caught on and got popular, so now she has a pop song.

That almost gave me a seizure @_@.

Anyways, Japanese music videos are pretty strange, but that’s why I love them! Visual kei is worse…

Not super disturbing, but weird and bizarre. And I find the song really annoying. I wish she’d stop patting her butt. And what is with the faceless granny thing? Yeah, I dislike this.

i wish i could clap and make bread appear!!! And did she just hadouken and shoot confetti?

I didn’t find it weird, but I’m into that kind of Japanese stuff.

@nihaokeisha@xanga - I know right?

Welcome to the Japanese pop culture. Enjoy or wash your retinas.

wth!

I like it? 

err..i like it(x haha 

@JandJinJapan@xanga - Well, I’m Japanese and I’m going to agree with a lot of what the above person said about the “pon pon” being an onomatopoeia for “tap tap” as well as comedians/models being included in the term for talent. But I listened to the lyrics and they were friggin nasty. So yes it was definitely about sex. lol. In this case, pon pon is not  good meaning. For example…one phrase says:

PONPON we continue doing lots of thingsIt keeps coming(cumming), your feelings(but a “cute” way of saying his semen…)POIPOI(which is the sounds effect for spitting it out) spit it out, who is the bad girl?Yes yes, I’m a good girl.You make me happy.
Lovely. lol

…. is this what the Japanese show their kids? because I’m pretty sure if i saw this when i was little i would be seriously scared.. other than that i thought it was pretty hypnotizing

lisa frank!

This is going to catch on in America eventually, just like emo and scene style did. The style came from Japan first. This song isn’t that bad.

‘pon’ means to clap. And the extent to which you do not understand Japanese culture is quite clear.

I don’t see what’s so wrong about having a non-boring video. At least it caught your attention. No sense in a music video being boring.

Japan’s Nikki Manaj…wtf?

Jenshu7@xanga - Assuming your retort was meant for me, please read the above post I just posted….

bakayarodane@xanga and RieGravure - I’m going on what college students and high school/jr. high girls spoke to me abut when I taught them “pom pom” in class on separate occasions while living in Tokyo.  Several of them said it sounded like a sexual act, one of the girls even going so far as asking her friend in Japanese “Can our teacher really be this stupid?  Doesn’t he know he’s teaching us a sex term?  Do they really use that in the USA?”  And with all due respect, you two fine ladies may be Japanese, but have you ever lived in Japan?  There is a difference in being Japanese in the USA, and Japanese in Japan.

And bakayarodane, I do have a couple of favorite talents, but I cannot remember the name of one of them. One is a gentleman who has a LOT of commercials, and reminds me of a friend with his funky colored glasses frames.  Another was a J-host for a late-night English conversation show, Natsuki Kato.  Nice girl.  Glad she left that show and went on to bigger and better things.

Thanks for the replies….

ohhh…japan….you and you’re shenanigans….I feel like the music video is indicating something about american culture due to the pink face and blonde wig style and then the dancing lady in the background….but I could be reading too much into the trippy imagery

Its sure catchy.. this music video kinda reminds me of Lazy Town, haha.

@JandJinJapan@xanga -  Maybe you should read what I wrote to you more clearly. I agreed with what you were saying about its meaning in this case. And yes, I was born in Japan and I have dual citizenship. I have lived in Japan for a total of 6 years and I just moved back after the tsunami. So I think I know a little bit about Japan, its culture, and the language.  ”Pon Pon” has a different meaning just like many other phrases in any language. It can mean BOTH a sexual act in slang and an onomatopoeia for “tap tap” for a sound. Maybe you should accept that you don’t know everything about Japan and learn something new. Thanks. 

Well, it’s Japanese…which makes it relatively normal by their media’s standards. XD

Haha I LOVED IT! this is awsome!

According to this forum, the translation is:

English:

What if everyone skipped
through that intersection
What if in the middle of the city
we held hands and looked up at the sky
What if we wanted to seize a chance
somewhere in that city
It’s too early to cry more
But all I can do is keep going forward—I hate it I hate it
Clap clap it’d be great if you put it all out there
Not doing it is lame, right?
Yeah, clap!
To the beat
Way way! Open it, my path
Clap clap make progress with various things
Here they come, your feelings
Boy Boy throw away, who’s the bad one?
Yeah yeah, good boy, ahh you make me so happy
Every day clap every time is clap
like a merry go round
every day clap every time is clap
but maybe it’s pointless…
Clap clap it’d be great if you put it all out there
Not doing it is lame, right?
Yeah, clap!
To the beat
Way way! Open it, my path
Clap clap way way way
clap clap way clap way clap clap
way way clap clap clap
way way clap way clap way way x2
What if everyone skipped
through that intersection
What if in the middle of the city
we held hands and looked up at the sky
What if we wanted to seize a chance
somewhere in that city
It’s too early to cry more
But all I can do is keep going forward—I hate it I hate it
Clap clap make progress with various things
Here they come, your feelings
Boy Boy throw away, who’s the bad one?
Yeah yeah, good boy, ahh you make me so happy
Every day clap every time is clap
like a merry go round
every day clap every time is clap
but maybe it’s pointless…
Clap clap way way way
clap clap way clap way clap clap
way way clap clap clap
way way clap way clap way way x4

Long comment is long, but… It’s an interesting song, neh?

You people are on the interwebz and arguing about the context of something it took me milliseconds to find with Google… Confirmed here. And here. Silly people.

Meh this has nothing on Tool’s music videos
This one for example is nightmare fuel

wow, that video is weird and I have no clue what it’s saying, but the damn chorus has been stuck in my head all day! grrrr

@JandJinJapan@xanga - I don’t know, were you the one that wrote the article…?

RieGravure - I wasn’t disagreeing with you.  Your post is well-written and very good.  I am merely expressing what I was told by some of my students there concerning “pon”.I didn’t mean to come off as a know it all, and have never made such a claim.  My apologies if it came across that way.  I’ve had Japanese-Americans try to tell me where to get off in the past concerning Japanese Culture, people who’d never spent a day in Japan, let alone spend meaningful time there. My question to you, again, in all due respect, wasn’t meant to be a slap at your person, but simply to ascertain if you’d lived in Japan.  I appreciate you telling me so.  Apparently, the “pon” meaning has a different connotation with the students I taught and spent a lot of time around in my 12 years there.  Apologies for my reply coming off the wrong way…

Jenshu7@xanga - No, so I guess I wasn’t.  Please disregard my statement in response to you….my apologies for the misunderstanding….

Please watch your mouth calling this bizarre.Number one,This is rather cute,so how dare you say ‘Oh this is disturbing’.Number two,theres nothing wrong with an adult expressing how they feel about being in a fantasy world,especially if they’re asian.Number three,you should be ashamed.How the hell are you going around saying “Hey this video is super disturbing so come look”.You’re putting a bad word in for Kyary and making people think she’s a freak.So at least call this video weird but do not go around saying,this is the most disturbing video ever.Please STOP.

@opticalnoise@xanga - I also wonder why this is looked at as quote ‘disturbing’.This is silly and cute,and something ‘disturbing’ would be like killing a puppy or something.But the title of this video just goes to prove the point that in this ugly yet beautiful world,everyone has their own little opinions.

Actualy, this song is about being yourself. Translation. To my current knowledge, Pon means Candy.