Arama They Didn't

10:33 am - 03/04/2012

When racism doesn't cut it anymore...you guessed it: a Jin post



The brilliant songwriter and all-around nice guy, Jin Akanishi is about to launch his new album, Japonicana. Some netizens have already gotten their hands on a digital copy and thus on the lyrics of his songs. One in particular is very interesting:

That's what she said - lyrics
edit: Please note that the lyrics can be triggering for people who have experienced sexual violation in any way. Also note that due to the heated discussions a lot of the comments will be triggering as well and none carry warning labels.
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for a preview of the song: http://uffie.fr/post/17968631614/japonicana-preview-jin-akanishi-thats-what
lyrics transcription: me, myself and I
jumpsama 4th-Mar-2012 12:05 pm (UTC)
ichiban didn't mean it
chizzyrei 4th-Mar-2012 12:06 pm (UTC)
where's that person who wrote "care" and "Murasaki". I shouldn't be fooling myself, he's long gone.

BTW OP, hi you're back.
calcetinita 4th-Mar-2012 12:32 pm (UTC)
It's fate, really. First time around I was snowed in, this time I have a twisted ankle. Whenever something bad happens, Jin fucks up and I get to wank. It's all about balance in the universe.
citrine047 4th-Mar-2012 12:06 pm (UTC)
shame on you Jin, if you still call this MUSIC, and if you think this is cool and whatever.
just yuck.
kurakura_chan 4th-Mar-2012 12:10 pm (UTC)
+10000
forward_belief 4th-Mar-2012 12:06 pm (UTC)
title or description



Edited at 2012-03-04 12:14 pm (UTC)
shiroikazex 4th-Mar-2012 12:20 pm (UTC)
+1
silent_melody90 4th-Mar-2012 12:06 pm (UTC)
And I don't give a damn who's around baby,
No, cause rain or shine I'm holding you down babe,
Can nobody do it like you, like me,
Can nobody do it like us, like me,
I don't care what they do,
They can't touch me and you,

(LIKE YOU, Jin Akanishi)#japonicana
akeru_world69 4th-Mar-2012 12:24 pm (UTC)
THIS
kurakura_chan 4th-Mar-2012 12:08 pm (UTC)
what the hell is that?! *shakes head*
shimukendou 4th-Mar-2012 12:09 pm (UTC)
LMAO. LYRICAL GENIUS!!!!!!!
jin_only_one 4th-Mar-2012 12:10 pm (UTC)
God Jin, just woke up! Open your eyes already and go back to where you belong! Don`t let America destroy you! >____
flipangel_88 4th-Mar-2012 02:08 pm (UTC)
Too late, he's been damaged since 2006
minecrafts 4th-Mar-2012 12:12 pm (UTC)
you know when you're doing really well at a game but then you fuck it up and end up in a corner too hard to get out of, so you have to quit and restart from checkpoint?

i wish we could do that with him rn ngl
forward_belief 4th-Mar-2012 12:15 pm (UTC)
+1
ungalad 4th-Mar-2012 12:15 pm (UTC)
LOL! His lyrics in English had always sucked, but this song just takes the first price. I guess he's trying to emulate the kind of American music he listens to, which is probably about clubbing and getting smashed... it might not be fair to judge him for just a song, but he certainly comes off as the type who only cares about sex and drugs. Or at least that's how he seems like for writing shit like this, which is unfortunate because he might actually be a hard-working and nice guy. Sadly, I'm not even outraged about the misogyny. I'm used to it, tbh. It's everywhere in Japanese pop culture.
akeru_world69 4th-Mar-2012 12:22 pm (UTC)
i didn't read anything about drugs here...

please people....
newlyfallensnow 4th-Mar-2012 12:15 pm (UTC)


So......is this what he meant when he said he wanted to reach out through his music? "MUSIC"?

IMHO he delivers better messages with his Japanese songs. His English songs are patterned after the Western culture, so when I look at it from that perspective, the lyrics aren't uncommon at all. BUT that doesn't make it less worse. I'm curious as to how well Japonicana will fare in Japan when it's released.

