I'd like to introduce the above character Peanuts-kun（ピーナッツくん）. He's a virtual YouTuber who's been around for about a decade and although he looks a little constipated, he seems like a nice sort. Peanuts-kun also has a flair for rapping well.
A couple of months ago, he and the band Suiyoubi no Campanella（水曜日のカンパネラ）collaborated to release their own single "Ichigo Got it" (Strawberry Got it). It's a techno dance beat-heavy duet with Peanuts-kun and Utaha（詩羽）rapping at about Warp 1 about the wonders of strawberries. I've got no complaints about that at all since I love Japanese strawberries which are so sweet that they don't need the condensed milk that accompanies them whenever folks go strawberry picking in Japan. The sugar spike those two ingredients create could have customers racing all over the countryside.
The above is apparently the very first appearance of Peanuts-kun back in 2017. A little warning though that it gets a little scatological.
Apparently, the lyrics of this song serve as a metaphor or rather a satire of contemporary society. This is something that would not have occurred to me by looking at the funny title or the characters in the video.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I have a feeling that the bouncy music and/or characters flying about in the video would cover any sort of message.
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