StrawberryBlond 14,184 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Certainly sounds good to my ears. I much prefer the Japanese version of Boom Clap to the original (not understanding the lyrics does help, admitedly). What sounds funny is actually the brief moments of English because she's doing it with an accent - she sounds like a foreigner on the English parts and they're her native language! I guess having some English words in it appeals to the Japanese trend of using English words in Japanese songs or giving them English titles. The only downside to this is that any Japanese fans she makes might be disappointed that she doesn't keep singing in the language and I highly doubt she'll sing these versions live. AS such, it screams "money grab" and "gimmick." The Southeast Asian market is a profitable one, as seen as by the sales and touring success in those regions from Avril Lavigne and Lady Gaga. And seeing as Japan is the second biggest world music market, more and more artists are trying to appeal to this market. But as far as I've seen, when they make their attempts too obvious (Gwen Stefani's solo work), they can actually fail. The Japanese are well noted for being some of the smartest people in the world. I'm sure they know when they're being manipulated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Adrenaline 1,518 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 lol did she learn japanese to sing the song I mean is that really her It's much more fun to have hizophrenia... u never get lonely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulLove 0 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I like em Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 104,828 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 lol did she learn japanese to sing the song I mean is that really her Would be great if she is. But probably not. Can always hire translators for that. Just the same way when many Western singers suddenly sings the Spanish version of their songs in the late 90s to early 2000s :fan: (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ 𝒮𝓀𝒾𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒻𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝓇𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒶𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝑜𝓃 (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychedelic 1,098 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I don't speak Japanes, but it actually sounds great... I dont know how this could be in any way embarrasing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 680 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 you don't understand my point. the song was made with English lyrics in the first place. she re-rerecorded those Japanese versions just for the Japanese release of her album to sell more copies Something non-English singers from Shakira to Edith Piaf have done. It happens when the singer's native language and the 2nd market both have many unilingual music fans. It's mostly singers in minor languages like Swedish that abandon their native tongue to reach a larger audience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker 3,638 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 omg Break The Rules Japanese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it sounds amazingggggg Kindness rules all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Embarrassing? That's mean. :fat: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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