Ngh. I'm trying hard not to be a downer about this, but I'm feeling like he's going down swinging. Also, I think I've lost the capacity to be disappointed.

Edited at 2012-03-04 12:47 pm (UTC)
dearmisterecho 4th-Mar-2012 12:18 pm (UTC)
So he wrote a song including the stupid shit you write down on a napkin after you smoke too many blunts

and then threw in some crappy attempt at being ~edgy~ and just comes off like sexual assault

how lovely.
koichiko 4th-Mar-2012 12:18 pm (UTC)
Okay, I think ... I THINK this might be a hoax. Kind of like they did when Arashi's new album was announced? Come on, there is no way Jin would write a song like this ... is there?

Well, anyway, wouldn't it be just easier to say "Blow me?" - what's with all the obvious paraphrasing? :)
citrine047 4th-Mar-2012 12:46 pm (UTC)
no way?im not sure anymore
judging from his other 'westernized' songs that have suggestive lyrics most of the time, there could actually be a way
iamusicklover 4th-Mar-2012 12:19 pm (UTC)
/speechless
sakura_holic :O4th-Mar-2012 12:19 pm (UTC)
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shiroikazex 4th-Mar-2012 12:19 pm (UTC)
Just gonna sit here, loop care, and mourn my dying love for him.

shiroikazex 4th-Mar-2012 12:21 pm (UTC)
I hope the rest of the album features lyrics that actually make sense.
mjspice 4th-Mar-2012 12:20 pm (UTC)
akeru_world69 4th-Mar-2012 12:20 pm (UTC)
guys please. let's be realistic.

these are not good lyrics and all that but really, there are worse songs out there.
And all american guys does the 'that's what she said' joke all the time...

It's not what we are used to in japanese songwriters but it's not that bad.

Has anyone of you listened to a regaeton song before?? or tried to understand the lyrics?? You don't want to know what they are about. Jin's song is like cotton candy in comparison to those regaeton lyrics.

And just to be clear:
Yes, i'm jin's fan
No, i do not like these lyrics
But i'm not gonna tag him as a scumbag just because of this nor i'm gonna go all innocent and 'omg! he's so bad I won't like him anymore!'

Let's be real
koichiko 4th-Mar-2012 12:24 pm (UTC)
Actually, I'm spanish and have to listen to regaeton all the freaking time. And I think this is a lot worse.
I don't know, maybe it's just the contrast. Jins older songs are really beautiful and well-written and to think that this is what he decided to make off it now in the US is kind of ... sad somehow even.
I mean, it feels as if he is trying to fit into a demographic that uses lyrics like this, when really he would be a lot more successful with songs written in his own style.

And really, regaeton is just all the same all the time. And also not that bluntly obvious most of the time xD
koichiko 4th-Mar-2012 12:21 pm (UTC)
It's time for Johnny to intervene and to make him sing song about fluffy rainbows and cute kittens again. Everything is better than this!
I seriously hope that this is just people on the internet messing with him and his (admittedly currently not so shining) image.
inachan89 4th-Mar-2012 12:22 pm (UTC)
sheldon/
atarashiiyoake 4th-Mar-2012 12:26 pm (UTC)
Oh Jesus I am physically incapable of the amount of side-eye that this song deserves.

Or the amount of facepalming.

Or headshaking.

Bye Jin. It was nice knowing you.
helicidae 4th-Mar-2012 02:41 pm (UTC)
Please don't even bother to start with the facepalming. It might give you headaches - or a mild concussion. :(
keshigomiu 4th-Mar-2012 12:27 pm (UTC)
Wamn, this neologism's slever..


bepo_chan 4th-Mar-2012 12:29 pm (UTC)
ngl this made me lol irl xDDDDDDDDDD
isolacompulsive 4th-Mar-2012 12:28 pm (UTC)
Wow, this is even better than the song about peeing on people.
ungalad 4th-Mar-2012 12:33 pm (UTC)
LOL! What it's that song about peeing?
nissy_angel 4th-Mar-2012 12:28 pm (UTC)
Sipping wang zai niu nai while enjoying the show.
This is hilarious.
moob 4th-Mar-2012 12:36 pm (UTC)
upgrade to pro today imo
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