James O'Brien

Swedish Boyfriend

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James O’Brien

01/04/2009

According to this article in The Local…

A catchy hit inspired by a lovestruck Tokyo girl’s new life in Malmö has soared to the top of the charts in Japan, as a wave of Swedish influences washes over the country’s musical landscape.

Aita Katta (Swedish Boyfriend), by 48-member (!) girl band AKB48 has rocketed straight to the top spot after a week of heavy rotation on MTV and Japanese radio networks.

Or click here for the version with English subtitles…

PS. A Japanese bloke I work with confirmed it’s an April Fool’s joke. The lyrics are nothing like what they pretend to be.

5 responses to “Swedish Boyfriend”

mscherrylane

01/04/2009

Haha! J-Pop…LOL I also have a new understanding for why people are so obsessed with Japanese schoolgirls…

Was excited for a moment there because I thought you had gotten yourself a Swedish Boyfriend ;)

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Dina

02/04/2009

mscherrylane,

I thought the exact same thing when I read the title of the post ; )

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sue

02/04/2009

Didn’t we all!

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James

03/04/2009

If I had one, there would have been more than a full-page ad. in the SMH, not just a blog post here!!!

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1. mscherrylane
  
  04/04/2009
  
  Really! haha, now I want to find you one ;)I’ll keep my eyes peeled…
  
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