November 10, 2003
private english roppongi f*ing USA video hour

So I'm doing a little Albino Blacksheep surfing, and I come across this sort of weird, sort of creepy North Korean music video, called Fucking USA:

BUSH EVIL
We clearly remember the blood and tears we shed
and you were the cause of our country's division
FUCKING USA!
And we won't forget all of the horrible massacres
FUCKING USA!
You are a country of murderers.
But if America is such a righteous country
the why can't we say what we want to say?
Have you made us into slaves of our own precious land?
So now we are yelling
WE ARE AGAINST AMERICA
You stole the Olympic Gold medal from us
FUCKING USA!
You are a dastardly thief.
You have the ability to steal everything and go on a rampage
You are a monstrous thief.
FUCKING USA!

translation by Rob Pongi

Ok, so the lyrics don't exactly roll off the tongue in easy rhythm, but at least we know what they're talking about, unlike some people I could mention. Go watch the video, it's interesting (and funny in a disturbing way) on several levels, I promise.

Ok, but let's get to the end of the video and to title that reads "english translation by rob pongi. RobPongi.com".

Yow.

I was expecting to find a small business card type site, but instead I found....the Roppongi Video Happy Hour!

PrivateEnglish.jpgRob Pongi is apparently some sort of video jester who runs his own interview/satire show from what looks to be an alleyway in Tokyo. He wears a strange outfit (explained in the Rob Pongi FAQ), and has really strange conversations with the Japanese. He claims to love them, but he spends an awful lot of time making fun of them, too.

No really, go watch a couple videos. They're real eye openers.

Posted by illovich at November 10, 2003 10:34 AM
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too bad we only see this through japan's eyes. they hate north korea. it's well known that the japanese consider other asians to be inferior 'vermin'.

the video taken by itself, without japan television's scary sound effect intro, is quite funny. musical expression is hardly anything for American's to worry about.

Posted by: vince on February 4, 2004 10:19 PM
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