[TJ] 2006.01.25 - Adult (CD) [Album] - Page 34

clowezra · 2009.05.12, 07:56 AM

I'd much rather listen to Kyouiku obv, but Yukiguni is stellar.

kimihzm · 2010.04.26, 12:05 AM

I just love this album. I can't choose my favorite songs cause there's no track I don't like in this.

waki3691 · 2010.04.29, 07:37 AM

I'm currently listening to Adult almost everyday. Adult grows and sticks on you like a parasite. I'm so in love with this album now.

TurtleFu · 2011.04.18, 01:45 PM

I've been wanting to ask this for a while:
What does Kabuki (the type of theater) have to do with Kabuki (the song)?

I mean, the song isn't very Kabuki music-ish, the style isn't very Kabuki-ish. Did something get lost in the translation from Japanese to English? Did Shiina just name it so to maintain orthographic symmetry?

justriiingo · 2011.04.18, 05:41 PM

I think u need to watch the music video to find the kabuki connection.

Anyway with SR, you should never take things literally.

frecklegirl · 2011.04.19, 08:46 AM

(cobbled together from wikipedia)
Kabuki is actually the noun form of the verb kabuku, meaning "to lean" or "to be out of the ordinary." The expression kabukimono (歌舞伎者) (dandy, peacock, eccentric, weirdo) referred originally to those who were bizarrely dressed and swaggered on a street.

So, maybe there's some clue there. And the song seems to be about the band itself, like "this is how we are, F U if you don't like it." Maybe it's like, Tokyo Jihen is like a kabuki production, or like the roots of the word, ostentatious and weird.

Scribble R · 2011.04.19, 11:36 AM

Maybe it's also because Kabuki is a type of dance drama and they're going for a drama/entertainment/show theme in Adult. So Kabuki, in a modern twist, ends up sounding like electronic dance music. Ugh, something along those lines =X

TurtleFu · 2011.04.19, 03:10 PM

I wish we could see the original Japanese lyrics to Kabuki. The English translation is so simple and doesn't even make much sense. It's not like Stem or La Salle de Bain.

frecklegirl · 2011.04.20, 10:19 AM

Who says an original Japanese version even existed? Ringo might have written it in English to start and then had her personal translator dude edit it to sound natural.

Sometimes the booklet provides a Japanese translation though; I can't remember if this does but I'll check.

Edit 4/23/11: Checked and it doesn't.

deadgrandma · 2011.04.24, 04:54 AM

Shit's good. Nuff said.

2009.05.12, 07:56 AM	#331
clowezra Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 59	I'd much rather listen to Kyouiku obv, but Yukiguni is stellar. __________________

2011.04.18, 05:41 PM	#335
justriiingo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SGP. Posts: 2,664	I think u need to watch the music video to find the kabuki connection. Anyway with SR, you should never take things literally. __________________ "You gotta have freedom! You gotta have freedom. You gotta have peace of mind! You gotta have peace of mind."

2011.04.19, 08:46 AM	#336
frecklegirl apple-princess Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo Posts: 2,183	(cobbled together from wikipedia) Kabuki is actually the noun form of the verb kabuku, meaning "to lean" or "to be out of the ordinary." The expression kabukimono (歌舞伎者) (dandy, peacock, eccentric, weirdo) referred originally to those who were bizarrely dressed and swaggered on a street. So, maybe there's some clue there. And the song seems to be about the band itself, like "this is how we are, F U if you don't like it." Maybe it's like, Tokyo Jihen is like a kabuki production, or like the roots of the word, ostentatious and weird. __________________ Nostalgic Lavender// Ringo Shiina Translations NL Updates: Twitter \|\| Facebook

2011.04.19, 11:36 AM	#337
Scribble R Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,392	Maybe it's also because Kabuki is a type of dance drama and they're going for a drama/entertainment/show theme in Adult. So Kabuki, in a modern twist, ends up sounding like electronic dance music. Ugh, something along those lines =X Last edited by Scribble R : 2011.04.19 at 11:43 AM.

2011.04.20, 10:19 AM	#339
frecklegirl apple-princess Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo Posts: 2,183	Who says an original Japanese version even existed? Ringo might have written it in English to start and then had her personal translator dude edit it to sound natural. Sometimes the booklet provides a Japanese translation though; I can't remember if this does but I'll check. Edit 4/23/11: Checked and it doesn't. __________________ Nostalgic Lavender// Ringo Shiina Translations NL Updates: Twitter \|\| Facebook

2010.04.26, 12:05 AM	#332
kimihzm Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 11	I just love this album. I can't choose my favorite songs cause there's no track I don't like in this.

2010.04.29, 07:37 AM	#333
waki3691 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 19	I'm currently listening to Adult almost everyday. Adult grows and sticks on you like a parasite. I'm so in love with this album now.

2011.04.18, 01:45 PM	#334
TurtleFu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Honolulu Posts: 1,592	I've been wanting to ask this for a while: What does Kabuki (the type of theater) have to do with Kabuki (the song)? I mean, the song isn't very Kabuki music-ish, the style isn't very Kabuki-ish. Did something get lost in the translation from Japanese to English? Did Shiina just name it so to maintain orthographic symmetry?

2011.04.19, 03:10 PM	#338
TurtleFu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Honolulu Posts: 1,592	I wish we could see the original Japanese lyrics to Kabuki. The English translation is so simple and doesn't even make much sense. It's not like Stem or La Salle de Bain.

2011.04.24, 04:54 AM	#340
deadgrandma Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 4,764	Shit's good. Nuff said.

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