Super Terrific Japanese Thing: Misora Hibari Little Jammer Pro
You need absolutely no context from me to enjoy the insanity of the above video, which I absolutely demand you watch all four and a half minutes of. Seriously.
Fine. What you’re watching is a performance by the Little Pro Jammer orchestra, a series of Japanese mini-robot-toys that sync up to “play” (meaning move around to) synthesized music tunes. The newest addition to the line-up is the late, legendary enka singer Misora Hibari, who’s leading the boys in a rousing rendition of…I have absolutely no idea. But I’m absolutely entranced. (Via Trends in Japan)
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