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Quiz: Hidden Meanings hiding in J-pop Song Titles

  December 13, 2014

Do you know hidden/original meanings of these J-pop song titles?

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NMB48 – Kitagawa Kenji

Name of the President of AKB48
Name of the Executive Producer of AKB48
Name of the Video Content Producer of AKB48
Name of the Chief Costume Designer of AKB48
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AKB48 – UZA

Each Letter of the Alphabet Represents Number. Add Them All Up, You Get 48.
A Short for “Urusai”
It’s a Greek Term for Dance
It’s an Ainu Term for Dancing God
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Why is This Song Called Uekara Mariko? (Uekara Stands for “From Above”)

Because Shinoda Mariko was the Oldest AKB48 member
Because Shinoda Mariko was One Of The Tallest AKB48 members
Because Shinoda Mariko was One of the Most Successful, Self-Assured, Empowered AKB members
All of the Other 3 Answers
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Baby Metal – Gimme Chocolate

A Phrase Commonly Used By Japanese Kids When Talking to G.I.s in the Occupation Era
A Phrase Commonly Used By Japanese Girls to Get To Hook Up With Guys
Japanese Kids Generally Say This to Their Mom When Returning From School
Babymetal Members Love Dark Chocolate Gelato
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NMB48 – Kamonegix

Pathetic Women Who Are Attracted To Men Who Take Advantage Of Them
Named After a Famous Internet Meme
The Girls are Like a Duck. Calm on the Surface, But Paddling Like the Dickens Underneath”
Fans are Like Ducks Following The Leader + They’re Carrying Leeks
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Momoiro Clover Z – GOUNN

Buddhism Term “Skandha”, Which Means the 5 Functions That Constitute the Sentient Being
An Homage to “The 5th Dimension”
A Reference to “The Book of Five Rings” Written by the Greatest Swordsman, Musashi
Buddhism Term that Represents 5 Stages of Rebirth
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Watari Roka Hashiritai 7 – Shimai Donburi (Older-Sister-And-Younger-Sister Donburi)

“Chicken-and-Duck Rice Bowl”, a Variant of Popular Japanese Dish, Oyako-Don
A Slang for Having A Threesome with 2 Sisters
A Japanese Word Used to Describe the Unity of Sisterhood
A Slang for Inter-Sibling Sex Between Sisters
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BAK48 – Hasute To Wasute

Romanization of the English Saying “Haste Makes Waste”
Named After Kawaei Rina’s Translation of the English Saying “Haste Makes Waste”
Named After Kawaei Rina’s Motto – “Haste Makes Waste”
Named After Kawaei Rina’s Imaginary Childhood Friends, Hasute and Wasute

She translated it as “2 girls, Hasute and Wasute, made something together.”

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