Cup noodle ads: funny lyrics of known music videos
I'm really digging the recent Cup Noodle commercial series in Japan. The commercial looks like a regular music video, but the lyrics are completely different and sung in Japanese. Check out this Jamiroquai gem:
Looks like the famous "Virtual Insanity" video, until Jamiroquai starts singing "I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm hungry... Oh Cup Noodle, I could eat about five!"
I only know of another music video from a Japanese song, but looking forward to more of…
Read more »Using twitter from a Japanese mobile phone
I remember a few months ago when I tried in vain to login on Twitter from my Japanese ketai, which most have only a simple WAP browser (meaning no Javascript or complex CSS, old school webpages only). I couldn't get past the login form, which wouldn't clear for some reason.
Looks like this has been solved now, with the whole Twitter interface translated in Japanese, little Japanese keitai-only emoji and all. Some mobile-specific functionality has also been added, including emailing a tweet from your mobile (like mobile blogging found in some CMSs) and keypad menu selection.
That…
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