tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post5994926036964708562..comments2024-03-27T13:55:03.912-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Masato Shimon -- Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun (およげ!たいやきくん)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-80756385687770159342020-09-24T21:04:58.918-04:002020-09-24T21:04:58.918-04:00Shimon was HUGE to us kids in the mid-1970s as the...Shimon was HUGE to us kids in the mid-1970s as the singer of tokusatsu henshin hero & anime theme songs. I guess I figured topping the "regular" music charts was par for the course but there are other anime singers way more famous and they didn't sell no million copies of anything I know of.<br /><br />Shimon also did a J.D. Salinger and completely left show biz to become a private citizen and aggressively avoiding all interviews, etc. Kinda bummed by this -- not everyone can embrace what was so important in MY life but oh wells. Que sera sera.Saburohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075733019914312218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-46355938384908142432019-09-04T22:35:07.680-04:002019-09-04T22:35:07.680-04:00Hello, Alex.
No wonder "Taiyaki-kun" be...Hello, Alex.<br /><br />No wonder "Taiyaki-kun" became such a legendary hit. Everyone could relate to the lyrics.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-64761649047440210062019-09-04T15:01:29.504-04:002019-09-04T15:01:29.504-04:00I was living in Japan when this song was released ...I was living in Japan when this song was released (I used to have a copy of the single). This song was meant to be a children's song. However, the popularity of this song was that the fate of Taiyaki-kun resonated with the Japanese salary-man of the day. I still love this song.Alex C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08324496972638070284noreply@blogger.com