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August 24, 2009

This Is Your Music Video: Ken Hiraki "Bye Bye Melody"

What is even going on with things today? Did I put my eyes in backwards? Did my brain fall out in the bathtub? I'm not sure hospitals even know how to fix that. If there are even any adults around here to take me there. We are all alone on Shutter Island!

It's like Burger King's mascot meets Aphex Twin's "Windowlicker" meets AHHHHHHH. This is the top comment on YouTube for this video:

Ha! I will laugh at that when I have finished this barfing I'm into right now. (Thanks for the tip, Jane.)

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大爆笑だ

Posted by: Godsauce profile link at 08/24/09 4:34 PM  | Reply
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The only [redacted] on shutter island is [redacted]. Because [redacted]. That book sucks.

Posted by: beaunosueno at 08/24/09 4:35 PM  | Reply
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You don't have to spoil things for other people, crab apple. It's incredibly obnoxious.

Posted by: Gabe profile link  in reply to  beaunosueno's comment at 08/24/09 4:38 PM  | Reply
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Thank you, Videogum, for testing my willpower to watch the worst(best? worst) videos all the way through every day.

Posted by: tiredandwired profile link at 08/24/09 4:38 PM  | Reply
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If you look at the singer long enough, it's incredibly easy to convince yourself he looks a lot like Gabe. I don't know what that means. Gabe, is this really your music video?

Posted by: Max the King of All Wild Things profile link at 08/24/09 4:39 PM  | Reply
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Nice pleather jacket Gabe!

Posted by: Aaron profile link  in reply to  Max the King of All Wild Things's comment at 08/24/09 5:33 PM  | Reply
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This is the least Japanese Japanese thing I have ever seen. Not one (real or CGI) person is even Japanese in this video.

Posted by: cubiclechaos profile link at 08/24/09 4:43 PM  | Reply
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Well, the singer is Japanese, and he is singing in Japanese, so... It's kinda Japanese, ne?

Posted by: The New Sound profile link  in reply to  cubiclechaos's comment at 08/24/09 4:51 PM  | Reply
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fine, but. im still not happy.

Posted by: cubiclechaos profile link  in reply to  The New Sound's comment at 08/24/09 5:00 PM  | Reply
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How Japanese is this guy exactly? I mean, surname aside, he looks like a cast-member of one of the CSI franchises.

Posted by: stacey profile link  in reply to  The New Sound's comment at 08/24/09 7:16 PM  | Reply
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The singer is Ken Hirai (平井 not "Hiraki") and he is 100% Japanese.

Posted by: Rachel  in reply to  stacey's comment at 08/25/09 11:06 AM  | Reply
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I would like the giant ken dolls number please.

Posted by: Fizz profile link at 08/24/09 4:44 PM  | Reply
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1) So their heads are like barbie and ken dolls... let's hope some other parts are as well. we don't need any more of these half human half barbie dolls roaming around teasing us with their hot bodies.

or

2) This is a trailer that showed at the end of this year's Human-Robot Interaction conference. Expect more details and leaked footage at http://hri2010.org/

or

3) BANG!

Posted by: bingo gas station profile link at 08/24/09 4:48 PM  | Reply
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I hate to admit it, but Gwyneth is looking pretty fine.

Posted by: Lord Growing profile link at 08/24/09 4:49 PM  | Reply
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I guess I was premature in saying there were no more Entourage articles anymore. Although it's weird that Vince bleached his hair.

Posted by: Captain Boring of the S.S. Shut Up profile link at 08/24/09 4:51 PM  | Reply
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Oh, I get it. The beach chair is Haldeman.

Posted by: Josh at 08/24/09 4:51 PM  | Reply
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Speidi thought that their foray into starring in dramatic J-Pop videos as a slutty nun and a creepy flesh-coloured, uh, wig would have gone unnoticed.
THEY WERE WRONG.

Posted by: Bridgey profile link at 08/24/09 4:53 PM  | Reply
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How do leisure singers like this manage to get a string orchestra to play their songs?

Posted by: Blucheez profile link at 08/24/09 4:54 PM  | Reply
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Because, as we all know, string players are just rolling in the dough from all their airplay on Top 100 stations. I mean, last night me and my friends were just jamming along with Serenade No. 13 after a night out. It was great!

Posted by: Max the King of All Wild Things profile link  in reply to  Blucheez's comment at 08/24/09 5:03 PM  | Reply
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I just reread my reply, and I did not mean it to sound as assholish as it did. Sorry!

Posted by: Max the King of All Wild Things profile link  in reply to  Blucheez's comment at 08/24/09 7:02 PM  | Reply
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This might seem off-topic, but does everyone agree that Coldplay's "Lovers in Japan" the most Japanese song ever?

Posted by: Ron Jenkins profile link at 08/24/09 4:59 PM  | Reply
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Suddenly Team America's puppet porn doesn't seem so disturbing any more.

Posted by: bokomaru profile link at 08/24/09 4:59 PM  | Reply
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Needs more pink dolphins.

Posted by: bright white light profile link at 08/24/09 5:14 PM  | Reply
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Amazingly this video works for "Tardy to the Party" just as long as you drink enough Goldschlager.

Posted by: Leibniz profile link at 08/24/09 5:30 PM  | Reply
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What happens in Barbie's California Dream, stays in...ugh.

Posted by: Da Best Mayne profile link at 08/24/09 5:39 PM  | Reply
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For a second I thought it was Heidi and Spencer before I realized they aren't famous enough to inspire a music video.

Posted by: Appletini at 08/24/09 6:15 PM  | Reply
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Wait, you're telling me sleeping with a log dressed in my dead huge-headed lovers bikini isn't a legitimate way to grieve?

Posted by: stacey profile link at 08/24/09 7:12 PM  | Reply
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Allusions, dad. You don't have time for my allusions (of love).

Posted by: Brendon profile link at 08/24/09 9:20 PM  | Reply
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I am half Japanese and I love this video.

I am half American and I am revolted by this video.

Decisions, decisions...

(By the way, the artist's name is Ken Hirai, not Hiraki.)

Posted by: Dept. of Good Ideas profile link at 08/24/09 11:12 PM  | Reply
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Gabe needs to brush up on his kanji.

Posted by: No Luck profile link  in reply to  Dept. of Good Ideas's comment at 08/25/09 12:34 AM  | Reply
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seriously, what is going on with japan?

Posted by: caringiscool profile link at 08/25/09 2:09 AM  | Reply
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Look, if you really want some WTF-erade, there's always the Avalanches.

Posted by: EtWB profile link at 08/25/09 2:36 AM  | Reply
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