I find that a lot of jpop & kpop songs like to use titles in English, whether it’s to appeal to their international audience, make them sound “cooler”, etc. However, sometimes overlaps occur so unless I look at the artist’s name as well, I have no idea which song they are referring to. Here are a few examples:
“One Love”
- Arashi — Ah this song brings back memories~ It has the trademark uplifting quality of their earlier works, and is the theme song of “Hana Yori Dango Final”. By the way, I still refuse to watch any other country’s version of “Hana Yori Dango” after all these years haha~
- Kahi — This version has a softer, more mature vibe to it, and is best enjoyed with Kahi’s dance performance of course.
- Suki (ft. Kahi) — Now you see why I picked this song title? One singer can be involved in two songs with the same title within a year of each other…
“Automatic”
- Utada Hikaru — This is a jpop classic, and is one of those songs that you can just sit back & enjoy no matter how many years have past. … And I just found a version with live band accompaniment, which makes it that much more awesome.
- Red Velvet — This one was just released a few days ago actually. Like Utada Hikaru’s song, it has a groovy feel to it with short English phrases interspersed throughout. It is slowly growing on me~
“Hush”
- Miss A — There’s a sense of mystique to this song that just draws you in. There’s also that strange “yeah~” in the background that gives you a jolt every time it appears, but somehow it works… hmm…
- Brown Eyed Girls — Far from being quiet as its title implies, the booming bass & driving rhythm makes me want to turn the volume up & blast it in my car (which I have made happen already hehe~)
- Apink — Actually I just came across this song on Youtube while looking up Miss A’s mv. It’s girly cute kpop… not quite my cup of tea…
There’s actually a few more examples I have in mind… but let’s leave that for another day. It’s time to put on some music & drift off into a deep, restful slumber~
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Food Critic’s observation with regards to the East Asia music scene (actually it’s mainly J-POP and K-POP). ^^ Hm…I supposed song title copyright is not really within the East Asia culture.